Introduction - Course core philosophies and my own general rules for lessons
Chess Logical divides: Opening, Middlegame, Endgame and Concentric circles model
The importance of a growth mindset and wanting to learn from losses
Why so many newcomers to chess recently? Netflix Queen's Gambit series
The Concentric circles learning model used in this course
Introduction to How the Chess Board set up
What the pieces are called officially and officially and their relative value
The Relative value of the pieces and Algebraic notation symbols
How the Chess board is set up
Files and Ranks and Diagonals explained
How the board is set up
What style of real world chess board should you go for?
Chess coordinate quiz
Introduction to How the pieces move and capture
How Pawns moves forward until they get blocked
How Pawn captures diagonally in a normal case
How pawns capture - a clearer board example #2
En passant - How pawns capture diagonally in a very special case of "En passant"
When can a pawn move forward
Pawn "promotion" ability introduction
Pawn promotion example #2
Gentle Rook introduction on fairly clear board
Rook movements on a more cluttered board - Example #2
Bishop example on fairly clear board
The Queen and how she moves and captures
The Knight - how it moves especially in a central position - Example #1
Knights can jump over other your pieces and opponent pieces - Example #2
Knight example #3 jumping and capturing
Introduction to how the King moves
King capturing example #2
King in Check from an opponent's rook - Example #3
King in Check from an opponent's knight - Example #4
King in Check from an opponent's bishop
King in Check from an opponent's Queen
King in Check from an opponent's Queen that can be captured
King in Check from an opponent's rook that can be captured
King in Check from an opponent's pawn
When King's meet example
King in check from a rook that is supported by a bishop
Comparing and contrasting the pieces
The player with the White pieces goes first
An introduction to checks
Check example #2 - Examining the options
Double check - a case where the king has to move
Discovered check - a case where the opponent's last move reveals a check
Introduction to checkmating the opponent's king
Introduction to philosophy of "castling" - put beyond defeat before attack
Castling introduction - Castling Queenside or Castling Kingside
When castling Queenside seems impossible but actually is possible
Castling is not legal if a rook or King has moved previously!
Cannot castle into check example
Cannot castle when obstructed example
Cannot castle from being checked example
Introduction to Tactics: Making wise captures
Making wise captures - Example #1
Making wise captures - Example #2
Making Wise Captures - Counting Attacking vs Defending pieces - Example #3
Making Wise Captures - Removing a defender - Example #4
Intermediate Tactics - Making wise captures for deeper positional considerations
When winning exchange pieces not pawns
When winning exchange pieces not pawns - Benko vs Fischer example game
When losing exchange pawns not pieces
When under a heavy King-Attack exchange off attacking pieces
When in a cramped position, exchange pieces to relieve it and avoid bad piece
Material balance in theory isn't everything to decide advantage
Material balance in theory isn't everything to decide advantage - Example #2
Manage Elements of position- Material, Time, Space, King Safety, Pawn structure
Intermediate Level: Key rules of chess and rules when playing in tournaments
Rule of Chess #1 - the Chessboard is setup with the White square on the right
Rule of Chess #2 - White moves first
Rule of Chess #3 - Pawns must promote or underpromote on reaching 8th rank
Rule of Chess #4 - Each move should be made with one hand only
Rule of Chess #5 - The Touch move rule
Rule of Chess #6 - Touching the opponents pieces or pawns
Rule of Chess #7 - Adjusting pieces in a legal way
Rule of Chess #8 - Method of castling - Move King first two squares then rook
Rule of Chess #9 - Same hand for pressing clock
Rule of Chess #10 - As legible as possible chess scoresheet
Rules of Chess #11 - Respect opponent - do not annoy or distract them in any way
Rule of Chess #12 - Don't take mobile phone with you to a tournament
The FIDE rules handbook pdf - worth checking out
Introduction to the key ways of winning games of Chess
Checkmate
Opponent resigns
A win on time when playing with chess clocks
Introduction to the key ways of Drawing games of Chess
Ways of Drawing #1 - Perpetual check
Ways of Drawing #2 - Stalemate and a tip on how to avoid this
Ways of Drawing #3 - Insufficient mating material
Ways of Drawing #4 - 3-fold repetition
Ways of Drawing #5 - the 50 move rule (no pawn move or capture made)
Ways of Drawing #6 - by mutual agreement
Introduction to Chess Notation
Introduction to Notation
Notation of Descriptive mentioned in Queen's Gambit Netflix - every square named
Concise Algebraic notation - Example #1
Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Introduction to "Chess Openings" : Basic traps and pitfalls to be aware of
The reasons for being aware of traps and using them or avoiding them safely
Fool's mate
Fool's mate pattern in Teed vs Delmar - Example #3
Fool's mate pattern in "Queen's Gambit" - Beth Harmon vs Mr. Gantz - Example 2
Fool's mate pattern - Greco vs NN - 1623
Early Queen Move Trap
Scholar's Mate
Scholar's Mate - Rook fork variation
Defending e5 in a bad way with f6 traps to be aware of
King's Gambit fxe5 trap
Légal Trap aka Blackburne Trap
King's pawn Opening: Blackburne Shilling Trap
Intermediate level: More advanced Chess traps by Opening alphabetically
Introduction - check the underlying tactical ingredients even if never play them
Albin Counter Gambit Trap AKA Lasker Trap - features "Underpromotion" example
Caro-Kann Defence Trap
Three Knights opening Nxe5 trap
King's Pawn Opening: Fried Liver Attack
Petrov Defence gone wrong - Opponent copies your moves without thinking
Queen's Gambit Opening Traps (also name of Netflx series :) )
Queens Gambit declined - the "Elephant trap"
Queen's Gambit: Cambridge Springs Trap (can start with Elephant trap!)
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: Mortimer Trap
Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap
Sicilian Defence: Bobby Fischer Trap (occured in game vs Reshevsky)
Sicilian Defence Smith Morra Gambit - Siberian Defence Trap
Stafford Gambit Trap
Vienna Game traps
Beginner Level: Important Opening principles to be aware of
Key Guiding Philosophy - Put yourself beyond defeat before going onto the attack
Try and develop pieces
Try and develop pieces Example #1 - Morphy vs Carpentier - 1849
Try and control the key central squares
Try and control the key central squares - Greco vs NN Example #1
Try and castle early
Try and castle early - Paul Morphy vs Schrufer example #1
Don't be too greedy in the opening at expense of development and K safety - #1
Don't bring out queen too early
Don't leave pieces unprotected
Don't leave pieces unprotected - L. Christiansen vs A. Karpov - Example #2
Intermediate Level - Openings - Introduction to Systems, Openings, Gambits
What is the concept of "imbalances" of an opening?
What are main lines and variations?
Online Opening Databases - the use of Research methods to minimise bias
Intermediate Level: Names of the major opening "systems/setups"
Introduction - Systems/Setups - pros and cons
Benko's Opening (System)
Colle System
English Opening - Botvinnik System
Kings Indian Attack System
London System
Nimzo-Larsen Attack (System) aka Larsen's Opening
Torre Attack System
Van Geet Opening aka Reverse Tango System and a bunch of other names!
Intermediate Level: Names of Major Openings (not "systems" or Gambits)
Caro-Kann Defence - Brief Overview of named variations and systems
English Opening
French Defence Brief Overview
Grünfeld Defence
Italian Game - Basic introduction, key traps and ideas for excitement
King's Indian Defence - Introduction and example game
Nimzo Indian Defence
Ruy Lopez - Introduction Part 1
Ruy Lopez Main Line moves - and Black's 3rd move alternatives
Sicilian Defence Brief Overview of 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 and 2.Nf3 e6 variations
Sicilian Defence - Brief overview of 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 and 2.Nf3 without d4
Sicilian Defence - 2.Nf3 Black 2nd moves and alternatives for 2.Nf3 for White
Slav Defence Basic Introduction
Intermediate Level: Names of Major Gambits to be aware of
Introduction - Why play Gambits?
Why Love Semi-Open Files (AKA Half-open) and tempo which gambits often provide
Albin Counter Gambit
Benko Gambit
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (for 1.d4 surprise and also 1.e4 vs Scandinavian defence)
Danish Gambit
Evans Gambit (was on a tv advert!)
King's Gambit basic introduction and philosophy
Queen's Gambit
Reti Gambit - With 1.e4 against French Defence
Smith Morra Gambit vs Sicilian Defence
Staunton Gambit
Introduction to "Chess Middlegame" : Important processes and skills
Compensating for being human philosophy
What is the Difference between Processes and Patterns?
Prioritisation of forcing moves - Check all Checks, Captures, and Major Threats
What is Chess Calculation?
Calculation 3 Golden Rules - Weakness of last move, Common Squares, Effects
Weakness of last move Example #1
Weakness of last move Example #2
Killer Common Squares Example #1
Killer Common Squares Example #2
The "in effect" clause - Discovery effects Around the board - Example #1
The "In effect" clause - Example #2
The "in effect" clause - Open vs Closed Games- pawns and their role - Example #3
The love of winning squares - the 3 golden rules all have in common :)
The love of winning access to key squares - Example #2
Chess Evaluation - especially "downsides" of opponent e.g unprotected pieces
Chess is a single turn game - Overwhelming the Opponent with multiple threats
The art of checkmate - taking out escape squares of opponent's king
The art of checkmate - Example #2 - sometimes quiet moves better than loud moves
The art of checkmate - Example #3 - Escape squares taken but need a new check!
Facts Awareness - Not always playing forcing - sometimes quiet move better
Facts Awareness - Be aware of threats and traps but sometimes calculate further!
Be aware of the defensive heros to take out of the equations
Celebration of "Downsides" - Classic Downside - Unprotected Pieces
Celebration of "Downsides" - Classic Downside - King Safety Issues
Beginner Level: Chess Middlegame: Important Middlegame Tactics to make use of
Forking Introduction aka Double Attack
Fork Example #2
Fork Example #3 - Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky
Fork Example #4 - Tigran Petrosian vs Vladimir Simagin
Fork Example #5 - Mikhail Botvinnik vs Alexander Kotov
Pin Intro- Relative, Absolute, Rebelling against Relative pins, Celebrating Pins
Pin Example #2 - The Elephant Trap
Pin Example #3 - Rebelling against a Relative Pin - Popov vs Petkovski
Pin Example #4 - Forcing a checkmate - Nimzovich vs Rubinstein
Pin Example #5 - Forcing a checkmate making use of pins
Skewer Introduction and Example #1
Skewer Example #2
Skewer Example #3 - Nigel Short vs Rafael Vaganian
Skewer Example #4 - Garry Kasparov vs Stefano Tatai
Skewer Example #5 - Bobby Fischer vs Edward Stepans
Discovered Attack Introduction
Discovered Attack Example #1 - French Defence Trap
Discovered Attack Example #2 - Richard Reti vs Savielly Tartakower
Discovered Attack Example #3 - David Bronstein vs Efim Geller
Discovered Attack Example #4 - Bobby Fischer vs Boris Spassky 1972 Rd 8
Discovered Attack Example #5 - Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov
Removing the Defender AKA Removing the Guard AKA Undermining Example #1
Removing the Defender - Example #2
Removing the Defender - Example #3
Removing the Defender - Brunoethler vs Richter Example #4
Removing the Defender - Cukierman vs NN - Example #5
Deflection - Example #1
Deflection - Jan Timman vs Artur Yusupov - Example #2
Deflection - Murray Chandler vsa Yehuda Gruenfeld - Example #3
Deflection - Zukertort vs Blackburne - Example #4
Deflection - Velimirovic vs Csom - Example #5
Decoy Example - Bjornsson vs Mikhail Tal - Example #1
Decoy Example - Nimzovich vs Mieses - Example #2
Decoy Example - Yasser Seirawan vs Judit Polgar - Example #3
Decoy Example - Rene Letelier vs Bobby Fischer - Example #4
Decoy - Iivo Nei vs Tigran Petrosian - Example #5
Interference tactics AKA Disconnection AKA Spanner - Introduction example
Interference Example #2 - Miles vs Pritchett
Interference Example #3 - Piket vs Kramnik
Interference Example #4 - Kramnik vs Topalov
Interference Example #5 - Koskinen vs. Kasman
Clearance AKA Line Clearance AKA Opening Connections - Introduction Example
Clearance AKA Line Clearance AKA Opening Connections - Introduction and example
Clearance AKA Opening Connections - Example #3 - Raymond Keene vs Briant
Clearance AKA Opening Connections - Example #4 - Sergey Karjakin vs Komiliakov
Clearance AKA Opening Connections - Example #5
X-Ray Tactic (Pieces going through each other) - introduction and example
X-Ray Tactic - Bobby Fischer vs Arthur Bisguier - Example #2
X-Ray Tactic - Max Euwe vs Johannes Loman - Example #3
X-Ray Tactic - Vassily Ivanchuk vs Loek van Wely - Example #4
X-Ray Tactic - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Magnus Carlsen - Example #5
Intermediate/Advanced - Important Middlegame tactics - further training examples
Fork Example - Helping promote a pawn to queen - Boris Avrukh vs Gata Kamsky
Fork Example - Levon Aronian vs Christian Seel
Fork Example- Vishy Anand vs Garry Kasparov
Fork Example - Raymond Keene vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Fork Example - even pawns can fork :) - Mikhail Tal vs Pliss
Pin Example - Taking a defensive hero out of equation- Nimzovitch vs. Nielsen
Pin Example - Forcing the win of material - Xie Jianjun vs. Yu Lefu
Pin Example - Gaining exclusive access to a key square- Bronstein vs Goldenov
Pin Example- Gurvics vs Pampin (Tricky!)
Pin Example - Taking out a defensive hero- Karaszev vs Klamen (VERY TRICKY!)
Skewer Example - Wolfgang Unzicker vs Mikhail Tal
Skewer Example - Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand
Skewer Example - Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi
Skewer Example - Vladimir Kramnik vs Hikaru Nakamura
Skewer Example - Donato Rivera vs Bobby Fischer
Discovered Attack Example - Richard Reti vs Efim Bogoljubov
Discovered Attack Example - Visser vs Speelman
Discovered Attack Example - Nisipeanu vs Oral
Discovered Attack Example - Bobby Fischer Smiled with this one :)
Discovered Attack Example - Tigran Petrosian vs Aleksandar Matanovic
Removing the Defender Example - Tseshkovsky vs Garry Kasparov
Removing the Defender - Sergey Karjakin vs Nigel Short
Removing the Defender - Uhlmann vs. Schwartz
Removing the Defender - Adams vs. Whiteley
Removing the Defender - Inkiov vs. Jovanic
Deflection - Esteban Canal vs NN
Deflection - Mikhail Botvinnik vs Paul Keres
Deflection - Maia Chiburdanidze vs Malaniuk
Deflection - Mikhail Tal vs Yuri Averbakh
Deflection - Lputian vs Balashov
Decoy - Boris Spassky vs Orest Averkin
Decoy - Viktor Korchnoi vs Mikhail Tal
Decoy - Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky
Decoy - Anthony Kosten vs Murray Chandler
Decoy - Vasilios Kotronias vs Vallejo Pons
Decoy - Judit Polgar vs Lars Bo Hansen
Interference Tactic - Anatoly Karpov vs Judit Polgar
Clearance Tactic - La Bourdonnais vs Alexander McDonnell
X-Ray Tactic - Anna Bjorg Thorgrimsdottir vs aria-Anna Stefanidi
Beginner Level: Chess Middlegame: Checkmate Patterns
What are Checkmate patterns and why are they useful to be aware of?
Back Row Mate: Magnus Carlsen World Champion vs Wesley So - Example #2
Back row mate Example #3 - Bird vs Zukertort
Back row mate Example #4 - Orbaan vs Kramer
Back row mate Example #5 - Averbakh vs Ragozin 1954
Smothered Mate Pattern: Introduction and Example #1
Smothered Mate Pattern - Example #2
Smothered Mate Pattern - McConnell vs Morphy - Example #3
Smothered Mate Pattern - Paul Morphy vs NN - New Orleans 1856 - Example #4
Smothered Mate Pattern - NN vs Gioachino Greco - Example #5 - 1620
Anastasia’s Mate Pattern - Milica Milosavljevic vs Marija Rakic
Arabian Checkmate Pattern - Isidor Gunsberg vs David Janowski
Blackburne Checkmate Pattern
Blind Swine Mating Pattern
Boden's Mate Pattern - Esteban Canal vs NN
Corner Mate - Myers vs Poliakoff
Damian's Mate Pattern
Double Bishop Mate Pattern
DoveTail Mate Pattern (Killer Common Squares - Support Style Checkmate)
Epaulette mate - Magnus Carlsen vs Sipke Ernst Example
Greco's mate - Nigel Short vs Ivan Sokolov example
Hook Mate - Frank Marshall vs William Ewart Napier
Kill Box Mate Pattern
Légal’s Mate Pattern
Lolli's mate AKA "Thorn Pawn Checkmate" :) - Blackburne vs Steinkuehler
Max Lange's mate AKA Clever Bishop and Queen working together :)
Mayet's mate Pattern (Type of Killer Common Square mate - Bishop supports rook)
Morphy's Mate Pattern (Rook cuts escape squares and bishop delivers check)
Opera Mate Pattern (named after Paul Morphy's famous Opera game)
Pawn Checkmate Pattern (aka David and Goliath)
Pillsbury's mate - Rook checks and Bishop cuts off escape squares
Queen's Mate
Réti's mate - Reti vs Tartakower game featured this implementation
Rook mate (box mate)
Suffocation Mate AKA Semi-Smothered Mate
Swallow's tail mate AKA Guéridon mate
Vuković's mate - Howard Staunton vs Elijah Williams example
Intermediate/Advanced - Important Middlegame Mating Patterns - further examples
Back row mate Example - Lawrence Cooper vs Igor Ivanov
Back row mate Example - Shapiro vs Silman
Back row mate Example - Judit Polgar vs Evgeny Bareev
Back row mate Example - Luke McShane vs Mirumian
Back row mate Example - Davidovich vs Aguado
Smothered Mate Pattern - NN vs Gioachino Greco - 1625
Smothered Mate Pattern - Bird/Dobell vs NN
Smothered Mate Pattern - Bischoff vs Mueller
Smothered Mate Pattern - Paul Morphy vs Jefferson Bryan - 1859
Smothered Mate Pattern - Hendriks vs Welling
Intermediate Level: Chess Middlegame: Important pawn structure elements
Philidor once said "Pawns are the soul of chess"
What is a pawn structure aka pawn formation?
Is it important to experience the pros and cons of different structures?
Pawns can't go backwards - irreversibility of decisions - Plaskett vs Adams
Pawns can't go backwards - A Probing Strategy Example - Fischer vs Addison
Do we need to literally occupy the center with pawns? Reti vs Capablanca
What makes pawns weak - in terms of dependencies
What makes a good pawn structure? Appearance vs Function - Short vs Timman
Piece and Pawn Harmony - Karjakin vs Adams - Example #1
Piece and Pawn Harmony - Kasparov vs Adams - Example #2
Piece and Pawn Harmony - Nimzovich vs Capablanca - Example #3
What is a "Pawn breaks" AKA "Pawn Lever" ?
What is a Structural "Hole" in pawn structure and strategic bishop exchange
What is a "Minority Attack"?
Thorn pawns and winning probability - Lorenz vs. Orlov - Example #1
Thorn Pawn - Kramnik vs. Anand - Example #2
Thorn pawn - Morales vs. Sanchez - Example #3
Thorn Pawn - Ivanovic vs. Popovic - Example #4
Passed pawns and winning probability - Example #1
Passed pawns - Torre vs. NN - Example #2
Doubled pawns - DOWNSIDE example
Doubled pawns - UPSIDE example - Mikhail Botvinnik vs Grigory Levenfish
The Isolated Queen's Pawn - UPSIDE example
The Isolated Queen's pawn - DOWNSIDE example
Backward pawns - UPSIDE example
Backward pawns - DOWNSIDE example
Hanging pawns - UPSIDE example
Hanging pawns - DOWNSIDE example
Introduction to Chess Endgames : Important Themes and Roles of pieces
Passed pawns: Classic passed pawn breakthrough every Chess newcomer should know
Ensure passed pawn safe journey - Yasser Seirawan vs Garry Kasparov
Making aggressive use of King - Tal vs Lisitsin
The power of a rook on the 7th rank - Capablanca vs Tartakower
Beginner Level: Chess Endgames: Important and Common Checkmating patterns
Checkmating on the Back Rank - Example #1
Queen and Rook - Example #1
Queen and Rook - Example #2
Queen and Rook - Example #3
Two Rooks and King vs King - Example #1
Two Rooks and King vs King - Example #2
Two Rooks and King vs King - Example #3
Checkmating with the Queen - Example #1
Checkmating with the Queen - Example #2
Checkmating with the Queen - Example #3
Checkmating with Lone Rook - Example #1
Checkmating with Lone Rook - Example #3
Checkmating with Lone Rook - Example #2
Checkmating with Two bishops - Example #1
Checkmating with Two bishops - Example #2
Beginner Level: Chess Endgames: Important concepts and famous positions
The concept of the Opposition - Example #1
King and pawn vs King - White to move - Example #1
King and pawn vs King - Black to move - Example #2
King and pawn vs King - Example #3
The concept of the "Rule of the Square" to determine if a king can catch pawn
The concept of the "Rule of the Square" - Example #2
The concept of the "Rule of the Square" - Study by Richard Reti - Example #3
King and pawn vs King - Triangulation example - Lev Alburt vs Garry Kasparov
Rook and pawn vs rook - The Vancura Defence
Rook and pawn vs rook - The Lucena position - Building a bridge
The Philidor position (rook and pawn vs rook) - Example #1
The Philidor position - Pawn on 5th rank to start with - Example #2
Intermediate Level: All game phases: Learning from the World Chess Champions
Chess captures the cultural context and history of the time - and technologies
Adolf Anderssen - "The Immortal Game"
Paul Morphy's Iconic Game - The Opera Game
Steinitz - 1886–1894 - the 1st official World Chess champion
Lasker - 1894–1921 - 2nd official World Chess champion - game vs Bauer
José Raúl Capablanca - 1921–1927 3rd official World Chess champion
Alexander Alekhine - 1927–1935 || 1937–1946
Max Euwe - 1935–1937
Mikhail Botvinnik - 1948-1957 || 1958-1960 || 1961-1963
Vasily Smyslov - 1957 - 1958
Mikhail Tal - 1960-1961
Tigran Petrosian - 1963-1969
Boris Spassky - 1969-1972
Bobby Fischer - 1972-1975
Anatoly Karpov - 1975-1985
Garry Kasparov - 1985-1993
Chess Tips for Improving and Winning
Improving Tip : Self Analysis of own games
Improving Tip: Play with slightly stronger opponents
Improving Tip: Experiment with different ways of gaining experience
Improving tip: Be wary of external feedback mechanisms
Improving tip: Models of how to Prioritise knowledge and understanding
Winning Tips: Disclaimer - take care of the Golden Goose and not just the eggs!
Winning Tips: Piece activity, King Attacks, Pressure, Opening Middlegame link
Winning tips: Opening choice, Opening Stats, and not pretending to be Kasparov
Winning Tips: Be aware of context and Art of War principles
Interesting lessons and instructive games from Netflix Queen's Gambit series
Episode 1 - Game 1 : Beth's first lesson - a pitfall to avoid
Episode 1 - Game 2 - Another Pitfall to avoid in opening
Episode 1 - Game 3 - A passed pawn breakthrough
Episode 1 - Game 4 - A nice checkmate
Episode 2 "Exchanges" - Beth vs Cooke
Episode 2 "Exchanges" - Townes vs Beth - Tactics in an endgame
Episode 2 - Beth Harmon vs Harry Beltik - ( Nezhmetdinov - Kasparian 1955)
Episode 3 "Doubled pawns" - Caro-Kann Discussion showing upsides - Cincinnati
Episode 3 - Benny allows doubled pawns in opening and beats Beth in US Champs
Episode 4 - Beth follows a famous game of Bobby Fischer vs Bent Larsen
Episode 4 - When winning exchange pieces not pawns - Anand vs Kasparov
Episode 4 nicknamed "Middle game" - Bernstein vs Capablanca - back row mate
Episode 4 - Vasily Bogov vs Beth Harmon (based on a game of Leonid Stein)
Episode 5 nicknamed "Fork" - Smyslov vs Botvinnik featured game
Episode 6 - Beth is shown chess "problem" by fictional Hilton Wexler - mate in 3
Episode 6 - Beth beats Benny Watts (game 1/3) - based on Kasparov vs Van Wely
Episode 6 - Beth beats Benny in blitz Simul (gm 3 of 3) - Morphy "Opera" game
Episode 6 - Paris Tournament (1967) - win which follows Averbakh vs Tolush 1963
Episode 6 - Paris Tournament (1967) Hung over Beth loses to Borgov the 2nd time
Episode 7 - Shaibel's wall has a mate in 3 puzzle
Episode 7 - Moscow Invitational vs Hellstrom - Topalov vs Kasparov 1995
Episode 7 - Beth Harmon vs Vasily Borgov - the Final Encounter
Famous Chess Quotations around the Opening, Middlegame and Endgame
Famous and Instructive Chess Opening Quotations
Chess MIddlegame Quotations
Famous and Instructive Chess Endgame Quotations
Conclusions
Weak link in chain model - keep concentric circle growing :)
Bonus Lecture