Fischer Simul Puzzle

This Fischer Simul Puzzle Reveals Your Real Chess Level

A good chess puzzle does not only test whether you can find the best move. It reveals how you think about the position. In this …

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Mikhail Tal Attacking Strategy

Mikhail Tal Attacking Strategy: 6 Golden Rules to Make Sacrifices

Every chess player loves the idea of sacrificing pieces like the Magician from Riga The problem is that most sacrifices do not end like Tal’s …

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Soviet Chess Secret

Soviet Chess SECRET: EASIEST Trick to Find the Best Moves

Most players struggle to find strong moves consistently—not because they lack tactics, but because they rely on guessing. In this lesson, I’ll share with you …

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Fischer vs. Tal

Fischer vs. Tal [First Victory with a Brilliant Queen Sacrifice]

The rivalry between Bobby Fischer vs. Mikhail Tal is one of the most fascinating chapters in chess history. Tal, the “Magician from Riga,” was known …

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Morphy & Tal attacking strategy

Morphy & Tal: 3 Rules to Play the Most BRUTAL Attacking Chess

When it comes to attacking chess, Paul Morphy and Mikhail Tal set the gold standard. One was known for clean, elegant combinations that left opponents …

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Tal vs. Miller

Mikhail Tal vs. Jack Miller, Brilliant Double Queen Sacrifice

Mikhail Tal’s brilliant and fascinating sacrifices brought many people into the world of chess — and, for some, probably made them want to quit! In …

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Mikhail Tal's Golden Rules

Mikhail Tal’s Golden Rules To Play The Most BRUTAL Chess

In this lesson, you’ll learn the 5 most important chess principles for launching a successful attack—straight from the Magician from Riga, Mikhail Tal. These universal …

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100% accuracy game by Rashid Nezhmetdinov

100% Accuracy Chess Game By Rashid Nezhmetdinov

In this lesson, we’ll analyze a 100% accuracy chess game played by Rashid Nezhmetdinov in an exhibition game against Lusikal. Nezhmetdinov was a formidable Soviet …

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Tal vs Kasparov

Tal vs Kasparov: The Secret Blitz Match

In this lesson, I’d like to present to you the highlights of a secret blitz match. It was Mikhail Tal, the magician from Riga, vs …

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Tal sacrificed 2 queens

Mikhail Tal Sacrificed 2 QUEENS 4 TIMES In A Single Game!

In this lesson, I’m really excited to share with you one of the greatest chess games ever played. Here, Mikhail Tal sacrificed 2 queens 4 …

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Brutally PUNISH Bishop Pins on Your Knights [9 Aggressive Ideas]

Brutally PUNISH Bishop Pins on Your Knights [9 Aggressive Ideas]

Countering bishop pins on your knights A while back, I published a video lesson discussing the topic of bishop pins on your knights in chess, …

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Tal's sacrifices confused Stockfish

Mikhail Tal’s Sacrifices Confused Stockfish

In this lesson, we’ll analyze a phenomenal 1986 chess game of Mikhail Tal, the Magician from Riga, against Lembit Oll. In this beautiful game, Tal …

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trap by Mikhail Tal

An EPIC TRAP by Mikhail Tal in the Sicilian Defense!

In this lesson, you’re about to see the most elegant and sophisticated chess trap of all time played by none other Mikhail Tal, the Magician …

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