Queen's Gambit Declined

Selected Chess Games with annotation

1. Skembris, Spyridon - Nathanail, Emanouel
2. Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav - Hesselmann, Hans
3. Karpov, Anatoly - Campora, Daniel Hugo
4. Kortschnoj, Viktor - Mavromoustakos, Thomas
5. Abramovic, Bosko - Vujosevic, Vladimir
6. Farago, Ivan - Trisic, Alexandar
7. Krivoshey, Sergei - Marinescu, Mircea
8. Schneider, Alexander - Reinert, Jens
9. Bronstein, David I - Tan Lian Ann
10. Panno, Oscar - Diez del Corral, Jesus
11. Hort, Vlastimil - Portisch, Lajos
12. Portisch, Lajos - Petrosian, Tigran V
13. Huebner, Robert - Enklaar, Bertus F
14. Knaak, Rainer - Fichtl, Jiri
15. Lerner, Konstantin Z - Klovans, Janis
16. McCambridge, Vincent - McClintock, Doug
17. Speelman, Jonathan S - Xu Jun
18. Kasparov, Garry - Amura, Claudia Noemi
19. Chekhov, Valery A - Tjutjunnikov, I.
20. Gabriel, Christian - King, Daniel J

Chess Calisthenics  

Training exercises, without resistance, that will strengthen your ability to analyze tactical chess positions.

Combinations

Wins by Mikhail Botvinnik's
Morphy's Combinations
Alekhine's Combinations

August 2008
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August 2008
ChessCalisthenics
Training exercises, without resistance, that will strengthen your ability to analyze tactical positions. more

2006-03-24
Combinations

The fastest way to improve is to replay chess combinations. more

Be able to conduct sound analysis because you quickly recognize tactical threats.

Be familiar with tactical themes that tend to recur during actual games.

Be able to quickly identify a potential combination.

Develop a deep appreciation for the interaction of the pieces.