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Chess Basics: Smothered Mate

Chess Basics: Smothered Mate

Learn what a smothered mate looks like and how it can be achieved when a king has yet to be completely boxed in by material. 
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Chess Basics: Windmills

Chess Basics: Windmills

See a famous example of a windmill, a special type of discovered attack that can be used to win large amounts of material through repeated discovered checks.
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Chess Basics: Discovered Attacks

Chess Basics: Discovered Attacks

Learn what a discovered attack looks like and see how it can be used to deliver a particularly tough blow to an opponent: double check. 
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Classic Chess Games: Spassky vs. Fischer

Classic Chess Games: Spassky vs. Fischer

Every chess player makes mistakes, even world champions. See how a miscalculation turned into a loss in one of the most important games of Bobby Fischer's career.
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Classic Chess Games: Bobby's Brilliant Opening

Classic Chess Games: Bobby's Brilliant Opening

See how Bobby Fischer used the opening principles to start a game off on the right foot and propel himself into a winning position.
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Classic Chess Games: Bobby Fischer Develops With Tempo

Classic Chess Games: Bobby Fischer Develops With Tempo

See how Bobby Fischer outplayed an opponent by using piece development to gain tempo.
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Chess Basics: Fried Liver Attack

Chess Basics: Fried Liver Attack

Learn the steps of this popular attack and what makes its key sacrifice worthwhile.
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Chess Basics: Remove the Guard

Chess Basics: Remove the Guard

Learn how to use a tactic that wins material by capturing or disabling a piece's defender.
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Classic Chess Games: Alekhine and the Great Pin

Classic Chess Games: Alekhine and the Great Pin

Examine a famous game where a pin led to the formation of a battery so powerful it received its own name: Alekhine’s Gun.
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Chess Basics: Legal's Mate

Chess Basics: Legal's Mate

Learn how to checkmate an opponent in fewer than 10 moves by sacrificing a major piece. 
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Chess Basics: Pin and Defend

Chess Basics: Pin and Defend

Learn how to defend your material when an opponent pins one of your pieces.
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Chess Basics: Pin and Win

Chess Basics: Pin and Win

Learn how pins can be used to win material in a chess game.
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