In the 71st volume of the Empire Chess series, the Grandmaster Damian Lemos masterfully teaches you Ultra Deep Strategy of the Super GMs and how the best players in the world think. He does this by extensively discussing strong Grandmaster games. If you want to dominate chess strategy like a GM, you will have to see these videos.
Lemos reveals the secrets of chess strategy at the highest level, by concentrating on the correct ideas and plans of each moment. It is a series for advanced players where you can complement your training with a more difficult aspect than tactics.
In this preview video we can see an insightfully-explained game between the super GMs Gelfand and Short. Black presents a very interesting opening with b6-e6. Black won the bishop pair very quickly in the opening in exchange for being left with less space in the center. Black has a very interesting plan with Qd7, then with queenside castling.
White was threatening by placing a strong knight on c6 and Black does not hesitate to give up the bishop pair with Bxd4! Black’s strategy is to break White’s center with e6-f5-Re8; the battle for the center is the axis of the game. Emphasizing Black’s defensive move Ng8! avoiding Nf6 from White. Black finally won the battle in the center with the capture of the pawn on d5 and White sacrificed several pawns looking for the attack. However, Black defended well and won easily; a game that you shouldn’t miss in order to better understand how these phenomenal players think.
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