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How to Play Chess Lessons from an International Master
2015
Director
Jeremy Silman
Supplier
The Great Courses
In This Series

Episode 1
The World of Chess

Episode 2
Secrets of the Pawns and Knights

Episode 3
Castling, Checkmate, Chess Engines, Draws

Episode 4
Must-Know Tactical Patterns in Chess

Episode 5
Chess Combinations and Kings in Check

Episode 6
Checkmate! Back-Rank, Smothered, and More

Episode 7
Checkmate against a Castled King

Episode 8
Legendary Attacking Greats of Chess

Episode 9
A Cascade of Short, Brutal Chess Games!

Episode 10
Chess Heroes of the Romantic Age

Episode 11
Open Files and the Positional Rook

Episode 12
Pawns: The Positional Soul of Chess

Episode 13
Positional Weaknesses and Targets in Chess

Episode 14
Closed and Open Positions on the Chessboard

Episode 15
Chess Statics vs. Dynamics: An Eternal Battle

Episode 16
Using Chessboard Imbalances to Create Plans

Episode 17
Legendary Teachers Who Transformed Chess

Episode 18
Chess Endgames and the King’s Magical Powers

Episode 19
Kings and Pawns in Next-Level Endgames

Episode 20
Triangulation and Two Critical Rook Endgames

Episode 21
Chess Openings: The Right and Wrong Way

Episode 22
Chess Psychology and the Known Unknown

Episode 23
The Chess Amateur’s Mind

Episode 24
Picking a Chess Hero