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Middlegame Secrets Vol. 5 - The Inner Strength of Kings

Jan Markos

Middlegame

Middlegame Secrets Vol. 5 - The Inner Strength of Kings

Jan Markos

In this video course, kings will play a role of strong and active pieces. We will explore how Kings can be helpful in defence and prophylaxis, or even in attack!

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Contents

2.1 King march 1: Movsesian vs Morozevich, Sarajevo 2000

2.2 King march 2: Tomashevsky vs Ponomariov, Baku 2016

2.3 King march 3: Xiong vs Kamsky, St.Louis 2017

2.4 King march 4: Carlsen vs Karjakin, Wch New York 2016

2.5 King march 5: Topalov vs Jussupow, Dortmund 1997

3 The Uncastled King

3.1 The Uncastled King 1: Timman vs Speelman, Bundesliga 2001

3.2 The Uncastled King 2: Kamsky vs Karpov, Elista 1996

3.3 The Uncastled King 3: Liss vs Rechlis, Tel Aviv 1998

3.4 The Uncastled King 4: Markos vs Pacher, Slovak Team Championship 2017

3.5 The Uncastled King 5: Tal vs Botvinnik, Moscow 1960

4 The helper King

4.1 The helper King 1: Lagno vs Drozdovskij, Poltava 2006

4.2 The helper King 2: Kramnik vs Shirov, Shanghai 2010

4.3 The helper King 3: Giri vs Tari, Wijk aan Zee 2021

4.4 The helper King 4: Giri vs Anton Guijarro, Carlsen Invitational 2021

4.5 The helper King 5: Van Wely vs Zelcic, Buekfuerdo 1995

4.6 The helper King 6: Zhigalko vs Hovhannisyan, Yerevan 2016

4.7 The helper King 7: Kasparov vs Petrosian, Tilburg 1981

5 The Art of Castling

5.1 The Art of Castling 1: Shirov vs Kasparov, Tilburg 1997

5.2 The Art of Castling 2: Yegiazarian vs Marin, Bucharest 1998

5.3 The Art of Castling 3: Wei Yi vs Navara, Wijk aan Zee 2016

5.4 The Art of Castling 4: Vallejo Pons vs Schmittdiel, Bundesliga 2005

5.5 The Art of Castling 5: Aronian vs So, London 2016

6 Miracles with the King

6.1 Miracles with the King 1: Teichmann vs Consultants, Glasgow 1902

6.2 Miracles with the King 2: Short vs Timman, Tilburg 1991

6.3 Miracles with the King 3: Navara vs Wojtaszek, Biel 2015

8 Practice Positions