Spring 1998-1999
UMBC Chess course Lectures
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Lesson 1 by Igor Epshteyn.
Theme: Introduction to pawn endgames: pawn mobility,
opposition, triangulation.
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Lesson 2 by Igor Epshteyn.
Theme: The principle of two weaknesses
and the triangulation manuever.
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Lesson 3 by Igor Epshteyn.
Theme: Coordinating squares, static case.
The principle of two weaknesses (revisited).
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Lesson 4 by Igor Epshteyn.
Theme: Pawn on the 7th (2nd) rank
against queen.
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Lesson 5 by Igor Epshteyn.
Theme: Geometry of the chessboard - static
case. Detours, routes, and repulsion of the kings.
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Lesson 6 by Igor Epshteyn.
Theme: Geometry of the chessboard - dynamic case
case. Passed pawns.
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Lesson 7 by William Morrison.
Theme: Game 1 of the Fischer-Spassky World Championship
match in 1972 and Game 5 of the Korchnoi-Karpov World Championship
match in 1978.
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Lesson 8 by Ron Henley.
Theme: Introduction to pawn endgames, part 1.
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Lesson 9 by Igor Epshteyn.
Theme: Combining plans in the endgame.
The knight's route revisited and variations on Reti's etude.
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Lesson 10 by Ron Henley.
Theme: Introduction to pawn endgames, part 2.
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Lesson 11 by Igor Epshteyn.
Theme: Decoying the rival king to a bad square.
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Lesson 12 by William Morrison.
Theme: Game 13 of the Fischer-Spassky World Championship
match in 1972.
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Index.
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