This is video #4 from the "Beginner to Chess Master" playlist. Presented are the definitions of the 3 types of files in chess along with some examples of what that looks likes. Understanding file types will be especially useful for our major pieces and knowing where they function well. Another term, pawn break, is given a definition as well. An incomplete example game, only 14 moves deep, is shared where we can observe the moments at which the file types change, along with what it is that creates this change. Sharing these terms along with their definitions is a start to developing a very important part of a chess player's game, namely his/her "internal dialogue". By NM Chess-Network
In this series, we will focus on the important concept of open and semi-open files and how they apply in the context of positional play. The concept of open and semi-open files are explained here based on instructive game examples from famous grandmasters. In the first video, you will learn the difference between an open and semi-open file. We cover again the match between Karpov and Unzicker but this time focussing on utilizing the open file. By IM Alex Astaneh
In this series, we will focus on the important concept of open and semi-open files and how they apply in the context of positional play. The concept of open and semi-open files are explained here based on instructive game examples from famous grandmasters. In the third video, Alex is covering a famous game between Mamedyarov and Svidler. You will see how black takes control over the open d-file and slowly improves his position so that it's difficult for white to hold the position equal. By IM Alex Astaneh
In this series, we will focus on the important concept of open and semi-open files and how they apply in the context of positional play. The concept of open and semi-open files are explained here based on instructive game examples from famous grandmasters. In the second video, Alex is covering a famous game between Capablanca and Treyball. You will learn how to find the right moment to create an open file and how to use it for your advantage. By IM Alex Astaneh
Having the control over an open files or semi-open file is considered advantageous, as it allows a player to attack more easily, since a rook or queen can move down the file to penetrate the opponent's position. By IM Kostya Kavutskiy
Most chess players know that a common strategic objective for a rook or queen on an open file is to reach its seventh or eighth rank. But the question is: how to obtain an open file OR how to use it effectively? IM Boroljub Zlatanovicwill teach you with an illustrative example – a game played between Rudlof Maric and Tigran Petrosian in the year 1970. By IM Boroljub Zlatanovicwill
In this video lesson, the RCA guest coach GM Marian Petrov analyzes his game where he checkmated his opponent within just a few moves after launching a crushing attack on an open file. The French defense was played, and Petrov tricked his opponent to castle on the queenside. After that, he captured the so-called poisoned pawn on a7 with his bishop, inviting his opponent to trap the bishop by playing b6-Kb7-Kxa7. This allowed Petrov to push his a-pawn and create a pawn break, which eventually opened up the a-file. In just a few moves after that, Petrov made his opponent resign due to inevitable checkmate By GM Marian Petrov