The Lucena & Philidor Positions - GM Yasser Seirawan - 2015.03.10
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- čas přidán 11. 03. 2015
- Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan covers the Lucena and Philidor Positions in this exploration of Rook and Pawn endgames.
Magnus Carlsen vs Wang Hao, Norway Chess Tournament (2013)
Yasser is has always been, and still is, a great chess instructor. It's not simply that he is very knowledgeable. He's got such a calm and charming demeanor that makes him fun to listen to. He's that rare type of person whom you meet and, after only a few minutes, you're thinking, "I
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Yasser, your chess analysis and videos are amazing. I absolutely love your 'brilliantly simple and simply brilliant' style. You are certainly one of the greatest and the best promoters of chess !
Yasser Seirawan, you are awesome!
I've never been as much intresting as I felt stuyding finals with the material, thanks for sharing this amazing video @Saint Louis Chess Club
Great video Yasser - I look forward to watching more of these from you :)
Thanks Yasser and SLCC, very awesome stuff in rook end games.
Super lesson, GM Seirawan. Well done.
Knowing Lucena just won me a game. Thank you Yasser.
Beautifully explained.
Thank you Yasser!
The audio violin opening is sharp.
To those deterred by the poor view of the screen: wait a few seconds and the position will be reflected in a board display specifically for the video (I almost bailed when I saw this). Yassir does point to the screen in the room, but in most cases the position is simple enough you can tell where he's pointing.
This is a very great instructional video for the Lucena position! I did not get to the philodor yet. If anybody still is unclear on the Lucena, watch IM John Bartholomew's video on it next. After that, recreate it on a chessboard and try to see if you can convert the position into a win!
Good information about the Lucena and Philidor Positions. However, the analysis of Magnus' game is a bit off I fear. Specifically, the suggestion starting @
Thanks again
great class!
Great video! One note on the Lucena-like position where the question arises of whether you need 4 or 5 files separating the opposing K. As I see it, you only need 4 if it's white's move, because you can then occupy the b file with your (white's) rook. But if it is black to move with the black king on e7 (4 files away), I think it is drawn if black plays Rb2, preventing white from taking over the b file and providing no exit for the white king. If black can get her rook onto the b file, white has to be able to come in from the back (b8) before the black king gets to c7.
learned something. thanks!
Instructive video. I would like to respectfully disagree with GM Seirwan at