My chess videos (72)

I’m collecting all my chess videos on this page.
Since the quality of the youtube and chessvideos videos is not too good, I will only present the raw videofiles here. You can download them or open them directly from the links below to replay them in Windows Media Player or some other software… Hope you enjoy the videos!

Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010 - Game 12 (11.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Queen’s Gambit Declined, Lasker’s Defence

Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010 - Game 11 (11.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: English Opening, Reversed Sicilian Dragon

Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010 - Game 10 (11.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Grünfeld Defence

Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010 - Game 9 (11.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Nimzo-Indian Defence

Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010 - Game 8 (11.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Slav Defence

Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010 - Game 7 (11.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Catalan

Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010 - Game 6 (11.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Catalan

Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010 - Game 5 (11.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Slav Defence

Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010 - Game 4 (11.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Catalan, Knight sac

Topalov-Anand, WCC 2010 - Game 3 (7.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Slav Defence

Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010 - Game 2 (8.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Catalan

Topalov-Anand, WCC 2010 - Game 1 (10.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Grünfeld, Exchange Variation, knight sac

Topalov-Anand, MTel Masters 2006 (9.4 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Ruy Lopez, Anti-Marshall

Topalov-Anand, MTel Masters 2005 (10.4 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Queen’s Indian, Knight sac, Pawn sac, Exchange sac

Anand-Topalov, Las Palmas 1993 - Part One (9.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack

Anand-Topalov, Las Palmas 1993 - Part Two (4.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack

Another 6.h3 game against the Najdorf (12.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Najdorf, 6.h3, ICCF

Miniature on ICCF (10.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Ruy Lopez, Bird’s Defence, ICCF 

Unzicker-Tajmanov, Stockholm 1952 (7.1 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, middlegame planning,  

Vallejo Pons-Gashimov, Linares 2010 (9.3 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Benoni, Linares 2010

Attacking with the Panov-Botvinnik (7.7 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, chess.com, cludi, paw sac, rook sac

Attacking the Najdorf with 6.h3!? (8.7 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Defence, Najdorf, chess.com, cludi

Beating A National Master on chess.com (20.9 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Defence, Tajmanov, Exchange Variation

Nakamura-Shirov, Corus 2010 (8.9 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Defence, corus 2010, wijk an zee

Carlsen-Ivanchuk, Corus 2010 (9.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Slav Defence, corus 2010, wijk an zee, calculation, blunder

Shirov-Smeets, Corus 2010 (9.5 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Petroff Defence, corus 2010, wijk an zee, bishop sac, exchange sac

Larsen-Korchnoi, Palma de Mallorca 1969 (20.6 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: English opening, improving position of worst placed piece, rook endgame

Tal-Larsen, Eersel 1969 (20.1 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Alekhine Defence, Psychology in chess, e6 thematic pawn sacrific

Larsen-Tal, Eersel 1969 (18.7 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: King’s Indian, Classical Main Line

Tal-Larsen, Eersel 1969 (16.7 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Defence, Richter-Rauzer Variation

ICCF game VI - Sicilian Najdorf (21.2 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, Positional pawn sacrifice, kingside attack, bad trap

Larsen-Tal, Eersel 1969 (13.2 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Queen’s Gambit Declined, Tarrasch Variation, Psychology in chess

Larsen-Korcnoi, Mallorca 1968 (12.1 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Queen’s Gambit Declined, Checkmate

Matanovic-Larsen, Mallorca 1968 (12.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Alekhine Defence, Trap, Blunder

Benko-Larsen, Mallorca 1968 (15.1 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: English game, Exchange Sacrifice, Passed pawn

Spassky-Larsen, Malmö 1968 (20.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Closed Sicilian, Strong knight, K+N+R mating pattern

Larsen-Gheorghiu, Monte Carlo 1968 (21.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: English Opening, Pawn sac, Rook endgames, Kingside Attack, Chess Studying Tips

Larsen-Portisch, Mallorca 1967 (21.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Queen’s Gambit Declined, Middle game strategy, R+N vs R+B endgame, Good Knight vs Bad Bishop

Hort-Larsen, Sousse 1967 (23.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Closed Sicilian, Positional pawn sac, Weaknesses, Passed pawns

Benko-Larsen, Winnipeg 1967 (21.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: English opening, Zeitnot, Time forfeit, FIDE rules, Keres Letter to Hochberg

Gligoric-Larsen, Havanna 1967 (23.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: NimzoIndian, Kingside attack, Rook sac

Larsen-Gligoric, Moscow 1956 (19.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Defence, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, Simplification, Pawn endgame, Side opposition

Larsen-Spasky, Amsterdam 1964 (20.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Bird’s Opening, 4.b4, Positional pawn sac, R+N vs R+N endgame

Bronstein-Larsen, Amsterdam 1964 (21.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Kings Indian, Averbakh Variation, Poisoned Pawn, Draw Offer Rejected, Counterattack, Zeitnot

Larsen-Petrosian, Santa Monica 1966  (17.2 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation, Queen sac, Kingside Attack, World Champion, 2nd Piatigorsky Cup

ICCF game V - Perenyi Attack (13.2 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Defence, Najdorf, Scheveningen, Piece sac, Kingside attack,  

ICCF game IV - Tal Gambit Declined (14.8 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Defence, Grand Prix Attack, Tal Gambit Declined, Pair of Bishops, pin

ICCF game III - Tal Gambit Accepted (14.8 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Sicilian Defence, Grand Prix Attack, Tal Gambit Accepted

ICCF game II - Attacking the Petroff (9.8 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Petrov Defence, Knight sac, kingside attack, mating net

Attacking the French Defence (10.2 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: French Defence, Tarrasch Variation, cludi, chess.com, piece sac, discovered check, pin, kingside attack, timeout

Test Yourself XVI (12.4 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move

ICCF game I (13.2 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Pirc Defence, Austrian Attack,  Weak squares, Kingside Attack

Test Yourself XV (10.5 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself XIV (10.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself XIII (86.9 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself XII (10.9 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself XI (7.15 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself X (10.1 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself IX (8.5 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself VIII (8.0 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself VII (7.9 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself VI (7.9 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself V (10.1 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself IV (10.7 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself III (11.24 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself II (12.32 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Test Yourself I (16.46 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Master game, Test Yourself, Find The Move,

Nice endgame plan (7.7 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Two rook endgame, Correspondence chess

Fried Liver in 15 minutes (14.8 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Two Knights Defence, Fried Liver Attack, Openings, Video Opening Analysis

Pawn endgame (3.1 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: CC game, endgame plan, creating weakness, threats on both flanks, active king

Chess Tactics Server Session II (6.5 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: CTS, live, tactics, solving tactical problems, CTS rating

Chess Tactics Server Session (7 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: CTS, live, tactics, solving tactical problems, CTS rating

Qurine-cludi game analysis (17.9 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: Grünfeld Defence, Exchange Variation, Redhotpawn, rhp game, Game Analysis

Claus Jensen-Tartajubow game analysis (10 MB) - Play/Download
Tags: French Defence, Tarrasch, Active rook, Skewer, Game Analysis

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Hi Claus, I am Manuel Fernández (kokino) from Chess.com….
I’ve got a question… how do you record the videos?
I mean , which program do you use?
Very useful indeed…. Thanks for sharing! :)

Hi Manuel, it’s quite simple really to record a video.
I use Windows Media Encoder, but I guess there are other programs available as well. One I know of is CamStudio which is also free of charge software.

Claus, you started your videos with my friend Florin Gheorghiu. This encourages me to tell a funny history that Florin told us:

It is known that in the past millenium almost all world champions were jews (exceptions were Capablanca, Alehin and Karpov). Thus most of them were seing chess as a game where only “smart jews”could succeed.

Miguel Najdorf was a Polish jew naturalised Argentinean.

When Florin played at the interzonal from Riga he was at the top of his career, having an Elo 2610. After a game Florin won, Najdorf approached Florin saying:

“Young man I like your play. Are you a jew after your mother or your father?”

Florin answered: “I’m 100% Romanian!”

Najdorf replied: “Young man, I don’t like what you told me. You won’t ever progress if you do not recognise you are a jew!”

Very funny story about Florin Gheorghiu. Thank you very much for sharing.
I really enjoy reading anecdotes from the world of chess and this was surely a very good one!

I have no idea why the videos won’t open when the link is clicked, but it’s still possible to download them ?!?
I really don’t get it - any suggestions to what might be wrong?

Не против, действительно хорошо сделано.

Blog liked, but a lot of unnecessary comments.

@Privatik:
I agree there’s a lot of “unnecessary” comments, but generally I don’t want to censor anything.

Hi Claus, thanks for putting this stuff up - it’s been a great help. It must have taken some time and effort to put it all together. I also agree with your approach to censorship - tolerating comments we consider appropriate does not constitute freedom of speech, but rather tolerating those we don’t.

@James Douglas
I am making videos primarily out of love to the game and in deep admiration of those great players who created so many masterpieces over the years.
If someone finds any of the videos helpful in anyway then that makes me even happier, so your comment is very much appreciated :)

Claus