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Unbalanced Material: Queen vs Two Rooks!

Jun 28, 2011
22 min
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Today we make our transition into arguably the most common type of material imbalance in chess: The "first lady" vs the "towers of power"! Learn what the critical points are in evaluating these positions, and keep your own "mental list" of criteria to weigh before deciding which pieces are better and why. Try to solve the positions as the video progresses, and further solidify the principles of these positions in your own thought process...