What is GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes Spartan Shield – 7 Key Concepts to Shield your King for Cheap?
Defending is a super skill – one that will save you from crushing attacks and make attackers unhappy!
At some point, you’ll face opponents who just love attacking. Inspired by attacking classics, these opponents are always looking for a way to pounce at your King, sacrifice pieces and checkmate you.
At the start of his chess career, GM Gabuzyan struggled when he was attacked. He would panic and had a hard time defending his King. Every such loss made him depressed.
But soon, his coach taught him that being attacked is not the end. And by following basic defensive principles, he could defend successfully.
As he started learning, GM Gabuzyan couldn’t believe how easy it was to learn and understand how to defend. With more experience, his defensive skills got better. And soon, he no longer feared getting attacked.
In this course, GM Gabuzyan shares the 7 most important defensive concepts. These will help you become fearless when you come under attack and also help refute the rubbish and unsound attacks!
Ready to defend like a Spartan? 🛡️
Pick up your shields! Let’s go!
Note – This course is aimed at players below 1600 online rating. It serves as a good starting point to learn about defending. To learn more advanced concepts, check out Johan Hellsten’s course, ‘Defend with Honor’.
What you’ll learn
- A simple defensive strategy to take the sting out of any attack.
- A technique used by legendary defenders like Petrosian, Karpov to diffuse the opponent’s attacking threats.
- How to punish your opponent for their ‘wrong’ sacrifices.
- How to time a counterattack and use tactics while defending.
- Common mistakes players make while defending.
GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes Spartan Shield – 7 Key Concepts to Shield your King Index:
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – Test – 1. Test 1.mp4 (9.21 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – Test – 2. Test 2.mp4 (4.67 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – Test – 3. Test 3.mp4 (7.09 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – Test – 4. Test 4.mp4 (6.08 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – Test – 5. Test 5.mp4 (4.84 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – Test – 6. Test 6.mp4 (6.62 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – Test – 7. Test 7.mp4 (4.68 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – Test – 8. Test 8.mp4 (6.43 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – Test – Conclusion.mp4 (4.83 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – Test – Introduction.mp4 (2.44 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section – conclusion – Course conclusion.mp4 (12.15 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 0 – Introduction – Course overview.mp4 (20.54 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 0 – Introduction – Introduction.mp4 (14.82 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 1 – Mobilization – 1. Introduction.mp4 (3.84 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 1 – Mobilization – 2. What is mobilization-.mp4 (5.71 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 1 – Mobilization – 3. What about the Bishop-.mp4 (5.84 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 1 – Mobilization – 4. Can you hold the attack-.mp4 (15.30 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 1 – Mobilization – 5. Unexpected mobilization.mp4 (9.33 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 1 – Mobilization – 5. Unexpected mobilization_2.mp4 (9.33 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 1 – Mobilization – 6. Bad pawn structure – What to do-.mp4 (10.14 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 1 – Mobilization – 7. Conclusion.mp4 (3.87 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 2 – Defensive Exchange – 1. Introduction.mp4 (4.02 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 2 – Defensive Exchange – 2. The main concept.mp4 (5.89 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 2 – Defensive Exchange – 3. Not only the Queen.mp4 (7.67 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 2 – Defensive Exchange – 4. Tough defensive conditions.mp4 (13.32 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 2 – Defensive Exchange – 5. Let’s take a rest.mp4 (12.39 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 2 – Defensive Exchange – 6. Conclusion.mp4 (4.62 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 3 – Accepting the sacrifice – 1. Introduction.mp4 (8.98 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 3 – Accepting the sacrifice – 2. Shocking GM Move!.mp4 (5.92 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 3 – Accepting the sacrifice – 3. Concept of identifying the unreasonable sacrifice.mp4 (6.46 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 3 – Accepting the sacrifice – 4. Do we accept it this time-.mp4 (8.16 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 3 – Accepting the sacrifice – 5. Craziness in a real game.mp4 (12.52 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 3 – Accepting the sacrifice – 6. Short summary.mp4 (2.75 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 3 – Accepting the sacrifice – 7. Accepting reasonable sacrifice.mp4 (12.47 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 3 – Accepting the sacrifice – 8. A small test.mp4 (13.78 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 3 – Accepting the sacrifice – 9. Conclusion.mp4 (8.65 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 4 – Counterattack – 1. Conclusion.mp4 (5.02 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 4 – Counterattack – 2. Do we have to defend or … -.mp4 (7.89 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 4 – Counterattack – 3. Another choice between defense and counterattack.mp4 (11.05 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 4 – Counterattack – 4. Important concept when to choose counterattack.mp4 (10.62 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 4 – Counterattack – 5. Conclusion.mp4 (4.69 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 5 – Prophylaxis – 1. Introduction.mp4 (5.57 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 5 – Prophylaxis – 2. Predict and prevent!.mp4 (8.38 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 5 – Prophylaxis – 3. Powerful prophylaxis.mp4 (3.84 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 5 – Prophylaxis – 4. Stop the opponent.mp4 (4.80 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 5 – Prophylaxis – 5. Preventing several threats.mp4 (6.57 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 5 – Prophylaxis – 6. The final test.mp4 (13.73 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 5 – Prophylaxis – 7. Conclusion.mp4 (5.08 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 6 – Safe pawn structure – 1. Introduction.mp4 (4.07 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 6 – Safe pawn structure – 2. Importance of safe pawn structure in front of the King.mp4 (6.50 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 6 – Safe pawn structure – 3. Attacked in the middlegame – How to defend.mp4 (8.53 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 6 – Safe pawn structure – 4. Fantastic maneuver.mp4 (9.34 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 6 – Safe pawn structure – 5. Another concept about safe pawn structure.mp4 (8.61 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 6 – Safe pawn structure – 6. William asks to take or not to take.mp4 (8.83 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 6 – Safe pawn structure – 7. Conclusion.mp4 (4.21 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 7 – Defensive tactics – 1. Introduction.mp4 (3.32 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 7 – Defensive tactics – 2. Mobilization.mp4 (9.43 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 7 – Defensive tactics – 3. Exchange.mp4 (10.80 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 7 – Defensive tactics – 4. Accepting the sacrifice.mp4 (8.98 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 7 – Defensive tactics – 5. Counterattack.mp4 (12.74 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 7 – Defensive tactics – 6. Prophylaxis.mp4 (6.08 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 7 – Defensive tactics – 7. Safe pawn structure.mp4 (7.47 MB)
📄 Spartan Shield – Section 7 – Defensive tactics – 8. Conclusion.mp4 (4.14 MB)
📄 chess4all.txt (30.00 B)
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