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Boris Avrukh

@askavrukh

Chess Grandmaster/Peak Rating 2668/Olympiad Medallist/Author of 10 best-selling chess books/Coached Kramnik, Caruana, So, Gelfand, Radjabov!

 Chicago Illinois
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Joined November 2021
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Big news! My website has a brand-new home. 62 files in total — 59 opening repertoires plus a tactics file and two on pawn structures. All in downloadable PGN format. Payments are now much easier: credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal. And downloading is instant — your file is ready right after payment, no codes to enter anymore. Come take a look! ask-avrukh.com/
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6,000 subscribers on YouTube! Thank you all for joining this journey. Fresh opening ideas, new analysis and some beautiful games, all on my channel ♟️ youtube.com/channel/UC-1Stb1…
Grandmaster Boris Avrukh

Grandmaster Boris Avrukh

World-renowned chess Grandmaster Boris Avrukh (peak rating 2668, Sept 2009) has enjoyed an illustrious career spanning over three decades. At the age of 19, Boris earned the title of Grandmaster, and...

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Wow!
awonder liang (@awonder676) profile pictureawonder liang@awonder676Nov 6
A stunning variation from a game with Shankland, this position is in fact mutual zugzwang! White to play loses, black to play draws. I've never before seen a true mutual zugzwang with this many pieces on the board before.
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Very nice!
Turkishh (@TInyhunta) profile pictureTurkishh@TInyhuntaNov 2
I strongly advise you to stay as far away from chess as possible🤦😐
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My new repertoire for Black is here — BOGO-DUTCH. Something completely new, never published before. Fighting, complicated, and full of novelties — with a modern Stonewall at its heart. Full video on my channel youtu.be/gKxch4NPPqI?si=1qkz… detailed PGN file is available on my website: ask-avrukh.com/Games.aspx #BogoDutch
BOGO-DUTCH: Black's New Fighting Weapon

BOGO-DUTCH: Black's New Fighting Weapon

In this video I unveil my brand-new repertoire for Black — the Bogo...

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Just in time for publication of my repertoire! nitter.cf/anishgiri/status/21173…
Anish Giri (@anishgiri) profile pictureAnish Giri
@anishgiriNov 2
Cute!♟️🍿
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One of the strangest moves I've ever seen by strong GM. Not a blunder, but positionally bizarre 🧐. From the game Tiviakov vs Adly, 2012
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Always pay attention to intermediate moves! What Black missed in this position?
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Wei, Yi at his best🔥
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Very instructive endgame! Black just erred with 54...Re1. What you would play for White here?
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Not every day you can see such an attack! 😎 Full game lichess.org/broadcast/hoogev…
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What is wrong with Black last move Nxf4?
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Chessable course tips for 1500-1600. Not openings—just overall chess improvement. …Any advice?
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New video is up! In my opinion this is the best game of 2026 — a wild Najdorf between Parkhov and Bruzon. Sacrifices, a powerful novelty, and a truly exciting battle. I really enjoyed breaking this one down! youtu.be/W-D8WU4er5Q?si=DCgv…
Najdorf MAYHEM: BEST Chess Game of 2026?! Parkhov vs Bruzon

Najdorf MAYHEM: BEST Chess Game of 2026?! Parkhov vs Bruzon

In my opinion, this is the BEST chess game of 2026!A wild Sicilia...

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Black to move🧐
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What a game!
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The solution here 1.cxd5 cxd5 2.Qb3!!, not an easy backwards move to consider
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@askavrukhSep 21
Surprising miss by Shakh. White to play and win
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the only challenging line is 2...dxe4 3.Bxe6 Qxd3, but White wins after 4.Bxf7 Qxd2 5.Bxg6 Kxg6 6.Qe6 Kh7 7.Nxe4 and White attack is crushing with queen plus knight tandem
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Black to play. What Elham missed in the game?
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