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at ChessCafe.com Modern Oldies
This month Carsten Hansen looks at some new releases about old openings that continue to be popular to this day, including titles on the French, Spanish, and Italian openings. He also examines the latest volume of Chess Informant. Santa is Delayed
Seasons Greetings are exchanged in many countries at this time of year, and Gary Lane suggests that chess players can respond by giving away small presents such as a pawn or two in the opening or even allowing an opponent to play into that main line he has been feverishly analyzing for years. All Good Things
As an ambassador for the Dresden Olympiad, Susan Polgar had the honor of lighting the Olympiad torch. This month she bids farewell to Dresden, where a record number of teams participated from 144 nations, and annotates a number of select games. Book Notes  For the Weekly Holiday Special December 1-7, we are pleased to offer the Renegade Series Chessman in Ebonized, Rosewood and Golden Sheesham versions for the incredibly low price of $99.95 plus shipping. A savings of up to $125.00! On the new DVD, Facing the World Champions, Vlastimil Hort looks back on a career in which he met eight world champions over-the-board. He devotes a chapter to each world champion and provides many off-the-board anecdotes.
Reviews in Brief |  101 Chess Questions Answered
by Steve Giddins This book is aimed at those who are new to chess, but have little experience with competitive play. Its goal is to give a “good grounding in all the basics of chess.” The material is divided into eight sections. Part one (Q1-7) discusses, among other things, finding and joining a chess club, Internet play, and who is world champion. Part two (Q8-20) is devoted to the opening. It answers what one’s goals should be, the importance of the center, and how to choose an opening, etc. Part three (Q21-32) covers tactics and combinations. Tactical motifs are introduced and advice is given on how to improve. Part four (Q33-44) moves on to planning and strategy. Giddins explains how to form a plan, how to meet the opponent’s plans, the affect pawn structure has on planning, pawn majorities, and the minority attack. Part five (Q45-69) discusses positional play and is the largest section. Topics include weak pawns, space, misplaced pieces, positional exchange sacrifices, the main principles of defense, and isolated and hanging pawns. Part six (Q70-82) takes on the endgame. The reader is introduced to endgames principles, the opposition, geometrical motifs, zugzwang, etc. Part seven (Q83-86) features aspects of competitive play: dealing with losses, winning or drawing on demand, tournament preparation, and when to vary one’s openings. Part eight (Q87-101) focuses on training and computers. Issues include the best way to train, finding study material, understanding one’s strengths and weaknesses, which computer programs to use, chess variants, recommendations for further reading, and the future of chess. | | |
| | | |  Multiple Choice Chess
by Graeme Buckley Multiple Choice Chess presents twenty-two games, arranged by theme, among five chapters: Quiet Queen’s Pawn, Queen Extravaganza, Castling on Opposite Wings, Freddie and the Fianchetto, and the Uncastled King. Following a format similar to solitaire chess, IM Buckley starts off with the opening moves and then invites the reader to work out the next move from four candidates in each position. What follows is an explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of each choice with an evaluation in points for each one. Bonus points are awarded for ideas and variations, tactics and strategies, found within the explanations. At the end of each game a scoring table is provided to measure your results. | | |
| New Catalog Additions 12/1: Weekly Holiday Special
12/1: December Competition Special
12/1: December Scholastic Special
11/29: Facing the World Champions (DVD)
11/28: Deep Fritz 11 (DVD)
11/27: Endgame Fireworks (DVD)
11/25: ECO A-E (CD restock)
11/24: New In Chess Yearbook #88
11/23: DGT ChessBox Combo
11/23: DGT Chess960 Combo
11/22: Informants 1-100 (CD restock)
11/21: Anthology of Chess Combinations (CD restock)
11/20: The Best of the Best (restock)
11/19: Olympian Chessmen
11/19: New Classic Series Chessmen
11/16: Attacking Manual 1
11/15: The Berlin Wall
11/14: 101 Chess Questions Answered
11/13: How Chess Games Are Won and Lost
11/12: DGT Chess Trainer (CD)
11/10: Kaissiber 32
11/9: How to Beat the French Defence
11/7: Top TNT - Theory, Novelties, Tournaments (CD)
11/6: The Tarrasch Defence (DVD)
11/5: ECO E (4th ed.)
11/4: The Wisest Things Ever Said about Chess
| Weekly Puzzle | | Quote of the Week | | 
White to Move/Solution Below | | Chess is a rich and complex game, and so is the process of chess improvement. Lars Bo Hansen,
How Chess Games are Won and Lost |
Monthly Specials December 2008  | For the December Competition Special, we are pleased to offer How to Think in Chess by Jan Przewoznik & Marek Soszynski for the incredible USCF member price of $9.95! - a savings of $15.00! How to Think in Chess is the rare book that explains in clear terms the techniques chess masters use to find their moves.
|  | For the December Scholastic Special, we are pleased to offer a super magnetic travel set for the incredible USCF member price of $3.95! The Little Button Magnetic Set has squares that are 5/8” on a side and it opens to 5-1/8” x 5-5/8”. The pieces are much like rounded plastic discs with magnets. Everything is housed in a sturdy plastic case which is 3” x 5-1/8” closed. These Specials of the Month are good from December 1 - December 31, 2008. Orders may be placed online, by mail or by phone. These Specials of the Month may be withdrawn at any time and are good only while supplies last. |
 New at Chess Life Online At the National Chess Congress, IM Bryan Smith won clear first ahead of six GMs. Daniel Ludwig almost broke 2500, while Arthur Shen and Karsten McVay also had stellar results in the Under 2200. Check out games and photos. Also, FM Mike Klein reports from the awards ceremony at the Dresden Olympiad, where the American teams celebrated bronze medals, as well as two individual board medals for Anna Zatonskih and Rusudan Goletiani. Join the USCF Today 
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Puzzle Answer: 29.Rxd6 Nxd6 30.Bc5 Ke6 31.Bxd6 Be4 32.Qc5 1–0 Kotronias - Bluvshtein, Montreal 2002 (Source: How to Beat the French Defence) |
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