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Book Notes  The Greatest Tournaments 2001-2009 presents eighty-six of the strongest tournaments played during the last decade. To be included in this book, the tournaments had to fulfill the following criteria: they were round-robin tournaments; a normal time-control was used; there was a minimum number of six participants; and it was Category 17 (or higher). The tournaments are presented in chronological order. Along with a crosstable of the event, each tournament is represented by the best game of the tournament winner, the best game played at the tournament, and the game with the most important theoretical novelty. There is also a selection of game fragments, the most beautiful combinations and endings. Fans of chess statistics can find plenty of interesting data in the three tables given at the end of the book: the tournament category statistics; the tournament winner statistics; and the tournament participant statistics! Chess Opening Essentials, Volume 4 (1.c4, 1.Nf3, Other First Moves) is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavor of how every opening works and explains the similarities with other openings as well as the differences. In addition, it also points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening has ended.
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by Lawrence Trent The subject of this DVD is the Two Knights Defense with 4.Ng5. The opening begins with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6, which was analyzed by Polerio as early as 1580. Reportedly, David Bronstein recommended that this opening be called the Chigorin Counter Attack, and Tarrasch even called 4.Ng5 a beginners move (ein stumper zug). However, according to Jan Pinski in The Two Knights Defence, it was revitalized in the 1990s by players such as Morozevich and Short. Trent, for his part, is an excellent teacher who knows how to structure a DVD to provide the lectures in an order that is both understandable and useful for learning this opening. He goes through every major variant and does an excellent job in annotating the sample games from each line. This DVD succeeds in meeting every line with a game that best shows the positives and negatives of the moves that are associated with it. All in all, Trent met the goal that he set at the beginning of the DVD. He showed that the 4.Ng5 variation is playable and leads to enjoyable game. He presents the advantages for White and shows how Black can equalize in this line. Plus, he does so in an interesting and vibrant manner. I recommend this DVD to anyone who is looking for an aggressive variation and is willing to take some chances to gain the point. If you are tired of your current repertoire, then this is a sure-fire alternative that will make your opponents think twice when playing against it. Read the full review here. | | |
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Puzzle Answer: 27.Bxb7 fxg5 28.Bxa8 Kg8 29.Rad1 1-0 If 28...Qd4, 29.Rae1 Kg8 30.Re8 Kf7 31.Re7 Kf6 32.Rh7 Qd6 33.Ra7 with the idea 33...Qb8 34.h7!. Ponomariov-Granda Zuniga, San Sebastian 2009 (Source: The Greatest Tournaments 2001-2009)
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