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Issue #83 Welcome to the USCFSales.com weekly newsletter. You can keep up-to-date with new product releases, read reviews of selected products, and follow the latest news from the U.S. Chess Federation. Plus, try your hand at solving our weekly puzzle. Enjoy!  New at Chess Life Online Macauley Peterson interviews Hikaru Nakamura on the heels of a big payday in Mainz, Germany. Also, in her final blog from the U.S. Open in Dallas, Jessica Lauser writes about how she got caught on a different type of Touch-Move Rule, and the ups and downs of returning home. Book Notes  New In Chess Yearbook #87 contains the latest news in chess openings and brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. The Yearbook series also offers fresh insights in underrated gambits, rare continuations, and almost forgotten weapons as well. In Dangerous Weapons: The Benoni and Benko, four renowned opening experts get together to supply the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas guaranteed to throw even the most experienced opponent off balance.
Chess Mazes are designed to develop your visualization skills. In Chess Mazes 2, Bruce Alberston presents 216 new maze puzzles.
In the ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2, German grandmaster Dr. Karsten Mueller will help you develop your strategic chess playing skills.
Reviews in Brief |  The Art of Attacking Chess
Zenon Franco In the introduction, Franco explains that his aim is to examine the different stages of an attack, including the positional factors that require it, and not just the finishing combination. In order to obtain a “broader view and a better understanding” of these factors, he includes many supplementary games in addition to the thirty-three main games. He writes that he “deliberately went for games that are not well known and widely annotated.” Each game is prefaced by a short introduction that outlines the main contours of what follows, and there is a recap of the key moments and lessons to be learned at the end of the game. The annotations often span four to six pages. The chapters are divided by motif: the king in the center, opposite-side castling, same-side castling, exploiting temporary advantages, the Horwitz bishops, and miscellaneous themes. The latter includes the power of the f5-knight, maneuvering with the major pieces, and the pawn center. There are also seventy-three exercises for the reader to solve. The material is quite dense and calls for a true commitment from the reader, if one is to get the most out of it. | | |
| | | |  The Easiest Sicilian
Atanas Kolev & Trajko Nedev Calling one of the most theoretical variations of the Sicilian Defense “easy” certainly opens one up to ridicule, but the authors explain that “strategically, the Sveshnikov is a rather simple opening” that is easy to include the in one’s repertoire. They write that “Black’s plan is obvious,” and that “White aspires to a small positional advantage at best” in the main theoretical line, where they do not see any serious problems for Black. However, the authors cover more than just the Sveshnikov. The first chapter (thirty-six pages) is devoted to the Rossolimo variation, the last is devoted to the Novosibirsk variation, and rare lines such as 3.c3 and 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 are examined as well. In all ten chapters are devoted to the Sveshnikov. A “Quick Repertoire” section outlines the plans and ideas for both sides at the beginning of each chapter, the analysis follows in the “Step by Step” section, and this is followed by the “Complete Games.” There are thirty-seven total games. The book is published by Chess Stars and printed in Bulgaria. The chess content is first-rate, but it does contain occasional grammatical errors. | | |
| New Catalog Additions 8/13: Chess Training Pocket Book II
8/8: Dangerous Weapons: The Benoni and Benko
8/7: Starting Out: The Modern
8/6: DGT960 Game Timer
8/2: New ChessCafe.com Cap
8/1: August Competition Special
8/1: August Scholastic Special
7/31: New In Chess Yearbook #87
7/30: Roman’s Lab, Volume 58: Taking Advantage of Common Endgame Mistakes
7/29: Roman’s Lab, Vol. 57: Roman vs. Rybka
7/25: 100 Endgames You Must Know
7/20: ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2
7/20: ChessCafe Puzzle Book 2 (Book + CD)
7/20: ChessCafe Puzzle Books 1 & 2 (2 books)
7/20: ChessCafe Puzzle Books 1 & 2 (2 books + 2 CDs)
7/19: Chess Mazes 2
7/19: Chess Mazes 1 & 2 (2 books)
7/14: Saber IV Electronic Chess (restock)
Monthly Specials August 2008  | For the August Competition Special, we are pleased to offer the DGT Kramnik Gift Set for the incredible USCF member price of $89.95! - a savings of $70.00! The set features Golden Sheesham Chess Pieces with Drawstring Bag, Folding Wooden Walnut & Maple Chess Board, DGT Easy Plus Clock and a special CD with 120 Kramnik games, all in an attractive gift box.
|  | For the August Scholastic Special, we are pleased to offer Pandolfini’s Chess Complete for the incredible USCF member price of $9.95! - a savings of $7.00! Pandolfini has created the chess bible for players of all levels. He has covered every aspect of the game, from chessboard and pieces, to history and strategy. These Specials of the Month are good from August 1 - August 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. |
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Puzzle Answer: 26...Bxg2!! 0-1 If 27.Kxg2 Rxf2+! and Black mates. Georgiev-Rogers, Biel, 1993 (Source: Dangerous Weapons: The Benoni and Benko) |
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