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Book Notes  Finally a new and improved version of the legendary CT-ART has been released! This excellent tactics course has been voted more than once by the chess experts as the best chess training program. CT-ART is an indispensable training tool for intermediate players. The new version sports a convenient user interface and adds 1,000 training exercises (2,200 basic exercises and 1,800 auxiliary exercises altogether). Improve your play by studying, practicing and solving the carefully selected exercises in CT-ART 4.0. Its ease of use let's you focus on what matters most: Your improvement! The all-new Foxy Openings Volume 94: Modern Repertoire for White Using the Scotch (DVD) features a dynamic, modern repertoire for White using the Scotch. International Master Andrew Martin takes a close look at 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 and whilst some of his opening choices may surprise, you will see grandmasters going down left, right, and center to these new interpretations.
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Reviews in Brief |  The King's Indian
by Viktor Bologan The King's Indian Defense is a rich and complex opening, boasting forty ECO codes, which is as many as the Ruy Lopez. It is an opening that has been played by great champions such as Kasparov and Fischer, as well as by Shirov, Gelfand, and Bologan, who relies primarily on his own games to explain his suggested repertoire for black. Amateur tournament players tend to play what is fashionable, so nowadays we seem to encounter the Slav more often than the King's Indian Defense, but the latter is still a common opening and Bologan appeals to the dynamism and flexibility this hypermodern opening offers. He explains that Black can play on queenside in Volga Gambit style, on the kingside with an f5 plan when White crosses over Black's territory with d4-d5, or possibly play in the center. He also makes a good case for taking up the King's Indian if we want to play for a win. Bologan's perspective is that if one is familiar with middlegame strategic ideas in the King's Indian Defense, we can often find ourselves easily outplaying our opponents, even if they are higher rated. He also points out that sometimes it is psychologically difficult for White to handle Black's play-to-win approach in the King's Indian, and that there are no lines that give White an immediate advantage, making this a strong and solid weapon. Bologan promises a full repertoire for Black and he delivers. As a viewer I felt in very good hands with Bologan. He is tremendously organized and consistent in his approach. He also makes terrific use of the color commentary functions, leaving these visual cues in the accompanying games to make them easier to analyze. Read the full review here. | | |
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12/16 Summerville Chessboards
12/14 ChessBase Magazine 133 (DVD)
12/13 Mega Database 2010 (DVD)
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12/9 Kasparov's Fighting Chess 1999-2005
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Puzzle Answer: 21.Re6! fxe6 22.Bxh6+ Kg8 23.Rb3! 1-0 Sargissian-Caruana, Ohrid 2009 (Source: ChessBase Magazine #133)
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