The new year brings with it a new Ronen Har-Zvi here on Chess.FM, as we rebrand his poplar weekly show from "New Idea In…" to "Ronen's Opening Survey". And in the first of his new series, our opening expert GM Ronen Har-Zvi shows just how best to handle the sometime difficult Alekhine's Defense with White's most reliable weapon of (1 e4 Nf6 2 e5 Nd5 d4 d6) 4 Nf3 - a solid line used by all the top players that continues to score big for White.

National Master Dan Heisman is a name that is synonymous with excellence in chess coaching and teaching. Dan authors the award-winning Novice Nook column (winner of three Chess Journalists of America "Best Instruction" awards), aimed at improving adults, for chesscafe.com that are clearly written and offer very practical advice and tips on how to improve your game. More info about Dan can be found here.

In the new Improve Your Chess IV series, Dan provides instruction by reviewing amateur games played on ICC and showing where the players went wrong and how to improve.

Three-time U.S. Champion GM Joel Benjamin brings you a new show every Friday at 15:00 Server Time. Joel is regarded by many as one of the best commentators and analysts' we have in the game today -- so if you want to get ahead of the game, get ready to tune-in!

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In his weekly Gambit Guide series on ICC, Boris investigates gambits old and new and show that, while some may not be actively played on the grandmaster circuit these days, they are all exciting to play and at the same time instructive as they teach us all about natural development of the pieces and tactics in chess. GM Boris Alterman has an official blog where, among other things, he'll be discussing some of his choices for his Gambit Guide.

GM Larry Christiansen is a three-time U.S. Champion and one of the most dangerous and respected attacking players of his generation. He is a feared competitor and attacker who authored two popular books that showcase his aggressive style: Storming the Barricades and Rocking the Ramparts. Each week on the show, Larry will feature various attacking motifs and themes and showing you how best to play for mate.

Today's show is: "Adams attacks the Rock"

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Mikhail Tal has a special place in the hearts of most chess players. Tal deeply loved the game of chess and believed "Chess, first of all, is Art." Fittingly, the 2009 Tal Memorial in honor of the "Magician from Riga" is the strongest tournament of the year, and one of the strongest fields of all time. MORE INFO.

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9	GM Jon Speelman	GM Vassily Ivanchuk vs. GM Vladimir Kramnik

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8	GM Gregory Kaidanov	GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Ruslan Ponomariov
7	GM Ronen Har-Zvi	GM Vassily Ivanchuk vs. GM Boris Gelfand
6	GM Joel Benjamin	GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Vishy Anand
5	GM Larry Christiansen	GM Viswanathan Anand vs. GM Peter Leko
4	GM Nick DeFirmian	GM Vladimir Kramnik vs. GM Peter Svidler
3	GM Joel Benjamin	GM Alexander Morozevich vs. GM Vladimir Kramnik
2	GM Larry Christiansen	GM Ruslan Ponomariov vs. GM Levon Aronian
1	GM Gregory Kaidanov	GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Vladimir Kramnik

	NANJING 2009		October, 2009
	The 2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament takes place 27th Sept - 9th October 2009 in Nanjing, China. The total prize fund is $365,000 (250,000 Euros) and event is part of the Grand Slam series, with the winner getting an automatic seat into next year’s Grand Slam Masters Final. MORE INFO. Rd Commentator Game Watch Free preview 10 GM Larry Christiansen  GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Dmitry Jakovenko Rd Commentator Game Watch Free preview 9 GM Joel Benjamin  GM Wang Yue vs. GM Veselin Topalov 8 GM Gregory Kaidanov   GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Wang Yue 7 GM Ronen Har-Zvi  GM Veselin Topalov vs. GM Magnus Carlsen 6 GM Joel Benjamin  GM Dmitry Jakovenko vs. GM Veselin Topalov 5 GM Nick De Firmian  GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Teimour Radjabov 4 GM Joel Benjamin  GM Dmitry Jakovenko vs. GM Magnus Carlsen 3 GM Nick De Firmian  GM Wang Yue vs. GM Magnus Carlsen 2 GM Larry Christiansen  GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Veselin Topalov 1 GM Larry Christiansen  GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Peter Leko

	Bilbao 2009		September 6-12, 2009
	Bilbao starts on Sept. 6 and runs through the 12th. ICC will have live coverage each day, along with the "Game of the Day" video. For more information, please see the official event page. Round Commentator Players Watch   1 GM Nick DeFirmian   GM Alexander Grischuk vs. GM Levon Aronian Round Commentator Players Watch   2 GM Ronen Har-Zvi   GM Levon Aronian vs. GM Sergey Karjakin 3 GM Nick DeFirmian   GM Sergey Karjakin vs. GM Alexander Grischuk 4 GM Larry Christiansen   GM Levon Aronian vs. GM Alexander Grischuk 5 GM Joel Benjamin   GM Alexander Grischuk vs. GM Sergey Karjakin 6 GM Jon Speelman   GM Sergey Karjakin vs. GM Levon Aronian