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   NH Chess Tournament 2010 August 12-22  

 

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GM Miguel Illescas CLICK HERE FREE TO ALL
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GM Jon Speelman CLICK HERE FREE TO ALL
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GM Alex Yermolinsky CLICK HERE FREE TO ALL
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GM Varuzhan Akobian CLICK HERE FREE TO ALL
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Date: August 12-22
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Details: finger NHChess10 and official web site

   GM Boris Alterman's "Gambit Guide": Lewis Gambit Sep 02, 2010 

 

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.

 Lewis Gambit

In the venerable Bishop's Opening, the Lewis Gambit, 1 e4 e5 2 Bc4 Bc5 3 d4!?, named after the 19th-century top English player William Lewis, is witnessing a renaissance of sorts with many new publications, such as Dangerous Weapons 1 e4 e5, and a recent volume of Secrets of Opening Surprises, showing that it is still a force to reckon with even in today's modern game.

One of the reasons for this is because it offers some tricky transpositions, chiefly to the Max Lange Gambit  - with 1 e4 e5 2 Bc4 Bc5 3 d4 Bxd4 4 Nf3 Nc6 5 Nxd4 Nxd4 6 O-O - and it's not clear that Black can avoid getting into known lines. And also getting in on the "exhumation" of the Lewis Gambit is GM Boris Alterman, who takes a closer look at all those transposition tricks  in a new series of his Gambit Guide for ICC Chess.FM.


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. The Alterman Gambit Guide: White Gambits - Boris Alterman

440 pages, paperback

The Alterman Gambit Guide: White Gambits is an instructional manual for improving players. Sharpen your tactics and learn to play dynamic attacking chess while studying the most entertaining gambits Chess has to offer.

 
   GM Larry Christiansen's "Attack with LarryC" Sep 01, 2010 

 

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: "Energetic and Imaginitive play"

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   Ronen's Opening Survey:  "QGD with 5.Bf4" Aug 30, 2010 

 

The Orthodox Defense to the Queen's Gambit (1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 Be7) is an extremely resilient system for Black, and a solid favorite of not just your average club player but also many of the world's top stars.  For many years, the two main lines against it used to be 5 Bg5 or 5 cxd5.  But in the early 1970s, Hungary's Lajos Portisch revived an old favorite of English player Joseph Blackburne (1841-1924) of 5 Bf4 with some pioneering new ideas in it.  


 
Players such as Kasparov, Karpov, Kramnik, Fischer, Carlsen, Topalov and Ivanchuk added it to their repertoire. And in a new series of Ronen's Opening Survey for Chess.FM, our resident openings expert, GM Ronen Har-Zvi, takes a closer look at the many attractions to the Queen's Gambit Declined with 5 Bf4 and why you also should be adding it to your repertoire.

Last Show QGD with 5.Bf4 - Part 4 Preview | Full show (members only) New!

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   NM Dan Heisman's "Improve Your Chess IV" Aug 28, 2010 

 

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.

 
Last Show Tabiya #6: French Winawer | Free Preview | Full show (members only) New!
 

 
   GM Joel Benjamin's "Game  of  the  Week" Aug 27, 2010 

 

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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Players: GM Fabiano Caruana vs. GM Peter Svidler
Description: NH Tournament
ECO: ECO: D87: Grunfeld
Run Time: 00:30:11



   IM John Watson's "Chess Talk" Aug 24, 2010 

 

IM John Watson
John Watson

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This week (Tue., Aug 25), returning to join IM John Watson on Chess Talk will be Russian/Irish Grandmaster Alexander Baburin, who was one of the first guests on the show back in November 2007.

Originally born in Gorky, Russia, in 1967, Alexander Baburin relocated with his family to Dublin, Ireland, in 1993.  He is an experienced player, coach and writer on the game, and for a short spell a few years ago he was also manager and second to Alexander Morozevich.

He sells antiquarian chess books and runs his own chess school in Dublin, offering chess classes in schools. But Alexander's biggest contribution to the chess world is unquestionably his popular emailed daily chess newsletter Chess Today, a venture he started in November 2000, and to-date has reached 3576 issues.


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   Dortmund 2010 July, 2010 

 

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IM Mark Ginsburg             GM Peter Leko vs. GM Arkadij Naiditsch                     
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   4th Bazna Kings June, 2010 

 

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GM Larry Christiansen
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GM Larry Christiansen
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GM Larry Christiansen
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GM Larry Christiansen
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IM Mark Ginsburg
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IM Mark Ginsburg
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GM Larry Christiansen
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   World Championship "GAME OF THE DAY" May 11, 2010 

 

Presented by: GM Miguel Illescas
GM Veselin Topalov vs. GM Vishy Anand
World Championship - Game 12
ECO: D56 Queen Gambit Declined
 
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1 Vishy Anand IND 2787 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 6.5
2 Vesselin Topalov BUL 2805 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 5.5
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   Amber 2010 Mar 13-25, 2010 

 

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   Linares 2010 Feb 13-24, 2010 

 

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GM Alex Yermolinsky GM Veselin Topalov vs. GM Boris Gelfand
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   Corus 2010 Jan 16-31, 2010 

 

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GM Gawain Jones  GM Alexei Shirov vs. GM Leinier Dominguez
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   London Chess Classic 2009 December 8-15, 2009 

 

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 GM Larry Christiansen  GM Ni Hua vs. GM David Howell
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   Tal Memorial 2009 November 5-14, 2009 

 

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

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GM Larry Christiansen  GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Dmitry Jakovenko
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   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.
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   IM Alex Lenrman's  "Endgame for Beginners"  
Endings for Beginners

IM Alex Lenderman provides a two-part, introductory lecture about chess endings. Follow along as he annotates moves upon the board for play-by-play action.

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   Pete Tamburro's  "The Sizzling Scandinavian"  
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The Scandinavian Defense (or Centre Counter) has risen in a relatively short time from being a theoretical backwater to a fully-blown main line opening. Its change in name to the Scandinavian came in the mid-1980s with its rehabilitation at top level by Denmark's Bent Larsen. And its rise since then has been nothing short of meteoric, even being used with great effect by Vishy Anand in his unsuccessful 1995 world title match against Garry Kasparov.

Against 1 e4, the Scandinavian is hugely popular at club level because Black gains a minor psychological victory by setting the agenda from the off with 1..d5! And in his new ICC Chess.FM series on the Scandinavian, Pete Tamburro explores the 2...Qxd5 lines in five videos (and with a two volume set to come later on 2 ..Nf6) that will take you through all the key themes and strategies required for Black to play this popular, and easy-to-play opening with confidence - and sizzling success!

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   FREE Video Selection  

This service is FREE to members and non-members of the ICC as a sampler of our full 4 hour daily shows hosted by Mig Greengard, featuring the famed New In Chess Trivia Quiz, where each day listeners to the show can win a 1-year subscription to New In Chess magazine.

NH tournament 2009 (Aug 20 - 31)
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MrHat(GM) GM Nakamura vs. GM Ljubojevic
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LarryC(GM) GM Yifan vs. GM Ljubojevic
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N-DeFirmian(GM) GM Beliavsky vs. GM Nakamura
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MrHat(GM) GM Stellwagen vs. GM Van Wely
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LarryC(GM) GM Svidler vs. GM Nakamura
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LarryC(GM) GM Smeets vs. GM Beliavsky
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Kaidanov(GM) GM Heine Nielsen vs. GM Smeets
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MrHat(GM) GM Caruana vs. GM Heine Nielsen
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MrHat(GM) GM Van Wely vs. GM Stellwagen
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LarryC(GM) GM Nakamura vs. GM Svidler

For more information about the NH tournament, please see the official event page.

 
Dortmund 2009 (July 2nd - 12th)
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LarryC(GM) GM Carlsen vs. GM Jakovenko
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LarryC(GM) GM Jakovenko vs. GM Naiditsch
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Kaidanov(GM) GM Naiditsch vs. GM Leko
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Indiana-Jones(GM) GM Naiditsch vs. GM Kraminik
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N-DeFirmian(GM) GM Leko vs. GM Bacrot
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N-DeFirmian(GM) GM Jakovenko- GM Carlsen
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Speelman(GM) GM Bacrot vs. GM Kramnik
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LarryC(GM) GM Kramnik vs. GM Carlsen
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N-DeFirmian(GM) GM Jakovenko vs. GM Kramnik
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MrHat(GM) GM Kramnik vs. GM Naiditsch

Full Dortmund 2009 coverage and results can be found here.

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TITLE
AUTHOR
DATE
Caro-Kann, Advance Variation
IM Alex Lenderman
05.23.08
Smith Morra Gambit (3/3)
IM Alex Lenderman
09.04.07
Smith Morra Gambit (2/3)
IM Alex Lenderman
08.27.07
Smith Morra Gambit (1/3)
IM Alex Lenderman
08.20.07
Openings for Beginners
IM Alex Lenderman
07.03.07
French Winawer with 5.Bd2
GM Perelshteyn
07.30.06
The English Opening: Benko vs. Botvinnik
Pete Tamburro
07.13.06
The English Opening: Botvinnik vs. Soderberg
Pete Tamburro
06.21.06
The English Opening: Botvinnik vs. Smyslov
Pete Tamburro
04.30.06
The English Opening according to Botvinnik
Pete Tamburro
04.17.06
The English Opening according to Botvinnik II
Pete Tamburro
04.17.06
Colle/Zukertort System: Colle vs. Grunfeld
IM Mark Diesen
11.15.04
Kings Indian: GM Kasparov vs. GM Carlsen
IM Mark Diesen
06.19.04
English attack: GM Illescas vs. GM Rowson
IM Mark Diesen
06.24.04
Two Knights Defense: 4. Ng5
GM Larry Christiansen
05.04.04

 

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