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Modern Chess Opening
Repertoire for White
by James Rizzitano
2021
Gambit Publications Ltd
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175 pages
Price €21,43
ISBN (13 digits):
978-1-911465-74-4
The well
known International Master James Rizzitano provides the reader
with a one volume repertoire book,based on the famous Giuoco Piano,one
of the earliest recorded methods of opening a game.
But it is all played throw the Bishop’s
Opening starting with 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4.
As Tim Harding one wrote: The Bishop’s
Opening is more than a main line with sub-variations.
Other covered repertoire lines are,Modern Advance Caro-Kann,Tarrasch
French,Rossolimo,Moscow Sicilians etc.Included with well thought
repertoire lines against The Scandinavian and
Alekhine
Defence.
Interesting to mention is the sharp move order against the Pirc and
Modern Defence,1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bf4 Bg7
5.Qd2 0-0 6.Bh6 c6 7.h4 e5 8.Bxg7 Kxg7 9.h5 Nxh5 10.Be2 exd4 11.Qxd4+
Qf6 12.Qd2 Qf4 13.Bxh5 gxh5 14.Rxh5 f6 15.Nge2 gives white a structural
advantage, Jablonicky – Kostolansky,Slovakian Team Ch 2019/20,strange
enough not even mentioned in the latest Mega Datatbase!
The move 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 f5 gets a interesting remark from the
great Gary Lane in his famous book The Bishop’s Opening
Explained,but
Rizzitano waves it all away with 3.d4 exd4 4.Nh3!
Rarely played but very effective,4...Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Re1 Nxe5
8.Rxe4 fxe4 9.Qh5+ Ng6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Nf4 d5 12.Nxg6 Bg4 13.Qxg4 hxg6
14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Bxd5 e3 16.Qe4 and white’s two minor pieces are far
superior to black’s rook plus pawn.
As James Rizzitano explains in his introduction the goal of this book
is to provide the reader with a one volume theoretical sound dynamic
opening repertoire.
And where Rizzitano goes for a relatively safe king,and suggests the
following strategies:Take the bishop-pair
in a semi-open position if it is offered to you,Avoid creating
unnecessary weaknesses in your own position,Accept questionable gambits
and material sacrifices and Absorb any space advantage conceded by the
opponent.
Going throw this book you will feel the influence of Alpha Zero related
chess engines as Stockfish 13 and 14.
Conclusion: Outstanding repertoire
book!
For the interested readerthere is on https://youtu.be/KQgQmMaZBEk a
interesting introductory video by GM John Nunn!
The 4 Player Types standard model - Find
your strengths and weaknesses and those of your opponent
by Dr. Karsten Müller
&Luis Engel
2021
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GM Dr. Karsten Müller and his companion Luis Engel discuss
in a impressive 6 hours and 50 minutes the techniques of the 4 player
types:’ activists’, ‘pragmatics’, ‘theoreticians’ and so-called
‘reflectors’. Their respective strengths and weaknesses are explained
with a wealth of material as we can see in the following index:
Introduction
Activists - Strengths
Characteristics of activists
Hyperactivists
Strengths of activists - Sacrifices for a direct king attack
The pearl of Wijk aan Zee
Sacrifices for initiative
Deep Junior as activist
Judit Polgar's exchange sacrifice
Judit Polgar's pawn sacrifices
Initiative for static weaknesses
Anand's activity
Activists advance opening theory
Anand's immortal game
Kasparov's hammer blow
Activists - Endgame
Strengths - Defence of rook endgames
Activity counts
The defender exchanges pawns
Dynamic trumphs are important - Strong passed pawns
The swarm of midges
Endgame types, where dynamic trumphs are important
A light intiative weighs heavily
Fire on board
Anand's counterattack
Weaknesses of activists in the endgame
Do not rush
Pseudo-active defence
Activists - Weaknesses
Weaknesses of activists in the endgame - Non-active defence
Kramnik beats Kasparov
Pseudo-active pawn moves
Fatal opening of the kingside
The defender must be careful when moving pawns
Too risky attack
Model games against activists
Judit Polgar demonstrates reflector qualities
Tiviakov's theories
Theorists
Characteristics of theorists
The positional school
Dorfman's method
The flying rook
Theorists play logically
Botvinnik's iron logic
The style of Ulf Andersson
A light initiative weighs heavily
The Andersson endgame
Strategical endgames
Ponomariov's technique
Kramnik's power play
One special theory
The Steinitzian method of restriction
Reflectors
Characteristics of reflectors
Good feeling for harmony and coordination
Karpov's coordination
Active prophylaxis
Petrosian's prophylaxis
Petrosian's king
Dominance and restriction methods
Karpov's space advantage
Computer technique
Strategic initiative and power play
Attack with opposite-coloured bishops
Petrosian's bishops
Petrosian's pawn wave
Strategic endgames
Karpov's knight magic
The Carlsen endgame
Pragmatics
Characteristics of pragmatics
Concrete approach
Fischer's knight sacrifice
Fischer's attack on the wings
Advantages and disadvantages of concrete play
MVL's missed win against Carlsen
Fischer's initiative
Fischer's pseudo activity
The calculation of variations
Caruana's calculation power
Good practical decisions
Counterplay counts
Making the game more difficult and complex 1
Making the game more difficult and complex 2
Pragmatics like to grab material
Personal I think we have here one of the best ChessBase learning DVD’s
or downloads that I ever had on my computer!
Conclusion: Super learning material!
Attacking with the
Jobava London System
by Elisabeth Pähtz
2021
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Price Euro 29.90
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graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound
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program activation.
MacOSX only available as download! Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10
The strong lady Grandmaster Elisabeth Pähtz digs in a impressive 6
hours video time in the dangerous Jobava London System, that runs with
the moves 1.d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.Nb5 As we can see in the index
the wealth of material is impressive:
Introduction Introduction
Chapter 1 - 3...e6
1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.Nb5
4...Bd6
4...Bb4+ 5.c3 Ba5
4...Na6 5.e3 c6 6.Nc3 Bb4
4...Na6 5.e3 c6 6.Nc3 Bd6
4...Na6 5.e3 c6 6.Nc3 Nc7 7.Nf3 Bb4
4...Na6 5.e3 c6 6.Nc3 Nc7 7.Nf3 Be7
4...Na6 5.e3 c6 6.Nc3 Nc7 7.Nf3 Bd6
4...Na6 5.e3 c6 6.Nc3 Nc7 7.Nf3 c5/b5/a6
4...Na6 5.e3 c6 6.Nc3 Nb8
4...Na6 5.e3 c6 6.Nc3 Qb6
4...Na6 5.e3 Bb4+
4...Na6 5.e3 Be7 6.Nf3 c6
4...Na6 5.e3 Be7 6.Nf3 0-0
Chapter 2 - 3...c6
1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c6 4.Qd2
4...e6 5.f3 Bb4
4...e6 5.f3 Bd6
4...e6 5.f3 Nbd7
4...Bf5 5.f3 Bg6
4...Bf5 5.f3 e6
4...Bf5 5.f3 h6
4...Bf5 5.f3 h5
4...Bf5 5.f3 Na6
Chapter 3 - 3...g6
1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 g6 4.Qd2
4...c6 5.f3 Bg7
4...c6 5.f3 b5
4...Bg7 5.f3 c5
Chapter 4 - 3...a6
1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 a6 4.e3
4...c5 5.dxc5 e6 6.Na4 Nbd7
4...c5 5.dxc5 e6 6.Na4 Bxc5
4...c5 5.dxc5 Nc6 6.Nf3 e6
4...c5 5.dxc5 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6/Qa5
4...e6 5.g4 Bb4 6.Nge2 0-0 7.a3 Be7 8.g5 Nh5
4...e6 5.g4 Bb4 6.Nge2 0-0 7.a3 Be7 8.g5 Nfd7
4...e6 5.g4 c5/h6
4...Bf5 5.Nf3 e6 6.Ne5 Nbd7/Nfd7
4...Bf5 5.Nf3 e6 6.Ne5 Bd6
4...Bf5 5.Nf3 e6 6.Ne5 h6/c5
4...Bf5 5.Nf3 e6 6.Ne5 Bb4
Chapter 5 - 3...Bf5
1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5 4.Nf3
4...c6/c5
4...e6 5.e3 Bb4
4...e6 5.e3 Bd6
4...e6 5.e3 c5/Be7/Bbd7
Extra chapter - 3...c5
1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5
4.e3 cxd4
4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 a6 plus a lot of exercises to see if you have learned
from this famous grandmaster.
For the interested reader:Elisabeth Pähtz (born January 8, 1985,
sometimes spelt Elisabeth Paehtz) has been the strongest German female
chess player since her youth.[1] In 2002, Pähtz became the World
Youth Champion of the girls' under-18 age group, and in 2005, the World
Junior Girls Champion.[2][3] She won the 2018 European Women's
Championship in rapid chess. In 2021, she scored her third grandmaster
norm; if confirmed, she will become the first German woman to earn the
FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM)
Conclusion: Highly recommended!
ChessBase Magazine issue 205
Januar/ February 2022
ChessBase
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ISSN 1432-8992
Euro 19.95
System requirements:
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ChessBase Magazine issue 205 is divided to the legendary Robert
Huebner,as the
editorial team describes him as the razor sharp analyst and former
world player.
A great talent who fought at the age of 23 for the world championship.
Included on this DVD is a heavy loaded file of 19 entries where I would
like to show
the reader the following win.
Huebner,Robert (2615) - Kasparov,Garry (2780) [E69]
Dortmund Dortmund (6), 23.04.1992
[Müller, Karsten]
Defeating a reigning
World Champion is always something special.
Here, on top of that, Hübner manages a victory in
typical Kasparov style. He relies on his chances in the kingside attack
and is rewarded.
Einen amtierenden Weltmeister zu besiegen, ist immer etwas
Besonderes. Hier gelingt
Hübner obendrein eine Sieg in typischem
Kasparovstil. Er setzt auf seine
Chancen im KÃnigsangriff am KÃnigsflügel
und wird belohnt.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.0-0 e5
8.e4 c6 9.h3 Qb6?!
Objectively, this is probably too provocative. However, at the time it
was considered well
playable. Objektiv ist das vermutlich zu provakativ. Damals galt es
jedoch als gut spielbar.
10.c5! dxc5 11.dxe5 Ne8 12.Na4? However, this is too slow. Das
ist jedoch zu langsam. [Today's main variation Die heutige
Hauptvariante 12.e6 fxe6 13.Ng5 Ne5
14.f4 Nf7 15.Nxf7 Bd4+ 16.Kh2 Rxf7 17.e5 is better for White and has
discredited the whole play. ist besser für WeiÃY
und hat das ganze Abspiel in Misskredit gebracht.] 12...Qa6 13.Bg5 b5
14.Nc3 Nc7 15.Be7 Re8 16.Bd6 Ne6 17.a4 b4 18.Ne2 Qa5! Kasparov also
plays for a win as usual and wants more than Kasparov spielt ebenfalls
wie gewohnt auf Gewinn und will mehr als [18...c4 19.Bxb4 Nxe5 20.Nxe5
Bxe5 21.Bc3 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Nc5÷ (Knaak in CBM 29), which should be
fairly even. (Knaak in CBM 29), was ziemlich ausgeglichen sein
dürfte.;
Not, however, the rushed Nicht jedoch das überhastete
18...Qc4? 19.Re1 Qa6 20.a5 c4 21.Nf4 Nef8 22.Bf1±] 19.Nd2 Ba6
Kasparov spurns the pawn and goes fully into his counterplay. Kasparov
verschmäht den Bauern und setzt voll auf sein
Gegenspiel. [19...Nxe5!? was also strongly in question, though, e.g.
kam allerdings ebenfalls stark in Frage, z.B. 20.f4 Nd7 21.e5 Ba6
22.Rf2 Rad8³] 20.f4 c4 21.Kh2 Rad8 [21...Nb6? 22.f5,] 22.Qc2?
There is no real progress on the queenside. Am
Damenflügel geht es nicht recht weiter. [22.Nf3 was
called and the game should balance, e.g. war angesagt und das Spiel
sollte sich die Waage halten, z.B. 22...Bf8 23.Ned4 Nxd4 24.Nxd4 Bb7
25.Nc2 b3 26.Ne3 Ba6 27.Rc1 c3 28.Rxc3 Bxf1 29.Qxf1 Qxa4 30.Bxf8 Rxf8
31.Qc1©] 22...Nb6 23.Rfd1 Bf8? After that Hübner's
play on the kingside gets going after all. Danach kommt
Hübners Spiel am KÃnigsflügel doch
noch in Schwung. [After Nach 23...c5! 24.Bf1 Rc8³
(Hübner in CBM 29), on the other hand, it is slowed
down. (Hübner in CBM 29) ist es dagegen ausgebremst.]
24.Nf3 c3 25.Ned4 Now it's getting really uncomfortable.
Hübner strengthens his initiative in the style of
Kasparov, who now plays wrong under pressure: Nun wird es richtig
ungemütlich. Hübner
verstärkt seine Initiative im Stil Kasparovs, der unter
Druck nun fehlgreift: 25...Nxd4? This exchange only increases the white
attacking harmony. Dieser Abtausch erhÃht nur die weiÃYe
Angriffsharmonie. [25...cxb2! keeps the damage in check, e.g.
hält den Schaden in Grenzen, z.B. 26.Qxb2 (26.Nb3? bxa1N
27.Rxa1 Bd3 28.Qxd3 Nc5-+ (Hübner)
(Hübner)) 26...Nc4! 27.Qa2 Nxd6 28.Nxc6 Qb6 29.Nxd8 b3
30.Qb1 b2 31.Nxe6 bxa1Q 32.Qxa1 Rxe6 33.exd6 Rxd6 34.Rxd6 Qxd6 35.e5
Qb4²] 26.Nxd4 cxb2 27.Qxb2 [27.Nb3? bxa1N 28.Rxa1 Rxd6 29.Nxa5
Rd3©] 27...Nc4 28.Qb3? Surprisingly, this is the wrong square.
Ãoberraschenderweise ist das das falsche Feld. [After Nach
28.Qa2! Black's back is against the wall: steht Schwarz mit dem
Rücken zur Wand: 28...Nxd6 (28...Qb6? 29.a5 Qb7 30.Bxf8
Kxf8 31.e6+-) 29.Nxc6 Qb6 30.Nxd8 b3 31.a5 Qe3 32.Qa4 Bb5 33.Qd4 Qxd4
34.Rxd4 Nc4 35.Rb1 Nxa5 36.Rd5 Bc4 37.Rxa5 Rxd8 38.Rxa7 Rd2
39.Rb7±] 28...Qb6 The correct parry of the threat Nxc6. Die
richtige Parade der Drohung Sxc6. [Not, however Nicht jedoch 28...Rc8?
29.Bxf8 Rxf8 (29...Kxf8 30.Rac1 c5 31.Nf3 Red8 32.Rxd8+ Qxd8 33.Rxc4
Bxc4 34.Qxc4+-) 30.e6 c5 31.Nf3 Nb6 32.e7 Rfe8 33.Qb2 Nc4 34.Qf6 Qb6
35.e5 Bb7 36.Rd6 Qc7 37.Rc1 Ne3 38.e6 fxe6 39.Qxe6+ Kh8 40.Rd7 Qc6
41.Qe5+ Kg8 42.Rxb7 Qxb7 43.Qxe3 Qxe7 44.Ne5+-] 29.a5 Qb7 However, this
decision by Kasparov can also be seen critically. The passive retreat
on the queenside gives Hübner a dangerous initiative.
Diese Entscheidung Kasparovs kann allerdings auch kritisch gesehen
werden. Der passive Damenrückzug gibt
Hübner eine gefährliche Initiative.
[Presumably Vermutlich war 29...Nxa5!? was the better choice from a
practical point of view, e.g. aus praktischer Sicht die bessere Wahl,
z.B. 30.Rxa5 (30.Qa4 Bxd6 31.exd6 Rxd6 32.Qxa5 Qxa5 33.Rxa5 Bb5 34.e5
Rd7 35.Rxb5 cxb5 36.Bc6 Red8 37.Bxd7 Rxd7 38.Kg2 b3 39.Kf3 a5 40.Ke4 a4
41.Rb1 Kf8 42.Nxb5 Rb7 43.Na3 b2 44.Nc2 Rb3 45.g4 a3 46.Nxa3 Rxa3
47.Rxb2 Rxh3=) 30...Qxa5 31.Bxf8 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 Rxf8 33.e6 Qc5 34.exf7+
Rxf7 35.Rxb4 Bb5²] 30.Bxf8 Kxf8 31.e6!? The consistent
continuation of the white attack. Die konsequente Fortsetzung des
weiÃYen Angriffs. [31.Bf1?! c5 32.Bxc4 Bxc4 33.Qxc4 cxd4 34.Rxd4
Rxd4 35.Qxd4 b3 36.e6 Rxe6 (Hübner)
(Hübner) 37.Qh8+ Ke7 38.Rd1 Qc7 39.Qd4=] 31...c5
[31...fxe6?? 32.Nxe6+ Rxe6 33.Rxd8+ Ke7 34.Rad1+-] 32.e5 Qc7 33.exf7
Qxf7 34.Nc6 Now a very critical situation has arisen. Presumably
Kasparov can still hold on, but on the board the defence is hard to
find or conduct: Nun ist eine sehr kritische Lage entstanden.
Vermutlich kann Kasparov sich noch halten, aber am Brett ist die
Verteidigung kaum zu finden bzw zu führen: 34...Rxd1?
That's the wrong order. Das ist die falsche Reihenfolge. [34...Nxe5!
was called for, e.g. war angesagt, z.B. 35.Qxf7+ Nxf7 36.Nxd8 Rxd8
37.Rxd8+ Nxd8 38.Rc1 c4 (38...Ne6? 39.Bd5 Ke7 (Hübner)
(Hübner) 40.g4 Nd4 (40...Nxf4?! 41.Rxc5 Kd6?! 42.Rc6++-)
41.f5 gxf5 (41...b3 42.f6+ Kxf6 43.Rxc5±) 42.gxf5 Bd3 43.f6+
Kxf6 44.Rxc5±) 39.Bf1 b3 40.Bxc4 b2 41.Rd1 b1Q 42.Rxb1 Bxc4
(Hübner) (Hübner) 43.Rc1 Bb5 44.Rc8 Ke8
45.Rc7 Nc6 46.Rxh7 a6²] 35.Rxd1 [35.Qxd1? Ne3 36.Qd6+ Kg8 37.Bf3
Qb3 (Hübner) (Hübner) 38.Re1=] 35...Nxe5
[35...Qc7? 36.Qf3+-] 36.Bd5 Bc4! Kasparov had probably relied on this
counter-attack. Auf diesen Konter hatte sich Kasparov vermutlich
verlassen. 37.Qc2 Ng4+? But now he liquidates into a lost endgame under
enormous pressure. Nun wickelt er unter den enormen Druck allerdings in
ein verlorenes Endspiel ab. [After Nach 37...b3? 38.Qc1 a) 38.Qc3? Qf5
39.Rd2 (39.Nxe5 Qc2+ 40.Qxc2 bxc2 41.Rc1 Bxd5 42.Rxc2 Rc8 43.Rxc5 Rxc5
44.Nd7+ Ke7 45.Nxc5 Kd6= (Hübner)
(Hübner)) 39...b2 40.Nxe5 Rxe5 41.fxe5 b1Q 42.Qxc4 Qb4
43.Qe2 Kg7 44.Qe3 Qb8 45.Rf2 Qbxe5 46.Qxc5 Qxf2+ 47.Qxf2 Qxd5 48.Qxa7+
Kg8 49.Qb8+ Kf7 50.Qc7+ Kg8 51.Qb8+ Kf7 52.Qb4 Qa2+ 53.Kg1 Qe2=; b)
38.Qf2?? Nxc6 39.Bxf7 Re2-+; 38...Qf5 (38...b2 39.Qxb2 Bxd5 40.Nxe5 Qb7
41.Qc3± (Hübner) (Hübner)) 39.Nxe5
Qc2+ 40.Bg2 Rxe5 41.fxe5 Qxc1 42.Rxc1 the black pawns are surprisingly
toothless, e.g. sind die schwarzen Bauern erstaunlich zahnlos, z.B.
42...Bd3 43.Rf1+ (43.Rxc5? b2 44.Rc8+ Ke7 45.Rb8 b1Q 46.Rxb1 Bxb1
47.Bd5 Bf5= (Hübner)) 43...Ke7 (43...Bxf1 44.Bxf1 Ke7
45.Kg2 Ke6 46.Kf3 Kxe5 47.Ke3+-) 44.Rf2 Ke6÷
(Hübner) (Hübner) (44...c4?! 45.Bd5+-)
45.Bf3 c4 (45...Bc2 46.Rd2 Kxe5 47.Bd5+-) 46.Bd1 Be4 47.Rb2 Bd5 48.Kg1
Kxe5 49.Kf2 Kd4 50.Rd2+ Ke5 51.Ke3+-;
¹37...Nxc6! was forced. However, White retains a clear advantage
after war erzwungen. Allerdings behält WeiÃY
klaren Vorteil nach 38.Qxc4 Qc7 39.Qxc5+ Qe7 (Hübner)
(Hübner) 40.Qc1!±;
37...Qxd5? 38.Rxd5 Nf3+ 39.Kh1 Re2 40.Rd8+ Kg7 41.Qxe2 Bxe2 42.Kg2+-]
38.hxg4 Re2+ [38...Bxd5 39.Qxc5+ Kg8 40.Rxd5 Qe6 41.Ne5+-] 39.Qxe2 Bxe2
40.Bxf7 Bxd1 41.Bc4 Hübner controls the black pawns,
while his a-pawn will decide the game. Hübner
kontrolliert die schwarzen Bauern, während sein a-Bauer
die Partie entscheiden wird. 41...b3 42.Nxa7 b2 43.Ba2 [43.Bd3?? c4=]
43...Be2 [43...c4 44.Nb5+- (Hübner)
(Hübner);
43...Bxg4 44.Nb5 Be6 45.Bb1 Bf5 46.Bxf5 gxf5 47.Nc3+-
(Hübner) (Hübner);
43...Ba4 44.Nc8 c4 45.a6 c3 46.a7 c2 (46...Bc6 47.Bb1+-) 47.a8Q b1Q
(47...c1Q 48.Qxa4+-) 48.Nb6+ Be8 (48...Ke7 49.Qe4+ Kd8 50.Bxb1 c1Q
51.Nxa4+-) 49.Qa3+ Kg7 50.Qe7++- (Hübner)
(Hübner)] 44.Kg2 Bd3 [44...Ke7 45.Kf2 Bc4 46.Bb1 Kd7
47.f5 gxf5 48.gxf5 Kc7 49.f6 Kb7 50.Nb5+- (Hübner)
(Hübner)] 45.Kf3 Ke7 [45...b1Q 46.Bxb1 Bxb1 47.Ke3 Ba2
48.Nb5 Bc4 49.Nc7+-] 46.Ke3 b1Q [46...Bc4 47.Bb1 Kd7 48.Kd2 Kc7 49.Kc3
Ba6 50.f5 gxf5 51.gxf5 Kb7 52.f6 Kxa7 53.f7+-] 47.Bxb1 Bxb1 48.Nb5 Kd7
[48...Ba2 49.a6 Bd5 50.Nc7 Bc6 51.a7 Kd7 52.a8Q Bxa8 53.Nxa8 Kc6
54.f5+-] 49.a6 Kc6 50.f5! This tactical punch line is the culmination
of a sustained attack. Diese taktische Pointe ist der krÃnende
Abschluss eines nachhaltigen Angriffs.[50.f5! gxf5 51.gxf5 Bxf5 52.a7
Kb7 53.Nd6+ Kxa7 54.Nxf5 Kb6 55.Ke4 Kc6 56.Ke5 Kb5 57.Kd5 Kb4 58.Nd6 h5
59.Ne4 c4 60.Kd4 Kb3 61.Nd2++-] 1-0.
The main file is good for 2288 entries where many of them carry
excellent annotations.
Included are smashing video files:
Markus Ragger: Gruenfeld Defence
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 c5
Rustam Kasimdzhanov: French Advance Variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6 8.Bxh6
Qxb2 9.Nbd2 gxh6
Mihail Marin: Nimzo Indian Huebner Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 d6
Opening surveys:
Petra Papp: Benko Gambit 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 e6
Krisztian Szabo: Nimzowitsch Sicilian 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
Robert Ris: Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7?!
Christian Braun: French Tarrasch 8.0–0 g5!
Evgeny Postny: Four Knights Rubinstein Variation 5.0-0
Renato Quintiliano: Italian with 6...d5 / 11.Bb3!
Lars Schandorff: Ruy Lopez with 5.Qe2
Sergey Grigoriants: London System 5.Qb3 c4 6.Qc2 e5!
Alexey Kuzmin: Gruenfeld with 7.Nf3/8.h3
Imre Hera: Queen's Indian 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 c5
Patrick Zelbel: King's Indian recipes against 6.Be2 And many other
contributions as The endgames by Dr.Robert Huebner,Karsten
Müeller does not only deal with classics of the former Candidates
finalist,but also presents endgame highlights fom modern
tournament practice.
Conclusion: This is must have
material!