The Weekly Show: The pleasure of having two bishops

The two bishops

The Sizzling Scotch Gambit

The Scotch Gambit is a brazen yet utterly sound system for White who immediately opens up the position, by sacrificing a central pawn, in an attempt to assassinate the enemy king as quickly as possible.

Each week, I bring you the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments on Tuesday at 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST, 12 Noon EDT).

Today I'm going to be spending time with the game Dzagnidze vs M. Muzychuk from the Women's Candidates Tournament which shows why two bishops can be so powerful.

But first a little warm-up, Souleidis-Gordon, Llucmajor Open.

White to play!

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The Baffling 2.b3 Sicilian

Make life difficult for the Sicilian! 2.b3 is a thoroughly venomous but still solid kind of "Anti-Sicilian". No matter what setup black chooses, the bishop on b2 will always be unpleasant for him.

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