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This week's Radio Show could be a long one! We kick off with another game from the Eurpean Individual Championships, where Luke Mc Shane and Stephen Gordon battle it out in a Trompowski.
It seems that 9...Bb4 is a very good answer to the variation with 5 Nc3.
Life in the European Open Tournaments can often be nasty, brutish and short.
Check out Erenburg-Rahmilivitz, 7 Qg4!, to see just what I mean.
The clash of style and personality comes to the fore in the mini-match between Agdestein and Carlsen to decide who will be this years's Norwegian Champion. We dip in and sample Game Three.
Perhaps 7 Ng1 gives you a flavour of the events to come.
The editorial team of Jacob Aagaard, John Shaw and Ari Zeigler at ' Quality Chess Books' have kindly sent me three new books to discuss. I will comment on :
They are uniformly excellent.
And finally a closer look at Game Two from Elista, Topalov-Kramnik, where White dramatically misses a win after the brilliant 29 hxg6!!
C.M. Bent
White to play and win.
We stiffen the requirements. Entries to andrew@andrewmartinchessacademy.com please. It could be YOU that wins our prize this week!
You cannot miss this major broadcasting event, coming to you live on the PlayChess airwaves, this time on Sunday, 1st October, at 21:00 GMT / 22:00 CEST. See you there!
The Andrew Martin Radio ChessBase lecture normally begins on Wednesdays at 21:00h CEST (European Central time = server time, which translates to 20:00h London, 3:00 p.m. New York, 05:00 a.m. Sydney (on Thursday). You can use Fritz or any Fritz-compatible program (Shredder, Junior, Tiger, Hiarcs) to follow the lectures, or download a free trial client. |
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Andrew Martin Chess Academy opens today, March 1st 2006. The site
offers a personal game annotation service; a regular newsletter written by AMCA
staff; the best online tuition in terms of value and quality; a series of tournaments
for children aged under 14; all aspects of chess training, including specific
opening preparation; an AMCA room at PlayChess.com, where lessons may be held
in complete privacy with our expert tutors – all at a time that is best
for you at any time of day or night, anywhere in the world. The motto: "Join
us, Improve and enjoy your chess!"
He is not some unknown in the world of chess. Andrew Martin was the star commentator in the 2000 London match between Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik, and he gained recent international fame and popularity with his live audio commentary on Playchess.com during the FIDE world championship in San Luis.
Andrew is also a prolific chess trainer, not just live in British scholastic circles, but also in a series of training DVDs he has produced for ChessBase, taking full advantage of our Chess Media System. His lively, entertaining style, combined with a good dash of humour, makes any lesson with him a delight to follow.
Andrew Martin is 47 years old and lives in Sandhurst, England, with his wife and four children. His book King‘s Indian Battle Plans for Thinkers Press was an international best-seller.
Each week Martin will cast his eye over the contemporary chess scene, presenting a veritable pot-pourri of interesting topics. We look forward to the pleasure of your company.
