It's ... the Andrew Martin Radio ChessBase Show
In this week's radio show we discover that Black is more than OK, if our featured
games are anything to go by. Check out:
McShane,L (2615) - Aronian,L (2744) [C88]
Bundesliga 2006-7 Porz GER (8), 03.02.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3
Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.Nf1 Bc8 14.Bg5
A classical Spanish duel.
Marzolo,C (2472) - Apicella,M (2534) [A40]
TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB Chalons en Champagne FRA (1), 09.02.2007
1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 a5 4.e4 d5 5.e5 Ne7!?
From the ferociously strong French League, an unusual Queen's Pawn.
Rothuis,V (2413) - Tiviakov,S (2667) [B01]
TCh-NED 2006-7 Netherlands NED (5), 03.02.2007
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.g3 Bg4 7.Bg2 e6 8.0-0
Be7 9.b3 0-0 10.Bb2 Na6 11.Qe2 Rad8
Once again we see Tiviakov stubbornly and successfully defending with the Scandinavian.
This week's puzzle
B. G. Laws, 1881, First Prize
White to play and mate in three moves
Entries on the puzzle to andrew@andrewmartinchessacademy.com before 20:00 GMT
on Wednesday.
Solution to last week's competition
Last week's puzzle winner was Valery Baranov from Raleigh, New Jersey, USA.
Congratulations!
White to play and draw
Solution: 1.Nf7!! [1.Ng6? h3 2.Nf4 h2 3.Ne2+ Kd2! and Black
gains vital time. 4.Ng3 Ke1 5.Kd6 Kf2 6.Nh1+ Kg2 7.Ke5 Kxh1 8.Kf4 Kg2] 1...h3
2.Ng5 h2 3.Ne4+ Kd4 [3...Kc2 4.Ng3! Kd1 5.Kd6 Ke1 6.Ke5=] 4.Nf2
Kc3 5.Kd6 Kd2 6.Ke5 Ke2 7.Nh1 Kf3 8.Kd4 Kg2 9.Ke3 Kxh1 10.Kf2 ½-½.
A brilliant minimalist study from Grigoriev.
There will be no Radio Show next week as Andrew Martin travels to the United
States to open a 'Chess Clinic', where the typical problems of the average player
will be dissected and discussed. Anyone in the rating band 1000-2300 will benefit.
You are asked to check out the details on the Chessco website (www.chessco.com)
or contact blong@chessco.com for more information.
See you on the server at 2000 GMT/2100CET this Wednesday!
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Andrew Martin, chess trainer and teacher
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.
Andrew Martin: The Trompowsky – The easy way
