It's ... the Andrew Martin Radio ChessBase Show
Fred Reinfeld once famously wrote a book with the title "Chess is an
easy game". I cannot say that I agree with him. I once had a conversation
with Bronstein who claimed that the individual personality makes chess difficult;
in reality the game is quite simple!
In the same conversation I believe he said that the World Championship would
eventually be decided by a long series of five minute games, but that is another
topic. In that case we are all in training on PlayChess daily!
However, Leko-Aronian from Linares is perhaps what Reinfeld had in mind, where
Black shows impressive control and technique to beat the most formidable of
opponents. We examine two games, the first after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.a5 Be6
in the Anti-Marshall and ask
Is this the answer to Black's problems?
We then move to a swashbuckling Modern Defence which is pure entertainment
all the way: 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 c6. The older
move. What is wrong with it and why is 4...a6 preferred almost exclusively
these days? Perhaps the answer lies after 5.Qd2 b5 6.Nf3, although I remain
to be convinced that Black's chances are in any way inferior there. 5.Qd2
b5 6.0-0-0
Fearless or stupid? How could it be anything else?
And we finish with the usual competition, which has grown greatly in popularity
as the weeks have gone by.
A Chameleon Echo
White to play and draw
That is the way study composers describe what happens in this week's competition.
Aside from that no further clues.
Solution to last week's puzzle
Jacobsen,B-Christiansen,J, 1990
White played 1.Bxa7. Why was this a mistake?
1.Bxa7? was a big mistake, since 1...Qf1+ 2.Bg1 Kh3 3.a7 [3.b8Q Qf3+ 4.Bxf3]
3...Qf3+ 4.Bxf3 leads to stalemate. The correct move in the above position
was 1.Bd5! marking time. Eventually White will win.
The AM Radio Show starts this week at 11pm GMT/12 midnight CET . See you there
!
The Andrew Martin
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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
