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Yuri Averbakh died on May 7, aged 100 years. His contribution to the world of chess cannot be underestimated. He was a distinguished player (twice Soviet Champion), trainer, opening theoretician, endgame expert, study composer, arbiter, chess politician, journalist — and I have probably missed something.
Here is a position from the game I played against Averbakh in New York 1990. Averbakh has ripped through the middle of the board, scattering my forces to the corners of the board. What is the best way to increase the advantage? White to play.
And here's another mate in two.
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Daniel King is the prolific author of the Power Play series which numbers 28 volumes to date. The Tactic Turbo for the King’s Gambit is the subject of his most recent DVD.
Here’s a teaser:
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