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This week Dmitry Andreikin won a match against Ding Liren in Wenzhou (2½-1½). Ding Liren hardly loses any games — you probably remember his 100 game streak remaining undefeated. However, this week he simply got crushed by one of Andreikin's favourite systems: The Yates (no not that Yates but rather the English master Frederick Yates!) Variation (9.d4 instead of the more common 9.h3) of the Ruy Lopez.
The live show is free to watch and available on-demand for ChessBase Premium accounts.
This DVD emphasizes the importance of training your calculation skills. Dutch IM Robert Ris made a selection of training material which he uses in lessons with students ranging from 1400 to 2400.
In an earlier game with Aryan Tari, Andreikin spotted a nice tactical idea. Can you find it as well?
Move the pieces on the live diagram
The Chess Player's Mating Guide Vol.1 and The Chess Player's Mating Guide Vol.2
The attention will be paid to the castled king and in particular on ways of exploiting the weakened kingside. Several well-known themes, pawnformations and other attacking weapons are covered in 8 chapters.
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Robert is live at 19:00 CEST
Special attention will be paid to Intermediate Moves, Quiet Moves, Sacrifices on Empty Squares, Mating Patterns, Ignoring Opponents Threat, Calculation in Defence and Method of Comparison. Plus 50 interactive examples to test your knowledge.
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