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Leko,P (2738) - Naiditsch,A (2664) [E00]
Sparkassen Dortmund GER (1), 29.07.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 6.Bg2 0-0 7.Nf3 d6
8.0-0 Nc6 9.d5
Carlsen,M (2675) - Volokitin,And (2662) [A33]
GM Biel SUI (5), 28.07.2006
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Ne5
8.e4 Bb4 9.Qe2 d6 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Bg2 0-0 14.0-0 b6 15.Nd4
Nxd4 16.cxd4 Ba6 17.Rac1
Carlsen,M (2675) - Morozevich,A (2731) [E97]
GM Biel SUI (2), 25.07.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.a4
and
Acs,P (2520) - Harikrishna,P (2682) [C89]
4th Marx György Mem Paks HUN (1), 28.07.2006
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0
8.c3 d5
Test your attacking skills by solving this weeks puzzle and win a Chessbase DVD of your choice. Last weeks winner, Bart De Kort of Brussels, was delighted with his prize! Entries to andrew@andrewmartinchessacdemy.com
Yeo,M - Wells,P, Lloyds Bank Masters, London, 1979
Black to move and win.
Make good use of the extra pieces on the kingside!
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