It's ... the Andrew Martin Radio ChessBase Show
This weeks radio show transports us back to 1966 as we examine two key games
from the World Championship match between Petrosian and Spassky. Both are superb
fights and we can learn a lot from them.
This will be a remarkable week for reviews. No less than four of the latest
products from Chessbase go under the microscope. In order:
- Shirov on the Sicilian (DVD)
- Karsten Muller on Endgames for Beginners (DVD)
- Mr Kasparov meets the Najdorf (Vol 2, DVD)
- Bangiev suggests an opening repertoire for Black based on ...g6,...Bg7
and an early ...c7-c5 (CD ROM)
We then move to a typical Shirov effort, recently played against Naiditsch,
and a final game which gives a flavour of the Bangiev repertoire, just to add
an edge to the reviewing.
Maybe you'd like to win one of these products? Then why not enter our competition
below. The solution this week is long, but eminently solvable for practical
players.
Addison,W - Evans,L, USA Ch 1966
White to play and win
Solution to last week's problem
E. L. Pogosiants, 1979
White to play and win
Solution: 1.Nb6+ Bxb6 2.Kc4!! Rxa6 [2...Rxb5 3.Bxb5+ Ka5
4.b4#; 2...Bc5 3.b3+ Ka3 4.Rxa5++–] 3.Rb4+ Ka5 4.b3! Nc3 5.Ra4+
Nxa4 6.b4# Ouch! What a finish!
I look forward to the pleasure of your company this Wednesday at 20:30h /
21:30h GMT/CEST. I'm looking forward to it already!
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
