Lawrence's statement about Beth and Nona, Korchnoi and Karpov, the "karp"

by Arne Kaehler
9/24/2021 – Lawrence Trent has taken a well-deserved holiday, but doesn't want to forget the good times and travels to the Bahamas in the News Review. Jokes aside, he takes a closer look at the lawsuit of Nona Gaprindashvili and the Netflix show "Queens Gambit". Furthermore, the British IM wants to watch the new film about Karpov and Korchnoi, not only because he played against Korchnoi in the past.

The Amazing Albin Counter-Gambit The Amazing Albin Counter-Gambit

On this DVD IM Trent shows the Albin Counter-Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5). Trent found a number of extremely dangerous Theoretical Novelties which will truly put the Albin Counter-Gambit back on the map.

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The ChessBase News Review 17

with Lawrence Trent and Arne Kaehler

Lawrence Trent and Arne Kaehler talk about what happened chess-wise last week. They give their opinions on various topics, and encourage you to think about the subject, analyse games, or read the articles thoroughly yourself.

Make sure to check out The Weekly Show by Lawrence Trent, if you enjoy his content.

The film scene Lawrence Trent mentioned, of Karpov the karp

The modern Grand Prix Attack

The Grand Prix Attack is one of White’s most enterprising weapons against the Sicilian Defence, and a favourite among club players and Grandmasters alike. This is an opening that must be treated with both caution and respect. Over the past few years Grandmaster Gawain Jones, arguably the world’s leading expert on the variation, has used the Grand Prix Attack to defeat a number of world class opponents, which demonstrates that underestimating its potential can cause casualties even at the highest level. This DVD will provide you with a comprehensive repertoire that explores all of Black’s ideas against the Grand Prix set up.

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Topics: Arne Kaehler, ChessBase News Review, Lawrence Trent
Arne Kaehler, a creative thinker who is passionate about board games in general was born in Hamburg and learned how to play chess at a very young age. Through teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess content on YouTube, Arne was able to extend this passion onto others and has even made an online chess course for anyone who wants to learn how to play this game. Currently, Arne blogs for the English news page of ChessBase and focuses on creating promotional and entertaining articles.
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Our very last news review

10/1/2021 – Yes, it is true. But not to worry, the news review crew will be back next week with an "upgrade" of this format. Lawrence and Arne will pick a chess related theme to talk about thoroughly. In the last news review episode, Lawrence takes a look at three major tournaments: TePe Sigeman, Sharjah Masters, and the Meltwater finals, the progressing of the "elo" ranking, and the Steinitz/Lasker resting places.
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News Review - Lawrence has some sad news about the Gibraltar Open

9/3/2021 – The ChessBase News Review is back, and Lawrence shares his thoughts about Alireza Firouzja, who played rather bad tournaments recently, but seems to be back on track in the Aimchess Open. Furthermore, he talks about MVL, the winner of the last Sinquefield Cup, and how important this tournament was for the French Grandmaster. Lawrence also has some sad news - the Gibraltar Open might pause or come to an end. This episode ends unexpectedly. After Lawrence braggs about his "bullet chess" skills, Arne immediately challenges him to a three-game bullet match on Playchess. And this match is not as easy for the English IM as you might expect.
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60m Caro Kann Exchange Variation

The Exchange Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3) is a simple and easy to learn answer to the Caro-Kann. By clarifying the central tension White gives himself a clear plan of attack using the half open e-file and the e5 square. This is far from easy for Black to meet as Bobby Fischer, Jan Timman, Walter Browne and other leading Grandmasters have demonstrated in their games. Black too has his resources but he needs to know what he's doing. On this DVD you will find a clear explanation of the strategy for both sides as well as answers to popular treatments such as 4...Nc6 5.c3 Qc7. Whilst the main focus is on the White side of this opening you will also find ways for Black to defend.

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Michael Jones Michael Jones 9/26/2021 10:21
@KIva78: believe it or not "disaster tourism" is actually a thing - people visit Chernobyl, the dried-up Aral Sea etc. There was a British tourist in Kabul when the Taliban captured the city; he was evacuated, and no doubt someone took the opportunity to tell him what an idiot he was for choosing to travel there in the first place.
KIva78 KIva78 9/25/2021 01:43
It's amazing how many people go "somewhere nice" for their holidays. I prefer to holiday in war zones or disaster areas. The kids love it, although the wife isn't so keen.
Zurubang2 Zurubang2 9/25/2021 06:36
Thank you for letting us know. It is fixed now.
Warcloud Warcloud 9/25/2021 03:36
Looks like it is the old September 2 episode embedded in this article.
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