In this week’s show Aagaard will have to justify taking four short
draws in his latest tournament in Italy, while his co-host will have to justify
his existence.
More importantly, the listeners will be given a brief introduction to defence
in chess, with a few examples from Aagaard’s forthcoming book Practical
Chess Defence, which will have a cover that looks something like this:

For this show the listeners will be asked to do a little homework (not with
a computer, do it yourself) and find the correct defence for Black in the following
position, which is “winning for White” according to old analysis
by the correspondence player Palevich.
To intimidate the listeners, we should mention that three 12-year-old Norwegians
managed to solve it between taking a bite of their pizzas and a sip of their
colas.
So tune in to Glasgow 3rd Floor Radio Wednesday the 2nd at 20.30 Central European
Time, and defend yourself against the forces of evil.
The final Radio
ChessBase lecture by Aagaard and Shaw begins on Wednesday at 20:30h
CEST (European Central time = server time, which translates to 19:30h
London, 2:30 p.m. New York, 04:30 a.m. Sydney (on Thursday). You can
use Fritz or any Fritz-compatible program (Shredder, Junior, Tiger,
Hiarcs) to follow the lectures, or download a free
trial client.
The first Radio
ChessBase lecture with Andrew Martin will be conducted on the same
day at 22:00h CEST (21:00h London, 4 p.m. New York). After that it
will be at 20:30h CEST every Wednesday, taking over the slot previously
occupied by Aagaard and Shaw. |
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.
First Radio ChessBase lecture
The 'Dragondorf' 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3
g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 a6!?
has been seen quite frequently recently, as more and more Black players try
to avoid the theoretical labyrinth of the Yugoslav attack main lines. But where
did the idea originate? In his first, weekly radio show for ChessBase on November
2nd let Andrew Martin demonstrate. Then fast forward to the year 2005 with
some new opening ideas in the Trompowsky and the Scandinavian. A prize competition
and a book review complete proceedings.
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

