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An amazing idea
Magnus has just played the amazing idea 6 f3 and 7 Kf2!? Is this what lockdown is doing to the mind of our champion?
M. Carlsen - F. Caruana, Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2020
Position after 7.Kf2
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Opening with the Chigorin shows your intention to play for a win right from the outset. After 2...Nc6 Black's pieces fly into the game putting pressure on White's position from a very early stage. This opening is ideal for the type of player who strives for an unconvential yet attacking game right from the start.
Over the last couple of years nearly all the world's elite grandmasters have been employing the London System, and on this DVD Simon Williams shows what we can learn from their practice. The "Ginger GM" takes a look at all the latest developments whilst teaching you all the basics that you need to know in order to play this opening with success.
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1.c4 The final match of the
Clutch Chess International was as exciting as can be! Out of the last six
games, five were decisive, with Magnus Carlsen getting a clutch win in game 12
to defeat Fabiano Caruana. Caruana only needed a draw in the last encounter to
win the event, as he came from scoring an impressive victory in the previous
clutch game, but it was not meant to be. Carlsen bagged US$ 75,000 for his
effortse52.Nc3Nf63.g3Bb44.e4Bxc34...0-05.Nge2c66.Bg2a67.0-0b58.d4d69.a3Bxc310.Nxc3bxc411.dxe5dxe512.Na4Be613.Qxd8Rxd814.Be31-0 (55) Carlsen,M (2835)-Caruana, F (2832) London 20185.bxc30-0
6.f3NA22: English Opening: 1... e5 2 Nc3 Nf6.
Predecessor:6.Bg2c67.Ne2d58.cxd5cxd59.exd5Nxd510.0-0Nc611.Rb1Nb612.d4Be613.Ba3Re814.dxe5Bc415.Re1Rxe51/2-1/2 (32) Bareev,E
(2643)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2657) Khanty-Mansiysk 20196...Re87.Kf2c68.d4d59.cxd5cxd510.dxe5Rxe511.c4!d412.Ne2Nc612...Rxe4!?13.fxe4Nxe4+14.Ke1Nc613.Nf4Nd714.Nd5Re815.Bf4Nde516.Bxe5Rxe517.Bd3f518.Re1fxe419.Bxe4Bf5!20.Bxf5Rxf521.f4Qd722.Rb1Raf823.Kg1R5f724.Rb2Re825.Rbe2Rff826.a4Qf727.Qd3Rxe228.Qxe2Rd829.Qe4g630.g4Kf831.Kf2Kg732.Kg3Kf833.h3a634.Kf3Kg735.Qe6Better is
35.g5±35...Qxe636.Rxe6=Endgame KRN-KRNKf737.f5gxf538.gxf5Rg838...d3!=39.Ke3Nb4Promotion39.Rh6Kg740.Rd6
aiming for Rd7+.Rf841.Kf4d3?
41...Rd8±42.Nf6Rxd643.Ne8+Double AttackKh644.Nxd6d342.Nc7+-Rc843.Ne6+Kf744.Rxd3Ne745.Ng5+Ke846.Ke5?Less strong is46.Nxh7Rxc4+47.Kg5Rxa4±46.Rd4+-46...Rc5+!=47.Ke6Black must now prevent Ne4.Nxf5...Ng7+ is
the strong threat.48.Ne4Ng7+49.Kd6White puts up resistanceRxc4
Double Attack50.Ke5Strongly threatening Nd6+.Rxa4Threatening ...
Ra5+.51.Nd6+Ke7Threatens to win with ...Ra5+.52.Nxb7Rh453.Ra3Rh654.Nc5Rh5+55.Kd4a555...Nf5+56.Kd5Ne3+Discovered Attack
(Double check)57.Ke4Rh4+58.Kd3Nd556.Rxa5The position is equal.Ne6+57.Kc4Nxc557...Nc7seems wilder.58.Ra7Rh4+59.Kd3Rxh3+60.Ke4Kd658.Rxc5Rxh3KR-KR59.Kd4Kf660.Ke4Kg661.Kf4Rh562.Rxh5Kxh563.Kg3Kg564.Kh2Kh565.Kh1Kg566.Kg1Kh567.Kh1Black escapes into a
draw. Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 78%.½–½
Simon Williams presents the London System, providing the theory you need for your games (7 h 16 min). In addition Williams also introduces into typical tactics and patterns in a seperate product. (53 games, 96 training questions and 3h 14 min)
Simon WilliamsSimon Williams became a IM in 1998 and a GM in 2008. For the last 15 years he has concentrated on teaching, playing and making instructional chess DVDs. He also has a lot of experience commentating about chess. Being the regular commentator at the strongest and best open tournament in the world, Gibraltar. Simon Williams is the author of numerous chess books. His first chess book. 'Play the Classical Dutch' got voted, in New in Chess, as one of the top 10 chess books of all time. His playing style is very aggressive, preferring attacking chess to positional grinds. No wonder he produced two widely acclaimed ChessBase DVDs on the King's Gambit. More information about Williams can be found on his website.
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