Simon Says: Richard Rapport in the Bundesliga

by Simon Williams
9/21/2020 – Simon Says: Today, we look at some games the highly original and creative Richard Rapport played in the Bundesliga Team Championship that ended on Sunday. | Watch "Simon Says" for free and on-demand (for a limited time, or forever with a ChessBase Premium account). (Normally 18:00 UTC (20:00 CEST / 14:00). | Photo: Georgios Souleidis

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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)

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Richard Rapport

Simon Says: "To the joy of many, the Bundesliga chess started. The strongest league in the World, this event attracts a number of top names. The player I am going to concentrate on is, Richard Rapport, who yet again played some fantastically exciting games."

Here's the warm-up: "What move from Black forced White to resign?"

 
Loek Van Wely - Richard Rapport, Bundesliga Team Championship 2020
Position after 31.Qc3

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Richard Rapport in action

 
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1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Nge7 7.e3 a5 8.a3 a4 9.Qd1 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 f6 11.Bf4 Qd7 12.Nh4 Be4 13.f3 Bg6 14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.Rb1 b6 16.Qc2 Kf7 17.Bd3 dxc4 18.Bxc4 Nd5 19.Bxd5 exd5 20.c4 g5 21.Bg3 Rhe8 22.Kf2 f5 23.cxd5 Qxd5 24.Rhc1 Re6 25.Qc4 Ne7 26.Rb5 c5 27.dxc5 Qd2+ 28.Kf1 Nd5 29.Bf2 Rh8 30.Kg1 Nxe3 31.Qc3 Rxh2 0–1
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Van Wely,L2615Rapport,R27600–12020D06ch-Schachbundesliga 20204.5

London System with 2.Bf4 Reloaded and Tactic Toolbox London System

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)


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Simon 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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