The Game of the Week

by Merijn van Delft
9/12/2018 – Ideas and strategies in Grandmaster games can be quite instructive. IM Merijn van Delft presents games like these every Wednesday at 20:00 CEST (19:00 UT, 2 pm EDT). On this week's show: Parham Maghsoodloo!

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Maghsoodloo, wouldn't you?

The focus is on Parham Maghsoodloo tonight, who is leading the World Junior Championship at the moment.

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What would you play with Black in this position?

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Merijn is live at 20:00 CEST (18:00 UT, 2 pm EDT). The live show is free to watch, and available on-demand for ChessBase Premium account holders.

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Topics: Parham Maghsoodloo, The Game of the Week, Training
Merijn van Delft is an International Master from the Netherlands who lived in Hamburg for many years and is currently based in Amsterdam. After scoring a GM norm in 2017 he is eager for more. His ChessBase show on Wednesday evenings has been running for over ten years now.
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