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by Merijn van Delft

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9/5/2018 – 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: Attacking with Daniil Dubov!

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Do it like Dubov

At the Russian Championship Superfinal, Daniil Dubov scored two brilliant attacking wins with Black in a row. Tonight we'll have a close look at how he did it.

Here's a warm-up:

What would you play with Black in this position?

This week's show

Merijn is live at 20:00 CEST (19:00 UT, 2 pm EDT). The live show is free to watch, and available on-demand for ChessBase Premium account holders.

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Merijn van Delft 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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