The Game of the Week

by Merijn van Delft
9/26/2018 – 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: Excitement at the Olympiad!

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Excitement at the Olympiad

Of course tonight we'll be talking about the Olympiad, looking at one of the most attractive games so far. As an Olympiad warm-up, here is a pretty attack by my friend Alexandr Fier. Can you spot what White plays here?

 

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Merijn is live at 20:00 CEST (18:00 UT, 2 pm EDT), right after Power Play with GM Daniel King


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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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