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Game of the Week: Ivanchuk vs Palac

by Merijn van Delft

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12/4/2019 – Opening novelties in the Najdorf made IM Merijn van Delft stand up and take notice this week, and he focuses on a game by fan-favourite Vassily Ivanchuk. The live show is free to watch, and available on-demand for ChessBase Premium account holders (but FREE for a limited time!). Merijn is on-demand this week starting at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET / 4 PM EST).

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Game of the Week #389

The latest trends in opening theory are often dictated by the strongest players. This week, both Magnus Carlsen and Vassily Ivanchuk showed their own unique handling of the 6.♗g5 Najdorf. One would think that in this sharp, concrete opening, everything has already been analysed, but there is still enough room for creativity. Tonight, we will mainly focus on the Ivanchuk game.

The live show is free to watch, and available on-demand for ChessBase Premium accounts.

Warming-up question: What would you play here with White?

Merijn will explain in the show!

This week's show

Navigating the Ruy Lopez Vol.1-3

The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.

To chat, please visit videos.chessbase.com/live or login via Playchess for Windows. Merijn is on-demand at 19:00 UTC (20:00 CET / 4 PM EST).

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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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