Game of the Week #398
In the past week the strong Gibraltar tournament was a rich source of creative chess. In the end first place was shared by seven strong grandmasters. For tonight, I've selected a game by good old Topalov, who is still playing with enormous flair.
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Warming-up question: What would you play here with White?
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This week's show
My Black Secrets in the Modern Italian

The Italian Game is considered a sound but quiet opening without early trades, giving rise to rich positions where plans are more important than forced variations. So shows black's plans on this DVD.
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