The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

by Lawrence Trent
1/9/2018 – Tuesdays at 5pm UK time Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show Lawrence Trent will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from the elite chess tournaments. This week features games from players who have recently earned the coveted Grandmaster title.
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Newly crowned grandmasters

You'll find this position and more in this week's show!

 
Carlsen vs Artemiev, Riyadh 2017
Black to move

Round 19, a key game in the tournament. Carlsen just played 21.Ra1. Was this good? How should Black respond?

This week Lawrence will look at new GMs 

After each show the video is available along with all previous editions in the videos archive. To watch those you'll need a ChessBase Account. 

Lawrence is live on Tuesdays at 18:00 CEST / 5 pm BST time / 12 Noon EDT 

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Previous show:

Games from the World Blitz and Rapid Championship

Lawrence Trent's new 60 Minutes on the Fort Knox Variation:

If you're one of those French Defence players who has been desperately searching for a reliable and easy-to-learn system against White's two main 3rd moves (3.Nd2 or 3.Nc3) then this is the 60 Minutes for you! The Fort Knox variation (3...dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7!

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Born in 1986, Lawrence Trent is an international master, who has represented England in numerous international youth championships (including a 7th place in the U18 WCh in 2003). The Londoner, who has a degree in Romance languages, already has a lot of experience as a trainer. Trent has recorded several DVDs for ChessBase.

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