The Weekly Show: Continental Open

by Lawrence Trent
8/20/2019 – Lawrence is LIVE this week with a look at fantastic individual performances from the Continental Open in Massachusetts, USA. Live and free for a limited time, or forever on-demand with a ChessBase Basic Account. You can register a free 90-day account to watch.

The Bombastic Bird's - an energetic and exciting repertoire after 1.f4 The Bombastic Bird's - an energetic and exciting repertoire after 1.f4

Welcome to the Bombastic Bird's, a revolutionary repertoire for one of the most enterprising and underrated openings in chess theory (1.f4). In this series, IM Lawrence Trent uncovers a number of groundbreaking theoretical novelties and new ideas that will soon have scorners of this romantic system regretting they ever doubted its soundness.

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Week 34

Each week, I bring you the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments on Tuesday at 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST, 12 Noon EDT).

This week I am going to do my normal summary with a specific look at the Continental Open and some fantastic individual performances.

The warm-up for today is a beautiful study:

 
White to play and win!

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 7.Bxc3 0-0 8.Qd2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.Bc4 exd5 11.Bxd5 Nc6 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.Ne2 Bg4 14.f3 Be6 15.Qc3+ Qf6 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.0-0-0 Bxa2 18.Qxf6+ Kxf6 19.Rd6+ Ke7 20.Rxc6 Rfc8 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Kc2 Bc4 23.Nf4 Rb8 24.Ra1 a6 25.Kc3 Rb4 26.b3 Bxb3 27.Rxa6 Rb5 28.h4 h5 29.g4 hxg4 30.fxg4 Rb4 31.Ra7+ Kf8 32.Nd3 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Nyzhnyk,I2666Mikhalevski,V2578½–½2019D8549th Continental Open9.1
Zherebukh,Y2631Zhou,J26060–12019A0449th Continental Open9.2
Sheng,J2483Steingrimsson,H25471–02019C5049th Continental Open9.3
Balakrishnan,P2433Cordova,E2599½–½2019A6249th Continental Open9.4
Azarov,S2589Mulyar,M2382½–½2019C7849th Continental Open9
Ivanov,A2473Rajesh,C21451–02019B4449th Continental Open9
Tsay,V2164Escalante Ramirez,B2452½–½2019A8049th Continental Open9
Poliannikov,D2093Lapshun,Y23910–12019B4149th Continental Open9
Jack Cheng-Yanayt,E22640–12019B7749th Continental Open9
Times,L2139Wu,B20230–12019E6349th Continental Open9
Arun,S2045Padmanabhan,K19900–12019C3449th Continental Open9
Barash,A1996Kavi,N1963½–½2019B9849th Continental Open9
Kildahl. Brett-Ramanathan,S19830–12019E7449th Continental Open9
Bader,J1899Taylor,S20450–12019B5649th Continental Open9
Yu,A1831Krishnakumar,S1854½–½2019C7849th Continental Open9
Matsumura,C1829Yan,B19520–12019C6049th Continental Open9
Steingrimsson,H2547Nyzhnyk,I2666½–½2019D3149th Continental Open8.1
Mikhalevski,V2578Sheng,J24831–02019A0649th Continental Open8.2
Zhou,J2606Kiewra,K23601–02019D3549th Continental Open8.3
Lapshun,Y2391Balakrishnan,P24330–12019D0349th Continental Open8
Cordova,E2599Der Manuelian,H23031–02019D4549th Continental Open8
Mulyar,M2382Stripunsky,A25201–02019A4649th Continental Open8
Yanayt,E2264Ivanov,A24730–12019A4149th Continental Open8
Ramanathan,S1983Escalante Ramirez,B24520–12019A1549th Continental Open8
Kavi,N1963Zeltsan,J22930–12019A1549th Continental Open8
Poliannikov,D2093Thomforde-Toates,N21781–02019B9149th Continental Open8
Rajesh,C2145Arun,S20451–02019A2349th Continental Open8
Wu,B2023Krishnakumar,S18541–02019A0849th Continental Open8
Padmanabhan,K1990Kildahl. Brett-½–½2019C5349th Continental Open8
Chen,M1808Barash,A19960–12019A2049th Continental Open8
Bader,J1899Rade,D1984½–½2019B3649th Continental Open8
Nyzhnyk,I2666Paciorkowski,L22001–02019A2849th Continental Open7.1
Sheng,J2483Zherebukh,Y26311–02019B1249th Continental Open7.2
Mikhalevski,V2578Zhou,J2606½–½2019A0549th Continental Open7.3
Kiewra,K2360Dragun,K26141–02019A0549th Continental Open7.4
Steingrimsson,H2547Mulyar,M23821–02019A0749th Continental Open7
Azarov,S2589Yanayt,E22641–02019B9449th Continental Open7
Balakrishnan,P2433Zeltsan,J22931–02019D0849th Continental Open7
Lapshun,Y2391Kavi,N19631–02019D0149th Continental Open7
Cordova,E2599Wu,B20230–12019A1549th Continental Open7
Der Manuelian,H2303Kildahl. Brett-0–12019C9449th Continental Open7
Jack Cheng-Tsay,V21640–12019C1849th Continental Open7
Escalante Ramirez,B2452Chen,M18081–02019C4549th Continental Open7
Rajesh,C2145Bader,J18991–02019A1549th Continental Open7
Arun,S2045Times,L21391–02019B0449th Continental Open7
Yu,A1831Poliannikov,D20930–12019A0549th Continental Open7
Taylor,S2045Padmanabhan,K19900–12019A1349th Continental Open7
Cheng,M1954Matsumura,C18290–12019D3549th Continental Open7
Zherebukh,Y2631Nyzhnyk,I2666½–½2019D1449th Continental Open6.1
Sevian,S2665Mikhalevski,V2578½–½2019C5049th Continental Open6.2
Mulyar,M2382Dragun,K2614½–½2019E6249th Continental Open6.3
Zhou,J2606Ivanov,A24731–02019E2049th Continental Open6.4
Yanayt,E2264Steingrimsson,H2547½–½2019D1149th Continental Open6
Zeltsan,J2293Lapshun,Y2391½–½2019B1249th Continental Open6
Wu,B2023Kiewra,K23600–12019A0549th Continental Open6
Tsay,V2164Cordova,E2599½–½2019E1649th Continental Open6
Kavi,N1963Escalante Ramirez,B24521–02019D0249th Continental Open6
Balakrishnan,P2433Poliannikov,D20931–02019A6349th Continental Open6
Mandizha,F2389Arun,S20451–02019B1449th Continental Open6
Chen,M1808Times,L2139½–½2019A1049th Continental Open6
Johnston,D2053Jack Cheng-0–12019E6349th Continental Open6
Kildahl. Brett-Taylor,S20451–02019D9749th Continental Open6
Krishnakumar,S1854Rajesh,C21450–12019B4149th Continental Open6
Matsumura,C1829Bader,J18990–12019B4249th Continental Open6
Yan,B1952Yu,A18310–12019A4849th Continental Open6
Barash,A1996Jin,D18981–02019B5749th Continental Open6
Nyzhnyk,I2666Zhou,J26061–02019B2349th Continental Open5.1
Stripunsky,A2520Zherebukh,Y26310–12019B1349th Continental Open5.2
Dragun,K2614Ivanov,A2473½–½2019A2649th Continental Open5.3
Steingrimsson,H2547Azarov,S2589½–½2019A1749th Continental Open5.4
Sevian,S2665Mandizha,F23891–02019A2549th Continental Open5
Cordova,E2599Mulyar,M23820–12019A0749th Continental Open5
Escalante Ramirez,B2452Yanayt,E22640–12019B7649th Continental Open5
Paciorkowski,L2200Balakrishnan,P24331–02019D3049th Continental Open5
Lapshun,Y2391Tsay,V21641–02019C1549th Continental Open5
Zeltsan,J2293Krishnakumar,S18541–02019C7849th Continental Open5
Poliannikov,D2093Kavi,N1963½–½2019B9149th Continental Open5
Jack Cheng-Wu,B20230–12019C9549th Continental Open5
Thomforde-Toates,N2178Chen,M1808½–½2019C6949th Continental Open5
Ramanathan,S1983Rajesh,C21451–02019E1849th Continental Open5
Kildahl. Brett-Johnston,D2053½–½2019D9849th Continental Open5
Yu,A1831Arun,S20450–12019A0549th Continental Open5
Times,L2139Matsumura,C18291–02019D0549th Continental Open5
Taylor,S2045Rade,D19841–02019B3649th Continental Open5
Bader,J1899Jin,D1898½–½2019B5649th Continental Open5
Cheng,M1954Barash,A1996½–½2019D3149th Continental Open5
Zhou,J2606Dragun,K2614½–½2019D4149th Continental Open4.1
Zherebukh,Y2631Steingrimsson,H2547½–½2019A0649th Continental Open4.2
Azarov,S2589Mikhalevski,V2578½–½2019C7749th Continental Open4.3
Nyzhnyk,I2666Sheng,J24831–02019A1349th Continental Open4.4
Yanayt,E2264Cordova,E2599½–½2019E1249th Continental Open4
Balakrishnan,P2433Mishra,A2304½–½2019A1549th Continental Open4
Kiewra,K2360Kavi,N19631–02019A4549th Continental Open4
Rajesh,C2145Sevian,S26650–12019A2549th Continental Open4
Arun,S2045Escalante Ramirez,B24520–12019C0149th Continental Open4
Wu,B2023Lapshun,Y2391½–½2019A0949th Continental Open4
Matsumura,C1829Mulyar,M23820–12019C7849th Continental Open4
Tsay,V2164Kildahl. Brett-1–02019E0849th Continental Open4
Thomforde-Toates,N2178Yu,A1831½–½2019A1549th Continental Open4
Rade,D1984Poliannikov,D20930–12019E6149th Continental Open4
Krishnakumar,S1854Taylor,S20451–02019B5749th Continental Open4
Chen,M1808Bader,J18991–02019A1549th Continental Open4
Times,L2139Yan,B19521–02019A6349th Continental Open4
Mikhalevski,V2578Zherebukh,Y2631½–½2019D8549th Continental Open3.1
Dragun,K2614Steingrimsson,H2547½–½2019A3349th Continental Open3.2
Stripunsky,A2520Zhou,J26060–12019B2249th Continental Open3.3
Kiewra,K2360Nyzhnyk,I2666½–½2019E9149th Continental Open3.4
Escalante Ramirez,B2452Azarov,S25890–12019C4549th Continental Open3
Sheng,J2483Wu,B20231–02019D7849th Continental Open3
Balakrishnan,P2433Ivanov,A2473½–½2019E1549th Continental Open3
Sevian,S2665Tsay,V2164½–½2019A0749th Continental Open3
Cordova,E2599Johnston,D20531–02019A1549th Continental Open3
Lapshun,Y2391Rajesh,C2145½–½2019A4549th Continental Open3
Poliannikov,D2093Mandizha,F23890–12019B9149th Continental Open3
Mulyar,M2382Arun,S2045½–½2019A7049th Continental Open3
Yanayt,E2264Rade,D19841–02019E1149th Continental Open3
Kavi,N1963Thomforde-Toates,N21781–02019B3949th Continental Open3
Matsumura,C1829Chen,M1808½–½2019C9949th Continental Open3
Kildahl. Brett-Times,L21391–02019A6149th Continental Open3
Nyzhnyk,I2666Balakrishnan,P2433½–½2019D3749th Continental Open2.1
Zherebukh,Y2631Lapshun,Y23911–02019A0649th Continental Open2.2
Mandizha,F2389Dragun,K26140–12019D3849th Continental Open2.3
Zhou,J2606Mulyar,M23820–12019D4449th Continental Open2.4
Stripunsky,A2520Yanayt,E22641–02019B2249th Continental Open2
Wu,B2023Escalante Ramirez,B2452½–½2019A1449th Continental Open2
Arun,S2045Cordova,E2599½–½2019A4549th Continental Open2
Ivanov,A2473Kildahl. Brett-1–02019C9549th Continental Open2
Rajesh,C2145Kavi,N1963½–½2019A1549th Continental Open2
Li,J1994Poliannikov,D2093½–½2019C5349th Continental Open2
Barash,A1996Sevian,S26650–12019B0649th Continental Open2
Krishnakumar,S1854Times,L21391–02019B0349th Continental Open2
Zeltsan,J2293Nyzhnyk,I26660–12019B1249th Continental Open1.1
Sevian,S2665Yanayt,E22640–12019B2349th Continental Open1.2
Paciorkowski,L2200Zherebukh,Y26310–12019E9149th Continental Open1.3
Dragun,K2614Thomforde-Toates,N21781–02019A3549th Continental Open1.4
Times,L2139Azarov,S25890–12019A8349th Continental Open1
Yan,B1952Balakrishnan,P24330–12019D0249th Continental Open1
Lapshun,Y2391Klenoff,C19091–02019A8049th Continental Open1
Mulyar,M2382Krishnakumar,S18541–02019D3049th Continental Open1

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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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