The Weekly Show: Sharjah and U.S. Champs finish

by Lawrence Trent
4/2/2019 – IM Lawrence Trent brings you the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments every Tuesday at 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST, 12 Noon EDT). This week he looks at a game from the Sharjah Masters and discusses the finale of the U.S. Championship. Free to watch on-demand for a limited time 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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Wrapping up March madness

Lawrence will examine a key game from the Sharjah Masters plus the end of the U.S. Champs. But first...a warm up:

 

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Lawrence is live most Tuesdays at 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST / 12 Noon EDT)

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Lawrence Trent's latest

Read a recent review of Trent's previous FritzTrainer on the "Baffling b3 Sicilian"!

The Sizzling Scotch Gambit

The Scotch Gambit is a brazen yet utterly sound system for White who immediately opens up the position, by sacrificing a central pawn, in an attempt to assassinate the enemy king as quickly as possible.

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Topics: Sharjah Masters 2019, The Weekly Show, US Championship 2019
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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The Weekly Show: U.S. Seniors

7/16/2019 – IM Lawrence Trent takes a look at how some of the 'old guard' can still move the pieces at the U.S. Senior Championship this week. Free for a limited time, or forever on-demand with a ChessBase Basic Account. You can <a href="https://account.chessbase.com/en/create-account" target="_blank">register a free 90-day account</a> to watch.

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The Weekly Show: Maghsoodloo brilliancy

7/9/2019 – IM Lawrence Trent tackles the Leon Masters performance of Iranian World Junior Champ Parham Maghsoodloo, who took down Vassily Ivanchuk in a four-game rapid match. Free for a limited time, or forever on-demand with a ChessBase Basic Account. You can <a href="https://account.chessbase.com/en/create-account" target="_blank">register a free 90-day account</a> to watch.
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The Elephant Gambit

The Elephant Gambit (1.e4.e5 2.Nf3 d5!?) has never really been given the attention it deserves. It is a very useful surprise weapon. Let us list the advantages of playing this particular opening: 1) Shock value 2) It is very aggressive. Black can take over the initiative early. 3) Many tricky lines 4) Unorthodox. Black is basically taking the game to the opponent as early as move two. Not many openings do that! It's a perfect opening for young players and club players to adopt. Let Andrew Martin select a repertoire for you on this 60 mins, which, if used with discretion, will rack up the points. I am sure that you will enjoy this unusual tour of the Elephant Gambit.

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