The European Club Cup
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.Each week, I bring you the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments on Tuesday at 17:00 UTC (18:00 CET, 12 Noon EST).
I'll be taking an in depth look at the Spanish Championships and more specifically - the performance of Alexei Shirov. He is on 3/3 and playing in the style which brought him so much success in his earlier years.
But first, Black had been under the cosh the entire game, how did White finish the game off?
Buksa-Yuffa, European Club Cup
White to play - Try your moves!
This week's show
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There are few names which, like that of Alexei Shirov, can be associated with fantastically imaginative and tactically influenced play. Now the Latvian grandmaster is presenting a DVD on precisely that element of the game of chess. And one that is completely based on his own games.Lawrence is live most Tuesdays at 17:00 UTC (18:00 CET / 12 Noon EST)
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.0-0 Ng6 8.g3 Be7 9.h4 cxd4 10.cxd4 0-0 11.h5 Nh8 12.Nc3 f6 13.Be3 Nf7 14.exf6 Bxf6 15.Rc1 Nd6 16.Bd3 Be8 17.Kg2 Bxh5 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Rh1 g6 20.g4 Kg7 21.gxh5 g5 22.Ne2 Nf5 23.Ng3 Kh8 24.Qd3 g4 25.Nh2 Ncxd4 26.Bxd4 Nxd4 27.Qg6 Bg5 28.Rcd1 Rg8 29.Rxd4 Rxg6 30.hxg6 Kg8 31.Rxg4 Bf6 32.Nf3 Qe7 33.Rh7 1–0
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| Shirov,A | 2666 | Valmana Canto,J | 2416 | 1–0 | 2019 | | Spanish Championship | 3 |
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Read a review of Trent's previous FritzTrainer on the "Baffling b3 Sicilian"!
Make life difficult for the Sicilian! 2.b3 is a thoroughly venomous but still solid kind of "Anti-Sicilian". No matter what setup black chooses, the bishop on b2 will always be unpleasant for him.
Solution to the puzzle
SHOW36.Rxg8!
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