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?
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)
Follow along with Lawrence and try your own moves
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Lawrence Trent's latest
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
36.Rxg8!
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