The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

by Lawrence Trent
7/3/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CEST (5:00 pm UK time, Noon EDT) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. This week features GM Cristian Chirila's exploits in Las Vegas...playing chess of course!

The Amazing Albin Counter-Gambit The Amazing Albin Counter-Gambit

On this DVD IM Trent shows the Albin Counter-Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5). Trent found a number of extremely dangerous Theoretical Novelties which will truly put the Albin Counter-Gambit back on the map.

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National Open Las Vegas

This week Lawrence looks at the annual tournament in Las Vegas, which was recently won by GM Cristian Chirila who took home the "Edmondson Cup" and the first prize of USD $8,000.

Chirila scored 6.0 / 7, a half point ahead of Dariusz Swiercz, Illia Nyzhnyk and Nikola Mitkov.

But first a warm-up:

 

A nice combination here allows White to play for two results.

This week

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

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

The Fort Knox Variation in the French Defence

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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Topics: Cristian Chirila, National Open, The Weekly Show, USA
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: Spanish Team Championship

10/8/2019 – Still in Spain (virtually speaking), IM Lawrence Trent analyses highlights from the Spanish Team Championships, specifically one from the inimitable Vassily Ivanchuk. | Puzzle time: In the diagram below, it's White to move. | Lawrence is free on-demand 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: The Women's Grand Prix

9/17/2019 – IM Lawrence Trent turns his attention to another high-profile event going on in Russia for today's show . Lawrence is live and free on-demand 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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Beat the Slav the classical way

The Slav has become one of the most popular defences against the advance of the d-pawn on the first move, and every ambitious d4-player faces the question how to successfully tackle this opening in tournament practice. The strongest attempt is considered to be the move 4. Nf3, leading to interesting positions which promise White good chances to get an advantage. Black's main replies are 4. dxc4 and 4. e6. On this DVD Rustam Kasimdzhanov investigates in detail the line 4. dxc4, in which he has great experience. Showing selected grandmaster games, the ex-world champion shares his knowledge with the viewer to explain how White has to place his pieces and which plans he has at his disposal.Learn the secrets of the dxc4-line and improve your chances of success with 1.d4

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