The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

by Lawrence Trent
9/4/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CEST (5:00 pm UK time, Noon EDT) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com for a free live show dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. This week Lawrence delves properly into the Spanish Championships! Afterwards the show will be available on-demand for ChessBase Premium account holders.
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.

Spanish Championship

The recent championship in Linares, Spain is the focus, but as a warm-up, here's a position from the ongoing Russian Championship to get your mind working:

 
Alexey Sarana vs Dmitry Jakovenko
Position after 35.Kg1

Black to play - can you mate the computer?

Try not to peek at our recent in-depth report where this fantastic finish was discussed!

This week

To chat with Lawrence, tune in on Playchess or ChessBase Videos.

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

Previous shows on-demand

After each show, the video is available along with all previous editions in the videos archive. To watch those you'll need a ChessBase Premium Account.

Lawrence Trent's latest

Read a recent review of Trent's latest Fritztrainer on the 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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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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