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In our Wednesday night Playchess Radion Show we feature:
Tiviakov,S (2680) - Vera,R (2510) [B22]
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO Merida MEX (1.1), 18.12.2006
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 e6 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.a3 Bd7 8.Bd3
Bc6 9.0-0 Nd7 10.Re1 Be7 11.b4 a6 12.Nbd2. In this theoretical 2.c3
Sicilian, Vera ventures the novelty 12..Bb5!?
Morozevich,A (2747) - Shirov,A (2720) [D85]
XVI Magistral A Pamplona ESP (3), 24.12.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Rc1 0-0
8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 c5 11.d5 e6. A rather unorthodox Grunfeld,
with 12.d6.
As one might expect, some fascinating play here.
DVD aficionados will be pleased to know that only a few days remain before the ABC of the Alekhine and the Czech Benoni the easy way will be laid down in Hamburg. An old game offers a sneak preview:
Marjan,Dusan - Suba,Mihai [B03]
Novi Sad Novi Sad, 1974
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 dxe5 6.fxe5 Bf5 7.Nc3 e6 8.Be3
Bb4 9.Nf3 c5!
Then to close the year,vanity gets the better of me and I offer an old correspondance game of my own; an unusual King's Indian Defence:
Ljukmanov - A.Martin [E80]
World Corres Semi Final, 1994
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 b6!?
The puzzle is a king and pawn endgame, where analysis is required. Go to it!
Entries to: andrew@andrewmartinchessacademy.com before 15:00h GMT on December 27.
Marusenko,P - Logdahl,D
Newport PUZZLE 20 Dec Wales, 2001
The ability to recognise tactical patterns and act on them is the hallmark of the strong player. Here, White has a golden opportunity to win the game. How? 1.Qe8+! A sparkling move, leading to a forced win. 1...Rxe8 2.Rxe8+ Bf8 3.Rxf8+ Kg7 4.Rg8+ Kh6 5.Rg6+ Kh5 6.Ne6! Bxe6 7.Rh6+ Kg4 8.f3# 1-0
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