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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Complete Slav II-Sakaev-Coming Soon

Complete Slav II-Sakaev
Coming soon!


Covers Main line Slav and Semi-Slav and anything not presented in Complete Slav I. There are no complete games, just professional level analysis.

Game of the Day Rd 2 GB Ch 2013

Game of the Day Rd 2 GB Ch 2013
Exciting new ideas in the King's Indian.
Tavares-YF Zhou.
Presented by IM Andrew Martin

Game of the Day Rd3 GB Ch 2013

British Ch Rd3
IM Palliser-GM Arkell presented by IM Andrew Martin.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Grunfeld 8.Be3 [D85]-TWIC 977

TWIC 977
The Grunfeld was rock solid this week.

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Villa de Condom - GERS - Armagnac - Francia
EN RECUERDO A UNA HERMOSA VILLA EN EL SUR DE FRANCIA EN LA REGION DE GERS MEDIOS PIRINEOS 




Alcaraz Ortega,J (2345) - Miron,L (2544)
Grunfeld 8.Be3 [D85]
12th Condom Open 2013
Condom FRA (8.4), 19.07.2013

Position 1
The BB-BB was of some interest as black exploited the queenside majority.

White to Play


25...Bc8

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Semi-Slav Anti-Meran 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3[D45]-TWIC

TWIC 975
The 6.Qc2 Anti-Meran has taken over from 6.Bd3 Meran as white is not having much success in the main line Meran.

GM Wesley So won the feature game, but not because of the opening.

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So,W (2700) - Baryshpolets,A (2544)
Semi-Slav Anti-Meran 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3[D45]
Universiade Men 2013
Kazan RUS (4.2), 11.07.2013

Position 1
White has a key decision to make after black's 17...Bc7 novelty. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play


17...Bc7

Position 2
Black's queenside pawns are isolated but white's kingside pawn shield has also been compromised. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play


22.Bd4

Friday, July 26, 2013

Kotronias on the King's Indian - Volume 1

Kill Another Tree


I'm speehless.


Semi-Slav Reynolds Attack 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.0–0 Qc7 [D48]-TWIC 951

TWIC 951
Playing against the Semi-Slav is like hitting your head into a brick wall. Now it's time for me to upgrade my line(The Meran) which I have not done for quite some time now.

So far I have been using the Reynolds Attack without really knowing what's going on. One idea worth looking into is the e-pawn sacrifice with 14.Ne2!?

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The city of Taganrog is the leading industrial center of the Rostov region. The hometown of Chekhov.



Khismatullin,D (2652) - Smirnov,P (2610)
Semi-Slav Meran Reynolds Attack 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.0–0 Qc7 [D48]
Dvorkovich Mem 2013 
Taganrog RUS (8.2), 22.01.2013

Position 1
The position of interest arises after 13...c4. This is a typical position from the Reynolds Attack. White tried the e-pawn gambit 14.Ne2!? after which black replied 14...Bd6, fighting for the dark squares.

White to Play

13...c4


Position 2
White has the bishop pair while black's minor pieces are actively placed in the center. What do you recommend for white?

Black to Play

24.Bd3