Gerschenkron vs Felix Fischer – Caro-Kann Exchange – Vienna, 1935

Anatol Gerschenkron demolished Fischer’s Caro-Kann in this explosive miniature, played in Vienna in 1935.

[Event "**Rd--()-, Vienna"] [Site "**Rd--()-, Vienna"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Anatol Gerschenkron"] [Black "Fischer"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "29"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 c6 3. d4 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 [...]

French Defence, Rubinstein Variation

IM Andrew Martin presents some suggestions on the French Defence, Rubinstein Variation.

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Winning with the Colle

International Master Andrew Martin introducing the solid Colle System, a favourite of club players worldwide.

Beating the Sämisch

Some suggestions on facing the Sämisch variation of the King’s Indian.

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Gerschwieler vs Salzmann – Belgrade Gambit – Switzerland, 1965

A dramatic short miniature after the Four Knights Belgrade Gambit goes quickly wrong.

[Event "Zwitserland"] [Site "Zwitserland"] [Date "1965.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Gerschwieler"] [Black "Salzmann"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "19"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 h6 6.Bf4 d6 7.Nxd4 Ne5 8.Bxe5 dxe5 9.Bb5+ [...]

Schirm vs Lucke – Grünfeld Defence – Germany, 1992

The Grunfeld goes wild in this entertaining miniature.

[Site "Germany"] [Date "1992"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Schirm"] [Black "Lucke"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e3 Be6 7.Ne5 Nd5 8.Bxc4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bxc4 10.Nxc4 Qd5 11.Qg4 f6 12.Bf4 Qxc4 0-1 your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as [...]

Landenbergue vs Roeder – Trompowsky – Bern, 1993

A remarkable 11-move miniature by two players rated in the 2400′s.

[Event "Bern"] [Site "Bern"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "7"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Claude Landenbergue"] [Black "Mathias Roeder"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "21"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. dxc5 Na6 6. e4 [...]

Catalan 3g6 Bb4+ overview

Grandmaster Damien Lemos and Will Stewart analyse the 3. g6 Bb4+ line of the Catalan.

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Bogo-Indian – Monticelli Trap

The Bogo-Indian opening contains the Monticelli Trap, not devastating (Capablanca drew against Euwe) after entering the line, but advantageous to white.

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Bogo-Indian Overview Part 6

Part 6 of a series on the Bogo-Indian Opening presented by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili.

Series:

Bogo-Indian Overview Part 1 Bogo-Indian Overview Part 2 Bogo-Indian Overview Part 3 Bogo-Indian Overview Part 4 Bogo-Indian Overview Part 5 Bogo-Indian Overview Part 6

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