Here’s another preview of Grandmaster Repertoire 16 by Emanuel Berg, which is published today. It consists of a few lines I pulled from different parts of the relevant chapter, so this should not be considered an excerpt from the book, which is a lot more detailed. I decided to show you a glimpse of Emanuel’s recommendation […]
GM 16 French – Killing the King’s Indian Attack Read Post »
Playing for a win against the Exchange Variation is a challenge that every French player will face at some point. In Grandmaster Repertoire 16 – The French Defence Volume Three, where appropriate Emanuel Berg advocates long castling for Black, followed by a kingside attack . His coverage of this plan improves significantly over the work of other
Executing the Exchange French Read Post »
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 This is the starting position for Boris Avrukh’s new volume: Grandmaster Repertoire 1A – The Catalan. The title is slightly misleading, as the book also covers the Bogo-Indian and Benoni systems that can occur via this move order. However, we decided to mention the Catalan in the title as it
1.d4 1A – A Preview of Avrukh’s New Grandmaster Repertoire Read Post »
Ian Snape (2135) – Andrew Greet (2450) 4NCL, 14.02.2015 My opponent is not so highly rated, but he used to be in the high 2200s and in our previous meeting I was on the rough side of a draw. This time, however, I had Playing the French to help me… 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3
The French Fist of Fury Read Post »
Andrew Greet (2454) – Adam Hunt (2437) 4NCL 10.01.2015 Adam Hunt has always been a tough opponent for me. I lost to him several times as a kid, drew some games here and there, but had never beaten him. Our most recent clashes were in 2010, when I drew one game from a winning position
Testing a Negi Recommendation Read Post »
A Scottish team travelled to Basque country at the weekend for an exhibition match. Here’s my second game from the match. The opening is of some interest, as I achieved the (almost) impossible feat of improving on an Avrukh recommendation from Grandmaster Repertoire 2. True, Boris’s move gives a clear advantage, and the whole variation
Basque – Scotland match Read Post »
Here’s a snippet from The Modern Tiger, which will be available soon. The position is taken from the new chapter covering the Pirc as a back-up weapon against the Austrian. The following position is reached in analysis. Can you find a strong continuation for Black?
First, a test position. Find the strongest continuation for White. The solution can be found at move 24 of the game below. Andrew Greet – Basil Laidlaw Glasgow 2014 On encountering the Nimzo-Indian in this recent game, I decided to try out Lars Schandorff’s recommendation of 4.e3 followed by Ne2, even though I couldn’t remember
Playing 1.d4 according to Schandorff Read Post »