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Tarrasch Defence is a neglected one. It had its glory days in the late 1960s when Boris Spassky used it first in his Candidates match against Geller in 1965 and then as a very efficient weapon in his title-winning match against Petrosian in 1969 when he scored 1 win and 4 draws with it. The […]

Stonewall: The Dutch Defense is a popular choice against 1.d4 among club players, although not that often seen at the top level. Nevertheless, it has been used by many strong players, such as ex-World Champions Alexandr Alekhine and Mikhail Botvinnik, Bent Larsen, Miguel Najdorf, Artur Yussupov, Nigel Short. It has also been employed from time […]

Fischer Random chess, also known as 960 chess, is a variant of chess invented by the former World Champion Bobby Fischer and has lately seen a high increase in popularity, amongst both amateurs and top Grandmasters. The rules are the same as for classical chess, the only difference being the starting position. The pawns remain […]

This is our first selection for this section. Nakamura showed a very nice opening idea in the semi slav with 5.g3 and put a lot of pressure on black’s position early in the game. The game is very instructive as it shows the value of development and the compensation for a pawn that white had […]

Hikaru Nakamura is an outstanding American talent who has been the U.S. Champion four times. He has won many elite chess tournaments including Tata Steel 2011, London Chess Classic 2013 and Zurich Chess Challenge 2015. Garry Kasparov described his win in Tata Steel as “the best result by an American since 1895.”

This is a great game by US top Grand Master Hikaru Nakamura. He played very creatively in the opening and within just a few moves obtained a considerable advantage. Vachier failed to equalize and could not defend against Hikaru’s initiative. The move 19.Nc5! Was really nice. Very instructive play by Nakamura showing when to open […]