This month we present a lightly edited excerpt from Chess Evolution Newsletter #147. CEWN is released every Friday of the week, the newsletter contains twenty-plus pages of great chess material written by top grandmasters Arkadij Naiditsch and Csaba Balogh. Excellent Intuition by Csaba Balogh Jarmula,Lukasz (2307) - Sibashvili,Giorgi (2387) World Youth U16 Olympiad Gyor HUN (8.1), 19.12.2014 Blumenfeld Gambit [E10] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 b5 Once again the Blumenfeld Gambit! It looks like it is a very popular weapon in youth tournaments. I must admit that I also employed this variation when I was younger. 5.e4!? A shocking move, but it looks extremely strong! … [Read more...]