Rumble in the Jungle by Gary Lane Can an opening known as the Lion be a danger in tournaments? Kevin Winter from England is a keen player of the opening and e-mailed to say, "What do you make of the Black Lion? It is very popular in England and I have played it hundreds of times with great success. Even Carlsen, Vachier Lagrave, and most notably Rapport have played it; see the game of Bok v Rapport. Jobova essayed it in reverse, again against Bok. I would welcome your 'take' on it. There is a lot of history to it; thinking Blackburne, Marco, and Alekhine. Still relatively unknown." I suspect the first thing is to explain the origin of the name of the opening, because the Black Lion … [Read more...]