Old Fashioned by Gary Lane What are the good and bad points about a line in the Trompowsky? Jeremy Mitchell from the United Kingdom e-mailed to comment on the variation 1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 Ne4 and now 3 Bh4. His questions is "What should I do next because White is supposed to play 3 Bf3. Is it any good and if not how do I win?'' It is certainly true that the variation with 3 Bh4 is considered to be old fashioned having been particularly popular in the 1980s. However, the current craze to revive old lines with the help of computer software has reinstated some openings that were previously dismissed by the books. Here is a glorious game by an elite grandmaster from Azerbaijan who beats … [Read more...]
A Sparkling Debut and Too Much C.R.A.P.
A Sparkling Debut and Too Much C.R.A.P. by Jim Rizzitano Reviewed this Month Grandmaster Repertoire: 1.e4 Volume 1 by Parimarjan Negi The Trompowsky Attack: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala Grandmaster Repertoire 18: The Sicilian Sveshnikov by Vassilios Kotronias Play the Accelerated Dragon by Peter Lalic This month I will review four recent titles: two in the Quality Chess Grandmaster Repertoire series, one in the Everyman Chess Move by Move series, and another book from Everyman Chess. The two Grandmaster Repertoire books are for advanced players and the Everyman titles are primarily for club players. The two happiest days in the life of a chess book author are: The day he … [Read more...]