ChessBase Magazine 212 (March/April 2023)

Tata Steel-turneringen står denne gang sentralt i det innholdsrike DVD-magasinet som gir både trening og nytelse for alle fra middels klubbnivå og oppover. Mye å forsyne seg av, som også presenteres i det medfølgende heftet.

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Highlights

These are the editors' recommendations – from first-class analyses from the Tata Steel Masters and Challengers 2023 to the endgame series "Fundamental Endgame Knowledge" Part 2 by Dr Karsten Mueller:

• Tata Steel 2023: The tournament winner of the Masters, Anish Giri, comments on his best games as well as Jorden van Foreest, Praggnanandhaa and many more. In addition, video analyses by Dorian Rogozenco
• "Special" on Anthony Miles: exclusive collection of 21 commented games + contributions on strategy and endgame – "English for Attackers": Alexey Kuzmin shows the highly topical gambit 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 c6!? – "Theory Update from Wijk aan Zee I": Rustam Kasimdzhanov brings Spanish with 8.a4 b4 9.a5 up to date
  – Endgame series "Fundamental Endgame Knowledge"
• Part 2: Learn the most important rules and techniques in the ending Rook + Pawn vs. Rook from Dr. Karsten Mueller and much more.

Opening Videos

From the Reti Opening to the King's Indian - ChessBase Magazine #212 offers 11 opening articles with new ideas for your repertoire!

Vogel: Reti Opening 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 b6 Kuzmin: English 1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 c6 Sumets: Caro-Kann Exchange 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 Papp: Najdorf 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 h6 8.Bh4 Qb6 9.a3 Santiago: French 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 a6!? Schandorff: Scotch with 4...Bc5 and 7...a5!? Ris: Italian Ulvestad Variation 5...b5!? Srinath: Open Ruy Lopez Part II Postny: Nimzo-Indian 4.Nf3 0-0 5.Bg5 c5 6.Rc1 Grigoriants: Catalan 6...dxc4 7.Qc2 b5 8.a4 Szabo: King's Indian 5.Be2 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Topical opening traps

“From the English Opening to the Queen’s Gambit” – Rainer Knaak takes a close look at eight traps from current tournament practice (incl. three FritzTrainer videos)

"Positional Milestones"

Mihail Marin presents the legend from England, Anthony Miles, as a universal player and explains how strategy and tactics worked together harmoniously in his best games. Including a detailed video introduction and – for the first time in CBM – two interactive training videos!

CBM authors analyse their favourite game of the Englishman (1955-2001). Exclusive collection of 21 annotated games from the years 1978 to 2001.

Practical tips for the tournament player

Modern Classics

Dorian Rogozenco shows one of the most spectacular games from the match "Soviet Union vs. the Rest of the World" in 1970: Bent Larsen came to blows on the first board of the world selection in only 17 moves. against world champion Boris Spassky! Part 3 of the new video series.

Topical Opening Traps

“From the English Opening to the Queen’s Gambit” – Rainer Knaak takes a close look at eight traps from current tournament practice (incl. three FritzTrainer videos)

All in One - Scotch Gambit

Spyridon Kapnisis presents the Scotch Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.Ng5!? After 5...Nh6 6.Nxf7 Nxf7 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qh5+ White wins back the piece on c5 and has in any case already achieved a partial success.

Move by Move

Robert Ris shows Magnus Carlsen's fantastic game against Nodirbek Abdusattorov from the 2022 Rapid World Championship. Can you find the moves of the triple world champion?

Tactics: "Queenless and happy"

Sometimes it is simply necessary to part with one's queen. Oliver Reeh's article contains 32 games, peppered with plenty of training exercises. Plus three interactive videos with our author’s favourite combinations. Fundamental Endgame Knowledge II

The endgame expert Dr Karsten Mueller continues his training series with the topic "Rook + Pawn vs. Rook". Also: Endgame highlights of Anthony Miles.