chessbase magazine July / August 2021 nr 202

ChessBase Magazine is the most comprehensive and most sophisticated chess magazine there is. World class players analyze their brilliancies and explain the ideas behind the moves to you, opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and offer exciting ideas for your repertoire. Master trainers in the fields of tactics, strategy, and the endgame show you the tricks and techniques a successful tournament player needs! DVD with several hours of video + booklet.Also available for download including the booklet in pdf! HIGHLIGHTS: An all-important full point The candidates winner Ian Nepomniachtchi elaborates on his hard-fought endgame victory over Wang Hao Jan Timman – the Dutch legend turns 70 Special featuring 25 games annotated by CBM authors + columns on strategy and endgame Bogo-Indian: no respite for Black! Lars Schandorff shows the poisonous 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.e3!? Three times Anish Giri! Among other things, the Dutchman annotates his impressive victory over Liren Ding "Good news for French players!" Rustam Kasimdzhanov repairs the Classical Variation (opening video) Italian gambit à la Dubov Christian Braun hits with the sharp 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 cxd4 6.b4!? Novelty by "lapsus manus"! Mihail Marin shows his discovery in the Grünfeld with 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 Bg4 8.Be3 Nfd7 9.Qb3 Nc6!? Frighten your opponent – with the Halloween Gambit! Robert Ris uncorks 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5 Nxe5 5.d4 Reversed Sicilian: d2-d4 in one go! Alexey Kuzmin presents White’s plan after 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.0–0 Nb6 7.b3 Technique vs. ticking clock Jan Krzysztof Duda shows why his edge against Hikaru Nakamura at the NIC Classic was only enough for draw Caro-Kann for fighters - recapturing like Mikhail Tal All in one by Spyridon Kapnisis on 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.gxf3!? Pushes, sacs & special moves Tactics with Oliver Reeh