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GAMES 2002 Junior World Championships Rd 2, 12/09/02 1. e4 d6
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December 15th, 2002 In This Issue Position of the Week New At Chessville I Play Against Pieces and Nimzo-Indian 4.e3 The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia Poll: What's the best online live-play chess server? Pablo's Chess News New On The Net [FEN "7k/b1R5/p7/n1pB4/n7/p7/p6p/R6K w - - 0 1"] White to move and win - Find the
Solution Problem of the Week: Test Your Tactical Prowess! Review: The Nimzo-Indian 4.e3 by Carten Hansen Review: I Play Against Pieces by Svetozar Gligoric IM Balogh Attacks the Sicilian!
Annotated Game: Lasker v Steinitz, 1894 World Ch.
Match Game 11 The Nimzo-Indian 4.e3 by Carten Hansen, reviewed by Kelly Atkins Gambit continues to release new books aimed at the intermediate to strong player. In The Nimzo-Indian: 4.e3 by Carsten Hansen, they have produced a comprehensive survey on one of the most popular lines in the Nimzo-Indian defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb5 4.e3). The Nimzo-Indian has long been regarded by most authorities as one of Black’s most solid replies to 1.d4, and has always been dreaded by White as a system that not only gives Black excellent chances for equality, but good winning chances as well should White go wrong. Read the full review. I Play Against Pieces by Svetozar Gligoric, reviewed by David Surratt This is the 3rd edition of Gligoric's autobiographical compendium, newly updated and expanded. Earlier editions contained 105 and 120 games, with the first edition having been published in 1981. The title of this book was taken from an interview Gligoric gave to the Editor of that first edition, referring "to chess as an art and a clean struggle of ideas, thereby trying to ignore the less dignified influence of psychology and personal conflicts." This edition of the book contains 130 of Gligoric's finest
efforts, spanning the period from 1939 to 2001. The games are arranged by
opening, with 27 different openings represented. Naturally, I turned first
to the section on my beloved French...
Read the full review.
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1. Rxa2 threatening 2.Rxh2 mate. 1... Nb2 2. Rxa3 Nb3 (2... Nd3 3. Rxd3 and mate next on the h-file.) 3. Rxa6 intending mate next by 4.Rh3 (Just one move slower is 3. Rxb3 Nd3 4. Rxd3 and mate next.) 3... Bb6 4. Ra8 mate.
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GAMES 2002 Junior World Championships Rd 1, 12/19/02 1. e4 d5
Rd 3, 12/10/02 1. e4 d5
Rd 4, 12/11/02 1. e4 c5
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