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Andrew Martin

International Master Andrew Martin is a very busy guy:

  • International Master, FIDE Master, British Master;

  • Professional Chess Coach - teaches in eight schools, groups and individuals (He is the former coach to four world junior champions and many current national junior champions);

  • writer: regular columns at Chessville, www.jeremysilman.com, Chess Publishing, and Chess Magazine, along with a number of books.

  • He is also well known for a large number of chess instructional videos, including Accelerated Dragon Assault!, The Scheming Scandinavian, and many more.

  • As a player he had numerous early successes, including runner-up in the 1992 British Championship, and third on several occasions.

  • Finally slowed by family life (four kids!), these days he plays primarily on ICC and for the Team Champions of Great Britain, Wood Green.  Just your ordinary, normal International Master.

Chessville is proud to welcome highly respected opening theoretician and instructor IM Martin to the neighborhood.  Learn more about opening play, and enjoy Andrew's unique style, in his columns below.

Index of Columns

October 2003
     Crime Doesn't Pay  Popov-Svidler, 2003 Russian Championships (English Opening)

November 2003
     New Directions  How To Learn A New Opening (Veresov Opening)

December 2003
     KID Fireworks Part 1  1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 Bg4!?
     KID Fireworks Part 2 
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 c5 6.d5 0-0 7.Nf3 a6!?
     KID Fireworks Part 3  1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Qc2 Kh8!?
     KID Fireworks Part 4:  1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bg5 0-0?!

January 2004
     The Hippopotamus Rises From the Swamp - Part 1  1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 g6 4.f4 f5
     The Hippopotamus Rises From the Swamp - Part 2  1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.0-0 d6

February 2004
     The Unexplored Sicilian - Part 1  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6!? 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3
    
The Unexplored Sicilian - Part 2  1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4

March 2004
     Sicilian 2.b3 - The Sicilian Snyder Variation - Part 1  1.e4 c5 2.b3 Nc6
     Sicilian 2.b3 - The Sicilian Snyder Variation - Part 2  1.e4 c5 2.b3 d6

April 2004
     The New Slav - Part 1  1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Be6 5.Nc3
    
The New Slav - Part 2  1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Be6 5.a4

May 2004
     Vienna Backwaters  1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.d4!?

June 2004
     An Unusual Weapon Against the Caro-Kann - Part 1  1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.c5!? b6
    
An Unusual Weapon Against the Caro-Kann - Part 2  1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.c5!? e5
    
An Unusual Weapon Against the Caro-Kann - Part 3  four more examples & summary

July 2004
     Reverse Gear  1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.0-0 Bg7 5.d3 Nf6 6.c3!?

August 2004
     The Essential Centre-Counter Part 1  1.Nf3 d5 2.e4? dxe4 3.Ng5 Bf5! 4.Nc3 Nf6
     The Essential Centre-Counter Part 2 
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Bc4 Nf6
     The Essential Centre-Counter Part 3  1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 c6

September 2004
     The Lopez Grip - Part 1  1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bd7 6.c3 Nge7 7.d4 Ng6
     The Lopez Grip - Part 2  1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 (Schliemann Defense)
     The Lopez Grip - Part 3  1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5

 

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