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This month:
Scandinavian Defence
Nisipeanu delivers a strong message to Eric Prié in his favourite variation. Does Black need to play 8..Qb6?!:
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See Game 1.
Alekhine's Defence
Smolin - Pervakov gives a rosy picture of Black's chances in one of the main lines of the Alekhine after 12...f5!?:
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but I demonstrate that this is not necessarily the case.
Ledger - Palliser is a couple of years old but raises some interesting questions about 5...c6!?:
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Pirc/Modern Defence
Izoria - Inarkiev features a White novelty in a topical line of the Austrian: 10 dxc5:
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Another Austrian sees White hitting out against 6...Nc6 with 7 e5:
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Check out Narciso's response in Game 5.
Caro-Kann
Over to the Caro and the remarkable little game Firman - Makarov. Have you seen 5 Bg5 before?
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Then staying with the Caro for the last two games, Mchedlishvili pushes the boat out against the Panov with 12...Bxd4:
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and comes unstuck. I hint in the notes that this might be playable for Black, but difficult - see Game 7.
Finally, Oleksenko - Kovalev confirms the solidity of 4...Bf5 in the classical main line. Black's play on the light squares throughout this game makes a strong impression.
Well, that's it for now. Don't forget to check out my weekly Wednesday evening radio show at www.PlayChess.com and the new website www.andrewmartinchessacademy.com.
Andrew
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