THE WEEK IN CHESS 98 09/09/96 Mark Crowther
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1) Introduction
2) Staunton Jubilee Tournament 1996
3) Action Chess in Norway in aid of Mine clearing in Bosnia
4) Hjartarson wins in Winterthur Switzerland.
5) Anatoly Karpov in Finland
6) KASPAROV IN GREECE by Loukas Zahilas
7) 3rd S.T. Lee Cup Beijing China
8) French National Championships 1996 by Christophe Bouton
9) 1996 Portuguese Championships.
10) Canadian National Closed Chess Championship 96 Toronto, Ontario
11) Tournament Abierto San Agustin by Pablo Ruibal.
12) Swedish Championships 1996
13) Books, books ... (11) by Bertrand Weegenaar
GAMES SECTION
Main Section TWIC98.PGN
Norsk Folkehjelp g 1996 8
Staunton 1996 9
It Winterthur SUI 1996 5
EuCl Cup Prelim 1996 13
S.T.Lee Cup Beijing CHN 1996 1
EuCl Cup Prelim 1996 72
Karpov v Finland sim Helsinki FIN 1996 6
SKA Biel SUI 1996 1
Credis Biel SUI 1996 12
Extra Games Section TWIC98EX.PGN
US Open Alexandria USA 1996 19
Mentor Seniors Alexandria USA 1996 3
ch-SWE Lidkoping 1996 14
ch-CAN Toronto 1996 120
ch-POR Lisbon 1996 66
ch-FRA Auxerre 1996 120
Groningen 1946 Section TWIC98GR.PGN
Staunton Groningen NED 1946 190
1) Introduction
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2) Staunton Jubilee Tournament 1996
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The Staunton Chess Club celebrated its 125th anniversary last weekend by
organising a very appropriate event. 50 years ago when it was celebrating
its 75th anniversary it organised the first major international tournament
after the Second World War. Last week they invited the surviving players to
play in a short three round event.
When the players arrived they debated what form the event should take. In
the end they opted to play 40 moves in 2 hours followed by 30 minutes for
the rest of the game. This only allowed for three rounds, some had wanted
a faster time rate so that the event could have been an all-play-all event.
There were many events over the weekend, including an IM where they had to
play the Staunton Gambit..
The players also decided that playing the Staunton gambit was not mandatory
as in all other tournament sections. Joris Brenninkmeijer won the IM section
with 2/3 playing the gambit.
In round 1 Najdorf, possibly in a friendly gesture towards his fellow
countryman missed (or declined to play) the winning move 20. Rxc8. The
players agreed a draw at this point.
Enjoying the limelight after many years Guimard tried hard to win against
Christoffel, the game eventually ending in a draw. It is reported that a
lady he dated at the original tournament (now 75 years of age) was in the
audience for this game.
Najdorf played a nice game in the final round against Denker. His strength
is still very high and throughout the weekend he played blitz games against
all comers in the press room as he used to do throughout his career. Paul
Boersma was no match for him after the final rounds games were finished.
Smyslov beat Guimard in the final game to take first place in the event.
However this weekend was more about honouring the players who competed
in the great event 50 years ago than the results themselves.
Round 1 (1996.08.30)
Najdorf, Miguel - Guimard, Carlos E 1/2 20 D63 QGD;
Denker, Arnold S - Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham 1-0 62 A47 Queen's pawn
Christoffel, Martin - Smyslov, Vassily 0-1 45 C02 French; Advance
Round 2 (1996.08.31)
Smyslov, Vassily - Denker, Arnold S 1/2 21 A05 Reti (1.Nf3)
Szabo, Laszlo - Najdorf, Miguel 1/2 29 B23 Sicilian; Closed
Guimard, Carlos E - Christoffel, Martin 1/2 48 A46 Queen's pawn
Round 3 (1996.09.01)
Smyslov, Vassily - Guimard, Carlos E 1-0 25 C04 French; Tarrasch
Najdorf, Miguel - Denker, Arnold S 1-0 23 E91 Kings indian; Classical
Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham - Szabo, Laszlo 1/2 12 D73 1.d4 d5 2.c4 g6
Groningen NED (NED), VIII-IX 1996.
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1 2 3
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1 Smyslov, Vassily g RUS 2510 +6 =3 +5 2.5 /3 2508
2 Najdorf, Miguel g ARG 2445 =5 =4 +3 2.0 /3 2488
3 Denker, Arnold S g USA 2305 +7 =1 -2 1.5 /3 2455
4 Szabo, Laszlo g HUN 2460 . =2 =7 1.0 /2 2427
5 Guimard, Carlos E g ARG 2325 =2 =6 -1 1.0 /3 2284
6 Christoffel, Martin SUI ---- -1 =5 . 0.5 /2 2224
7 Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham g CAN 2410 -3 . =4 0.5 /2 2189
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IM Group. All players play the Staunton Gambit.
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Round 1 (1996.08.30)
Brenninkmeijer, Joris - Van Mil, Johannes A. J 1/2 44 A83 Dutch defence
Ligterink, Gert - Hoeksema, Erik 0-1 22 A82 Dutch defence
Round 2 (1996.08.31)
Brenninkmeijer, Joris - Ligterink, Gert 1/2 22 A83 Dutch defence
Van Mil, Johannes A. J - Hoeksema, Erik 1-0 37 A83 Dutch defence
Round 3 (1996.09.01)
Ligterink, Gert - Van Mil, Johannes A. J 1-0 41 A82 Dutch defence
Hoeksema, Erik - Brenninkmeijer, Joris 0-1 41 A83 Dutch defence
Groningen NED (NED), VIII-IX 1996. cat. VIII (2443)
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1 Brenninkmeijer, Joris m NED 2505 * = = 1 2.0 2546
2 Ligterink, Gert m NED 2450 = * 1 0 1.5 2440
3 Van Mil, Johannes A. J m NED 2405 = 0 * 1 1.5 2455
4 Hoeksema, Erik m NED 2410 0 1 0 * 1.0 2328
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The World Tournament. Groningen 1946.
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In a triumph of vision over common sense Mr Hollander had already announced
in 1942 the intention of putting together a major international tournament
(a "World Tournament") as early as March 1941. Whilst the ending of the
Second World War eased his task somewhat, it was still a formidable
proposition.
Hastings 1945-6 and London 1946 had tried in vain to get some of the top
Soviets to play in their events. To organised a truly World class event
they had to be on board. Only two weeks before the tournament was due to
start it still wasn't certain that the Russians would send anyone, and
there was a threat that an upcoming USSR vs. USA match would clash taking
even more players away. However then suddenly the Russians announced that
they would send 5 or 6 players, everything suddenly came together and
the event was on.
In retrospect there were a number of players missing, Keres, Reshevsky and
Fine being the most prominent. Fine declined the invitation and the Russians
forbid Keres to travel for some time after annexing Estonia. However this
was a very strong event and one that was used to finally establish the
invitees to the FIDE World Championship Tournament in 1948. (they used a
combination of the results from this event and those from AVRO 1938)
As the organisers were promised five or six Russian players they assumed
the smaller number but they thought that if six did come they could expand
the event to a 22 round event. Only five Russians arrived but they insisted
that there be only 19 rounds as advertised. This unfortunately meant that
21 invited players turned up at the opening ceremony for only 20 places.
The unlucky man was Prins (Euwe considered pulling out but the Russians
definitely wanted him to play). He was promised an invitation to the big
International Tournament in Russia the following year, for some reason
this didn't materialise in the end.
That was then, the 1996 players in 1946.
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Vassily Smyslov, born March 21st 1921. In the radio match of the previous
year he beat Reshevsky twice. His result in this event, his first
International Tournament, gained him an invitation to the 1948 Match
Tournament, the only player who emerged after the AVRO 1938 tournament
to be invited.
Najdorf's, born April 10th 1910. His international career was halted by the
war. He moved from Poland to Buenos Aires in 1939 and was already very much
a businessman first and a chessplayer second. Criticised at the time for
his lack of concentration he played speed chess between rounds, especially
for money his loud and open character made him popular with the crowds,
something which has not changed to this day.
Laszlo Szabo born in born in 1917 was just achieving a large reputation as a
great attacking player before the outbreak of the second World War. He emerged
as a strong player in the Olympiads of 1935 and 1937. He won Hastings 1938-9
above Euwe and came second equal with Stahlberg in the Kemeri-Riga tournament
of 1939. As a Jew he was called up for forced labour service in September of
that year. His weight fell to 7 stones and several times was on the front line
(unarmed). He only returned home on 17th October 1945. He immediately returned
to Professional Chess and played several events including the Zaandam tournament
prior to the Groningen Tournament. All in all given the privations from which
he was extremely lucky to survive he scored a good result. He was expected to
become one of the great players.
Arnold Denker born February 20th 1914. This tournament was played at the height
of Denker's strength. He was US Champion in 1944 and retained it in a match
in 1946. He shared 3rd at Hastings 1945-6. At Groningen he started well to share 3rd
until a bad blunder in round 11 against Euwe spoilt his mood. He simply had a mental
blackout (he claims he received a telephone call during the game telling him
that he would be only board 3 behind Fine and Reshevsky for the upcoming match
against the Russians. As US Champion he thought he should have board one (I
personally think that board 3 was absolutely right). His 47th move was inaccurate
and his 48th disastrous. He scored only 2.5/8 in spite of having played most
of the leaders, in the remaining rounds to subside to only a 50% score.
Daniel Yanofsky born in Poland 26th March 1925. Moved almost immediately to
Canada and at the age of 14 became a star at the Buenos Aires Olympiad where
he scored 14.5/16 on board 2. This tournament and the InterZonal two years
later were the strongest events he played in. He was expected to become one
of the World's great chess players, instead he turned his attention to
being a lawyer, his results in his exams towards the end of the decade were
outstanding. At the time of this event was studying medicine.
Carlos Guimard a native Argentinean, born April 6th 1913. National Champion
in his 20's he scored all his best results prior to this event. A lousy
start cost him a high placing, he scored +1 in the second half of the event.
Martin Christoffel born on September 2nd 1922 had been Champion of
Switzerland. A poor result earlier in the year had given an indication
that he was not in good form. Bad opening preparation, and later flu
(from which several players suffered) condemned him to finishing last.
This was the only great tournament he played in.
The 1946 Tournament
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The event was dominated by Botvinnik in the early rounds. After 8 rounds it seemed
quite clear he would just run away with the tournament. He was a point and a half
clear and he continued in fine fashion. He was playing uncompromising chess and his
only troubles came when he got into time pressure. However then he lost two games
in a row in round 14 to Kotov and 15 to Yanofsky.
Euwe created a good impression he was especially hard on the tail end of the
tournament. Many were quite hopeful that he might regain the World Title, but
in fact this event was his swan song. He did badly in all strong tournaments
he played in after this.
He doggedly pursued Botvinnik catching and overtaking him after his losses in rounds
14 and 15. However having reached this position he was content to draw. Botvinnik
picked himself up and started winning again. Going into the final round after winning
rounds 16, 17 and 18 whilst Euwe drew left Botvinnik half a point up. What happened
was a major surprise. Both players lost! Thus after falling over the line Botvinnik
took the event.
Smyslov was a solid 3rd. He revealed some of his new ideas in the Gruenfeld in this
event. Thus the two future World Champions and the one past Champion finished
1st-3rd in the event.
Given that strong competitive chess had returned to the Soviet Union in late
1943 the result of the Russians look a little disappointing to my eyes. The full
domination, and especially their strength in depth was only to become apparent over
the next few years. Kotov's result was a severe under performance for him.
Groningen NED (NED), VIII-IX 1946.
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1 Botvinnik, Mikhail g URS *=1011=11=0110111111 14.5
2 Euwe, Max g NED =*0=11===10=11111111 14.0
3 Smyslov, Vassily RUS 01*==1======1===1111 12.5
4 Najdorf, Miguel ARG 1==*11=0====01===1=1 11.5
5 Szabo, Laszlo HUN 00=0*1=0101=11=1=111 11.5
6 Boleslavsky, Isaak URS 00000*=11111=====111 11.0
7 Flohr, Salomon g USA ======*===0==1=1==11 11.0
8 Lundin, Erik SWE 0==110=*=0=1010==111 10.5
9 Stoltz, Gosta g SWE 0===00==*1==1=110=11 10.5
10 Denker, Arnold S USA =0==10=10*0=0=1==11= 9.5
11 Kotov, Alexander URS 11==001==1*=0=01=010 9.5
12 Tartakower, Savielly g AUT 0====0=0===*1==11=== 9.5
13 Kottnauer, Cenek CSR 00010==10110*110==01 9.0
14 Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham CAN 10=00=00====0*=111== 8.5
15 Bernstein, Osip g URS 00=====1001=0=*===00 7.0
16 Guimard, Carlos E ARG 00==0=0=0=0010=*1==1 7.0
17 Vidmar, Milan sr g YUG 000=====1==0=0=0*==0 6.5
18 Steiner, Herman m USA 000000=0=01==0===*1= 6.0
19 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic BEL 000=0000000=1=1==0*1 5.5
20 Christoffel, Martin SUI 000000000=1=0=101=0* 5.0
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3) Action Chess in Norway in aid of Mine clearing in Bosnia
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Over the weekend an action chess event was covered on-line.
Rune Djurhuus and Jonathan Tisdall provided commentary and
the games almost live on the internet.
It was organised as part of a week-long fund raising drive to raise
money to clear mines in Bosnia. This chess event was the idea of
Simen Agdestein and he and Einar Gausel took on the best two Bosnian
players Ivan Sokolov and Predrag Nikolic.
The event was hosted by: The Norwegian chess Federation, The Oslo Chess
Club, Main sponsors Aftenposten, The Norwegian Confederation of Trade
Unions. Norsk Folkehjelp (Norwegian People's Aid) is the world's largest
humanitarian mine-clearing organisation.
http://www.lo.no/sjakk
http://www.aftenposten.no
The match itself was tied with the outrated Norwegians holding their own.
Whilst Predrag Nikolic scored heavily drawing only his first game, Sokolov
did the reverse, and his draw in the first round was an almost unbelievable
escape.
The games were played at a time-rate of 45 minutes per side per game.
Round 1 (1996.09.07)
Agdestein, Simen - Nikolic, Predrag 1/2 57 E12 Nimzo indian
Gausel, Einar - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 56 D11 Slav defence
Round 2 (1996.09.07)
Nikolic, Predrag - Gausel, Einar 1-0 50 E10 Nimzo indian
Sokolov, Ivan - Agdestein, Simen 0-1 43 A80 Dutch defence
Round 3 (1996.09.08)
Nikolic, Predrag - Agdestein, Simen 1-0 46 E15 Queens Indian
Sokolov, Ivan - Gausel, Einar 0-1 34 E48 Nimzo Indian
Round 4 (1996.09.08)
Agdestein, Simen - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 42 A27 English; 1.c4 e5
Gausel, Einar - Nikolic, Predrag 0-1 40 A13 English; 1.c4
Match tied. Bosnia 4-4 Norway.
Oslo (NOR), IX 1996. cat. XV (2615)
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1 2 3 4
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1 Nikolic, Predrag g BIH 2670 ** =1 11 .. 3.5 2896
2 Agdestein, Simen g NOR 2600 =0 ** .. 11 2.5 2765
3 Gausel, Einar g NOR 2520 00 .. ** =1 1.5 2583
4 Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2670 .. 00 =0 ** 0.5 2238
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4) Hjartarson wins in Winterthur Switzerland.
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Johann Hjartarson wins the Category 9 tournament held in
Winterthur Switzerland. The event was held to celebrate the
150th anniversary of the Winterthur Chess Federation.
In the last round Johann Hjartarson drew quickly against
Yannick Pelletier to secure first place alone. Daniel King
took clear second in spite of losing his last round game with
the Black pieces against Nedeljko Kelecevic.
In retrospect their clash in round 6 was decisive, Hjartarson
winning a Queen's Gambit as white in 34 moves.
A round by round report appeared on the Chess in Iceland Home Page
by Dadi Jonsson (dadi@vks.is)
http://www.vks.is/skak/indexe.html
Vitezslav Rasik and Alisa Maric shared first prize in the B tournament
held alongside.
A Tournament
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Winterthur (SUI), VIII 1996. cat. IX (2459)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Hjartarson, Johann g ISL 2565 * 1 = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2660
2 King, Daniel J g ENG 2535 0 * = 0 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2554
3 Gallagher, Joseph G g SUI 2530 = = * 1 = = = = 1 0 0 1 6.0 2488
4 Kelecevic, Nedeljko m BIH 2475 = 1 0 * = 1 = = 0 = = 1 6.0 2493
5 Hug, Werner m SUI 2445 = = = = * = = = = = = = 5.5 2460
6 Van der Sterren, Paul g NED 2510 = = = 0 = * = 1 0 = 1 = 5.5 2454
7 Zueger, Beat m SUI 2460 0 = = = = = * = = = 1 = 5.5 2459
8 Ballmann, Martin f SUI 2360 0 0 = = = 0 = * 1 1 1 = 5.5 2468
9 Vogt, Lothar g GER 2505 0 0 0 1 = 1 = 0 * 1 = 1 5.5 2455
10 Pelletier, Yannick m SUI 2440 = 0 1 = = = = 0 0 * = 1 5.0 2424
11 Forster, Richard f SUI 2320 0 0 1 = = 0 0 0 = = * 1 4.0 2369
12 Huss, Andreas m SUI 2365 0 0 0 0 = = = = 0 0 0 * 2.0 2205
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B Tournament
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Winterthur (SUI), VIII 1996. cat. IV (2329)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Rasik, Vitezslav m CZE 2440 * 1 = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 = 9.0 2581
2 Maric, Alisa m YUG 2460 0 * 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 9.0 2579
3 Atlas, Valeri m LIE 2470 = 0 * = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2527
4 Stefanova, Antoaneta wg BUL 2365 0 = = * = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2536
5 Sievers, Stefan f GER 2380 = 0 0 = * 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 6.0 2360
6 Kaenel, Hansjuerg m SUI 2405 = 0 = 0 1 * 1 0 = 0 0 1 4.5 2257
7 Belotti, Bruno m ITA 2400 0 = 0 0 = 0 * 0 = 1 1 1 4.5 2257
8 Hochstrasser, Michael SUI 2295 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 * = 1 = = 4.5 2267
9 Hirzel, Rene SUI 2175 0 0 0 0 = = = = * = 1 = 4.0 2241
10 Wittwer, Moritz f SUI 2170 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = * 1 1 3.5 2210
11 Von Allmen, Alain SUI 2220 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 0 * 1 2.5 2128
12 Benz, Rolf SUI 2170 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 * 1.5 2034
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5) Anatoly Karpov in Finland
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Anatoly Karpov the FIDE World Chess Champion has been on an extended
visit to Finland. He has played a variety of exhibition events including
the Internet game reported on last week. His visit has attracted quite
a bit of publicity even on the main TV news.
The hardest exhibition was a clock simultaneous exhibition against the
best Finnish players. He drew the match 3-3. The time-rate was 2 hours
for Karpov and 2 hours for the players.
Schedule.
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Sun 25.8.1996 Mikkeli: 30 board simultaneous
Result: 27.5-2.5 (+25=5-0).
Mon 26.8.1996 Helsinki in the Hotel Inter Continental:Internet-game
Internet-Karpov 0-1, Caro-Kann 32 moves.
30 board simultaneous match 28.5-1.5 (+27=3-0).
Draws: Raimo Hall, Tomi Tocklin and Mikael Nouro.
Tue 27.8.1996 Jyvaskyla: 30 board simultaneous 28.0-2.0 (+26=4-0).
Wed 28.8.1996 Helsinki: Parliament House 30 board simultaneous
Results: 25.5-4.5 (+22=7-1).
Draws: Tero Sihvonen, Marko Kosonen, WIM Johanna Paasikangas,
WIM Niina Koskela, Timo Lampen, John Fieandt and
FM Harri Hurme.
Win: Jarkko Penttinen.
Thu 29.8.1996 Helsinki: Post Centre
Karpov vs. Team Finland
This was clearly the toughest workout on the trip. The results are in
the order that the games were finished. Karpov had only ten minutes to
finish the last three games. He played against 2 GMs and 4 IMs.
Valkesalmi, Kimmo (2370) IM - Karpov, Anatoly 1/2 27 A29 English; 1.c4 e5
Karpov, Anatoly - Pyhala, Antti (2325) IM 1/2 44 D22 QGA;
Westerinen, Heikki M J (2430) GM - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 37 B17 Caro-Kann
Karpov, Anatoly - Yrjola, Jouni (2435) GM 1-0 56 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Karpov, Anatoly - Maki, Veijo (2410) IM 0-1 47 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Karpov, Anatoly - Raaste, Eero J (2360) IM 1-0 57 A84 Dutch defence
Jussi Tella, Jussi.Tella@hut.fi, 05.09.1996
6) KASPAROV IN GREECE by Loukas Zahilas
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Gary Kasparov visited Greece for three days, from 3rd to 5th of
September. He came with a direct flight from Switzerland to the beautiful
island of Corfu invited by the local chess club. He gave a simultaneous display on
30 boards and managed to win 28 and draw 2 of his games. His opponents were players
from Greece and not especially strong. The most interesting thing is the fact that
Gary gave some interviews to the Greek newspapers "Nea" and "Elehtherotypia" and
the chess magazine "Sah".
Let's have a look on some interesting points:
Friday 6th September, "Nea", "Elehtherotypia", "Sah" magazine.
Q: Do you feel successful? (on organising professional chess)
A: Of course! Look how many players earned good money 10 years ago
and how many do so today. I have managed to bring many big companies
in to sponsor the game.
Q: And what about the International Federation?
A: They are dead. I had warned them a long time ago that their whole
structure did not allow any flexibility. The main thing is to find
money for chess. You must understand what sponsors find attractive,
not their closed cycle of events.
Q: Will there finally be a match against Karpov in 1997?
A: My position is clear. I have agreed to play against him. He must accept
that this is a match between "The World Champion" and the Champion of
FIDE. In the case of a tie I will not keep my title. [I'm unclear quite
what he means by this MC]
Q: Do you believe that Karpov will accept?
A: This is his last chance. He has no time. If he wants to have a last fight
he will accept. Anyway I wait for my next challenger. Whoever that may
be. This is determined by my position and my value in the money market
of chess.
Q: How near we are in the moment that the computers will triumph over the
human brain?
A: I believe that it will happen very soon. It could have been a reality
even today if we had the ability to give them all our accumulated
knowledge. In recent times we have seen the evolution of computers yet
at the same time we have seen the end of human research into chess
strategy.
7) 3rd S.T. Lee Cup Beijing China
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23rd August - 4th September 1996.
Suat Atalik won the 3rd S.T. Lee Cup. This has been a major
tournament for the improvement of the Chinese players.
The Chinese efforts are starting to pay dividends just ask
Jaan Ehlvest who lost to Tong Yuanming, Lin Weigua and Wang Zili
to completely ruin his result.
Probably the best result in the Chinese eyes was that achieved
by woman's GM Zhu Chen. She came fifth and along the way drew
with Ehlvest, Atalik and Ulibin and beat amongst others Igors Rausis,
Ilya Smirin and Xu Jun. In fact she only lost to Tong Yuanming
in the entire event.
All in all the visitors had quite a hard time of it.
1. Atalik, Suat........ g TUR 2525 7.5 72.0 59.00
2. Ulibin, Mikhail..... g RUS 2550 7.5 68.0 55.50
3. Landa, Konstantin... g RUS 2570 7.5 66.0 54.00
4. Lin, Weiguo......... m CHN 2425 7.5 56.5 48.50
5. Zhu, Chen........... g CHN 2420 w 7.0 71.5 59.00
6. Pigusov, Evgeny..... g RUS 2570 7.0 70.5 59.00
7. Stohl, Igor......... g SVK 2560 7.0 64.0 52.50
8. Ftacnik, Lubomir.... g SVK 2610 6.5 71.0 59.00
9. Liang, Chong........ f CHN 2275 6.5 70.5 58.50
10. Tong, Yuanming...... m CHN 2500 6.5 70.0 57.50
11. Xu, Yang............ f CHN 2355 6.5 65.0 53.50
12. Wang, Zili.......... g CHN 2535 6.5 60.0 49.00
13. Xu, Jun............. g CHN 2505 6.5 58.5 47.50
14. Wang, Yaoyao........ f CHN 2410 6.0 67.5 56.00
15. Wang, Pin........... g CHN 2345 w 6.0 65.0 53.50
16. Smirin, Ilia........ g ISR 2625 6.0 63.0 51.00
17. Zhang, Zhong........ m CHN 2425 6.0 61.0 49.50
18. Ye, Jiangchuan...... g CHN 2540 6.0 57.5 47.50
19. Ehlvest, Jaan....... g EST 2660 5.5 75.0 62.00
20. Greenfeld, Alon..... g ISR 2555 5.5 69.0 56.50
21. Rausis, Igors....... g LAT 2495 5.5 61.5 50.00
22. Peng, Xiaomin....... m CHN 2490 5.5 60.5 49.00
23. Szekely, Peter...... g HUN 2455 5.5 58.0 49.50
24. Qin, Kanying........ g CHN 2370 w 5.5 52.5 44.50
8) French National Championships 1996 by Christophe Bouton
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The 1996 French championships took place in Auxerre, 2 hours to the
south of Paris.
IM Christian Bauer, from Nancy, lead the tournament throughout and
finished clear first also clinching a GM norm (which was 10.5 points).
Throughout the whole tournament, there were disputes about the participation
of Anatoli Vaisser. Vaisser was allowed by the President of the French
Federation Jean-Claude Loubatiere to participate because Vaisser had
received from authorities a paper saying his chances of naturalisation
for French citizenship were "favourable". (He has lived in France for a
long time now).
But some players disagreed saying that he should not be allowed to play
because he had no French ID yet. Vaisser was puzzled and decided to
"slow down" at the end of the tournaments, so as to be sure not become the
French champion and "to avoid problems".
However the title of French Champion was not the only thing at stake.
The top two players also qualified for the French Olympiad side.
Bauer is not expected to play because of his studies. The participation
of Vaisser has not been settled (he clearly qualifies under FIDE rules and
even appears in the rating list as French.
If he does not play, Relange and Hauchard are expected join the team
(Lautier, Apicella, Prie and Bacrot).
Final standings
Auxerre FRA (FRA), VIII 1996. cat. IX (2468)
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1 Bauer, Christian m FRA 2465 * 1 0 = 1 1 = 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 11.0 2643
2 Vaisser, Anatoli g FRA 2565 0 * 1 = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 = = = 1 1 10.5 2610
3 Relange, Eloi m FRA 2450 1 0 * = = = = = = = = = 1 = 1 1 9.0 2541
4 Hauchard, Arnaud m FRA 2500 = = = * 0 = = 0 = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 9.0 2538
5 Anic, Darko m FRA 2455 0 0 = 1 * 1 0 1 = = 1 = 0 = 1 1 8.5 2519
6 Lepelletier, Benoit m FRA 2460 0 = = = 0 * 1 1 1 0 0 = = 1 = 1 8.0 2489
7 Santo-Roman, Marc m FRA 2385 = = = = 1 0 * 1 0 = = 1 = 1 0 0 7.5 2473
8 Bricard, Emmanuel m FRA 2475 1 0 = 1 0 0 0 * = = = 0 1 1 1 = 7.5 2467
9 Koch, Jean-Rene m FRA 2490 0 = = = = 0 1 = * = = = = 1 = = 7.5 2466
10 Marciano, David m FRA 2480 = 0 = 0 = 1 = = = * 0 = = 1 = 1 7.5 2467
11 Prie, Eric g FRA 2480 0 0 = 0 0 1 = = = 1 * 1 = = 1 = 7.5 2467
12 Apicella, Manuel g FRA 2560 = = = = = = 0 1 = = 0 * = 0 = = 6.5 2412
13 Degraeve, Jean-Marc m FRA 2515 0 = 0 = 1 = = 0 = = = = * = = = 6.5 2415
14 Chomet, Pascal FRA 2385 0 = = 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 = * = 1 5.0 2348
15 Adrian, Claude f FRA 2330 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 = = 0 = = = * 1 5.0 2352
16 Touzane, Olivier m FRA 2495 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = 0 = = = 0 0 * 3.5 2255
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9) 1996 Portuguese Championships.
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The 1996 Portuguese Championships ended in a tie between Antonio
Fernandes and Fernando Ribeiro. They will playoff for the title
later in the year. The Tournament ran from 21st August - 1st September.
It was held in Lisbon at the Embaixador Hotel. There are annotated
games available at the Chess in Portugal site:
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/5470/chesspor.htm
Lisbon (POR), VIII-IX 1996.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 SB
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1 Fernandes, Antonio m POR 2410 * = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 9.0 2451 43.00
2 Ribeiro, Fernando f POR 2285 = * = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.0 2467 41.25
3 Silva, Fernando m POR 2375 0 = * = 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2456
4 Vitor, Antonio POR 2285 = = = * 0 = 1 1 1 1 = = 7.0 2317 34.00
5 Santos, Carlos P f POR 2340 = = 0 1 * = = 1 0 1 1 1 7.0 2362 32.50
6 Leonardo, Joao POR 2285 0 0 0 = = * 1 1 0 1 1 1 6.0 2274
7 Pereira, Joao POR 2155 = 0 0 0 = 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 5.0 2097 17.70
8 Charneira, Hermenegildo POR 2205 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 1 5.0 2091 14.50
9 Peixoto, Antonio POR ---- 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 * 0 1 = 3.5 2109
10 Rodrigues, Nuno POR ---- 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 2.5 2002 8.75
11 Damasceno, Jorge POR ---- 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 2.5 2002 7.00
12 Santos, Marco POR 2140 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 * 1.0 1848
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10) Canadian National Closed Chess Championship 96 Toronto, Ontario
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by Vojin Vujosevic
Kevin Spraggett, the only Canadian born International Grandmaster,
and twice a candidate for the World Chess Championship, is the 1996
Canadian Closed & Zonal winner.
Since FIDE has been a little slow he now has two visas
for the Interzonals or the World Championships if
Iljumzhinov's plan of $5,000,000 knockout WC tournament
on a yearly basis does materialize.
Kevin recently won the annual open in Andorra. He is
also the reigning Canadian Open Champion and now reigning
Canadian Closed Champion. This is his 5th closed title.
Kevin Spraggett was Canadian Closed champion in 1984, 1986,
1989, 1994 and 1996. Right after the Closed he also won a
203 player Toronto Labour Day Open 1996.
Yan Teplitsky is only 20 years old but plays with maturity
of a seasoned, and a very strong player. He did not lose
a game in this tournament, took second place and became an
International Master. We will hear more from this fellow.
Ron Livshits, our local boy, did well again. This time
well enough for an IM title. We all knew he was that strong
but now it is official. He shares 3rd and 4th place with
IM Lawrence Day who turned in one of his better performances.
IM Bryon Nickoloff picked up the last prize by capturing
the fifth spot. The rest all fought well and left an
impression of a competent and interesting bunch of chess
masters.
The prizes: 1st: $1,500 Kevin Spraggett
2nd: $1,000 Yan Teplitsky
3rd: $700 L. Day & R. Livshits
4th: $500 (i.e. $600 each)
5th: $300 B. Nickoloff
by Vojin Vujosevic.
ch-CAN Toronto VIII 1996.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Spraggett, Kevin g CAN 2530 * = = = = 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.5 2523
2 Teplitsky, Yan CAN 2450 = * = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 = = 1 = 11.0 2495
3 Livshits, Ron f CAN 2390 = = * = = = = 1 1 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 10.5 2468
4 Day, Lawrence A m CAN 2400 = = = * = 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 10.5 2468
5 Nickoloff, Bryon m CAN 2410 = = = = * 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 = = 9.5 2467
6 Leveille, Francois f CAN 2350 1 0 = 1 1 * = = 1 0 0 1 = 1 = 0 8.5 2390
7 Hergott, Deen m CAN 2445 = = = = = = * 0 = 1 1 1 0 = 0 1 8.0 2383
8 Baragar, Fletcher f CAN 2305 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 * 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2308
9 Taylor, Gordon f CAN 2340 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 * 1 = = 0 1 1 1 7.0 2305
10 Schleifer, Michael CAN 2270 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 * 0 = 1 0 1 1 6.5 2281
11 Teodoro, Eduardo CAN 2290 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 = 1 * 0 1 1 0 1 6.0 2337
12 Gravel, Simon CAN (2452) 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = = 1 * 1 1 = 1 6.0 2281
13 Yoos, John C CAN 2335 0 = = 0 0 = 1 0 1 0 0 0 * 0 1 1 5.5 2253
14 Jung, Hans Rudolf CAN 2215 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 1 * = 1 5.0 2262
15 Frialde, Arniel CAN (2332) 0 0 0 0 = = 1 0 0 0 1 = 0 = * = 4.5 2203
16 Horton, Joe f CAN 2325 0 = 0 0 = 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = * 2.5 2067
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In bracket's are the Canadian ratings of non-ELO rated players.
11) Tournament Abierto San Agustin by Pablo Ruibal.
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The 3rd San Agustin International open was held from the 18th-24th of August
in the Aviles region for players of under 18 years of age.
Under the Auspices of the Fundacion Deportiva Municipal and the Club Ajedrez
Roque.
Abierto Under-18's.
18-24 August 1996
1. Alberto Andres Gonzalez (ESP) 2145 FIDE 6
2. Jose M. Penalver (ESP) 2075 FEDA 6
3. Valentin Raceanu (ROM) 2195 FIDE 6
4. Daniel Gireada (ROM) 2190 FIDE 5,5
5. Daniel Sanchez (ESP) 2150 FEDA 5,5
6. Jesus Ma Perez (ESP) 1900 FEDA 5,5
7. Leonardo Andrade (POR) 1975 FPA 5,5
8. Pablo Santos (ESP) 1985 FEDA 5,5
9. Hugo Villafane (ESP) 2065 FEDA 5
10. Leandro Garcia (ESP) 2045 FEDA 5
11. Ruben Garcia (ESP) 2215 FEDA 5
12. Marian Sima (ROM) 2220 FIDE 5
13. Graciela Redondo (ESP) 1930 FEDA 5
14. Alejandro Ruiz (ESP) 1855 FEDA 5
15. Patricia Llaneza (ESP) 2045 FEDA 5
16. Ruben Alvarez (ESP) 5
17. Florin Sebe (ROM) 2130 FIDE 5
18. Ivan Andres (ESP 2005 FEDA 5
19. Jose M. Ortega (ESP) 2145 FIDE 5
20. Fernado Garcia (ESP) 5
.... 123 participants
Under 14 Champion Jose M. Penalver
Juan Alberto LLaneza
12) Swedish Championships 1996
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Tony Hedlund reports that IM Robert Astrom won the Swedish Championships
held between 29th June - 13th July. He was born in Lulea.
Robert won seven consecutive games in rounds 6-12. Christian Jepson for an
IM Norm after 11 rounds.
Swedish championship, Lidkoping 1996. cat (?) (2376)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1. Astrom, Robert m 2435 * 0 = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 10.0 2530
2. Hall, Jesper m 2430 1 * = = 0 1 1 = 0 1 = 1 1 1 9.0 2473
3. Ernst, Thomas g 2390 = = * = 1 = = 1 = 0 1 = 1 1 8.5 2454
4. Ornstein, Alex m 2440 = = = * = 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 = = 8.0 2421
5. Malmstig, Erik 2295 0 1 0 = * 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 7.5 2410
6. Jepson, Christian 2365 = 0 = 1 0 * 1 = 0 1 = = 1 1 7.5 2405
7. Degerman, Lars m 2500 0 0 = = 0 0 * 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 7.0 2367
8. Olsson, Krister 2350 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 * 0 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2350
9. Lindberg, Bengt 2355 0 1 = 0 0 1 = 1 * 0 0 0 1 1 6.0 2327
10. Lind, Jan-Olov 2310 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 0 1 * 1 0 0 1 5.5 2302
11. Hermansson, Emil 2265 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 * 1 1 = 4.5 2252
12. Johansson, Mikael 2325 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = 1 1 0 * 1 0 4.5 2248
13. Sjoberg, Mats m 2430 = 0 0 = 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 4.0 2215
14. Moberg, Karl Johan m 2390 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 0 * 2.5 2116
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The olympic team for Sweden is as follows:
Open class: GM Ulf Andersson 2640
GM Ferdinand Hellers 2585
GM Pia Cramling 2545
GM Ralf Akesson 2500
IM Lars Degerman 2500
IM Robert Astrom 2425
Women: Viktoria Johansson 2130
Eva Jiretorn 2100
Ingela Eriksson 2095
Susanne Berg 2085
13) Books, books ... (11) by Bertrand Weegenaar
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"Summertime..". Although the Netherlands has had better Summers in recent
years, it was still dry and sometimes warm. However it was a personal
tragedy in the family that has delayed this issue of Book, books ....
but then suddenly I wanted to produce another edition.
One publisher asked me about the absence of my address in this column.
Yes, it is the case that I have not published it before, here is it now:
J.Grimmstraat 12, NL-3533 CA Utrecht, Netherlands.
E-mail: 100655,2625@compuserve.com
(I have sent E-mails this year to companies such as S1 Editrice because
THEY wanted to send me material for reviewing purposes. However I did not
get an answer back. I hope the don't treat all their customers in this way. )
The best news on the publishing front was the appearance of a new magazine
by Tim Harding called Chess Mail. He is a very well known correspondence
chess (CC) player and the author of dozens of chess books. There were other
magazines that came to my attention recently also. Those received included
Kaissiber by Stefan Bucker on unorthodox opening lines, British Chess
Magazine from editor Murray Chandler and the Portuguese CC magazine Peao
Distante from A.Pereira.
Favourites.
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Tournament Book
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Waarom schaakt u eigenlijk, Interchess 1996
Magazine
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Chess Mail, Tim Harding, 1996
Others
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The King Hunt, John Nunn & William Cozens, Batsford 1996
Reviews in detail
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Chess Mail by Tim Harding (free introductary issue).
August saw the introductory issue of a new correspondence chess magazine
called Chess Mail arrived. This new magazine is the idea of Tim Harding.
He aims to publish CC-information both in paper form and soon also on the
Internet.
The magazine not only covers the familiar form of Correspondence Chess
played by postcard it also shows that it can be played by fax or E-mail
also. The first real version of the magazine is scheduled for January,
and after that every month.
The magazine is very nice, has a strong lay-out and a large diversity of
topics. It will be a fine publication to find at your front door every
month. For a free copy contact Tim Harding, 26 Coolamber Park, Dublin 16
Ireland or E-mail: tharding@homenet.ie
Kaissiber, Stefan Bucker, no. 1 May 1996, 68 pages Price: DM 12
Stefan Bucker has the reputation as an author of monographs on controversial
openings such as the Geier opening. He also writes many articles on all
sort of variations that are outside the normal GM opening theory. Now he
has created his own magazine with contributions from his friends and
colleagues. Topics included in this first issue are:
1) The Palme-gambit (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 e6)
2) Jonathan Rogers and Stefan Bucker on the Elefantgambit
3) Gerard Welling writes a very interesting article on the Alapin-line
in the Queens gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 b6).
If you want to stop worrying about long lines of GM-chess, this is a good
start. This magazine is thoroughly recommended.
Information: Stefan Bucker, Bispingerallee 7, D-48356 Nordwalde, Germany or
E-Mail: 101641.1204@compuserve.com
Peao Distante, A.Pereira, Jan/Feb/Mar 1996, 32 pages
From Portugal I have received the CC-magazine Distant Pawn, which I found
very attractively presented. The level of Portuguese CC has increased
immensely over the last decade. This has resulted in the participation of
two players in the XIII WM final. Their activities and that of other players
can be followed closely in this quarterly magazine.
For further information about this magazine contact A.Pereira at Rua da
Sociedade Farmaceutica 56 -2o, P-1150 Lisboa Portugal.
British Chess Magazine, Editor Murray Chandler, monthly 48 pages.
Price: $53 for 1 year of overseas subscription.
I received some copies of this 115 year old magazine recently. It deals
with actual GM chess and British chess in particular. The August 1996-issue
covers the Kamsky-Karpov match extensively including a large interview with
father Kamsky. All 18 games from the match are well analysed. Monthly items
include: Book Reviews (Murray I will send Schaakschakeringen to you soon!),
Chess Problems (by David Friedgood), Correspondence Chess (by Reg Gillman),
analysis, etc.
The September issue covers some of the great summer tournaments:
Biel (1.Karpov, Milov), Novgorod (1.Topalov) and Dortmund (1.Anand, Kramnik).
Conquest, Lalic and Sadler have provided some nice analysis for the Games
Department.
For further information: 69 Masbro Road, Kensington, London W14 OLS,
England or E-mail 100561.3121@compuserve.com.
Beating the Flank Openings, Vassilios Kotronias, Batsford 1996, 176 p.
(ISBN 0-7134-7781-4) Price: British Pounds 13.99
The book looks at how to defend against the Flank openings as Black.
He presents his material in basically three sections:
An overview of the theory of Hypermodern (Flank) Openings.
Defences against the English Opening.
Defences against the Catalan Opening.
The best parts of the book from my point of view were the chapters that
explain the ideas behind the English Opening and the Catalan.
Kotronias' choice against the English Kotronias is 1...e5, the reversed
Sicilian. The book focuses on the Geller defence to the Catalan: (1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4). The author claims that the
pawn structure is too weak for White to survive the middle game. The
author shows a deep understanding of the opening lines and gives lots of
ideas and examples of how to cope with the flank openings.
Die Skandinavischen Gambits, Uwe Bekemann, Schach Verlag Manfred Madler
1995, 158 p. (3-925691-17-0)
Price: DM 28.80
In 145 pages theory and 66 commented games the author gives his intriguing
ideas around three gambits with which White can be confronted after the
Scandinavian (Centre Counter) Opening is played.
After 1.e4 d5 2.ed5 he covers 2. ...Nf6, 2...c6 and 2...e5. The first line
gets the most attention.
Interesting positions arise after 2...Nf6 3.c4 e6 (see also the magazine
Kaissiber) and 2...Nf6 3.d4 g6.
An original book with new ideas for the player who likes adventure.
Slavisches Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4, Jerzy Konikowski,
Schachverlag Manfred Madler 1995, 70 p. (ISBN 3-925691-16-2)
Price: DM 19.80
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Pc3 e6 4.e4 is the start position for the lines
considered in this booklet about the Marshall gambit in the Slav. With
an extra large format, large diagrams, the author has created a work
with 43 pages of theory and 20 pages of games. The layout tricks makes
the publishing of this book(let) acceptable.
The Main Line 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4 8.Be2 is covered
in detail. In addition all other alternatives are also discussed. I noticed
a strong use of other sources such as A.Mazukewitsch (Slav Gambit, 1993) and
have the impression that this book was complete and up to date apart from
some very recent games.
The King Hunt, John Nunn & William Cozens, Batsford 1996, 160 p. (ISBN 0-
7134-7945-0) Price: British Pounds 13.99
This is not merely a conversion of the 1970 chess Classic by William Cozens
about attacking the King. John Nunn has presented 45 of the 55 positions
from the original version and added 14 new ones played in the period since
1968. This includes a couple of correspondence games. The analysis is over
very high quality.
It covers direct attacks on the King, including pawn breakthroughs in the
centre as well as classic flank attacks on the castled king.
101 Tips to Improve Your Chess, Tony Kosten, Batsford 1996, 112 p.
(ISBN 0-7134-7899-3)
Price: British Pounds 9.99
In seven chapters and over 101 pages there are numerous chess tips aimed
at the improving club player. Some tips are trivial (Tip 51: Keep pieces
protected), other very useful (Tip 94. Take a deep breath to finish your
game alive and kicking.)
Each tip is presented on one page, there are 3 diagrams in a column and
an example game to show that the tip works. This would make a nice gift
for a chess friend. The same could be said of the next book under review.
The fine art of Swindling, A.Mortazavi, Cadogan 1996, 112 p.
(ISBN 1-85744-105-2)
Price: British Pounds 12.99
Very, very entertaining, but also more serious than the title suggests.
Creating a successful swindle requires an understanding of how to put the
opponent in a situation where the swindle can work.
Winning lost positions, or giving your opponent the idea he is going to lose. Tricking as a form of art.
My favourite chapter "Attack is the best for of defence" is about the
technique where Tal first got his reputation. There is also a nice chapter
about the king of the swindle Lasker. The book also shows that Alekhine and
Capablanca were great swindlers. A great book.
Checkmate 180 ways to beat a grandmaster, S.Novrup & C.Pedersen, Cadogan
1996, 110 p. (ISBN 1- 85744-031-5)
Price: British Pounds 9.99
An original booklet in which the reader takes the chair of a player who is
going to checkmate a grandmaster. There is a short biography of all 180
opponents their 1995-Elo rating. There are 180 diagrams and each one has
a quiz question and in most cases a hint. In quite a few cases this hint
is necessary. Although you might get the impression that the real life
opponent of the GM was a lesser player, this is unfortunately not true.
(Such a book could be written.). For example the game that represents
Short was won by ... Kasparov. Timman's loss was to Karpov.
To finish this Books two tournament books with more than a century
difference in the events they cover:
Buffalo 1901 and 1894 Chess Tournaments, John S.Hilbert, Caissa Editions
1996, 95 pages (ISBN 0- 939433-23-0) Price: $28
This is an extremely well researched book full of fascinating details.
This is what I call a real chess book.
It is perfectly presented being bound in a red hardback cover and
having nice paper quality. It contains photo copied documents and round
by round stories. Most of the annotations of games are from authentic
original sources.
These tournaments are worth remembering because of the presence of Pillsbury. An appendix gives all
the games between Pillsbury and Marshall. Pillsbury finished second in the
1894 edition and won remarkably easily in 1901. In this 1901 event Marshall
ended up a disappointing 5th in a field of 6, behind Delmar, Napier and
Howell in last place was Karpinski. All these names are part of old
American chess history. This book documents part of this great tradition.
Caissa is building a strong line of books on historic chess events such as
Hastings 1936/37, Vienna 1890, St. Petersburg 1914, Bled 1931, etc.
"Waarom schaakt u eigenlijk?", Interchess 1996, 235 p. (ISBN 90-5691-017-5)
Price: DFl 45 (n$30)
This book is a tournament report of the 1996 VSB Toernooi. This was the 10th
and unfortunately the last in this great series of events. Interchess has
now started a new line of hardback books including a book by Timman,
Dirk-Jan ten Geuzendam and a book on the Polugajevski-memorial in 1994.
The book is mix of highly detailed annotated grandmaster games (1.
Kasparov, Topalov in front of Kramnik, etc.), background reports and
literature!
The Dutch language has (had) several skilled players who also write well
(Ree, Tim Krabbe, Jan Timman, Donner, etc.) Perhaps less well known are
the great Dutch writers such as Multatuli and Godfried Bomans who enjoy
chess and have even written about it.
The book publishes a number of articles by modern Dutch writers. It
is to be hoped that Wim Andriessen will commission a translation of the
book not only for chess players but for those interested in Modern Dutch
writers.
At the end of the book is an overview of all the previous 9 editions
of the VSB-tournament.
A separate section of addresses of publishers and books previously
reviewed appears on my www page.
Books Reviewed by Bertrand Weegenaar and addresses of publishers
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Addresses
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Batsford Ltd
4 Fitzhardinge Street
London W1H 0AH
England
E-mail: 100617.2702@Compuserve.com (Graham Burgess, managing editor)
Cadogan Books
London House
Parkgate Road
London SW11 4NQ
England
E-mail: chess@cadogan.demon.co.uk
Also distributing for Pickard&Sons, Grandmaster Publishing, Hypermodern
Press and Hays Publishing in Europe
Chess Enterprises
107 Crosstree Road
Moon Township, PA 15108-2607
USA
E-mail: Dudley@Robert Morris.EDU
Drukkerij van Spijk
P.O.Box 210
NL-5900 AE Venlo
Netherlands
Dreier Verlag
Reinhold Dreier
Seydlitzstrasse 13
D-67061 Ludwigshafen
Deutschland
Interchess
P.O.Box 3053
NL-1801 GB Alkmaar
Netherlands
E-mail: nic@xs4all.nl
WWW: http://www.xs4all.nl/~nic/
S1 Editrice
Via Porrettana 111
I-40135 Bologna
Italy
E-mail: a.trebbi@globe.it
Verlag Mdler
Lilienthalstrasse 52
D-40474 Dusseldorf
Deutschland
Rochade Verlag
H.K¶hler
Vogelsbergstrasse 21
D-63477 Maintal
Deutschland
E-mail: 100600.2505@compuserve.com
Schachverlag Kania
Hofpfad 32
D-71701 Schwieberdingen
Deutschland
Edition OLMS AG
Breitlenstrasse 11
CH-8634 Hombrechtikon/Zurich
Schweiz
HE-chess
p.a. Hilmar Ebert
Alexianergrabe 8
D-52062 Aachen
Deutschland
E-mail: h_ebert@infoac.rmi.de
Marek Trokenheim
Aspholmvagen 27 II
S-12745 Skarholmen
Sweden
E-mail: marek@algonet.se
Joachim Beyer Verlag
Langgasse 25
D-96142 Hollfeld
Deutschland
Caissa Editions
P.O. Box 151
Yorklyn, DE 19736
USA
Mundial Press
Lisa A.Smith
P.O.Box 2543
San Anselmo, CA 94979
USA
E-mail: writework@aol.com
fax (USA): 415-459-8656
R&D Publishing
2679 State Highway 70
Manasquan NJ 08736 USA
http://www.smartchess.com
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Books reviewed in Books
(??) gives issue of WIC where book was reviewed.
OPENING-THEORY
Winning with the Benko, Byron Jacobs, Batsford 1995, 144p. (ISBN 0-7134-
7232-4)
Price: 12.99 (51)
The complete Vienna, M.Tseitlin en I.Glazkov, Batsford 1995, 144 p. (ISBN
0-7134-7606-0)
Price : 12.99 (51)
The complete Benoni, Lev Psakhis, Batsford 1995, 256 p. (ISBN 0 7134 7765
2)
Price: 15.99 (51)
The Smisch King's Indian, Joe Gallagher, Batsford 1995, 240 p. (ISBN 0
7134 7730 X)
Price: 14.99 (51)
The Latvian Gambit,Tony Kosten, Batsford 1995, 144 p. (ISBN 0 7134 7619 2)
Price: 12.99 (51)
Nimzo-indian Defence Classical Variation, I.Sokolov, Cadogan Press 1995,
148 p. (ISBN 1 85744 120 6)
Price: $17.95 (51)
Ruy Lopez Arkhangelsk System (C78), J.Konikowski, S1 Editrice, 1995, 283 p.
(ISBN 88-86127-36-7)
Price: 30.000 Lires (51)
Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20-D29), S1 Editrice, 1995, 179 p. (ISBN 88-
86127-34-0)
Price: 26.000 Lires (51)
King's Indian Defence Smisch Variation (E80-E89), M.Tirabassi e.a., S1
Editrice, 1995, 330 p. (ISBN 88-86127-35-9)
Price: 32.000 Lires (51)
Slav: Botvinnik Variation, Rini Kuijf ,Interchess 1995, 108 p. (Book: ISBN
90-71689-80-8)
Price: $25 (book + disk, NIC-limited edition to use gamefile) (51)
(Text in Dutch, English and German)
Sicilian: English Attack, Alexander Nikitin, Interchess 1995, 108 p. (Book:
ISBN 90-71689-88-3)
Price: $25 (book + disk, NIC-limited edition to use gamefile) (51)
(Text in Dutch, English and German)
Das Mittelgambit im Nachzug, J.Konikowski and M.Gupta, Mdler 1994, 130 p.
(ISBN 3-925691-07-3)
Price: DM 28 (51)
Angenommenes Damengambit I-II, E.Varnusz, Madler 1994, 328 p. (ISBN 3-
925691-11-1)
Price: DM 29.80 (51)
Enzyklopdie der Aljechin-verteidigung Band A Der Vierbauernangriff, Erich
Siebenhaar, Verlag Reinhold Dreier, 1995, 294 p. (ISBN 3-929376-29-6)
Price: DM 34.80 (51)
Neuerungen im Slawisch, E.Varnusz, Dreier Verlag 1994, 104 p.(ISBN 963-04-
4408-9)
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Schara-Hennig Gambit, E.Siebenhaar and B.Weigand, Dreier Verlag 1994, 110
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500 French Miniatures (II), Bill Wall, Chess Enterprises 1995, 117 p. (ISBN
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How to play the Dillworth Attack, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises 1995, 98
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Panov Attack, Volume II, Eric Schiller, Chess Enterprises 1995, 127 p.
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Beating the Sicilian 3, John Nunn & Joe Gallagher, Batsford 1995, 224 p.
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E.C.O. Busted!, Sid Pickard, Hays 1993, 234 p. (ISBN 1-880673-92-4)
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Fajarowicz-gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4!, Niels Jorgen Jensen,
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An opening repertoire for White, R.Keene & B.Jacobs, Batsford 1995, 144 p.
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The Labourdonnais System in the Sicilian Defence (B32) , Adolf Neumann, S1
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Pirc Defence Czech Variation 3...c6 (B07), F.Pieri, S1 Editrice, 203 p.
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Blackmar Diemer Gambit, Gary Lane, Batsford 1995, 128 p. (ISBN -7034-7725-
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Die Alapin-Variante in der Spanischen Eroffnung, Berhard Lach, SchachVerlag
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An opening repertoire for White, R.Keene & B.Jacobs, Batsford 1995, 144 p.
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The Main Line King's Indian, John Nunn & Graham Burgess, Batsford 1996, 320
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Klassisches Nimzoindisch 4.Dc2, Norbert Heymann, Dreier Verlag 1995, 176 p.
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Pirc Ufimzev Verteidigung Moderne Systeme, Helmuth Warzecha, Dreier Verlag
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Die Reti-Er¶ffnung, Helmuth Warzecha, Dreier Verlag 1995, 212 p. (ISBN 3-
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The Giuoco Piano, E.Gufeld & O.Stetsko, Batsford 1996, 160 p. (ISBN 0-7134-
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Sokolski booklet, Marek Trokenheim
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Die klassisch Variante 4.Dc2 in der Nimzowitsch-Indischen Verteidigung,
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Petrosjan-System 4.a3 in der Damenindischen Verteidigung (E12), J.Konikow-
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Der Trompovsky-Angriff im Damenbauernspiel, W.Gerstner, Dreier Verlag 1995,
205 p.
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Lettisch gambiet, Deel 2. 3.Lc4, L.C.M.Diepstraten, van Spijk 1996, 246 p.
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New ideas in the Sveshnikov Sicilian, V.Neverov & P.Marusenko, Batsford
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New ideas in the Alekhine Defence, Graham Burgess, Batsford 1996, 128 p.
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Playing the French (New edition), John Watson , Cadogan 1996, 224 p. (ISBN
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Randspringer, Grunfeld-Indische Umwege und Sackgassen, Kania 1996, 40 p.
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The Caro-Kann in Black & White, A.Karpov & A.Beliavsky, R&D Publishing
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Winning with the Kan, Ali Mortazavi, Batsford 1996, 144 p. (ISBN 0-7134-
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The Nimzovich Defense to 1.e4, Hugh E.Myers, Caissa Editions 1995, 176 p.
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An opening repertoire for the attacking player, E.Gufeld, Cadogan Chess,
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ENDGAME-THEORY
Secrets of Minor Piece Endings, John Nunn, Batsford, 1995 (ISBN 0 7134 7727
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Winning Endgame Technique, A.Beliavsky and A.Mikhalchishin, Batsford 1995,
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Praxis des Turmendspiels, Victor Kortschnoi, Edition Olms 1995,103 p. (ISBN
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Analogien auf dem Schachbrett Teil 2 Endspiel, Walter Haas, Rochade Europa
1995, 160 p.
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Spelen met Eindspelen 1, Dame- en Pionneneindspelen, G.C.van Perlo,
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Karpov's Endgame Arsenal, A.Karpov & E.Gik, R&D Publishing 1996, 147 p.
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PLAYERMONOGRAPHY
Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games, Batsford, 1995, 240 p. (ISBN 0 7134
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Capablanca's 100 Best Games, Harry Golombek, Batsford, 1995, (ISBN 0-7134-
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Garry Kasparov's Fighting Chess, G.Kasparov, J.Speelman en B.Wade, Batsford
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Vishy Anand Chess Super-Talent, David Norwood, Batsford 1995, 144 p. (ISBN
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Taimanov's Selected Games, M.Taimanov, Cadogan, 1995, 198 p. (ISBN 1-85744-
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Alexej Schirow, H.Wieteck, Rochade Europa 1993, 80 p. (ISBN 3-920748-07-7)
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Potpourri seiner Schacherzhlungen, E.Gufeld, Rochade Europa 1995, 80 p.
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Moderne Schachstrategie (D.I.Ossip S.Bernsteins Schach und Lebenlaufbahn),
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice, David Bronstein & Tom Furstenberg, Cadogan 1995,
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Timman's Selected Games, Jan Timman, Cadogan 1995, (ISBN 1-85744-121-4)
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Alexander Alekhine's Best Games, Alexander Alekhine, Batsford 1996, 304 p.
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Schaakromanticus Miguel Najdorf, Siep H.Postma, van Spijk 1996, 306 p.
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Carl Schlechter !, Life and times of the Austrian Chess Wizard, Warren
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Sicilian Love, Polugaevsky, Piket and Guneau, Interchess 1995, 324 p.(ISBN
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NBC 25 year, van Spijk 1995, (ISBN 90 6216 128 6)
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Kurt Klar Gedenkturnier, H.Heemsoth, Mdler 1994, 119 p. (ISBN 3-925691-08-
1)
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Julius Nielsen Memorial, J.A.Nielsen, Dansk Skak Union, 1991, 70 p. (ISBN
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World Chess Championship Kasparov v Anand, Raymond Keene, Batsford 1995,
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Kasparov vs Anand, Daniel King, Cadogan 1995, 128 p. (ISBN 1-85744-146-X)
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Schach-WM 1995 Kasparow - Anand, Helmut Pleger & Andre Behr, Edition Olms
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Schach Weltmeisterschaft 1995, W.Uhlmann & G.Trepner, Joachim Beyer Verlag,
1995, 142 p. (ISBN 3-88805-099-5)
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Technique for the Tournament Player, M.Dvoretsky en A.Yusupov, Batsford
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Planning, Neil McDonald, Batsford, 1995, 112 p. (ISBN 0 7134 7573 0)
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Gambits, Graham Burgess, Batsford, 1995, 112.p. (ISBN 0 7134 7574 9)
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Chess for Tomorrow's Champions, J.Walker, Cadogan ,1995, 144 p. (ISBN 1-
85744-195-8)
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A primer of Chess, Jos Capablanca, Cadogan 1995, 150 p. (ISBN 1 85744 165
6)
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The Times Winning Chess, Raymond Keene, Batsford 1995, 144 p. (0-7134-7842-
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Steve Davis plays Chess, Steve Davis & David Norwood, Batsford 1995, 112 p.
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Guide to chess, Malcolm Pein, Batsford 1995, 128 p. (ISBN 0-7134-7814-4)
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Das Schachspiel, S.Tarrasch, Edition Olms 1992, 407 p. (ISBN 3-283-00253-3)
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Strategisches Schach, Edmar Mednis & Rudolf Teschner, Edition Olms 1995,
193 p. (ISBN 3-283-00288-6)
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Meisterspiele, Rudolf Teschner, Edition Olms 1995, 144 p. (ISBN 3-283-
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How to win at chess, Daniel King, Cadogan 1995, 127 p. (ISBN 1-85744-072-2)
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The modern chess self-tutor, David Bronstein, Cadogan 1995, 148 p. (ISBN 1-
85744-136-2)
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Attacking the king, J.N.Walker, Cadogan 1996, 173 p. (ISBN 1-85744-127-3)
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Play chess combinations and sacrifices, David Levy, Cadogan 1996, 186 p.
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Testbuch fr Meister von Morgen, G.Treppner & J.Konikowski, Joachim Beyer
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Wie gut ist deinem Schach, Daniel King, Joachim Beyer Verlag, 1995, 109 p.
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The Times Winning Moves 2, R.Keene, Batsford 1996, 96 p. (ISBN 0-7134-7944-
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Positional Play, Mark Dvorestky & Artur Yusupov, Batsford 1996, 288 p.
(ISBN 0-7134-7879-9)
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Secrets of Spectacular Chess, Jonathan Levitt en David Friedgood, Batsford,
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Schach und Schalom, Ludwig Steinkohl, Mdler 1995, 189 p. (ISBN 3-925691-1-
12-X)
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Schach-Mekka Berlin in den "roaring twenties", H.Wieteck, Rochade Europa
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The Daily Telegraph Chess Puzzles, David Norwood, Batsford 1995, 128 p.
(ISBN 0-7134-7815-2)
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Kombiniere...Matt!, Hilmar Ebert, Rochade Europa 1995, 96 p. (ISBN 3-92074-
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Schach in flotten Versen, Helmut Tribus, Rochade Europa 1995, 160 p. (ISBN
3-920748-27-1)
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99 Schonheitspreise aus 150 Schachjahren, L.Steinkohl, Rochade Europa 1995,
126
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The NIC-QUIZ disks (Tactics levels 1800 till 2200), Interchess 1995
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1946-1970 Het tijdperk Botwinnik, Hans Bouwmeester, van Spijk 1995, 111 p.
(ISBN
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Correspondence Chess Yearbook 14, S1 Editrice 1995, 292 p. (ISBN 88-86127-
37-5)
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100 Classics of the chessboard, A.Dickins & H.Ebert, Cadogan Books 1995,
217 p. (ISBN 1-85744-187-7) (61)
Top Helpmates, H.Ebert&H.Gruber, HE-Chess 1 1995, 262 p.
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Modern Chess Miniatures, Neil McDonald, Cadogan 1995, 150 p. (ISBN 1-85744-
166-4)
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The official Chess Yearbook, game-annotation by Murray Chandler, Batsford
1995, 208 p. (ISBN 0-7134-7818-7)
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Der Laufer war eine Dame, Gerhard Josten, Rochade Europa 1995, 160 p. (ISBN
3-920748-31-X)
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(text completely German) (72+80)
Die neuen Schachsterne, Helmut Wieteck, Rochade Europa 1995, 160 p. (ISBN
3-920748-25-5)
Price : DM 9.80 (a lot of text in German) (72)
Cultures, Chess & Art, A collector's Odysses Across Seven Continents,
Volume 1 Sub-Saharan Africa, Ned Munger, Mundial Press 1996, 120 p. (ISBN
0-944046-6-4)
Price: $75 Special discount of 46% when ordered via E-mail/fax, revering to
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640 Best 64 Golden Games, Chess Informant 1996
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Minnaars van Ca
ssa, Lex Jongsma, van Spijk 1996, 140p (ISBN 90-6216-109-X)
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Winning Quickly with Black, I.Neishtadt, Cadogan 1996, 160 p. (ISBN 1-
85744-039-0)
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Winning Quickly with White, I.Neishtadt, Cadogan 1996, 160 p. (ISBN 1-
85744-038-2)
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Winning at Correspondence Chess, Tim Harding, Batsford 1996, 176 p., (ISBN
0-7134-7731-8)
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Endgame Magic, John Beasley & Timothy Whitworth, Batsford 1996, 192 p.
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