Black against Beliavsky
I’m currently in Nova Gorica in Slovenia and had the privilege of playing against Alexander Beliavsky with Black. This was always going to be a tough assignment, especially when I…
My Latest Releases on Vimeo
During the last few weeks I released two new Vimeo-on-demand titles, Surviving Computerized Chess Opening Preparation and Building an Opening Repertoire. Although they are intended for different audiences, both these…
Learning from the Greats
Amongst the Vimeo-on-demand titles I’ve brought out recently, some of them are devoted to learning from great players. One of my main areas of study during my early years was…
Master Chess Web Show (22)
In this week’s show, Andrew and I reminisced over the 1972 Fischer – Spassky and tried to give a taste of what it was like. Both of us followed that…
Master Chess Web Show (21)
This weeks show featured games from rounds 10 through 12 of the Candidates tournament, we didn’t manage to cover the full thing because there were too many interesting games. In…
Master Chess Web Show (20)
This weeks show featured games from rounds 4 through 9 of the Candidates tournaments. We looked at four White wins, including Radjabov – Nakamura which seriously damaged the American’s chances…
Master Chess Web Show (19)
In our latest show, Andrew and I reviewed the first three rounds of the Candidates Tournament in Madrid. Besides the three decisive games, I was impressed by Nakamura’s brilliant save…
Master Chess Web Show (18)
This week’s show was an interview with our old friend, IM Vaidyanathan Ravikumar. Ravi was one of the early globetrotting Indian chess professionals and has spent a lot of time…
Master Chess Web Show (17)
In the latest episode of the Master Chess Web Show, Andrew Martin and I suggested that a good approach to playing Black was to adopt solid openings where Black adopts…
Master Chess Web Show (16)
With Andrew on jury service and undergoing a house move, this week’s show was pre-recorded. It was a presentation of three great wins by British players: [embedded content] Hopefully we…
