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| Handout | Name | Instructor Notes |
| Class #1 JUNE 9 7:00pm |
With
SM Josh Friedel
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Reading in IM Kaufman’s book “The Chess Advantage in Black and White”
Choose any two games from the file “Moscow 2700 white.pgn” and annotate them. Show where they deviate from IM Kaufman’s recommendations. These are games where players over 2700 play 3.Bb5+ against the Sicilian. At times, you should comment on who is better and why. Please read the "Preparation for Class One.doc" for complete instructions.Josh Friedel's PGN of his games that he reviewed during class |
| Class #2 JULY 14 7:00pm |
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Preparation for class two.doc Mark LaRocca's Sicilian games New - Plamen Krastev's and Ken Ballou's Sicilian games |
| Class #3 AUGUST 11 7:00pm |
Students should review the Meran Defense beginning with Chapter 23,
Semi Slave, pages 377 - 394.
The "Meran Defense.pgn" are the full games and should be reviewed,
especially if students don't have the book. The "Semi-Slav 2700+ Players.pgn" consists of 2700+ players as Black or White, playing the critical position that Kaufman recommends, 1. d4, d5 2, c4, e6 3, Nc3, c6... This position will usually head to standard Meran or anti-meran positions. But, often good players with White will opt for the Marshal gambit... 4. e4, dxe 5. Nxe4, Bb5+ 6.Bd2, Qxd5 and things get wilder from there. Students should check out these games and review chapter 28, The Marshal Gambit, pages 437 - 444. It is interesting to see what top GMs (2700+) play against Kaufman's recommended setup. I am including a recent game of GM Nakamura's that I thought the class would be interested in... see "Bauer-Nakamura.pgn" and the class preparation for more on this game. GM Hikaru Nakamura was leading the recent 2005 Biel Grandmaster tournament at 4.5 (2 wins, 5 draws) after 7 rounds. He needed a win to just about clinch first place in round 8 against Bauer, who he had beaten with white in round 3. He played the Semi-Slav arriving at a position from Kaufman's first sample game... then disaster struck. Here are two more files on the Marshall Gambit lines. ==== OPENING BLITZ TOURNAMENT Our third class is this Thursday at 7pm. We will have a 5 minute tournament starting, hopefully, at 7pm sharp. Opening lines will be set from the 3.Bb5+ classes. They are:
All games must start with one of the above. Choice is up to the players. Let's have some fun and see if we can learn and become more comfortable with these lines. Try to write down the opening moves (or remember them). Once out of the opening, don't worry. We'll discuss questions and review interesting positions later. The rest of the class will be devoted to the Meran... get ready for a Meran blitz tournament in a future class. ... Mark ============== UPDATE I uploaded two files. The "meran defense.pgn" is updated, adding Kaufman's comments and changing an incorrect game. I also attached Nakamura-Beliavsky that we went over in class. |
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| Class #4 SEPTEMBER 8 7:00pm |
For this class we will go over the Marshal Gambit and the Anti_Meran. If anyone has any games with the Meran, please send them to me. | |
| Class #5 OCTOBER 13 7:00pm |
Please take a look at the game 2 diagram in the preparation doc. It's a must know if you are playing this variation. In class 5 we'll look at a specific anti-Meran variation
beginning with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6
5.Bg5... In reply to White's fifth move Black responds 5... h6,
known as the Moscow variation if White then takes the Knight. If
White retreats with 6.Bh4..., he is playing an Anti-Moscow variation.
In essence an Also, don't forget, we will start with a five minute session playing the Anti-Meran 6.Qc2... The starting moves will be... 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 White may now choose from the following options:
Pick your favorite and come prepared. |
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| Class #6 NOVEMBER 10 7:00pm |
With IM James Rizzitano |
Don't miss IM James Rizzitano's Lecture on "The Queen's Pawn Game", based on his new book, "How to Beat 1.d4" . Here is a quote from John Donaldson's review of Rizzitano's new book "How to Beat 1.d4":
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