Here's today's puzzle. White to move, Mate in 6!
Point form book review by NM Kevin Pacey: Play the Sicilian by GM Lubomir Ftacnik (Quality Chess 2010) - repertoire book for Sicilian Najdorf defenders - written by an expert Najdorf and Scheveningen player whom is a famous opening analyst - covers all likely Anti-Sicilians that a Najdorf player might face (like many GMs, Ftacnik doesn't hold these in very high esteem) - provides repertoire choices against all likely 6th moves by White against the Najdorf (like ...
Updated 07-02-2015 at 01:44 AM by Kevin Pacey
Point form book review by NM Kevin Pacey: Play the Najdorf Sicilian by IM James Rizzitano (Gambit 2010) - written by a long time Najdorf practitioner - covers all major variations and sub-variations of the Najdorf in considerable detail, from both White and Black's point of view - Introduction provides a summary of reasons to play the Najdorf - there is a short section devoted to typical Najdorf themes - the author gives a good deal of explanatory prose, ...
Updated 07-02-2015 at 01:43 AM by Kevin Pacey
Here's my puzzle of the day, constructed entirely by me this time. White to move, Mate in 3!
Point form book review by NM Kevin Pacey: Understanding the Marshall Attack by IM David Vigorito (Gambit 2010) - repertoire book for Ruy Lopez Marshall Attack defenders - written by an American IM and chess teacher - Introduction explains the logic behind the moves of the Marshall and Anti-Marshall variations, and briefly deals with Black deviations (at move 9 and 11) from the book's Marshall Accepted repertoire that's based on 11...c6 - a brief Recommendations ...
Updated 07-02-2015 at 01:52 AM by Kevin Pacey