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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...