Maia Chiburdanidze (2500) – Susan Polgar (2510)Novi Sad Olympiad, 1990Notes from my best-selling book Breaking Throughhttp://www.chesscafe.com/polgar/polgar.htm 1.e4 It used to be hard to prepare against Maia because she had a very wide opening repertoire. 1…c5 I knew that this...
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Source: http://www.chesscafe.com/polgar/polgar.htm Below is a very interesting theoretical battle between two of the world’s top female grandmasters from the recent Women’s Grand Prix in Istanbul, Turkey. Marie just took up this highly popular and extremely sharp line as part...
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Robert Hess (2483) – Gerhely Antal (2493) SPICE Spring Lubbock (6), 19.03.2009 [B11] 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 This line was a favorite of Bobby Fischer’s. It is certainly a sound choice and it avoids the well analyzed main...
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IM Ray Robson (2455) – GM Sharavdorj Dashzegve (2429) SPICE Spring Invitational Lubbock (5), 19.03.2009 [C11] 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 An unusual response to the French Defense instead of the customary 2.d4. However, the game will soon transpose to familiar...
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Akobian, Varuzhan (2610) – Perelshteyn, Eugene (2555)2008 Spice Cup, Texas Tech UniversityQueen’s Gambit Declined [D38] http://www.chesscafe.com/polgar/polgar.htm 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 The Ragozin variation of the QGD is a relatively popular and attractive alternative to the...
Game analysis: Kamsky vs. Alekseev
Polgar’s Pick: Kamsky vs. AlekseevBy GM Susan Polgar with FM Paul TruongJanuary 27, 2008 Kamsky has a well-deserved reputation for being a tenacious defender, but when he has a positional advantage, then you better hold on to your hat!...