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   GM Larry Christiansen's "Attack with LarryC" May 22, 2013 

 

GM Larry Christiansen is a three-time U.S. Champion and one of the most dangerous and respected attacking players of his generation. He is a feared competitor and attacker who authored two popular books that showcase his aggressive style: Storming the Barricades and Rocking the Ramparts. Each week on the show, Larry will feature various attacking motifs and themes and showing you how best to play for mate.

Today's show is: Liviu and Let Fly - Romanian Rollup in Legica

GM Larry Christiansen this week starts a mini-series on the recently concluded European Individual Chess Championship. Today Larry shows us a very nice game, with the well-known Romanian attacking GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu playing one of his amazing combinations. Larry says, during the show: "In this game all the roads lead to victory!".

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May  2013

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      1 2 3 4
      GM Larry Christiansen
1983 U.S. Championship - Whitehead vs. Benjamin
GM Boris Alterman
Bishop Pair advantage #8
GM Joel Benjamin
GM Veselin Topalov - GM Peter Leko
CM Dan Heisman
Throwing the Kitchen Sink Failed
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
GM Alex Yermolinsky
Same Color Bishop Endings #1
GM Ronen Har-Zvi
Jussupov vs. Ivanchuk - 1991 Candidates Match
Watson
Repertoire for Black - The French #8
GM Larry Christiansen
1986 U.S. Championship - Rohde vs. Kogan
GM Boris Alterman
'Good' and 'Bad' Bishops #1
GM Joel Benjamin
GM Li Chao - GM Zhou Weiqi
CM Dan Heisman
Little Mistakes Add up - Then Subtract
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
GM Alex Yermolinsky
Same Color Bishop Endings #2
GM Ronen Har-Zvi
Ivanchuk vs. Jussupov- 1991 Candidates Match
Watson
Repertoire for Black - The French #9
GM Larry Christiansen
Larry reports from the US Championship
GM Boris Alterman
'Good' and 'Bad' Bishops #2
GM Joel Benjamin
GM Ray Robson - FM John Bryant
CM Dan Heisman
Strong Player's Fast Play Not Punished
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
GM Alex Yermolinsky
Same Color Bishop Endings #3
GM Ronen Har-Zvi
The Great Struggle - Part 1
Watson
Repertoire for Black - The French #10
GM Larry Christiansen
Liviu and Let Fly - Romanian Rollup in Legica
     

April  2013

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3 4 5 6
  GM Ronen Har-Zvi
Anand vs. Gelfand – World Championship 2012
Watson
Repertoire for Black - The French #3
GM Larry Christiansen
March Magnus! Magniloquent Magic of Magnificent Magnitude
GM Boris Alterman
Bishop Pair advantage #4
GM Joel Benjamin
GM Peter Svidler - GM Alexander Grischuk
CM Dan Heisman
White Wins First Half, Black Wins Second
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
GM Alex Yermolinsky
Heroes of the Candidates #1
GM Ronen Har-Zvi
Topalov vs. Anand - 2010 World Chess Championship
Watson
Repertoire for Black - The French #4
GM Larry Christiansen
Attacking Lines for Attacking Players #5
GM Boris Alterman
Bishop Pair advantage #5
GM Joel Benjamin
GM Peter Svidler - GM Alexander Grischuk
CM Dan Heisman
White Wins First Half, Black Wins Second
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
GM Alex Yermolinsky
Heroes of the Candidates #2
GM Ronen Har-Zvi
Kramnik vs. Anand - 2008 World Championship Match
Watson
Repertoire for Black - The French #5
GM Larry Christiansen
Attacking Lines for Attacking Players #6
GM Boris Alterman
Bishop Pair advantage #6
GM Joel Benjamin
GM Eugenio Torre - GM Robert Byrne
CM Dan Heisman
The Great Quiescence Error Game
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
GM Alex Yermolinsky
Heroes of the Candidates #3
GM Ronen Har-Zvi
Gurevich vs. Short - 1990 Manila Interzonal
Watson
Repertoire for Black - The French #6
GM Larry Christiansen
U.S. Championship - 40 years ago
GM Boris Alterman
Bishop Pair advantage #7
GM Joel Benjamin
GM Peter Svidler - GM Pentala Harikrishna
CM Dan Heisman
The mythical Capture with the Least Valuable Piece principle
28 29 30        
GM Alex Yermolinsky
Heroes of the Candidates #4
GM Ronen Har-Zvi
Leko vs. Topalov - 2005 World Championship
Watson
Repertoire for Black - The French #7
       


 



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