 Dos
Hermanas - Right Here, Right Now! Part II
 Starting
today, and for the ninth consecutive year, ICC is hosting
the annual Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de
Dos Hermanas" 2008.
The 9th Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad
de Dos Hermanas" continues to break all records here
on ICC! We had a 10% increase on last year's figures with
a total of 5455 players participating in the 12 qualifiers.
Not only that, but in qualifier 5, we smashed the all-time
Dos Hermanas attendance record (553, set in 2004) at a staggering
583!
 Those
near week-long 12 qualifiers soon whittled the field down
though to the final 32 (12 winners and 20 top finishers)
who will battle it out for the $13,000 (approx. 7,700 Euro)
main prize fund, with the knockout finals held 4-5 April
here again at ICC (www.chessclub.com)
starting at 3:00 pm EDT.
From 32, we're now down to final eight for Saturday's final,
and the cosmopolitan field includes: GM Hikaru Nakamura
(USA), GM Zaven Andriasyan (Armenia), GM Ronen Har-Zvi (Israel),
GM Yaroslav Zinchenko (Ukraine), GM Baadur Jobava (Georgia),
GM Dmitry Konoenko (Ukraine), GM Michele Godena (Italy),
and last year's defending champion, Jorge Sammour-Hasbun
(Palestine), again the only untitled player in the final!
You can get your ringside seat for
the eight-player shoot-out final here on ICC on Saturday,
April 5, starting at 3:00pm EDT. You can also follow the
results and download the games from all the qualifiers and
finals at our dedicated Dos
Hermanas result and info page.
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GM Ronen Har-Zvi "New Ideas
in the Marshall Attack"
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One of the world’s first Grandmasters
of chess, America’s Frank J. Marshall (1877-1944),
left behind a lasting legacy to the chess world with
his revered gambit against the Ruy Lopez – the
Marshall Attack with 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4
Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 0-0 8 c3 d5!
The Marshall Attack is one of the
most important openings in the history of chess and
is still deployed with regularity at super Grandmaster
level. In current theory the ideas and strategies
of both approaches are studied in-depth, and nowadays
experts have come to the conclusion that White has
no clear superiority in the main theoretical lines.
And in the latest of his "New Ideas in..."
series, GM Ronen Har-Zvi, takes a closer look under
the microscope at Marshall's revolutionary idea.
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Click here for a free
5 minute preview of Ronen's latest video. To listen to the
full videoss, sign
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"Chess Talk" with IM John Watson
 Tune-in
for Chess Talk with IM John Watson on ICC Chess.FM.
John's weekly 60+ minute show (members only) will feature
an interview with leading chess personalities. All shows
run on demand for members after airing.
This week (Tue., 1 April), joining IM
John Watson on Chess Talk is Calvin Olson, a chess
teacher, Correspondence Chess Master and historian. Olson
has also served as a freelance proofreader for chess books
(including several for Random House). His book, The Chess
Kings Volume One is the result of 30 years of studying
chess, followed by 10 years of research and writing.
Find below a selection of free 5-minute
previews of the latest shows. To listen to the full shows,
sign
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Attack with LarryC!
 New
at ICC Chess.FM - Attack With LarryC! A
weekly 30 min+ show on Wednesdays at 15:00 EDT
(and available on-demand thereafter for members), featuring
three-time U.S. Champion Larry Christiansen, one of the
most dangerous and respected attacking players of his generation.
Larry is a feared competitor and attacker
who authored two popular books that showcase his aggressive
style: Storming the Barricades and Rocking
the Ramparts. And each week on his show, Larry will
feature various attacking motifs and themes and showing
you how best to play for mate.
Click "Play
Video" for a free 5 minute preview of Larry's latest
video. By popular demand from members, we are now archiving
previous Attack
with LarryC shows. This video is just one of the many
benefits of being a full member of ICC - so, sign
up for membership!
Ask the Renaissance Man
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Tune-in for "Ask the Renaissance
Man" with National Master Dan Heisman
every Thursday at 21:00 EDT. You send in the questions
and Dan provides the answers every week on his Q&A
show. Questions on tournament rules, opening play,
chess books, chess politics, current events, and more!
Click
"Play Video" for a free 5 minute preview of Dan's
latest show. To listen to the full show, sign
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Boris Alterman's Gambit Guide
Israeli GM Boris Alterman
is best known as a leading chess advisor for the multi-title
winning chess software program (Deep) Junior, where he specialized
in developing its opening book.
GM Joel Benjamin "Game
of the Week"
 Three-time
U.S. Champion GM Joel Benjamin starts his
weekly show every Friday at 15:00 Server Time. Click "Play
Video" for a free 5 minute preview of Joel's latest
show. To listen to the full show, sign
up for membership!
Joel is regarded by many as one of
the best commentators and analysts' we have in the game
today, and each Friday he will be giving us his insight
and spin with his selection of Game of the Week. And for
the month of April only, each week viewers to Joel's show
will get the opportunity to win a personally autographed
copy of his hit new book, American Grandmaster. You
need to be a full member of ICC to enter competition.
This is a not-to-be-missed 30-minute
video is exclusively for ICC members only -- so if you want
to get ahead of the game, get ready to tune-in! By popular
demand and requests from members, ALL
of Joel Benjamin's GOTW videos are available. Enjoy!
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Quiz #1
Mate in 2
To play this puzzle on
the ICC type:
tell trainingbot number 5626
Then type: play trainingbot
Quiz
#3
Black wins
To play this puzzle on
the ICC type:
tell trainingbot number 5735
Then type: play trainingbot
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Quiz #2
Mate in 3
To play this puzzle on
the ICC type:
tell trainingbot number 5731
Then type: play trainingbot
Quiz #4
White wins
To play this puzzle on
the ICC type:
tell trainingbot number 5759
Then type: play trainingbot
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In this book Gawain Jones, one
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Using illustrative games and drawing upon his own
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reasoning behind them - something that has often been
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Dangerous Weapons: Queen's Gambit -
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 In
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Garry Kasparov's column is titled "Bobby Fischer:
our greatest knight", Jan Timman writes on Bobby's
play and their 1990 meeting in Brussels (which ended
in a nightclub), and Jonathan Rowson describes his
"60 Memorable Fischer-Related Moments".
The 40 page Bobby Fischer Collector's
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Solution to
Quiz #1
1. Nxf6+
Qxf6 2.Qf8#
Solution to
Quiz #3
1.Rh8+
Kxh8 2.Qh6+ Kg8 3.Qxg7#
submitted by funky-granny
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Solution to
Quiz #2
1.Nc7+ Qxc7
2.Qxf7+ Ke8 3.Qf8#
KingsRook12 - WimpB, ICC 2005
Solution to
Quiz #4
1.Ra5+
bxa5 2.Qxa5#
TerryMalloy-NN
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