What's Hot- February 2003

C3 Sicilian - 2...e6 French Defence set-up [B22]

In the Hastings Challengers one of the biggest upsets occurred in Richards-Williams. White sacrificed a whole rook after only seven moves but finally ending up with a mating combination.

A calmer approach is adopted in Blatny-Benjamin relying more on strategy than tactics.

Van Mil-Cifuentes Parada sees White entering a favourable ending in the opening and winning a fine game.

Novelty of the month

Novelty of the month occurs in the game Tas-Dardha where White tries to avoid the main-line in the Grand Prix and is soon in trouble.