What's Hot- January 2003

Rossolimo Variation [B30]

Motwani-Gattea is a fine example from the Olympiad, which sees White winning in a popular line of the Rossolimo Variation.

In some lines White can hold on to the extra pawn but it needs accurate play which is evident in the game Degraeve-Charbonneau.

Can White go wrong after only 5 moves? The game Radziewicz-Nyback gives the answer and it is good news for Black.

Novelty of the month

The novelty of the month is played in the game Vajda-Manolache where White demolishes an early ...g6 in the C3 Sicilian.