What's New- May 2002

All this month's new games are easily downloaded in PGN format using ChessPub.exe, go to ChessPub.exe, put the date on, say, 30th May 2002, and then click on 'Anti-Sicilians', over on the right. All these games should appear!

To download the May '02 Anti-Sicilian games directly in PGN form, click here:

Grand Prix 2 Nc3 d6 3 f4 Nc6 4 Nf3 g6 5 Bb5 [B23]

The Grand Prix Attack can often lead to short, attacking games and Brustkern-Szabo featuring 5 Bb5 is a shining example.

One of the English players who have greatly contributed to the opening is applauded in Hebden-Marinelli with White winning in an exquisite finish.

Grabarska-Zawadzka is another triumph for White.

Novelty of the month

The novelty of the month is Papp-Palac that involves an astounding piece sacrifice in a main line C3 Sicilian [B22]. At first one thinks that Black could be in trouble but careful defence allows him to triumph.

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