What's Hot- May '00
Novelty of the monthThe novelty of the month was played by Nigel Short, the former world title contender. The Englishman has recently been adopting anti-Sicilian lines but shocked an opponent after just two moves! After 1 e4 c5 Short calmly replied 2 b3 |
                     
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later improving on an old line and winning in only twenty-three moves. The game Short-Thorfinnsson MAY00 is well worth a look.
The 3 Bb5 Sicilian comes under scrutiny in the game Bhat-Browne MAY00 played recently in San Francisco. Walter Browne is still a formidable player and after the sequence 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 Bb5+ Bd7 4 Bxd7+ Nxd7 the scene is set for an engaging middlegame battle.
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The only thing is that Browne wins in sixteen moves with a clever queen sacrifice!
White strikes back in Psakhis-Maki Uuro MAY00 to demonstrate the positive features of the opening and wraps up victory with a brilliant attack.
Finally, Ricardi-Wolff MAY00 is a remarkable game. The American with the black pieces refuses to accept that the position is heading for a draw and eventually succeeds in making White go wrong.
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