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Abcs of Chess Trapping Driving Off Undermining These Problems Are All Related to Key Positions in This Month’S Game GM-ELCANDIDATES’ECT DANIEL TOURNAMENT NARODITSKY OVERCOMES GM IAN RO MISPERCEPTIONSGERS ON AN EP I|C TWENIN TIE BY FOR GM FIRST MAG NUSAT WORL CARLSEND OPEN OCTOBERJUNE 2013 Our endgame columnist for the last 45 years turns 85 THE WORTHELD’S WOR MOSLD’ST WI MOSDELYT WI READDELY C HESSREAD MACHESSGAZ INEMAG AZINE www.uschess.orgwww.uschess.org IFC_Layout 1 9/11/2013 8:59 AM Page 1 What’s New in the USCF Sales’ Library? The Death of Dr. Alekhine The King's Gambit NEW! B0075OB (Hardcover) $27.95 B0084QT $29.95 B0074OB (Paperback) $16.95 Chess had a golden era when The King’s Gambit was the favorite opening of The time: March 24, 1946. The place: Paris. The world chessEvgeny champion, Sveshnikov Dr. every attacking player.Since 256then, it's pages popularity - has $29.95 faded as players became Alexander Alekhine, is found dead in his hotel room. Was it an accident? Or distrustful of White’s ultra-aggressive approach. Nevertheless there are suicide? Or murder? In this ctional novel, Detective Inspector Colbert, a honorable exceptions whose games prove that this ancient weapon can still brilliant and highly unusual man, receives the case. With the help of his draw blood – Short, Nakamura and Zvjaginsev regularly use it successfully. In assistant, he unravels a tangle of lies, half-truths, false leads, and this book, Grandmaster Shaw shows that the ultimate Romantic chess ambiguous clues. His path leads through Dr. Alekhine's character, his murky opening remains relevant and dangerous today. past and through pre-war and current politics and espionage. 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