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? 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This collection features those lessons in Grischuk from the 2013 London Candidates' tournament, as well as articles brilliant examples of play from the 5 World Champions Botvinnik, Smyslov, from several new columinists, including Adrian Mikhalchishin.repertoire. Spassky, Petrosian, Tal. Dennis takes us on a two game tour per World Champion of the Soviet era of chess spanning from 1948 to 1972 . 2 DVDs - Over 255 Minutes Playing the Trompowsky Learn from the World Champions B0086QT $29.95 The Modern Era - 1972-2013 If you want to push for an advantage with White, then the Trompowsky is a DVD0060CL $49.95 great choice. The Trompowsky, 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5, has notNew been as deeply In Chess 2013/3This collection of lectures features lessons and brilliant examples of play NEW! investigated as many of the main lines, and it is an attackingThe openingWorlds that isPremier from Chess the 5 World Magazine Champions Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik and Anand. tricky for Black to face. 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