The Caro-Kann Is The Hottest Answer To 1.e4: Openings
The Caro-Kann Is The Hottest Answer To 1.e4: Openings
The Caro-Kann Is The Hottest Answer To 1.e4: Openings
OPENINGS
what’s hot and what’s not?
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The Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament has taken Frequency
a surprising course as far as the theoretical battles
in the opening are concerned, and we bring you the
highlights of the Austrian League.
what’s hot?
In Nice White continues to be successful with 1.e4. Anand mildly Score
surprised Kramnik in the Petroff and the latter couldn’t solve his
problems at the board. Carlsen showed a simple and safe way of
playing against Aronian’s Marshall, which quickly brought him a
big advantage. Karjakin barely escaped with his Najdorf against
Anand’s English Attack.
1.d4 is not very hot this week and in our opinion this is due to Carlsen’s effortless use of the Classical Queen’s Gambit. Ivanchuk,
Morozevich and Topalov all had nothing to show as White. Gelfand made the Chebanenko
Slav really look one-sided with his wins over Ragger, Levin and Miroshnichenko in the
Austrian League.
what’s Not?
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ChessVibes OPENINGS what’s hot and what’s not? No. 12, March 25, 2009
opening expert
Who: Jan Gustafsson Expertise: White: Closed Games
Born: June 25, 1979 Black: Marshall and Semi-Slav
Nationality: Germany Why: Gustafsson combines deep
Rating: 2634 understanding with deep
preparation.
Gusti, as the grandmaster from Hamburg is generally called, is known for his deep understanding of chess and
his mighty theoretical preparation. Last summer he almost won the elite tournament in Dortmund. In the Austrian
League he convincingly beat Nakamura (Semi-Slav) and Beliavsky (1.d4) this week.
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