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Sam Shankland in the news
Hi guys. I am in Delhi at the last day of a training camp with seven wonderful Indian ladies. It is a wonderful experience and I have to say that despite knowing most of them in advance, I have been blown away by the dedication, enthusiasm and skill these ladies possess. I should also add
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e3 Poison claims a victim
Even when an opening is “unambitious,” it can be dangerous for the opponent. Axel Smith’s look into the 21st Century way of playing e3-systems greatly was the inspiration for this game: Alvaro Aranha Filho – Frederico Gazel Brazil 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4
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Jacob Aagaard seminar in Wewelsburg, Germany 10-13 May 2018
Lots of messages lately are about requests for training with Jacob. So, you will be happy to know that there will be a seminar in Germany 10-13/5/2018 in the Wewelsburg. The entry fee for adults is 259€ and for youngsters (U-18) is 229€. If there are more than 3 from one chess club, each of
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The element of surprise
We have had a nice debate between the blog readers about various lines and how to approach playing for a win for Black deep in the comments section of the looking into 2018 post. I doubt everyone makes it to comment #297, so I will make my own little point here as an independent post.
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A little training game to solve a common problem
Here is an idea for players who have a tendency to give up on solving (Critical Moment thinking – view it like a math problem, you cannot guess, you have to work it out) and just make a move. I did this with Sam Shankland over the holidays and we found it quite entertaining. (Especially
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Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2018. May you have the best year of your life! I do not have a lot of important news to share, so I will go with a bit of trivia. In December I spent two weeks in India. First off, I taught for five days at the Dibyendu Barua Academy in Kolkata (which
Jacob in India
Jacob is on a coaching trip in India, and ChessBase India have published an article by our friend Sagar Shah with many photos, including the one below. You can click on the image to get a bigger view.