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Kavalek in Huffington: Chess Champ Hou Yifan in the Limelight
04.02.2012 – Levon Aronian's brilliant victory at the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, would normally be the topic of our conversation. But it was a young Chinese girl, Hou Yifan, 17, who stole the limelight. The women's world champion shared first place at the powerful Tradewise Chess Festival in Gibraltar, one of the world's strongest open tournaments. GM Lubos Kavalek reports.
 

Sideline
03.02.2012 – The queen sortie 22.Qg3-g5 (with unmistakable mate ambitions in the h-file) could have been countered by Black with 22...Qc7-b6+ (diagram). Now the sequence 23.Ka1 Bxc2 leads to what?

A) victory for White;
B) perpetual check;
C) victory for Black.
ChessBase Magazine, larger diagram and solution.
 

Dejan Bojkov: Try the Sicilian Kalashnikov!
03.02.2012 – The Kalashnikov Variation (B32) is a close relative of the Sveshnikov – in fact it is sometimes called the Neo-Sveshnikov. It has a long history: La Bourdonnais used it in his matches against Alexander McDonnell in 1834. You can use it today to surprise your opponent – but do watch the 32 video clips by a master, Bulgarian GM Dejan Bojkov, before you use it in vital tournaments. Review and report.
 

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