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Dennis Monokroussos annotates Bacrot – Sargissian, Antwerp Belgium 2009 from the ongoing Inventi Chess 2009 tournament. The game features the Four Knights Anti-Rubinstein line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Bc4!? Nxf3+ (better perhaps 5…c6!) 6.gxf3!? I previously … Continue reading →

Continuing our series on the Spanish Four Knights, we look at the recent game Najer-Ippolito, World Open 2007, which features a twist on a frequently underestimated way of meeting the Rubinstein Variation with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 (or 2…Nf6 as … Continue reading →