The new ChessBase Magazine Extra #203 is out – with two instructive and interesting videos: Jan Werle examines what Carlsen’s 4.c4 in the Caro-Kann Advance Variation is all about and Robert Ris presents a highly topical weapon against the Sicilian Taimanov. Total playing time of the two videos: over an hour. The issue also offers […]
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Ratings are full of mysteries and by no means coherent. Sometimes, you suspect an inflation of ratings, sometimes a deflation. In some countries ratings are distorted by too many young players – or not enough adult players. And how did the lack of tournaments in the Covid era affect the Elo ratings? Walter Wolf has […]