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Last week the 25th Hoogeveen Chess Festival celebrated chess again - with matches and tournaments. Local hero Lucas von Foreest won his match against Luke McShane and Daniel Dardha from Belgium won his match against Max Warmerdam. The Open finished with a "Final Four" finale which was won by Robert Hovhanissyan. Frans Peeters reports. | Photos: Frans Peeters
This week Robert Ris will have a look at the good old Scotch Gambit, which was seen in the games Liang-Aronian (US Championship) and Mamedov-Anand (European Club Cup). In both games, Black got into some serious trouble, with Aronian even getting blown off the board! | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can <a href="https://account.chessbase.com/en/create-account" target="_blank">register a Premium account here</a>.
This week Robert Ris will have a look at the current state of the good old Dilworth Variation in the Open Ruy Lopez. The material imbalance of two minor pieces vs a rook and pawn (or two) leads to fascinating play with chances for both sides. | "Fast and Furious" is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. You can <a href="https://account.chessbase.com/en/create-account" target="_blank">register a Premium account here</a>.
Plenty of action was seen in the world of elite chess last week, with top tournaments in Biel, Dortmund and Zagreb. GM Karsten Müller has been paying close attention to the games, and has shared with us a number of instructive endgame positions. Unmissable! | Photo: Lennart Ootes
The 2022 SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz the 3rd stage of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour has come to an end