The Chess Mind

For those of you waiting for my announcements to check them out, you get a two-fer. Last week's show was posted after I had decided to take the week off from blogging, and now that I've resumed the new show is up as well. So:

(1) Last week's show: Part 6 on the Super-Fast Najdorf. This marks the end of the series (I can hear both the cheers and boos), and covers the variations starting with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0 Nbd7 10.g4. This includes some of the sharpest chess known to mankind, and unless you're already thoroughly familiar with the B99 systems I highly recommend checking it out. Even if you never play them, you'll find the analysis most entertaining.

(2) This week's show: Viewer Questions, Episode 8. As usual with the viewer question shows, it's a bit of a grab bag, with some chess and some training advice. You might not find everything interesting, but since you'll probably find something you can use it's worth a look.

This is especially the case given that the shows are free (though you will need to register [also for free]) to watch, at least for the next month or so. (After that they go to the archives, where they can be accessed, along with the other two years' worth of my shows, with a premium membership.)