Thursday, October 15, 2020

NIC Yearbook 136

On October 13th, New In Chess yearbook 136 arrived.

The mailing label showed that the book had been shipped on September 11th, one day after I purchased it.

Why the delay?  Maybe customs.

I have refunded $44.79 to NIC.

Yearbook 136 contains a 10-page article "Living on the Edge", written by Arne Moll [FIDE 2217], on the Philidor Counter Gambit.

For me, the most instructive game in the article, played by two strong chess engines, is given below.

Black plays a pawn down with compensation, enough for a draw, in true counter gambit style.