PREVIEW: Gambit-Guide: King's Indian Defense, Sämisch (Part 1)

There's no question that the late great David Bronstein (1924-2006) was a true chess genius. He was an independent thinker at the board, and his original ideas rehabilitated and re-invented the King's Indian Defence during the 1950s.

He was even willing to play dynamic gambits in the most important of situations, such as the 1956 Candidates Tournament in Amsterdam, when he shocked Boris Spassky and the chess world with a stunning queen sacrifice in the Sämisch variation with 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nh5 8.Qd2 Qh4+!? - with Black getting two bishops and two pawns for the queen in a very unbalanced position.

The variation is still unclear to this day, and it makes for a very good surprise weapon to have in your arsenal. And in his latest series of Gambit Guide for Chess.FM, GM Boris Alterman takes a closer look at the Bronstein influence in the Sämisch variation with an extended series starting with his daring queen sacrifice.

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[luffyzanderssen]

this video was a waste of my time. i think the ICC is great, but if they're going to tease me with "sample" videos on youtube then it makes me think maybe the ICC isn't so nice after all.

This video reminds me of 3 things:

1. when towns make ridiculous tourist traps and you stop there and waste your time checking out a museum of macaroni sculptures.

2. trash on the side of the highway, making the scenery worse for everyone.

3. something an inconsiderate jerk would do.

[tacone78]

cut video. don't bother to watch