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[#20 /2024](#) ChessBase Newsletter // [New: Adrian Mikhalchishin: The Sharp Arkhangelsk Variation in the Ruy Lopez]( Great players always have their own successful variations in the opening. One of them is the Sharp Arkhangelsk variation which arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 followed by Bb7 and/or Bc5. It’s one of the most powerful opening weapons of great players like Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana. This variation is very rich, as it is possible to play in three different ways; meaning it’s much more difficult for your opponents to prepare against. The author will show model games to underline the ideas and lines that this variation has to offer. Instead of learning moves by heart, the concepts and ideas will give you the confidence to play the opening against all levels of opponent. [For 35,90 € Order now in the ChessBase Shop!]( [The Candidates are ready - First impressions from Toronto!]( The wait is over. We are one day away from kick-off at the Candidates Tournaments in Toronto, and the ChessBase India team is already on-site, producing video content for all of us to enjoy. Sagar Shah and co. have met a number of chess personalities already, including Levy Rozman (a.k.a. Gotham Chess) and Vidit Gujrathi, one of the participants in the open section. Check it out! [Two Candidates Tournaments side by side]( [Understanding before Moving 171: Chess history in a nutshell (52)]( Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books on chess training and strategy. In the 171st episode of his ChessBase show "Understanding before moving" Herman continues his series "Chess history in a nutshell" and continues to take a look at the unique style of Tigran Petrosian, World Champion fro 1963 to 1969. [This week’s show (for Premium Members only)]( [Get your Premium upgrade!]( [Robert Ris’ Fast and Furious: Carlsen and Rapport explore the Ben-Oni]( In his new Fast & Furious episode, Robert Ris shows how Levon Aronian surprised Wesley So in a classical line of the Nimzo-Indian. Aronian’s 5...c5!? worked out perfectly as he went on to win the game. | Fast & Furious is available on-demand with a ChessBase Premium Account. [Read more on Chessbase.com]( [You can register a Premium account here.]( [Do you know our ChessBase Support Centre?]( Answers to the most frequently asked questions about all our products, tutorials, application examples, videos: all this can be found in the ChessBase Support Centre! [Visit the support centre on Chessbase.de now!]( ChessBase bestseller [ChessBase 17 Mega package]( [Fritz 19]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [Opening Encyclopaedia 2023]( [Mega Database 2024]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [ChessBase Magazine Extra 218]( [Premium annual membership]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // You're a subscriber to the ChessBase newsletter. If you no longer want to receive the chessbase newsletter, [click here.]( © 2023 ChessBase Schachprogramme Schachdatenbank Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Registered: Osterbekstr. 90a, 22083 Hamburg Telephone: 040-63 90 60 0 - Fax: 040 630 12 82 Directors: Matthias Wüllenweber and Rainer Woisin HR Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 40336 Value added tax identification number DE 118644875 Local tax office tax number 49/711/00031ChessBase, All rights reserved