Candidates, Wesley So and the surprising Sicilian

[#5 March/2018](#) ChessBase Newsletter // Dear Chess Friends! The first round of the 2018 [Candidates Tournament in Berlin]( will start on March 10, 2018, at 1500 EST, with the winner set to play against Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship in London in November. The tournament in Berlin promises to be a wild chess affair - rarely has it been so difficult to determine a clear favourite! Indeed, with Mamedyarov, Kramnik, So, Aronian, Caruana, Ding Liren, Grischuk and Karjakin, 8 of the world’s top 13 players will be in attendance. Watch this space! Wesley So recently visited ChessBase to record [two opening DVDs](. Do you think we'll see one of the systems at the Candidates Tournament? [Order Wesley So: My Black Secrets in the Modern Italian from the shop...]( [Order Wesley So: My Secret Weapon: 1.b3 from the shop...]( [Or get the bundle and save!]( Join us live on [playchess.com]( from 1500 EST, where, after the games (2300 EST) we’ll be presenting summaries with Daniel King, Lawrence Trent, Erwin l'Ami, Simon Williams and Oliver Reeh in the ChessBase [video portal.](20candidates2018) English March 10th, 11pm CET, Round 1 Oliver Reeh March 11th, 11pm CET, Round 2 Daniel King March 12th, 11pm CET, Round 3 Lawrence Trent March 14th, 11pm CET, Round 4 Daniel King March 15th, 11pm CET, Round 5 Lawrence Trent March 16th, 11pm CET, Round 6 Daniel King March 18th, 11pm CET, Round 7 Erwin l'Ami March 19th, 11pm CET, Round 8 Daniel King March 20th, 11pm CET, Round 9 Simon Williams March 22nd, 11pm CET, Round 10 Simon Williams March 23rd, 11pm CET, Round 11 Erwin l'Ami March 24th, 11pm CET, Round 12 Simon Williams March 26th, 11pm CET, Round 13 Erwin l'Ami March 27th, 11pm CET, Round 14 Simon Williams [Videos.chessbase.com](20candidates2018) [Live commentary is also on offer from our partner, World Chess!]( [Get your very own ChessBase account now...]( [read more]( // NEW: The surprising Sicilian [The surprising Sicilian - Shock your opponent with an early ...Qb6]( In the modern game, a player has to be ready to play almost any opening variation at short notice. The plan is to interrupt the preparation of the opponent at every turn. A knowledge of dynamic and slightly unusual lines could well score many,many points for the resourceful player. The Kveinys Variation : 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Qb6! is surprisingly little-played, yet gives Black excellent chances and on this new ChessBase DVD, Andrew Martin explains how the system works. For the Master, we have a surprise weapon which players of the calibre of Svidler, Judit Polgar and Kveinys have used to defeat tough opposition. For the club player, where preparation is sketchy, we have a line which asks questions of the opponent right at the beginning of the game and creates immediate pressure on White to find good moves. That is the way to win! Perhaps the Kveinys variation will become more popular in the future. It does not deserve to be a comparatively rare sideline. [Order "The surprising Sicilian - Shock your opponent with an early ...Qb6" from the shop...]( [Watch trailer...]( [read more]( // You're a subscriber to the ChessBase newsletter. If you no longer want to receive the chessbase newsletter, [click here.]( © 2018 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