Devreese: My Most Memorable Interviews UpdateSN_required false shock value

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Chess Software User's Guide by Byron Jacobs

This important variation in the Queen's Gambit was employed by great champions of the 20th century like Alekhine and Capablanca and it remains a dangerous weapon in the hands of modern top-level players like Levon Aronian

While the games are played at elite level

Devreese: My Most Memorable Interviews UpdateSN_required false shock value35 Conversations with Chess Stars The interviews in this book span over twenty years, over two decades. For years I went with my recording device to tournaments like Wijk aan Zee, Frankfurt Chess Classic, Hoogeveen often to interview the interesting player of the moment in some hotel bar or quiet interview room. 31 out of the 35 interviews came about this way. That is until March 2020, when out of nowhere, covid broke out. Suddenly chess tournaments