Svidler on the Archangelsk (Updated)
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 10:34PM
Dennis Monokroussos in Archangelsk Variation, Peter Svidler, Ruy Lopez

For those of you who aren't Chess24 premium members, there's a bit of fresh bait dangling before you in the form of a new opening series by Peter Svidler. This one is the Archangelsk Variation starting with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5. His two previous opening series, on the Gruenfeld and on the Closed Ruy with 6.d3 (the same moves as above through 5.0-0, then 5...Be7), were both very well-received, especially the one on the Gruenfeld.

The preview (which is really too short) is here, and to see more there's a choice: buy the series for $14.99, or become a Premium Member for $10.99 a month or $99 a year. (Maybe try it for a month, see how many videos you can watch - there are way more series than just those offered by Svidler - and then go longer if you like them.)

Update: As Macauley Peterson notes in the comments, there is a substantial clip available to watch for free, here, and it's worth the time to check it out even if you're not particularly interested in either side of the Archangelsk.

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