Chess with Sam Collins

Maxim Rodshtein vs Bassem Amin

French Club Championship 2019, Brest, France

Defending champions Bischwiller retained their French Club Championship title. Their top player, Israeli GM Maxim Rodshtein, was especially impressive, scoring 8/11 against strong opposition including Egypt’s Bassem Amin, one of my favourite players and the first African GM to achieve a 2700 rating.

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 Bb4

Amin likes to attack with both colours and regularly ...