Chess with Sam Collins

Nigel Short v Erik Blomqvist

Sigeman & Co, 2017

After a three-year hiatus and now in its 23rd edition, the Sigeman & Co tournament returned to Malmö, Sweden. The oldest of the world’s top 100 players, Nigel Short, played a fabulous attacking game in the first round.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Bb7

This variation was developed in the world championship matches between Kasparov and Karpov ...