Kamsky Gambit
Currently, all eyes in the chess world are focused on the candidates' matches in Kazan, with one of the eight contestants going forward to challenge world champion Vishy Anand in a title match next year. With so much at stake, players bring their best preparation to the board - and one player in particular, US champion Gata Kamsky, came up with a new gambit idea in the Sicilian Najdorf with 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 a4 Nc6 7 a5!? that our gambit guru, GM Boris Alterman takes a closer look at in a new series.