News about Jens Ove Fries Nielsen

Rev. Tim Sawyer wrote about 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 on his blog with a Fries
Nielsen game. Jens Ove Fries Nielsen reacted with a mail. He also writes that he is considering the possibility to write a book about it. Of course we hope he will do it. You can read all the details:
http://sawyerbdg.blogspot.it/2014/07/fries-nielsen-in-irregular-veresov.html

http://sawyerbdg.blogspot.it/2016/02/im-fries-nielsen-wins-with-rinor.html

http://sawyerbdg.blogspot.it/2016/02/fries-nielsen-vs-gm-tukhaev-in-rinor.html

GM Gareyev plays 1.h4 & 2.a4 in a tournament game

How many times have you seen this position in a serious tournament game?
 
 Last year GM Gareyev played it, as white, against a CM. At the following link you can find Gareyev's notes and analysis while here you can replay the whole game:

Is your spoon long enough? IM Welling in action

FM Steve Giddins shows a hilarious miniature game from the 2011 Bad Wiessee tournament.  IM Gerard Welling
in action against 1.b4 when the creative Dutch IM played 1...Na6 ...here's the game..

https://www.youtube.com/user/SteveGchess  

 IM Gerard Welling 

Source http://hmccalder.blogspot.it/2005/08/portrettenserie-deel-2-gerard-welling.html

About German FM Olaf Steffens

As you know, in this blog we like to talk about creative players. German FM Olaf Steffens is a creative player. 
 
Source http://www.sg1871loeberitz.de/fotoreports/fotoreports13/trave/tiger_olaf_hoch.jpg
 
Source http://www.werder.de/media/images/bilder/spieler/steffens-20140515-630.jpg 
Here you can see some of his games.