1/5/2017 – Recently Yannick Pelletier was visiting Hamburg to record his trilingual DVD about the Hedgehog in the ChessBase studio. Before he went back to Paris we invited him to a little chat. A chat about counterchances, exchanging queens, Carlsen's limited opening choices and recent opening trends. Interview...
11/10/2016 – The Chess World Championship 2016 is about to begin. The whole world will turn their eyes to New York to see whether World Champion Magnus Carlsen retains his title against challenger Sergey Karjakin. Millions of people all over the world will follow the match via the internet. More than ever before.
11/6/2016 – After officially retiring from professional play, many fans might have worried the Hungarian star would drop out of the chess world, but these fears seem to have been put to rest. We first saw Judit Polgar embrace new roles such as coach of the Hungarian ‘Open’ team at the Olympiad, and now as another first, when Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin battle it out in New York City, she will be the official commentator. Judit Polgar talks about her expectations, her preferences and her plans.
In this 60-minute course, IM Andrew Martin presents an unorthodox and powerful antidote: Aiming to seize the initiative early and steer the game into unfamiliar waters.
Opening videos: Mihail Marin on Caruana's shocker in the English Opening – New series ‘Mikhalchishin's Miniatures’: Sicilian O'Kelly, Classical Sicilian and QG Exchange Variation. ‘Lucky bag’ with 39 analyses by Berg, Edouard and many more.
In this brand-new 60 Minutes course, Nico Zwirs shows you how to combine direct attacking play with the powerful light-square strategy to tackle the Najdorf
How much opening prep is really necessary - especially in blitz and rapid games? The idea of a “lazy” but smart repertoire: minimal theory, rich ideas, and easy-to-remember structures.
In this 60-minute course, IM Andrew Martin presents an unorthodox and powerful antidote: Aiming to seize the initiative early and steer the game into unfamiliar waters.
Opening videos: Mihail Marin on Caruana's shocker in the English Opening – New series ‘Mikhalchishin's Miniatures’: Sicilian O'Kelly, Classical Sicilian and QG Exchange Variation. ‘Lucky bag’ with 39 analyses by Berg, Edouard and many more.
In this brand-new 60 Minutes course, Nico Zwirs shows you how to combine direct attacking play with the powerful light-square strategy to tackle the Najdorf
How much opening prep is really necessary - especially in blitz and rapid games? The idea of a “lazy” but smart repertoire: minimal theory, rich ideas, and easy-to-remember structures.
Why memorising endless theory might not be the best path - and how an idea-based repertoire can change your game.
€69.90
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