ChessBase Summer-Special! – Teil 4

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7/28/2026 – Dear chess friends! We’ve got another great offer for you: this week (until August 2nd, 2026), you can get over 25% off all Fritztrainer courses by RB Ramesh, Surya Ganguly and Michael Prusikin!

YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
FRITZ is more than just a chess engine – it’s a training revolution! Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.

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From Calculation and endgame technique to opening courses –
between the two renowned authors RB Ramesh and Surya Ganguly
you should find an opening course that will broaden and deepen your chess repertoire. Alternatively you could improve your decision making or work on how to play rook endgames. 

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Three World Championship matches versus Kramnik, Topalov and Gelfand. Anand won all three and in the hotel suite behind him, working relentlessly was Surya Shekhar Ganguly.
Preparation at that level is a craft. Get world championship level preparation for your next game.
Not to forget Ganguly won six consecutive Indian national titles (2003–2008) and became Asian Champion 2009. He has also represented India in as many as six Olympiads and clinched individual golds at the World Teams Championship twice, in 2010 and 2019. 
 

In this course GM Ganguly turns calculation into a trainable skill with a structured path for any level.
If one skill decides more games, it’s calculation. Openings fade, plans change - but seeing clearly, comparing lines, and choosing with confidence wins points. In this course GM Ganguly turns calculation into a trainable skill with a structured path for any level. You won’t just solve tactics; you’ll learn how to think: where to start, which branches to explore, when to stop, and how to keep a crystal-clear mental board under pressure.
Free video sample: Introduction
Free video sample: Forcing moves

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Instead of  39.90 € in the sale just 29.90 €

If one skill decides more games, it’s calculation. Openings fade, plans change - but seeing clearly, comparing lines, and choosing with confidence wins points. In this course GM Ganguly turns calculation into a trainable skill with a structured path for any level. You won’t just solve tactics; you’ll learn how to think: where to start, which branches to explore, when to stop, and how to keep a crystal-clear mental board under pressure.

The second part of the Fritz Trainer is also on sale as part of the Summer Special for just 29.90 € instead of 39.90 €.

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Ganguly introduces conceptually fresh directions in several key lines – even in the most played main lines.
The Ragozin Defence (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4) has become a cornerstone of modern chess theory. With 3.Nf3 gaining popularity as a way to avoid Nimzo-Indian setups and the challenges Black faces in the Queen’s Indian, the Ragozin offers a solid and dynamic alternative.
Free video sample: Introduction
Free video sample: 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4

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Instead of  39.90 € in the sale just 29.90 €

In this course, GM Surya Ganguly, renowned as an opening expert and former second to Vishy Anand, provides a comprehensive repertoire for Black. The lines presented emphasize strategic complexity while aiming to neutralize White’s early advantage. Covering all major continuations, the course not only offers the latest theoretical insights but also explains the underlying strategic concepts behind each move. Ganguly introduces conceptually fresh directions in several key lines – even in the most played main lines. The Ragozin is now a staple among top grandmasters – time to add it to your repertoire!

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In this video course, GM Surya Ganguly joins IM Sagar Shah and drawing from his colossal experience, shares some uncommon endgame wisdom. The material mostly features positions with rook against rook and a pawn, and starts by covering the fundamentals.

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Instead of 69.90 € in the sale just 49.90 €

In this video course, GM Surya Ganguly joins IM Sagar Shah and drawing from his colossal experience, shares some uncommon endgame wisdom. The material mostly features positions with rook against rook and a pawn, and starts by covering the fundamentals: Lucena, Philidor, and Vancura. But it quickly enters non-trivial territory, likely to challenge even masters: the slippery theoretical nuances of dealing with doubled pawns and pawns on the f- and h-files.

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RB Ramesh is known as the Pep Guardiola of chess: Praggnanandhaa. Vaishali. Aravindh. Karthikeyan. One coach has trained them all. FIDE Trainer Award winner RB Ramesh's students have collected dozens of world youth medals, and his method is famously simple: stop hunting for the brilliant moves, but instead...
Find out the secret of his chess school Chess Gurukul without flying to Chennai. 

In this course, we will learn how to identify passively placed pieces in any given situation and how to improve their health by bringing them into active squares.

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Instead of 39,90 € in the sale just 29,90 €

One of the most effective ways to improve your chess understanding is to know where your pieces belong and how to adapt when the board situation changes. When there’s no forced tactics, one must formulate a plan for what to do. Instead of looking for a win or advantage, it’s often easier to identify a piece that can improve its position and function. Even improving your worst piece is a simple concept that avoids assessment insecurity.

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