Dorian Rogozenco on Opening Encyclopedia 2025 – Surprise Your Opponent, Improve Your Repertoire

by ChessBase
3/25/2025 – In the video, Dorian Rogozenco introduces the Opening Encyclopedia 2025, highlighting its value for players of all levels. He explains how users can quickly learn new opening ideas—many of which are deeply explained by top-level grandmasters and trainers—making it easy to improve your repertoire with well-analyzed, up-to-date content. The combination of videos, annotated games, and structured articles offers both fast learning and deep strategic understanding.

Opening Encyclopaedia 2025 Opening Encyclopaedia 2025

YOUR EASY ACCESS TO OPENING THEORY: Whether you want to build up a reliable and powerful opening repertoire or find new opening ideas for your existing repertoire, the Opening Encyclopaedia covers the entire opening theory on one product.

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Opening Encyclopedia 2025 – Surprise Your Opponent, Improve Your Repertoire

Dorian Rogozenco presents the Opening Encyclopedia 2025, describing it as a powerful tool for players who want to stay sharp and up to date with the latest opening trends. More than just a database, the Encyclopedia is a curated collection of deeply explained variations, surprise weapons, and grandmaster-level guidance.

“You can surprise your opponent as early as move three – and thanks to these expert explanations, you know more than your opponent,”

Rogozenco explains, referencing examples like the Petroff Defense with 3...Nxe4, a move once considered a blunder but now being tested successfully at the grandmaster level.Daniel King's accompanying video shows that even long-dismissed moves can be revitalized when backed by accurate analysis and modern understanding.

The Opening Encyclopedia 2025 includes:

  • Video lessons by experienced trainers and grandmasters
  • Written articles on cutting-edge variations and trends
  • Annotated games that bring each idea to life
  • A structured interface to navigate lines by ECO codes or thematic interest

For ambitious club players, the product offers practical steps: choose an opening you're curious about, find its ECO code quickly using ChessBase tools, then access expert commentary, theory, and model games to start integrating it into your repertoire.

Rogozenco emphasizes that the Encyclopedia is designed to be accessible and efficient:

“In half an hour, you can learn an opening well enough to play it in a serious game. And if you go deeper, you can truly specialize.”

Final Thoughts:

Whether you're a club player or a seasoned competitor, the Opening Encyclopedia 2025 helps you find fresh ideas, avoid predictable theory, and understand the 'why' behind each move. With world-class contributors and a clear structure, it’s more than just an opening tool – it’s a launchpad for improvement.

Opening Encyclopaedia 2025

YOUR EASY ACCESS TO OPENING THEORY: Whether you want to build up a reliable and powerful opening repertoire or find new opening ideas for your existing repertoire, the Opening Encyclopaedia covers the entire opening theory on one product.

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60m English New ideas in the Najdorf_E

‘New ideas in the Najdorf – a Power Play 18 Update’ aims to complement Daniel King’s popular DVD from last year ‘The Sicilian Najdorf - a repertoire for Black’. Such a dynamic and popular opening as the Najdorf is developing the whole time. On this download, Daniel King updates lines that were included on his DVD but also responds to viewers’ requests, considering lines that he omitted from his original repertoire. The lines examined on this update are: • 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 h3 e5 7 Nde2 • 5….a6 6 Bc4 in combination with the English Attack (Be3, f3 etc) • 5…a6 6 Be3 and the …a5 variation • 5…a6 6 Be2 and 9 Re1 • 5 f3 (instead of 5 Nc3) It isn’t necessary to have seen the original Najdorf DVD to understand the lines examined here – but it would help as they form part of a complete repertoire.
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