A Gambit Guide through the Open Game Vol.1 and 2
To avoid them or to play them, you have to know them. In two Volumes we see gambits such as Frankenstein-Dracula Gambit, the Cochrane Gambit, the Belgrade Gambit, the King's Gambit, Marshall Gambit, the Scotch Gambit, the Jänisch Gambit and many more.
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.♘c3 ♞f6 4.♗g5 c5 5.cxd5 and rather than taking on d4, Black may consider 5...♛b6, which leads to the so-called Dutch-Peruvian Gambit:
In the previous century, Dutch player Lodewijk Prins and Peruvian master Esteban Canal had some excellent results with Black in this line. But why has it gone out of fashion, or is it perhaps still playable?
This DVD emphasizes the importance of training your calculation skills. Dutch IM Robert Ris made a selection of training material which he uses in lessons with students ranging from 1400 to 2400.
But first...Black to move — can the b5 knight be taken?
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Power Play 23: A Repertoire for black with the Queen's Gambit Declined
On this DVD Grandmaster Daniel King offers you a repertoire for Black with the QGD. The repertoire is demonstrated in 10 stem games, covering all White's major systems: 5 Bg5, 5 Bf4, and the Exchange Variation.
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Special attention will be paid to Intermediate Moves, Quiet Moves, Sacrifices on Empty Squares, Mating Patterns, Ignoring Opponents Threat, Calculation in Defence and Method of Comparison. Plus 50 interactive examples to test your knowledge.
