8/19/2022 – Sipke Ernst has made a successful Fritzrainer last year, tackling the "flexible Open Spanish". The Dutch Grandmaster is back again, with "3.h4 against the King's Indian and Grünfeld". Time to ask him about when he started to play chess, his feeling when reaching the Grandmaster title, a rating of over 2600, and one of his most passionate hobbies - Arm wrestling! We also analyse one of his favourite games he ever played. Luke Mcshane was the opponent, made a beautiful sacrifice, which Sipke countered wonderfully. | Photo: Sipke Ernst FB
It's a great idea to take Grunfeld and King’s Indian players out of their comfort-zone right from the start! Let’s go 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 first and now play 3.h4!?
In 23 video lessons you will learn everything you need to know about the King's Gambit, the Vienna Game, the Italian, the Evans Gambit, the two-knight game, the Scottish, the Steinitz and Berlin defences, the Open Spanish or the exchange variation, Marsha
€29.90
Meet the Fritztrainer
with Sipke Ernst
Hundreds of different Fritztrainers have been teaching us chess on ChessBase for more than a decade. Maybe you sometimes wonder what else the authors do?
"Meet the Fritztrainer" takes a look behind the scenes, telling us more about the private life of your favourite chess trainer.
0:26 - Where, and when, did you learn to play chess?
1:31 - Twenty years later you became a Grandmaster. How did this feel like for you?
3:05 - You even reached a higher rating than 2600. Was this your last goal in chess for you?
4:43 - How did you keep up with chess until today? Were you actively playing?
5:57 - According to the Megadatabase, you played the Queen's Gambit, and the Ruy Lopez most often. How come?
7:44 - Did you choose the Fritztrainer from last year, due to your massive Spanish knowledge?
In this 60-minute video course you will learn how to anticipate Black's developing schemes, and you will become acquainted with typical sacrifices that white can use to gain a powerful initiative.
In this opening Black opts for active piece play and is not afraid to fight for the initiative from an early stage. One of the many good features of this opening is that Black is often the side which controls the pace of the game.
It's a great idea to take Grunfeld and King’s Indian players out of their comfort-zone right from the start! Let’s go 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 first and now play 3.h4!?
Arne KaehlerArne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.
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Whether it’s a weak pawn, a vulnerable king, or poor piece coordination, this course will teach you how to pinpoint the critical targets, prioritise your attack, and execute a clear, effective plan.
Videos by Nico Zwirs: Nimzo-Indian with 4.e3 b6 and Robert Ris: French Advance Variation with 6.Na3. Alexander Donchenko analyses his winning game against Fabiano Caruana from the Saint Louis Masters 2024. “Lucky bag" with another 43 analyses by Edouard,
The Black Sniper is back – sharper and deadlier than ever! This dynamic system (1...g6, 2...Bg7, 3...c5 against 1.e4, 1.d4 and 1.c4) creates unpredictable, high-pressure positions, leaving opponents struggling to adapt.
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The King‘s Indian Attack is a universal opening: easy to learn, flexible, and rich in both tactical and positional opportunities.
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