NEW: CBM Extra 191 with Simon Williams and Yannick Pelletier

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At the 2019 Norway Chess tournament against Yu Yangyi, Carlsen played a rather new idea in the Slav Geller Gambit: in the rare line with 6.♗e2 he met 6…b4 with 7.e5. In this video, Simon Williams looks into the alternative 7.♘a4. For the sacrificed pawn he sees “great compensation” in the form of an advantage in space, pawn weaknesses in the opposing camp and attacking options on the kingside. And that sort of gambit is just to the taste of the Englishman! 

The Solid Slav Defence

This Slav DVD is a complete opening repertoire for black after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6. GM Nick Pert has played the Slav defence for over 10 years and provides all his latest and most up to date analysis crammed into one video series. Nick has spent many hours studying the best Slav lines, and he explains his favourite variations, plus includes some interactive clips where the viewer is tested on a range of theoretical questions and tactics arising from Slav games.

The Semi-Slav: A GM guide for the tournament player

The Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6) can arise via various move orders, has decided World Championships, and is one of Black's most fascinating replies to 1 d4. Magnus Carlsen's second, Grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen explains in detail what this opening is all about.

In the second video, Yannick Pelletier presents one of the most spectacular games of this year's chess festival in Biel between Jorge Moise Cori and Sam Shankland. According to current theory, the move 8.♗b2 in the Semi-Slav with 1.d4 ♞f6 2.♘f3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.♘c3 c6 5.e3 ♞bd7 6.♕c2 ♝d6 7.b3 0-0 is only second choice. Pelletier explains why that is — and why the game Cori-Shankland could be the reason for a rediscovery! And Adrian Mikhalchishin introduces an idea in the Nimzo-Indian with 4.♕c2 and 5.e5.

Meet the Nimzo-Indian with 4.Qc2

Rustam Kasimdzhanov, the FIDE World Champion in 2004, has been extremely successful with the Nimzo-Indian with 4.Qc2 with White and with Black. In over 4 hours of video, Rustam Kasimdzhanov explains all the important ideas, strategies and tricks helped by sample games in which the white side is represented, e.g., by Kasparov, Anand, Kramnik and Ivanchuk as well as the author himself.

The special extra of Extra # 191 is actually the "Lucky bag"! Top players like Adams, Adhiban, Vidit, McShane and many more analyse their games. Iranian super-talent Alireza Firouzja has commented on two of his latest games, including his game against Asadli, V 1-0, with which he broke the Elo sound barrier to go beyond 2700.

The Sicilian Rossolimo for White

The Rossolimo Variation 3.Bb5 is considered to be one of the strongest replies to 2…Nc6 in the Sicilian Defence. The fact that the move has been played by practically all the top players proves its popularity and strength. But the most interesting aspect of playing 3.Bb5 is that we force sharp, attacking players who love to have the initiative to forget about the Open Sicilian and to adjust themselves to a new world, one full of positional ideas, manoeuvres and nuances.

Michael Adams' analysis of his game against Stephen Gordon from the British Championship - when he played the trendy 4.♗a4 in the Sicilian after 2...d6 3.♗b5 + ♞d7 — is recommended to complement the article "The Strange Retreat" by Alexey Kuzmin in the current ChessBase # 191!

The "Brilliancy game" covers another masterpiece by Mihail Tal. In one of his training games against Aleksandrs Koblencs from 1961 Tal first sacrificed his queen in move 13 and shortly afterwards also a knight. Enjoy the game in the video analysis by Georgios Souleidis!

Last but not least: The update service delivers over 44,000 new games for your database. The list of the best players reads almost like the current FIDE world rankings: Carlsen, Caruana, Ding Liren, Vachier-Lagrave, Grishuk, Nepomniachtchi, Mamedyarov, Anand, Dominguez Perez, Nakamura, So, Kramnik, Aronian, Karjakin, Wei Yi and more!

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ChessBase Magazine Extra 191

In the "Lucky bag" you'll find analyses by top players like Adams, McShane, Vidit, Adhiban, Firouzja and many more. Videos by Simon Williams, Yannick Pelletier and others. Plus over 44,000 new games for your database!