World Team Ch and Chess Festival Prague with analyses by Vitiugov, Wojtaszek, Vidit, Duda, Adams, Jones, McShane and many more. Lots of videos by Vidit, King, Williams, Marin, Pelletier etc. Plus eleven opening articles, e.g. Italian Game with 6...d5!?
My Grand Prix Attack
My Black Secrets in the Modern Italian
The Italian Game is considered a sound but quiet opening without early trades, giving rise to rich positions where plans are more important than forced variations. So shows black's plans on this DVD.
"I don't care if my engine disagrees!"
The Torre Surprise
"After 36...h5 I was dancing inside!"
Her inner compass
"I had an idea in the Berlin"
Perfect until the end
Najdorf selection
No slow motion chess!
Marin's English Love Vol.1 and 2 - A complete repertoire for White after 1.c4
The aim of these Dvd's is to build a repertoire after 1.c4 and 2.g3 for White. The first DVD includes the systems 1...e5, the Dutch and Indian setups. The second DVD includes the systems with 1...c5, 1...c6 and 1...e6.
Look forward to five extra videos! Mihail Marin shows a game by the new European champion Vladislav Artemiev. Yannick Pelletier presents his Najdorf selection from the Gibraltar Open. And Robert Ris gives us the slogan: “Everything depends on concrete things!”
Not your grandfathers chess magazine!
Symmetrical English, Queen’s Indian, Anti-Reti, Classical Sicilian, Italian Game, Semi-Tarrasch, Tarrasch Defence etc. Simply load the article of your choice with a single mouse click from the start menu of ChessBase Magazine #189!
"The Nakamura Setup", "The Le Quang Variation" and "The Torre Surprise" — all await you in the opening videos section of the DVD, with a video running time of more than one hour. In his video Daniel King initiates you into the subtleties of "The Nakamura Setup" in the Scandinavian with 3...♛d8. Black first fianchettoes one bishop with 5...g6 and later also helps the other gain an active role with ...b6 and ...♝b7.
Nikita Vitiugov, Radek Wojtaszek, Vidit Gujrathi, Jan-Krzysztof Duda,, Michael Adams, Gawain Jones, Wang Hao, Adhiban, Yu Yangyi, Anna Muzychuk and more comment on their best games from World Team Championship and from the Prague Chess Festival! In addition, Vidit Gujrathi presents his game with Boris Gelfand in video!
Take a trip to Prague!
For this issue Simon Williams has selected a game of the 16-year old Iranian grandmaster Alireza Firouzja. This time it's about bringing your own understanding of chess to bear on the search for the moves. “Simple and solid and sensible play!”
Amazing moves from the 'Ginger GM'
In Rainer Knaak’s article nine traps from recent tournament practice are put under the microscope (including three FritzTrainer videos).
Topical opening traps
Oliver Reeh’s article consists of 26 games with numerous training questions and an introductory text with links to all the games. In addition, there are three videos in interactive format.
Interactive video training
Karsten Mueller’s endgame article is once more wide-ranging. His collection of recent endgames contains an introductory text including a video. In addition, our endgame expert has recorded four videos (two of which are in interactive format) and answers some letters from readers.
Endgames from the Aeroflot Open and Champions Showdown
The most important aspect of the strategic struggle in the Nimzo-Indian is the battle between White’s dark-squared bishop and one of the black knights. Mihail Marin initiates you into the subtleties.
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