7/30/2019 – Eight years have passed since the creation of the DVD "No Fear of 1.d4 (Volume 1)" in which Sergei Tiviakov, among other things, explained how to play the Queen’s Indian Defence with Black. Now the moment has come to update the readers with the latest news and trends in this important opening. In his new video series, Tiviakov presents a complete repertoire for Black against the Queen’s Indian Defence.
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On his new DVD, Sergei Tiviakov presents a complete repertoire for Black with the Queen's Indian Defence. The grandmaster explains everything one needs to know after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6, more profoundly, extensively and thoroughly than ever before.
Constancy and a striving for solid positions are what define Sergei Tiviakov’s opening repertoire. On his two repertoire DVDs against 1.d4 the top Dutch grandmaster presents to you exactly those variations and ideas with which he himself has been successful in tournament chess for many years. On the two DVDs all important systems which are available to White after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 are dealt with in detail. Also, in many areas Tiviakov offers you a choice between alternative variations for Black, between which you can decide according to your temperament. A further highlight of the DVDs is Tiviakov’s collection of all the games which he has played during his career with the Catalan, the Queen’s Indian and the Nimzo-Indian. Many of these are published on these DVDs for the very first time. Video running time: 5 hrs 36 min.
Sergei Tiviakov explains everything one needs to know after 1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 e6 3.♘f3 b6, more profoundly, extensively and thoroughly than ever before — of the total running time of more than 9 hours, 6 hours alone are dedicated to White’s most popular continuation 4.g3.
The material of the single chapters is based mostly on the author’s own games and his life-long experience with the QID. Attached to this DVD, there is an exclusive collection of Sergei Tiviakov's complete games with the Queen's Indian Defence (half of them previously unpublished) and a compilation of selected annotated games. Get on the Queen's Indian train with this great new work by Tiviakov!
On his new DVD, Sergei Tiviakov presents a complete repertoire for Black with the Queen's Indian Defence. The grandmaster explains everything one needs to know after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6, more profoundly, extensively and thoroughly than ever before.
About the series
Video running time: 10 hours (English)
With interactive training including video feedback
Extra: Database with model games
Including ChessBase Reader
System requirements: Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 7, DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 7 / 8 or 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVDROM drive and internet connection for program activation.
About the author
Born 1973 in Krasnodar (Soviet Union), Sergei Tiviakov was a member of the Smyslov school and gained the titles of World Youth Champion at U16 and U18 levels. 1994 he represented Russia in the Chess Olympiads. Since 1997 Tiviakov has been living in Groningen (Netherlands). With his new home country he won the title in the European Teams Championships in both 2001 and 2005 and was victorious in the championship of the Netherlands in 2006 and 2007. Tiviakov celebrated his biggest success in 2008 when he won the European Individual Chess Championship.
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