5/13/2024 – The newest Fritztrainer series from our beloved chess coach Sipke Ernst is here! Three volumes with hours, and hours of comprehensive insights about 1.d4, and all its positional continuations, by the Dutch Grandmaster. On our discount day, for a great price!
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I give promising mainlines for white against all black’s main replies to 1.d4 d5 that are engine-proof, easy to learn and can be played almost instantly.
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Sipke Ernst: A practical repertoire for the positional player after 1.d4 Vol. 1 – 3
Are you tired of facing long engine lines and well-known theoretical complications? Then I have something interesting for you. In this video course, I will show you a repertoire after 1.d4 that aims to be practical and well-suited for the positional player.
I give promising mainlines for white against all black’s main replies to 1.d4 that are engine-proof, easy to learn and can be played almost instantly.
Moreover, if black deviates, then white obtains a promising initiative and black will have to suffer an unpleasant defence.
In this Volume we’ll examine 1.d4 d5. We go for 2.c4 and I will give you everything you need to know to face openings such as the Queen’s Gambit Declined, Queen’s Gambit Accepted, the Chigorin, the Slav; Semi and Triangle Slav, the Tarrasch and Semi-Tarrasch and various other minor lines that can occur after move 2.
Moreover, you’ll get to practice the repertoire shown in the Opening trainer, which will help you memorise the moves you need to play. Let your journey into the world of 1.d4 start now!
Video running time: 6 h 50 min
With interactive training including video feedback
Training with ChessBase apps – Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels
I give promising mainlines for white against all black’s main replies to 1.d4 d5 that are engine-proof, easy to learn and can be played almost instantly.
In this Volume we’ll examine 1.d4 Nf6. We go for 2.c4 and I’ll give you everything you need to know to face openings such as the King’s Indian, Queen’s Indian, Nimzo Indian, the Benko Gambit, the Benoni and the Grunfeld Defence and various other minor lines that can occur after move 2.
Moreover, you’ll get to practice the repertoire shown in the Opening trainer which will help you memorise the moves you need to play. Let your journey into the world of 1.d4 start now!
Video running time: 5 h 50 min
With interactive training including video feedback
Training with ChessBase apps – Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels
I give promising mainlines for white against all black’s main replies to 1.d4 Nf6 that are engine-proof, easy to learn and can be played almost instantly.
In this Volume we’ll examine all other ways to face 1.d4. I will give you everything you need to know to face openings such as the Black Knights Tango, 1… d6, the Dutch Defence, the English Defence, the Modern Defence, setups with c5 and various other minor lines that can occur after move 1.
Moreover, you’ll get to practice the repertoire shown in the Opening trainer which will help you memorise the moves you need to play. Let your journey into the world of 1.d4 start now!
Video running time: 6 h 50 min
With interactive training including video feedback
Training with ChessBase apps – Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels
I give promising mainlines for white against all black’s main replies to 1.d4 d5 that are engine-proof, easy to learn and can be played almost instantly.
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The Queen’s Gambit Declined Exchange Variation with 5.Bf4 has a great balance between positional play and sharp pawn pushes; and will be a surprise for your opponents while being easy to learn for you, as the key patterns are familiar.
After 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Qd3, White sidesteps mainline theory and steers the game into less explored, strategically rich positions.
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Tata Steel 2026 with analyses by Bluebaum, Giri, L'Ami, Woodward and many more. Opening videos by Kasimdzhanov, Marin and Zwirs. 10 exciting opening articles with new repertoire ideas and much more.
In this course, Dutch Grandmaster Jan Werle presents a modern and practical repertoire in the French Advance Variation, focusing on the critical line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3.
One of the major battlegrounds of the Queen’s Gambit Declined is the Catalan, and against it Zwirs chose an ambitious strategy: accept the pawn and hold onto it with …c6 and …b5, aiming for an unbalanced fight from the very start.
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