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In this series, we dive deep into the opening and middlegame, analysing the most dynamic and aggressive ways to take charge. Through expert commentary, thrilling games, and insightful breakdowns, you’ll discover the art of the initiative - how to grab it, how to keep it, and how to use it to dominate your games.
Are you ready to take control? Then let's begin the fight for The Initiative!
In this episode: The Olympiad in Samarkand Part 2
In this week’s show, I’d like to take you through some of the most beautiful game fragments from the top players at the Olympiad in Samarkand.
We’ll see how the new generation of young stars, such as Abdusattorov and Sindarov, is pushing aside the established generation of players like Leko and Caruana.
We’ll also look at how Erdogmus manages to hold a draw against German star Vincent Keymer in an endgame that looks rather unpleasant at first sight. With active and modern play, however, he holds the position with remarkable ease.
Finally, we’ll take a look at a beautifully executed Bogo-Indian by Vincent Keymer with the black pieces.
GM Jan Werle is a professional chess trainer, coach and author. In 2008 he became EU-champion in Liverpool and reached his peak rating of 2607. He is giving chess lessons online to pupils worldwide but also in schools. He enjoys helping and teaching his students as he watches them improve. Werle regularly publishes video courses with ChessBase. His most recent one being a two volume course on the Catalan.
Mastering piece setups in various pawn structures and transitioning to a dominant middlegame, this course equips you with the insight and flexibility to outmanoeuvre your opponents in the Closed Catalan.
In volume 1 of his Catalan repertoire, Jan Werle looks at the Open Catalan, i.e. playing with an early ...dxc4. The Dutch grandmaster tends to choose "tough", concrete variations to pose Black difficult problems. In 9 hours and 30 minutes of video time, he designs an ambitious main line repertoire. Such a repertoire requires a good deal of theoretical knowledge, but it is also extremely powerful. The course has made me want to play the Catalan more often again – even without deferred c2-c4!
Dominate the Open Catalan: Unlock key strategies and dynamic plans for a lifetime repertoire!
A recent example of Supergrandmasters playing the Catalan...
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