A Supergrandmaster's Guide to Openings Vol.2: 1.d4, 1.c4 and Sidelines - ChessBase

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About The A Supergrandmaster's Guide to Openings Vol.2: 1.d4, 1.c4 and Sidelines - ChessBase

When you begin your journey of building an opening repertoire, how nice would it be to get a glimpse of what each opening looks like through the eyes of a super GM. It would help building your opening repertoire and understanding the vast world of chess openings. It is exactly with this thought that "A Supergrandmaster's Guide to Openings with Anish Giri" was made.

This video course includes GM Anish Giri's deep insights and IM Sagar Shah's pertinent questions to the super GM. While Vol.1 dealt with 1.e4, Vol.2 has all the openings after 1.d4 as well as 1.c4 and sidelines are covered. This includes the Queen's Gambit Accepted, Queen's Gambit Declined, Slav, Nimzo Complex, London System, English Opening, 1.b3, Bird's opening and more. Along with explaining the nuances, each video also has a story, narrated by Anish, on the favourite game he played in that opening and his memories related to it. It is extremely valuable to hear the thoughts of a player who is currently considered one of the best opening experts in the world of chess. Getting this video course will elevate your knowledge of chess openings and will help you make informed decisions on how to go about building your opening repertoire. If you have always struggled with openings, this video course would be a perfect primer for the first phase of the game.

  • Video running time: 3 h 35 minutes
  • Extra: Training with ChessBase apps – Memorize the opening repertoire plus database with Games from Anish Giri

What you will receive:

  • Fritztrainer App for Windows and Mac
  • Available as download or on DVD
  • Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
  • Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
  • Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
  • Sample games as a ChessBase database.
  • New: many Fritztrainer now also available as stream in the ChessBase video portal!

What the FritzTrainer App can do for you:

  • Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
  • Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
  • Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
  • Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
  • Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with auto play, memorize variations and practice transformation (initial position - final position).
  • Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.

Even more possibilities: Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!

  • The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
  • Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
  • Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
  • Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
  • Replay training
  • LiveBook active
  • All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
  • Assisted Analysis
  • Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Fundamentals
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted
  • 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4
  • Queen's Gambit Accepted
  • Game Database
  • Repertoire Training
  • For White
  • For Black
  • Slav/Semi-Slav
  • 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
  • Slav/Semi-Slav
  • Game Database Slav
  • Game Database Semi-Slav
  • Repertoire Training
  • Slav for White
  • Slav for Black
  • Semi-Slav for White
  • Semi-Slav for Black
  • Queen's Gambit Declined
  • 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6
  • Queen's Gambit Declined
  • Game Database
  • Repertoire Training
  • For White
  • For Black
  • Nimzo Indian Defence
  • 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  • Nimzo Indian Defence
  • Game Database
  • Repertoire Training
  • For White
  • For Black
  • More Repertoire Training
  • Grunfeld Defence
  • 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
  • Grunfeld Defence
  • Game Database
  • Repertoire Training
  • For White
  • For Black
  • King's Indian Defence
  • 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  • King's Indian Defence
  • Game Database
  • Repertoire Training
  • For White
  • For Black
  • Benoni/Benko
  • 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5
  • Benoni/Benko
  • Game Databases
  • Repertoire Training
  • For White
  • For Black
  • More Repertoire Training
  • London System and other systems
  • 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4/Bg5 and 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4/Nf3
  • London Systems and other systems
  • Game Database
  • Repertoire Training
  • London for White
  • London for Black
  • Trompowsky/Torre for White
  • Trompowsky/Torre for Black

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