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Elisabeth Pähtz (born 1985) has been the best German chess player for many years. She has been a national player since 1998 and became WGM in 2001, IM in 2004 and GM in 2022. In 2002, she became world champion in the U18 category for the first time, and three years later also in the top category, the U20. In 2017 she won bronze at the World Rapid Chess Championship and in 2018 she became European Rapid Chess Champion and European Blitz Vice-Champion.
Making the right decisions in chess - Fundamentals
In a total of 6 chapters, we look at the following aspects: the right decision based on tactical factors, decisions in exchanges and moves, complex and psychological decisions in longer games and in defence.
The Steinitz Variation in the French with Be7
The Steinitz Variation in the French Defence is characterised by the move 4.e5. White closes the center and Black tries to build up pressure by playing c5. Pähtz favorite variation is playing 7...Be7 which is the topic of this 60 Minutes course.
by Elisabeth Pähtz
€9.90
How to exchange pieces
Learn to master the right exchange! Let the German WGM Elisabeth Pähtz show you how to gain a strategic winning position by exchanging pieces of equal value or to safely convert material advantage into a win.
by Elisabeth Pähtz
€29.90
How to play the Sicilian Defence!
The continuous stream of new ideas in the Sicilian makes 1..c5 the most popular answer to 1.e4. On this DVD I do give an introduction to the most important Sicilian systems.