The Hedgehog strategy is also well known from other types of sports. Let GM Lubomir Ftacnik show you how you keep it tight at the back first - and then at the right moment unleash all your forces and overrun the opponent's position!
The Philidor structure (White pawns on d4 and e4, Black pawns on d6 and e5), is a fundamental position in the open games. In his new training course, IM Sam Collins shows you just how much explosive power is packed into this apparently simple structure.
In this “Learn in 60 Minutes” GM Dejan Bojkov from Bulgaria offers a complete repertoire for White after the moves: 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 when all the main moves are covered: 5…Bg4; 5…g6; 5…a6 and Tiviakov’s specialty 5…c6.
Don’t give 1.d4 players an easy ride - sacrifice a pawn with 3.b5 for a lasting initiative. GM Ramirez shows you clear ideas for play in every variation.
The structure arising in the French Advance can be found in a number of different openings (Queen’s Indian, Catalan, etc.), and in introducing you to this structure, IM Collins equips you with ideas that can be applied in a host of positions, helping you
Valeri Lilov deals with realizing tactical opportunities in endgames as well as the concepts that you need to know in order to discover these at the board. He also shows you tricks and techniques that you can use to punish the most common endgame mistakes
