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Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.9 - French - Tarrasch

In the Tarrasch variation, White seems to be doing great, but initial evaluations can be deceptive and Black certainly has trumps, creating complicated and fascinating positions.

“The French´s household-name proponent is the legendary Victor Kortschnoj - arguably the best player to have never become world champion - so naturally, I have included a number of his games.” He played these positions in two of his World Championship matches in 1978 & 1981 against Anatoly Karpov - who many consider to be the most precise player against isolated pawns - not losing a single game. French middlegames are very rich and tricky to master, but with this video course you will gain a better positional understanding and learn precise strategic planning.

  • Video running time: 3 hours 52 minutes
  • With interactive training including video feedback
  • Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Play “French: Tarrasch” positions against Fritz on various levels
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This is what is delivered:

  • 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!

That's 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 autoplay, memorize variations and practise 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)

Sample video

Contents

  • Introduction
  • French - Tarrasch
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
  • Game 1: Van der Wiel - Korchnoi
  • Game 2: Karpov - Korchnoi (Leningrad 1971)
  • Game 3: Karpov - Korchnoi (Candidates 1974)
  • Game 4: Karpov - Korchnoi (Baguio 1978)
  • Game 5: Karpov - Vaganian
  • Game 6: Kasparov - Short
  • Bonus videos
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5: Ponomariov - Ivanchuk
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5/Nc3: Movsesian - Gurevich // Bologan - Gurevich // Baramidze - Prusikin
  • Exercises
  • Description
  • Exercise 1: Karpov - Korchnoi
  • Exercise 2: Kasparov - Bareev
  • Exercise 3: Kasparov - Shirov
  • Exercise 4: Kasparov - Shirov
  • Exercise 5: Movsesian - Gurevich
  • Exercise 6: Nunn - Korchnoi
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French Defence

When Black replies to the double move of White’s king’s pawn with 1...e6 we have the French Defence. Its name goes back to a correspondence match between the cities of London and Paris in 1834, in which the French made successful use of the move 1...e6. In the 19th century the move was the most important alternative for Black to 1...e5 and even nowadays it still occupies third place in the ranking of the most popular replies to 1.e4 after the Sicilian and 1...e5.

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