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Evans & Friends Vol.2 - Other Lines

A gambit is only half a repertoire. Volume 1 armed you with the Evans; Volume 2 covers every Black player who steers elsewhere after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3.

IM Andrew Martin begins where it matters most: the Two Knights Defense, which you'll meet roughly half the time you reach for 4.b4. His choice here is 4.d3 – the move today's elite prefer. It won't promise an advantage out of the opening, but it produces a rich, closed-Lopez-style middlegame full of pieces and play, ideal for outplaying strong opposition. Little theory to memorize; plans and manoeuvres instead, including attacking schemes where White leaves the king in the centre and storms the kingside.

Watch the free video sample: Introduction

and the free video sample: Two Knights Defence

 

 Against the rock-solid Petroff, Andrew hands you a surprise: the offbeat 5.Bd3, an idea borrowed from Morozevich that leads to fresh, unusual positions your opponent almost certainly hasn't prepared.

Then there's the rogues' gallery – Elephant, Latvian, Stafford, Copycat Trap – refuted one by one, taking all the fun out of it for your opponent. The volume closes with the quieter ...d6 systems, the Philidor and the Hungarian Defense, where natural moves, extra space and patience do the work.

Andrew Martin also wrote a book for New in Chess on this subject which appeared at the same time as this video course. Here you can find the details: https://www.newinchess.com/the-evans-gambit

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  • 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
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  • Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
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  • Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
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  • Assisted Analysis
  • Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)

Sample video

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Two Knights Defence
  • 4...Bc5 Introduction
  • 4...Bc5 5.c3 a6 6.Nbd2 d6 7.Nf1 0-0 8.Ng3 Ba7 Kazhgaleyev - Malaniuk
  • 4...Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Ba7 Rodriguez Vila - Flores
  • 4...Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Bb3 0-0 8.0-0 Ba7 Volzhin - Allahverdiyev
  • 4...Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Be6 Makarichev - Ibragimov
  • 4...Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Nf1 0-0 8.Ng3 h6 Kudrin - Kaufmann
  • 4...Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 0-0 7.b4 Bb6 8.Bb3 Ne7 Carlsen - Potkin
  • 4...Be7 5.c3 d6 6.h3 0-0 7.Bb3 Na5 8.Bc2 c5 9.0-0 Nc6 Manakova - Nestorovic
  • 4...Be7 5.Bb3 0-0 6.Nbd2 d6 7.c3 Na5 8.Bc2 c5 9.Nf1 Nc6 Mamedov - Hammer
  • 4...Be7 5.Bb3 d6 6.c3 0-0 7.h3 Na5 8.Bc2 c5 9.a3 Nc6 Broekmeulen - Vedder
  • 4...h6 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 g6 7.Nf1 Bg7 8.Ng3 0-0 Paravyan - Bocharov
  • 4...d6 5.c3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.h3 Bh5 8.Bb3 0-0 Mathews - Salcedo
  • 4...d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.0-0 Nb6 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 Tabatabaei - Anton Guijarro
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2: Petroff Defence
  • 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.h3 0-0 8.c3 Nbd7 Harikrishna - Stinka
  • 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.c3 0-0 8.h3 b6 Livaic - Jakovjevic
  • 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 0-0 8.Bf1 d5 Psyk - Karolczuk
  • 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 Nc5 8.Bb5+ c6 Aguero Jimenez - Cruz Estrada
  • 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nc5 6.Be2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 Short - Otsmann
  • 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nc5 6.Be2 d5 7.d4 Ne4 8.0-0 Bd6 9.c4 c6 10.Re1 Matlakov - Paravyan
  • 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nc5 6.Be2 d5 7.d4 Ne4 8.0-0 Bd6 9.c4 c6 10.Nc3 Aronian - Fiorito
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3: Gambits
  • 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5
  • 3.Nxe5 Bd6 4.d4 dxe4 5.Bc4 Bxe5 Karttunen - Kleinert
  • 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxe5 Bd6 5.Bc4 Bxe5 6.Qh5 Qe7 Coyne - Groth
  • 3.d4 dxe4 4.Bc4 Qg5 Fuller - Haase
  • 3...d5 Kupreichik - Lavrik
  • 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5
  • 3...Nc6 - Introduction
  • 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 h5 7.h3 Qd4 Kamsky - Pranav
  • 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 h5 7.c3 Ng4 Giri - Shah
  • 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 h5 7.c3 Bb6 Baker - Tay
  • 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 Qd4 Blazek - Pavlik
  • 3...Nxe4 4.Qe2 Qe7 5.Qxe4 d6 6.d4 dxe5 7.dxe5 Nc6 Carlsen - So
  • 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5
  • 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.d4 d6 5.Nd3 fxe4 6.Nf4 - Introduction
  • 6...c6 7.d5 Qe5 8.Na3 Nf6 9.Nc4 Qf5 Ivanov - Karklins
  • 6...c6/Qf7 Pourkashiyan - Kett
  • 3...Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d4 c5 Sax - Zelic
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: Systems with early d6
  • 4.d4 d6 5.h3 Nf6 6.Nc3 0-0 7.0-0 a6 Erenburg - Garcia Rodriguez
  • 4.d4 d6 5.dxe5 Nxe5 Lamorelle - Abravanel
  • 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.0-0 0-0 6.a4 c6 Movsesian - Demuth
  • 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 0-0 6-0-0 c6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 Tiviakov - Agzamov
  • 3.Bc4 Be7 4.d3 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.Re1 c6 7.a4 Nbd7 8.Nc3 b6 Efimenko - Brodsky
  • Conclusion
  • Exercises
  • Exercise 1
  • Exercise 2
  • Exercise 3
  • Exercise 4
  • Exercise 5
  • Exercise 6
  • Practice Repertoire
  • 3...Nf6
  • Petroff Defence
  • Gambits
  • early d6
  • Play-Out-Positions
  • Position 1
  • Position 2
  • Position 3
  • Position 4
  • Position 5
  • Position 6
  • Position 7
  • Position 8
  • Position 9
  • Position 10
  • Outroduction
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Open Games

After 1.e4 e5 we have the so-called Open Games. Previously this move order was almost obligatory and this is how some of the most famous games in the history of chess began, such as the Immortal and the Evergreen games. Nowadays beginners learn first of all to play the open games, and it is only in this group of openings that we can come across Scholar’s Mate (2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7 mate). But at the same time 1...e5 is considered to be the most solid continuation of them all and so dominates top level chess.

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