Languages:deenesfrzh
ChessBase Shop
Login
€0.00

Top Choice Repertoire: Play the French Defence Vol.2

The French Defence is one of the most popular openings - from club player to grandmaster. It’s a very solid opening against 1.e4 but leaves room for counterplay and initiative. In this two-volume video course former world-champion and startrainer Rustam Kasimdzhanov shows you the ins and outs of this hugely complex opening. Through his vast experience both as a player, as well as the second of Vishy Anand and Fabiano Caruana; Kasimdzhanov has created a full lifetime repertoire after 1.e4 e6 for you. Start your journey now!

• 3.Nd2 c5
• 3.e5 c5
• 3.exd5 exd5
• Sidelines

• Video running time: 5 hours 45 minutes (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels

More...

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
  • Model Game 1: Kasparov-Anand
  • Model Game 2: Shabalov-Shirov
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6
  • Early sidelines
  • 6.Na3 Bd7
  • 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.0-0 Bd7
  • 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Bd7
  • 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 Sidelines
  • 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 cxd4 8.Bxh6 gxh6 9.cxd4 Bd7 10.Ra2
  • 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 cxd4 8.cxd4
  • 6.a3 Nh6 7.Bd3
  • 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6 Sidelines
  • 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6 8.Bxh6 Qxb2 9.Nbd2 gxh6 10.0-0 Bd7 11.Rb1 Qxa2
  • 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6 8.Bxh6 Qxb2 9.Nbd2 gxh6 10.0-0 Bd7 11.a4/Nb3
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
  • Rare lines
  • 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.Ne4 and 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Re1/Nbxd4
  • 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Be7
  • 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.e5
  • 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.c3/Bd3
  • 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.Ne4/N2f3
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 and Sidelines
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5
  • 3.exd5 exd5 Sidelines
  • 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.Qe2 Be6 7.c4/Ng5
  • 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.0-0 0-0 7.Bg5 Bg4
  • Sidelines Part 1
  • Sidelines Part 2
  • Outro
  • Exercises
  • Description
  • Exercise 1
  • Exercise 2
  • Exercise 3
  • Exercise 4
  • Exercise 5
  • Exercise 6
  • Exercise 7
  • Exercise 8
  • Exercise 9
  • Exercise 10
  • Exercise 11
  • Exercise 12
  • Exercise 13
  • Exercise 14
  • Exercise 15
More...

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.

=> More products: French Defence
Add to Cart