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Evans & Friends Vol.1 & 2

Few openings teach the art of attack as directly as the Evans Gambit. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4, White gives up a pawn to rip open the position, build a powerful center and head straight for the black king. The best part is that the tactics aren't forced or memorized. They arise naturally from the position, which makes the Evans the ideal opening for club players and ambitious juniors who want sharper, more confident results. But a great gambit is only half a repertoire. Across these two volumes, IM Andrew Martin gives you the complete picture after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3, with a clear, ready-to-play answer to everything Black can throw at you.

Evans & Freinds Vol.1 - The Evans Gambit

Vol. 1 is devoted to the Evans Gambit itself: the main lines, the critical tries, the key attacking plans and the traps every player should know, all explained with the clarity and enthusiasm Andrew Martin is known for.
Interested? Watch the free sample video: Introduction

free sample video: Evergreen Game

Evans & Friends Vol.2 - Other Lines

Vol. 2 completes your repertoire, covering every important deviation, from solid mainstream defenses to Black's trickiest gambits and traps, so you're never caught unprepared:

• The Petroff
• The Philidor
• The Two Knights Defense
• The Hungarian Defense
• The Latvian Gambit
• The Elephant Gambit
• The Stafford Gambit
• The Copycat Trap

Watch the free video sample: Introduction

and the free video sample: Two Knights Defence

 

You may adopt some of these ideas or all of them. Either way, you'll come away with a sharper eye for tactics and a repertoire that puts Black under pressure from the very first moves. Best suited to players rated up to 1800 who want to play for the initiative and win more games with White.

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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bundle contains:

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

    Evans & Friends Vol.1 - The Evans Gambit

  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Showcase
  • Showcase 1 - Evans vs McDonnell
  • Showcase 2 - Evergreen Game
  • Showcase 3 - Morphy vs Arnous de Riviere
  • Showcase 4 - Chigorin vs Steinitz
  • Showcase 5 - Ragozin vs Bronstein
  • Showcase 6 - Fischer vs Fine
  • Showcase 7 - Kasparov vs Anand
  • Showcase 8 - Petrolo vs Ould Ahmed
  • Showcase 9 - Carlsen vs Anand
  • Showcase 10 - Erigaisi vs Abdusattorov
  • Chapter 2: 6...d6 Lasker's Defence
  • 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6
  • 7.d4 Bb6 8.dex5 dxe5 9.Qxd8+ Nxd8 9.Nxe5 Be6 - Chigorin vs Pillsbury
  • 7.0-0 Bb6 8.a4 Na5 - Zhigalko vs Duda
  • 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.dxe5 Bb6 - Negele vs Kling
  • 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.dxe5 Bb6 9.Nbd2 Na5 10.Qc2 - Pereira vs Aleksandrov
  • 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.dxe5 Bb6 9.Bb5 - Nguyen vs Lukacs
  • 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.dxe5 dxe5 - Perez Perez vs Molina Hernandez
  • 7.Qb3 Nxd4 8.Nxd4 exd4 9.Bxf7+ - Bruedigam vs Kukhmazov
  • Chapter 3: 6...exd4
  • 6...exd4
  • 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Ng5 - Short vs Adams
  • 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Ng5 d5 9.exd5 Ne5 10.Bb3 0-0 11. Nxh7 - Fischer vs Carbonell
  • 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Ng5 Ne5 - Zhigalko vs Sargsyan
  • 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Ng5 d5 9.exd5 Ne5 10.Bb3 h6 - Lukovnikov vs Sychev
  • 7.0-0 dxc3 8.Qb3 - Rocius vs Lueers
  • 7.0-0 dxc3 8.Qb3 Qe7 - Steinitz vs Strauss
  • Chapter 4: Other 6th moves
  • 6...b5 - Muzchuk vs Zlatanova
  • 6...Qe7 - Cumming vs Saraci
  • 6...Bb6 - Van der Weil vs Jonkman
  • Chapter 5: 5.Bc5 - "The Normal Position"
  • 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Nf6 - Zhigalko vs Omelja
  • 5...Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Bb6 8.cxd4 d6 - Csiba vs Bazant
  • 5...Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Bb6 8.cxd4 d6 9.h3 Nf6 10.Re1 - Mariotti vs Gligoric
  • 5...Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Bb6 8.cxd4 d6 9.Nc3 - Zhigalko vs Carlsen
  • 5...Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Bb6 8.cxd4 d6 9.Nc3 Nf6 - Morphy vs Hampton
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6: 5.Bd6 - "The Stone-Ware Defence"
  • 5...Bd6 6.d4 Nf6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Re1 - Felgaer vs Harikrishna
  • 5...Bd6 6.d4 Nf6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Re1 h6 9Nbd2 Re8 10.Qb3 - Allerberger vs Zielinski
  • 5...Bd6 6.d4 Nf6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Nbd2 h6 9.Re1 Re8 10.Qb3 Qe7 11.a4 - Mercky vs Rattiger
  • 5...Bd6 6.d4 Nf6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Re1 b6 - Pavlidis vs Georgiev
  • 5...Bd6 6.0-0 Qf6 - Harika vs Stefanova
  • 5.Bd6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 7: 5...Be7 6.d4 - "The Classical Variation"
  • 5...Be7 6.d4 d6 7.dxe5 - Fischer vs Celle
  • 6...exd4 7.Qb3 Na5 - Li vs Htay
  • 6...exd4 7.Qb3 Na5 8.Bxf7+ Kf8 9.Qa4 c5- Short vs McDougall
  • 6...Na5 - Karthikeyan vs Dardha
  • 6...Na5 7.Bd3 d6 - Zhigalko vs Turgut
  • 6...Na5 7.Bd3 d6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nf6 10.0-0 c6 - Fernandez Guillen vs Martin Duque
  • Chapter 8: The Evans Gambit Declined
  • 4...Bd6 5.a4 a5 - Kasparov vs Piket
  • 4...Bd6 5.a4 a6 - Zhigalko vs Krivonosov
  • 4...Bd6 5.a4 a6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nd5 Ba7 8.d3 h6 - Zhigalko vs Coto Mederos
  • Other moves - Sokolsky vs Kirillov
  • Repertoire Training
  • 6...d6 Lasker's Defence
  • 6...exd4
  • other 6th moves
  • Normal Position
  • 5...Bd6 Stone-Ware-Defence
  • The Classical Variation
  • Evans Gambit Declined
  • Play-Out-Positions
  • Position 1
  • Position 2
  • Position 3
  • Position 4
  • Position 5
  • Position 6
  • Position 7
  • Position 8
  • Position 9
  • Position 10
  • Position 11
  • Position 12
  • Position 13
  • Position 14
  • Position 15
  • Position 16

    Evans & Friends Vol.2 - Other Lines

  • 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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