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The surprising Sicilian - Shock your opponent with an early ...Qb6

In the modern game, a player has to be ready to play almost any opening variation at short notice. The plan is to interrupt the preparation of the opponent at every turn. A knowledge of dynamic and slightly unusual lines could well score many,many points for the resourceful player. The Kveinys Variation : 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Qb6! is surprisingly little-played, yet gives Black excellent chances and on this new ChessBase DVD, Andrew Martin explains how the system works.

For the Master, we have a surprise weapon which players of the calibre of Svidler, Judit Polgar and Kveinys have used to defeat tough opposition. For the club player, where preparation is sketchy, we have a line which asks questions of the opponent right at the beginning of the game and creates immediate pressure on White to find good moves. That is the way to win! Perhaps the Kveinys variation will become more popular in the future. It does not deserve to be a comparatively rare sideline.

• Video running time: 5 h 19 min (English)
• With interactive training incuding video feedback
• Exclusive database with 50 model games
• Including CB Reader

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This is what is delivered:

  • Fritztrainer App for Windows
  • 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.

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

  • 01: Introduction [02:17]
  • 02: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 - Nomin Erdene,D - Loos,R [09:09]
  • 03: Variations Intro [02:53]
  • Alternative 5th moves
  • 01: 5.Nb5 a6 6.Be3 Qa5+ 7.N5c3 b5 8.Nd2 Qc7 - Dominguez Perez,L - Bruzon Batista,L [12:39]
  • 02: 5.Be3 Qxb2 6.Nd2 a6 7.Bd3 Qc3 8.0-0 Qc7 - Asauskas,H - Staniszewski,P [10:08]
  • 03: 5.Na3 Bxa3 6.bxa3 Nf6 7.Qd3 0-0 - Volkmann,F - Loeffler,S [08:04]
  • 04: 5.c3 a6 6.Be2 d6 - Liiva,R - Kiik,K [05:27]
  • 5.Nc3
  • 01: 5...Bc5 6.Na4 Qa5+ 7.c3 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.Nc5 Nc6 10.Qe3 0-0 11.Nb3 - Topalov,V - Short,N [16:09]
  • 02: 5...Bc5 6.Na4 Qa5+ 7.c3 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.Nc5 Nc6 10.Qe3 0-0 11.Be2 - Arribas Robaina,M - Araque,R [07:58]
  • 03: 5...Bc5 6.Na4 Qa5+ 7.c3 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.Nc5 Nc6 10.Qe3 b6 - Hussein,A - Sommerbauer,N [05:42]
  • 04: 5...Bc5 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Na4 Qa5+ 8.c3 Bxd4 9.Bxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 e5 11.Qd1/Qc4 - Kalisky,V - Likavsky,T
  • 05: 5...Bc5 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Na4 Qa5+ 8.c3 Bxd4 9.Bxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 e5 11.Qb4 Qxb4 12.cxb4 Nf6 13.Nc3 d6 14.f3 - Deshmukh,A - Vaidya,A [07:15]
  • 06: 5...Bc5 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Na4 Qa5+ 8.c3 Bxd4 9.Bxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 e5 11.Qb4 Qxb4 12.cxb4 Nf6 13.Nc3 d6 14.0-0-0 - Milov,V - Kveinys,A [07:12]
  • 07: 5...Bc5 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Ncb5 Nf6/d5/Nxd4 - Zacharias,C - Kopylov,M [14:26]
  • 08: 5...Bc5 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Ndb5 Bxe3 8.fxe3 Qxe3 9.Be2 Kf8/Kd8 - Vavric,P - Doncea,V [18:05]
  • 09: 5...a6 6.Be2 Bc5/Nc6 - Llaneza Vega,M - Zeng,C [14:00]
  • 10: 5...a6 6.Nb3 Qc7 7.a3 Nf6 - Palacios,B - Giardelli,S [04:50]
  • 11: 5...a6 6.Nb3 d6 - Tomic,B - Kurajica,B [08:22]
  • 12: Variation Outro [00:24]
  • 5.Nb3
  • 01: 5...Qc7 6.f4 a6 7.Be2 d6 8.0-0 Nf6 - Hebden,M - Short,N [11:04]
  • 02: 5...Qc7 6.g3 b6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Bg2 Bb7 - Pablo Marin,A - Epishin,V [18:30]
  • 03: 5...Qc7 6.Nc3 a6 7.g3 b5 - Riediger,M - Kveinys,A [08:42]
  • 04: 5...Qc7 6.c4 a6 7.a3 Nf6 - Perez Aleman,P - Barlov,D [10:48]
  • 05: 5...Qc7 6.c4 Nf6 7.Bd3 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 - Kubien,J - Kveinis,A [05:56]
  • 06: 5...Qc7 6.Bd3 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.c4 d6 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.f4 Be7 11.Qe2 b6 12.Bd2 Bb7 - Rudolf,A - Ibarra Jerez,J [07:33]
  • 07: 5...Qc7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.f4 d6 9.Qf3 b5 - Vehi Bach,V - Volzhin,A [05:37]
  • 08: 5...Qc7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Bd3 b5 8.f4 Bb7 9.0-0 d6 - Ankerst,M - Zagorskis,D [08:15]
  • 09: 5...Qc7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 b5 9.f4 b4 - Ye,J - Polgar,J [06:49]
  • 10: 08: 5...Qc7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Bd3 b5 8.a3 Bb7 9.f4 d6 - Dubiel,J - Kveinys,A [08:20]
  • 11: 5...Qc7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.f4 d6 9.Qf3 Nbd7 - Socko,B - Kveinys,A
  • 12: 5...Qc7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 d6 9.f4 Nbd7 - Sylvan,J - Kveinys,A [10:23]
  • 13: 4...a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bd3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Qc7 8.f4 d6 9.Qf3 Nd7 Shirov,A - Svidler,P [05:08]
  • 14: Outro [00:31]
  • Test Section
  • 01: Test 1 - Volokitin,A - Vitiugov,N [02:52]
  • 02: Test 2 - Volokitin,A - Vitiugov,N [03:51]
  • 03: Test 3 - Volokitin,A - Vitiugov,N [05:55]
  • 04: Test 4 - Can,A - Altin,F [02:30]
  • 05: Test 5 - Can,A - Altin,F [03:21]
  • 06: Test 6 - Can,A - Altin,F [04:17]
  • 07: Test 7 - Can,A - Altin,F [02:40]
  • 08: Test 8 - Dragun,V - Karasev,V [01:53]
  • 09: Test 9 - Dragun,V - Karasev,V [02:47]
  • 10: Test 10 - Dragun,V - Karasev,V [02:04]
  • 11: Test 11 - Dragun,V - Karasev,V [03:20]
  • 12: Test 12 - Schippers,M - Aguero Jimenez,L [03:18]
  • 13: Test 13 - Schippers,M - Aguero Jimenez,L [01:54]
  • 14: Test 14 - Schippers,M - Aguero Jimenez,L [02:45]
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Sicilian Defence

1.e4 c5 are the moves which define the Sicilian Defence. Black fights for the d4-square, but unlike with the double move of the black e-pawn the symmetry is immediately destroyed and Black is indicating that he is not simply aiming to achieve equality. Then things can continue in quite different directions. 2.Nf3 followed by 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 leads to the Open Sicilian. But before that, Black has the option of laying down the direction in which the opening will go, according to whether he plays 2...d6, 2...e6 or 2...Nc6. But nowadays systems in which White does without an early d4 are also very popular.

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