Languages:endeesfrzh
ChessBase Shop
Login
€0.00

Smash the Sicilian with the Smith-Morra Gambit

The Smith-Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4!)

is a great attacking weapon against the popular Sicilian Defence. On move two White sacrifices a pawn for fast development and good attacking chances, and Black can easily fall into one of the many devious opening traps. With this gambit in your opening arsenal you are highly unpredictable and able to deal heavy blows at short notice. Your opponent will have to solve concrete problems from the beginning and can easily be under pressure before move ten!

In this 4+ hour DVD International Master Michael Rahal uses model attacking games to illustrate the main ideas behind White’s aggressive approach. With more than 25 years of teaching experience, he keeps the lines you have to memorize to a minimum and instead focuses on general ideas, concepts and attacking patterns. Covering Black’s blacks most important replies, setups and sidelines, the DVD also features a test-yourself quiz and a database with additional material. The Smith-Morra is a great way to have fun on the board and play exciting chess!

• Video running time: 4 h 5 min(English)
• With interactive training incuding video feedback
• Extra: Database with more than 50 instructive model games
• Including CB Reader

More...

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: INTRO [05:52]
  • 02: Appetizer 1 - Meyer,G - Bister,H [09:54]
  • 03: Appetizer 2 - Mosadeghpour,M - Alekseenko,K [12:11]
  • Chapter 1: Dragon
  • 01: Intro [10:13]
  • 02: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.e5 Qa5- Jorge Freyre - Anothai Rittiphunyawong [07:49]
  • 03: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.e5 Nc6 7.Bc4 Nxe5 - Zelic,M - Cebalo,M [12:33]
  • Chapter 2: Siberian Defence
  • 01: Intro [10:06]
  • 02: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb5 Qb8 9.e5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.Re1 Qb8 - Codina Calvo,D - Represa Perez,M [11:24]
  • 03: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb5 Qb8 9.e5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.Re1 Qc5 - Fritsche,F - Lindner,J [11:36]
  • Chapter 3: Chicago Defence
  • 01: Intro [13:08]
  • 02: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Bc4 d6 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Qe2 b5 9.Bb3 Ra7 10.Be3 Rd7 11.Rac1 - Votava,J - Poloch,P [09:22]
  • 03: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 a6 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Qe2 b5 9.Bb3 Ra7 10.Bf4 Rd7 11.Rfd1 - Dimitrov,P - Parligras,M [09:45]
  • Chapter 4: Paulsen Defence
  • 01: Intro [11:31]
  • 02: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Bc4 b5 7.Bb3 Bb7 8.0-0 b4 - Esserman,M - Sarkar,J [09:10]
  • Chapter 5: Najdorf System
  • 01: Intro [10:35]
  • 02: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Bf4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 e6 11.Rfd1 Qc7 - Berg,E - Rocha,S [09:54]
  • 03: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Bf4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 e6 11.Rfd1 Qb8 - Santos Ruiz,M - Damaso,R [12:43]
  • Chapter 6: Systems with Nge7
  • 01: Intro [08:46]
  • 02: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Bg5 f6 9.Be3 Ng6 10.Bb3 b5 11.Nd5 exd5 12.exd5 Nce5 - Esserman,M - Van Wely,L [09:51]
  • 03: 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Bg5 f6 9.Be3 b5 10.Bb3 Ng6 11.Nd5 Rb8 - Izzat,K - Johansen,D [10:16]
  • Chapter 7: Scheveningen Systems
  • 01: Lines without ...a6 - 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Qe2 Nf6 9.Rd1 Qc7 [10:18]
  • 02: Lines with ...a6 - 3...dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Qe2 a6 9.Rd1 Qc7 [11:40]
  • Chapter 8: Morra Gambit Declined
  • 01: 3...d5/g6/e6/Nf6/d3 - Video notation [14:16]
  • Chapter 9: Test Section
  • 01: Test 1 - Lohr,M - Schoenweiler,E [00:37]
  • 02: Test 2 - Caraballo,M - Tannous,F [00:54]
  • 03: Test 3 - Gregorova,Z - Obdrzalkova,A [00:47]
  • 04: Test 4 - Goncharova,O - Nabatov,I [00:46]
  • 05: Test 5 - Walther,H - Boettger,R [00:47]
  • 06: Test 6 - Jehle,B - Holzmayr,N [00:43]
  • 07: Test 7 - Chikovani,V - Yagupov,I [00:38]
  • 08: Test 8 - Peterson,E - Csolto,T [00:40]
  • 09: Test 9 - Llaneza Vega,M - Hernandez Ramirez,J [00:51]
  • 10: Test 10 - Choong,Y - Nakauchi,G [00:28]
  • 11: Test 11 - Meduri,A - Cornejo,M [00:45]
  • 12: Test 12 - Rahal,M - Cruz Estrada,F [01:05]
More...

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.

=> More products: Sicilian Defence
Add to Cart