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The Sicilian Tajmanov-Scheveningen

The Sicilian has been known for decades as the most reliable way for Black to obtain an unbalanced but good position. Among the most popular Sicilians at the top level the two that certainly stand out are the Najdorf and the Paulsen. Unlike the Najdorf, the Paulsen provides a safer and more positionally based way of fighting against 1.e4. Black is able to obtain adequate counterplay in all variations without going for a do-or-die type of attack. This DVD will combine the power of the pure Paulsen Sicilian with eventual transpositions to the Scheveningen when it is convenient for the black player. Anand, Topalov, Morozevich, Ivanchuk, Grischuk, Leko, Svidler, Jakovenko, Polgar and countless other grandmasters are defending the Paulsen, and with excellent results. The theory presented in this DVD is cutting edge; most of the games analyzed were played at the highest level of chess: the 2013 Tromso World Cup.

• Video running time: 4 h 39 min (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Exclusive database with 50 essential games
• Including CB 12 Reader

System requirements

Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3), DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 12/Fritz 13 or included Reader and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 7 or Windows 8, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet connection for program activation.

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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 [02:58]
  • 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6: Model Games
  • 02: Variations overview [09:20]
  • 03: 3.g3 Part 1 - Adams,M - Kryvoruchko,Y [10:41]
  • 04: 3.g3 Part 2 - Adams,M - Kryvoruchko,Y [08:04]
  • 05: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.c4 - Vyparina,M - Sutovsky,E [08:37]
  • 06: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 Part 1 - Morozevich,A - Vitiugov,N [08:29]
  • 07: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 Part 2 - Lazaro Bruzon - Evgeny Najer [08:02]
  • 08: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 Part 1 - Morozevich,A - Vitiugov,N [08:08]
  • 09: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 Part 2 - Fedorchuk,S - Dubov,D [08:56]
  • 10: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 Part 3 - Ponomariov,R - Dubov,D [06:24]
  • 11: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.f4 - Shabalov,A - Vachier Lagrave,M [06:49]
  • 12: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.f4 - Petr,M - Rodshtein,M [07:37]
  • 13: English Attack Introduction: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 [07:08]
  • 14: English Attack Part 1: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 - Cheparinov,I - Pelletier,Y [07:24]
  • 15: English Attack Part 2: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 - Morozevich,A - Vitiugov,N [10:07]
  • 16: English Attack Part 3: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 - Svidler,P - Vitiugov,N [11:29]
  • 17: English Attack Part 4: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 - Ter Sahakyan,S - Potkin,V [09:43]
  • 18: English Attack Part 5: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qd4 - Nijboer,F - So,W [05:30]
  • 19: English Attack Part 6: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qf2 - Yuniesky Quesada Perez - Levan Aroshidze [06:04]
  • 20: English Attack Part 7: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qf2 - Quesada Perez,Y - Robson,R [05:30]
  • 21: English Attack Part 8: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qf2 - Dominguez Perez,L - Topalov,V [07:08]
  • 22: English Attack Conclusion [03:39]
  • 23: Scheveningen Introduction: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.0-0 [05:51]
  • 24: Scheveningen Part 1: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.0-0 d6 9.f4 Be7 10.Kh1 0-0 11.Qe1 - Paragua,M - Jakovenko,D [12:49]
  • 25: Scheveningen Part 2: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.0-0 d6 9.f4 Be7 10.Kh1 0-0 11.Qe1 - Yemelin,V - Bocharov,D [07:19]
  • 26: Scheveningen Part 3: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.0-0 d6 9.f4 Be7 10.Kh1 0-0 11.Qe1 - Sukandar,I - Hou Yifan [07:27]
  • 27: Scheveningen Part 4: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.0-0 d6 9.f4 Be7 10.Kh1 0-0 11.Qe1 - Giri,A - Grischuk,A [10:28]
  • 28: Scheveningen Part 5: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.0-0 d6 9.f4 Be7 10.Qe1 0-0 11.Qg3 - An interesting alternative: Kamsky,G - Movsesian,S [05:23]
  • 29: Scheveningen Part 6: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 d6 8.a4 - Khachiyan,M - Ramirez Alvarez,A [08:27]
  • 30: Scheveningen Part 7: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 d6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.a4 0-0 11.Kh1 - Sengupta,D - Ni Hua [06:10]
  • 31: Scheveningen Part 8: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 d6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.a4 0-0 11.Kh1 - Karjakin,S - Morozevich,A [05:39]
  • 32: Scheveningen Part 9: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 d6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.a4 0-0 11.Kh1 - Dubov,D - Vitiugov,N [05:23]
  • 33: Scheveningen Part 10: 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 d6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.a4 0-0 11.Kh1 - Yuriy Kryvoruchko - Parimarjan Negi [05:03]
  • 34: Conclusion [01:16]
  • Test positions
  • 35: Position 1 [04:33]
  • 36: Position 2 [03:13]
  • 37: Position 3 [04:48]
  • 38: Position 4 [04:06]
  • 39: Position 5 [04:19]
  • 40: Position 6 [03:53]
  • 41: Position 7 [04:54]
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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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