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Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.7 - 9

Many young top-players are opting for the trendy “Dynamic Catalan” where, against the triangle or semi-slav structures, White can sacrifice a pawn to gain immediate initiative. This sacrifice can lead to long term positional advantage, but often White can unleash dangerous threats upon the black king with a central pawn break.

Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.7 - Dynamic Catalan

Many young top-players are opting for the trendy “Dynamic Catalan” where, against the triangle or semi-slav structures, White can sacrifice a pawn to gain immediate initiative. This sacrifice can lead to long term positional advantage, but often White can unleash dangerous threats upon the black king with a central pawn break.

Many games will become attacking adventures for White, with various opportunities to sacrifice material and create stunning threats. The “Dynamic Catalan” can be your choice of opening - if you are willing to take the game into your own hands from the very beginning; and with this video course, you will add a sharp weapon to your repertoire. The author GM Ivan Sokolov has been on the white side of the “Dynamic Catalan” in many top-level games, against players such as Caruana and Vallejo Pons, and “felt comfortable playing it: space, initiative, safe king.”

  • Video running time: 4 hours 48 minutes
  • With interactive training including video feedback
  • Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Play “Dynamic Catalan” positions against Fritz on various levels

Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.8 - French Winawer

The French is a complex opening and can lead to a wide variety of middlegames. The Winawer after 3...Bb4 is Black’s most proactive option, immediately weakening White’s pawn structure by doubling their c-pawns.

While Black gets to play against the weak square d4, White often gets attacking chances on the kingside and a space advantage. Structurally, this line can lead to closed positions after ...c4, or open and dynamic play by white’s structural exchange dxc5. “My game selection is aimed at explaining the most important plans of these strategically complex positions.” (Author GM Ivan Sokolov)

  • Video running time: 3 hours 55 minutes
  • With interactive training including video feedback
  • Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Play “French: Winawer” positions against Fritz on various levels

    Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.9 - French Tarrasch

    In the Tarrasch variation, White seems to be doing great, but initial evaluations can be deceptive and Black certainly has trumps, creating complicated and fascinating positions.

    “The French´s household-name proponent is the legendary Victor Kortschnoj - arguably the best player to have never become world champion - so naturally, I have included a number of his games.” He played these positions in two of his World Championship matches in 1978 & 1981 against Anatoly Karpov - who many consider to be the most precise player against isolated pawns - not losing a single game. French middlegames are very rich and tricky to master, but with this video course you will gain a better positional understanding and learn precise strategic planning.

    • Video running time: 3 hours 52 minutes
    • With interactive training including video feedback
    • Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Play “French: Tarrasch” positions against Fritz on various levels
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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

    Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.7 - Dynamic Catalan

  • Introduction
  • Dynamic Catalan
  • Catalan vs. Semi-Slav / Triangle pawn structure
  • Game 1: Lysyj - Lupulescu
  • Game 2: Giri - Morozevich
  • Game 3: Esipenko - Kacharava
  • Game 4: Nakamura - Lendermann
  • Game 5: Kramnik - Giri
  • Game 6: Sokolov - Vallejo
  • Game 7: Sokolov - Bok
  • Game 8: Deac - Berkes
  • Game 9: Sokolov - Caruana
  • Exercises
  • Description
  • Exercise 1: Esipenko - Kacharava
  • Exercise 2: Esipenko - Keymer
  • Exercise 3: Espienko - Kacharava
  • Exercise 4: Sokolov - Caruana
  • Exercise 5: Sokolov - Caruana
  • Exercise 6: Deac - Berkes
  • Exercise 7: Lysyj - Lupulescu
  • Exercise 8: Sokolov - Bok
  • Exercise 9: Salem - Niemann
  • Exercise 10: Nakamura - Lendermann
  • Exercise 11: Salem - Gusain
  • Exercise 12: Gelfand - Steinberg
  • Exercise 13: Giri - Morozevich
  • Exercise 14: Nakamura - Lendermann

    Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.8 - French - Winawer

  • Introduction
  • Intro
  • French - Winawer
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  • Game 1: Fischer - Larsen
  • Game 2: Spassky - Korchnoi
  • Game 3: Ivkov - Portisch
  • Game 4: Anand - Nikolic
  • Game 5: Santos - Rapport
  • Game 6: Anand - Ponomariov
  • Game 7: Ponomariov - Ivanchuk
  • Bonus: 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 Nunn - Korchnoi
  • Exercises
  • Description
  • Exercise 1: Anand - Nikolic
  • Exercise 2: Anand - Ponomariov
  • Exercise 3: Anand - Ponomariov
  • Exercise 4: Fischer - Larsen
  • Exercise 5: Fischer - Larsen
  • Exercise 6: Ivkov - Portisch
  • Exercise 7: Ponomariov - Ivanchuk
  • Exercise 8: Spassky - Korchnoi
  • Practice positions
  • Description
  • Position 1
  • Position 2
  • Position 3
  • Bonus
  • Analysis
  • Exercises

    Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.9 - French - Tarrasch

  • Introduction
  • French - Tarrasch
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
  • Game 1: Van der Wiel - Korchnoi
  • Game 2: Karpov - Korchnoi (Leningrad 1971)
  • Game 3: Karpov - Korchnoi (Candidates 1974)
  • Game 4: Karpov - Korchnoi (Baguio 1978)
  • Game 5: Karpov - Vaganian
  • Game 6: Kasparov - Short
  • Bonus videos
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5: Ponomariov - Ivanchuk
  • 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5/Nc3: Movsesian - Gurevich // Bologan - Gurevich // Baramidze - Prusikin
  • Exercises
  • Description
  • Exercise 1: Karpov - Korchnoi
  • Exercise 2: Kasparov - Bareev
  • Exercise 3: Kasparov - Shirov
  • Exercise 4: Kasparov - Shirov
  • Exercise 5: Movsesian - Gurevich
  • Exercise 6: Nunn - Korchnoi
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