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The Black Lion - an aggressive version of the Philidor Defense

Looking for an interesting, exciting, aggressive and flexible opening to play against 1 e4!? Then the Black Lion is just the opening for you! The Lion gets ready to roar after 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 c6 – and now Black wants to attack with an early ...g5. This opening, first brought into the limelight by Dutch amateur players Jerry van Rekom and Leo Jansen, now gets the Grandmaster treatment. Grandmaster Simon Williams suggests a simple to learn, yet deadly system of development for Black. Simon explains the main ideas of this opening in an easy and entertaining manner, using examples from such maverick players as Baadur Jobava. In what other opening do you get a chance to attack White’s castled King with an early ...g5? Let the Lion roar and the fun commence!

• Video running time: 5 hours 27 min (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Exclusive database with 50 model games
• Including CB 12 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 Canal,E - Brinckmann,A [19:01]
  • 02: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 c6 7.a4 Qc7 8.h3 h6 9.Be3 Nf8 Lenier,J - Williams,S [20:52]
  • 03: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 c6 7.a4 Qc7 8.Qe2 h6 Collins,S - Williams,S [15:45]
  • 04: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 c6 7.a4 Qc7 8.Re1 h6 David,A - Williams,S [18:11]
  • 05: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 c6 7.a4 a5 8.Re1 h6 Lindberg,B - Ponkratov,P [07:04]
  • 06: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 c6 7.a4 a5 8.Re1 0-0 9.Ba2 h6 Grosar,K - Navinsek,T [04:11]
  • 07: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 c6 7.a4 Qc7 8.h3 h6 9.Bb3 Nf8 Buchicchio,G - Williams,S [11:38]
  • 08: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7 4.Nc3 c6 5.Be2 Be7 6.0-0 Ngf6 7.h3 h6 Campos Hernandez,A - Melendez Fierro,J [10:53]
  • 09: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7 4.Bc4 c6 5.0-0 Be7 6.a4 h6 7.Nc3 Ngf6 Aponte,A - Ramirez,C [11:48]
  • 10: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Bc4 Be7 6.a4 c6 7.0-0 Qc7 8.Ba2 h6 Bok,B - Rapport,R [09:18]
  • 11: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Bc4 Be7 6.Bxf7 Kxf7 7.Ng5+ Kg8 Rabinovich,I - Ilyin-Zhenevsky,A [15:52]
  • 12: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.Bc4 Be7 6.Ng5 0-0 7.Bxf7 Rxf7 8.Ne6 Qe8 Radulski,J - Mchedlishvili,M [12:56]
  • 13: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.f4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Qxd4 c6 7.Be3 d5 8.exd5 Bc5 Dastan,B - Laznicka,V [23:35]
  • 14: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.f4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Qxd4 c6 7.Bd2 d5 8.0-0-0 Bc5 Roberson,P - Laznicka,V [26:19]
  • 15: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.f4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Nxd4 g6 Andriasian,Z - Vachier Lagrave,M [10:38]
  • 16: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.f4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Qxd4 c6 7.Be3 d5 8.e5 Ng4 Karjakin,S - Nepomniachtchi,I [16:00]
  • 17: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.g4 h6 5.h3 e5 Kornev,A - Morozevich,A [16:19]
  • 18: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.g4 h6 5.h3 e5 6.Nge2 Be7 7.Be3 c6 Howell,D - Williams,S [14:01]
  • 19: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5 5.g4 d5 6.exd5 e4 Wieczorek,O - Jobava,B [13:45]
  • 20: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Be3 e5 5.f3 c6 6.Qd2 Be7 7.0-0-0 0-0 8.g4 b5 Polgar,J - Bauer,C [17:57]
  • 21: Conclusion [05:53]
  • Interactive positions
  • 22: Test 1 [04:12]
  • 23: Test 2 [01:13]
  • 24: Test 3 [01:31]
  • 25: Test 4 [03:56]
  • 26: Test 5 [02:39]
  • 27: Test 6 [03:04]
  • 28: Test 7 [04:52]
  • 29: Test 8 [03:35]
  • 30: Test 9 [02:16]
  • 31: Test 10 [02:10]
  • 32: Test 11 [02:40]
  • 33: Test 12 [02:02]
  • 34: Test 13 [01:18]
  • 35: Test 14 [01:11]
  • 36: Test 15 [01:56]
  • 37: Test 16 [01:40]
  • 38: Test 17 [01:46]
  • 39: Test 18 [01:31]
  • 40: Test 19 [02:27]
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Philidor Defence

François-André Danican Philidor (1726–1795) is the name associated with the defence 2... d6, in which Black adopts a completely different way to protect his king’s pawn from those e5-openings in which the latter is protected by 2...Nc6. In the Philidor System the queen’s pawn supports the e5-pawn with the help of the queen’s knight from d7, which avoids any pin by Bb5. Black then goes on to develop his kingside with ...Nf6, ...Be7 and ...0-0 without being disrupted and finally completes his solid setup with ...c6 and then ...Qc7. His intention is to hang on to the e5-point.

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