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The Torre Attack

The Torre Attack is an extremely effective way of taking your opponent into an uncomfortable situation right from move one. White plays three simple moves 1 d4 2 Nf3 and 3 Bg5, avoiding a lot of dangerous variations that Black can often play against 1 d4 and 2 c4.

This opening is perfect for players who do not have unlimited time to memorise hours and hours of theory. In this DVD, GM Simon Williams shows you how to play this opening in an aggressive yet simple way. Concentrating on learning being fun yet effective. The Torre Attack works perfectly against most systems and will be a perfect accompanying DVD to the London System or Colle.
• Video running time: 7 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Exclusive database with model games
• Including CB 15 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 - Video analysis [27:07]
  • 02: Typical ideas against the Nimzo - Video analysis [20:46]
  • 03: Typical ideas against the KID and Grunfeld Setup - Video analysis [20:52]
  • 04: Move order of this DVD - Video analysis [02:54]
  • 05: When to play the Colle and when the Torre - Video analysis [07:34]
  • 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5
  • 01: 3...h6 4.Bh4 b6 5.e3 Bb7 6.Bd3 c5 7.0-0 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Bxf6 - A simple plan - Izeta Txabarri,F - Vehi Bach,V [12:09]
  • 02: 3...c5 4.e3 Be7 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 b6 7.c3 Bb7 8.Bd3 d6 9.Bxf6 - Aggressive against the Nimzo with c5 - Miladinovic,I - Popov,S [17:42]
  • 03: 3...c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 b6 6.Bd3 Bb7 7.0-0 Be7 8.Nbd2 d6 9.c3 0-0 10.a4?! - a4-a5 plan - Cifuentes Parada,R - Dias,I [09:54]
  • 04: 3..c5 4.e3 b6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.c3 Be7 7.Bd3 0-0 8.Bxf6 - Black doesn't capture on d4 - Ivanchuk,V - Aronian,L [13:34]
  • 05: 3...c5 4.e3 b6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.c3 Be7 7.Bd3 0-0 8.h4/Qc2/0-0- Another attacking idea - Nikolic,Z - Nikolic,P [08:06]
  • 06: 3...c5 4.d5 exd5 - Cicak,S - Timman,J [12:42]
  • 07: 3...c5 4.d5 Qa5+ - Vazquez Igarza,R - Baklan,V [09:51]
  • 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5
  • 01: 3...Bg7 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.c3 d5 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 Re8 8.0-0 e5 - Jussupow,A - Shirov,A [23:10]
  • 02: 3...Bg7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 0-0 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.0-0 c5 8.c3 b6 9.a4 - Setup with c5 a positional approach - Shimanov,A - Martinez Duany,L [12:30]
  • 03: 3...Bg7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 0-0 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 b6 8.Qe2 Bb7 9.h4 - Setup with c5 The Harry attack - Vachier Lagrave,M - Ju Wenjun [16:24]
  • 04: 3...Bg7 4.Nbd2 c5 5.e3 cxd4 6.exd4 b6 7.c3 0-0 8.Bd3 Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.Qe2 - Harry again - Mamedyarov,S - Svidler,P [10:48]
  • 05: 3...Bg7 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.c3 d6 6.e4 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Bc4 Nc6 9.Qe2 - Setup with d6 and c5 - Adhiban,B - Safarli,E [17:56]
  • 06: 3...Bg7 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.c3 d6 6.e4 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Bc4 Nc6 9.Qe2 - Setup with d6 and c5 - Van Wely,L - Bok,B [09:57]
  • 07: 3...Ne4!? 4.Bh4 Bg7 5.e3 - A Quick Ne4 - Bartholomew,J - Petersson,B [16:37]
  • Quick d5
  • 01: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 Be7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 c5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.c3 cxd4/0-0 - Black plays with d5 - Kogan,A - Olsen,M [27:47]
  • 02: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 d5 5.Nbd2 Be7/Nbd7 - Black plays with d5 - Tseitlin,M - Palac,M [11:39]
  • Other setups
  • 01: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 Qb6 5.Nbd2 Qxb2 - Black grabs on b2 - Yusupov,A - Gunnarsson,J [13:57]
  • 02: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 d6 5.e4 h6 6.Bh4 g6 7.Bg3 Nh5 8.c3 - Black plays h6 and g5 - Gelfand,B - Radjabov,T [13:03]
  • 03: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3 - An annoying move order - Carlsen,M - Xiong,J [13:59]
  • 04: 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c5/c6/e6/Nf6 - Can you still play the Torre? - Kramnik,V - Giri,A [22:40]
  • Test Section
  • 01: Test 1 [07:42]
  • 02: Test 2 [06:55]
  • 03: Test 3 [02:42]
  • 04: Test 4 [05:02]
  • 05: Test 5 [05:24]
  • 06: Test 6 [03:00]
  • 07: Test 7 [03:29]
  • 08: Test 8 [01:55]
  • 09: Test 9 [03:12]
  • 10: Test 10 [04:54]
  • 11: Test 11 [03:35]
  • 12: Test 12 [03:23]
  • Training
  • In this section you can practice The Torre Attack with ChessBase tools.
  • Openings-Trainer: The links below open up a repertoire in the Openings app. You're able to practice the repertoire Simon Williams recommends on this FritzTrainer
  • Tactics: A further database with typical tactics positions from Torre games will sharpen your tactical instinct even more. Torre Tactics
  • Extra Games: Play through the different games to see how the opening is played in practice. Extra Games
  • Fritz: In the Fritz App you can play different Torre Attack setups against the computer. You can set different levels and play out ideas to practice resulting middlegame positions.
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