Entraînement

You will see throughout these videos that some outwardly logical follow-ups by Black may indeed lead to an objective white edge.

Most of the material which the Queen's Gambit Declined Powerbook 2024 is based on comes from 795,000 games from the engine room of Schach.de. In addition to this impressive number, there are 55,000 games from the Mega Database and from correspondence ches

This repertoire provides White with ideas against any of the Black options after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3.

Avoiding mistakes in the opening and even learning from mistakes is a valuable tool to improve your chess. Ruslan Ponomariov, former FIDE World Champion, demonstrates basic patterns that will help you navigate through the game more easily.

„Easy to learn and easy to play.“ These are the twin pillars on which the Modern Scandinavian has been built and which club players have trusted and profited from over the past few decades. Here we focus on the sharp 3...Qd6.

In this video course Christian Bauer explains the ins & outs of this surprise weapon so that you can add it into your repertoire.

In this video course Christian Bauer explains the ins & outs of this surprise weapon so that you can add it into your repertoire.

Between 2004 and 2007 the 13th World Champion Garry Kasparov recorded a large 3-volume Najdorf video course. ChessBase is publishing this great classic in a complete edition in the current ChessBase Media format. Look forward to this classic of chess!

International Master Harald Schneider-Zinner shares his experience and knowledge, with the aim of strengthening your chess resistance. He demonstrates numerous methods and defensive ideas and gives lots of psychological tips.

This “60 Minutes” is aimed at providing the reader with a guide to positional and strategic play in the middlegame.

One of the easy, sharp and semi-rare options is the Popov variation. It starts with 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2, which seems like white is intending to go for an English Attack set-up, but then after 7…Nf6 8.f4 will follow, the Popov variation.

There are many brilliant combinations in chess that were invented by giants of the past. Now it's your turn to bring them to your own games!

Explorez les mystères de la puissante Variante Janowski du Gambit Dame Refusé grâce à notre cours vidéo inédit !

In this two-part course the emphasis will be on typical pawn-structures. “Open and half-open files” and “the pawn chain” will be covered extensively on this video course.

Mastering these tactical motifs is essential to deepen your understanding of the game and become a better player. After all, you neither want to overlook the given chances by your opponent, nor blunder yourself!