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Revealing Modern Grandmaster Secrets Vol. 2 – Calculation, Countering & Defence, Positional Play and the King

Step into the world of elite chess mastery with our groundbreaking course, “Revealing Modern Grandmaster Secrets.” This isn’t just another chess tutorial – it’s your all-access pass to the strategies, insights, and techniques that define modern grandmaster play.

His majesty: The King
Discover the key to success in chess: mastering the role of the king. Often underestimated, the king’s position can make or break your game – a vulnerable king can cost you dearly, while an active king can be your secret weapon in endgames and attacks. This course delves into Grandmaster-level strategies, with two dedicated chapters packed with ideas to enhance your own gameplay.

Build an Impenetrable Defence
Fortify your position against the fiercest attacks. Understand the nuances of solid defensive play, discover how to anticipate and neutralise threats before they appear, and transform your king’s safety into a launchpad for counterattack.

Elevate Your Calculation Skills
Sharpen your mind with advanced calculation techniques. Go beyond basic tactics to master complex combinations, deep analysis, and precise move sequences that lead to victory. Learn to visualise the board like a grandmaster and make decisions with confidence and accuracy.

Perfect Your Positional Play
Dominate the subtle, strategic battlefields of chess. Understand the principles of strong positional play, from pawn structure and piece activity to control of key squares and long-term planning. Turn every position to your advantage and outmanoeuvre your opponents with superior strategy. Whether you’re aiming to climb the competitive ranks, improve your club play, or simply enjoy the game on a deeper level, “Revealing Modern Grandmaster Secrets” is your ultimate guide. Join us and transform your chess skills today – your journey to chess mastery starts here.

Enrol Now and Become the Player You’ve Always Dreamed of Being!

  • Video running time: More than 6 hours
  • With interactive training including video feedback
  • Extra: Training with ChessBase apps – Play key positions against Fritz on various levels
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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

  • Introduction
  • Winning from a bad position
  • Winning from a bad position
  • Counter attack: Erigaisi vs Tang
  • Creating threats: Ivanchuk vs Jussupow
  • King safety: Erigaisi vs Sadwhani
  • Counterplay: Duda vs Adams
  • Checkmate threats in the endgame
  • Brilliant ideas: Lupulescu vs Giri
  • Play on both sides: Carlsen vs Rapport
  • The power of two rooks: Pert vs Gordon
  • Active King endgames
  • Endgame fireworks: Anand vs Carlsen
  • Instructive Example: Adly vs Dardha
  • Bishop and Pawn Endgame: Pähtz vs Muzychuk
  • Subtle moves: Keymer vs Abdusattorov
  • Brilliant Defence: Short vs Gurevich
  • Positional Chess
  • Space advantage: Keymer vs Dardha
  • Improve your pieces: Jones vs Adams
  • How to slowly put pressure on your opponent: Carlsen vs Ghaem Maghami
  • A pawn up: Pert vs Rudd
  • Defending
  • Exchange pieces: Mareco vs Mekhitarian
  • How the World's Number 1 defends: Mamedyarov vs Carlsen
  • Defend actively: Kramnik vs Praggnanandhaa
  • Calculation
  • Active pieces: Yuffa vs Svane
  • Captures & Checks: Keymer vs Pranav
  • Captures & Checks 2: Pert vs Devereaux
  • Be alert at all times: Abdusattorov vs Esipenko
  • Exercises
  • Giri - Rapport
  • Dvirnyy - Shirov
  • Shankland - Schitco
  • Nakamura - Pert
  • Pert - Mc Clement
  • Nakamura - Aronian
  • Cooksey - Pert
  • Study by Nicholas Pert
  • Wells - Pert
  • Pert - Stoyanov
  • Short - Beliavsky
  • Jakovenko - Amin
  • Eggleston - Pert
  • Pert - Haslinger
  • Practice Positions
  • Winning from a bad position
  • Checkmate threats in the endgame
  • Active King endgames 1
  • Active King endgames 2
  • Positional Chess 1
  • Positional Chess 2
  • Defending 1
  • Defending 2
  • Calculation 1
  • Calculation 2
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