Martin: The ABC of Alekhine 2nd Edition

The Queen's Indian Defence is a well-known opening for black and has remained popular and mainstream at the top level for well over a century. It has the reputation of being solid and was used as a main weapon against 1.d4 by many strong players during the 1970s, including the ex-World Champion Anatoly Karpov. Openings like the Queen's Indian will never be refuted and can be used throughout one's chess career. Personally, I have had great results with the Queen's Indian and I continue to use it often.   In this video course we'll have a look at the Queen's Indian after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6. We'll explore the ins and outs of the possible White setups against this rock-solid opening. Instead of learning forcing lines, the Queen's Indian is about plans and ideas which make it easy to remember. Let's deep dive into what I consider to be the most solid lines, and be prepared to play The Queen's Indian in your own games!   • Video running time: 4 h 20 min • World-class analyses • Extra: Training with ChessBase apps – Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels   Including download & stream for iPad, tablet etc: can be unlocked with imprinted key   Luke Leon Mendonca (born 2006) is one of the amazing young talents from India who reached the Grandmaster title at the age of just 14 years. During the pandemic he gained 150+ Elo points and 3 GM norms. Resilience is his forte. Recently, he also crossed 2600 Elo at the age of just 17 years. His opening ideas are not just theoretical in nature, but are put to grave test in praxis against strong opposition.  

The venerable Ruy Lopez is one of the most interesting of chess openings. In this diverse and instructive DVD, International Master Andrew Martin explains how the opening works, with the help of mostly recent, complete master games, although there are some classics too! The most important ideas are highlighted and there are some repertoire suggestions too, all presented in the light, easy, relaxed style for which this author is noted. Intro 19:12 min. Sustained Pressure 12:54 min. Simplicity 08:36 min. Solidity 9:50 min. The Lopez Grip 12:58 min. Black tries to smash the Ruy Lopez 10:40 min. Intro to Theory and Berlin 11:38 min. Berlin 1 5:14 min. Berlin 2 6:15 min. Schliemann 16:55 min. Bird 9:19 min. Cozio 12:19 min. The Smyslov Variation 14:55 min. The Classical Variation 10:50 min. Berlin Classical 6:28 min. Chase Variation 8:57 min. Steinitz Deferred 9:28 min. Main Line 1 9:06 min. Main Line 2 7:09 min. Main Line 3 9:49 min. Outro 0:48 min. Total Running time: 3 hours 33 min. Andrew Martin is 47 years old and lives in Sandhurst, England, with his wife and four children. He has written several best-selling chess books, including the recent ‘King’s Indian Battle Plans’ and ‘Secret Weapons’. He writes for ChessPublishing.com and has several monthly columns at chessville.com, JeremySilman.com and for CHESS magazine. He is a noted trainer and coach. System requirements: PC 233, 64 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, sound card, mouse, Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98 SE, Windows Media Player 9. Attention: this course is a supplementary program for Fritz8 and can only be run if the chess program Fritz8, Shredder8, Junior8, Hiarcs9 or Tiger15 is installed on the PC. Neither Fritz8, ChessBase 9.0, Shredder8, Junior8, Hiarcs9 or Tiger15 is supplied with this training course. Nur auf Englisch lieferbar! << />

"People did not take 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 too seriously until recently, when online chess started becoming popular due to the pandemic, as this opening was used frequently. I discovered how venomous this opening was when I was trying to find a way to play against it with black, and to my surprise this was not easy. Vincent Keymer uses this opening in a huge percentage of his games and gets great positions and results with them. With this opening, White avoids mainstream theory, and there is more than one possibility for each move. The opening is a mix of positional and attacking elements depending on what system black chooses. I think most club-level players would not know how to effectively counter this opening." This video course features the ins-and-outs of the possible setups Black can choose. You'll learn the key concepts and strategies needed to add this fantastic opening to your repertoire. An easy-to-learn and yet venomous weapon that will make your opening play more versatile. Moreover, this course enables you to practice the repertoire with the ChessBase Opening Trainer. Drilling the opening moves, guessing how a position arose or just replay the moves in your desired speed further reveal the ideas this opening has to offer. Start your journey now! • Video running time: 6 hours • With interactive training including video feedback • Extra: Model games database & Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels Including download & stream for iPad, tablet etc: can be unlocked with imprinted key   Luke Leon Mendonca (born 2006) is one of the amazing young talents from India who reached the Grandmaster title at the age of just 14 years. During the pandemic he gained 150+ Elo points and 3 GM norms. Resilience is his forte. Recently, he also crossed 2600 Elo at the age of just 17 years. His opening ideas are not just theoretical in nature, but are put to grave test in praxis against strong opposition.   System requirements: Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 8.1, DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 10 or 11 , DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVDROM drive and internet connection for program activation.  

The Benko Gambit is one of the most profound contributions to opening theory of the 20th century.   Black sacrifices a pawn as early as move three for enduring positional pressure. On this new ChessBase DVD, International Master Andrew Martin traces the history of the gambit from the games of Opocensky, Lundin and Stoltz back in the 1930s, through the golden age of Bronstein, Benko and Browne all the way to the present day, where the gambit is as popular as ever. Martin describes the main themes and ideas of the gambit and gives sound guide lines, so that any one who wants to play for the initiative with Black and play the Benko Gambit, will be very well equipped. Do you want to play for the initiative with Black? Then the Benko Gambit is surely for you. The DVD contains 6 hours video lessons, the latest ChessBase 9.0 Reader as well as an unannotated database of the contents. The 2010 update includes many recent games from top-class play and produces a balanced portrait of how the gambit stands today. Critical lines such as the Fianchetto variation with an early Rb1 are examined closely and Black is found to be in good shape. The Benko Gambit seems as playable as ever! Video running time: 6 hours