This romantic and exciting opening is named after the Welsh Sea Captain William Davies Evans who tried it first. The Evans (which arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4!?) is an attempt to destroy Black in gambit fashion straight out of the opening and giants of previous years such as Adolf Andersson and Paul Morphy played lots of brilliancies with it. But the Evans Gambit has stood up to the test of time and in the modern era players such as Nigel Short, Garry Kasparov, Baadur Jobava, Hikaru Nakamura or Wei Yi have tried it with success. This DVD will prove that the gambit is still fully playable and a great way to try and blast Black away right from move one. Featuring games of old, and numerous new and exciting ideas, this DVD will give you a genuine and more exciting way of playing the Giuoco Piano.
System requirements
Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3), DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 12/Fritz 13 or included Reader and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet connection for program activation.
Contents
Evans Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4
01: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.0-0 Nf6 7.d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.e5 d5 Evans,W - McDonnell,A [15:30]
02: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Bb6 8.cxd4 d6 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.e5 dxe5 Lehmann,H - Muller,P [15:52]
03: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Nge7 8.cxd4 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 Ilczuk,P - Ostrowski,L [15:31]
04: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Ng5 d5 9.exd5 Ne5 Morozevich,A - Adams,M [17:08]
05: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Nbd2 Bb6 Short,N - Sargissian,G [20:24]
06: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.dxe5 Bb6 and 7...Qe7 Nakamura,H - Anand,V [12:37]
07: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Bg5 Qd7/Nf6 Short,N - Fressinet,L [12:21]
08: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Nxe5 Nxc4 8.Nxc4 d5 9.exd5 Qxd5 Fressinet,L - Efimenko,Z [19:04]
09: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Bd3 d6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nf6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qc2 c5 12.f4 c4 Short,N - Bruzon Batista,L [12:30]
10: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Bd3 d6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nf6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qc2 c5 12.Nd2 Qc7 13.Nce4 Nxc4 14.Nxc4 b5 Kryvoruchko,Y - Karjakin,S [05:56]
11: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Bd3 d6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nf6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qc2 Nd7 Esserman,M - Avrukh,B [05:48]
12: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Be2 d6 8.Qa4+ c6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nxe5 b5 Li Chao2 - Hammer,J [15:11]
13: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bd6 6.d4 Nf6 Petrosian,T - Volokitin,A [09:05]
14: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bd6 6.d4 Qe7 7.0-0 Nf6 Nakamura,H - Hess,R [06:55]
15: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 Socko,B - Mastrovasilis,A [09:58]
16: 4...Bb6 5.a4 a5 6.b5 Nd4 Kasparov,G - Piket,J [15:37]
17: 4...Bb6 5.a4 a6 6.Nc3 Nf6 Petrosian,T - Tkachiev,V [11:29]
18: 4...Bb6 5.b5 Nd4/Na5 Ganguly,S - Aronian,L [06:31]
19: 4...Bb6 5.a4 a6 6.c3 Nf6 Jobava,B - Grischuk,A [04:54]
20: 4...d5 5.exd5 Nxb4 Felgaer,R - Pierrot,J [11:46]
21: Conclusion [06:07]
Interactive positions
22: Test 1 [01:44]
23: Test 2 [05:57]
24: Test 3 [04:08]
25: Test 4 [02:51]
26: Test 5 [02:29]
27: Test 6 [04:58]
28: Test 7 [01:00]
29: Test 8 [01:22]
30: Test 9 [02:20]
31: Test 10 [01:45]
32: Test 11 [02:34]
33: Test 12 [02:30]
34: Test 13 [01:20]
35: Test 14 [02:41]
- Video running time: 4 hours 26 min (English)
- With interactive training including video feedback
- EXTRA: Exclusive training database with 50 model games
- Including CB 12 Reader
System requirements
Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3), DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 12/Fritz 13 or included Reader and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet connection for program activation.
Contents
Evans Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4
01: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.0-0 Nf6 7.d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.e5 d5 Evans,W - McDonnell,A [15:30]
02: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Bb6 8.cxd4 d6 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.e5 dxe5 Lehmann,H - Muller,P [15:52]
03: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Nge7 8.cxd4 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 Ilczuk,P - Ostrowski,L [15:31]
04: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Ng5 d5 9.exd5 Ne5 Morozevich,A - Adams,M [17:08]
05: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Nbd2 Bb6 Short,N - Sargissian,G [20:24]
06: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.dxe5 Bb6 and 7...Qe7 Nakamura,H - Anand,V [12:37]
07: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Bg5 Qd7/Nf6 Short,N - Fressinet,L [12:21]
08: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Nxe5 Nxc4 8.Nxc4 d5 9.exd5 Qxd5 Fressinet,L - Efimenko,Z [19:04]
09: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Bd3 d6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nf6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qc2 c5 12.f4 c4 Short,N - Bruzon Batista,L [12:30]
10: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Bd3 d6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nf6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qc2 c5 12.Nd2 Qc7 13.Nce4 Nxc4 14.Nxc4 b5 Kryvoruchko,Y - Karjakin,S [05:56]
11: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Bd3 d6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nf6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qc2 Nd7 Esserman,M - Avrukh,B [05:48]
12: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Be2 d6 8.Qa4+ c6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nxe5 b5 Li Chao2 - Hammer,J [15:11]
13: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bd6 6.d4 Nf6 Petrosian,T - Volokitin,A [09:05]
14: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bd6 6.d4 Qe7 7.0-0 Nf6 Nakamura,H - Hess,R [06:55]
15: 4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 Socko,B - Mastrovasilis,A [09:58]
16: 4...Bb6 5.a4 a5 6.b5 Nd4 Kasparov,G - Piket,J [15:37]
17: 4...Bb6 5.a4 a6 6.Nc3 Nf6 Petrosian,T - Tkachiev,V [11:29]
18: 4...Bb6 5.b5 Nd4/Na5 Ganguly,S - Aronian,L [06:31]
19: 4...Bb6 5.a4 a6 6.c3 Nf6 Jobava,B - Grischuk,A [04:54]
20: 4...d5 5.exd5 Nxb4 Felgaer,R - Pierrot,J [11:46]
21: Conclusion [06:07]
Interactive positions
22: Test 1 [01:44]
23: Test 2 [05:57]
24: Test 3 [04:08]
25: Test 4 [02:51]
26: Test 5 [02:29]
27: Test 6 [04:58]
28: Test 7 [01:00]
29: Test 8 [01:22]
30: Test 9 [02:20]
31: Test 10 [01:45]
32: Test 11 [02:34]
33: Test 12 [02:30]
34: Test 13 [01:20]
35: Test 14 [02:41]