Modern tournament practice has virtually surpassed the so-called „opening theory“. Thanks to a wealth of tournament games some openings and lines develop so rapidly that even the ambitious amateur has difficulties to keep his own repertoire updated. But experts help. Ex- FIDE World Champion Rustam Kasimzhanov is considered to be one of the leading experts in the field of opening preparation. In three World Championship matches he was second of Viswanathan Anand and helped him to successfully defend the title. And with Kasimdzhanov’s help and excellent opening preparation the German team surprisingly became European Team Champion 2011. On this DVD Kasimdzhanov presents highly topical openings and shows their current state of „theory“. From the perspective of a top player he explains why certain openings are played while others more or less vanished from tournament practice. This DVD helps you to remain up-to-date in a number of important and popular openings and provides you with many ideas for your own repertoire. With tips and analyses for the Tajmanov Sicilian 7.Qf3 Ne5 8.Qg3 („Giri’s Variation“), the Russian Variation in the Grünfeld („Anand’s Db3“), Najdorf with 6.h3 („Caruana’s h3-Najdorf“), the Leningrad Dutch (7…Qe8) , the Modern Bogo-Indian (3…Bb4 4.Nbd2), the Classical King’s Indian with 6.h3. 18 videos and ten interactive video-tests. Plus database with analyses about the systems presented.
• Video running time: 3 h 53 min
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Training database with over 50 essential games and analysis
• 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 7 or Windows 8, 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.
Content:
01: Introduction [00:43]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Qc7 7.Qf3 Ne5 8.Qg3 h5
02: Paulsen Giri's Line Part 1 - 9.f3 - Video analysis [08:59]
03: Paulsen Giri's Line Part 2 9.Bf4/Nf5/0-0-0 - Video analysis [16:43]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.a4 Na6 8.Be2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.0-0 exd5 11.exd5 Re8
04: Anand's Qb3 Grünfeld Part 1 - 12.Bg5 - Video analysis [09:56]
05: Anand's Qb3 Grünfeld Part 2 - 12.Rd1 - Video analysis [15:46]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h5 8.g3
06: Caruana's h3 Najdorf Part 1 - 8...Nbd7/Be7 - Video analysis [16:15]
07: Caruana's h3 Najdorf Part 2 - 8...Be6 - Video analysis [18:47]
1.d4 f5
08: The Dutch Part 1 - miscellaneous setups - Video analysis [13:29]
09: The Dutch Part 2 - 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 - Video analysis [15:40]
10: The Dutch Part 3 - 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 c6 - Video analysis [14:01]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.a3 Be7 6.e4 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.Bd3 c5
11: Bogo Intro - 9.Qc2 - Video analysis [16:45]
12: Bb4 Bogo Part 1 - 9.h4 - Video analysis [10:41]
13: Bb4 Bogo Part 2 - 6...d6 - Video analysis [11:05]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.h3
14: King's Indian h3 Intro - 6...e5 7.d5 - Video analysis [18:07]
15: King's Indian h3 Part 1 - 6...e5 7.d5 Nh5/a5 - Video analysis [11:44]
16: King's Indian h3 Part 2 - 6...e5 7.d5 Nh5 8.g3 f5 9.exf5 gxf5 10.Nh4 Nf4 - Video analysis [11:40]
17: King's Indian h3 Part 3 - 6...e5 7.d5 Nh5 8.g3 f5 9.exf5 gxf5 10.Nh4 Nf6 - Video analysis [10:40]
18: Outro [00:35]
Test positions
19: Position 1 [01:05]
20: Position 2 [01:15]
21: Position 3 [01:30]
22: Position 4 [01:23]
23: Position 5 [01:07]
24: Position 6 [01:12]
25: Position 7 [00:53]
26: Position 8 [01:22]
27: Position 9 [01:11]
28: Position 10 [01:04]
• Video running time: 3 h 53 min
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Training database with over 50 essential games and analysis
• 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 7 or Windows 8, 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.
Content:
01: Introduction [00:43]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Qc7 7.Qf3 Ne5 8.Qg3 h5
02: Paulsen Giri's Line Part 1 - 9.f3 - Video analysis [08:59]
03: Paulsen Giri's Line Part 2 9.Bf4/Nf5/0-0-0 - Video analysis [16:43]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.a4 Na6 8.Be2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.0-0 exd5 11.exd5 Re8
04: Anand's Qb3 Grünfeld Part 1 - 12.Bg5 - Video analysis [09:56]
05: Anand's Qb3 Grünfeld Part 2 - 12.Rd1 - Video analysis [15:46]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h5 8.g3
06: Caruana's h3 Najdorf Part 1 - 8...Nbd7/Be7 - Video analysis [16:15]
07: Caruana's h3 Najdorf Part 2 - 8...Be6 - Video analysis [18:47]
1.d4 f5
08: The Dutch Part 1 - miscellaneous setups - Video analysis [13:29]
09: The Dutch Part 2 - 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 - Video analysis [15:40]
10: The Dutch Part 3 - 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 c6 - Video analysis [14:01]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.a3 Be7 6.e4 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.Bd3 c5
11: Bogo Intro - 9.Qc2 - Video analysis [16:45]
12: Bb4 Bogo Part 1 - 9.h4 - Video analysis [10:41]
13: Bb4 Bogo Part 2 - 6...d6 - Video analysis [11:05]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.h3
14: King's Indian h3 Intro - 6...e5 7.d5 - Video analysis [18:07]
15: King's Indian h3 Part 1 - 6...e5 7.d5 Nh5/a5 - Video analysis [11:44]
16: King's Indian h3 Part 2 - 6...e5 7.d5 Nh5 8.g3 f5 9.exf5 gxf5 10.Nh4 Nf4 - Video analysis [11:40]
17: King's Indian h3 Part 3 - 6...e5 7.d5 Nh5 8.g3 f5 9.exf5 gxf5 10.Nh4 Nf6 - Video analysis [10:40]
18: Outro [00:35]
Test positions
19: Position 1 [01:05]
20: Position 2 [01:15]
21: Position 3 [01:30]
22: Position 4 [01:23]
23: Position 5 [01:07]
24: Position 6 [01:12]
25: Position 7 [00:53]
26: Position 8 [01:22]
27: Position 9 [01:11]
28: Position 10 [01:04]