The Hedgehog vs the English/Reti

The English is becoming increasingly popular as White players avoid the heavy theory of 1.e4 or 1.d4 and hope to achieve a small advantage in a safe position. A lot of club players tend to focus on openings against 1.e4 and 1.d4 but neglect to study a response to the English. 1...e5 is a theoretically sound response with good chances of equality or better in all variations, and in this video series I provide a complete Black repertoire based on this move. I have several years of experience playing 1...e5 against the English, and it is used regularly by many of the world’s leading grandmasters. Anish Giri is known for his opening preparation and his ideas feature heavily in the chapters. The repertoire is designed for players who want a complete, independent repertoire against 1.c4. 1...e5 is the 2nd most popular response to the English after 1...Nf6, and doesn’t allow direct transpositions into 1.d4 openings. In many of the chapters Black equalises, and when the White players become a bit adventurous or don’t know how to handle the positions, Black can hope for an advantage. The two positions that feature most heavily are the Four Knights English, 1.c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 and the systems with early g3, 1.c4 e5 2. g3 c6. In both of these positions I have studied the main variations in depth, but also covered some of the minor lines. The same themes have a habit of coming up regularly and I have attempted to present the main ideas of these key positions as well as the theory in order to help the viewer’s understanding of this opening. Video running time: 4 hours 50 minutes (English) With interactive training including video feedback Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels Database with model games ISBN: 978-3-86681-808-8

Der Englische Angriff gegen Najdorf und Scheveningen ist eine der spannendsten und unterhaltsamsten Varianten im modernen Schach. Das Abspiel, in den 1980ern von den englischen Topgroßmeistern John Nunn and Nigel Short entwickelt, war ein Standbein von Schachlegenden wie Garry Kasparov und Vishy Anand und ist heutzutage auch ein Favorit von Vertretern der jüngeren Generation wie Fabiano Caruana und Alexander Grischuk. Auf dieser lehrreichen DVD erklärt der englische Großmeister Daniel Gormally, selbst ein versierter Angreifer, die wichtigsten Abspiele dieses faszinierenden Systems. Dabei beweist er, dass der Englische Angriff keine eindimensionale Eröffnung ist, obwohl in vielen Varianten Weiß fröhlich am Königsfllügel drauflos stürmt. Diese DVD zeigt, wie Weiß strategische Ideen mit Angriffsflair kombinieren kann, um den Englischen Angriff gegen Sizilianisch zu einer tödlichen Waffe zu machen. Gormally ist überzeugt: Wer den Englischen Angriff in sein Repertoire aufnimmt, wird seine Resultate sofort steigern. Es ist die Art von Eröffnung, die harte Arbeit belohnt – man bekommt eher interessante Stellungen als in den Anti-Sizilianisch-Varianten, während das Spielen und Studieren dieser Eröffnung auch das eigene Schachverständnis verbessern wird. Videospielzeit: 6 Stunden 56 Minuten (englisch)  Interaktiver Abschlusstest mit Video-Feedback  Extramaterial: Exklusive Datenbank mit 50 Modellpartien  Mit CB 12 – Reader ISBN: 978-3-86681-491-2

This book offers an active Black repertoire against The English Opening 1.c4, the Reti 1.Nf3, and their siblings that arise after 1.g3. The authors advocate for seizing space in the centre with ...c6 and d5, followed up by ...e4 or ...d4. They pay special attention on the ideas behind the moves, leaving the detailed coverage for the "Step by Step" sections. ISBN: 978-619-7188-09-7

In this volume we consider the Pirc Defence (Chapters 10-27). It has definite advantages in comparison to other openings. At first, it has not been analysed so thoroughly, since the White fans of 1.e2-e4 devote the lion's share of their time to study the Sicilian Defence and the Open Games. Secondly, Black can play not only to equalise, but he can also count on seizing the initiative. This is particularly important in tournaments played under the Swiss System in which you must strive for a win irrelevant of the colour of your pieces.Besides the Pirc, we analyse in the first part of the book all possible set-ups in which White refrains from the moves 1.e4 and 1.d4, namely: 1.f4, 1.b3, 1.b4 (Chapter 1), 1.Nf3 (Chapter 2), 1.c4 (Chapters 3, 4). The second part of the book (Chapters 5-9) is devoted to opening schemes in which White does play 1.d4, but then he does not follow up with c2-c4. This is the Trompowsky Attack (d4, Bg5) and the London System (d4, Nf3, Bf4). In response to these set-ups Black, as a rule, remains true to ...Nf6 and ...g6. The arising opening schemes are similar to the King's Indian Defence (see volume 2), or to the Pirc Defence. This should facilitate considerably the players to master their opening repertoire. IBSN: 978-619-7188-11-0