| In this DVD, top grandmaster and six-time Dutch champion Loek Van Wely presents both the
Botvinnik Variation and the Moscow Variation of the Slav Defence, two
extraordinary opening systems renowned for their extreme sharpness and
complexity.
The Botvinnik Variation - 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3
e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.exf6
Bb7 12.g3 c5 13.d5 (D44) – leads to tactically explosive
positions that have been championed on the highest level with the
black pieces by Kasparov, Shirov and Kramnik. Van Wely explains the ideas of this system mainly by means
of his own white games, supplemented by games of Ivanchuk, Piket and
Bacrot.
The Moscow Variation - 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3
e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 (D43) results in a dynamic
position where tactics are always on the agenda. Van Weely's experience on both sides of this variation reveals the fascinating contours of this modern battleground. Even players who don’t intend to
adopt the mentioned systems in their own practice (but who knows?) will
doubtlessly extend their chess understanding by Van Wely’s
presentation. Video playing time: 5 h 30 min
Born in 1972, Loek van Wely learned chess at the age of 4
and was soon recognized as one of the greatest talents in the
Netherlands ever. After becoming Grandmaster in 1993, he steadily
climbed up the Elo ladder to reach a peak of 2714 and a place among the
top ten in the world in 2001. From the years 2000 to 2005, ‘King Loek’
won the Dutch national championship six time in a row. His reputation
as an uncompromising fighter with a merciless will to win make him a
most welcome although feared guest in tournaments all over the world. Among van Wely’s
greatest successes are his triumphs at the Berlin Open in 1991, the
World Open in Philadelphia in 1992 and the New York Open in 1995. In
2005, he was the top board of the victorious Dutch team at the European
team championship in Gothenburg.
System Requirements: Pentium-Processor at
300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows Media Player 9.0, DVD drive.
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