Openings #1 The Open Games - ChessBase Tutorials
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Openings #1 The Open Games
ChessBase Tutorial
Every game begins with the opening - and even sometimes ends there! That doesn't have to be the case. With the ChessBase tutorials, you can rapidly get up to speed. "Openings Vol. 1: Open Games (1.e4 e5)" is the first part of a five-volume series on the basics of chess openings. Here you will learn from experienced coaches and experts just what you absolutely need to know about the individual areas, which basic plans are followed, how to play them and what pitfalls to watch out for. In 23 video lessons you will learn everything you need to know about the King's Gambit, the Vienna Game, the Italian, the Evans Gambit, the two-knight game, the Scottish, the Steinitz and Berlin defences, the Open Spanish or the exchange variation, Marshall, Philidor and Russian and much more.
Do you know the typical mistakes made by club players when choosing their opening? They follow fashionable variations; they stick to one opening because it's the only one they've learnt at some point; or they play secondary variations out of fear of their opponent's supposed knowledge.
Things do not have to be this way. Play what suits you. Let yourself be inspired! The series of opening tutorials in the new, web-based ChessBase books format offers you a highly competent and innovative guide to opening theory.
The essential plans and ideas are presented for all openings in the "Open Games" section (1.e4 e5). In 23 compact videos, top grandmasters show the essence of what is at stake. There are actual master games to replay, and tactical exercises and typical traps for each opening. At the conclusion, you will discover for which type of player we particularly recommend each opening! The ChessBase opening tutorial gives you all the information you need to make a considered and well-founded opening choice!
Opening training with ChessBase Books:
- Compact presentation of goals & plans
- Database with grandmaster games to replay and analyse.
- Practical tests with interactive tactics exercises and typical traps
- Evaluation and recommendation for player types
- Games, variations, tasks optionally available for download
Video tutorials for all openings:
- Each opening is presented in a compact video.
- 23 videos totalling 6 hours 30 minutes.
- Top authors: GM Adrian Mikhalchishin, IM Lawrence Trent, GM Lars Schandorff, FM Valeri Lilov
Everything you need to know:
- From the King's Gambit to the Italian.
- From the Scottish to the Four Knights.
- From the Spanish Marshall Attack to the Berlin Defence.
- From the Petroff to the Philidor.
System requirements:
Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 7, 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 7 / 8 or 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.
