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In this course (based on a group lecture), GM Boris Avrukh builds a reliable and ambitious repertoire for Black against the London System. The foundation of his approach are the setups with ...g7-g6.
True to his style, Avrukh provides many new and less explored ideas, thus tremendously increasing the practical value of the suggested repertoire.
The material is divided into 2 parts - a video lecture with a running time of approx.1h and 40 min and 4 theoretical chapters.

This partner product is based on a video group lecture by GM Avrukh

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In his first opening project for Modern Chess, GM Gyula Pap builds repertoire against two of the most popular and reliable openings - Ragozin Defence and Vienna Variation. From the perspective of the ambitious tournament player, this repertoire provides a lot of value. GM Pap goes for relatively unexplored directions where he comes up with in-depth analysis. Psychologically, your opponents will have a hard time fighting against the suggestions in this opening course.

In this 11-hour course, GM Kuljasevic explains important ideas behind Classical Nimzo and arms you with the Grandmaster level opening repertoire that'll serve you a lifetime.
The repertoire is based on 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
GM Kuljasevic explains not just the move orders, subtleties, and best variations but most importantly the middlegames, typical pawn structures, piece manoeuvres, common piece exchanges, and other strategically important concepts.

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Nowadays, it is getting extremely difficult to find fresh ideas in the opening. When you play White, it is not easy at all to even create some practical problems for your opponent.
In his new database, GM Pavel Eljanov presents a very interesting and relatively unexplored idea - 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nbd2!?
This flexible move is often quite annoying for the fans of King's Indian and Gruenfeld. Besides preparing the advance e2-e4, White is ready to restrict Black's dark-squared bishop by means of c2-c3. This approach has a huge practical value. Instead of delving into endless theoretical debates, White is heading for less explored positions when most likely he will be more experienced than his opponent. An additional advantage of this system is that it can be used even against the Pirc Defence.

In the introduction to the current database, GM Kuljasevic writes, "Catalan Opening is one of the most popular closed openings on all levels. For White players, its main appeal is in its general soundness and flexibility. White usually expects to nurture a slight positional advantage in the middlegame or even well into the endgame, which is not something that black players typically enjoy. Moreover, White have several different move orders, combining moves d4, c4, g3 and Nf3 in different sequences, to get their favourite Catalan positions.
Thus, I decided to create a 'Dynamic Anti-Catalan Repertoire for Black' with two main goals in mind:
1. To provide an opening repertoire that leads to dynamic positions in Catalan.
2. To address all the important move orders that White players typically use in this opening".
The database includes 10 theoretical chapters and 15 interactive test positions.

The second London camp is already a digital product. This product includes all the videos from the camp as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of approximately 7.5 hours of video and a PGN database which includes 66 files!

The first London camp is already a digital product. This product includes all the videos from the camp as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of approximately 7.5 hours of video and a PGN database which includes 85 files!

The Dutch Defence has the reputation of an opening, which leads to sharp and complicated struggle. The former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik contributed much to the popularity of the Stonewall System, proving its viability for years on end at the highest level. In recent times strong grandmasters like Nigel Short and Predrag Nikolic used it with success as well, while Vladimir Malanjuk's trademark was the Leningrad variation.
The modern engines show that it is not easy for White to get an advantage in the main lines.
Instead of studying long theoretical lines (with no advantage guaranteed), GM Kiril Georgiev provides a positional weapon that is entirely based on understanding - 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4

In his second database, GM Mihail Marin completes the examination of Nimzo-Indian Defense. After dealing with the two main moves (4.Qc2 and 4.e3) in Part 1, he now analyzes all other possibilities for White. The Romanian grandmaster stays loyal to his style and suggests some less explored systems based on solid positional grounds. Following his repertoire, you shouldn't memorize long and forced lines but build a fundamental understanding of the arising positions and structures. The database contains 20 theoretical chapters and 15 test positions!

It goes without saying that Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the most reliable weapons for Black. Even at the highest level, White is struggling to create problems. The fact that in his World Championship match against Carlsen, Caruana opted for this opening tells enough.
In his new database, GM Roiz deals with the difficult task to suggest a repertoire against Queen's Gambit Declined. In this extensive survey, Roiz comes up with a number of rare concepts and novelties in topical positions. At the very least, we can say that his suggested repertoire creates tons of practical problems for Black.
The database consists of 13 theoretical chapters and 15 interactive test positions.