Courses (68)

GM Pier Luigi Basso and GM Luca Moroni complete their ambitious French Defense project with the release of French Defense According to Moroni - Tarrasch, Advance, and Exchange Variations. This course serves as the essential companion to their previous work, French Defense According to Moroni - Play the Steinitz Variation, providing Black with a complete and fighting repertoire against 1.e4.

Modern Chess presents Jobava and Jospem's 1.e4 Blitz Repertoire – Part 1, a collaboration between GM Baadur Jobava and GM Jose Martinez Alcantara examining opening choices suited to rapid and blitz play.
GM Baadur Jobava has maintained consistent performance across time controls, while GM Jose Martinez Alcantara brings extensive online chess experience. Both authors have selected lines they regularly employ in their own games, providing insight into their practical decision-making process.

The French Defense remains one of the most solid and strategically rich responses to 1.e4, offering Black excellent practical chances in complex middlegame positions. Our new course, developed by GM Luca Moroni and GM Pier Luigi Basso, presents a comprehensive repertoire based on the Classical Steinitz Variation (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6).

Modern Chess announces the third installment in GM Michael Roiz's acclaimed French Defense series: French Defense for Black - Fight the Tarrasch Variation. This advanced repertoire course provides a complete strategic framework for Black against 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2, featuring the innovative collaboration between GM Michael Roiz, GM Grigor Grigorov, and IM Siegfried Baumegger that defined the series' previous success.

Modern Chess proudly announces the release of French Defense for Black - Play the Steinitz Variation, the highly anticipated second installment in GM Michael Roiz's comprehensive French Defense series. This course provides a complete repertoire for Black based on 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6, covering all critical White responses with expert-level analysis.

GM Michael Roiz presents a comprehensive repertoire against one of White's most challenging setups in the French Defense. This course delivers complete theoretical coverage of the Advance Variation after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5, examining every critical sideline White can employ.

We are proud to present the final chapter of our comprehensive French Defense repertoire – a complete, practical solution for Black against everything except 3.Nc3, which was extensively covered in Part 1 – French Winawer – Play the Armenian Variation. This second and final course completes the system and transforms your French Defense into a powerful, reliable weapon.

We are excited to announce the release of French Winawer - Play the Armenian Variation, a complete repertoire for Black based on 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4. This course, authored by GM Alexey Dreev and GM Pier Luigi Basso, provides a high-level, practical, and ambitious system that allows Black to take full control of the game while avoiding the heavily analyzed mainlines.

After the success of Jobava's French Defense – Play the Fort Knox, GM Baadur Jobava and GM Pier Luigi Basso are back with the highly anticipated Part 2 of their French Defense repertoire for Black.
✅ This course targets all the key systems White can play apart from 3.Nc3 and 3.Nd2 — especially the Advance Variation (3.e5) and important sidelines like:
✅ The Exchange Variation (3.exd5)
✅ King’s Indian Attack (2.d3)
✅ Early deviations like 3.Bd3, 2.Qe2, and the Two Knights

In this two-part project, GM Baadur Jobava joins forces with GM Pier Luigi Basso to bring you a powerful and underappreciated French Defense repertoire for Black. The first volume is dedicated to the Fort Knox Variation, a universal and rock-solid system that can be used against both 3.Nc3 and 3.Nd2—cutting your workload in half!