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This course completes a seven-part King's Indian repertoire for Black by addressing the English and Réti move orders, including systems where White delays d4 or avoids it entirely. Black's approach centers on seizing the center with moves such as ...e5, ...d6, and ...c5, with tailored responses to the Botvinnik System, the Classical Réti, the Keymer System, and the Old Indian Attack. The course draws on elite games from 2025 and 2026 and presents more than twenty novelties.

This course addresses the move orders White uses to sidestep the Modern Benoni, focusing on 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 and the immediate queenside expansion 3...b5. It also covers 2.Bf4 and 2.Bg5, providing a unified Black repertoire against these anti-Benoni systems. The key ideas include the doubled f-pawn as an asset via the ...f5 break, engine-inspired resources such as 5...Qa5+! and 7...c4!, and improvements over recent grandmaster practice.

This course presents a complete Black repertoire against 1.d4 sidelines that avoid an early c4, targeting the systems built around White's dark-squared bishop. Against the London, the approach runs through 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 and 6...Nh5, while the Torre is met with 7...a6 and the Trompowsky with 2...c5 3.d5 Ne4 4.Bf4 e6 5.f3 Bd6. The repertoire is unified by 1...Nf6 and ...e6, integrating with Queen's Indian-based systems against 1.d4 2.c4.

The Scotch Gambit arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4, where White prioritizes development over immediate pawn recovery. The course provides a complete repertoire for White against Black's main responses, including 4...Nf6 5.e5, the sharp 4...Bc5 5.Ng5 line, and 4...Bb4+. Each variation is treated as a practical weapon against opponents prepared for the Italian or the Ruy Lopez.

The Queen's Gambit Declined with 4...Nbd7 is a flexible repertoire for Black in which the dark-squared bishop remains uncommitted until White reveals his fifth-move intentions. Against 5.Bg5, Black enters Ragozin territory with 5...Bb4!?; against 5.e3, the innovative 5...a6!? steers play into Janowski-type positions; and against 5.Qc2, Black strikes immediately with 5...dxc4! 6.e4 c5. The course covers all major White continuations after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7.

Sicilian Attacking Patterns: Plans, Sacrifices & Tactics examines White's attacking methods against six major Sicilian systems, including the Dragon, Najdorf, Scheveningen, Rauzer, Paulsen, and Rossolimo. The course identifies recurring themes across variations: the vulnerable squares d5, e6, and f5; pawn storms such as h4-h5, g4-g5, and f4-f5; and typical sacrifices. Black's defensive resources, including the exchange sacrifice on c3 and central breaks with ...d5 or ...e5, receive equal attention.

This course completes a White repertoire in the Vienna Game based on 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4, covering the critical 3...Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 and both main defenses: 5...Nc6 6.Nb5! and 5...Be7, where Daniil Dubov's 9.Bd5!! provides a new path for White. The course also addresses 3...Bc5, 3...c6, and 3...Bb4, completing a unified system against Black's principal second moves.

The Classical Dragon covers the Sicilian Dragon from Black's perspective, following 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6. Against the Yugoslav Attack, the repertoire is built around the central strike 9...d5! versus 9.0-0-0, the precise 9...Be6! versus 9.g4, and the queenside advance with 12...b5! versus 9.Bc4. The quieter 6.Be2 lines are also fully addressed.

For decades, the great unsolved question of 1. For decades, the great unsolved question of 1.d4 d5 has been everything that isn't 2.c4. Dreev and Basso solve it through a unified Black system built on principle rather than memorization, anchored by a revolutionary new idea against the London. The third volume completing the authors' QGD series — and the final piece of a comprehensive repertoire against every first move White can choose.

The Hidden Sicilian Weapon covers the rarely studied 5...Bd7 in the Open Sicilian after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3. Black retains flexibility by delaying commitment to a structure until White's sixth move, transposing into Dragon, Richter-Rauzer, or Najdorf-type positions as appropriate. The critical 6.f3 English Attack is examined in depth, with original analysis extending beyond existing published repertoires.