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We are happy to announce that the huge Reti expert GM Michael Roiz will provide an expert repertoire for White after 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3.
The first database will deal with the Slav Setups, 2...Nc6 and King's Indian Attack. All the remaining Black's options will be covered in the second part.
The database consists of 12 theoretical chapters, 15 interactive test positions, a Memory Booster, and a Video Version (3h 40 min Running Time).

The camp of GM Papaioannou - My Catalan - Complete Guide for White is already a digital product.
This product includes all the videos from the workshop as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of 9 hours of video and a PGN database which includes 149 files!

We are thrilled to present you with our BRAND-NEW video training course, Ragozin Defense: Complete Repertoire against 1.d4, instructed by the renowned International Master Marcin Sieciechowicz!

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The Spanish Four Knights opening is almost two hundred years old and it belongs to the classical chess era. Its positional principles are a simple and direct development of pieces, without further sophistication. Currently, it's very difficult for White to get an advantage in the Berlin Defense or in the Marshall attack in the Ruy Lopez. The enormous amount of theory in the Italian Game has become indigestible. Then, an important dilemma arises for the 1.e4 player, what to play against 1.e4 e5? It's here where the Spanish Four Knights re-emerge with impetus, although over the years, people never stopped playing it, and now there are many grandmasters who are incorporating it into their repertoire, for example, players like Carlsen, Anand, Nepomniachtchi, Caruana, Grischuk, Yu Yangyi, to mention just a few names. The advantages are fresher positions, where theory does not carry as considerable weight. These positions tend to be strategically sound, with much in common with the aforementioned openings. White aspires to achieve a slight advantage with the potential to increase it in the middlegame.

We are happy to inform you that GM Ivan Cheparinov is starting his next project - Catalan Opening for White. Being a huge Catalan expert himself, Cheparinov shares his cutting edge Catalan repertoire in two-part series.
The starting position of both databases arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3
This is the starting position of the Catalan. The current database focuses mainly on the lines starting with 4...dxc4 which are extremely important. Cheparinov also deals with Black's rare options on move 4. The main moves 4...Be7 followed by 5...0-0 and 4...Bb4+ will be analyzed in Part 2.

True to his analytical approach, Cheparinov always goes for ambitious and challenging continuations. Even though some of his recommendations are less explored, they create a lot of practical problems for the opponent.

We are happy to welcome our new author - the famous GM Luis Supi (currently number one in Brazil with a rating of 2608). In his first project for Modern Chess, GM Supi covers his favorite opening - the Italian Game. In a two-part series, he will provide an extremely practical and easy-to-learn repertoire for White. Moreover, Supi reveals his Italian preparation for the Wijk an Zee 2023!
The writing style of GM Supi is really unique. Instead of overloading the material with endless lines, he uses a lot of verbal explanations, so that you can start feeling the spirit of the opening. Usually, the suggested lines are quite rare, practically unexplored, and based on understanding.

GM Pavel Eljanov released the second database of his 4-part Caro-Kann repertoire. Together with Part 1, the current database presents a full repertoire against the Advance Variation.
The starting position of both databases arises after the moves 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
The current database can be divided into two parts – the first 5 Chapters are dealing with White’s less popular continuations on move 4, while the rest of them are dedicated to the trendy 4.h4.
The database consists of 10 theoretical chapters, 10 interactive test positions, a Memory Booster, and a Video Version (2h and 15min).

Polish Grandmaster Jacek Stopa presents his brand-new course, Countering 1.d4 Gambits. GM Stopa reveals the most effective and lean ways for White to refute the 3 most dangerous gambits: Albin Counter-Gambit, Budapest Gambit, and Queen's Gambit Accepted.

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The camp of GM Papaioannou - d4 d5 2.c4 - Complete Repertoire for White is already a digital product.
This product includes all the videos from the workshop as well as the PGN file related to the training sessions. Overall, the material consists of 9 hours of video and a PGN database which includes 131 files!

We have not had to wait long for a new contribution to the ultra-popular Gruenfeld. The readers have already become acquainted with GM Kiril Georgiev’s review of 4.Bg5 and its ensuing lines. What are the differences with the same bishop sally after 4.Nf3 Bg7?

The Moldavian FM Egor Lashkin is here to give explanations to these essential questions. Even more, the initial position can also occur in games that have started with 1.Nf3.