Playing the McCutcheon Variation of the French Defence (3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4) immediately sharpens up the game, but quite frequently what soon arises is a positional struggle. Until recently the whole opening system was considered to be double-edged, if not downright notorious – White only had to have good knowledge about the main line. But nowadays the McCutcheon has been developing in an entirely new direction. Rustam Kasimdzhanov now calls 5.e5 h6 6.Bd2 the old main variation – since, as he demonstrates, Black can remarkably easily obtain a pleasant game. The alternatives 6.Bc1 and 6.Bh4 shouldn’t give White any advantage either, but the former FIDE world champion shows how these lines can be used as a surprise weapon. On the other hand, 6.Be3 has turned into the new main variation. Here the author has undertaken some extremely deep analysis in order to be able to come up with the correct evaluations for the individual sub-variations. In many variations Kasimdzhanov provides analyses, evaluations and recommendations which go far beyond the present state of theory. Despite that, you always retain a good overview and the clarity of the explanations make the study of this DVD a real pleasure. More
VIDEO PREVIEW
CONTENTS
- The new McCutcheon: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6
- Databases: Games; Full Analysis
- 01: Introduction [07:38]
- 02: Side line 5.exd5 exd5 6.Qf3 Qe7 7.Nge2/Be2 - Video analysis [11:13]
- 03: 5.e5 h6 6.exf6 hxg5 7.fxg7 Rg8 8.h4/a3/Qh5 - Video analysis [11:40]
- Chapter 1: 6.Bh4
- 04: 6...g5 7.Bg3 Ne4 8.Nge2 h5 - Video analysis [14:06]
- 05: 6...g5 7.Bg3 Ne4 8.Nge2 c5 Part 1 - Video analysis [08:31]
- 06: 6...g5 7.Bg3 Ne4 8.Nge2 c5 Part 2 - Video analysis [12:03]
- Chapter 2: 6.Bd2
- 07: 6...Bxc3 7.Bxc3 - Video analysis [11:21]
- 08: 6...Bxc3 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4 Kf8 9.Qf4 - Video analysis [13:06]
- 09: 6...Bxc3 7.bxc3 Ne4 8.Qg4 Kf8 9.Bd3 Nxd2 10.Kxd2 - Video analysis [10:52]
- Chapter 3: 6.Bc1
- 10: 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 Kf8 - Video analysis [10:25]
- 11: 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 g6 8.a3 - Video analysis [08:41]
- 12: 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 g6 8.Nge2 Part 1 - Video analysis [12:58]
- 13: 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 g6 8.Nge2 Part 2 - Video analysis [14:36]
- Chapter 4: 6.Be3
- 14: 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 Kf8 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nxc3 10.Bd3 c5 Part 1 - Video analysis [11:03]
- 15: 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 Kf8 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nxc3 10.Bd3 c5 Part 2 - Video analysis [11:30]
- 16: 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 Kf8 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nxc3 10.Bd3 c5 Part 3 - Video analysis [13:24]
- 17: 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 Kf8 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nxc3 10.Bd3 Nc6 - Video analysis [08:32]
- 18: 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 g6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nxc3 - Video analysis [12:15]
- 19: 6...Ne4 7.Qg4 g6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 c5 - Video analysis [09:11]
- 20: Summary of the theoretical part - Wrap-up [06:35]
- Chapter 5: Instructive games
- 21: Steinitz,W - McCutcheon,J [07:35]
- 22: Fischer,R - Petrosian,T [10:29]
- 23: Petrosian,T - Volkov,S [11:08]
- 24: Kasimdzhanov,R - Smerdon,D [10:30]
- Test positions
- 25: Position 1 [01:38]
- 26: Position 2 [01:46]
- 27: Position 3 [01:28]
- 28: Position 4 [02:34]
- 29: Position 5 [01:42]
- 30: Position 6 [02:16]
- 31: Position 7 [01:49]
- 32: Position 8 [02:12]
- 33: Position 9 [02:07]
- 34: Position 10 [01:56]
- 35: Position 11 [02:01]
- 36: Position 12 [02:08]
PROPERTIES
Language: | English |
Level: | tournament player, professional |
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum: | Computer: Dual Core |
Recommended: | Processor: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore) |
ChessBase Account: | Internet access and modern web browser, e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari. |
Language | English |
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Level | Tournament player, Professional |
Year | 2015 |
Streaming | No |
Author | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam |
Language | English |
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Level | Tournament player, Professional |
Year | 2015 |
Streaming | No |
Author | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam |