The Ragozin Defense, Alejandro Ramirez (English)

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29,90 €

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ChessBase

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RORDDIG

The Ragozin Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4) is at the forefront of chess theory. With the surge of 3.Nf3 as an answer to Nimzo-Indian set-ups and with the difficulties that the black players have suffered with the Queen’s Indian, it was natural to turn to the Ragozin as a solid and reliable way to counter white’s set-ups. The Ragozin is being played by every top grandmaster in the world - it is time you also add it to your repertoire to get interesting and dynamic positions against 1. d4! The DVD is based around a solid system of play for Black. It favors positions that are strategically complex while trying to minimize any claim that White might have at an opening advantage. The lines given are the latest word in theoretical knowledge. We analyze every single move that White can play once the Ragozin is reached, but due to several transpositional possibilities we always emphasize why we are playing our own moves and which strategic goals we keep in mind. My motivation for doing the Ragozin stemmed in my own search for an opening that would allow me to play interesting chess without an insurmountable amount of risk. Although I believe in the Benko Gambit, it is not possible to play every game down a pawn! The Nimzo-Indian set-ups are currently the most popular way of meeting 1.d4, and inside that the Ragozin is the variation that is surging as the most theoretically important. More

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CONTENTS

The Ragozin Defense: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4
01: Introduction [06:17]
02: Overview on variations and pawn structure [08:30]
Part 1: Sidelines
03: 5.a3 - Tunik,G - Landa,K [18:07]
04: 5.Bd2 - Zvjaginsev,V - Alekseev,E [12:11]
05: 5.e3 - Topalov,V - Ponomariov,R [08:25]
06: 5.g3 - The catalan-type approach - Moradiabadi,E - Efimenko,Z [19:43]
07: 5.Qc2 Part 1 - Mamedyarov,S - Carlsen,M [18:44]
08: 5.Qc2 Part 2 - Mamedyarov,S - Carlsen,M [12:52]
Part 2: The queen check 5.Qa4
09: 5.Qa4 - Introduction [04:45]
10: 5.Qa4 followed by 6.Ne5 and 7.Nxd7 - Bartel,M - Laznicka,V [07:45]
11: 5.Qa4 followed by 6.Ne5 and 7.Nxc6 - Freiman,S - Ragozin,V [08:53]
12: 5.Qa4 followed by a3 - Van Wely,L - Kosintseva,T [14:45]
13: 5.Qa4 followed by e3 - Nakamura,H - Mamedyarov,S [15:45]
14: 5.Qa4 followed by cxd5 - Mamedyarov,S - Eljanov,P [16:26]
15: 5.Qa4 followed by Bg5 - Vachier Lagrave,M - Wojtaszek,R [10:17]
Part 3: The sharp 5.cxd5 and 6.Bg5
16: 5.cxd5 and 7.Bxf6 - Istratescu,A - Gharamian,T [08:52]
17: 5.cxd5 and 7.Bh4 - Alternatives on white's 8th move - Lysyj,I - Aronian,L [12:30]
18: 5.cxd5 and 7.Bh4 - 8.e3 - Lysyj,I - Aronian,L [11:07]
19: 5.cxd5 and 7.Bh4 - 8.e3 - Carlsen,M - Aronian,L [09:43]
Part 4: The solid 5.Bg5
20: 5.Bg5 and 8.Be2 - Mamedyarov,S - Giri,A [10:34]
21: 5.Bg5 and 8.Qb3 - Mamedyarov,S - Giri,A [08:31]
22: 5.Bg5 and 8.Rc1 - Part 1 - Erdos,V - Vallejo Pons,F [05:58]
23: 5.Bg5 and 8.Rc1 - Part 2 - Vachier Lagrave,M - Hou,Y [06:30]
Part 5: The fashionable 5.Qb3
24: 5.Qb3 and 6.dxc5 - Radjabov,T - Leko,P [09:54]
25: 5.Qb3 and 6.cxd5 - Karthikeyan,P - Aleksandrov,A [05:05]
26: Ending thoughts [03:03]
Test positions
27: Quiz 1 [02:30]
28: Quiz 2 [01:13]
29: Quiz 3 [01:35]
30: Quiz 4 [02:18]
31: Quiz 5 [02:01]
32: Quiz 6 [02:02]
33: Quiz 7 [01:59]
34: Quiz 8 [02:30]
35: Quiz 9 [03:11]
36: Quiz 10 [02:41]
37: Quiz 11 [02:49]
38: Quiz 12 [02:48]

PROPERTIES

Language:	English
Level:	tournament player, professional

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum:	Computer: Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Operating System: Windows 7 or 8.1 Graphics Card: 256 MB RAM Other: Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation
Recommended:	Processor: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore) Memory: 4 GB RAM Operating System: Windows 10, DirectX 11 Graphics Card: 512 MB RAM and more Other: DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet access for program activation
ChessBase Account:	Internet access and modern web browser, e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari.

Parameters

Language	English
Level	Tournament player, Professional
Year	2015
Streaming	No
Author	Ramirez, Alejandro