Are you looking for an active defence against 1.d4? Look no further!
The Tarrasch Defence (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5) is one of Black’s most ambitious ways to meet 1.d4. No wonder that World Champions Boris Spassky and Garry Kasparov played it! More
VIDEO PREVIEW
CONTENTS
- 01: Welcome [01:00]
- 02: Introduction [07:41]
- 03: The Right Exchange [16:21]
- 04: Structure vs Activity [16:51]
- 05: Changing the Pawn Structure [09:01]
- 06: The Squeeze [21:51]
- 07: The Exchange Sacrifice on e3 [10:43]
- Chapter 2: 6.g3 and 9.Bg5
- 01: 9.Bg5 c4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.b3 Qa5 - Video notation [15:19]
- 02: 9.Bg5 c4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.b3 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Na4/Rc1 - Video notation [14:15]
- 03: 9.Bg5 c4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.b3 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.bxc4 dxc4 15.e3 Qa5/Rc8 - Video notation [14:52]
- 04: 9.Bg5 c4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.b3 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.bxc4 dxc4 15.e3 c5 - Video notation [17:12]
- 05: 9.Bg5 c4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.Nxc6 - Video notation [01:25]
- 06: 9.Bg5 c4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.e3 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.f4 Ne7 - Video notation [09:01]
- 07: 9.Bg5 c4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.e3 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.f4 Bxe5 - Video notation [06:24]
- 08: 9.Bg5 c4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.f4 - Video notation [10:05]
- Chapter 3: 6.g3 and 9.dxc5
- 01: 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Na4 Be7 11.Be3 Bg4 12.h3/Bc5/Nc5 - Video notation [08:26]
- 02: 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Na4 Be7 11.Be3 Bg4 12.Rc1 - Video notation [07:09]
- 03: 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Bxf6 - Timman variation - Video notation [07:19]
- 04: 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Ne4 - Video notation [12:17]
- 05: 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.a3/b3 - Video notation [17:00]
- 06: 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bf4 - Video notation [05:07]
- 07: 9.b3/Be3/e3/Bf4 - Video notation [12:40]
- Chapter 4: 6.dxc5
- 01: 6...d4 7.Na4 Bxc5 8.Nxc5 Qa5 9.Bd2 Qc5 10.Rc1 - Video notation [10:27]
- 02: 6...d4 7.Na4 Bxc5 8.Nxc5 Qa5 9.Bd2 Qc5 10.b4 - Video notation [06:25]
- 03: 6...d4 7.Na4 Bxc5 8.Nxc5 Qa5 9.Qd2 Qc5 10.e3 - Video notation [07:40]
- 04: 6...d4 7.Na4 Bxc5 8.Nxc5 Qa5 9.Qd2 Qc5 10.a3 - Video notation [09:53]
- 05: 5.dxc5 - Video notation [08:19]
- Chapter 5: Other Lines and Theoretical Overview
- 01: 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 - Video notation [04:34]
- 02: 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e4 - Video notation [08:44]
- 03: 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 and 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 - Video notation [14:10]
- 04: 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.a3/Bg5 - Video notation [09:04]
- 05: 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qc2 - Video notation [06:47]
- 06: 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.e3 - Video notation [09:35]
- 07: 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3 - Video notation [08:59]
- 08: Theoretical Overview [08:11]
- Chapter 6: Games
- 01: Taimanov,M - Spassky,B [09:39]
- 02: Petrosian,T - Spassky,B [13:53]
- 03: Tal,M - Keres,P [07:15]
- 04: Polugaevsky,L - Pfleger,H [09:46]
- 05: Forgacs,L - Tarrasch,S [10:58]
- Chapter 7: Test section
- 01: Test 1 - Koneru,H - Zhukova,N [01:06]
- 02: Test 2 - Mory,E - Efimov,I [02:27]
- 03: Test 3 - Onischuk,A - Graf,A [02:11]
- 04: Test 4 - Zhao,X - Petrosian,T [02:22]
- 05: Test 5 - Berkes,F - Petrosian,T [01:32]
- 06: Test 6 - Schussler,H - Petursson,M [01:59]
- 07: Test 7 - Kagramanianz,V - Vysochin,S [01:39]
- 08: Test 8 - Andersson,U - Ricardi,P [02:23]
- 09: Test 9 - Tadic,B - Dobrev,N [01:48]
- 10: Test 10 - Antic,D - Kotronias,V [02:25]
- 11: Outro [01:45]
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 | 2018 |
Streaming | No |
Author | l'Ami, Erwin |
Language | English |
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Level | Tournament player, Professional |
Year | 2018 |
Streaming | No |
Author | l'Ami, Erwin |