Fritztrainer
| OPENING
The flexible Taimanov Sicilian
Robert Ris
€ 49,90
View in Shop
Looking for a realistic way to play for a win with Black against 1.e4 without taking unnecessary risks? The Taimanov Sicilian is a reliable system, and hence one of the best options out there!

Compared to many other main variations of the Sicilian, the Taimanov Variation is a flexible option which doesn’t feature too many long, forced variations that you need to memorise in order to maintain the balance. In fact, the aim is to get a playable position out of the opening, which offers new opportunities to outplay the opponent in the long run. Due to its rock-solid formation, Black’s position is impregnable, and White players trying for a quick attack can easily falter. The old main lines are well covered, as are the latest trends and obscure attempts - so you won’t face any unpleasant surprises! The video course is complemented with 20 exercises to test your theoretical and practical knowledge, 10 positions to play out to develop a better feeling for these types of positions, as well as a database with more than 200 model games.”

  • Video running time: More than 9 hours
  • With interactive training including video feedback
  • Extra: Training with ChessBase apps – Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz onvarious levels

Contents

1
Introduction
2
5th move alternatives
3
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
4
5.Nxc6
5
5.Be3
6
5.g3
7
5.c4
8
5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4
9
5.Nb5 d6 6.c4
10
5.Bf4
11
6th move alternatives
12
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7
13
6.Ndb5
14
6.Ncb5
15
6.Qd3
16
6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 - Sidelines
17
6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bc5 10.Bf4 d6 11.Qd2 h6 12.Rad1 e5 13.Be3 Bxe3 - Main Line
18
6.f4
19
6.Be3
20
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6
21
7.f4
22
7.Be2 b5 - Sidelines
23
7.Be2 b5 8.Nxc6 Qxc6 9.0-0 Bb7 10.a3 Rc8 11.Qd2
24
7.a3
25
7.Bd3
26
7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f4
27
7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Be7 9.f4
28
7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Be7 9.f3 b5 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4
29
7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Be7 9.f3 b5 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4
30
7.Qf3 h5!?
31
6.g4 & 6.Be3 a6 7.g4
32
6.Be2
33
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2
34
6...a6 & 6...Nf6 7.Ndb5
35
6...Nf6 7.0-0
36
6...Nf6 7.Be3
37
Exercises 1-10
38
Exercise 1
39
Exercise 2
40
Exercise 3
41
Exercise 4
42
Exercise 5
43
Exercise 6
44
Exercise 7
45
Exercise 8
46
Exercise 9
47
Exercise 10
48
Exercises 11-20
49
Exercise 11
50
Exercise 12
51
Exercise 13
52
Exercise 14
53
Exercise 15
54
Exercise 16
55
Exercise 17
56
Exercise 18
57
Exercise 19
58
Exercise 20
59
Outro
60
Repertoire training
61
5th move alternatives
62
6th move alternatives
63
6.Be3
64
6.Be2
65
Practice Positions
66
5.Nxc6
67
5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6
68
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Nbd5 Qb8 7.Be3 a6 8.Bb6 axb5 9.Nxb5
69
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3
70
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2
71
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.a3
72
5.Nc3 Qc7 66.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Be7 9.f4 b5 10.e5
73
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Be7 9.0-0-0 b5
74
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 b5 9.g4 Bb7 10.0-0-0 Nxd4
75
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qf3 h5
76
Bonus
77
Analysis
78
Model Games
79
Exercises
Coming Soon:
Today
Daniel King
Power Play Show
This week
ChessBase
Understanding before moving