CHESSBOOK REVIEWS

Latest book reviews of 1 2023

Wilhelminalaan 33 

7261 BP RUURLO 

The Netherlands.
           John Elburg


 
Chess DVD's

The Leningrad Dutch Defence - A repertoire against 1.d4, 1.c4 and 1.Nf3
by  Svitlana Demchenko
http://www.chessbase.com
E-Mail info@chessbase.com
2023
 Price Euro 32.90
Windows 7 or higher
Minimum: Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet access for program activation.
MacOSX  only available as download! Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10 


The Ukrainian-born Canadian chess player WIM Svitlana Demchenko provides the user in a impressive over 9 hour and 50 minutes coverage of the Leningrad System of the Dutch Defence,she has made of it a 3-in-1 weapon, as it can be used against many first moves as: 1. d4, 1. c4 and 1. Nf3.She does not only cover a good understanding of the themes of the Leningrad but covers also an detailed knowledge of it’s theory.
But first a quick view Introduction,Main Lines,1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 d6 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nc3,Strategic Ideas for Black
Strategic Ideas for White,7th Move Options for Black,8.b3 & b4,8.Bf4 & Bg5,8.Re1 & Rb1,8.Qd3 & Qc2 & Qb3
8.d5,Sidelines,1.d4 f5,2.c4 without g3,2.Nc3,2.Bg5
2.Bf4 (Dutch vs London setups),2.e4 Staunton,2.g4 Krejcik,2.h3 Korchnoi
2.Qd3,Dutch vs English & Reti,Dutch vs English,Intro,1.d4 f5 without e4,1.d4 f5 with e4,Dutch vs Reti
1.Nf3 f5 without d3,1.d4 f5 2.d3,Model Games,Intro,Ochkoos vs Spraggett
Gelfand vs Kamsky,Yilmaz vs Motylev,Rodrigue-Lemieux vs Demchenko,Bivol vs Ali Marandi,Tsiganova vs Gavrikov,Opening Disasters
Intro plus a lot of Opening disasters and exercises!
Plus ineractive training including video feedback
Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels.
Conclusion: Very instructive!       

The Alekhine revitalised
by  Christian Bauer
http://www.chessbase.com
E-Mail info@chessbase.com
2023
 Price Euro 32.90
Windows 7 or higher
Minimum: Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet access for program activation.
MacOSX  only available as download! Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10 


The French Grandmaster Christian Bauer provides the user in a small 5 hours and 17 minutes a grandmaster understanding of the famous Alekhine Defence.
Alekhine Defence is sharp and often underrated counter to 1e4 so it is for many the perfect answer to 1.e4!
It was the great Bobby Fischer who employed it successfully in his 1972 World Championship Match against Spassky!
But first the index: Introduction,Sidelines,1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5,2nd move alternatives,3rd move alternatives,3.Nc3 Nxc3 4.bxc3,3.c4 Nb6 4.a4 and 4.c5 Nd5 5.Nc3,Four Pawns Attack
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4,5...dxe5 6.fxe5 g6 and 6...c5 7.d5 g6
5...g6,Exchange Variation,1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6
5...exd6,5...cxd6 6.d5 and 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.Nge2
5...cxd6 6.Nf3 and 6.Nc3,Voronezh Variation
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7
Deviations before 9...e5,8.Rc1 0-0 9.b3: 9th move alternatives,9...Bf5
Endgame after 9...e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qxd8 Rxd8,Modern Variation
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6,5.Ng5
5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7: 7th move alternatives and earlier deviations
5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.Qe2
5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.0-0
5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.Ng5 e6 8.f4 dxe5 9.dxe5
5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.Ng5 e6 8.f4 dxe5 9.fxe5
5. Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.Ng5 e6 8.Qf3 Plus
Exercises to test your Alekhine skills!
Included are  extra: model games database & Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels!
Conclusion: Buy this DVD for a grandmaster understanding of the Alekhine Defence!

Master advanced Tactics and Calculations like a super Grandmaster
by  Vidit Gujrathi
http://www.chessbase.com
E-Mail info@chessbase.com
2023
 Price Euro 39.90
Windows 7 or higher
Minimum: Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet access for program activation.
MacOSX  only available as download! Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10 


The young chess genius from India,Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi provides the user in a small 5 hours and 26 minutes the time of his and hers life by simple  doing  exercises, yes this
will help you as no other to  develop your attacking skills.
In this video course we see the different aspects of this all and learn to recognize important patterns,
all at the hand of carefully selected positions.
It is not easy to become a grandmaster in chess but going throw these exercises will improve your chess skills in a impressive way!
Extra: Additional database with 95 positions, Training with ChessBase apps - Play key positions against Fritz on various levels.
Conclusion: This is ChessBase on it’s best! Very instructive!

ChessBase Magazine issue 214
July/August 2023
ChessBase
 http://www.chessbase.com
E-Mail info@chessbase.com
ISSN 1432-8992
Euro 19.95
System requirements:
Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3), DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 12/Fritz 13 or included Reader and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better


The main file of this world championship ChessBase DVD is good for 214 entries and where I found  32 annotated games.And that is included the world championship games between Ding and Nepomniachtchi!
Others are: Over 7 hours of video game time with U14 World Champion Ilamparthi, Ivan Sokolov, Jan Markos, Mihail Marin, Dorian Rogozenco and more - World Championship Match 2023: All seven decided games annotated by Anish Giri, Hou Yifan, Sam Shankland and Wesley So - TePe Sigeman Tournament: Analyses by Peter Svidler, Boris Gelfand, Nils Grandelius, Abhimanyu Mishra and Jorden van Foreest - All-rounder Boris Spassky: "Special" with 27 top-class encounters from the period 1949 to 1989 + articles on strategy (Marin) and endgame (Mueller) – Is Scandinavian with 3...Qa5 busted? Martin Lorenzini thinks so - and recommends 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Bd2 e6 7.Ne5! – “How I became U14 World Champion”:The decisive moments together with Sagar Shah (interactive video series with many training questions) – “Practical tips for the tournament player”: Why are symmetrical positions much more dangerous than you expect and what do you have to pay special attention to? Carlsen and his hippopotamus: Igor Stohl presents the universal Hippopotamus Defence – and much more.
Opening video included: Ivan Sokolov: Catalan
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Bg2 b5 7.Ne5 a6 8.0-0 Bb7 9.Qc2
Sipke Ernst: Queen's Gambit Ragozin Variation
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 Ne4 7.Rc1 Nc6 8.h4
Mihail Marin: Queen's Pawn Opening
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c5 4.Be2 Nc6 5.0-0
Openings:
Kapnisis: Dutch 1.d4 f5 2.e4Lorenzini: Scandinavian 3…Qa5 with 7.Ne5
Postny: Caro-Kann Exchange Variation 6.h3 e5
Ris: Sicilian Sveshnikov 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nab1
Quintiliano: Najdorf Poisoned Pawn Variation (I)
Papp: French Winawer Variation 5.Bd2 (Part I)
Grigoriants: Italian for insiders 10...Re8
Rosell: Ruy Lopez Delayed Steinitz 4.Ba4 d6
Kuzmin: QG Exchange 6.Bf4 c6 7.e3 Bf5 8.Nh4!?
Sumets: Catalan 6.0-0 dxc4 7 Ne5 Qd6
Szabo: King's Indian 5.Be2 0-0 6.h4
Other contributions are Current opening traps,Tactics all the way,Modern classics,Move by Move,All in one and the super contribution from the great endgame expert Karsten Mueller:
Karsten Mueller continues his training series. Following an introductory video, your technique is called for in three interactive videos! In addition, Mueller provides a contribution with the most beautiful endgames by Boris Spassky (video introduction + analyses).
Included is an eye catching two language booklet!
Conclusion: This is must have material!