The French Defence - Structures, Tactics and plans Vol.2 by Mihail Marin

The French Defence - Structures, Tactics and plans Vol.2 by Mihail Marin

The French Defence is an opening with a marked strategic character, but it also offers rich tactical possibilities to both sides. This video course is aimed as a tactical guide for Black, featuring the most typical combinations for the French structures. The reader is also invited to find combinations delivered by White, in order to become aware of the possible dangers. For virtually all types of white combinations, the video course features symmetrical equivalents for Black, but also tests how Black can withstand the White aggression.

38 Games are presented with more than 100 questions to solve. Themes: Pawn Chains (e6, d5, c4; e5, d4, b2), The French Isolani and The French Bishop.

• Video running time: 4 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Play key positions against Fritz on various levels

Sample video

1. Introduction
2. Sacrifice vs the pawn chain: e6-d5-c4
3. Introduction
4. Example 1: Parma-Gulbrandsen
5. Example 2: Petrosian-Vocaturo
6. Example 3: Almasi-Knaak
7. Example 4: Reti-Spielmann
8. Example 5: Fuchs-Richter
9. Example 6: Hug-Portisch
10. Example 7: Khalifman-Gulko
11. Example 8: Efimenko-Socko
12. Example 9: Ni-Hua Pham
13. Example 10: Pillsbury-Lasker
14. Example 11: Kortschnoj-Udovcic
15. Example 12: Georgiev-Borngaesser
16. Example 13: Saric-Batchuluun
17. Sacrifice vs the pawn chain: e5-d4-c3-b2
18. Introduction
19. Example 1: Schories-Zander
20. Example 2: Bartuszat-Kuebart
21. Example 3: Reshevsky-Vaganian
22. Example 4: Gotschall-Tarrasch
23. Example 5: Vorobets-Matskevic
24. Example 6: Paavilainen-Vaisser
25. Example 7: Mista-Navara
26. Example 8: Volf-Horak
27. Example 9: De Rosa-Marin
28. The "French Bishop" Bc8
29. Introduction
30. Example 1: Spassky-Kortschnoj
31. Example 2: Kovalev-Lupulescu
32. Example 3: Tal-Wiedenkeller
33. Example 4: Rozentalis-Satyapragyan
34. Example 5: Zherebukh-Sadorra
35. Example 6: Matsenko-Savenkov
36. The "French Isolani"
37. Introduction
38. Example 1: Simacek-Jobava
39. Example 2: Baches-Marin
40. Example 3: Stanec-Eingorn
41. Example 4: Xie-Kortschnoj
42. Example 5: Sigurjonsson-Uhlmann
43. Example 6: Velimirovic-Uhlmann
44. Example 7: Solak-Nevednichy
45. Example 8: Donchev-Eingorn
46. Example 9: Hansen-Agdestein
47. Example 10: Malovanyi-Marin

System requirements:Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 7, DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 7 / 8 or 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11,and internet connection for program activation.