Attack like a Super GM with D. Gukesh

Attack like a Super GM with D. Gukesh

Dommaraju Gukesh is currently world no.19 with an Elo of 2730 (April 2023). But the most amazing thing is that he is just 16 years old! How did the youngster manage to achieve so much at such a tender age? While Gukesh is a universal player, there are three qualities of his play that stand out - Attack, Calculation, and Imagination. In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all these aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player. Gukesh explains his games in great depth, and questions are asked at the appropriate moment to help you understand the intricacies of the position. Complete games are chosen so that you not only learn how to attack, but also how to build an attack. Games include Gukesh's wins over world-class players like Rapport, Abdusattorov, Sargissian, Jones and more. At the end of the Fritztrainer, you will find test positions that help you to reinforce the knowledge that you have gained by watching the videos. These test positions include Gukesh's wins over Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura. IM Sagar Shah sits together with Gukesh and asks him relevant questions that will help you gain a lot of critical insights.

Video running time: 6 hours 36 minutes

• With interactive training including video feedback

• Extra: Model Games and Training with ChessBase apps - Play attacking positions against Fritz on various levels

This is what is delivered:

• Fritztrainer App for Windows and Mac
• Available as download
• Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
• Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
• Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
• Sample games as a ChessBase database.
• New: many Fritztrainer now also available as stream in the ChessBase video portal!

Content:

We have 5 main games of Gukesh and each of the game has been broken into 3 parts. These games are explained in great detail and make you think at various junctures.

• Introduction
• Introduction + Gukesh vs D.K. Sharma
• Gukesh vs Sargissian
• Gukesh vs Sargissian, Olympiad 2022 - Making use of hooks
• Part I - Understanding the Ragozin
• Part II - Boiling Point
• Part III - Brutal Accuracy
• Heimann vs Gukesh
• Heimann vs Gukesh, Menorca 2022 - The h-pawn push
• Part I - Strategic danger
• Part II - The monstrous h-pawn
• Part III - Helplessness
• Abdusattorov vs Gukesh
• Abdusattorov vs Gukesh, Biel GM 2022 – Opening-up the opponent's king
• Part I - Sveshnikov time
• Part II - Opening the floodgates
• Part III - Calculation is key
• Gukesh vs Jones
• Gukesh vs Gawain Jones, Spanish Team Championships 2022 - Harmony
• Part I - A rare line in the Grunfeld
• Part II - This is beautiful
• Cuenca vs Gukesh
• Cuenca Jimenez vs Gukesh, Formentera Open 2022 - Long attack
• Part I - The nuances of the opening
• Part II - King is lonely
• Part III - The long attack
• Miscellaneous
• Miscellaneous
• Gukesh vs Aditya Samant - 9-year-old genius!
• Fischer vs Myagmarsuren - Inspiring game
• Praneeth Vuppala vs Gukesh - A tale of three games
• Gukesh vs Rapport - Side-lining opponent's pieces
• Exercises
• Description
• Intro + Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen
• Exercise 01: Magnus Carlsen vs Gukesh
• Exercise 02: Gukesh vs Hikaru Nakamura
• Exercise 03: Gukesh vs Victor Mikhalevski
• Exercise 04: Nahun Gavarrete vs Gukesh
• Exercise 05: Radoslaw Gajek vs Gukesh
• Exercise 06: Gukesh vs Praggnanandhaa
• Exercise 07: Gukesh vs Daniel Romero Pallares
• Conclusion - How to continue your journey of mastering the art of attack
• Practice Positions
• Description
• Gukesh vs Wachinger, 2021
• Georgiev vs Gukesh, 2021
• Dukic vs Gukesh, 2022
• Jeet vs Gukesh, 2019
• Sorensen vs Gukesh, 2021
• Gukesh vs Paramzina, 2019
• Gukesh vs Pratyusha, 2017
• Krustkalns vs Gukesh, 2019
• Gukesh vs Wong, 2019
• Gukesh vs Chowdhury, 2021
• Bonus
• Analysis
• Model Games

Main Games

1. Gukesh vs Gabriel Sargissian, Chess Olympiad 2022 (3 parts)

2. Andreas Heimann vs Gukesh, Menorca Open 2022 (3 parts)

3. Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Gukesh, Biel GM 2022 (3 parts)

4. Gukesh vs Gawain Jones, Spanish League 2022 (2 parts)

5. Jiminez Cuenca vs Gukesh, Formentera Open 2022 (3 parts)

Additional videos on attacking games with Rapport, Aditya Samant and Prraneeth Vuppala

Test positions which include Gukesh's wins over Carlsen, Nakamura and many more top players.

Important instruction:

If you go through this video course carefully you are bound to improve your attacking play. Make sure you actively try to pause the video when the questions are asked to you and try to think about the best move in the position. Just like how Gukesh fearlessly attacks his opponents, you too can do the same after learning it from the youngster.

- Please note that this is available for customers from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bhutan and Philippines. If you are from any other country, you should buy it from chessbase.com.