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The English Opening – Tactic and Strategy Toolbox by Mihail Marin

The English Opening – Tactic and Strategy Toolbox by Mihail Marin

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The English Opening – Tactic and Strategy Toolbox by Mihail Marin


Widely regarded as a positional opening, the English essentially features a tight connection between strategy and tactics or, as an even more fateful description, between statics and dynamics. Play starts in a slow mode, indeed, with White trying to set up a control over the light squares with the help of his mighty bishop on g2, but later a crucial moment inevitably arises when concrete decisions are needed to crown his previous strategic play. Depending on the situation, this may be an unexpected combination, switching to dynamic play or to an apparently different plan. But a well conducted English opening game ideally looks like a harmonious whole, with strategy and tactics as two facets of the same truth. The tests included on this DVD are aimed at explaining all these aspects, actively involving the viewer into the process. While the material is structured according to general patterns and structures, the character of the solutions (tactical or strategic, for instance) varies depending on the concrete circumstances in each example. This DVD is a good way to refresh your repertoire as well as to start with the English and get an idea of how to play the opening without learning tons of theory.

• Video running time: 5 hours 30 min (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Database with further examples

  1. Introduction
  2. Exercises 01-10
  3. Exercise 01
  4. Exercise 02
  5. Exercise 03
  6. Exercise 04
  7. Exercise 05
  8. Exercise 06
  9. Exercise 07
  10. Exercise 08
  11. Exercise 09
  12. Exercise 10
  13. Exercises 11-20
  14. Exercise 11
  15. Exercise 12
  16. Exercise 13
  17. Exercise 14
  18. Exercise 15
  19. Exercise 16
  20. Exercise 17
  21. Exercise 18
  22. Exercise 19
  23. Exercise 20
  24. Exercises 21-30
  25. Exercise 21
  26. Exercise 22
  27. Exercise 23
  28. Exercise 24
  29. Exercise 25
  30. Exercise 26
  31. Exercise 27
  32. Exercise 28
  33. Exercise 29
  34. Exercise 30
  35. Exercises 31-40
  36. Exercise 31
  37. Exercise 32
  38. Exercise 33
  39. Exercise 34
  40. Exercise 35
  41. Exercise 36
  42. Exercise 37
  43. Exercise 38
  44. Exercise 39
  45. Exercise 40
  46. Exercises 41-50
  47. Exercise 41
  48. Exercise 42
  49. Exercise 43
  50. Exercise 44
  51. Exercise 45
  52. Exercise 46
  53. Exercise 47
  54. Exercise 48
  55. Exercise 49
  56. Exercise 50
  57. Bonus
  58. Analysis
  59. Further Examples


Mihail Marin, born in 1965, has several times been Romanian champion and first made the leap over the Elo barrier of 2600 in 2001. Marin possesses a rare gift for a grandmaster - he is able to explain in readily comprehensible terms the ideas behind moves, variations and positions. This ability is there for all to admire in his contributions to ChessBase Magazine. Marin has written some books which have earned the highest of praise, among which are “Secrets of Chess Defence” and “Learn from the legends”.

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, internet connection for program activation.




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