CHESSBOOK REVIEWS

Latest book reviews of 1 September 2024

Wilhelminalaan 33 

7261 BP RUURLO 

The Netherlands.
           John Elburg

                                                                          ChessBooks
                                                                                        
Double Trouble Scandinavian Style by Marek Soszynski
2024
Russell Enterprises,LLC
Portsmouth,NH US
196 pages
Price $24,95
ISBN978-1-949859-81-2

The correspondence chess master Marek Soszynski provides the user of this book with a complete move to move repertoire defence book,based on the Scandinavian Defence with the
moves:1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 and 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 plus all kind of alternatives.
So the reader will find three parts in ths work. Part One, besides introducing the book generally, covers the very first moves of the Scandinavian Defense and White’s early deviations, part two covers Qd6 + g6 systems, while part three covers the very different Nf6 system.
Very interesting to mention in this book is the so called Kurajica variation named after the former junior world champion Bojan Kurajica from Bosnia Herzegovina.
This and the Czebe variation are truly analysed in great depth.This last line can also be reached throw a Modern Defence!
In the past we had some book that touched the Scandinavian with 3…Qd6 as Ideas behind Modern Chess Openings from Gary Lane,The Scandinavian Defence by James Plaskett and Understanding the Scandinavian from Sergey Kasparov but not one can stand up this excellent work from Marek Soszynski!
Fun are lines as 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 d4 3.Nb1 Improved version of Alekhine’s Defence or the Tennison Gambit with 1.e4 d5 2.Nf3 dxe4 3.Ng5 e5!
Interesting to mention is the engine choice of Marek Soszynski,as he writes: My preferred engine is Andrea Manz’s Shash-Chess,a derivative of Stockfish.
The latter is the world’s strongest engine by a clear margin and has been so far for some time.
It has two drawbacks in its evaluations, however. These do not affect Stockfish’s gameplay,i.e.,its usually commanding performances in matches, tournaments and testsuites.When it comes to assessments, in my opinion ShashChess is more reliable{less volatile when switching back and forth from one color to the other}and more realistic for human play.
Conclusion: This book is highly recommended!      
                                                                                                                       Chess DVD's

ChessBase Magazine issue 220 Extra
August  2024
ChessBase
 http://www.chessbase.com
E-Mail info@chessbase.com
ISSN 1432-8992
Euro 14,90
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, 10


This well filled issue comes with Opening videos by Felix Blohberger and Mihail Marin (total playing time: 44 minutes). Plus 36 detailed analyses by Emanuel Berg, Bogdan Deac, Lubomir Ftacnik, Shreyas Royal, Yago Santiago, Samuel Shankland, Vaibhav Suri and many more.
Felix Blohberger presents a repertoire idea against the Reti Opening, in which you can determine the game early on with two unusual knight moves: with 4...Nc6 and 5...Nh6 Black indicates that they want to see their advanced pawn firmly anchored on d4. This set-up poses some practical problems for White. Blohberger first analyses the continuations 6.d3 Nf5 7.Na3 and 6.e4 f6 7.d3 Nf7, which are not critical for Black. The critical variation goes like this: 6.e3 Nf5 7.e4 Ne7 8.e5! - a novelty and the only move that complicates Black's plan with 8...Ng6.
Mihail Marin analyses a line that Ian Nepomniachtchi likes to play with Black, including against Hikaru Nakamura in the 2024 Candidates Tournament: After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 he continued with 6...Bd6, followed by 7.0-0 0-0 8.c4 c6 9.Re1 Bf5 10.Qb3 Qd7. In his analysis of the game, Marin discusses the different ideas in this position that the Russian has already had to defend against, e.g. against Carlsen, Vachier-Lagrave and others.
The "Lucky bag" of this CBM holds 36 heavy loaded analyses.
And the Update Service  provides you over 55,000 new games!
A fine example of play is:
Fier,Alexandr (2545) - Di Berardino,Diego Rafael (2477) [C90]
BRA-ch 89th Recife (5), 16.12.2023
[Fier,Alexandr]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.a4 Bd7 10.Bc2 Re8 11.Re1 h6 12.Nbd2 Bf8 13.h3 So far everything was logical, this position is played often by strong grandmasters. 13...Ne7 It makes sense to reroute the knight to g6, where it's more useful than in c6, but apparently 13...Rb8 is slightly more precise. [13...Rb8 14.b4 Ne7 15.axb5 axb5 16.d4 Ng6 17.Nb3 Ra8 18.Bd2 Rxa1 19.Qxa1 with a complex middlegame as seen in Carlsen,M (2847)-Ding,L (2799)/Goldmoney Asian Rapid KO rapid 2021 (3.31)/1-0] 14.d4 Ng6 [14...Nc6 is an original idea played by Maghsoodloo 15.d5 (15.Bb1!? profilaxis against Black's typical plan of bringing the knight to b4 15...exd4 16.cxd4 Nb4 17.a5 c5 18.d5² with some advantage, White is ready to go Nf1 and start a kingside attack.) 15...Ne7 16.b3 c6 17.c4 is also fine, but I would prefer to play 15.Bb1. Suleymanli,A (2609)-Maghsoodloo,P (2742)/Wch Blitz Samarkand blitz 2023 (7)/1-0] 15.Nf1 c5 [15...Qb8 16.Ng3 Bc6 17.Bd2 Qb7 18.Qb1 Bd7 19.b4 (19.a5 c5 20.d5) 19...bxa4 20.Bxa4 Bxa4 21.Rxa4 Pranav,V (2579)-Van Foreest,J (2707)/EU-Cup 38th Durres 2023 (6.4)/1-0;
15...c6 16.Ng3 Qc7 17.Be3 Rad8 18.Qc1  Pranav,V (2611)-Harutyunian,T (2519)/Wch Blitz Samarkand blitz 2023 (6)/1-0(18.b4²) ] 16.d5 Nh5 Here I was out of book, I had only considered 16...Nh7. [16...Nh7 17.Be3 Be7 18.b4 c4 19.Qd2 Ng5 20.N1h2 Nxf3+ 21.Nxf3 Nh4 22.Nxh4 Bxh4 23.Ra3 gave White a small plus, although Black's position is solid. Karjakin,S (2788)-Leko,P (2717)/WchT 8th Ningbo 2011 (2.1)/½-½] 17.Kh2 Defending h3 and preparing to play g3. [17.g3! a beautiful move that I didn't consider at all. Now the knights are misplaced and Black should take the pawn on h3, otherwise his plan made no sense 17...Bxh3 18.Ng5! hxg5 19.Qxh5 g4 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rxa8 Qxa8 22.Bd1± White will get the pawn back and have more active pieces. That said, Black's position is still hard to break.;
17.Ng3!? Nxg3 (17...Nhf4 18.Nf5²) 18.fxg3 c4 I wasn't sure if this structure was good for me or not. I have the open f-file, but my pawns are much less flexible.] 17...Rb8 18.Ne3 [18.c4 b4 19.g3 was also possible, but I'm always afraid to close one of the wings.] 18...c4 19.axb5 [19.g3 is the computer suggestion and he follows with an exotic plan 19...Nf6 20.Rg1!? Qc8 21.Qf1!? Be7 22.Qg2 with some advantage for White. It's the first time I see a rook and a queen doubled on the g-file with a pawn on g3!] 19...axb5 20.Nf5?! For me everything was natural, but apparently Black is now fine. 20...Nf6 [20...Ra8 was also good, turns out that Black does not need to be worried about White's threat 21.Rxa8 Qxa8 22.Nxe5 Bxf5 23.Nc6!? a nice move, but not enough for advantage (23.Qxh5 also leads to equality 23...Rxe5 24.exf5 Rxe1 25.fxg6 fxg6 26.Qxg6 Qxd5 27.Bxh6 Qe5+ 28.f4 Qc5 29.Qh7+ Kf7 30.Qg6+ Kg8=) 23...Ngf4 24.g3 Nf6 25.Bxf4 Bxe4=] 21.g4 Nf4 [21...Ra8 again was interesting 22.Be3 Rxa1 23.Qxa1 Qa8 24.Qc1 Qb7 25.Rg1 during the game I saw some positions like this and I believe that from a human point of view the position is scary. The computer simply doesn't care about White's attack. 25...Ra8 26.h4 Ra2 and there is nothing concrete for White.] 22.Bxf4 exf4 23.Qd2 g6?! It's hard to evaluate the consequences of this move. Compared to 23...g5, White now is not allowed to keep a knight on f5, but in the other hand, it allows me to create a dangerous passed pawn on the c-file. Computer's first line is very counterintuitive. [23...g5 first Black allows White to keep a knight on f5 24.N3d4 Bxf5 and then simply gives the light squared bishop! The idea is to bring the knight to e5 as quick as possible 25.Nxf5 Nd7 26.Ra7 Ne5 27.Kg2 Qf6 and finally the queen goes to h8 to help with the ...h5 break 28.Rea1 Qh8= of course this line is not forced, but it's beautiful to see so many moves that are strange for humans in the same variation.] 24.N5d4 g5 25.Nc6 Bxc6 26.dxc6 Qc7 It looks like Black has the passed pawn under control, but it's still annoying there and one day I can bring my other knight to f5. Diego entered in this position with a concrete idea in mind. 27.Ra6 Qc8 [27...Ra8 could be tried, but after 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Nd4 Bg7 30.Nf5 Ra6 31.Kg2 Rxc6 32.Ra1 and suddently White has a great control of the position. Black is almost lost here.] 28.Rea1 Nxg4+ That was Black's plan. The attack looks dangerous, but I have enough resources to defend the position. 29.hxg4 Qxg4 30.Qd1 d5 A surprise, opening the dangerous d6-square for the bishop. [30...Qh5+ was what I expected 31.Kg1 g4 32.Qd5! gives back the piece to enter in a winning endgame 32...Qxd5 33.exd5 gxf3 34.Bf5+-] 31.Kh1 Returning some material to keep things under control. [31.exd5 also works, but it looks way more dangerous 31...Qh5+ 32.Kg1 g4 33.Nh2 f3 34.c7 Bc5 35.cxb8Q Bxf2+ (35...Rxb8 gives White time to defend 36.Be4 Bxf2+ 37.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 38.Ke3 Qe5 39.Qd4 Qg5+ 40.Kf2 Qh4+ 41.Kf1 Qh3+ 42.Ke1 Qg3+ 43.Kd1 and finally the king escapes.) 36.Kxf2 and the h2-knight is defended!(36.Kh1 Rxb8-+ would be winning for Black) ] 31...dxe4 32.Nh2 Qh4 Trying to keep the attack. [32...Qxd1+ Black's passed pawns are dangerous, but not enough to compensate a piece. Now White's c6 pawn will make the difference 33.Bxd1 f3 (33...f5 34.Bh5 Re5 35.Rd1+-) 34.Ng4! starts a precise sequence 34...Kg7 35.c7 Rbc8 36.Nf6 Re5 37.Bc2 e3 38.Ng4+- and finally everything is clear.] 33.c7! Rbc8 34.Qd7 f3 [34...Qxf2 35.Rf6 f3 36.Qxf7+ Kh8 37.Nxf3! an important point.] 35.Rf6 White's attack arrives just in time. 35...Be7 [35...Bg7 36.Qxf7+ Kh8 37.Qg6 Qxf2 38.Nxf3 again 38...Qxc2 39.Nxg5 hxg5 40.Rf7 Rg8 41.Qh5+ with mate.] 36.Rxf7! It's not so easy to see, but all White pieces are joining the attack. Black can't control all light squares. 36...Qxf2 Blundering in time trouble. [36...Kxf7 was better, but here White is also winning 37.Ra6 Qf4 I wasn't 100% sure about this position, but I knew I had to bring the knight to help on the attack (37...Qxf2 leads to mate 38.Qf5+ Kg7 39.Rg6+ Kh8 40.Rxh6+ Kg7 41.Qg6+ Kf8 42.Rh8#) 38.Rxh6! a) 38.Qe6+ would spoil the game 38...Kf8 39.Qxh6+ (39.Ng4 Bd6) 39...Kf7 40.Qh5+ Kf8=; b) 38.Ng4 directly also works.; 38...Kg7 39.Ng4 Ra8 40.c8Q Raxc8 41.Qd4+ Kf7 42.Bxe4 Qc1+ 43.Kh2 Qf4+ 44.Kh3+- finally Black's king will get mated.] 37.Rxf3 [37.Rxf3 exf3 38.Qe6+ Kg7 39.Qg6+ Kf8 40.Qxh6+ Kf7 41.Bg6+ Ke6 42.Bxe8++-]  1-0
Conclusion: Smashing material for a bargain price!

Middlegame Secrets Vol.5 - The Inner Strength of Kings
by  Jan Markos
http://www.chessbase.com
E-Mail info@chessbase.com
2024
 Price Euro 34.90
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


This time the Slovak famous chess grandmaster Jan Markos, coach, and author explains in a small 5 hours the secrets of powerful king play.
Let look at the DVD:
Introduction
King march
King march 1: Movsesian vs Morozevich, Sarajevo 2000
King march 2: Tomashevsky vs Ponomariov, Baku 2016
King march 3: Xiong vs Kamsky, St.Louis 2017
King march 4: Carlsen vs Karjakin, Wch New York 2016
King march 5: Topalov vs Jussupow, Dortmund 1997
The helper King
The helper King 1: Lagno vs Drozdovskij, Poltava 2006
The helper King 2: Kramnik vs Shirov, Shanghai 2010
The helper King 3: Giri vs Tari, Wijk aan Zee 2021
The helper King 4: Giri vs Anton Guijarro, Carlsen Invitational 2021
The helper King 5: Van Wely vs Zelcic, Buekfuerdo 1995
The helper King 6: Zhigalko vs Hovhannisyan, Yerevan 2016
The helper King 7: Kasparov vs Petrosian, Tilburg 1981
Miracles with the King
Miracles with the King 1: Teichmann vs Consultants, Glasgow 1902
Miracles with the King 2: Short vs Timman, Tilburg 1991
Miracles with the King 3: Navara vs Wojtaszek, Biel 2015
The Art of Castling
The Art of Castling 1: Shirov vs Kasparov, Tilburg 1997
The Art of Castling 2: Yegiazarian vs Marin, Bucharest 1998
The Art of Castling 3: Wei Yi vs Navara, Wijk aan Zee 2016
The Art of Castling 4: Vallejo Pons vs Schmittdiel, Bundesliga 2005
The Art of Castling 5: Aronian vs So, London 2016
The Uncastled King
The Uncastled King 1: Timman vs Speelman, Bundesliga 2001
The Uncastled King 2: Kamsky vs Karpov, Elista 1996
The Uncastled King 3: Liss vs Rechlis, Tel Aviv 1998
The Uncastled King 4: Markos vs Pacher, Slovak Team Championship 2017
The Uncastled King 5: Tal vs Botvinnik, Moscow 1960
Exercises
Database
Practice Positions
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4
Position 5
Position 6
In chess it is important to learn to play with the power of the king and that makes this DVD the perfect companion for the upcoming chess player!
Available as download or on DVD
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!
Conclusion:Super instructive!

Master Class Tactics - Train your combination skills! Vol.3
by  Oliver Reeh
http://www.chessbase.com
E-Mail info@chessbase.com
2024
 Price Euro 34.90
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


On this Fritztrainer, IM Oliver Reeh has compiled his favourites from the CBM column “Tune your Tactics”  from issue 209 to 218.You shall find in a time coverage from four till eight hours:
Introduction
Out of the opening
Cool novelty
That's powerplay
Missed chance
Skillful attacking 1
Killer moves
Power move
Wow defence
Looong moves
Counter
Dynamite positions
Blow for blow
Everything fits
Chili chess
The boxed in king
Invasion
Powerplay
Everything under control
Bishop hero c2
Like clockwork 2
Distant goal
Jump into disaster
Taking stock
King's Indian à la Ivanchuk
Praggs Powerplay
Guided brilliance
Untameable knight
Little material
Simple position
Eighth vs second rank
Tandem vs Tandem
The perfect attack
Two brilliant moves
Gate to the h-file
Like clockwork
Sudden death
Donchenkos domination
Chess is Memory
Skillful attacking 2
Skillful attacking 3
Skillful attacking 4
Combination with run up
Fine tuning
Sudden checkmate
Vishy and the initiative
The fatal difference
Bonus
Tactics Exercises from CBM
Fritztrainer App for Windows and Mac
Available as download or on DVD
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!
Conclusion:Very interesting!

How to Avoid Mistakes and Boost Your Winning Rate
by  Vishnu Prasanna
http://www.chessbase.com
E-Mail info@chessbase.com
2024
 Price Euro 36.90
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 famous chess trainer from India  Vishnu Prasanna learns you in small four hours and 26 minutes how to avoid mistakes.
All Material is packed in the following chapters:
1. Unforced Errors
2. Tactical & Positional mistakes
3. Psychological mistakes
4. Calculation & Assessment mistakes
5. Good positional moves that are mistakes With more than 20 examples, you get a firm understanding of each type of mistake. IM Sagar Shah asks pertinent questions, and has also made cards, shown throughout the videos, that ensure you can firmly grasp the nature of the mistakes. Vishnu discusses how to fix these mistakes, and how his students - Gukesh, Leon Mendonca, Surya Ganguly and himself! - all very strong grandmasters, managed to fix the mistakes that they were making - leading to serious improvement in their play. To conclude, there are test positions to reinforce your understanding of the subject. If you study this course carefully, it will help you to become a stronger and much better chess player!
Contents:
Introduction
Videos 1-10
Introduction with GM Vishnu's shocking blunder
Setting a deadly trap
When Magnus wasn't as strong as he is today!
Gukesh was just 11 years old
Bolt from the blue
Calculating deep against the World Champion
Magnus Carlsen's positional acumen
When you will to win makes you go wrong
Queen + Knight is a deadly combo and Fabi knows it
Make sure you calculate accurately against Kramnik
Videos 11-20
Outdefending the minister of Defence
Difference between Evaluation and Calculation
How can this natural move be a mistake? Part 1
How can this natural move be a mistake? Part 2
When Magnus' will to win was misguided
Tal's 2+2 = 5
They call MVL the Lyonbeast for a reason
Calculate, Calculate, Calculate
Trying to checkmate a FIDE World Champion's king
Surya Ganguly's imagination
Videos 21-26
The creativity of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Viktor Korchnoi was known for his calculation
Surya Ganguly's transformation
Vishnu Prasanna's transformation
Leon Mendonca's transformation
Gukesh's transformation
Exercises
Exercises
Exercise 01
Exercise 02
Conclusion:This is super material!

The flexible Taimanov Sicilian
by  Robert Ris
http://www.chessbase.com
E-Mail info@chessbase.com
2024
 Price Euro 49.90
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 famous Dutch chess trainer IM Robert Ris  offers you a complete repertoire for Black against the Open Sicilian with the moves: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6,the so called Taimanov Variation.
This all is covered in a impressive over nine hour video coverage and that is overwhelming!
Look in side:
Contents
Introduction
5th move alternatives
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nxc6
5.Be3
5.g3
5.c4
5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4
5.Nb5 d6 6.c4
5.Bf4
6th move alternatives
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7
6.Ndb5
6.Ncb5
6.Qd3
6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 - Sidelines
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
6.f4
6.Be3
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6
7.f4
7.Be2 b5 - Sidelines
7.Be2 b5 8.Nxc6 Qxc6 9.0-0 Bb7 10.a3 Rc8 11.Qd2
7.a3
7.Bd3
7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f4
7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Be7 9.f4
7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Be7 9.f3 b5 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4
7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Be7 9.f3 b5 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4
7.Qf3 h5!?
6.g4 & 6.Be3 a6 7.g4
6.Be2
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2
6...a6 & 6...Nf6 7.Ndb5
6...Nf6 7.0-0
6...Nf6 7.Be3
Exercises 1-10
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8
Exercise 9
Exercise 10
Exercises 11-20
Exercise 11
Exercise 12
Exercise 13
Exercise 14
Exercise 15
Exercise 16
Exercise 17
Exercise 18
Exercise 19
Exercise 20
Outro
Repertoire training
5th move alternatives
6th move alternatives
6.Be3
6.Be2
Practice Positions
5.Nxc6
5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Nbd5 Qb8 7.Be3 a6 8.Bb6 axb5 9.Nxb5
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.a3
5.Nc3 Qc7 66.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Be7 9.f4 b5 10.e5
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Be7 9.0-0-0 b5
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 b5 9.g4 Bb7 10.0-0-0 Nxd4
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qf3 h5
Bonus
Analysis
Model Games
Exercises
As the user can see the old main lines are also well covered, as the latest trends 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.”
Conclusion:This is ChessBase on it's best!

A Complete Guide for Black against the Anti-Sicilian
by  Robert Ris
http://www.chessbase.com
E-Mail info@chessbase.com
2024
 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


On this DVD our chess trainer IM Robert Ris goes in a impressive over seven hours video for the so called Anti-Sicilian lines as:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
3.c4
3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5
3.g3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bg2/d4
3.g3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Bg2 Bc5
3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.Nbd2 - King's Indian Attack
3.b3
2.c3 - Alapin
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6
6.Na3 a6 7.Nc4 Nbd7 8th move alternatives
6.Na3 a6 7.Nc4 Nbd7 8.Be2
6.Bd3
6.Be3
6.Be2
4.e5
2.Nc3 setups
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6
3.g3
3.f4
3.d4
3.Nge2
3.Bc4 & 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bc4
2nd move alternatives
1.e4 c5
2.f4
2.d4
2.g3
2.b3
2.b4
2.a3
2.Be2
2.Na3
2.c4
Exercises 1-12
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8
Exercise 9
Exercise 10
Exercise 11
Exercise 12
Exercises 13-24
Exercise 13
Exercise 14
Exercise 15
Exercise 16
Exercise 17
Exercise 18
Exercise 19
Exercise 20
Exercise 21
Exercise 22
Exercise 23
Exercise 24
Outro
Repertoire training
3rd move alternatives
2.c3 - Alapin
2.Nc3 setups
2nd move alternatives
Practice Positions
3.c4
3,g3
Alapin
Alapin
3.g3
2.d4
2.b3
2.b4
2.Na3
2.c4
Bonus
Analysis
Model Games
Exercises
In this course, all the relevant Anti-Sicilians are covered in depth. Starting with the move-order 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6, White has been prevented from playing a variation with 3.Bb5. Popular alternatives on move 3 are tackled first (3.b3, 3.g3, Kings-Indian Attack etc.). On the second move, White has many more options to deviate from the Main Lines, but since White often has the opportunity to transpose back to the Open Variation, it’s strongly recommended to study both volumes. The lines arising from the Closed Sicilian Variation with 2.Nc3 and the Alapin (with 2.c3 or 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3) are effectively countered as well, to avoid any move-order problems. Last, but not least, popular systems at club level, e.g. the Smith-Morra and Wing Gambit should no longer be feared! The video course has been complemented with 24 exercises to test both 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 over 230 model games.
With interactive training including video feedback
Extra: Training with ChessBase apps – Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels.
Conclusion:Recommend!