Course Introduction (1 variation)

1. Fundamental Principles (15 variations)

2. Dubious or Not? (43 variations)

3. Identifying and Attacking Targets (16 variations)

4. Opening the Position (15 variations)

5. Playing Patiently (18 variations)

6. Slowing the Enemy (19 variations)

7. Easy Exercises (27 variations)

8. Intermediate Exercises (25 variations)

9. Advanced Exercises (28 variations)

1. Introduction (2 variations)

2. 4… dxc4 (23 variations, 15.2 avg. trainable depth)

3. 4… Bb4+ (14 variations, 16.1 avg. trainable depth)

4. 4… c5 5.cxd5 exd5 (Tarrasch Defense) (14 variations, 17.1 avg. trainable depth)

5. 4… c5 5.cxd5 exd5 (semi – Tarrasch Defense) (14 variations, 14.7 avg. trainable depth)

6. 4… c6 5.Qc2 Nbd7 6.Bg2 Bd6 (14 variations, 14.9 avg. trainable depth)

7. 4… Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 (16 variations, 15.3 avg. trainable depth)

8. 4… Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 c6 (16 variations, 15.6 avg. trainable depth)

9. 4… Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 b6 (5 variations, 12.8 avg. trainable depth)

10. 4… Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 Nbd7 (4 variations, 14.3 avg. trainable depth)

11. Tactical and strategical ideas (40 variations, 2.7 avg. trainable depth)

12. Model games (10 variations)

Introduction (2 variations)

1) Theory: Rook vs. Pawn (8 variations)

2) Theory: Rook vs. Two Pawns (5 variations)

3) Theory: Rook & Pawn vs. Rook (22 variations)

4) Theory: Rook & Two Pawns vs. Rook (10 variations)

5) Endgames With All Pawns on One Side (41 variations)

6.1) Outside Passed Pawn: f-g-h pawns (47 variations)

6.2) Outside Passed Pawn: Other Kingside Pawn Structure (21 variations)

7.1) Endgames without Passed Pawns – Material Balance (41 variations)

7.2) Endgames Without Passed Pawns – Material Imbalance (27 variations)

8) Many-Pawn Rook Endgames With Passed Pawns (23 variations)

9) 4-Rook Endgames (43 variations)

10) Exercises A (39 variations)

11) Exercises B (39 variations)

1. Quickstarter Guide (101 variations, 14.0 avg. trainable depth)

2. …d5: Sidelines / Tarrasch (83 variations, 12.5 avg. trainable depth)

3. …d5 and …c5: Grünfeld Reversed (111 variations, 15.4 avg. trainable depth)

4. …d5 and …e6: The Catalan (123 variations, 15.4 avg. trainable depth)

5. …d5 & …Bf5: …Bf5 Setups (64 variations, 13.5 avg. trainable depth)

6. …d5 & …Bg4: …Bg4 Setups (35 variations, 12.6 avg. trainable depth)

7. …g6 and …d5: Grünfeld-style Setups (86 variations, 14.7 avg. trainable depth)

8. …g6 and …d6: King’s Indian Setups (80 variations, 15.4 avg. trainable depth)

9. …e6 and …c5: Benoni Declined with …e6 (66 variations, 13.1 avg. trainable depth)

10. …g6 and …c5: Benoni Declined with …g6 (38 variations, 14.0 avg. trainable depth)

11. The early …c5: Benoni Systems (64 variations, 10.3 avg. trainable depth)

12. The early …b5: The Anti-c4 approach (52 variations, 12.3 avg. trainable depth)

13. The early …b6: Queen’s Indian Setups (87 variations, 13.9 avg. trainable depth)

14. The early …f5: Dutch Setups (89 variations, 12.8 avg. trainable depth)

15. Black plays something else: Odds and Ends (31 variations, 10.1 avg. trainable depth)