05/08/2026 – ¡Queridos amigos ajedrecistas! Tenemos otra oferta fantástica para ustedes: solo esta semana, hasta el 9 de agosto de 2026, podrán disfrutar de un 25% de descuento en todos los cursos FritzTrainer del reconocido entrenador Ivan Sokolov. ¡Imperdible!
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Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before. FRITZ is more than just a chess engine – it’s a training revolution! Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
In this video course experts examine the games of Steinitz. Let them show you which openings Steinitz chose, where his strength in middlegames were, how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame & you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities!
34,90 €
Ivan Sokolov es un gran maestro neerlandés y autor de numerosos y populares libros de ajedrez. Fue campeón de Yugoslavia en 1988 y campeón de los Países Bajos en 1995 y 1998. Como jugador, se mantuvo entre los 30 mejores del mundo durante dos décadas, llegó a ocupar el 12.º puesto de la clasificación mundial y derrotó a cinco campeones del mundo en partidas clásicas: Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Topalov y un joven Carlsen.
Sin embargo, es su segunda carrera la que realmente lo distingue como autor. Sokolov entrenó primero a la selección de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y después a la de Irán, donde trabajó con Alireza Firouzja y Parham Maghsoodloo mucho antes de que sus nombres fueran conocidos en todo el mundo. En 2022, además, capitaneó al joven equipo de Uzbekistán que conquistó la medalla de oro en la Olimpiada de Ajedrez de Chennai.
In this DVD we deal with different dynamic decisions involving pawns. The aim of this DVD is to arm club/tournament players with fresh ideas which they can use in their own practice. In this DVD we deal with different dynamic decisions involving pawns. The aim of this DVD is to arm club/tournament players with fresh ideas which they can use in their own practice.
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You will learn how Black's dynamic piece activity and structural counterplay more than compensate for White's extra tempo in the colour-reversed setups. The Benoni family of openings has toppled world champions, decided match games under the highest pressure, and rewarded those brave enough to play them with some of the most electrifying chess imaginable. In this Fritztrainer, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov - continuing his successful series "Understanding Middlegame Structures" - takes you deep inside the complexities of the Colour-Reversed Benoni, the Colour-Reversed Benko Gambit, and the Colour-Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit.
Free sample video: Introduction
Free sample video: Colour Reversed Banoni - Game 1
La familia de aperturas Benoni ha derribado a campeones del mundo, ha decidido partidas de matches disputadas bajo la máxima presión y ha recompensado a quienes se atreven a jugarla con algunas de las luchas más electrizantes que puedan imaginarse sobre un tablero. En este FritzTrainer, el gran maestro Ivan Sokolov, que continúa su exitosa serie «Understanding Middlegame Strategies», se adentra en las complejidades de la Benoni con colores invertidos, el Gambito Benko con colores invertidos y el Gambito Blumenfeld con colores invertidos.
In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores the fascinating world of Dutch and Grünfelkd structures with colours reversed. In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores one of the most intriguing and under-examined areas of modern chess: reversed opening systems, focusing on the Reversed Grünfeld and the Reversed Dutch. At first glance, these two systems seem unrelated. However, they share a common strategic challenge: the value of tempi, structure, and psychology when familiar openings are played with colours reversed. Drawing on his long professional experience, Sokolov explains why these positions are far more subtle than they appear and why traditional engine evaluations often fail to capture their true complexity.
Free sample video: Introduction
Free sample video: Larsen’s b4 Plan vs Reversed Stonewall Setups: Larsen - Spassky
En este curso en video, el gran maestro Ivan Sokolov explora uno de los ámbitos más intrigantes y menos estudiados del ajedrez moderno: los sistemas de apertura con colores invertidos, con especial atención a la Grünfeld invertida y la Holandesa invertida. A primera vista, estos dos sistemas parecen no tener relación. Sin embargo, comparten un reto estratégico: determinar el valor de los tiempos, la estructura y la psicología cuando se juegan aperturas conocidas con los colores cambiados. A partir de su amplia experiencia profesional, Sokolov explica por qué estas posiciones son mucho más sutiles de lo que parecen y por qué las evaluaciones tradicionales de los módulos a menudo no reflejan su verdadera complejidad.
In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores the fascinating world of King’s Indian and Pirc structures with colours reversed, often arising from the French or Sicilian. The King’s Indian Defence is one of the most dynamic openings in chess - and Pirc structures share much of the same DNA. With colours reversed (the King’s Indian Attack), these setups can be just as powerful. What may look modest at first often transforms into highly complex middlegames, where timing, precision, and a deep feel for dynamics make all the difference.
Free video sample: Introduction
Free video sample: Misplaced Pieces
La Defensa India de Rey es una de las aperturas más dinámicas del ajedrez, y las estructuras de la Pirc comparten buena parte de su esencia. Con los colores invertidos, como ocurre en el Ataque Indio de Rey, estos esquemas pueden ser igual de poderosos. Lo que al principio puede parecer modesto suele desembocar en batallas de gran complejidad, en las que el momento oportuno, la precisión y una profunda comprensión de la dinámica marcan la diferencia.
International Master Harald Schneider-Zinner shares his experience and knowledge, with the aim of strengthening your chess resistance. He demonstrates numerous methods and defensive ideas and gives lots of psychological tips.
05/08/2026 – La toma de decisiones en el ajedrez de alto rendimiento ofrece un campo privilegiado para estudiar la aversión a la pérdida bajo presión de tiempo. A partir del trabajo académico de Richard Wang y Yifan Lyu, el texto analiza cómo los ajedrecistas de élite responden a incentivos, riesgos y restricciones cognitivas en partidas rápidas y blitz, combinando economía conductual, psicología cognitiva e inteligencia artificial aplicada al análisis del juego. | Imagen (IA): Uvencio Blanco
31/07/2026 – La Comisión de Ajedrez en la Educación de la FIDE refuerza su programa de formación docente con nuevos cursos dirigidos a profesores e instructores de ajedrez educativo. Las actividades, en línea y presenciales, buscan ampliar la comunidad global de educadores certificados, mediante metodologías pedagógicas, herramientas digitales y estándares internacionales. La oferta incluye cursos PoT y PoL, con titulaciones FIDE y recursos permanentes para los participantes. | Imagen (IA): Uvencio Blanco
This entry into the 60 minutes series concentrates on the Modern variation of the Italian game where White opens the centre early : 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5!. This line can be reached by various move orders, most frequently from the Scotch 3 d4 exd4 4 Bc4. It's a sharp variation and Grandmasters such as Evgeny Sveshnikov have used it frequently,with very good results. It's a perfect line for club players to adopt which is relatively easy to learn and which contains many traps. All the main responses are covered here, including 5...d5, 5...Ng4 and 5...Ne4 and the conclusion is that is is difficult for Black to equalize in a straightforward way. Problems are being posed, which over the board might prove tough to solve.
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
The major part of the material on which the Petroff Defence Powerbook 2026 is based comes from the engine room of playchess.com: 357 000 games. This imposing number is supplemented by another 17 000 from Mega and from correspondence chess.
Petroff Defence Powerbase 2026 is a database which contains 6475 high class games from Mega 2026 and the Correspondence Database 2026, of which 682 annotated.
Videos: Felix Blohberger presents the surprise weapon 4…a6 in the Four Knights Game. Mihail Marin analyses the English Opening with 1.c4 e5 2.g3 g6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.Bg2 Nc6. Plus the ‘Lucky bag’ featuring 37 analyses by Berg, Radjabov and others.
Renowned for its solidity and strategic soundness, it has been a cornerstone of the repertoires of elite grandmasters including Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who relied on it successfully in the Candidates Tournament.
The Benko Gambit is back at the very highest level - and it's easy to see why. Black sacrifices a pawn to seize the initiative on the queenside, obtaining long-lasting pressure, active pieces and open files that make life difficult for White.
The Hyper-Accelerated dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
39,90 €
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