03/08/2026 – ¡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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La nueva versión 18 de ChessBase ofrece posibilidades completamente nuevas para el entrenamiento y el análisis de partidas: análisis del estilo de juego, búsqueda de temas estratégicos, acceso a 6.000 millones de partidas de Lichess, preparación del oponente tras una exploración de sus partidas en Lichess, descarga de partidas de Chess.com con API incorporada, motor de análisis en la nube y mucho más.
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.
While tactics decide the game in concrete moments, strategy guides the entire battle. Understanding how to improve your pieces, create weaknesses, execute maneuvers, and steer the game toward favorable structures is what separates strong players from the
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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
The Elephant Gambit (1.e4.e5 2.Nf3 d5!?) has never really been given the attention it deserves. It is a very useful surprise weapon. Let us list the advantages of playing this particular opening: 1) Shock value 2) It is very aggressive. Black can take over the initiative early. 3) Many tricky lines 4) Unorthodox. Black is basically taking the game to the opponent as early as move two. Not many openings do that! It's a perfect opening for young players and club players to adopt. Let Andrew Martin select a repertoire for you on this 60 mins, which, if used with discretion, will rack up the points. I am sure that you will enjoy this unusual tour of the Elephant Gambit.
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.
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.
While tactics decide the game in concrete moments, strategy guides the entire battle. Understanding how to improve your pieces, create weaknesses, execute maneuvers, and steer the game toward favorable structures is what separates strong players from the
The Italian Four Knights is the ideal choice. It combines the solid foundation of classical openings like the Ruy Lopez or the Italian Game with an active, initiative-driven style of play.
IM Andrew Martin shows why this 19th-century opening weapon still is a fantastic choice for club players. The Evans produces exciting chess and teaches the art of attack.
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.
9,90 €
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