New: Opening courses against Scandinavian and Pirc/Modern Defence

[May 2024](#) ChessBase Newsletter // [NEW 60 Minutes: Luis Engel - Dominate the Scandinavian in 60 Minutes]( Unlock the secrets to confronting the Scandinavian Defence, a favourite choice for club players worldwide! Gain the upper hand against your opponents with expert guidance from GM Luis Engel. With his active approach, you'll discover how to secure an advantage for White against the different setups like Qa5, Qd6, Qd8 and Nf6. Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your game and start your winning journey today! [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Luis Engel - Dominate the Pirc/Modern Defence in 60 Minutes]( Ready to dominate your opponents from move one? Discover the power-packed strategies to seize control against 1…d6 (Pirc) or 1…g6 (Modern) with GM Luis Engel's dynamic 60 Minutes course! With his aggressive setup for White, you'll command the game and claim the advantage right from the start. Don't delay - elevate your play and start racking up victories with 1.e4! [jetzt vorbestellen]( [For Premium members: watch for free at videos.chessbase.com!]( // [New: ChessBase Magazine #219 - incl. ChessBase book for iPad, Tablet & Co!]( The new ChessBase Magazine #219 offers complete mobile access again with the ChessBase book format. All analyses, repertoire articles, videos and training exercises can be loaded directly in your web browser! In this and the coming weeks, we will be presenting the new issue to you in a series of free reading samples. We start with Lars Schandorff's opening article on the Caro-Kann Advance Variation. After the moves 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h6!? he recommends White to start the game with a sequence of nine pawn moves! Can that be good? Check the [free CBM reading sample of the week!]( [Reading sample]( [Buy from the ChessBase shop now...]( // [Review: Developing an opening repertoire with Anish Giri]( To play openings like a grandmaster - that's probably what most ambitious amateurs want. The first and not so easy step is to choose openings for your own repertoire. Would you like to do this with a world-class grandmaster? Of course you would! In the new two-part video course "A Supergrandmaster's Guide to Openings with Anish Giri", Anish Giri introduces (almost) all openings in an instructive way, categorises their relevance and tells fascinating stories from the world of elite chess. [Read the full review here]( [Video courses in the ChessBase shop]( // New products [Fritz 19 & Fritz Powerbook 2024]( [Opening Encyclopaedia 2024]( [Order now from the ChessBase shop!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order now from the ChessBase shop!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [Libiszewski: Master the Kalashnikov Sicilian]( [Mikhalchishin: The Sharp Arkhangelsk Variation in the Ruy Lopez]( [Order now from the ChessBase shop!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order now from the ChessBase shop!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [Fritz 19]( [Mega 2024]( [Order now from the ChessBase shop!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order now from the ChessBase shop!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [ChessBase 17 Mega package Edition 2024]( [ChessBase 17 Premium package Edition 2024]( [Order now from the ChessBase shop!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order now from the ChessBase shop!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // You're a subscriber to the ChessBase newsletter. If you no longer want to receive the chessbase newsletter, [click here.]( © 2024 ChessBase Schachprogramme Schachdatenbank Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Registered: Osterbekstr. 90a, 22083 Hamburg Telephone: 040-63 90 60 0 - Fax: 040 630 12 82 Directors: Matthias Wüllenweber and Rainer Woisin HR Amtsgericht Hamburg HRB 40336 Value added tax identification number DE 118644875 Local tax office tax number 49/711/00031ChessBase, All rights reserved