NEW: Mendonca - The Keymer Variation

[#52 September 2023](#) ChessBase Newsletter // [Mendonca: The Keymer Variation - 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3]( Grandmaster Leon Mendonca is a rising star in the chess world and one of India's most promising young talents. He crossed the 2600 ELO barrier (current ELO is 2622) this year for the first time and is probably one of the most active chess players in 2023 (almost 100 rated games). In his new video course for ChessBase he features the ins-and-outs of the possible setups Black can choose against 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3. You’ll learn the key concepts and strategies needed to add this fantastic opening to your repertoire. An easy-to-learn and yet venomous weapon that will make your opening play more versatile. Moreover, this course enables you to practice the repertoire with the ChessBase Opening Trainer. Drilling the opening moves, guessing how a position arose or just replay the moves in your desired speed further reveal the ideas this opening has to offer. Start your journey now! By the way: - You can also watch the courses as a stream, e.g. on your iPad! - If you buy the DVD, you also get the download version [The Keymer Variation - 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 - Order now]( [Sample video]( [Rapid interview with Luke Leon Mendonca]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // ["Special": Hikaru Nakamura]( Thanks to his tournament wins in the American Cup and Norway Chess this year, Hikaru Nakamura moved up to second place in the FIDE world rankings (August 2023). In the "Special" of ChessBase Magazine #215 our authors analyse their favourite games of the top grandmaster - an exclusive collection of 19 great encounters from the period 2007 to 2023 awaits you! In addition, Mihail Marin sheds light on "Nakamura's strategy in practice" with videos + many training exercises. And Karsten Mueller presents a selection of the most beautiful endgames from "H-Bomb". As a sample from the "Special" you can watch Michal Krasenkow's analysis of his game against Nakamura from 2007 here. Have fun! [ChessBase Magazine 215 in the shop...]( [Visit the ChessBas-News page now!]( // [The Winning Academy 23: Bishop and knight against a rook]( Chess is a game of imbalances, and depending on the circumstances a piece is sometimes strong and sometimes weak. Jan Markos explains how to take advantage of these imbalances, focusing on the battle of a rook against two minor pieces. | [Photo: Alan Light, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons]( [Video courses by Jan Markos in the shop...]( [Visit the ChessBas-News page now!]( // New products & bestseller [Master Class Vol 16 - Judit Polgar]( [The Keymer Variation - 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [ChessBase 17 Mega package]( [Vidit & Gukesh Bundle]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [Mega Database 2023]( [Opening Encyclopaedia 2023]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [ChessBase Premium-Account]( [ChessBase Magazin 215]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // You're a subscriber to the ChessBase newsletter. If you no longer want to receive the chessbase newsletter, [click here.]( © 2023 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