New: "Defeating French with the Advance Variation" and interview with Leon Mendonca on the Keymer Variation

[#56 September 2023](#) ChessBase Newsletter // [New in the shop: Jana Schneider - Beating the French Defence with the Advance Variation]( The French Defence is very popular and is considered a solid opening for Black. How do you manage to gain an advantage with White against it? What are typical plans and how do you remember which idea to use and when? What should you know about the complex positions? German National player and WGM Jana Schneider answers these questions on this video course. Experienced herself in the Advance Variation with both colours, she shows typical plans and ideas with the help of numerous model games to turn the space advantage in the centre into a victory [Order now in the shop for 32,90€]( // [ChessBase News in September: Leon Mendonca - The Keymer Variation - 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3]( Leon Mendonca is a rising star in the chess world and one of India's most promising young talents. He crossed the 2600 ELO mark for the first time this year (his current ELO is 2622) and is probably one of the most active chess players in 2023 (almost 100 rated games). The Keymer Variation, consisting of the moves 1.Sf3 d5 2.e3, was often overlooked in the past, but experienced a revival due to the boom of online chess during the pandemic. Vincent Keymer successfully uses it to circumvent traditional theories, offering both positional and aggressive play. Many club players may face challenges when trying to counter this opening. [Order now in the shop for 34,90€]( // [Leon and Sagar discuss the Keymer]( In this video IM Sagar Shah invites Leon to talk more about this opening and share his ideas. The result is a lesson that can help you build an opening repertoire with 1.Nf3 and 2.e3. Watch now! [Watch the Interview now!]( [Reading tip from the ChessBase News: Full throttle vs. the Alekhine]( With eleven opening articles, ChessBase Magazine #215 covers the usual broad spectrum and provides new repertoire ideas for every tournament player. For example, a concept against the Alekhine Defence: Sergey Grigoriants presents the "sharpest and most principled approach against the Alekhine Defence" with 5.f4! and is convinced that he has "proved White's advantage in all variations". Alekhine expert Christian Bauer attests our author an "excellent job. I now know why the variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 dxe5 6.fxe5 Bf5 7.Nc3 e6 is bad for Black!". Take a look! You can find the complete article with all games and analyses in the current CBM #215. [Visit the ChessBase-News (chessbase.com) page now!]( // // ChessBase bestseller [ChessBase 17 Mega package]( [Power Fritz 18]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [Opening Encyclopaedia 2023]( [Mega Database 2023]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( [Order from the ChessBase shop now!]( [jetzt vorbestellen]( // [ChessBase Magazine 214]( [Premium annual membership]( [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