Nicholas Pert: An attacking Repertoire with 1.d4 –

Part 2 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4)

In this “two-part” video series I take a look at a main line White system based on 1.d4. This series is aimed at the ambitious player who is looking to put maximum pressure on their opponent from the start of the game. In this DVD I consider positions in which Black plays without an early d5. The start position of this series is 1.d4 d5 2.Nf6. This DVD focuses on a White system against openings such as the “Nimzo-Indian”, Benoni and Benko. Please note that the Grunfeld and Kings Indian variations (2...g6) are not covered in this DVD. There are many aggressive, fresh ideas designed to cause problems for Black players. My chosen lines tend to be very attacking, aiming to quickly fight for control of the centre and an early attack on the black king. There is also a lot of original analysis included. This video series considers how to tackle the “Nimzo-Indian” using the move 4.Qc2. Various Benoni lines are considered, the main line, Czech, Snake, Late and Old Benoni. Some fresh, aggressive, attacking ideas have been considered against the Benko Gambit and Blumenfeld. In addition I have looked at how to play against 2...b6, the Budapest and Fajarowicz.

There are many aggressive, fresh ideas designed to cause problems for Black players. My chosen lines tend to be very attacking, aiming to quickly fight for control of the centre and an early attack on the black king. There is also a lot of original analysis included. This video series considers how to tackle the “Nimzo-Indian” using the move 4.Qc2. Various Benoni lines are considered, the main line, Czech, Snake, Late and Old Benoni. Some fresh, aggressive, attacking ideas have been considered against the Benko Gambit and Blumenfeld. In addition I have looked at how to play against 2...b6, the Budapest and Fajarowicz.

GM Nick Pert is a chess grandmaster from England who has regularly played for the England team in Olympiads and European Team Championships. He is a former World U18 chess champion and is the current National Head Coach of the English Chess Federation.

• Video running time: 5 h 50 min (English)
• With interactive training incuding video feedback
• Extra: Database with model games
• Including CB Read

System requirements:

Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 7, DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or

better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet connection for program activation.

1. 01: Intro [05:54]
2. 02: Example Game 1 Blumenfeld Gambit - Pert,N - Gallagher,D [09:59]
3. 03: Example Game 2 Nimzo-Indian - Vallejo Pons,F - So,W [07:47]
4. Chapter 1: Nimzo-Indian
5. 01: 4...b6 5.e4 c5 6.d5 Qe7 7.Nge2 - Video analysis [13:49]
6. 02: 4...Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bd2 0-0 7.a3 - Video analysis [08:37]
7. 03: 4...d6 5.e3 c5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nge2 - Video analysis [05:50]
8. 04: 4...d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3 c5/0-0/e5 - Video analysis [14:23]
9. 05: 4...c5 5.dxc5 Bxc5/Na6 without castling - Video analysis [12:18]
10. 06: 4...c5 5.dxc5 0-0 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 sidelines - Video analysis [07:18]
11. 07: 4...c5 5.dxc5 0-0 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 b6 8.Bf4 Bb7/Nh5 Main Line - Video analysis [05:02]
12. 08: 4...d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 Main Line - Video analysis [12:37]
13. 09: 4...d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 Sidelines on move 7, 8 and 9 - Video analysis [09:02]
14. 10: 4...0-0 5.e4 d5/c5/d6- early deviations - Video analysis [18:21]
15. 11: 4...0-0 5.e4 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.Bd3 c5 8.Nge2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nd7 10.Bf4 Ndc5 - Video analysis [08:00]
16. 12: 4...0-0 5.e4 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.Bd3 c5 8.Nge2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nd7 10.Bf4 Qh4 11.g3 Qh3 - Video analysis [14:04]
17. 13: 4...0-0 5.e4 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.Bd3 c5 8.Nge2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nd7 10.Bf4 Qh4 11.g3 Qh5 - Video analysis [12:47]
18. Chapter 2: Benoni setups
19. 01: Modern Benoni - 3...e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Bf4 Bg7 - Video analysis [13:18]
20. 02: Modern Benoni - 3...e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Bf4 a6 - Video analysis [13:47]
21. 03: Czech Benoni - 3...e5 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Be7/Nbd7/g6 - Video analysis [10:19]
22. 04: Snake Benoni - 3...e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 Bd6 - Video analysis [09:46]
23. 05: Late Benoni - 3...g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Nf3 e6 - Video analysis [16:34]
24. 06: Old Benoni - 3...g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Nf3 0-0 - Video analysis [07:56]
25. Chapter 3: Benko Gambit
26. 01: 4.Nf3 bxc4/b4 - Video analysis [09:05]
27. 02: 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.e4 Nxe4 6.Bd3 Nf6/Nd6 - Video analysis [10:49]
28. 03: 4.Nf3 g6 5.cxb5 a6 6.e4 - Video analysis [07:41]
29. 04: Blumenfeld Gambit 4.Nf3 e6 5.e4 - Video analysis [26:26]
30. Chapter 4: Other setups
31. 01: 2...b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.Qc2 - Video analysis [09:06]
32. 02: Budapest Gambit - 2...e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6/g5 - Video analysis [09:00]
33. 03: Fajarowicz Gambit - 2...e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.a3 - Video analysis [09:45]
34. Chapter 5: Test Section
35. 01: Test 1 - Solution [02:34]
36. 02: Test 2 - Solution [02:22]
37. 03: Test 3 - Solution [02:38]
38. 04: Test 4 - Solution [02:28]
39. 05: Test 5 - Solution [03:17]
40. 06: Test 6 - Solution [03:01]
41. 07: Test 7 - Solution [03:26]
42. 08: Test 8 - Solution [03:21]
43. 09: Test 9 - Solution [02:51]
44. 10: Test 10 - Solution [02:13]
45. 11: Test 11 - Solution [02:27]
46. 12: Test 12 - Solution [02:45]
47. 13: Test 13 - Solution [02:42]
48. 14: Test 14 - Solution [02:49]
49. 15: Test 15 - Solution [02:21]