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The Classical French - Main Line by Rustam Kasimdzhanov

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This DVD looks at one of the most important lines of the French Defence. After 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3, the author takes a detailed look at a daring line with 7... cxd4 8. Nd4 Qb6, as well as the quieter plans with 7...cxd4 8. Nd4 Bc5, and the main line with 7... a6 and b5. Thorough analysis of the trendy lines, and lots of new ideas for both White and Black make this DVD a must-have for any French player!

• Video running time: 5 hours 05 min (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Exclusive database with over 50 essential games plus analysis of variations by Kasimdzhanov
• Including CB 12 Reader

Sample video

01: Intro [03:12]
Classical French: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3
02: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.a3 - Nakamura's Line part 1 [09:57]
03: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Ncb5 - Nakamura's Line part 2 [10:09]
04: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 - Nakamura's Line part 3 [09:59]
05: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bb4 13.Rb3 Qa5 14.a3 Be7 15.f5 exf5 16.0-0/e6/Nxd5 - Nakamura's Line part 4 [12:35]
06: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 a6 - Qb2 overview [08:24]
07: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 a6 13.Bxd7 Bxd7 14.Rb3 Qe7 15.Rxb7 Rc8 16.f5 - Qb2 Rc8 part 1 [10:27]
08: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 a6 13.Bxd7 Bxd7 14.Rb3 Qe7 15.Rxb7 Rc8 16.0-0 - Qb2 Rc8 part 2 [14:47]
09: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 a6 13.Bxd7 Bxd7 14.Rb3 Qe7 15.Rxb7 Qd8 - Qb2 Qd8 [14:10]
10: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 a6 13.Bxd7 Bxd7 14.Rb3 Qe7 15.Rxb7 Qh4+ - Qb2 Qh4 [14:05]
11: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 0-0/Bxd4 - Thomas Luther Line part 1 [12:45]
12: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 Bxd4 10.Bxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Qb6 12.Qd2 Qxb2 - Thomas Luther Line part 2 [12:17]
13: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Nxd4 - Kramnik-Radjabov Line [11:05]
14: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 a6 11.Nb3 - Anand-Morozevich Line [11:31]
15: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 a6 11.Qf2 Bxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 - Caruana-Meier Line part 1 [11:32]
16: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 a6 11.Qf2 Bxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.Be3 Qa5 14.Kb1 b4 15.Ne2 Qc7 - Caruana-Meier Line part 2 [11:47]
17: 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 a6 11.Qf2 Bxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.Be3 Qa5 14.Kb1 b4 15.Ne2 Qc7 16.Nd4 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 a5 18.Bb5/Rd3 - Caruana-Meier Line part 3 [14:16]
18: 7...a6 8.Qd2 b5 - a6-b5 overview [08:42]
19: 7...a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bd3 - a6-b5 Karjakin's Line [10:12]
20: 7...a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.Bd3 - a6-b5 Bd3 Line [14:55]
21: 7...a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.Nd1 - a6-b5 Nd1 Line [11:37]
22: 7...a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.a3 Bb7 - a6-b5 Bb7 Line [08:10]
23: 7...a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.a3 g5 - a6-b5 g5 Morozevich Line [10:42]
24: 7...a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.a3 Qb6 - a6-b5 Qb6 Line [10:30]
25: 7...a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.a3 Qa5 - a6-b5 Qa5 Line [13:11]
26:Outro [01:05]
Test positions
27: Position 1 [02:24]
28: Position 2 [01:43]
29: Position 3 [01:28]
30: Position 4 [01:11]
31: Position 5 [01:51]
32: Position 6 [01:18]
33: Position 7 [01:26]
34: Position 8 [00:49]
35: Position 9 [01:34]
36: Position 10 [01:27]
37: Position 11 [01:34]
38: Position 12 [01:44]
39: Position 13 [01:22]
40: Position 14 [01:30]
41: Position 15 [01:46]

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The Classical French - Main Line by Rustam Kasimdzhanov

The Classical French - Main Line by Rustam Kasimdzhanov

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