The flexible Open Spanish by Sipke Ernst

The Open Spanish is considered to be one of the soundest systems in modern opening theory. It remains a popular choice among superstars such as Mamedyarov, Caruana , So and Giri and was used in World Championship matches by Korchnoi and Anand

The Open Spanish arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4. In this opening Black opts for active piece play and is not afraid to fight for the initiative from an early stage. One of the many good features of this opening is that Black is often the side which controls the pace of the game. Black can go for long forced variations that lead to sharp endgames or choose a slower game with more pieces on the board. Therefore, the Open Spanish is not only an excellent weapon against stronger players, but also gives plenty of scope for the outplaying of “lesser rated’’ opponents. This DVD offers a full repertoire for Black against 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 and gives you a great arsenal of ideas against all the topical lines.

• Video running time: 4 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Memorize the opening repertoire and play key positions against Fritz on various levels
• Database with model games

Sample video

1. Introduction
2. Main Line 9.Nbd2
3. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2
4. 9...Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 d4 12.Nb3
5. 9...Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 d4 12.Ne4
6. Alternatives
7. 9.c3
8. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3
9. Dillworth Attack: 9...Bc5 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Bc2 Nxf2
10. 9...Bc5 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Bc2 - Alternative 11th moves
11. 9...Bc5 10.Qd3/Qe2
12. 9...Be7
13. 9.Be3
14. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Be3
15. 9...Be7 10.c3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Qd7 12.Re1
16. 9...Be7 10.c3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Qd7 12.Bc2
17. 9.Qe2
18. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2
19. 9...Be7 10.Rd1 O-O 11.c4 bxc4 12.Bxc4 Bc5 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Qb8 15.Bb3 Na5 16.Nbd2
20. Alternatives
21. Sidelines
22. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6
23. 9th move alternatives
24. 8.Nxe5
25. 7th move alternatives
26. 6.Re1
27. 5.d3
28. 5th move alternatives
29. Exchange Variation 4.Bxc6
30. Exercises
31. Exercise 1
32. Exercise 2
33. Exercise 3
34. Exercise 4
35. Exercise 5
36. Exercise 6
37. Exercise 7
38. Exercise 8
39. Exercise 9
40. Exercise 10
41. Exercise 11
42. Exercise 12
43. Exercise 13