Chess Opening DVDs

You already know that the Catalan Opening is a super-smart way for White to play good chess. Flexible, solid, central control, full of attacking potential…But, like any opening, it helps to know the chess tactics… the combinations, sacrifices, and chess attacks that will win or lose you the game on the spot.

80/20 Tactics Multiplier - The Catalan Opening - IM Mat Kolosowski - Volume 15
Played by Capablanca, Carlsen, and countless champions in-between, the London System (where White aims for this kind of setup – diagram), is as powerful as it is flexible. If you want to add the London System to your repertoire, this is the perfect place to start. You’ll learn how to attack Black’s different formations, all the move-order tricks, opening traps, typical tactics, and more.

The Henley Files - The London System - GM Ron Henley - Volume 3
GM Jesse Kraai has produced one of the very best openings courses we’ve seen. If you have ever struggled against the French Defense (and most of us have) then this is essential viewing. Instead of loading you up with a million “if Black plays this, you play this” lines, Jesse explains the strategic ideas in the French Defense Advance Variation (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5). And this transcends the opening… Jesse explains how to play with a space advantage, how to break down fortresses, and how to deal with attempts to break down your center.

EMPIRE CHESS - Advancing Against the French - GM Jesse Kraai
1.b3 might just be the most under-rated first move in chess. You already know it’s solid and flexible… but I’m here to tell you that 1.b3 (aka Larsen’s Opening) can also be a stone-cold killer. This quiet little pawn move hides a ton of trickery and dangerous ideas… it allows White to be flexible and sets up some far from obvious opening traps for Black. This is a great 6½ hour Deep Dive that gives you the strategies, move-order tricks, and attacking ideas that have taken down GMs!

Lemos Deep Dive - #20 - The Larsen Opening - GM Damian Lemos
The Alekhine Defense is the #1 most requested opening for the Deep Dive treatment this year. What most players will love about the Alekhine (1.e4 Nf6!) is that it avoids symmetry, creates imbalances, and set White tough problems right from the start. Introduced into competitive play by the 4th World Champion Alexander Alekhine 99 years ago, this hypermodern opening shocked Alekhine’s rivals.

Lemos Deep Dive - #19 - The Alekhine Defense - GM Damian Lemos - 2 DVDs
Covering the Bishop’s Gambit (3.Bc4), Classical (3.Nf3 g5), Fischer Defense (3.Nf3 d6), as well as the most popular sidelines, GM Petrov arms you with the most aggressive lines against anything your opponent might play. This course comes complete with the PGN file of featured games, a summary of the course, and a set of King’s Gambit puzzles (PDF format). GM Petrov covers the 3 mainlines and the most popular sidelines, giving you everything you need to play the opening competitively with confidence.

EMPIRE CHESS - The King's Gambit - GM Marian Petrov
Magnus Carlsen's Secret Weapon
Magnus has played the Norwegian Rat since 2010, but in recent years has scored 4 wins and 1 loss in World Championship Blitz Events, including wins versus Anand and Caruana! In the last two years, he began employing the Norwegian Rat in his 13 part Chess24.com Banter Blitz series while taunting his opponents “Can anyone equalize against the Rat?” While crushing GMs rated from 2500 to 3200 as well as non-masters, Magnus racked up a stunning 19 wins and 1 loss!

Foxy Openings - The Norwegian Rat - GM Ron Henley - Volume 192
Magnus Carlsen's Secret Weapon
Magnus has played the Norwegian Rat since 2010, but in recent years has scored 4 wins and 1 loss in World Championship Blitz Events, including wins versus Anand and Caruana! In the last two years, he began employing the Norwegian Rat in his 13 part Chess24.com Banter Blitz series while taunting his opponents “Can anyone equalize against the Rat?” While crushing GMs rated from 2500 to 3200 as well as non-masters, Magnus racked up a stunning 19 wins and 1 loss!

Foxy Openings - The Norwegian Rat - GM Ron Henley - Volume 193
Magnus Carlsen's Secret Weapon
Magnus has played the Norwegian Rat since 2010, but in recent years has scored 4 wins and 1 loss in World Championship Blitz Events, including wins versus Anand and Caruana! In the last two years, he began employing the Norwegian Rat in his 13 part Chess24.com Banter Blitz series while taunting his opponents “Can anyone equalize against the Rat?” While crushing GMs rated from 2500 to 3200 as well as non-masters, Magnus racked up a stunning 19 wins and 1 loss!

Foxy Openings - The Norwegian Rat - GM Ron Henley - Volume 194
Beat the Slav Defense with Alex Lenderman! Alex has created a repertoire based around the Exchange variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5) – a repertoire that gives White a powerful initiative based on rapid development and hitting that d5 pawn. Play 1.d4 and you have a new way of dictating the game. Play the Slav as Black and, well, you need to know how to avoid the many pitfalls.

VECO - The Slav Defense - GM Alex Lenderman - Volume 9
This course focuses on the popular Classical variation where White castles and plays the natural Nf3 and Be2 moves. GM Petrov explains how to deal with the four main ideas for White in this line, combining theory and strategic explanations with instructive wins by players like Fischer, Kasparov, Aronian, and Nakamura. Whether you want better results in this opening as White or Black, this training provides everything you need. It’s one of the few openings where just a little bit of extra knowledge leads to win after win.

EMPIRE CHESS - Classical King's Indian Defense - GM Marian Petrov
1 Hour White Repertoire 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5
It’s a shock weapon and has the advantage of being better than it looks. There is hardly any theory. The opponent might feel uncomfortable facing such a move. It’s almost as if Black is suddenly expected to win with White playing like a beginner. The pressure is suddenly on. Easy traps that Black can fall into especially in 5-minute games. If Black avoids getting mated in the opening White still has a solid game and Black will be left to his own resources and most likely in unfamiliar positions.

Foxy Openings - Scholar's Mate Queen h5 Attack - IM Andrew Martin - Volume 190
A White Repertoire For The Tournament Player
The White Lion is great for any player who wants to get familiar positions right out of the opening. How many openings do you learn and never get positions that you study? Black gets to pick the opening now. The White Lion Reverses that with 1.c3 2. d3 & 3. Nf3 the first 3 moves are flexible and can be in any order 1. Nf3 2. d3 3. c3 this will add to Black's confusion on how to meet this very solid opening.

Foxy Openings - The White Lion - IM Andrew Martin - Volume 189
A White Repertoire For The Tournament Player
On this all-new Foxy Openings DVD, IM Andrew Martin introduces you to the opening and then gives repertoire recommendations. You can surprise opponents with this obscure system and have every chance of working up a quick attack. It’s a perfect opening for all players. You will be surprised how effective this opening can be.

Foxy Openings - The Jabava London - IM Andrew Martin - Volume 191
Thinking about taking up the Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)? Or maybe you’re having trouble breaking down this rock-solid opening? Either way, this new VECO (Video Encyclopedia of Chess Openings) course will give you a ton of new ideas and insights into some of the most popular lines.

VECO - The Caro-Kann - GM Damian Lemos, IM Ekaterina Atalik and IM Robert Ris - Volume 8
You get the perfect mix of plans and theory as Fabien explains the strongest strategies against each of White’s favored variations. Typical tactics that can win you the game on the spot, GM-level attacking ideas your opponents will struggle to resist… it’s all here.

EMPIRE CHESS - Libiszewski’s Pirc & Modern – GM Fabien Libiszewski - 2 DVDs
GM Henley explains how to play for the win by targeting weaknesses on White’s kingside and making sure we get all the strategic advantages: outpost for our knight, keeping the dark-squared bishops on the board, and a deadly rerouting of the light-squared bishop.

The Henley Files - The Stonewall Dutch - GM Ron Henley - Volume 2
In this incredible 18-hour course, GM Henley will make you forget what you may think about the French… no cramped positions or development problems here!

The Henley Files - French Defense - Rubinstein Variation - GM Ron Henley - Volume 1
King’s pawn players of the world… listen up! The Paulsen Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6) is only one small pawn move different from the Najdorf, but frees the dark-squared bishop… sometimes with deadly effect. The c3 knight gets pinned, e4 comes under pressure… it’s easy to get into a real mess.

80/20 Tactics Multiplier - The Paulsen Sicilian - GM Rashad Babaev - Volume 12
80/20 Tactics Multiplier: The Evan’s Gambit features GM Marian Petrov in 8 hours of action-packed lessons revealing everything you need to create tactical masterpieces in this opening. Discover vicious attacking ideas from old masters of the 19th century, as well as cutting-edge analysis from elites of today.

80/20 Tactics Multiplier - The Evan's Gambit - GM Marian Petrov - Volume 10
In this course you will access the work of 2 great coaches, IM Robert Ris and GM Mihail Marin, who will provide you with a full set of weapons to succesfully face the French Defense with this 3.Nd2 variation.

VECO - The French Tarrasch - IM Robert Ris and GM Mihail Marin - Volume 7
The Reti Opening is a positionally interesting opening for White full of hidden bite. Thanks to its flexibility and many ways to play for a win, the Reti Opening has slowly become more and more popular among players of all levels. It occurs after the move 1.Nf3.

VECO - The Reti - GM Bryan Smith and GM Damian Lemos - Volume 5
The Ruy Lopez, also known as the Spanish Opening, is one of the oldest and most popular chess openings ever. It is one of the most heavily analyzed openings in today’s game and continues to enjoy incredible popularity at all levels (elite players such as Anand, Caruana, and Carlsen frequently play the Ruy Lopez).

VECO - The Ruy Lopez Arkhangelsk - IM Robert Ris - Volume 6
Volume 13
16-year-old prodigy IM Hans Niemann presents this 9-hour course on the Queen’s Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6!), one of the most flexible and dynamic ways of meeting 1.d4.

The Queen's Indian Defense - IM Hans Niemann - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
The King’s Indian Defense is a popular opening choice at all levels and is the choice of players looking to win as Black against 1.d4.

VECO - King's Indian Defense - GM Damian Lemos - Volume 3
The Nimzo-Indian Defense has been included in the Black repertoires of the greatest chess players ever. In this video you will learn GM secrets to play the Nimzo-Indian like a true professional along 8 great lessons from expert Grandmasters

VECO - Nimzo-Indian Defense - GM Eugene Perelshteyn & GM Damian Lemos - Volume 2
Now IM Robert Ris has put together a new 3 hour course that teaches you how to get great positions with the Open Catalan.

VECO - The Open Catalan - IM Robert Ris - Volume 4
This DVD will show you dangerous new sidelines that are ideal for combating the Sicilian after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+, with your author giving you the positional ideas behind less well-trodden Sicilian paths that avoid the main and winding main lines after 3.d4. The most critical sidelines are peppered with novelties, which are likely to surprise your opponent. With comprehensive explanations of the positional ideas, this DVD is suitable for everyone from beginners who are just starting out, right through to GMs who want to take advantage of the host of novelties in the dangerous but not very well-known sidelines.

E-DVD - A Modern Approach against the Sicilian - Volume 2 - The Moscow Variation
This DVD will show you dangerous new sidelines that are ideal for combating the Sicilian after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, with your author giving you the positional ideas behind less well-trodden Sicilian paths that avoid the main and winding main lines after 3.d4. The most critical sidelines are peppered with novelties, which are likely to surprise your opponent. With comprehensive explanations of the positional ideas, this DVD is suitable for everyone from beginners who are just starting out, right through to GMs who want to take advantage of the host of novelties in the dangerous but not very well-known sidelines.

E-DVD - A Modern Approach against the Sicilian - Volume 1 - The Rossolimo Variation
GM Jan Werle is a professional chess trainer, coach and author. In 2008 he became EU-champion in Liverpool and reached his peak rating of 2607. Hereafter finished his law studies obtaining two master law degrees (civil and commercial law) before he commenced with his job as a lawyer. However, his main passion, chess, prevailed and led to a comeback. He is, inter alia, giving chess lessons online to pupils worldwide, but also in schools. He enjoys to help and teach his students and to watch them improve. He combines the teaching with the playing of tournaments, keeping up his own level.

E-DVD - A Modern Approach against the Sicilian - Volume 1 & Volume 2
Volume 11
80/20 Tactics Multiplier: The Bb5 Sicilian features IM Lawrence Trent in 8 hours of action-packed lessons revealing everything you need to pressure Sicilian Defense players from the get-go.

Bb5 Systems vs Sicilian - The Evans Gambit - IM Lawrence Trent - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
The Ruy Lopez - GM Damian Lemos
Over 7 hours of training with Damian will redefine your Spanish Opening repertoire and will get you ready to play for an advantage against all kinds of rivals.

Lemos Deep Dive - #17 - The Ruy Lopez - GM Damian Lemos - Over 7 Hours of Content!
We’ve taken 3.5 hours of premium coaching from our iChess Club exclusive Video Encyclopedia of Chess Openings vault and put them together in this cutting-edge course…

VECO - The English Opening - GM Mihail Marin and GM Damian Lemos - Volume 1
We’ve taken 3.5 hours of premium coaching from our iChess Club exclusive Video Encyclopedia of Chess Openings vault and put them together in this cutting-edge course…

E-DVD - VECO - Vol. 1 - The English Opening
The Trompowsky Attack with 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 - named after the Brazilian master Octavio Trompowsky (1897 - 1984) is a great choice to maintain the surprise factor in your opening arsenal and use it when you might feel your game is getting predictable.

E-DVD - The Trompowsky Attack Package
The aim of this course is to give you a full understanding of the typical tactical and strategic themes in the Bb5 Sicilian, as well as to practice them in the included quizzes featuring carefully selected test positions.

E-DVD - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier - The Bb5 Sicilian - IM Lawrence Trent