Lilov Chess Institute – Vol 01
If you want to be able to get better positions out of the opening – and avoid any nasty traps – this comprehensive repertoire from IM Valeri Lilov is the ideal solution. IM Lilov has selected his favorite systems to deal with the openings you are most likely to face in club and tournament play.
This bundle brings together the Lilov Chess Institute Opening Repertoire for White and Opening Repertoire for Black to form a complete opening repertoire that will pay you dividends for the rest of your chess career!
The next time you have to face that tricky variation, you’ll be ready to turn the tables with deeper strategic understanding, knowledge of the major weaknesses and how to exploit them plus a few sneaky tricks of your own!
Whether you’re a 1.e4 or 1.d4 player, you’ll find answers to all your opening problems. Want a powerful line that takes French Defense players out of their book early? Need to know what to do against the Dutch? Struggling against the Sicilian?
What about as Black? Do you get passive when playing the Caro-Kann? Not know where to put your pieces in the King’s Indian? Confused by the Closed Sicilian? IM Lilov has got you covered.
Imagine having instant access to IM coaching on any opening you might need to learn! Huge, unreadable opening books are a thing of the past. Now you have the knowledge you need at your fingertips.
This 20 hour course is your new openings trainer, preparing you to take on and beat your rivals in their favorite openings!
Lilov Chess Institute Opening Repertoire for White
Chapter Outline:
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The English Opening
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English Botvinnik system against …c5
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English Botvinnik system against …d5
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English Botvinnik system against the Dutch …f5
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English Botvinnik system against …Bb4/…Bc5
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English Botvinnik system against …Bc5
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English Botvinnik system summary (…e5/…c5)
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English Botvinnik system summary (other lines)
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How to play against the French Defense
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How to play against the Caro-Kann, Pirc and Alekhine Defenses
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1.e4 – early deviations
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1.e4 e5 – early deviations
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Methods against the Alekhine, Pirc and Scandinavian Defenses
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Methods against the Sicilian, French and Caro-Kann Defenses
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How to play against the Sicilian Defense
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How to play against the Scandinavian Defense
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Overview of the Four Knights and Spanish Openings
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How to play the Four Knights Game – main line
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The Four Knights Game – typical positions
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The Four Knights Game – typical endgames
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How to play against the Albin counter-gambit
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How to play against the Benko Gambit
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How to play against the Benoni
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How to play against the Classical Benoni
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How to play against the Blumenfeld Gambit
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How to play against the Budapest Gambit
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How to play against the Dutch Defense
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How to play against the Gruenfeld Defense
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How to play against the King’s Indian Defense
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How to play against the Tarrasch Defense
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How to play the Neo-Indian
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How to play the Nimzo, Bogo and Queen’s Indian Defenses as White
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How to play against the Slav Defense
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How to play the Torre Attack
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How to play the Torre Attack against …Ne4
Lilov Chess Institute Opening Repertoire for Black
Chapter Outline:
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How to play against the English Opening
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Good plans against 1.d4 and 1.Nf3
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How to play the Dutch Leningrad
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How to play the Dutch Stonewall
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What to do when the Queen’s pawn is exchanged in the Stonewall
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How to play against Stonewall deviations
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How to play against anti-Dutch lines
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How to play the King’s Indian Defense against the Classical variation
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How to play the KID against the Saemisch and Yugoslav variations
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How to play against the Nimzo-Indian Bd2 line
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How to play against the Nimzo-Indian Bg5 line
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How to play against the Nimzo-Indian f3 line
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How to play against the Nimzo-Indian Qc2 line
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How to play the Queen’s Gambit Accepted against a4
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How to play the Queen’s Gambit Accepted with …a6 and …Bg4
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How to play the Queen’s Gambit Accepted with …c5 and …a6
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How to play the Queen’s Gambit Accepted against 3.e4
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How to play the Queen’s Gambit Accepted against 3.Nc3
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A repertoire for Black against anti-Queen’s Gambit lines
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How to play the Tarrasch Defense
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How to play the Tarrasch Defense, Swedish variation
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How to play the Tarrasch, von Hennig-Shara Gambit
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How to play the Tarrasch Defense against other lines
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How to play the Volga-Benko Gambit
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How to play the Caro-Kann Defense, main lines
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How to play the Caro-Kann Defense with 3.e5 c5
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How to play the Caro-Kann Defense with 3.e5 Bf5
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How to play against the Closed Sicilian Defense
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How to play against the Sicilian Alapin
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How to play against 1.e4
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How to play the Open Ruy Lopez
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How to play the Ruy Lopez, Breyer Defense
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How to play the Ruy Lopez, Moeller Defense
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How to play against the Italian Game
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How to play against the Scotch Opening with 4…Bc5
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How to play the Scandinavian Defense, 3…Qd6
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How to play against 1.e4, offbeat lines