David covers the mainline and variations including Classical, Advanced for Black. Bryan gives us two lectures on the Fantasy or Tartakower variation.
David covers the mainline and variations including Classical, Advanced for Black. Bryan gives us two lectures on the Fantasy or Tartakower variation.
Content: 160 minutes of instruction and analysis in a series of 6 lectures. PGN Included.
Recommended for: Intermediate Players.
Users rated this series: 4.00 out of 5
Chess Fans have said: I have to say these lectures are really great, and I like this system against the Caro-Kann.
IM David Vigorito was the 2007 Massachusetts Champion, as well as the state champion of New Hampshire and Nevada. He was the Champion of the Boylston (Boston) Chess Club, with a USCF rating of 2479. David played in the 2006 U.S. Championship after finishing in a tie for 3rd place at the U.S. Open in Phoenix. He is a successful chess author – his Challenging the Nimzo-Indian was very well received by critics and players alike, and his second book, Play the Semi-Slav, was eagerly anticipated. David is an active chess coach for students of all ages and levels.
GM Bryan Smith grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and currently splits his time between Novi Sad, Serbia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Some of his accomplishments include first place in the 2008 National Chess Congress, 2009 National Chess Congress, 2010 Philadelphia International, and 2011 Limpedea Cup. He was on the national champion UMBC chess team from 1999 to 2001 and became a GM in 2013. Bryan is the first-ever Grandmaster from Alaska!
Outline
- Classical Caro-Kann 4…Bf5
Part I
Sergei Tiviakov vs. Alexey Dreev
Run Time: 00:26:18 - Classical Caro-Kann 4…Bf5
Part II
Run Time: 00:30:38 - Advanced Caro-Kann for Black
Part I
Run Time: 00:22:10 - Advanced Caro-Kann for Black
Part II
Run Time: 00:22:10 - Fantasies in the Caro-Kann
Run Time: 00:35:10 - Fantasies in the Caro-Kann
Part II: Odds & Ends
Run Time: 00:24:00
