Opening repertoire for black against e4

1.       Introduction

Studying openings is one of the most effective ways of improving your tournament performance and seeing rapid rating increase. VCS is proud to present Live Zoom Opening Workshop series this Summer covering almost all opening repertoire for black. The workshops will be run by world-renowned opening specialist Grandmaster Boris Avrukh. He has authored over a dozen books (https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/boris-avrukh/1006986/) on chess openings and we are very excited for VCS students to learn from his expertise.

As the favourite move of former World Champion Candidate Paul Keres, 1…e5 provokes dynamic and interesting games for players from beginner to World Champion.  While the Ruy Lopez is the most common line resulting from this position, there are many other possibilities for White to choose that Black should be familiar with. Keres himself noted that Black has less to fear from White by responding with 1…e5. This 8-week training workshop will cover many important open game lines outside of the Ruy Lopez. The workshop includes famous games, analysis, and the chance to play out key lines against other students. Join now to become well-versed in the less well-known but equally dynamic and often surprising lines of 1…e5!

This course is designed for all levels of players, however Pre-Knight is a minimum requirement for appropriate understanding of the content.

Course structure & Class topics

The course consists of 8 lessons: 

1) not 2.Nf3, Kings Gambit, Central Opening, 2.Bc4 , Vienna 

2) Four knights , fianchetto

3) Scotch .Scotch Gambit 

4) Guico Pianno (Italian)

5) Exchanged Ruy Lopez,  Qe2 variation, other sidelines

6) d3 variation in different versions

7) The variation without 9.h3

 

8) Breyer main line 

Every lesson includes online class material and homework.

2.       Course duration

8 weeks. July 16, 23, 30, Aug 6, 13, 20, 27, Sep 3

Time: 8 am - 10 am

3.       How online courses work

•Live interaction with coaches and peers

•Thematic 1. e4 e5 online tournaments

•Coaches add class material and assign homework one week at a time. This material is accessible to students via their VCS account.

•At the end of the course each student will receive the 1. e4 e5 online test and be awarded with the 1. e4 e5 Expert certificate after successful completion.  

• Over 2000 positional and tactical exercises will be available to the course graduates via ChessHeroes after the course.

4.       How to register

Please click the Register button at the upper left corner of this page.

      5.    Course cost

$280 for 8 lessons. Paid fully upon registration.

      6.    Admission

VCS students only. Pre-Knight level and higher.