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Meet Mark and see how the Chess Bud online coaching works in video 1. Master the fundamentals of the game with videos 2 to 17.
(Note: The Annotated Opening & Endgame Databases are available to enrolled students with active accounts in the coaching portal)
KING’S PAWN (1. e4 e5) |
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King’s Gambit (1. e4 e5 2. f4) Games 224-237 |
Danish Gambit/ Centre Game (2. d4) Games 204-206; 241 |
Vienna Game (2. Nc3) Games 208-223 |
Three Knights/ Fried Liver Attack (2.Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5) Games 259-263 |
Gawain Jones Scotch Gambit (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4) Games 242-244; 246-247; 256-258 |
Ponziani (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3) Games 238-240 |
Ruy Lopez (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5) Games 264-272 |
SEMI-OPEN GAMES |
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French Defence – Advance Variation (1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5) Games 168-192 |
French Defence – Classical (1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6) Games 196-202; 396 |
French Defence – Fort Knox (1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2/Nc3 dxe4) Games 193-195 |
French Defence- King’s Indian Attack (1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2) Game 167 |
Caro-Kann – Advanced ( 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5) Games 93-110 |
Caro-Kann – Universal System (1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3) Games 86-91; 115 |
Caro-Kann – Mainlines (1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2/Nc3 dxe4) Games 112-114 |
Pirc/ Modern Defence ( 1. e4 d6 / 1. e4 g6) Games 82; 85 |
Scandinavian Defence (1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Games 76-80 |
Alekhine Defence (1.e4 Nf6 2. Nc3) Game 81 |
SICILIAN DEFENCE (1. e4 c5) |
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Kalashnikov (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5) Games 151-156 |
Scheveningen (2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6) Games 159; 161-166 |
Grivas Grift – 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6!? Game 157 |
Rossolimo (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5) Games 144-150 |
Alapin- Centre-Counter ( 2. c3 d5) Games 120-122; 124; 130-131; 134-135; 138 |
Alapin – Closed System (2. c3 e5) Games 125-126; 137 |
Alapin – Mainline (2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5) Games 123; 127-129; 132-133; 136 |
Delayed Alapin (2. Nf3 d6 3. c3) Game 160 |
Grand-Prix Attack (2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4) Games 139 & 142 |
Tiviakov Attack (2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5) Game 140 |
Morra Gambit (2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3) Games 117-119 |
Snyder Variation (2. b3) Games 116; 158 |
FEEL THE FEAR AND PLAY IT ANYWAY |
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Baltic Defence (1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5) Games 273; 275; 280-289 |
Albin Counter-Gambit (1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5) Games 290-305 |
Henig-Skara Gambit (1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4) Games 41; 44-47; 320-333; 360-362; 371; 394 |
Dutch Defence (1. d4 f5) Games 61-75 |
QUEEN’S PAWN REPERTOIRE FOR WHITE |
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Anti-King’s Indian Games 60; 385-393 |
Anti-Grunfeld Games 374-378 |
Queen’s Gambit Accepted Games 306-308; 315-317 |
QGD Tarrasch Games 334-342 |
Benko Gambit Games 53-59 |
Slav Systems Games 309-314 |
Catalan Accepted Games 379-380 |
QUEEN’S GAMBIT COMPLEX |
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Queen’s Gambit Declined Games 343-359 |
Semi-Slav: Meran Games 363-370 |
MASTER THE ENDGAME – ESSENTIAL ENDINGS EXPLAINED |
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Pawn Endings Games 1 to 31 |
Rook Endings Games 32 to 71 |