Description
The Art of Initiative - Christian Bauer
The Key to Opening Success
Unleash your chess potential with this dynamic course focused on mastering the initiative. Whether you‘re looking to seize the advantage or counter an early assault, this video course equips you with the tools to navigate the critical early phases of the game with confidence and precision.
From bold opening pushes like g2-g4, to strategic pawn sacrifices, you‘ll explore how to dictate the pace of play while balancing aggression with solid fundamentals. Learn when to disrupt your opponent‘s plans, control the centre, and manage the delicate balance between gaining space and creating weaknesses.
Through carefully selected examples, discover the secrets behind turning early advantages intolasting pressure, forcing your opponents intouncomfortable positions. You‘ll also delve into theart of positional sacrifices, using them to disruptyour rival’s development or accelerate your own.
Designed for players of all styles, this course challenges you to step out of your comfort zone and sharpen your understanding of initiativedriven play. Whether adopting a solid or daring approach, you‘ll leave with the skills to control the game from the very first moves.
Elevate your play—start mastering the keys to the opening initiative today!
5 hours 35 min. video running time (English)
The product contains an activation key for:
- ChessBase training App (Download and installation for Windows and Mac)
- ChessBase-Books (Online version for web browsers)
- Video stream for iPad, tablet, PC etc. in the ChessBase video portal
Christian Bauer was born in 1977 and has been a chess professional since 1998. He is writing regularly for Europe-Echecs and he is regularly playing for the national team of France (2nd place at the European Team Championship 2001 in Leon and 3rd 2005 in Gothenborg). He is a three-time French champion (1996, 2012 and 2015) and also became French rapid champion in 2015.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
App for Windows: Windows- PC, Windows 10 or 11 and Internet
App for Mac: Mac OS X and internet
ChessBase books: Computer (iPad, Tablet, PC etc.), current browser, internet
ChessBase video stream: Computer (iPad, Tablet, PC etc.), current browser, internet
Available as a download or as a booklet with an imprinted activation key.
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