The Solid 1.d4 - Part 2 - GM Adrien Demuth

Opening d4 course by GM Adrien Demuth
Includes video and PGN

Language: English
Lectures: 20
Total Running Time: 12 hours 55 minutes

From the course:

Complete Your 1.d4 Repertoire with This Pragmatic Guide to the Indian Defenses, Dutch Defense and More

Part 2 of the most solid and practical 1.d4 repertoire for White is here!

Grandmaster Adrien Demuth is back, and with the same principled yet pragmatic approach he applied in Part 1, he brings you fresh attacking weapons against the Indian defenses, Dutch Defense, and more.

The ever inventive opening theoretician and veteran chess coach has really outdone himself this time. Choosing variations which avoid the harsh complexity and venom of Black’s main ideas in each line, he opts for variations that pose practical problems to Black while maintaining rock-like solidity. And with plenty of freshly-baked novelties right out of the oven, you’ll have plenty of delicious victories for years to come.

What’s in Part 2?

Part 2 covers all the main defenses and sidelines for Black not covered in Part 1, giving you a complete repertoire for White between the two:

♛ Nimzo-Indian Defense - with a super easy setup after 4.Bd2, you’ll avoid the pawn weaknesses and vicious Black counterplay found in many mainline Nimzos. Your bishop pair and active pieces will reign supreme, and with similar treatments in the Keres Defense and English Defense, you’ll have every ‘Nimzo family member’ covered

♛ King’s Indian Defense - with GM Demuth’s recommended Smyslov Variation, you’ll hold your e-pawn back to deny Black from the usual King’s Indian kingside expansion - getting them out of their comfort zone and into yours

♛ Grunfeld Defense - don’t let Black tear down your center anymore! You’ll largely ignore Black’s ...dxc4 threats and focus on your own counterattacking development - getting a decisive advantage in the opening if Black isn’t careful

♛ Benko Gambit - again stopping Black from the usual mainline ‘fun’, you’ll play 4.Qc2, declining the gambit but extending an invitation for Black to your own party

♛ Every Benoni busted - Modern Benoni, Old Benoni, Accelerated Benoni or even those pseudo-Benonis common in blitz games - you name it! Not only will you keep a fortified center, you’ll create some not-so-solvable problems for Black on the flanks no matter what Benoni Black chooses

♛ Dutch Defense - You’ll challenge Black with an early Bf4 system, and you won’t be challenged by any move order trickery - GM Demuth superbly explains how to handle both direct and delayed Dutches

♛ And so much more - With minor defenses and sidelines covered, such as the Accelerated Queen’s Indian, Old Indian, Budapest Gambit, Englund Gambit and more, this repertoire is thorough and comprehensive

Just like Part 1, GM Demuth explains the lines with a simple yet profoundly effective style, making this repertoire appropriate for a wide range of skill levels. As a coach to the French national youth team, he has the experience to know what works and what doesn’t. Your teacher is as solid as this repertoire!