Lifetime Repertoires: Neo-Catalan - Part 2 - GM Sam Shankland

Opening course on the Neo-Catalan by GM Sam Shankland
Includes video and PGN

Language: English
Lectures: 15
Total Running Time: 11 hours 33 minutes

From the course:

Shock the Symmetrical English
As You Build the Ultimate English Repertoire for White

If you play 1.c4, you better expect 1…c5 as one of the most common and most critical continuations.

But with Lifetime Repertoires: Neo-Catalan Part 2, Grandmaster Sam Shankland shows you have nothing to fear as you continue building your world-class English repertoire based on the Neo-Catalan.

While Part 1 covered all the “1.d4-esque” defenses Black might try, Part 2 will equip you with powerful, fresh strategies to conquer the Symmetrical English. And whether you intend to go with GM Shankland’s intended Neo-Catalan setup or not, every 1.c4 player can benefit from these epic battle plans against 1…c5.

As long as you’re fearless, that is! With cutting-edge analysis, GM Shankland shows you no sac is off limits to get a totally dominating position. Here’s a peek inside:

🧩 Build an unstoppable pawn storm on the queenside in the common Botvinnik setup (5…e5), where your fianchetto bishop and rook will coordinate perfectly for a queenside attack

🧩 Sac a pawn on d4 in the 5…e6 “Fischer” main line…and get a totally dominating position where Black can barely move…and where sometimes the engine will announce White is already winning before move 12!

🧩 Sac a queen for 3 minor pieces and a long-term endgame pressure in the 5…d6 6…e6 modern main line - and unique positions where your opponent can only guess what to do

🧩 Put the sidelines in their place with simple, no-nonsense ideas. Whether it be sidelines on move 2, or all the way up to move 5, you’ll be covered against everything in typical Lifetime Repertoire fashion

Learn to Outclass Your Opponent with World-Class Instruction

These lines are not for the faint of heart. But once you learn them, you’ll be a lethal force from move 1…making your opponent trip over their own pieces and blunder, or at the very least, handing you a comfortable middlegame or endgame. One where you know the positions cleanly… and your opponent is constantly on task to figure it out what’s even going on.

It’s the type of play that made GM Shankland a US Champion and Olympiad gold medalist…and one of the most popular authors on Chessable. Rest assured that his frank, no-sugar-added explanations and analysis will get you playing the opening with a champion’s mindset, too.