Surprise Attack: The Belgrade Gambit - IM Mateusz Kolosowski

Opening course by IM Mateusz Kolosowski
Includes video and PGN

Language: English
Lectures: 13
Total Running Time: 23 hours 9 minutes

From the course:

For The 1.e4 Speed Chess Player Itching To Crush 1…e5

Crush your blitz and rapid games with Surprise Attack: The Belgrade Gambit!

This aggressive 20th century opening lures Black into its domain with standard moves everyone expects — then springs a two-pawn sacrifice to generate a blazing initiative.

While a frequent guest in speed chess events, grandmasters Peter Svidler (peak 2769 FIDE), Ray Robson (peak 2704 FIDE), and Jonny Hector (peak 2609 FIDE) have successfully played the Belgrade Gambit in classical games.

Even Hikaru Nakamura (peak 2816 FIDE) had to acknowledge its firepower.

And if you like the sound of that, then IM Mateusz Kolosowski — an experienced coach and author of over 24 chess DVDs — will show you how to play the opening.

One of the things which made the Belgrade Gambit especially lethal in speed chess is its deceptive build-up. The moves leading up to it are not only natural. They’re the most popular, too.

Which means you’ll get to play the gambit and…

Unleash Its Glorious Combinations
In The Majority Of Your Games

Here’s how the opening works:

After 1.e4 e5, you’ll bring your knights out with 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 which is the most logical thing to do at the start of the game.

Then, you’ll strike in the center with the classic 4.d4 which is answered with 4…exd4 about 70% of the time — but now comes 5.Nd5!? taking the game into the Belgrade Gambit.

In just 5 moves, you have clear diagonals for your bishops, and an advanced knight on d5.

The icing? Your opponents will walk into your most dangerous lines 5 times out of 10!

Many players will play 5…Nxd5. After which, the tempo you’ll gain with 6.exd5 can snowball into complete positional domination.

Others will grab another pawn with 5…Nxe4, and allow your hyperactive pieces to storm the enemy king’s position.

And if Black’s prepared with the strongest moves, or tries to bore you with solid but passive?

No problem! That’s because the Belgrade Gambit is sound, and Black must play precisely to equalize. In contrast, you’ll create threats, set up tactics, and create chaos in the opposing camp at every opportunity.

Here’s what you’ll get inside the course:

💥 A complete Belgrade Gambit repertoire. More than 23 hours of video and 349 MoveTrainer variations cover nearly every response by Black.

💥 A Quickstarter guide with the top 21 variations you’ll face — so you get up and running fast.

💥 More than 40,000 words of instruction explain the ideas behind the moves — while ample visual aids show you where the pawns and pieces should go.

💥 Plus model and reference games to guide you beyond the opening.