Lifetime Repertoires Sidelines and Flank Openings For Black by GM Surya Shekhar
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Introduction (5 variations)
Quickstarter (42 variations, 15.4 avg. trainable depth)
1st Miscellaneous Moves – Overview (8 variations, 3.3 avg. trainable depth)
1) 1st Knight Moves (except for 1.Nf3) (10 variations, 8.0 avg. trainable depth)
2) 1st Flank Pawn Moves (12 variations, 6.7 avg. trainable depth)
3) c, d, and f-pawn moves (7 variations, 4.6 avg. trainable depth)
4) 1.b4 & 1.g4 (13 variations, 7.3 avg. trainable depth)
1.b3, 1.g3, 1.f4, and Hippo – Overview (10 variations, 7.1 avg. trainable depth)
5) 1.b3 (15 variations, 11.2 avg. trainable depth)
6) 1.g3 (11 variations, 12.5 avg. trainable depth)
7) 1.f4 (19 variations, 13.2 avg. trainable depth)
8) Hippopotamus Defense (5 variations, 10.4 avg. trainable depth)
1.Nf3 Nf6 without 2.c4 – Overview (9 variations, 8.8 avg. trainable depth)
9) 1.Nf3 Nf6 – 2nd Move Alternatives (6 variations, 8.2 avg. trainable depth)
10) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 – Reversed Grünfeld (6 variations, 11.8 avg. trainable depth)
11) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 – 4.O-O e5 5.e4 – (c3&d4 plans) (16 variations, 16.2 avg. trainable depth)
12) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 – 4.O-O e5 5.e4 – (d3 plans) (15 variations, 12.5 avg. trainable depth)
13) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 – 4.O-O e5 5.d3 – Reversed KID (13 variations, 11.7 avg. trainable depth)
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 – Overview (9 variations, 8.9 avg. trainable depth)
14) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 – 3rd Move Alternatives (5 variations, 12.4 avg. trainable depth)
15) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d4 (9 variations, 15.7 avg. trainable depth)
16) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 (12 variations, 13.7 avg. trainable depth)
17) Four Knights – 4.g3 (13 variations, 19.7 avg. trainable depth)
18) Four Knights – 4.e4/4.d3 (7 variations, 10.0 avg. trainable depth)
19) Four Knights – 4.e3 e5 – 5th Move Alternatives (11 variations, 13.2 avg. trainable depth)
20) Four Knights – 5.d4 e4 6.d5/6.Nd2/6.Ng5 (12 variations, 15.6 avg. trainable depth)
21) Four Knights – 5.d4 e4 6.Ne5 (12 variations, 15.4 avg. trainable depth)
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 – Overview (7 variations, 11.0 avg. trainable depth)
22) 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 – 6th Move Alternatives (21 variations, 12.7 avg. trainable depth)
23) 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.e4 (7 variations, 15.4 avg. trainable depth)
24) 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.a3 Bc5– 7th Move Alternatives (11 variations, 11.2 avg. trainable depth)
25) 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.a3 Bc5 7.Nb3 (12 variations, 14.0 avg. trainable depth)
26) 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 – 7th Move Alternatives (6 variations, 12.7 avg. trainable depth)
27) 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Nb3 (13 variations, 16.5 avg. trainable depth)
28) 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Ndb5 Ne5 8.Bg2 (15 variations, 17.3 avg. trainable depth)
29) 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Ndb5 Ne5 8.Bf4 (9 variations, 19.4 avg. trainable depth)
1.c4 c5 – Overview (14 variations, 8.6 avg. trainable depth)
30) 1.c4 c5 – Early Deviations (17 variations, 10.8 avg. trainable depth)
31) 1.c4 c5 – 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 (6 variations, 13.7 avg. trainable depth)
32) 1.c4 c5 – 5.Bg2 Nc7 – 6th Move Alternatives (20 variations, 13.8 avg. trainable depth)
33) 1.c4 c5 – 5.Bg2 Nc7 6.d3 (6 variations, 12.2 avg. trainable depth)
34) 1.c4 c5 – 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O e5– 8th Move Alternatives (10 variations, 15.4 avg. trainable depth)
35) 1.c4 c5 – 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O e5 8.d3 (16 variations, 14.6 avg. trainable depth)
36) 1.c4 c5 – 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.a3 (9 variations, 17.6 avg. trainable depth)
37) Colle System (24 variations, 10.5 avg. trainable depth)
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The Black Encyclopedia
for “Refuting” Flank and
Offbeat Openings?
Besides 1.e4 and 1.d4, the first player has 18 more ways to dupe you into playing their game. But you only need one tight-knit repertoire to shut down White’s tricks… blow the game wide open… and outfight them with superior piece play!
Hate it when you prepare against 1.e4 or 1.d4 for hours — only to face an oddball opening you didn’t even consider?
But worse than the wasted prep time…
You have no thematic plans nor principles to guide you. So every move feels like walking a tightrope!
If this situation sounds familiar, then enter Lifetime Repertoires: Sidelines & Flank Openings for Black. It’s the closest thing to a Black encyclopedia for beating all 18 of White’s flank and offbeat openings.
Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly built the repertoire around …Nf6 and …c5.
…Nf6 and …c5 — your new allies against
any offbeat opening by White
These flexible moves control key squares, and rule out transpositions to big main lines. Thanks to …cxd4.
This way, the game sticks to your prep — while the amount of must-study theory stays at a minimum.
Ganguly also set up the repertoire to virtually guarantee a dynamic open game. So you can hit White from different directions.
Either they must play d2-d4 or e2-e4 to avoid slipping into a bad position. Or you bust through the center yourself with …d7-d5 or …e7-e5 to…
Unleash the Energy of Your Pieces!
When it comes to winning with Black, you can hardly ask for a better coach than Ganguly.
5-time world champion Vishy Anand and other elite players count on Ganguly as their “anti-computer” analyst.
He’s carved a reputation for uncovering human-driven novelties and outsmarting the best chess machines… including a national defense supercomputer with 131,000 processors!
Here’s a sneak peek into his repertoire:
A 19th-century-style gambit that blunts the Reti (1.Nf3), then sends their pieces back to square one.
The engines love Black’s huge lead
in development versus the Reti…
and you will, too!
Knights on the 7th rank strengthen your space-grabbing pawns against the English (1.c4).
No pawn breaks in the English
means White isn’t breaking out
of your grip any time soon
The #b3cowboys (1.b3) receive a dose of their dark-squared medicine as they endure a cramp.
With a mass of pawns supported by your g7-bishop,
the b3-cowboys can kiss their dreams of
dark-square dominance goodbye
And against the Bird (1.f4), Ganguly plays the breakthrough White is desperately trying to stop — dealing serious positional and psychological damage!
How to clip the Bird’s wings:
Play the …e5-pawn break anyway
and own the center
Ganguly meets rarer sidelines, like the Grob (1.g4), Orangutan (1.b4) and Dunst Opening (1.Nc3), in the same manner…
Fighting on an open board which favors your active pieces — while denying White of the slow, closed game they’re familiar with.
Best of all:
Ganguly lays down the “why” behind the moves the way only a World Champion’s second can.
Anticipates The Student’s Questions… And Answers Them!
Surya stresses the importance of understanding with words… More than a repertoire, this is an encyclopedia of ideas… He anticipates where students are likely to get confused and spends extra time to make sure we don’t. Amazing.
— SmithyQ
Over 29 hours of video and 157K words of instruction explain the plans for both sides…
Why certain setups and move-orders serve you better than others…
Plus “rules of thumb” for telling similar-looking positions apart…
So that you’re able to find the right move, even when White mixes things up.
We’re confident that Lifetime Repertoires: Sidelines and Flank Openings for Black can boost your results against all 18 of White’s offbeat openings.
But don’t take our word for it.
Sign up for the course, while our 100% satisfaction, 30-day money-back guarantee shoulders the risk.
Spend an entire month sharpening your Black repertoire with Ganguly. Take back control against White’s tricky sidelines. And revel in the wide open positions, where the tactics favor you.
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Julian (verified owner) –
The product is firmly packed.
Richard (verified owner) –
Thank You Best Product Best Quality
Julian (verified owner) –
Very Cheap More Bonus I Like It
Kevin (verified owner) –
Even above beginner level, knowing the first ten moves is usually sufficient, and the variations in this course average nine moves.
Daniel (verified owner) –
Some courses handled the opening principles nicely
Samuel (verified owner) –
Now that I don’t need to invest much energy in the opening phase, I can concentrate on improving my middle and endgame play.
Max (verified owner) –
Decent course. Compared to his other courses, this course is relatively simple and faster to learn. Probably the nature of Grunfeld opening itself could be a reason.
Riley (verified owner) –
The ideas taught in this course helped me defend against a brutal attack in my last tournament. I was able to secure the half-point once I defused the attack.
Gempita (verified owner) –
As a beginner it’s easy to get overwhelmed by big repertoires but this one has the perfect number of lines and yet,
Putri Lovely (verified owner) –
he would cover all possible silly reactions that could derail my well-thought opening, and how to deal with them
Robert (verified owner) –
more importantly, when we have to make an exception to the standard plan, a very good explanation of what would happen if we didn’t do it,
Yunis (verified owner) –
he gives you basic principles that just works 90% of the situations – it sounded silly to me at first, but then it became a daily prayer
Aadarsh (verified owner) –
I appreciate the effort gone into it. It’s helped me become better at my openings and I’m looking forward to what he has next in store. Cheers.
Alan (verified owner) –
For taking all the fun out of my chess games. I never thought anybody would be cruel enough to make winning so easy that chess has become boring.
Camden (verified owner) –
I’m still a fairly new adult learner and have looked at all the major courses and finally feel like I have an option that makes sense for my level and available time.
Oktavia (verified owner) –
Another problem I faced was during my well-planned opening, sometimes opponent would bring the queen out
Owen (verified owner) –
Wonderfully Structured and Organized Course
Bambang (verified owner) –
At this level this course covers a sweet spot.
Kayden (verified owner) –
I bought this course with video few weeks ago (thanks to @JRHat for recommending it to me).
Porse (verified owner) –
I am an expert rated chess player FIDE Rated 2306 who had the privilege to beta-test this wonderful course. I went through some of the chapters of this course namely,
Henry (verified owner) –
Even above beginner level, knowing the first ten moves is usually sufficient, and the variations in this course average nine moves.
Patrick (verified owner) –
I’ve only reviewed all the black lines but I am liking the author’s approach of adding exercises after each chapter to make sure you are looking at the positions themselves rather than just routinely memorizing the lines without absorbing the content of his commentary.
Mateo (verified owner) –
Even when one of my opponents didn’t follow theory, which often happens with beginners,
Jhony (verified owner) –
Also, this course is not aimed at advanced and master level therefore; it didn’t overwhelmed me with things that I don’t need to worry about at my level.
Phoenix (verified owner) –
Really good course
Liam (verified owner) –
In two recent wins, my opponents failed to follow the golden rules, making it easy for me to win the games.
David (verified owner) –
I would never recommend this book to anybody that I would consider a beginner, and maybe not even a “casual” player (depending on the definition).
Chelsi (verified owner) –
I think many of these reviewers forget what it was like to be a beginner, or a casual player.
Jackson (verified owner) –
keep repeating basic principles annoying number of times (sometimes say it with a beard then later repeat it without the beard 😁)
Nathaniel (verified owner) –
Now that I don’t need to invest much energy in the opening phase, I can concentrate on improving my middle and endgame play.
Leo (verified owner) –
Some courses handled the opening principles nicely