The Uncompromising Modern Defense + PGN

A Dynamic Double Threat:
Fight 1.e4 and 1.d4 with the Modern Defense (1…g6)

It’s got all the combative dynamism of the Sicilian and King’s Indian Defense, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find an opponent who’s truly prepared for it!

The Modern Defense is the perfect surprise weapon for the fighting player, and Candidate Master Vjekoslav Nemec brings you the ultimate course to master it.

The flexible setup of this opening paves the way to exciting and exotic positions that few opponents can traverse easily. And with this course, you’ll be ready to not only navigate such positions, but thrive in them – while your opponent nervously tiptoes each move.

In this comprehensive repertoire against both 1.e4 and 1.d4, you’ll learn how to:

♚ Dismantle White’s ‘super center’ in the Austrian Attack. Defang one of White’s most critical tries with the subtle …a6 early on – preparing a well-timed pawn break to collapse White’s ‘perfect’ center and activate your monstrous g7 bishop

♚ Lure your opponent into a deceptively simple endgame in the 1.d4 Averbakh setup. While your opponent plays routine-looking moves, you’ll have a surprise plan in store for them – watch even experienced opponents botch it again and again!

♚ Derail London system setups with ease – and joy. Whether it be the traditional London system or Jobava setup, you’ll force White’s pieces to the edges of the board and dominate the center

And much more. With dozens of chapters going in depth on all the variations – main lines and sidelines – this is as comprehensive a course on the Modern as it gets!

No Stone Left Unturned

As a chess coach and former Chessable publishing manager, CM Nemec has seen a lot of Chessable courses, and knows the best practices. That’s why he’s worked tirelessly to build his original Modern course into the comprehensive opening course you see here.

This definitive guide to the Modern includes:

♚ A strategic overview of each variation. Before diving into concrete lines, you’ll study the pawn structures and other important characteristics of each variation to understand the resulting middlegame and endgame plans

♚ Tactical and strategic exercises to reinforce your learning. Make sure the theory sticks! Practice applying it correctly with practical puzzles, both tactical and positional

♚ Master and club player model games. With well-annotated model games, you’ll see how the pros carry out the ideas at top level, and how the Modern is practically played below master level