A Supergrandmaster's Guide to Openings Vol.1 + 2

When you begin your journey of building an opening repertoire, how nice would it be to get a glimpse of what each opening looks like through the eyes of a super GM. It would help building your opening repertoire and understanding the vast world of chess openings. It is exactly with this thought that "A Supergrandmaster's Guide to Openings with Anish Giri” was made. This video course includes GM Anish Giri's deep insights and IM Sagar Shah's pertinent questions to the super GM.

A Supergrandmaster's Guide to Openings Vol.1: 1.e4

In Vol.1 all the openings after 1.e4 are covered. This includes the Ruy Lopez, Italian, Petroff, Scotch, French, Sicilian, Caro Kann, Pirc, Modern and much more.

A Supergrandmaster's Guide to Openings Vol.2: 1.d4, 1.c4 and Sidelines

Vol.2 has all the openings after 1.d4 as well as 1.c4 and sidelines are covered. This includes the Queen's Gambit Accepted, Queen's Gambit Declined, Slav, Nimzo Complex, London System, English Opening, 1.b3, Bird's opening and more.

Along with explaining the nuances, each video also has a story, narrated by Anish, on the favourite game he played in that opening and his memories related to it. It is extremely valuable to hear the thoughts of a player who is currently considered one of the best opening experts in the world of chess. Getting this video course will elevate your knowledge of chess openings and will help you make informed decisions on how to go about building your opening repertoire. If you have always struggled with openings, this video course would be a perfect primer for the first phase of the game.

Anish Giri is one of the top GMs in the world of chess. He has been an absolute super elite GM for several years now and is the winner of some of the most prestigious tournaments in the world like Tata Steel Masters 2023, Reggio Emilia 2012, Shenzhen Masters 2019, Reykjavik Open 2017 and many more. The chess world widely recognises him as one of the best opening theoreticians in the game. He is father to three kids - Daniel, Michael and Rianna and husband to IM Sopiko Guramishvili.

System requirements: Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 8.1 DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 10/11, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVDROM drive and internet connection for program activation. Including download & stream for iPad, tablet etc: can be unlocked with imprinted key