DOWNLOAD - Chessbase Training - The Petroff Defence - Fight for More Than Equality
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The Petroff Defence has long been one of the most trusted weapons against 1.e4. Renowned for its solidity and strategic soundness, it has been a cornerstone of the repertoires of elite grandmasters including Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who relied on it successfully in the Candidates Tournament.
But the Petroff is much more than a drawing weapon.
While its reputation is built on reliability, modern Petroff players know that the opening offers excellent opportunities to seize the initiative, outplay opponents in strategically rich positions, and fight for the full point. The key is understanding where the dynamic possibilities lie. In this course, you will learn a complete and practical Petroff repertoire built around modern, battle-tested ideas. Rather than memorizing endless engine lines, you will develop a deep understanding of the typical structures, plans, and strategic concepts that make the Petroff such a powerful opening.
What you'll learn:
• A complete repertoire against all major Anti-Petroff systems
• Modern solutions to the main lines after 3.Nxe5 d6
• How to neutralize White's attempts to create imbalances
• Dynamic alternatives and surprise weapons for practical play
• Strategic plans in symmetrical structures
• The latest developments in key Petroff positions
• Reliable setups used by today's elite grandmasters
Particular attention is given to modern approaches that keep Black's game active while maintaining the famous Petroff solidity. Whether White chooses quiet positional systems, early queen exchanges, or ambitious attacking setups, you will always know how to steer the game into positions you understand.
The result is a repertoire that combines maximum reliability with genuine winning chances, perfect for tournament players who want to meet 1.e4 with confidence, consistency, and modern theoretical backing. Solid when necessary. Dynamic when possible. A complete Petroff repertoire for the modern player.
This is what is delivered:
- Fritztrainer App for Windows and Mac
- Available as download or on DVD
- Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
- Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
- Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
- Sample games as a ChessBase database.
- New: many Fritztrainer now also available as stream in the ChessBase video port
That's what the FritzTrainer App can do for you:
- Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
- Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
- Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
- Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
- Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with autoplay, memorize variations and practise transformation (initial position - final position).
- Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.
Even more possibilities: Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!
- The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
- Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
- Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
- Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
- Replay training
- LiveBook active
- All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
- Assisted Analysis
- Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)
System requirements:
App for Windows: Windows-PC, Windows 10 or 11 and Internet
App for Mac: Mac OS X and internet
ChessBase books: Computer (iPad, Tablet, PC etc.), current browser, internet
ChessBase video stream: Computer (iPad, Tablet, PC etc.), current browser, internet
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- ISBN
- Does not apply
- Publication Date
- July 01, 2026
- Host
- Fabien Libiszewski
- Delivery Time
- Immediate Delivery
- Runtime
- 5 hours 39 minutes
- Hardware Requirements
- Windows
- System Requirements
- Windows 10 or higher, Mac OS X (only download)
- Windows 10 Compatible
- Yes