A Chess Opening Repertoire For Blitz And Rapid Pdf Download [WORK]

If you follow major rapid & blitz tournaments, you'll notice that most top players choose openings that they don't (or rarely) employ in tournaments with a classical time control. Players who despise the "boring" Berlin let their hair down and let their freak flag fly by employing the London System in blitz. (One is reminded of Bent Larsen's quip: "If you play the Caro-Kann when you're young, what will you play when you're old?") Systems with an early b3 (even on move 1) are also common, and as a general rule players experience more freedom to experiment with slightly offbeat lines in events with shorter time controls. Another strategy is to go in the opposite direction, looking for ideas in super-sharp lines that aren't the computer's top choice and may even be objectively mistaken. With a classical time limit, these tries might be punished; in rapid & especially blitz, that's much less likely.

This two-tiered approach isn't just for professionals; I'm sure that at least some of you have blitz (if not rapid) repertoires that are at least partially independent of your classical opening repertoire. (I even have a three-tiered system: one set of openings for classical games, another for blitz, and still another for bullet chess.) There is value in using blitz to test your repertoire for "real" chess, but there are, I think, two good reasons not to have your classical repertoire do double duty for blitz (rapid, at least "slow" rapid, is perhaps another story). First, it's a good idea not to make it too easy for your opponents to prepare for you. Second, it's fun to try and useful to learn new things. Blitz chess is great for experimenting, and helps a player stay mentally fresh.

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Against that background, it makes sense to consider a book like this one, co-authored by the father and son team of Evgeny and Vladimir Sveshnikov (respectively). The father is a very well-known grandmaster, a successful tournament competitor in his own right best known for his massive contributions to opening theory in the 2.c3 Sicilian (sometimes called the Sveshnikov), the Sveshnikov Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5), the Kalashnikov (the first three and a half moves are the same, and then Black plays 4...e5; this variation could deservedly be named after him as well), and there are other openings (like the Advance French) to which he made significant contributions. His son, an international master, is less well-known both as a player and as a theoretician, but he has been making steady contributions to theory in his quieter way. In fact, many of the suggestions in the book are based on Vladimir's work and repertoire choices rather than Evgeny's, and the authorial "I" is almost always Vladimir's.

They attempt to provide a full repertoire for both colors, largely with secondary variations. With White, they suggest meeting the Sicilian with 2.b3, 1...e5 with the Vienna, and both the French and the Caro-Kann with the Two Knights variations. (They don't cover the Pirc, Modern, Scandinavian or more ephemeral lines.) With Black they propose meeting 1.e4 with Alekhine's Defense, 1.d4 with the Queen's Gambit Accepted (and with sidelines within that opening framework), and they also offer replies to 1.Nf3 and 1.c4.

This seems to me satisfactory for a blitz (and rapid - at least "rapid" rapid) repertoire. Certainly their choices can be tried in serious games as well, especially at the sub-2000 rating level, but for master chess caveat lector is the watchword.

In blitz and rapid it is important to make the right decisions quickly and almost instinctively. That is why world-famous opening expert Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov and his son, International Master Vladimir Sveshnikov, have created a chess opening repertoire for club players that is forcing, both narrow and deep, and aggressive.

What I have for you today is a COMPLETE blitz repertoire for white prepared for you by none other than Irish IM David Fitzsimons. To help you master these sneaky, yet powerful openings, IM David gives you 17 hours of intensive video training and a highly detailed PGN to review the lines with.

In modern chess, faster time controls have become more important than ever. Every day, countless numbers of rated blitz and rapid games are being played in online and over-the-board competitions and championships.

In blitz chess it is important to make the right decisions quickly and almost instinctively.

That is why world-famous opening expert Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov and his son, International Master Vladimir Sveshnikov, have created an opening repertoire for club players that is forcing, both narrow and deep, and aggressive.

Magnus Carlsen won the event after a slow start on day 1 of the rapid including a loss in round one in the Polish Defence to second placed Jan-Krzysztof Duda. Carlsen picked up two wins late on day two of the rapid which put him back in contention. Then in the blitz Carlsen went on a rampage scoring10.5/11 between rounds 5 and 15. He slowed down at the end drawing the final three games and almost blew it. Playing Duda in the final round Carlsen quickly obtained a winning advantage, then a series of inaccuracies actually put him in danger of losing which would have allowed Duda to catch him in the over all standings, Carlsen then pulled himself together and saved the endgame and ensured victory.

Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov is one of the most respected chess opening experts in the world. He recently published the bestselling opening monographs The Complete c3 Sicilian, The Grand Prix Attack and Sveshnikov vs. the Anti-Sicilians.

His son, International Master Vladimir Sveshnikov is an experienced chess trainer.

However, Blitz has also taken a lot of time and attention from me. It may come as no surprise but blitz is SO ADDICTIVE! Anytime you want some chess-like action, just click a button. It\u2019s so easy to get a game that I find my mind wandering when there\u2019s a moment of down time. I say \u201Cchess-like\u201D because I don\u2019t think Blitz is \u201Creal\u201D chess. It\u2019s chess, but played badly. I hardly ever get >70% accuracy on the games. It doesn\u2019t help to build good habits like slower, focused chess does. At least it doesn\u2019t for me. I\u2019ve fallen back into see-move-make-move. As long as I understand that, I think it can help me fill in the holes in my repertoire. But blitz cannot be the only way I play.

So hopefully my summer slide will now come to an end with resumption of slow games. Chess Dojo Classical and DHLC are starting back up again. Whatever time control I play, it is my intent to play each and every game (blitz, rapid, classical) by using as much time as I am allowed. Dan Heisman advises something like this, to use all the time you have to determine if positions are critical and how the board will change with each move. Using the formula of [(40 moves * increment) + Seconds in a game]/ 40 moves will give you how much time per move you\u2019re allowed

In recent years, the world of chess has witnessed an unprecedented surge in the number of online games played, especially with the rise of online chess platforms and the global pandemic driving players to compete virtually. While this has opened up exciting opportunities for chess enthusiasts worldwide, it has also presented a unique challenge when it comes to organizing and analyzing the vast amount of game data available. Chessify is excited to present its solution to this issue: a new database filter that automatically separates blitz and online games from over-the-board classical games.

When chess players prepare for specific opponents, they meticulously study their games to analyze their preferred openings and strategic decisions. However, the inclusion of online and blitz games in chess databases has made this process more complex. These games, often played more casually, deviate from players' main opening repertoire and contain errors uncommon in serious over-the-board (OTB) tournaments, making them useless for pre-game preparations.

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