A gambit is only half a repertoire. Volume 1 armed you with the Evans; Volume 2 covers every Black player who steers elsewhere after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3.
IM Andrew Martin begins where it matters most: the Two Knights Defense, which you'll meet roughly half the time you reach for 4.b4. His choice here is 4.d3 – the move today's elite prefer. It won't promise an advantage out of the opening, but it produces a rich, closed-Lopez-style middlegame full of pieces and play, ideal for outplaying strong opposition. Little theory to memorize; plans and manoeuvres instead, including attacking schemes where White leaves the king in the centre and storms the kingside.
Against the rock-solid Petroff, Andrew hands you a surprise: the offbeat 5.Bd3, an idea borrowed from Morozevich that leads to fresh, unusual positions your opponent almost certainly hasn't prepared.
Then there's the rogues' gallery – Elephant, Latvian, Stafford, Copycat Trap – refuted one by one, taking all the fun out of it for your opponent. The volume closes with the quieter ...d6 systems, the Philidor and the Hungarian Defense, where natural moves, extra space and patience do the work.
Andrew Martin also wrote a book for New in Chess on this subject which appeared at the same time as this video course. Here you can find the details: Https://www.debestezet.nl/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6750
Andrew David Martin (born 18th May 1957 in West Ham, London) is an English chess player with the title of international master. Martin received his title as international master in1984. He earned his first grandmaster norm in the British Championship of 1997 in Brighton. Martin was a commentator at.the chess world championship between Kasparov and Kramnik in 2000 and commentated at the British Championship for 20 years, before retiring in 2017.
On the 21st February 2004 Martin set a new world record for simultaneous chess. He faced 321 chess players at the same time. His result was: 294 wins, 26 draws and only one loss. Martin is known as a professional chess teacher and is the former Head of the ECF Academy.. Martin is a chess columnist, an author of chess books and the author of various instructional videos. He is also a FIDE Senior Trainer and the current ECF Manger of Coaches.
Martin lives in Bramley, England and still teaches extensively.
Content:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Two Knights Defence
4...Bc5 Introduction
4...Bc5 5.c3 a6 6.Nbd2 d6 7.Nf1 0-0 8.Ng3 Ba7 Kazhgaleyev - Malaniuk
4...Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Ba7 Rodriguez Vila - Flores
4...Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Bb3 0-0 8.0-0 Ba7 Volzhin - Allahverdiyev
4...Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Be6 Makarichev - Ibragimov
4...Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Nf1 0-0 8.Ng3 h6 Kudrin - Kaufmann
4...Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 0-0 7.b4 Bb6 8.Bb3 Ne7 Carlsen - Potkin
4...Be7 5.c3 d6 6.h3 0-0 7.Bb3 Na5 8.Bc2 c5 9.0-0 Nc6 Manakova - Nestorovic
4...Be7 5.Bb3 0-0 6.Nbd2 d6 7.c3 Na5 8.Bc2 c5 9.Nf1 Nc6 Mamedov - Hammer
4...Be7 5.Bb3 d6 6.c3 0-0 7.h3 Na5 8.Bc2 c5 9.a3 Nc6 Broekmeulen - Vedder
4...h6 5.c3 d6 6.Nbd2 g6 7.Nf1 Bg7 8.Ng3 0-0 Paravyan - Bocharov
4...d6 5.c3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.h3 Bh5 8.Bb3 0-0 Mathews - Salcedo
4...d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.0-0 Nb6 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 Tabatabaei - Anton Guijarro
Conclusion
Chapter 2: Petroff Defence
3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.h3 0-0 8.c3 Nbd7 Harikrishna - Stinka
3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.c3 0-0 8.h3 b6 Livaic - Jakovjevic
3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 0-0 8.Bf1 d5 Psyk - Karolczuk
3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 Nc5 8.Bb5+ c6 Aguero Jimenez - Cruz Estrada
3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nc5 6.Be2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 Short - Otsmann
3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nc5 6.Be2 d5 7.d4 Ne4 8.0-0 Bd6 9.c4 c6 10.Re1 Matlakov - Paravyan
3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nc5 6.Be2 d5 7.d4 Ne4 8.0-0 Bd6 9.c4 c6 10.Nc3 Aronian - Fiorito
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Gambits
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5
3.Nxe5 Bd6 4.d4 dxe4 5.Bc4 Bxe5 Karttunen - Kleinert
3.d4 exd4 4.Nxe5 Bd6 5.Bc4 Bxe5 6.Qh5 Qe7 Coyne - Groth
3.d4 dxe4 4.Bc4 Qg5 Fuller - Haase
3...d5 Kupreichik - Lavrik
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5
3...Nc6 - Introduction
4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 h5 7.h3 Qd4 Kamsky - Pranav
4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 h5 7.c3 Ng4 Giri - Shah
4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 h5 7.c3 Bb6 Baker - Tay
4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 Qd4 Blazek - Pavlik
3...Nxe4 4.Qe2 Qe7 5.Qxe4 d6 6.d4 dxe5 7.dxe5 Nc6 Carlsen - So
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5
3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.d4 d6 5.Nd3 fxe4 6.Nf4 - Introduction
