A Gambit Guide through the Open Game Vol.1 and 2

Volume 1: Do you know the main variations, but are often surprised by old and forgotten gambits? Or are you no longer enjoying the main variations and are you looking for a few dangerous gambits that are easy to learn? Then this DVD is just right for you! In the "Gambit Guide Vol. 1", the Dutch grandmaster Erwin l'Ami takes you on a journey through time and shows gambits in the open games (after 1.e4 e5): the infamous Frankenstein-Dracula Gambit, the Cochrane Gambit, the Belgrade Gambit and of course the King's Gambit, the mother of all gambits. Many of these long-forgotten variations offer room for creativity and new discoveries and so this DVD is full of new ideas with which you can surprise your opponents. In addition to the theoretical part and example games, the DVD contains a series of tasks with which you can test your new knowledge. Erwin L'Ami, winner of the 2015 Reykjavik Open and former second of former World Champion Veselin Topalov, is perfectly suited to guide you through the many baffling and entertaining complications!

Volume 2: William Davies Evans was a Welsh captain and namesake of the Evans Gambit, an opening with which White won thousands of brilliant games. In part 2 of his "Gambit Guide", Dutch grandmaster Erwin l'Ami revives the romantic era of chess, when masters played the Evans Gambit and sacrificed pawns and pieces without hesitation to checkmate the opponent's king! Part 1 of this series presents dangerous gambits that White can play after 1.e4 e5. Part 2 shows sharp variations such as the Marshall Gambit, the Scotch Gambit, the Jänisch Gambit and the Evans Gambit. Many of these long-forgotten variations offer room for creativity and new discoveries, and so this DVD is full of new ideas with which you can surprise your opponents. In addition to the theoretical part and example games, the DVD contains a series of exercises with which you can test your new knowledge. Erwin L'Ami, winner of the 2015 Reykjavik Open and former second of former World Champion Veselin Topalov, is perfectly suited to guide you through the many baffling and entertaining complications!