
Master the Modern Defence (1. g6)
A Dynamic and Unbalanced Weapon for Black
Daniel Fernandez(Author)
ChessBase GmbH (Publisher)
Published on 1. August 2025
Software
Product license key
978-3-98884-032-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Modern Defence (1.g6) is more than just a move - it's a statement. By opting for a fianchetto setup, you embrace unbalanced and strategically rich positions, steering away from predictable theory battles. This approach allows Black to develop along the long diagonal, patiently targeting White's strong centre instead of directly challenging it. If you're looking to play for a full point with Black, this opening is the perfect addition to your repertoire.
What Makes 1.g6 So Effective?
Avoids Mainstream Theory
Strategic Complexity
Targeting White's Centre
Your Guide: GM Daniel Fernandez
A devoted 1.g6 expert, Grandmaster Daniel Fernandez will lead you through this fascinating and double-edged opening, helping you build confidence and master its unique subtleties.
Ready to Energize Your Repertoire?
Take control of the game from move one - dare to play 1.g6!
More than 5 hours video running time (English)
The product contains an activation key for:
-ChessBase training App (Download and installation for Windows and Mac)
-ChessBase-Books (Online version for web browsers)
-Video stream for iPad, tablet, PC etc. in the ChessBase video portal
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The product contains an activation key for:
ChessBase training App (Download and installation for Windows and Mac)
ChessBase-Books (Online version for web browsers)
Video stream for iPad, tablet, PC etc. in the ChessBase video portal
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
Das Produkt enthält KEINE DVD-ROM, sondern einen Aktivierungsschlüssel für Download und Installation.
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Series
Interaktive Schachvideokurse für alle Systeme
Language
English
Place of publication
Hamburg
Germany
Dimensions
Height: 19 cm
Width: 14 cm
Thickness: 0.5 cm
File size
4700,00 MB
Duration
Dauer: 300 min
Weight
35 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-98884-032-5 (9783988840325)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Author
Schachtrainer
Daniel Fernandez has won several national junior championships during his career. He is renowned for his versatile and solid style. His thematic, "systems-based" approach to chess is well suited to explain openings in a systematic and structurallydriven way, as he showed in his book The Modernized Caro-Kann. He is a regular columnist for ChessBase and CHESS Magazine and has coached several of the new generation of English talents.
ISNI: 0000 0005 1648 1379
Daniel Fernandez has won several national junior championships during his career. He is renowned for his versatile and solid style. His thematic, "systems-based" approach to chess is well suited to explain openings in a systematic and structurallydriven way, as he showed in his book The Modernized Caro-Kann. He is a regular columnist for ChessBase and CHESS Magazine and has coached several of the new generation of English talents.
ISNI: 0000 0005 1648 1379