Leningrad Dutch (PC-DVD)

Mihail Marin

Strategically risky or rather promising? Slightly dubious or entirely sound? A weapon for the champions or just a kids' toy? The Leningrad system may a bit of everything above. On some occasions it would yield you a perfect win, on others it could cause you "shameful" defeats.

This PC-DVD is intended in the first line to offer strategical guidance for Black, based on the examination of the most typical structures. For objectivity's sake I have examined both sides of the coin, putting the main strategic dangers alongside the typical plans. I have included all my earlier database articles published in Chessbase Magazine, a database with all the games to which I have referred in the videos as well as a small database with essential games that one should know.

* With interactive training including video feedback
* Exclusive database with 72 essential games
* Mihail Marin's "Leningrad" articles published in ChessBase Magazine
* Including CB 12 Reader

Mihail Marin, born in 1965, has several times been Romanian champion and first made the leap over the Elo barrier of 2600 in 2001. Marin possesses a rare gift for a grandmaster - he is able to explain in readily comprehensible terms the ideas behind moves, variations and positions. This ability is there for all to admire in his contributions to ChessBase Magazine. Marin has written some books which have earned the highest of praise, among which are "Secrets of Chess Defence" and "Learn from the Legends".

System requirements:
Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3), DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation.
Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz,4 GB RAM, Windows 7 or Windows 8, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet connection for program activation.

Published 2013. Video running time: 5 hours 16 minutes.