{"id":10081,"date":"2023-05-01T11:47:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T11:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=10081"},"modified":"2026-06-27T12:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T12:00:42","slug":"countering-1-d4-gambits-with-gm-jacek-stopa","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/countering-1-d4-gambits-with-gm-jacek-stopa\/","title":{"rendered":"Countering 1.d4 Gambits with GM Jacek Stopa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.66% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"1.d4 Gambits\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/820357057?h=f05f45b50e&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Learn Countering 1.d4 Gambits with GM Jacek Stopa<\/h2>\n<p>You are playing an important game and open with 1.d4.<\/p>\n<p>You feel confident. You know your openings.<\/p>\n<p>And then THIS happens.<\/p>\n<p>Your opponent throws a Gambit at you.<\/p>\n<p>You make \u2018logical\u2019 moves, but the position goes from bad to worse.<\/p>\n<p>A few moves later, it\u2019s all over.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a terrible feeling.<\/p>\n<p>How do I know? Well, I\u2019ve been there.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of players lose games to gambit play.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is, you won\u2019t be one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Polish Grandmaster Jacek Stopa presents his brand-new course, Countering 1.d4 Gambits. GM Stopa reveals the most effective and lean ways for White to refute the 3 most dangerous gambits: Albin Counter-Gambit, Budapest Gambit, and Queen\u2019s Gambit Accepted.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/004379dc-b3d7-45b5-94d1-71c7f8be6b49.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1682430895&amp;Signature=35d75784993f6d3b565d45167de690cbef4a6e0d\" width=\"409\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Here is some of what you\u2019ll learn:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>How to surprise your opponent with their own \u2018surprise weapon\u2019?<\/li>\n<li>The #1 top-scoring setup against the Albin-Counter Gambit<\/li>\n<li>How to double your attacking potential with the \u2018Classical Knight Maneuver\u2019?<\/li>\n<li>Navigating in the most counter-intuitive line in the Budapest Gambit (your map is inside)<\/li>\n<li>Launching a crushing attack against the Budapest Gambit with GM Stopa\u2019s most favorite \u2018Active Bishop Setup\u2019 (8\/10 players will lose with Black!!)<\/li>\n<li>Lean preparation in the Queen\u2019s Gambit Accepted (GM Stopa selected the QGA most practical &amp; zero-theory lines)<\/li>\n<li>The \u2018WRONG\u2019 way to play against the isolated pawn (this method will help you win tons of games on under-2000 FIDE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2026and those are just a few things you\u2019ll learn from this training!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/1c8fd924-5fd5-4748-9ec2-d4ec752cd10f.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1682437417&amp;Signature=151540f788441c5514ec41248627ce08f1e1d669\" width=\"418\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are an ambitious player and want to bulletproof your opening preparation for White, this course is for you.<\/p>\n<p>Playing those Gambits with Black? GM Stopa shares the most up-to-date analysis and top-performing plans &amp; ideas for both sides!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/c0e9b618-f75d-4ccd-92f6-024cb29fe560.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1682437261&amp;Signature=0b08f667c166aa75875b985028fe36159aca0328\" width=\"451\" height=\"229\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>About the Author:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>GM Jacek Stopa [FIDE 2544]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>is originally from Poland, started playing chess at the age of 8 after randomly buying a chess set on a winter vacation. His father taught him how to play and he soon became addicted. Jacek earned his International Master title at age 18 and was the European Team Chess Champion in Solving Chess Problems in 2008. He has developed into a very effective chess instructor over the last six years, helping many young chess players reach their maximum potential.<\/p>\n<h3>Outline:<\/h3>\n<p>Chapter 1. Albin Counter-Gambit Introduction<br \/>\nChapter 2. Albin Counter-Gambit Theory 1<br \/>\nChapter 3. Albin Counter-Gambit Theory 2<br \/>\nChapter 4. Albin Counter-Gambit Game 1<br \/>\nChapter 5. Albin Counter-Gambit Game 2<br \/>\nChapter 6. Budapest Gambit Introduction<br \/>\nChapter 7. Budapest Gambit Theory 1<br \/>\nChapter 8. Budapest Gambit Theory 2<br \/>\nChapter 9. Budapest Gambit Game 1<br \/>\nChapter 10. Budapest Gambit Game 2<br \/>\nChapter 11. QGA Selected Lines Introduction<br \/>\nChapter 12. QGA Selected Lines Theory 1<br \/>\nChapter 13. QGA Selected Lines Theory 2<br \/>\nChapter 14. QGA Selected Lines Game 1<br \/>\nChapter 15. QGA Selected Lines Game 2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polish Grandmaster Jacek Stopa presents his brand-new course, Countering 1.d4 Gambits. GM Stopa reveals the most effective and lean ways for White to refute the 3 most dangerous gambits: Albin Counter-Gambit, Budapest Gambit, and Queen&#8217;s Gambit Accepted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Countering 1.d4 Gambits with GM Jacek Stopa - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Polish Grandmaster Jacek Stopa presents his brand-new course, Countering 1.d4 Gambits. 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