{"id":20559,"date":"2024-10-20T13:16:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T13:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=20559"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:31:32","slug":"1-b3-secret-weapon-with-fm-yuriy-krykun","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/1-b3-secret-weapon-with-fm-yuriy-krykun\/","title":{"rendered":"1.b3 Secret Weapon with FM Yuriy Krykun"},"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.b3 Secret Weapon\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1024044173?h=f05f45b50e&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>The Shortcut to Get Done with Your Opening Preparation for White<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably noticed that I love to recommend opening systems, rather than highly full theoretical repertoires\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This is because I know you\u2019re busy and I know that playing\u00a0<strong><em>easy-to-learn systems<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0will make your chess journey easier than mine was.<\/p>\n<h3>Today I have a strong weapon for you.<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s an opening system starting with 1.b3!? which Ukrainian FM Yuriy Krykun calls his \u201csecret weapon\u201d and has resulted in the 21-year-old skyrocketing his rating to\u00a0<strong>2370 Elo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/f0b4429f-c704-40fc-ab2c-7bbfa36f01d3.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1730136764&amp;Signature=7f9e1ab8136fb484461dddbb5098c610bb9eac43\" width=\"500\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s kind of like nobody knows what to do against this system\u2026<\/p>\n<h3>Here\u2019s a question for you:<\/h3>\n<p>What if you could literally\u00a0<strong>dictate<\/strong>\u00a0the course of the game from move one?<\/p>\n<p>No Sicilians, No Grunfelds, None of that hairy stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Just IDEAS and proven plans that you know and you choose.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what FM Krykun shares in our brand new\u00a0<strong>1.b3 Secret Weapon course.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dive into 7+ hours of powerful lessons and you\u2019ll discover how to put serious pressure on black with weird, unexpected, and dynamic moves he has\u00a0<strong>NEVER<\/strong>\u00a0seen before.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/e20da13a-2ab3-4d37-aac3-593b114e482c.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1730137297&amp;Signature=46cec030cac48e850914fa6c8ddb819d28a41841\" width=\"498\" height=\"282\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Who is this course for?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bullet-list 1\">\n<li>Club players who hate memorizing theory: Enter totally new waters in the first few moves and with a few simple ideas, have your opponent sweating and muttering \u201c\u2026bbbut this opening is unsouuund! ? \u201d \u2013 as he stops the clock and resigns!<\/li>\n<li>Creative players who like to dictate the types of the position you BOTH enter: Tired of \u201cmilking the cow\u201d in the same old openings over and over again? Prefer to come up with cool ideas yourself? This is the PERFECT system for you!<\/li>\n<li>Chess Rebels who like to buck the rules: Some of the ideas FM Krykun teaches you are downright NASTY\u2026and they LOOK crazy! Fortunately for you they are 100% sound and will lure opponents into trying to \u201cpunish\u201d you\u2026only to fall into devastating positional trouble!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re tired of wasting time escaping death in the openings\u2026and you\u2019d prefer to focus your study time on IMPORTANT stuff\u00a0<strong>like tactical training, endgames and positional play\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Take this shortcut now and your white openings are\u00a0<strong>DONE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/05bf3121-8bc5-4f42-b5c4-1e160cb59506.gif?ClientID=sulu&amp;Date=1730138720&amp;Signature=f097518ab01979f2b71deb833f2fa4b4c1913ec3\" width=\"477\" height=\"277\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s Included?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1.b3 Secret Weapon \u2013 Video Course [7 hours 6 minutes]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FM Krykun has literally given us the entire 1.b3 system he himself uses to avoid theory and stack up massive winning margins as white in tournaments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interactive Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reinforce your learning with our exclusive <strong>365Chess Coach<\/strong>\u00a0tool, featuring\u00a0<strong>104 variations<\/strong>\u00a0for you to practice and perfect your repertoire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PGNs of all games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Downloadable PGNs of the games presented in the course with Master\u2019s analysis, extra lines, and ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Model Games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Essential principles, plans, and master-level strategies clearly explained, in the easy-to-understand form which you can apply in your own games starting today!<\/p>\n<h3>FM Yuriy Krykun (2372 ELO)<\/h3>\n<p>is a Ukrainian FIDE master and member of the National Team with ELO of 2372 and IM norm. He played in many National and International tournaments, winning over 10 medals. Bronze medal winner in European U18 Championship. Full-time chess player, coach, and author of multiple publications.<\/p>\n<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<p>Chapter 1 What 1.b3 is all about<br \/>\nChapter 2 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.Nf3<br \/>\nChapter 3 Setups with \u2026d7-d5, \u2026Bf5 and \u2026e6<br \/>\nChapter 4 Setups with \u2026d7-d5 and \u2026c7-c5<br \/>\nChapter 5 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.f3<br \/>\nChapter 6 Reti setups<br \/>\nChapter 7 1.b3 c5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6<br \/>\nChapter 8 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.Bxf6<br \/>\nChapter 9 KID setups with \u2026e7-e5<br \/>\nChapter 10 KID setups with \u2026c7-c5<br \/>\nChapter 11 Grunfeld setups with \u2026d7-d5 1<br \/>\nChapter 12 1.b3 b6<br \/>\nChapter 13 Odds and ends \u2013 1.b3 f5<br \/>\nChapter 14 Odds and ends \u2013 1.b3 a5<br \/>\nChapter 15 Model games<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FM Yuriy Krykun literally gave us the entire 1.b3 system he himself uses to avoid theory and stack up massive winning margins as white in tournaments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - 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