{"id":7039,"date":"2022-05-22T13:05:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T13:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/?post_type=product&#038;p=7039"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:26:56","slug":"austrian-defense-your-secret-weapon-for-black-by-fm-armin-musovic","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/austrian-defense-your-secret-weapon-for-black-by-fm-armin-musovic\/","title":{"rendered":"Austrian Defense: Your Secret Weapon for Black by FM Armin Musovic"},"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=\"Austrian Defense\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/757240175?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 the Austrian Defense by FM Armin Musovic<\/h2>\n<p>FM Armin Musovic is here with\u00a0<em>Austrian Defense: Your Secret Weapon for Black<\/em>. In this 9-hour 45-minute video training, Armin uncovers the trickiest lines in this opening and reveals how to take advantage of them as Black.<\/p>\n<p>Play the Austrian Defense right, and you can give the 1.d4 player a complete opening nightmare!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/videoapi-muybridge.vimeocdn.com\/animated-thumbnails\/image\/6a50cd95-7915-4484-9b41-69822c346a25.gif?ClientID=vimeo-core-prod&amp;Date=1664997436&amp;Signature=2493a4d946a2c2b84d007771ab5964f1e848844b\" width=\"488\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What is this opening?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Austrian Defense<\/strong><em>\u00a0(1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Seems harmless and boring, right? Yet another symmetrical defense?<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not the entire story\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways things can go wrong for White, here is just one of them:<\/p>\n<p><strong>After 11\u2026Qh4<\/strong>\u00a0white is losing the game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/austrian-defence-400x400-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/austrian-defence-400x400-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/austrian-defence-400x400-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/austrian-defence-400x400-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/austrian-defence-400x400-1-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/austrian-defence-400x400-1.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You see, things are not as clear as they seemed at first.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Armin-3-300x282.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Armin-3-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Armin-3-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Armin Musovic\u00a0<\/strong>is a FIDE Master, holds a master\u2019s degree in Psychology, and has \u0430 decade of chess coaching experience.<\/p>\n<p>Armin is 3 times Montenegrin youth champion. He is a winner of several open tournaments in Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia, 5 times winner of the regional championships.<\/p>\n<p>He has worked for chess schools in Bijelo Polje and Petnjica in Montenegro.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How is this course going to help me?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Black pushes d4<\/strong>. White takes on c5 and Black pushes the d-pawn forward. White can certainly bring out the king\u2019s knight to f3, but Black\u2019s Nc6 immediately nullifies that. Let Armin show you how Black gets into a dynamic position with this move.<\/li>\n<li><strong>White\u2019s b4 disaster<\/strong>. After White takes on c5, Black goes for a more aggressive approach. He pushes e7-e6, threatening to take back the c5-pawn with the bishop. White acts smart plays a3, and looks to play b4 next\u2026 It\u2019s a HUGE mistake! Why?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Black\u2019s pawn sacrifice<\/strong>. Black can take the d4-pawn after White\u2019s Nc3. Let White pick up the d5-pawn for free. What do you get as Black in return? A whole lotta initiative, mate! Long-term? White gets a bishop pair, and you have an active position.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Black\u2019s 3\u2026Nf6<\/strong>. Black can try to play solidly just like White. But this might not end as well as you expect. Armin shows you why you might end up exchanging a lot of pieces, giving White reign over the board in the next few moves.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Too much symmetry?<\/strong>\u00a0Bad for Black\u2019s health. Let\u2019s play this line: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Qxd5 6. Nc3\u2026 Now should Black play Nc6? Beware! Do not fall into the \u201csymmetry\u201d trap as Black. Let Armin show you how.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Become a pro at playing the Austrian Defense!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FM Armin Musovic is here with his latest course, Austrian Defense: Your Secret Weapon for Black. In this 9-hours-and-45-minutes long video training, Armin uncovers the trickiest lines in this opening and reveals how to take advantage of them as Black.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31234,"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>Austrian Defense: Your Secret Weapon for Black by FM Armin Musovic - 365Chess<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.365chess.com\/view\/shop\/austrian-defense-your-secret-weapon-for-black-by-fm-armin-musovic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Austrian Defense: Your Secret Weapon for Black by FM Armin Musovic - 365Chess\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FM Armin Musovic is here with his latest course, Austrian Defense: Your Secret Weapon for Black. 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