Roman's Lab Vol.6 Rapid and complete black repertoire for tournament player

Hi, I just watched the DVD Roman´s Lab Vol.6_ Rapid and complete black repertoire for tournament player (the author is Roman Dzindzichashvili), which is a DVD aimed for 1400-1500 players giving recommendations in the openings (Dzinzi says 3...e5 pirc against e4, Nimzo/Bogo-Indian against d4, and 1...e5 against c4, saying these are the openings with least theory to memorize, while giving a comfortable, playable position).

Having studied the Scandianavian/King's Indian for more than 2 years, I am not sure if I should study Dzinzi's recommendations. I wonder if it is worth it to change my entire opening repertoire just because of this video.

If anyone benefited from watching this video, or any of the other Roman's videos (I also have Roman's lab 21 - the easy way to play King's Indian), please explain to me how did it benefit you.

Thanks.

Q: How do you know Roman is one of the smartest men in the world?

A: He learned to spell his last name by the age of 11.

I recommend against the e5 pirc against e4.  The rest I am on board with.  That variation of the Pirc will not help you get better at chess in the long run, in my opinion (and in the opinion of multiple stronger players than me that I have discussed this video and its recommendations with).  Check out the hyper-accelerated dragon as a response to e4.

I've actually tried the Hyper-accelerated dragon from both sides. Lost as White, and won 2 games as Black. It is a tricky opening to play against. However the Maroczy bind prooves to be really annoying for Black.

Thank you for the feedback on e5 pirc. I will definately look more into that opening.

I am also wondering if I should switch to Nimzo-Indian rather than the King's Indian (given that I have almost no knowledge in the nimzo, while i got some positional ideas in the KID). I know if I play ...c5, then I would get a Maroczy bind sicilian type of position, or a beneoni defense.

I you already have openings you know a little about, why switch?

Dzindzi goes way too much into details and his opening recommendations are a bit way hard to understand for amateur players. His recommendations are fun and sound, but once you're out of theory, if you don't know what to do - you're toast. Stick with your current openings, do some tactical puzzles before you go play blitz (it benefits my tactical vision) and I thnk you'll become a very good player sooner or later. THEN you can try learning something new, like Dzindzi's recommendations.

While Dzindzi's recommendations are sound, the bad part is that he often deliberately omits important theories just to make his opening recommendations look better. I mean, in his 2 hour vid, he only spends around 20~30 mins explaining the "unknown" 3...e5 pirc, while he spends an hour+ analysing the Nimzo-Indian. There is certainly something wierd going on there.

the Nimzo-Indian isn't easy to learn at all, and is one of the expected openings for a 1. d4 player. Dzindzi often says that we don't have to stick to his recommendations. If we don't have to stick to his recommendation then why are we watching this DVD?

Nevertheless, his recommendation on 3...e5 pirc may be useful in a blitz game, though probably should not be played in longer time controls. I guess I should watch his videos just for entertainment, not to learn stuff from it. His opinions are funny though, I've watched his videos on the French defense and Alekhine defense and he's just bashing those openings so badly.

I used his 3... e5 recommendation once in my chess club. Actually, my opponent didn't know what to do when we reached endgame, because doubled pawns in the center restricted him a lot. We played a 10 0 game, if you want to know. I guess that's a stable opening, but requiers a descent amount of theoretical knowledge in it.

What concerns Nimzo Indian - try to look for Dzindzi's/Alburt's/Perelstein's combined book called "Chess Openings For Black Explained". You can read it in scribd.com (i read all the books on chess (and not only) there). They explain Nimzo throughly in that book, alongside with Bogo Indian Defence and, of course, other openings (they recommend Hyper-Accelerated Dragon against e4, to give an example). Definitely worth a read, if you have free time.

Anyone interested in learning more about the Pirc and playing it in thematic vote chess games is invited to join the Pirc Defense Group. 

I went to a bookstore and had a 1 hr "skim" of Chess Openings for Black Explained. I was actually looking for a taylormade repertoire for black when I bumped into the book. It is well-written, and does not overlook minor possibilities, like the Veserov attack, London system, Colle System etc. Also they don't leave out the sidelines like the Alapin, Qxd4, smith morra, and wing gambits. I think the clever part is that the Accelerated Dragon can transpose into Maroczy bind, which can also arise from English opening. From watching both this DVD and the book, I can safely say each author (Eugene probably wrote the Accelerated dragon section - he has a whole series about it in chess.com video library  and Roman wrote the Nimzo-Bogo) wrote about their own speciality and combined it into one book (which Lev Alburt has done). I believe there was not much interaction between the authors. The ideas of the openings are not compatible IMO. How can I use the ideas in Nimzo indian when I am using the hyperaccelerated dragon? 

Here's what I call a repertoire of the authors and their recommendations.

Eugene Perylstein - Accelerated Dragon (2..g6), King's Indian 6...Na6 - [with respect I believe the best out of the 3]. 

Lev Alburt - Alekhine, Benko gambit

Roman Dzindzi - Nimzo-Bogo, Reversed Sicilian (with early Bb4), and possibly the e5 pirc (some people call it the philidor)?

P.S. I actually see few people following the repertoire made for Chess Openings explained for White. Now that I started playing e4e5 games as Black, I frequently face the Scotch gambit which is recommended in the book. I wouldn't say the gambit is sound but if Grandmasters says its playable then y not play it?

hehehe Chess Openings for White explained has about 150 pages dedicated to refuting the French. Someone does not like this opening!

Accelerated dragon is like a must for every Sicilian player.