Susan Polgar's Vol 9: Learn Endgames the Easy Way...
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Susan Polgar's Volume 9: Learn Endgames The Easy Way -- Essential Basic Endgames (Part 2,) teaches how to play and win Endgames. In fact, Grandmaster Susan Polgar says that Endgames are more essential to learn than Openings. This is part 2 of the 2-part DVD series.
In Lesson 1 of this DVD, Susan will cover all the essential Rook Endgames, including: Rook vs. . . .
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Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual for PC
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Russian International Master Mark Dvoretsky is perhaps the most respected chess instructor in the world today. His latest work, Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, is sure to become a classic on one of the most difficult and subtle phases in chess. It covers all of the most important positions required for endgame mastery, from elementary kind-and-pawn endings to complex rook or queen . . .
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Chess Endgames 2: Rook Endgames
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Endgame theory forms the basis for chess. This becomes painfully clear as soon as a player has reached a clearly won endgame, yet must finally content himself with a draw because he lacks the necessary know-how. Does this sound familiar? Then avoid such accidents and make endgames your strength, by building up a solid endgame technique. With this second volume of his endgame . . .
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Chess Endgames 4: Strategical Endgames
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In the fourth volume of the endgame series a lot of themes with more material are included like rook and minor piece vs rook (and minor piece), rook vs two minor pieces, double rook endings, queen and knight vs queen and bishop, the bishop pair and endgame principles. Typical topics are: the so called Fischer endgame rook and bishop vs rook and knight, which occurs quite frequently . . .
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Chess Endgames Combo (1-4)
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Endgame theory constitutes the foundation of chess. You realize this in striking clarity once you obtain a won endgame, but in the end have to be content with a draw in the end because of a lack of necessary know-how. Such accidents can only be prevented by building up a solid endgame technique.
This is Karsten Mueller's four DVD set, and the grandmaster from . . .
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Chess Endgames 3: Major Piece Endgames
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The third part of the endgame series tackles queen endings, rook against minor pieces, queen against rook and queen against two rooks. Queen endings are not nearly as mysterious as they appear at first sight. Knowing a few rules of thumb and principles will make things very much easier for you. In the case of rook versus knight or bishop, you should not only know how to draw a . . .
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Practical Endgame Play - Beyond the Basics
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Here... at long last... we have it. A new type of endgame book. A book which explains how to handle those positions that frequently occur in practical play but, curiously, are hardly ever the subject of theoretical works.Most endgame books rely upon recycling established theory on basic positions, or concentrate on fantastical studies. This one is different. Well known Grandmaster . . .
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The ABC of Chess Endgames
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Realizing the necessity of making yourself familiar with endgames, you will soon be con-fronted with a problem: where to start and where to finish? There is an abundance of material and in reference books like the Cheron or Averbahk, the real basic endings are hard to find among the many exceptional positions. But who tells you what is a must-know and what is only special knowledge . . .
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Susan Polgar's Vol 8: Learn the Endgame The Easy ...
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Susan Polgar's Volume 8: Learn the Endgame The Easy Way -- Essential Basic Endgames - Part 1, shows you how to play and win your Endgames. Endgames, according to Grandmaster Susan Polgar, are more essential to learn than Openings.
In Lesson 1 of this DVD, Susan will cover all the most important basic endgames for the novice player. She will teach how to . . .
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Winning Chess Endings
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Good books about endgames for beginners are few and far between. Winning Chess Endings is a great one - a gripping introduction to what you need to know to win chess endings, taught by American Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan. His entertaining, easy-to-understand style, incisive stories and insiders advice will help you develop a solid grasp of proven principles that you can apply with . . .
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Endgame Turbo 3 on DVD - Nalimov Tablebases
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The DVD Endgame Turbo consists of 9 DVDs with endgame databases (Nalimov Tablebases). With the help of the Endgame Turbo, all fi ve- and 12 six-piece endgames (including the sophisticated and practice-oriented endgame R, P, P - R) are played with absolute perfection. Likewise, Fritz handles endgames with more than six pieces much better since the program can already access the . . .
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Susan Polgar's Vol 10: Learn the Endgame the Easy...
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In Susan Polgar's Vol 10: Learn the Endgame the Easy Way -- Essential Endgames for the Intermediate to Advanced Players, Susan will bring you to the next level on your way to mastering the Endgame.
This is a great follow up DVD to Volumes 8 and 9 (Essential Basic Endgames Part 1 and 2). Susan will teach you how to play and win the more difficult Pawn, Rook, . . .
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Rolly Toys Giant Rook Chess Piece
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This single giant chess rook piece from the giant plastic chess set can be purchased for as a replacement piece or as a decoration for your home, event, or club. Each individual piece is made of durable, hollow plastic which can be filled to weight the pieces. The rook stands 17" tall with a 9" base.
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Garden Giant Rook Chess Piece
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This single giant chess rook piece from the Garden giant plastic chess set
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In Roman's Chess DVD Lab Volume 8: Comprehensive Chess Endings Part 1 GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili recommends that you learn and understand the end game so you will know ahead of time whether it is won, lost or drawn.
These lessons by Roman will help you determine whether you should go into the endgame or avoid it.
Includes: More than . . .
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Secrets of Rook Endings
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Secrets of Rook Endings is written by Grandmaster and renowned chess author John Nunn and published by Gambit Publications.
The first edition of Secrets of Rook Endings ushered in a new era in chess publishing. It was the first book based on computer-generated position databases that are guaranteed to provide the actual result of a position.
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100 Endgames You Must Know
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Most players tend to neglect the Endgame. Many even dodge the Endgame by taking extreme risks in the Middlegame, simply because they feel uncertain about the final phase. But time limits have shortened, and the Endgame has to be played fast. A solid basic knowledge is vital.
There are, contrary to what most amateurs believe, relatively few endgames one must know. . . .
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The Survival Guide to Rook Endings
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The Survival Guide to Rook Endings is an excellent source for this important topic. For all chess-players - from beginners to grandmasters, and whatever their style of play - one thing is certain: rook endings will arise in a great many of their games.Yet it is precisely in this area of the game that many players give away hard-earned points, either through lack of knowledge or . . .
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Fritz Endgame Trainer - Pawn Endings
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Who doesn't know it, the painful experience of losing a beautiful game finally due to a lack of endgame technique? More than often, this happens because your training is one-sided, focusing only on opening or tactics. Yet endgames, particularly pawn endgames, are full of fascinating facets. So, enough reasons to tackle the classical subject of endgame training in a modern and . . .
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Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual--2nd Ed
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Russian International Master Mark Dvoretsky is perhaps the most respected chess instructor in the world today. His latest work, Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, is sure to become a classic on one of the most difficult and subtle phases in chess. It covers all the most important positions required for endgame mastery, from elementary king-and-pawn endings to complex rook or . . .
In Roman's Lab Chess DVD Video Volume 9: Comprehensive Chess Endings Part 2 GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili recommends that you learn and understand the end game so you will know ahead of time whether it is won, lost or drawn.
In this video he shows you how to play for a win or draw in these types of end games:
More than 2 hours of video . . .
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Master Chess 6000: Ultimate Game Collection 7 (Nalimov...
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This is software that is designed to be easy to use. With choices like Playing a game against the built-in engine "Ruffian"; searching the included database of over 1.4 Million Master level and higher games; and haveing a game analyzed. Games up
Nalimov Table Base. Using the Master 6000 Chess Engine Ruffian this 7GB database of endgames allows you to . . .
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Roman's Lab Vol 47: Most Brilliant Squeezes Ever ...
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Roman's Lab DVD Vol. 47: Most Brilliant Squeezes Ever in the Endgame, is presented by Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili. It is one volume in the Getting the Winning Edge in the Endgame Series by Roman.
This volume will demonstrate brilliant positional squeezes in the endgame. These highly instructional endgames were played on the highest level, but are very . . .
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Understanding Chess Endgames
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One of the world's foremost chess writers provides everything you need to know about chess endgames! Assuming no specialized endgame knowledge, John Nunn presents 100 key endgame concepts, and explains how they are used to win games or save difficult positions.
He covers all the main types of endgames and typical thinking methods, and so equips readers with . . .
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Roman's Forum Vol 29: Mastering The Endgame: Foru...
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In Roman's Forum Vol 29: Mastering The Endgame Forum Series Part 1, Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili teaches the important aspects of elementary pawn endgames including the opposition, and positions with pawn breakthroughs, outside passed pawns, potential outside passed pawns, and protected passed pawns.
In this lecture Roman discusses the general . . .
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Secrets of Pawnless Endings
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After the success of Secrets of Rook Endings, John Nunn turns his attention towards endgames without pawns. These occur surprisingly often in practice and are extremely tactical in nature.
This book unites man and machine in the search for ultimate answers. The computer databases created by Ken Thompson, formerly of Bell Laboratories, can state with certainty the . . .
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How to Play Chess Endgames
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In this companion volume to Fundamental Chess Endings, Mller and Pajeken focus on the practical side of playing endgames. They cover all aspects of strategic endgames, with particular emphasis on thinking methods, and ways to create difficulties for opponents over the board.Using hundreds of outstanding examples from modern practice, the authors explain not only how to . . .
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FTE: Kasimdzhanov - Endgames for Experts
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If you want to play successful chess you must pay great attention to the endgame. Because it is only if you handle the endgame correctly that you can turn an advantageous position into a full point or save half a point from an inferior position. On this DVD, Rustam Kasimdzhanov analyzes the type of practical endgames which tournament players encounter on a daily basis. We are . . .
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Power Play 9: Major Pieces vs. Minor Pieces
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Power Play 9 - major pieces vs. minor pieces in this 9th Power Play DVD Grandmaster Daniel King discusses the theme of Major Pieces v. Minor Pieces. In other words, positions with the material balance of queen against rook and minor piece, queen against two rooks, and rook against minor pieces, including exchange sacrifices. Sometimes a queen or rook is like an all-powerful giant, . . .
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Chess Endgames 1: Basic Knowledge for Beginners
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Endgame theory constitutes the foundation of chess. You realize this in striking clarity once you obtain a won endgame, but in the end have to be content with a draw in the end because of a lack of necessary know-how. Such accidents can only be prevented by building up a solid endgame technique. This is Karsten Mueller's first DVD, and the grandmaster from Hamburg and endgame . . .
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Secrets of Pawn Endings
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Secrets of Pawn Endings provides a thorough course in endings with just kings and pawns, from the simple to the highly complex.
Armed with this knowledge, the reader will also be able to tackle other types of endgames with greater confidence and certainty. Many interesting and beautiful positions are included, and there are test positions for the reader to solve. . . .
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Power Play Combo 7-9
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See all in the Power Play series. This Power Play combo saves you money when you purchase 3 of the famous Daniel King Power Play DVDs. This Power Play combo includes the following DVDs from the series:
Power Play 7: Improve Your Pieces
In this 7th Power Play DVD, Daniel King helps you to recognize when a piece is poorly placed and what to do about it. . . .
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Susan Polgar's Winning Chess the Easy Way: Comple...
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In this complete series of DVDs, Susan Polgar's Winning Chess the Easy Way, you will learn everything you will need to know from start to finish about how to become a competitive tournament chess player.
Susan is a most impressive grandmaster chess player, as well as a wonderful teacher. Susan Polgar's Winning Chess the Easy Way includes:
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How Chess Games Are Won and Lost
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Traditionally, chess games have been divided into three stages - opening, middlegame and endgame - and general principles presented for how to handle each stage. All chess-players will be well aware that these principles all too frequently fail to help in their selection of the best move.
In this important work, Lars Bo Hansen, grandmaster and professional educator, . . .
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1000 Opening Traps
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1000 Opening Traps was developed by ChessBase for players who want to master traps to defend their own openings as well as set a few traps of their own!
If you do not know opening theory in its most intimate details, then you must rely on a sound understanding of chess. But sometimes, that is not enough. Opening traps lurk everywhere, relying on the unwary chess . . .
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Chess Fundamentals--Algebraic
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J.R. Capablanca was a World Chess Champion and one of the greatest players in chess history, yet he wrote very little about the game. Chess Fundamentals, though normally for the beginning player, contains valuable insights that will benefit players at all levels of understanding, including masters. Capablanca explains: Chess Fundamentals is one of the jewels of chess . . .
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Nalimov Ending Tablebases on DVD
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Nalimov Ending Tablebases on DVD includes the most complete version of the 3-4-5 piece NALIMOV endgame tablebases (290 files). Completely compatible with Chess Assistant, Comprehensive Chess Endings, Fritz, Tiger, Shredder, Junior and a lot of other engines.The tablebases will tell you exactly how to play out any position once five or less pieces are left on the board, therefore . . .
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Winning Chess Exercises for Kids
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Winning Chess Excercises for Kids is a fun and comprehensive workbook written for children ages 7 to 13. Full of original material and entertaining artwork, it's the ideal study guide for developing skill at the royal game. Parents and teachers are sure to like it too. The main part of the book consists of 100 excercise sheets with nine diagrams each. The positions . . .
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Chess Studies 2.0
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With Chess Studies 2.0 you'll learn endgame technique with the use of breathtaking artistic endgame compositions, especially chosen for their instructive value. In it, you will find over 950 of the greatest endgame studies organized by:
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Chess Endgame Quiz
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Chess Endgame Quiz features 200 challenges in a multiple choice format that will help you learn to finish off your opponents!
These instructive and challenging positions are not only fun and entertaining, but will teach you how to improve your endgame! The Chess Endgame Quiz book is written by Grandmaster Larry Evans, the Dean of American Chess.
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Roman's Forum Vol 30: Mastering The Endgame in th...
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Roman's Forum Volume 30: Mastering The Endgame Forum Series Part 2, contains five lessons on one DVD. The five topics are: Rolling with Rooks and Pawns, Shattering Minor Piece Endings, Slashing Advanced Endgame Tactics, Storming Victory in Irregular Endgames and Warring Endgame Tactics.
This five lectures contains over 4 hours of instruction by Grandmaster . . .
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Roman's Lab Vol 61: Art of Instant Attacks
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In Roman's Lab Vol 61: Art of Instant Attacks, Grandmaster Larry Christiansen will demonstrate through a series of examples how to create instant violent attacks in your games.
Larry will examine all movements that have effects on the enemy Kings positions such as:
Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili: Former two time U.S. Champion & Russian Champion . . .
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Roman's Lab Vol 46: Most Incredible Tactics Ever ...
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Roman's Lab DVD Vol. 46: Most Incredible Tactics Ever in the Endgame, brings you 13 of the most incredible tactical endgames ever. Some of these tactical shockers will come out of nowhere demonstrating that regardless how bad a position may look, there may be a hidden win or saving draw. It is a part of the Getting the Winning Edge in the Endgame series.
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Kopec: Essential Endgame Knowledge
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International Master Dr. Danny Kopec, a highly regarded author and player, takes the reader through arguably the most difficult and important aspect of the game of Chess: The Endgame. The DVD covers all types of Endgames, from the most elementary checkmates, through the exploitation of positional and material advantage, right up to the analysis of actual endings from master play. . . .
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Premier Chess Pieces with 4 1/8" King
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Our new Premier Set of plastic chess pieces with a 4 1/8 tall inch king, is perfect for those discriminating chess players who want an upscale set, without an exorbitant price. You won't find a set of such value for double the cost of this one.
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Comprehensive Chess Endings with Nalimov Endgame Table...
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Comprehensive Chess Endings with Nalimov Endgame Tablebases DVD is a fundamental program for studying endgame theory. Material is supplied by the prominent endgame theoretician and Grand Master Yuri Averbakh.
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Killer Moves
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In learning Killer Moves you occupy yourself with chess - i.e. study games, variations, endgames etc. - you store a lot of pictures in your memory, consciously or subconsciously. The more of these you can retrieve during a game, the better you play. Of course, there are also a number of additional factors determining the successful realization of this theory in practice. Still, the . . .
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Soigne (swn-'yA) is French for elegantly maintained or designed. Sophisticatation can come in a variety of designs. However, the most well-known is the Staunton design, which is named after Howard Staunton (a 19th century English chess player), and designed by Nathaniel Cook, in 1849. This set is intended to withstand the rigors of practical play while maintaining the elegance . . .
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Soigne (swn-'yA) is French for elegantly maintained or designed. Sophisticatation can come in a variety of designs. However, the most well-known is the Staunton design, which is named after Howard Staunton (a 19th century English chess player), and designed by Nathaniel Cook, in 1849. This set is intended to withstand the rigors of practical play while maintaining the elegance . . .
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Learn to Play Chess with Fritz & Chesster 2
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Fritz, Bianca and Chesster are back in a new chess adventure! Advanced training in the Black Castle will have every player, from beginners on up improving their skills and strategy. Jump into chess action to rescue Chesster from deep within the walls of King Black's Castle.
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Mega Database 2010
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The exclusive annotated database. Contains more than 4 millions games from 1560 to 2009 in the highest ChessBase quality standard. 65,000 games contain commentary from top players, with ChessBase opening classification with more than 100,000 key positions, direct access to players, tournaments, middlegame themes, endgames. The largest topclass annotated database in the world. The . . .
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In The Reassess Your Chess Workbook--How To Master Chess Imbalances, International Master Jeremy Silman tests a player's strengths and weaknesses with 131 problems that cover openings, tactical and positional middle-games, and endgames.
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Alexej Shirov: My Best Games in The Petroff Defence
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My best games in the Petroff DefenceWith this DVD on the Russian Defence (Petroff Defence) Alexei Shirov continues the successful and highly praised series of his best games. Since many players look on the Russian Defence with the suspicion that it is a drawish opening, and one which at the same time is both dry and boring, Shirov has in this DVD set himself the specifi c task of . . .
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The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess
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The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess is written by Andrew Soltis and published by Batsford Chess. As a professional journalist and popular chess author, International Master Andrew Soltis is perhaps the best qualified to collect and edit this treasury of chess wisdom through the ages.
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Kasimdzhanov: Beating the French Vol. 3
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In his DVD series on the French Defence, Rustam Kasimdzhanov presents a promising White repertoire based on 3.Nc3. Subject of the third DVD is the position after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4. White has a space advantage in the centre, (pawn d4 versus e6), yet Black strives for equality by piece exchanges and the break c7-c5. Explaining top grandmaster games, Kasimdzhanov shows . . .
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Fritz Trainer Middlegame - Adrian Mikhalchishin: The S...
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Modern middlegame theory does not exist in written form. That is why players and trainers have to go back to the old recommendation by Nimzowitsch to study typical positional methods. But who is better placed to teach us about their own powerful weapons than the great champions of the past? So the key to understanding the middlegame lies in understanding how to execute certain . . .
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Chessbase 10 Mega Package
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Pocket Fritz 4.0
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Pocket Fritz 4 is the chess playing software program for whenever and wherever you are. The new Hiarcs engine, written by Mark Uniacke, is impressive because of its positional play and tactical power.
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The Complete Chess Workout: Train Your Brain with 1200...
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Could you use over 1200 cehss puzzles to help your brain become and stay strong and competitive? The Complete Chess Workout: Train Your Brain with 1200 Puzzles! by Richard Palliser, is the perfect way to keep your mind sharp for any chess match.
All top chess players agree that to keep your tactical muscles in shape it's imperative to continue training, and . . .
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Reykjavik II Series Ebonized & Boxwood Chess Pieces wi...
Item #: HS2011
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The House of Staunton is proud to offer the Reykjavik II Series Chess set. A full tournament-sized Chess set, it features a 3.75" King with a 1.75"diameter base. The Chess pieces are hand carved by our master artisans and crafted out of the highest grade woods. The Chess pieces are heavily weighted with luxurious billiard cloth base pads and a beautiful finish. The design . . .
Price: $140.99
Reykjavik II Series Rosewood & Boxwood Chess Pieces wi...
Item #: HS2012
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The House of Staunton is proud to offer the Reykjavik II Series Chess set. A full tournament-sized Chess set, it features a 3.75" King with a 1.75"diameter base. The Chess pieces are hand carved by our master artisans and crafted out of the highest grade woods. The Chess pieces are heavily weighted with luxurious billiard cloth base pads and a beautiful finish. The design . . .
Price: $164.99
Reykjavik II Series Genuine Ebony & Boxwood Chess Piec...
Item #: HS2013
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The House of Staunton is proud to offer the Reykjavik II Series Chess set. A full tournament-sized Chess set, it features a 3.75" King with a 1.75"diameter base. The Chess pieces are hand carved by our master artisans and crafted out of the highest grade woods. The Chess pieces are heavily weighted with luxurious billiard cloth base pads and a beautiful finish. The design . . .
Price: $264.99
The Caro-Kann
Item #: CB0492
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Viktor Bologan: The Caro-Kann is considered to be one of the safest and most reliable replies to 1.e4. So it comes as no surprise that in the list of top players who have made use of this defence there are no fewer than four world champions, namely Botvinnik, Petrosian, Karpov and Anand. In addition to that, the Caro-Kann is played by such top players as Adams, Dreev and Bareev. . . .
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The Gruenfeld Defense
Item #: CB0508
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The Gruenfeld Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5) enjoys a special star status in the family of Indian openings. It involves a daring, active concept: fighting for control of the center with an early d7-d5 thrust supported only by pieces. The ensuing lines and positions promise more active play than most openings. Black has to know the critical ideas and most promising plans as . . .
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Magic of Chess Tactics
Item #: CB0513
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Chess Tactics are the art of combat command. When tactics dominate concrete action is required immediately in order to put a plan into practice or to grab an opportunity. However in complicated positions and with determined resistance basic tactics are often insufficient and intuition, imagination and precision are necessary. The Magic of Chess Tactics DVD helps to develop . . .
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Deep Fritz 12 (Multiprocessor Version)
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You can now purchase Deep Fritz 12 - the Multiprocessor Version and enjoy FREE SHIPPING via Media Mail on orders being shipped within the lower 48 states.
Fritz 12 vs. Deep Fritz 12
So what's the difference between normal Fritz 12 and Deep Fritz 12? Deep Fritz 12 is designed to run on a Multiprocessor system - made to run faster, . . .