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You think you have seen enough checkmating combinations? I find it staggering how many checkmates are missed (by both sides) in games by the top players, let alone by us mortals. Recognizing the early outlines of mating patterns is a vital skill, not just for an attacker, but for a . . .
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Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual for PC
Item #: CB0225
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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 king-and-pawn endings to complex rook or queen . . .
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5000 Mate Studies
Item #: CK0016
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Mate Studies is a new interactive training course which includes over 5000 best mate studies classified by a number of moves to achieve mate, a number of pieces on the board and authors. Visual hints to help a student find the solution Embedded chess playing program Crafty to learn with or play against Multiple user profiles possible with independent ratings and all other . . .
Price: $19.99
Fritz Trainer - Mueller: Chess Endgames 1: Basic Knowl...
Item #: CB0250
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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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Fritz Trainer - Mueller: Chess Endgames 2: Rook Endgam...
Item #: CB0251
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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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Fritz Trainer - Mueller: Chess Endgames 3: Major Piece...
Item #: CB0252
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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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Fritz Trainer - Mueller: Chess Endgames 4: Strategical...
Item #: CB0024
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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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Fritz Trainer - Mueller: Chess Endgames 5: Endgame Pri...
Item #: CB0550
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The first 4 DVDs in the series on the endgame cast some light on theoretical endgames and were systematically organised according to the distribution of material, starting with pawn endings and going on to deal with subjects such as the bishop pair and double rook endings. Now it is the turn of the underlying Endgame principles, which in this fifth DVD consist of activity, the . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Mueller: Chess Endgames 6: Endgame Pri...
Item #: CB0560
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Karsten Muellers endgame course has already taken its place amongst the modern classics in the study of the endgame. Whereas the first 4 DVDs of his series were systematically organised according to the distribution of material, Volume 6 continues the explanation of general endgame principles begun in Volume 5. The principles dealt with in this DVD are domination and prophylaxis, . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Mueller: Chess Endgames 7: Endgame Pri...
Item #: CB0574
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The new 7th volume deals with many different aspects of endgame play: the art of pawn play, weaknesses, converting an advantage, stalemate, fortresses, the art of defense and typical mistakes. But the themes are connected in various ways. If you do not master the art of pawn pawn you will end up with weaknesses. And your opponent then must know how to convert this advantage, which . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Mueller: Chess Endgames 8: Practical ...
Item #: CB0608
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Rook endings are amongst the most frequently encountered endgames there are. And it is precisely the area in which the effort put into training is particularly quickly repaid in the form of half and full points, because the knowledge of even a few rules of thumb and methods makes life a great deal easier and provides a guiding light even in complex positions. The second DVD in . . .
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Endgame Turbo 3 on DVD - Nalimov Tablebases
Item #: CB0071
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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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Total Chess Training
Item #: CK0017
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Total Chess Training consists of five magnificent educational programs: Chess Tactics Art 3.0; Strategy 2.0; Encyclopedia of Middlegame; Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders; Studies 2.0 with new printing possibilities, covering every phase or aspect of chess:Altogether Total Chess Training includes more than 9000 commented games and positions to be solved for chess players with ELO . . .
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Total Chess Training II
Item #: CK0018
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This is Total Chess second compilation of popular training programs for studying all the chess game phases: opening, middlegame and endgame.
On this CD you will find five programs not included in the first Total Training package: Total Chess Training II includes more than 11,000 study examples and exercises for chess players with the ELO rating from 1700 to 2400!
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Chess Training Package for for club players
Item #: CK0259
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Chess Training Package for club players consists of five magnificent educational chess programs:System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 256 Mb RAM, hard disk 100Mb, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, CD-ROM drive. No additional software required.
Price: $78.99
Chess Training Package for intermediate players
Item #: CK0250
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Chess Training Package for intermediate players consists of five magnificent educational programs that cover all the aspects of chess: Opening, Tactics, Strategy and Ending.
Price: $78.99
Total Chess Training III
Item #: CK0226
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This is the third compilation of popular training programs on 5 CDs, that covers some aspects of chess: Tactics, Combinations, Strategy and Middlegame. On this CD you will find five programs not included in the first or second Total Training package:
Advanced Chess School
Advanced Chess School is an interactive tutorial for those inexperienced . . .
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Chess Training Package for beginners
Item #: CK0249
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Chess Training Package for beginners consists of five magnificent educational chess programs: Altogether Chess Training Package for beginners includes more than 125,000 positions to be solved for chess players with ELO rating from 300 to 1500!System requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 256 Mb RAM, hard disk 100Mb, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, CD-ROM drive. No additional software
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Total Chess Training IV
Item #: CK0248
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Total Chess Training IV consists of five magnificent educational programs not included in the other Total Training packages. This is the forth compilation of popular training programs that covers such aspects of chess as Opening, Combinations, Attack and Defense. Altogether Total Chess Training IV includes 50,000 positions to be solved for club players with ELO rating from 1300 to . . .
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Chess Ending Collection
Item #: 1573
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The Encyclopedia of Chess Endings (which is out of print) is a massive 5 volume set showing the correct way to play every chess ending that is known. It was originally produced in Yugoslavia in the 80's and 90's and was purchased by almost every serious Master and Grandmaster in the world. Now it is available to everyone. This set is in algebraic notation and you can use . . .
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Comprehensive Chess Endings
Item #: CK0012
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Comprehensive Chess Endings is a fundamental program for studying endgame theory. Material is supplied by the prominent endgame theoretician and Grand Master Yuri Averbakh.
Comprehensive Chess Endings include:
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Comprehensive Chess Endings with Nalimov Endgame Table...
Item #: CK0014
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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.
Comprehensive Chess Endings with Nalimov Endgame Tablebases DVD program includes: System Requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 64 MB memory (RAM), Hard Disk (150 . . .
Price: $49.99
Advanced Chess Data
Item #: CK0060
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Advanced Chess Data consistes of 3 DVD + Commented Game Service. This package includes a huge volume of universal chess data (25 Gb in total) that can be used in a wide range of popular programs: Chess Assistant, Chess Base, Fritz, Shredder, Hiarcs, Junior and etc.In the first two cases you'll receive extra 100 commented games per week! To receive Game Service by e - mail you . . .
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Chess Endgame Training
Item #: CK0030
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Chess Endgame Training is designed to teach you different endgame methods. The material written by IM ICCF Alexander Alpert . Includes:
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Fritz Trainer - Kasimdzhanov: Endgames for Experts
Item #: CB0451
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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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Chess Training - Weteschnik: Fritz Trainer Pawn Ending...
Item #: CB0107
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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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Theory and Practice of Chess Endings
Item #: CK0029
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Theory and Practice of Chess Endings course composed by GM Alexander Panchenko. It's aim is to teach a student the intricacies of the endgame through a theoretical section, which includes over 700 games/lectures, each of them illustrating theoretical and practical endgame methods. Many of the included themes discussed for the very first time. Special training section with 300 . . .
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Chess Training - Bartashnikov: The Basic Principles of...
Item #: CB0112
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With this third and last part of his course, Alexey Bartashnikov looks at decisive features of the endgame, in 20 chapters with 74 extensively annotated games. The author starts pointing out how to effectively realize a spatial, material or positional advantage. Middlegame features like the correct exchange and limiting the possibilities of pieces are investigated as well as . . .
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Chess Endgames Combo (1-4)
Item #: CB0253
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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 . . .
Price: $117.99
Pocket Chess Endings
Item #: CK0049
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Pocket Chess Endings is the best program for studying the endgame on a Pocket PC. The author, well-known coach and grandmaster Panchenko, worked through this chess material for over 20 years. Many experts regard his endgame handbook as the best in the field. Thousands of chess players in Russia have used it to study the endgame and many of them are now grandmasters.
Price: $18.99
Nalimov Ending Tablebases on DVD
Item #: CK0013
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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 . . .
Price: $14.99
Fritz Trainer - Shirov: Endgame Fireworks
Item #: CB0472
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Alexei Shirov Endgame Fireworks shows that also in the endgame, it is possible to keep struggling for the full point to the very last - if you are creative and ambitious. Because even in objectively quite balanced positions, you can frequently find ways to sharpen up or complicate the fight. For the tournament player, often all that matters is to be able to pose practical problems . . .
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Chess Studies 2.0
Item #: CK0028
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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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Complete Chess Course
Item #: CK0223
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This course covers a wide range of opening, middlegame and endgame subjects. It starts off by teaching you how to checkmate the lone king and proceeds to more advanced topics, such as utilizing a material or positional advantage. This program includes 55 lessons with more than 1200 instructive examples and exercises. Improve your play by studying, practicing and solving the . . .
Price: $29.99
Total Chess Endings
Item #: CK0245
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Total Chess Ending CD package includes two training courses: Theory and Practice of Chess Endings and Chess Endgame Training
Total Chess Ending course composed by GM Alexander Panchenko. It's aim is to teach a student the intricacies of the endgame through a theoretical section, which includes over 700 games/lectures, each of them illustrating theoretical and . . .
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Power Play 15 - King: Practical Pawn Endgames
Item #: CB0600
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DANIEL KING: POWER PLAY 15 “Practical Pawn Endgames” The aim of this DVD is to provide you with the practical skills and knowledge that you will need to play a king and pawn endgame. Based on his own playing experience, Grandmaster Daniel King reveals what is essential knowledge, saving you time in your studies. In the first section of the DVD he takes you . . .
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Power Play 16 - King: Test Your Rook Endgames
Item #: CB0615
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DANIEL KING: POWER PLAY 16 “TEST YOUR ROOK ENDGAMES” The aim of this DVD is to provide you with the practical skills and knowledge that you will need to play a rook and pawn endgame. Based on his own playing experience, Grandmaster Daniel King reveals what is essential knowledge, saving you time in your studies. The first section of the DVD . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Endgame Mueller: Chess Endgames 9 Ches...
Item #: CB0623
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Endings with rook and minor piece against rook and minor piece occur very frequently, even more often than rook endings. But there is not much literature on them. The new endgame DVD fills this gap. The four different material constellations rook and knight vs rook and knight, rooks and opposite colored bishops and same colored bishops and rook and bishop vs rook and knight are . . .