Fritz Trainer - Collins: Know the Terrain Vol 2: The C...
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The information explosion has led to a massive increase in opening theory. But how often do you win a game with a prepared line? What gives strong players the edge over their opponents is not some blockbuster novelty, but a deep understanding of the pawn structures to which their openings lead – an understanding that lasts into the middlegame and endgame, and is transferable . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Gustafsson: Black Repertoire Against 1...
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The open games after 1.e4 e5 offer White a huge choice. Part 1 of this series covered the main line Spanish and recommended the Marshall Attack - but what to do against the Exchange Spanish, the Scotch or the Italian Game?
The DVD answers those questions and many more. Based on his own Black repertoire, GM Jan Gustafsson provides you with all the tools you could . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Bologan: Fit for the French My Complet...
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On this DVD Viktor Bologan presents his repertoire against the French Defense. The only way to combat this opening is to choose an aggressive plan and according to Bologan the best such plan starts with 3.Nc3.The Moldavian grandmaster has had this continuation in his armory for 20 years, since he was initiated into the secrets of this move by the top trainer Zigurds Lanka, and he . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Shirov: The Advance Caro-Kann 2nd Edit...
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The Caro-Kann Defense
The Caro-Kann Defense, which arises after the moves 1.e4 c6 followed by d7-d5, is considered to be one of the most reliable defenses to Whites 1.e4. Black fights for his share of the center of the board and patiently awaits his chance. Shirovs preferred weapon against this solid setup by Black has always been the Advance Variation 3.e5 - with . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Trent: The Smith-Morra Gambit
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What do you do against the Sicilian Defense? Do you play a mainline, safe in the knowledge that despite being the most reliable way to gain an opening advantage, you could be condemned to spending years studying a huge body of opening theory, or do you choose an Anti-Sicilian, a way to sidestep the mainlines at the risk of allowing Black to have a sneaking chance to achieve . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Collins: Know the Terrain Vol 1: The C...
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The information explosion has led to a massive increase in opening theory. But how often do you win a game with a prepared line? What gives strong players the edge over their opponents is not some blockbuster novelty, but a deep understanding of the pawn structures to which their openings lead – an understanding that lasts into the middlegame and endgame, and is . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Gustafsson: Vol. 1 The Marshall Attack...
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The Marshall Attack is one of the most dynamic replies Black has at his disposal against 1.e4. At the cost of a pawn, Black takes over the initiative from the get - go and goes after the white king. Wrongly considered to be mainly a drawing weapon by some, this DVD offers many new ideas for Black, showing how to keep the queens on the board and to play for a win in almost all . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Collins: Know the Terrain Vol 3: Centr...
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The information explosion has led to a massive increase in opening theory. But how often do you win a game with a prepared line? What gives strong players the edge over their opponents is not some blockbuster novelty, but a deep understanding of the pawn structures to which their openings lead – an understanding that lasts into the middlegame and endgame, and is . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Lilov: The Queen's Gambit Accepte...
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Flexible plans for Black and strong weapons against the majority of Whites deviations from the main line are presented in an easy-to-understand manner. Most of the key ideas are illustrated with great examples from notable games between famous chess titans including Kasparov, Anand, Petrosian, Smyslov, and Kharlov. In this DVD, FM Lilov will teach you a plan for Black with a6, b5, . . .
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Kasparov - How to Play The Najdorf - Volumes 1-3
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The Mr. Kasparov - How to Play The Najdorf (1-3 Combo) brings together all three in the Najdorf series at a great bundled price!
Volume 1: How to Play the Najdorf
In part one Garry Kasparov introduces the various sub-systems of the Najdorf, including the central "Poisoned Pawn" variation. The development of each line is placed in historical . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Bologan: The Sicilian Rossolimo for Wh...
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The Rossolimo Variation
The Rossolimo Variation 3.Bb5 is considered to be one of the strongest replies to 2Nc6 in the Sicilian Defense. The fact that the move has been played by practically all the top players proves its popularity and strength. But the most interesting aspect of playing 3.Bb5 is that we force sharp, attacking players who love to have the initiative to . . .
Tricks and traps, especially in the opening, are a dangerous reality of competitive chess. All sorts of surprises await the unwary player, from devastating sacrifices to cunning move order ploys. A knowledge of such ideas is essential if a player wants to be the hunter rather than the victim.
On this DVD Davies presents a variety of tricks and traps that can arise . . .
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Chess Training - Maddox: King's Indian Attack
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In King's Indian Attack building an opening repertoire can be a daunting task. So much to learn; so little time. The Kings Indian Attack (KIA) offers a remarkable three-pronged solution to this problem: 1) A universal hypermodern repertoire based on NF3/d2-d3/g2-g3/Bg2; 2) A customisable 1 e4 repertoire channelling virtually every black response (except 1d5) into familiar KIA . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Ashley: The Secrets to Chess How Grand...
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Most chess fans believe that knowledge of the opening, middlegame and endgame is what separates Grandmasters from everyone else. While all of these are important, the truth is much more profound: Top players all have a deep insight into how to think about chess in ways that most players have never heard of. On this DVD, Maurice Ashley reveals a simple idea that will forever change . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The Queen's Gambit Declin...
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The Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation is one of the most important opening systems. It has been played by most of the great players in history and from both sides of the board.
The most outstanding specialists in this method of play include Garry Kasparov, Mikhail Botvinnik and Samuel Reshevsky while the Black side has been championed by such . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Bologan: The Caro-Kann
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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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Fritz Trainer - Ashley: What Grandmasters Don't S...
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Maurice Ashley: What Grandmasters Don’t SeeVol. 1: Protected Squares ASHLEY What Grandmaster don’t see Vol. 1 Many times when a top player blunders, it is routinely described by the esoteric term „chess blindness.“ In the series What Grandmasters Don‘t See, chess trainer and world-class commentator Maurice Ashley strips away the myth, and for the . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Ashley: What Grandmasters Don't S...
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Maurice Ashley: What Grandmasters Don’t See Vol. 3: Summary and Test Many times, when a top player blunders, it is routinely described by the esoteric term „chess blindness“. In this series What Grandmasters Don‘t See, chess trainer and worldclass commentator Maurice Ashley strips away the myth and for the first time explains why the root of . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: Bamboozle your Opponents with ...
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Opening a game with 1.g3 appears rather quiet and unpretentious yet many of the greatest players in history have chosen to play this way. Bent Larsen, Victor Korchnoi, Leonid Stein and Pal Benko have all wielded this move with considerable success whilst in more recent times Mikhail Gurevich has been using it highly effectively.
The idea behind this opening is to . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The f4 Sicilian
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The f4 Sicilian is a perennial favorite with club players. It was popularised by Bent Larsen in the 1960s and then later on by British GMs such as Mark Hebden, James Plaskett and William Watson. Whites strategy is simple, the advance of his e- and f-pawns gains space on the kingside and might later be used as a battering ram behind which Whites pieces are ready to spring into the . . .
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ChessBase Tutorials: Openings Vol 1: The Open Games
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Todays way to learn chess! The ChessBase Tutorials are a new series in the publishing program of ChessBase. Every issue will consist of a DVD and a detailed accompanying booklet. The many readers of ChessBase Magazine have already come to appreciate this concept. The accompanying booklet offers both a survey and rapid starting point for the study of the individual opening . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Aagaard: The Nimzoindian Defence - The...
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On The Nimzoindian Defence- The Easy Way DVD Danish IM Jacob Aagaard introduces you to the secrets of the Nimzoindian Defence (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4). In 15 lessons that last 4 hours and 4 minutes Aagaard shows you how you can successfully play this opening by understanding key ideas instead of memorizing long tedious variations. This need-to-know approach has served the . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Ziegler: The French Defense
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The French defense is a very powerful opening against 1.e4-players who plays aggressively. Against the French you have to understand the underlying positional themes, if not you will quickly get a difficult position. As all major openings the French defense is full of concepts and variations. Many books leave the students with lines and ideas that are easy to mix up. In this DVD . . .
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ChessBase Tutorials: Openings Vol 2: The Semi-Open Gam...
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How do you do your opening training? Do you try in vain to commit to memory sequences of moves as far as move 15 or even 20? Do you work your way through thick tomes in order to laboriously collect the most important information? Or do you simply keep on playing the same opening, just because by chance you learned a little about it years ago and because it is in any case too . . .
Every game starts with the opening - and sometimes it also ends there! But that need not happen. With ChessBase Tutorialsy you do not need to spend a lot of time to rapidly master things. "Openings # 03: Queen's Gambit and Queen's Pawn games" (1.d4 d5) is the third in a series of five volumes dealing with the fundamentals of opening play in chess. In it, . . .
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Power Play 15 - King: Practical Pawn Endgames
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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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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The ABC of the Anti-Dutch
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Andrew Martin: The ABC of the Anti-Dutch
Players wishing to play the Dutch Defence must certainly pay as much attention to Anti-Dutch systems as they do to the main line, as it is these very lines that will occur most often at club level. On this DVD IM Andrew Martin shows entertaining ways to get a good position as Black against all the most common Anti-Dutch . . .
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Power Play 14 - King: Test Your Tactics
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On this DVD Grandmaster Daniel King demonstrates typical tactical patterns, shows how strong players use their tactical awareness, and puts your tactical abilities to the test. But this is a test with a difference. Although the emphasis is on tactics, there are also positions that require a strategic solution. You don't know whats coming next.
When we are . . .
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Power Play 17 - King: "Attack with 1.e4"
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DANIEL KING: POWER PLAY 17 “Attack with 1. e4” This DVD provides you with a repertoire of attacking lines against the four major defences to 1.e4 – that is, 1...e5, the Sicilian, the French, and the Caro Kann. These systems will put your opponent under pressure, and when players are under pressure, mistakes occur.This is a practical repertoire . . .
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ChessBase Tutorials: Openings Vol 4: Indian Defences
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Every game starts with the opening – and sometimes it also ends there! But that need not happen. With ChessBase Tutorials you do not need to spend a lot of time to rapidly master things. “Openings # 04: Indian Openings” (1.d4 Nf6) is the fourth in a series of five volumes dealing with the fundamentals of opening play in chess. In it, experienced tournament . . .
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Power Play 16 - King: Test Your Rook Endgames
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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 - Shirov: The Sicilian with 3. Bb5
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The Rossolimo Variation of the Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5) is always an excellent choice with White if you want to avoid the deeply analyzed main lines of the Open Sicilian (3.d4), in which the analysis frequently goes deep into the middlegame or sometimes even into the endgame. For that reason the move 3.Bb5 has a firm place in the repertoire of many . . .
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Chess Training - Rogozenco: Sicilian Dragon 2 (B75-B79...
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The Dragon system of the Sicilian Defence belongs to those openings, which you do not simply play casually, but about which you become passionate. Many make use of it all their lives, and an antidote is soon found for each and every refutation. What have become the trademark variations of the Dragon are above all the sharp ones in which White castles long and Black castles short. . . .
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Chess Training - Dautov: Queen's Gambit with 5.Bf...
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The Queen's Gambit Orthodox is one of the most solid defenses for Black against 1. d4. From White's point of view, the system after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 has enormously gained in adherents and nearly superseded 5. Bg5 in popularity.
In view of fantastic 63% score for the first player, this can hardly be surprising. Rustem Dautov has . . .
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Rybka 4 Opening Book by Jiri Dufek
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The Rybka 4 opening book is a high-class compilation of opening theory. It was developed for the worlds strongest chess entity - 100 cores cluster Rybka and program Rybka4 and will maximize the programs playing strength. The choice of variations in the book is well suited to the style of the program, and the book has been fine-tuned and checked in thousands of games. The Rybka Book . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of the Leningrad Dutch...
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Andrew Martin: The ABC of the Leningrad Dutch
The Leningrad System of the Dutch is characterized by an early fianchetto of Blacks King Bishop. Thanks to the uncompromising and controversial nature of Blacks first move, 1...f5, this will always lead to sharp and difficult play. On this ChessBase DVD, International Master Andrew Martin makes a compelling case for . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Kasimdzhanov: Beating the French Vol. ...
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In his DVD series on Beating the French Vol. 1, Rustam Kasimdzhanov presents a promising White repertoire based upon 3.Nc3. Topic of the . rst DVD is the position following 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5, in which the pawn on e5 secures the first player a space advantage in the centre and on the queenside. In 13 video lessons the author shows how White has to use his trumps to get . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of the Caro Kann
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Mentioned by Polerio as early as 1590, it was Horatious Caro of Berlin and Markus Kann of Vienna who introduced 1...c6 into competitive play all the way back in the second half of the nineteenth century. At that time, swashbuckling attacking play usually connected with gambits was very popular and so it was hardly surprising that this defense was regarded as dry and boring. After . . .
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Kasparov - How to Play the Najdorf: Volume 2
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The Najdorf system in the Sicilian Defence has a legendary reputation as a defensive weapon for Black. It is an opening where people often strive for a full point, instead of simply defending the position with the black pieces. Many great players have contributed to the development of this complex opening. There were two world champions who formed much of their careers using the . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Kasimdzhanov: Beating the French Vol. ...
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In his DVD series on the French Defence, Rustam Kasimdzhanov presents a promising White repertoire based upon 3.Nc3. Topic of the second DVD is the position following 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3. Very often this leads to a queenless middlegame or endgame with a white knight on d4 versus a bad bishop on c8 which offers White excellent winning . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: 1. e4 For the Creative Attacke...
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Playing 1.e4 with White is often associated with having to know reams of opening theory but this does not have to be the case. There are many unusual but playable lines which give White attacking chances whilst avoiding the well trodden paths. Besides the practical advantage of putting Black on his own resources this gives White the opportunity to play creative chess from early on . . .
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Fritz - Trainer: Ziegler, Modern Benoni For Advanced ...
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Ari Ziegler: Modern Benoni for advanced players The Modern Benoni is perhaps the most dynamic approach to meeting 1.d4 without sacrificing a pawn. A lot of legendary players have had a sincere love affair with this opening. The most imaginative world champion of all time, Michail Tal is perhaps the player who has done most to popularise the opening. In this DVD International . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Bologan: The Fighting Philidor
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The Philidor Defense
The famous chess player and composer Andr Danican Philidor not only focused the attention of coming generations on the importance of pawns in the game of chess, he also worked out the basis of a new opening in which Black from the very first moves is trying to construct a solid pawn setup in the center.
What this Chess Software . . .
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Modern Chess Opening Set (seven volumes)
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This product features seven volumes of Modern Chess Opening series, covering almost all chess openings. The series provide detailed classification and contain a lot of training material.Modern Chess Opening Set is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section. Each of them illustrates typical plans and methods . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Kasimdzhanov: A World Champions Guide ...
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Fritz Trainer Opening: A World Champions Kings Indian. This disk is a perfect tool for players looking for a complicated battle against 1.d4. The author suggests the Kings Indian Defence and shows with a number of examples how realistic Blacks chances are in this opening to get a complex structure with the most serious attacking potential. Apart from theoretical information, the . . .
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Opening Training - Schipkov: The Dutch Defence, Lening...
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People who play the Dutch Defence are usually aiming for more than a draw. This is particularly true of the Leningrad System (involving the moves f5 and g6 against 1.d4). The author is even of the opinion that this system is better than the Kings Indian, because you have already achieved the pawn thrust f5. Under A86 there are also variations, in which Black plays 3...d6 and does . . .
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Kasparov - How to Play the Najdorf: Volume 3
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The Najdorf system in the Sicilian Defense has a legendary reputation as a defensive weapon for Black. It is an opening where people often strive for a full point, instead of simply defending the position with the black pieces. Many great players have contributed to the development of this complex opening. Two world champions formed much of their careers using the Najdorf system as . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of Chess Openings
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In the all new, ABC of Chess Openings International Master Andrew Martin explores the diverse possibilities available to everyone in the opening phase of the game. The material is broken down logically into Open Games, Semi-Open Games, Closed and Semi-Closed Games, Flank and Irregular Openings. Invaluable advice is given about what to look for and how to play each specific . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: Queen's Pawn Opening
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Queens Pawn Openings such as the Trompowsky, the London System, the Colle System, the Torre Attack and many others crop up all the time at club level. From time to time they are popular with Grandmasters too! It is essential for players at all levels to have something prepared, or one runs the risk of getting smashed by a standard plan. The players who use these openings usually . . .
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Frtiz Trainer - Martin: The Budapest Gambit
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Most chess players are naturally talented, but do not have the time to devote to chess theory, such is the pace of modern life. Yet it is human nature to want to do things well and to achieve good results. To make the right choice of opening system is therefore of crucial importance for these players if they want to make the most of what they have. Below master level and especially . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Opening Lilov: The Dutch Stonewall
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Want to learn a stable opening in no time and crush all the top players in the club? If your answer is yes, the Dutch Stonewall is for you! FM Valeri Lilov will teach you the typical plans and ideas for this amazing opening through studying key master games that reveal how the system works in practice. The Dutch Stonewall is especially suitable for the average club player and the . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Kasimdzhanov: Beating the French Vol. ...
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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 - Tiviakov: Sicilian Defense with 2.c3 A...
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I started playing the line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 in the Sicilian Defense as White in 1988. Since then I have employed it in more than 100 games, achieving a high performance score. My personal peak were the years 2005 - 2006, when I managed to win twelve 2.c3-games in a row. Yet I also know the other side of the coin countless times I had to face this opening with Black when the opponents . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: King's Indian Attack
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The Kings Indian Attack is a unique opening system in that it offers White a dynamic and interesting game but without the need to know reams of theory. In addition to being easy to learn it has an excellent pedigree, leading exponents including great players such as Bobby Fischer, Tigran Petrosian, David Bronstein, Viktor Korchnoi, Leonid Stein and Lev Psakhis. It is playable as . . .
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Power Play 5 - King: Pawns
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You might be a brilliant tactician or a fearsome attacker, but you wont always be able to apply these skills when you play. If a game takes on a quieter nature, it is crucial that you develop an understanding of pawn structures, pawn play and pawn weaknesses. In this fifth Power Play DVD, Daniel King discusses strong and weak pawn structures, isolated pawns and pawn islands, how to . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Shirov: The Slav and Semi-Slav Revisit...
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The Slav and Semi-Slav revisited For Shirov the Slav and the Semi-Slav form one huge and common opening. Of course it is a mighty opening complex and the DVD cannot give a complete picture of it, but in the areas he chooses to highlight our author is an absolute expert and capable of giving the deepest possible insights into the secrets of this extremely solid opening.
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Chess: From Beginner to Club Player
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This teaching program is a kind of guide. It will introduce you to the rules and laws of chess and let you work your way of improvement from the level of Beginner to the one of Club Player.In the course 100 chess topics are considered including rules of chess game; methods of playing in opening, middle game and ending; combinational techniques and basic elements of strategy. All in . . .
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Chess Training - Oleinikov: How to Play the Queen'...
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With his previous publications (ChessBase-CDs: Budapest Gambit, Bird's Opening, Colle System) the author has already demonstrated, that he is particularly interested in passing on ideas, typical structures and plans. His new work is no exception. But how can that work with such an enormous opening as the Queen's Indian? This is how he goes about things:
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of the Sicilian Dragon...
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The ABC of the Sicilian Dragon
The Sicilian Dragon is one of the most extensively analyzed openings in the entire realm of chess theory. That is because it is one of Blacks best counterattacking options against 1 e4 and therefore very attractive. After 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6! Black develops aggressively and rapidly, has clear intentions on . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Kasimdzhanov: The Power of Tactics - A...
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov explains tactics in the most amazingly simple way. In his opinion there are only three elements which are really important and which therefore decide most games: pins, double attacks and back rank weaknesses. The 2004 FIDE World Champion explains these three elements by starting from simple model positions and going on to examine progressively more complicated . . .
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Andrew Martin: The ABC of the Classical Dutch
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On the ABC of the Classical Dutch, IM Andrew Martin gives the student a thorough grounding in the ways of this unconventional opening. The positions that are reached after 1...f5 are always sharp and unclear, suiting the chessboard warrior very well. You cannot play the Dutch with a faint heart! The ABC of the Classical Dutch will analyze systems where predominantly Black plays . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: Enter 1.f4 - Bird Opening
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There seems very little room to create new opening ideas in 2010 and the creative competitor must work hard to find new approaches which help to win games. Enter 1.f4, Birds Opening! 1.f4 has hardly been given comprehensive coverage in the textbooks and on this new ChessBase DVD, International Master and Senior FIDE Trainer Andrew Martin examines this last frontier of sound and . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The Closed Sicilian
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The Closed Sicilian, by Nigel Davies is produced by Chessbase as part of the Fritz Trainer Opening series.
For players who lack either the time or inclination to study reams of opening theory the Closed Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 followed by 3.g3) is an excellent choice. The two great exponents of this method of play were World Champions Vassily Smyslov and Boris . . .
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Rybka 4 Aquarium Opening Book by Jiri Dufek
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Rybka 4 Aquarium Opening Book is specially designed to use all the advantages of navigation in multi-column tree view of Rybka Aquarium GUI.
Rybka 4 Aquarium Opening Book provides latest chess theory approved on millions of advanced chess games and matches of top human players. It includes over 18,000,000 positions.
Rybka 4 Aquarium Opening . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: Attack with the Modern Italian...
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In recent years the Italian Game has undergone a renaissance, transforming it from the Cinderella of 1.e4 openings into a major system which offers excellent chances for White to gain the advantage. Accordingly it has found favor with some of the World`s top players including Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Sergei Tiviakov, Viktor Bologan, Sergei Movsesian, Michael Adams and . . .
Price: $33.99
Fritz Trainer - Aagaard: Queens Indian Defense - The E...
Item #: CB0262
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Fritz Trainer: Queens Indian Defense - The Easy Way: After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 White players often play 3.Nc3 allowing the Nimzo-shop Indian Defense. But what happens if White plays the just as natural 3.Nf3? On this DVD IM Jacob Aagaard follows up on his DVD on the Nimzo to by giving a recommendation based on his own repertoire with the Queens Indian Defense: 3b6. This system is a . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Ftacnik: The Scheveningen Sicilian
Item #: CB0488
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The newest addition to Lubomir Ftacnik Fritz Trainer Opening software DVD series: The Scheveningen Sicilian.
The name Sicilian Defence (1.e4 c5) describes a number of systems, each of which could easily be considered as an independent opening. The problems in the Paulsen, Richter Rauzer or Sveshnikov are complex, but the Sicilian pawn structures tie them all . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of the King's Ind...
Item #: CB0498
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On this original and entertaining DVD, International Master Andrew Martin takes you on a guided tour of this fascinating and creative opening. Through the use of complete games, both classic and modern and some repertoire suggestions Martin paints a comprehensive picture of the current state of play and looks towards the future.
In the new, expanded 2nd edition . . .
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Kasparov - How to Play the Queen's Gambit
Item #: CB0109
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Wherever he appears, chess fans gather in crowds. Garry Kasparov is the strongest chess player of our time and a great personality who can represent the sport like no other chess professional. Now Kasparov comes into your home and shares with you his knowledge of one of the great openings in chess. Garry Kasparov took to the Queens Gambit at a relatively late stage of his chess . . .
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Opening Lab
Item #: CK0244
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This is a perfect opening manual. It features a theoretical review of all the chess openings, which are illustrated by instructive games of the greatest chess players. This compact opening manual contains a detailed classification, which makes it useful to players of any level - beginners, intermediate and advanced players. Each opening variation is supplied with evaluations and . . .
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ChessBase Magazine EXTRA 138
Item #: CB0569
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ChessBase Magazine extra #138 consists of 32,980 edited games played between August and October 2010, biggest tournament: GER-ch Seniors with 1330 games, Arctic Stars Prelim (Rapid) - 1. Anand, 2. Carlsen, Wch Blitz (Women) Moscow: 1. Katheryna Lahno, EU-Cup (Women) , Miskolc rapid match: Gelfand-Leko, CBM Extra with videos in chess media format:, Dejan Bojkov shows a deep . . .
Price: $8.99
Fritz Trainer - Davies: French Defense Strategy
Item #: CB0527
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The French Defense is one of the best choices a player can make for his opening repertoire, especially older players with limited study time. The solid construction of Blacks game puts the onus on positional understanding and makes it immune to sharp and tricky variations. The longer you play the French the better youll play it. On this DVD Nigel Davies explains the strategy behind . . .
Tricks and traps, especially in the opening, are a dangerous reality of competitive chess. All sorts of surprises await the unwary player, from devastating sacrifices to cunning move order ploys. A knowledge of such ideas is essential if a player wants to be the hunter rather than the victim.
On this DVD Davies presents a variety of tricks and traps that can arise . . .
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Power Play 4 - King: Start Right
Item #: CB0027
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Power Play 4: Start Right by ChessBase. In this day and age of opening databases you might be surprised to find players getting caught out in the opening. Yet one sees it all the time. Players take liberties they grab a hot pawn, attempt a complicated maneuver, or simply develop their pieces inefficiently. Whatever our playing strength, we need to take care in the opening. This DVD . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The Vienna With 3. f4
Item #: CB0611
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The Vienna with 3.f4 is a very dangerous way for White to open the game yet it has been almost ignored for almost a century. Yet recently there have been signs that that this is about to change with adventurous Grandmasters such as Nakamura, Ivanchuk, Zviagintsev and Hector playing it with deadly effect. On this DVD Nigel Davies argues that the Vienna is a great choice for . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Bologan: The King's Indian
Item #: CB0506
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The King's Indian is one of the most interesting and aggressive defenses Black can choose. The World Champions Robert James Fischer and Garry Kasparov used to play this opening often and with great success, and also today's word-class players are employing it frequently, like for instance Boris Gelfand, Alexei Shirov and Teimour Radjabov.
On this DVD, . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: Tricks & Traps Vol. 3 - In The...
Item #: CB0609
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Tricks and traps, especially in the opening, are a dangerous reality of competitive chess. All sorts of surprises await the unwary player, from devastating sacrifices to cunning move order ploys. A knowledge of such ideas is essential if a player wants to be the hunter rather than the victim. On this DVD Davies presents thematic tricks and traps that can arise in Flank Openings . . .
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Chess Opening Encyclopedia 2010
Item #: CK0236
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Openings Encyclopedia 2010 is an excellent tool for studying the openings, building opening repertoire and fast 4,200,000 games database searching.
This excellent program for learning chess openings includes theoretical material on every opening, a user-friendly and detailed classification of variations, a quick search option and an option for analyzing games and . . .
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Chess Training - Kosten: Classical Sicilian (B56-B59)
Item #: CB0240
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After the Classical Sicilian moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6, the basic position of the Sicilian arises on the board. This is the position which has been examined by our English author. GM Kostens very committed work is an exclusive database with "only" 942 entries. His expert preselection of relevant material considerably facilitates the study of . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of the Ruy Lopez
Item #: CB0248
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The venerable Ruy Lopez is one of the most interesting of chess openings. In this diverse and instructive DVD, International Master Andrew Martin explains how the opening works, with the help of mostly recent, complete master games, although there are some classics too! The most important ideas are highlighted and there are some repertoire suggestions too, all presented in the . . .
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Chess Opening Encyclopedia 2011
Item #: CK0262
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This excellent program for learning chess openings includes theoretical material on every opening, a user-friendly and detailed classification of variations, a quick search option and an option for analyzing games and positions.There are two ways of studying an opening: by looking through encyclopedic tables for chosen openings or variations and by moving along a Chess Tree . . .
Price: $37.95
Fritz Trainer - Opening Tiviakov: No Fear of 1.d4! Vol...
Item #: CB0633
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SERGEI TIVIAKOV: No fear of 1.d4! Vol. 2: Nimzo-Indian Constancy and a striving for solid positions are what define Sergei Tiviakov’s opening repertoire. On his two repertoire DVDs against 1.d4 the top Dutch grandmaster presents to you exactly those variations and ideas with which he himself has been successful in tournament chess for many years. On the two DVDs . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Opening Tiviakov: No Fear of 1.d4! Vol...
Item #: CB0625
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Constancy and a striving for solid positions are what define Sergei Tiviakov’s opening repertoire. On his two repertoire DVDs against 1.d4 the top Dutch grandmaster presents to you exactly those variations and ideas with which he himself has been successful in tournament chess for many years.On the two DVDs all important systems which are available to White after 1.d4 Nf6 . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The Scandinavian the Easy Way ...
Item #: CB0497
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Its easy-to-learn and easy-to-play. Here is an opening for Black which will furnish good results in the shortest possible time. Which other opening could we be referring to apart from the Scandinavian or Center-Counter Defense; 1 e4 d5 ! International Master Andrew Martin has written extensively on the Center-Counter and here he turns his attention to 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Nc3 . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Lilov: The Sicilian Kan Variation
Item #: CB0532
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This dynamic and flexible opening starts with moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6. Through carefully selected games and analysis made for that system, the author will help you understand the opening without the need to memorize tons of moves.
The many innovative ideas that the Sicilian Kan offers combined with the fool-proof teaching approach of the lecturer . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The Trompowsky The easy way - ...
Item #: CB0518
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ANDREW MARTIN: THE TROMPOWSKY THE EASY WAY
2nd Edition with many new games and ideas!
Thirty years ago the Trompowsky opening was almost totally unknown. It took a few spectacular games by Rafael Vaganian to bring 2.Bg5 into the limelight, and after that, the die was cast. Today 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 is used by many of the best players in the world and a whole body . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: ABC of Chess Openings 2nd Edit...
Item #: CB0485
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In the all new ABC of Chess Openings 2nd Edition International Master Andrew Martin explores the diverse possibilities available to everyone in the opening phase of the game. The material is broken down logically into Open Games, Semi-Open Games, Closed and Semi-Closed Games, Flank and Irregular Openings. Invaluable advice is given about what to look for and how to play each . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: Spanish Exchange Variation
Item #: CB0531
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A simple idea underpins the Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez. Take all the pieces off and White wins the ending. Naturally, the execution of this plan is anything but simple because Black obtains the Bishop pair and free piece play to compensate him for his doubled pawns on c6. Nevertheless, it is useful to have something to aim for! Many World Champions have employed 4.Bxc6 and . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: 1...e6: A Solid Repertoire aga...
Item #: CB0507
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Many players struggle to find solid openings to play as Black, especially if they have relatively little time to study theory. This DVD addresses this problem, presenting a solid and easy to learn Black repertoire against White's two main opening moves, 1.e4 and 1.d4.
Against both of these moves Nigel Davies advocates 1...e6, which leads to a French Defense . . .
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Chess Training - Muller, Knaak: 1000 Opening Traps
Item #: CB0144
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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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Fritz Trainer - Shirov: My Best Games in the Slav and ...
Item #: CB0023
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The Slav is typified by the move c6, and in the Semi-Slav e6 is also played; the relationship between the two is obvious. At some points, Shirovs lecture is closely related to the history of the opening, because the Latvian has contributed to and advanced the development of many lines. In the Meran Variation, Shirovs name is linked to a line which is now known as Shabalov Attack. . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: A Busy Person's Opening S...
Item #: CB0511
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Players with interests and commitments away from the chess board often find it difficult to compete against those with more study time. Their opponents come to the board armed with the latest theory and can bash out moves well into the middle game. On this DVD Nigel Davies addresses this issue by demonstrating a simple and easy to learn opening system designed for the busy person. . . .
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Modern Chess Openings: Slav Defence
Item #: CK0053
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Modern Chess Openings: Slav Defence is aimed at a wide range of players, from club level upwards, and consists of a number of volumes on the most popular modern openings. We hope that these programs will help our users to play their favorite openings well, while eliminating the danger of "drowning" in the flood of opening information. A unique program that allows to . . .
Price: $14.99
Fritz Trainer - Collins: 1.e4 Repertorie - Grandmaster...
Item #: CB0515
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Constructing an opening repertoire is one of the chess players most difficult and time-consuming tasks. Turned off by masses of theory, many players shy away from critical lines and concentrate on trappy lines, universal systems, or ariations which concede the advantage of the first move in order to get a playable position.
In this DVD, Sam Collins offers another . . .
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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 . . .
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Chess Training - Bangiev: Squares Strategy Volume 2 - ...
Item #: CB0140
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The Bangiev way of thinking is a strategy based on squares. This means that before every move, the piece set-up is checked out against quite specific pre-defined criteria. The Bangiev-method does not develop your memory, but rather your thought processes: learn to understand the logic of the game by means of a few rules! In each phase of the game, you have to ask yourself the same . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Trent: Two Knight's Defence
Item #: CB0528
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On this DVD, IM Lawrence Trent presents a comprehensive repertoire and thematic analysis of the most enterprising, yet well less documented move 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 in the Two Knights Defense. Once labeled a foolish and primitive lunge by the old masters, White ignores his development in order to immediately attack the Achilles Heel of Blacks position on f7. However, . . .
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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 . . .
Price: $68.99
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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Fritz Trainer - Davies: English Opening
Item #: CB0468
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The English Opening with 1.c4 is one of the most subtle yet combative means of starting a chess game which has found favour with many of the great players in history. White takes space on the Queenside whilst keeping his options open about where he should place his pieces. This gives White the kind of flexibility that is missing from regular 1.d4 openings and puts the onus on . . .
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Modern Chess Opening: Vol. 1 Open Games (1.e4 e5)
Item #: CK0251
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This is a perfect opening manual that contains a detailed classification. Modern Chess Opening, vol. 1, Open Games course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 862 games/lectures each of them illustrating typical plans and methods in the following openings: Each opening variation . . .
Price: $30.95
Modern Chess Opening: Vol. 2 Semi-Open Games (1.e4)
Item #: CK0252
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This is a perfect opening manual that contains a detailed classification. Modern Chess Opening, vol. 2, Semi-Open Games (1.e4) course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 426 games/lectures. Each of them illustrates typical plans and methods in the following openings:
Price: $30.95
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
Price: $78.99
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 . . .
Price: $78.99
Modern Chess Opening: Vol. 4 Semi-Closed Games (1.d4 N...
Item #: CK0254
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his is a perfect opening manual that contains a detailed classification. Modern Chess Opening, vol. 4, Semi-Closed Games course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 266 games/lectures. Each of them illustrates typical plans and methods in the main variations of Kings Indian . . .
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Modern Chess Opening: Vol. 5 Semi-Closed Games (1.d4 N...
Item #: CK0255
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This is a perfect opening manual that contains a detailed classification. Modern Chess Opening, vol. 5, Semi-Closed Games course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 294 games/lectures. Each of them illustrates typical plans and methods in the following openings:Each opening . . .
Price: $30.95
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
Modern Chess Opening: Vol. 6 Closed Games (1.d4 d5)
Item #: CK0256
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This is a perfect opening manual that contains a detailed classification. Modern Chess Opening, vol. 6, Closed Games course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 416 games/lectures. Each of them illustrates typical plans and methods in the following openings:Each opening variation . . .
Price: $30.95
Modern Chess Opening: Vol. 3 Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5...
Item #: CK0253
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This is a perfect opening manual that contains a detailed classification. Modern Chess Opening, vol. 3, Sicilian Defense course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 509 games/lectures. Each of them illustrates typical plans and methods in the following variations of Sicilian . . .
Price: $30.95
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 . . .
Price: $68.99
Pocket Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders
Item #: CK0055
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Pocket Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders is the opening training program for Pocket PC. The chess material prepared by IM Yaroslav Ulko and IM Aleksey Mitenkov, both experienced coaches and players in Russia and aimed at intermediate players. The program designed for studying the blunders in more than 40 openings.
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish and ItalianSYSTEM . . .
Price: $22.99
Fritz Trainer - Mikhalchishin: Arkhangelsk
Item #: CB0496
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The Ruy Lopez represents one of the oldest and best openings for the first player, and everyone going for the Spanish game with Black faces the question of how he wants to tackle the white ideas. One of the more aggressive fighting methods is the move order 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7, which was developed in the early sixties by players from the north . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of Evans Gambit
Item #: CB0470
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The ABC of Evans GambitHas the Evans Gambit been refuted in this year of 2008 ? Not according to Nigel Short and the many other strong Grandmasters that you will see on this DVD. In fact,the Evans Gambit is ideal as a weapon for all players who wish to learn the art of attack or simply want to improve their results! At the cost of a pawn White often gets complete domination of the . . .
Price: $27.99
Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of The Modern Slav
Item #: CB0013
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The ABC of The Modern Slav is a Chessbase Fritz Trainer Opening program by Andrew Martin.
The Slav defense to the Queen's Gambit has always had a solid reputation, dating right back to the days of Lasker, Alekhine and Capablanca. However, it's only in the last 15 years that the popularity of the opening has really taken off --and taken off at all . . .
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Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders
Item #: CK0019
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Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders. Instead of only learning what you must play in the opening, learn what not to play by learning the opening mistakes and traps that have been discovered over time. The chess material was prepared by IM Yaroslav Ulko and IM Aleksey Mitenkov, both of whom are experienced coaches and players in Russia. This program is designed for studying the blunders . . .
Price: $23.99
How to Win Miniatures at Chess
Item #: CK0239
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The best way to improve your game is to train yourself on your computer in solving problems from practical games. Learn to attack and win in the opening: a great number of exercises will give you a fine chance to master every standard method of attacking the king in your chosen opening and help you to come out on top in your future games.
This course is intended . . .
Price: $29.99
Fritz Trainer - Davies: The Pirc Defense
Item #: CB0421
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The Pirc Defense is a highly flexible and double-edged opening with which Black can avoid premature simplification and go for the full point. By first developing his king side he waits to see how White will deploy his own forces before striking back in the most effective way. The top exponents of the Pirc include Mikhail Gurevich, Alexander Chernin, Jan Timman, Yasser Seirawan, . . .
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Hiarcs 13 Professional Openings Book
Item #: CB0591
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HIARCS 13 – PROFESSIONAL OPENINGS BOOKThe Hiarcs 13 Pro book is a very strong and varied opening book derived from top correspondence and over the board human games together with the best computer games giving a superb combination with the latest cutting edge chess theory and a wealth of novelties to provide a huge repertoire of finely tuned variations. In addition to . . .
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Houdini Opening book
Item #: CK0270
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Houdini Opening Book provides latest chess theory approved in millions of advanced chess games and matches of top human players. It includes over 65 million positions.Houdini Opening Book is developed especially for Houdini, but can be used with any other engine in the Aquarium interface, as well as in other interfaces (such as Fritz) via Aquarium Book Adapter included on this . . .
Price: $28.95
Fritz Trainer - Kasimdzhanov: A World Champion's ...
Item #: CB0009
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A World Champion's Guide to The Petroff is a Chessbase Fritz Trainer Opening program by Grandmaster Rustam Kasimdzhanov. The Petroff Defense has great popularity at the highest level and has attracted much general attention lately. Many strong players employ this opening with great success and with both colors.
Unfortunately, the opinion of the Petroff . . .
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Frtiz Trainer - Lilov: Gambit Opening Repertoire
Item #: CB0628
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This DVD will present you with a complete gambit opening repertoire for both White and Black, consisting of sharp tactical openings leading to open positions and providing many opportunities for full-blown mating attacks and beautiful sacs! Among these impressive gambit systems are the King’s Gambit and the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit for White, as well as the Albin Counter-Gambit . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: ABC of the Ruy Lopez 2nd Editi...
Item #: CB0486
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The venerable Ruy Lopez is one of the most interesting of chess openings. In this diverse and instructive DVD, International Master Andrew Martin explains how the opening
works, with the help of mostly recent, complete master games, although there are some classics too! The most important ideas are highlighted and there are some repertoire
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: First Steps in Chess Technique...
Item #: CB0640
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Andrew Martin: First steps in chess technique The acquisition of excellent technique seems elusive to the average player, but on this new ChessBase DVD, FIDE Senior Trainer Andrew Martin shows how to take first steps in the right direction. Hard work, the study of master games and plenty of over the board practice will form the basis of a routineand if you are thinking . . .
Price: $21.99
Fritz Trainer - Opening Martin: First Steps in Positio...
Item #: CB0630
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A strong command of middlegame skills often makes the difference between winning and losing a game of chess. The art of positional play must be included in any list of those skills. ‘First Steps in Positional Play’ attempts to equip the viewer with all the information he or she needs to begin to tackle this aspect of chess.Players below 1500 will benefit from this basic . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Opening Martin: First Steps in Opening...
Item #: CB0627
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A good game of chess is made up of three phases; the opening, the middlegame and then the endgame. However, if you do not play the opening well, you will not get to see the other phases! ‘First Steps in Opening Play’ attempts to equip the viewer will all the information he or she needs to tackle this tricky area and to emerge into the middlegame with a good, playable . . .
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Chess Training - Ripperger: Giuoco Piano (C50-C54)
Item #: CB0205
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Giuoco Piano (C50-C54). Whoever plays 1.e4 as White, has to ask himself what he intends to do after 1e5 2.Nf3 Nc6. If you do not feel up to the heavy positional demands made on you by the Ruy Lopez, you more or less have to turn to 3.Bc4 and after the strongest reply, 3Bc5, you are into the Giuoco Piano. This opening set-up is reckoned to be one of the oldest known in the history . . .
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Chess Training - Henris: Albin Countergambit (D08-D09)...
Item #: CB0208
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The Move order 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 is called Albin Countergambit, and its a gambit in the true sense of the word since after 3.dxe5 d4 Black sacrifices a pawn which he wont get back so easily. This opening is one of the gambits which cant be refuted, but nevertheless are considered as being inferior. However, what counts in the end is to get well-playable positions and of course the . . .
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Chess Training - Oleinikov: The Colle System
Item #: CB0206
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The Colle System is rather a playing scheme than an opening. White plays d4, Nf3, e3, Bd3, 0-0, Nbd2 and possibly c3 - nearly regardless of what Black replies. Opening knowledge is of secondary importance. Exactly this is where the author starts his work, prioritizing on explaining plans, patterns and typical mistakes. For example, two chapters are titled "Ten inspirational . . .
Price: $25.99
Lubomir Ftacnik: 1. Nf3 - a Variable Repertoire for Wh...
Item #: CB0635
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1.Nf3 - a variable Repertoire for White' is the name for a comprehensive opening system strategy based on security and choice. The old maxim of perceiving 1.e4 openings as tactical and more dangerous as opposed to the more positional and peaceful 1.d4 openings no longer reflects the modern world of chess openings.This repertoire DVD is the fruit of a lifetime's . . .
Price: $31.95
Fritz Trainer - Davies: The Colle System
Item #: CB0454
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The Colle System, with 1.d4 followed by 2.Nf3 and 3.e3 is an unpretentious set-up for White but one which contains considerable venom. Whites pieces can suddenly be unleashed to create devastating attacks, as can be seen in the games of Artur Yusupov, Evgeny Bareev, Vlatko Kovacevic and others. The Colle also has many practical advantages in that it doesnt require much theoretical . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The London System
Item #: CB0450
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By playing the London System, with 1.d4 followed by 2.Nf3 and 3.Bf4, White can avoid a theoretical discussion and instead use natural ability plus a knowledge of plans. The weight of the struggle tends to shift towards the middlegame, but White can also pull off devastatingly quick wins should Black be unaware of the dangers. Against some of the most natural moves you can imagine, . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Shirov: The Philidor Defence
Item #: CB0489
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The newest addition to Alexei Shirov Fritz Trainer Opening software DVD series: The Philidor Defence.
The modern form of the Philidor Defence arises via the move order 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5. Then after 4.Nf3 Nbd7, Shirov has introduced the pawn sacrifice 5.g4!? into practice - and achieved excellent results with it. Accepting the sacrifice leads to a . . .
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Chess Training - Hansen: Scandinavian Defense
Item #: CB0216
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The Scandinavian has long lost its former exotic status. Thanks to practical success and a number of publications by some players from Hamburg gathered around the several times German champions Matthias Wahls in Germany this opening even managed to gain the reputation of being a rather solid weapon against 1.e4. The Scandinavian - basically these are two different openings after 1. . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The Accelerated Dragon
Item #: CB0427
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The Accelerated Dragon is much more than just a dynamic yet solid means of countering 1.e4. By knowing how to counter the Maroczy Bind Black can counter both the English and Reti Openings and even develop the basis of a defense against 1.d4.Whilst having been used extensively by superstars such as Bent Larsen and Tigran Petrosian, Davies argues that the Accelerated Dragon is an . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of Alekhine
Item #: CB0424
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Alekhines ABC Defense is an excellent opening to play if one wants to go for the win. Black invariably gets a tough and resilient position with ample opportunity for counterchances. With 1...Nf6 he immediately throws down the gauntlet to the pawn on e4 and tries to take the initiative from the very first moves. This is a particularly effective game-plan at club level, where . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of the Benko Gambit
Item #: CB0150
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Fritz Trainer: The ABC of the Benko Gambit by Andrew Martin is one of the most profound contributions to opening theory of the 20th Century. Black sacrifices a pawn as early as move three for enduring positional pressure. On this new Chess Base DVD, International Master Andrew Martin traces the history of the Gambit from the games of Opocensky, Lundin and Stoltz back in the 1930s, . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of the Benko Gambit 2n...
Item #: CB0573
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The Benko Gambit is one of the most profound contributions to opening theory of the 20th century. Black sacrifices a pawn as early as move three for enduring positional pressure. On this new ChessBase DVD, International Master Andrew Martin traces the history of the gambit from the games of Opocensky, Lundin and Stoltz back in the 1930s, through the golden age of Bronstein, Benko . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davis: The Scotch Game
Item #: CB0480
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The Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4) by Nigel Davies is a lively alternative to the Ruy Lopez which has found favor amongst many leading Grandmasters. The top experts in the Scotch include former World Champion Garry Kasparov as well as Alexander Morozevich, Sergei Rublevsky and others. The space White takes early in the game can easily translate into a powerful attack against . . .
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Modern Chess Openings: 1... Nc6!?
Item #: CK0043
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Modern Chess Openings: 1... Nc6!? is aimed at a wide range of players, from club level upwards, and consists of a number of volumes on the most popular modern openings. We hope that these programs will help our users to play their favorite openings well, while eliminating the danger of "drowning" in the flood of opening information. A unique program that allows to master . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Kasimdzhanov: Attacking the King - for...
Item #: CB0481
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Attacking the King for Experts by Rustam Kasimdzhanov from Chessbase. Ever since the beginning of chess, the assault on the king has had its own special magic; masterly attacking games, crowned by sacrifices and unforgettable combinations, have never ceased to attract and thrill the audience. On this DVD in fritztrainer video format, Rustam Kasimdzhanov shows us that particularly . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Ftacnik: 1.d4 - A Classical Repertoire...
Item #: CB0551
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This DVD by Lubomir Ftacnik is an ambitious project, presenting a comprehensive set of ideas and structures in chess openings, arising after the first move 1.d4. In 34 videos (plus intro and conclusion) the author covers all 1.d4 openings - classical ones, like all Queens Gambit lines and the Indian defences, but also many interesting gambits, like the Benko, Blumenfeld and . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: Trompowsky - The Easy Way
Item #: CB0316
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Thirty years ago the Trompowski opening was almost totally unknown. It took a few spectacular games by Rafael Vaganian to bring 2 Bg5 into the limelight, and after that, the die was cast. Today 1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5 is used by many of the best players in the world and a whole body of complicated theory has built up.
In this fascinating DVD, International Master Andrew . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: 1...d6 Universal
Item #: CB0426
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1...d6 can be used as a universal defense against every White opening, offering Black the kind of dynamic play that is absent from more traditional defenses. If White eschews the chance to occupy the center with e2-e4 and d2-d4 it is often Black who gains space early on, and this can be used as the basis for a powerful attack on the king side.On this DVD Davies presents everything . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: Torre Attack
Item #: CB0453
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Torre Attack, with 1.d4 followed by 2.Nf3 and 3.Bg5, is a solid and easy to learn opening system with hidden dynamic potential. An understanding of the plans and ideas is more important than a precise knowledge of variations which means that it can be played for a lifetime without the need to worry about shock moves or surprises. These are amongst the reasons that several great . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The Tarrasch Defence
Item #: CB0469
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The Tarrasch Defence(1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5) is an excellent choice for Black, especially for players at club level. Offering Black the kind of free piece play that is missing from other defences, it was a great favourite of World Champions Boris Spassky and Garry Kasparov, not to mention its originator Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch. Amongst the many advantages of the Tarrasch is the . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of the Vienna
Item #: CB0490
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The newest addition to Andrew Martin Fritz Trainer Opening software DVD series: The ABC of the Vienna.
Old fashioned? Certainly! Infrequent ? Definitely! Underestimated ? Without doubt! Dangerous? You must draw your own conclusions...... The Vienna Game deserves a place in the repertoire of all players. With 2. Nc3 White prevents the freeing thrust ...d7-d5 . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Ftacnik: 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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Opening Encyclopedia 2011
Item #: CB0598
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CHESSBASE OPENING ENCYCLOPAEDIA 2011 The ChessBase Opening Encyclopaedia 2011 features the complete coverage of all opening sectors, offering an optimal start for opening training. Many well-known specialists have made contributions in their field of expertise, such as Anand, Avrukh, Krasenkow, Kritz, Kuzmin, Marin, Moskalenko, Postny, Ribli, Rogozenko and Stohl. The DVD . . .
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Opening Encyclopedia 2012
Item #: CB0641
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CHESSBASE OPENING ENCYCLOPAEDIA 2012 The ChessBase Opening Encyclopaedia 2012 features the complete coverage of all opening sectors, offering an optimal start for opening training. Many well-known specialists have made contributions in their field of expertise, such as Anand, Avrukh, Grivas, Krasenkow, Kritz, Kuzmin, Marin, Moskalenko, Postny, Ribli, Rogozenko and Stohl. The . . .
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Modern Chess Opening: Vol. 7 Other Openings
Item #: CK0257
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This is a perfect opening manual that contains a detailed classification. Modern Chess Opening, vol. 7 course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 258 games/lectures. Each of them illustrates typical plans and methods in the following openings:Each opening variation is supplied . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Opening Tiviakov: Scandinavian with 3....
Item #: CB0624
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The Scandinavian with 3...Qd6 could just as well be called “The Tiviakov System”. The grandmaster who was born in Russia and who now has an ELO-rating of 2623 has been working with this plan for many years and has successfully employed it against 1.e4-players of all calibers, both against weaker title-holders and also against World Champion Vishy Anand.On his new . . .