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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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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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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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 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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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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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ChessBase Magazine EXTRA 138
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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 . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The Vienna With 3. f4
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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 . . .
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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Fritz Trainer - Davies: Tricks & Traps Vol. 3 - In The...
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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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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 . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of the Ruy Lopez
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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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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 - Martin: Spanish Exchange Variation
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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...
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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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Fritz Trainer - Shirov: My Best Games in the Slav and ...
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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...
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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
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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 . . .
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Complete Chess Course
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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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Fritz Trainer - Trent: Two Knight's Defence
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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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Fritz Trainer - Davies: English Opening
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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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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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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 - Martin: The ABC of Evans Gambit
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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 . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Martin: The ABC of The Modern Slav
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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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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The Pirc Defense
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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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Fritz Trainer - Kasimdzhanov: A World Champion's ...
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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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Fritz Trainer - Martin: ABC of the Ruy Lopez 2nd Editi...
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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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Chess Training - Ripperger: Giuoco Piano (C50-C54)
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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)...
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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
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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 . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Davies: The Colle System
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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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
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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!?
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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...
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Fritz Trainer - Shirov: The Slav and Semi-Slav Revisit...
Item #: CB0539
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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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Rybka 4 Opening Book by Jiri Dufek
Item #: CB0542
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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 - 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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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 . . .
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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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Modern Chess Opening Set (seven volumes)
Item #: CK0258
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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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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 - 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 . . .
Price: $21.99
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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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 . . .
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Fritz Trainer - Opening Lilov: The Dutch Stonewall
Item #: CB0631
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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 - 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 - 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 . . .
Price: $33.95
Fritz - Trainer: Ziegler, Modern Benoni For Advanced ...
Item #: CB0634
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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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Andrew Martin: The ABC of the Classical Dutch
Item #: CB0636
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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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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 . . .