Master Method Series #26

World Youth Champion, French Champion – Super GM Romain Édouard appears to be a natural born winner. But Romain puts his success down to the continuous development of a particular set of skills, some learnt by analyzing the very finest examples of grandmaster play and others honed on the battlefield of pro-level competitive chess. Now Romain has created DNA of a Chess Champion, a 14 hour intensive training program that will teach you both the advanced chess techniques and psychological strength you need to dominate in chess competitions. From dynamic attacking play and powerful positional mastery to excelling in the endgame and eliminating mistakes, DNA of a Chess Champion teaches you how to become a serial winner.

Summary:

Part 1: Improve your dynamic ability   Chapter 1: Attacking masterpieces

1. Rotlewi-Rubinstein
2. Topalov-Kramnik
3. Topalov-Cori Tello
4. Donchenko-Korobov
5. Edouard-Ermenkov
6. Topalov-Ponomariov
7. Dominguez Perez-Adhiban
8. Gashimov-Lalic
9. So-Akobian
10. Wei Yi-Bruzon Batista
11. Negi-Vaibhav
12. Topalov-Anand
13. Kasparov-Topalov

Chapter 2: Punishing bad development

1. Alekhine-Euwe
2. Shirov-Lapinski
3. Fischer-Spassky
4. Kasparov-Andersson
5. Byrne-Fischer
6. Hammer-Brunello
7. Hammer-Blomqvist
8. Rapport-Huschenbeth
9. Bai-Liren
10. Seyb-Graf
11. Topalov-Kasparov
12. Kuzubov-Harika
13. Wojtaszek-Topalov
14. Dubov-Moiseenko
15. Edouard-Tkachiev
16. Nakamura-Liren
17. Mamedyarov-Giri

Chapter 3: Dynamic sacrifices

1. Kramnik-Fressinet
2. Kramnik-Korchnoi
3. Inarkiev-Liren
4. Donchenko-Giri
5. Le Borgne-Edouard
6. Grischuk-Topalov
7. Carlsen-Bu
8. Giri-Caruana
9. Fontaine-Vachier Lagrave
10. Carlsen-Vachier Lagrave
11. Malakhov-Wei Yi
12. Carlsen-Grandelius
13. Vlasov-Vitiugov
14. Bekker Jensen-Edouard
15. Ider-Hou Yifan

Part 2: Improve your positional skills   Chapter 1: Positional masterpieces

1. Vachier Lagrave-Yu
2. Galkin-Anisimov
3. Carlsen-Karjakin
4. Leko-Adams
5. Carlsen-Vachier Lagrave
6. Kramnik-Illescas
7. Carlsen-Pantsulaia
8. Topalov-Karjakin
9. Botvinnik-Sorokin

Chapter 2: Positional sacrifices

1. Carlsen-Anand
2. Kramnik-Malanuik
3. Vachier Lagrave-Liren
4. Maze-Geenen
5. Nikolic-Topalov
6. Lautier-Topalov
7. Topalov-Kamsky
8. Topalov-Efimov
9. Caruana-Nakamura

Chapter 3: Breaking a fortress

1. Brzozka-Bronstein
2. Edouard-Gharamian
3. Vachier Lagrave-Carlsen
4. Nakamura-Giri
5. Ipatov-Kramnik
6. Vachier Lagrave-Laznicka
7. Caruana-Giri
8. Kramnik-van Wely
9. Edouard-Michiels

Part 3: Improve your endgame skills   Chapter 1: A few theoretical endings

1. Edouard-Collas
2. Edouard-Zude
3. Daulyte-Jones
4. Fressinet-Smeets

Chapter 2: Endgame masterpieces

1. Karpov-Kasparov
2. Fischer-Taimanov
3. Englisch-Steinitz
4. Cohn-Rubinstein

Chapter 3: The king in the endgame

1. Carlsen-Kramnik
2. Salem-Kramnik
3. Topalov-Morozevich

Part 4: Improve your practical skills   Chapter 1: The opening kitchen

1. Topalov-Kramnik 2008
2. Topalov Kramnik 2014

Chapter 2: Why do we blunder?

1. Marin-Edouard
2. Zhu-Edouard
3. Edouard-Apicella
4. Edouard-Cvitan
5. Hammer-Topalov

Chapter 3: Fighting attitude

1. Olszewski-Edouard
2. Gustaffson-Pedersen