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Today's way to learn chess! The ChessBase Tutorials are a new series in the publishing program of ChessBase.
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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.
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Mr. Kasparov Series No. 2. The Najdorf system in the Sicilian Defence has a legendary reputation as a defensive weapon for Black.
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The Pirc Defence is a highly flexible and double-edged opening with which Black can avoid premature simplification and go for the full point.
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Mr. Kasparov Series No. 4
The Najdorf system in the Sicilian Defence has a legendary reputation as a defensive weapon for Black.
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Mr. Kasparov Series No. 3
The Najdorf system in the Sicilian Defense has a legendary reputation as a defensive weapon for Black.
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The King's Gambit is considered one of the most complicated yet one of the most beautiful chess openings.
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The Slave defense to the Queen's Gambit has always had a solid reputation, dating right back to the days of Lasker, Alekhine and Capablanca, but it's only in the last 15 years that the popularity of the opening has really taken off and taken off at all levels.
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We are going to see some fascinating chess here and by the end of the DVD, I hope to have convinced you that the Czech Benoni is well worth playing.
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The solidity of the Slav is obvious. With the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 Black supported his center while at the same time leaving scope for his bishop c8.
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Suitable for club players, extensive opening course, more than 10,000 games, training database and more.
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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. In this DVD you will be presented a coherent strategic opening repertoire against 1.e4.
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A feast for all fans of tactics.
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After the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6, the basic position of the Classical Sicilian arises on the board. This is the position which has been examined by our English author and GM Anthony Kosten
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The centerpiece of the CD is a small database with 8 database texts and 116 sample games where the author GM Aleksei Lugovoi has compiled all his knowledge about this opening.
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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.
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This unique program allows one to master the standard methods of playing in this popular opening.
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Kasimdzhanov will examine the most popular lines and provides a large number of ideas that will enable you to play Petroff successfully with either color.
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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.
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Grandmaster Dorian Rogozenko is one of the greatest experts of the Sveshnikov.
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Plans for both White and Black after 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5.
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Reinhold Ripperger presents the basic IQP techniques and maneuvers, demonstrating strengths and weakness of the isolani in many classical games
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The Gruenfeld is one of the most aggressive openings against 1.d4, and it's no wonder that Garry Kasparov has included it into his opening repertoire.
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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 first time explains why the root of these mistakes is more often based on the psychology of human learning.
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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.
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If you do not know opening theory in its most intimate details, then you must rely on a sound understanding of chess.
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Pocket Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders is our new training software for the Pocket PC dedicated to chess openings.
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5hr, 40 min software DVD. Explore some clear lines that will help you combat the most interesting opening, the Najdorf Variation, as well as the most romantic line in the Sicilian, the Dragon Variation!
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More than 4.5 hours private tuition with one of the most exciting top-class players in the world!
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A fundamental program on chess tactics.
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Davies explains the strategy behind the French Defence by examining typical pawn structures and explaining the plans and ideas for both sides.
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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.
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6hr chess software DVD. Out of dozens of openings, the Sicilian is still the most fascinating, entertaining, and complex. Take on the challenge and plunge into the wonderful world of combinations, attacks and counter-attacks!
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4hr 30min chess software DVD. Information explosion/massive opening theory! How often do you win anymore with a prepared opening? Gain a deep understanding of pawn structure and get the edge on your opponent!
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4hr chess software DVD. Aimed at under 2200 players who wish a basic grounding to enhance all around improvement. Enjoy key thinking points that help lay out a foundation in attacking chess!
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7hr 30 min chess software DVD. Why should you not underestimate the Alekhine's Defense? Find out why in 2011 black still gets a tough defense and must be taken seriously!
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The Catalan is one of the most solid openings for White.
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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.
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The ChessBase Opening Encyclopaedia 2011 features the complete coverage of all opening sectors, offering an optimal start for opening training.
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"Mastering Strategy" tries to cover important aspects of this field and to help you to assimilate knowledge and understand in depth the proper handling of strategy in certain cases
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5hr chess software DVD. Deals with Blacks second move 2....e6 which he usually adopts when striving for a complex game full of subtleties in order to outplay White, especially when his opponent is lower rated.
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