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The Rossolimo Variation of the Sicilian Defence (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5) is always an excellent choice with White if you want to avoid the deeply analysed 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 fi rm place in the repertoire of many grandmasters where it is welcome above all as an anti-Sveshnikov weapon. Instead of getting involved in a theoretical duel, White logically aims for strategically complex positions, e.g. by exchanging on c6 and at the cost of the bishop pair degrading Black’s pawn structure (doubled pawns c6/c5). This results in positions in which positional understanding is more important than knowledge of specifi c variations - meaning that only players who are aware of the general plans and typical piece manoeuvres will be able to find their way through them. (Text ChessBase)

Alexei Shirov provides you with the requisite understanding of the subtleties of these positions, by annotating extensively his most important games in this variation. During his career he has played the 3.Bb5 system with both colours and he shares with you on this DVD his valuable experience in the form of video lessons which take up a total running time of more than seven hours.

 

Alexej Shirov was born in Riga just like world champion Mihail Tal, and also his playing style reminds many chess fans of the young Tal. In the beginning of the 90ies, a comet-like rise brought the young Latvian to the world top within the shortest of time. Being no older than 22 years, he already had an Elo rating of nearly 2750 and belonged to the absolute elite. Since then Shirov has been one of the best players in the world, delighting all chess fans with original and amazing ideas on the board.

 

System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard

      ·         ISBN 978-3-86681-126-3

·         EAN 9783866811263

The Gruenfeld Defence (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 centre 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 most lines are pretty sharp and concrete. Many top players have tried to “refute” the Gruenfeld, honourably failed and ended up defending its charms with remarkable success. The opening is fully covered in 50 sections covering all lines of any importance. Two bonus sections discuss typical endgames - Black usually has equal or superior chances in Gruenfeld endings - as well as characteristic middlegame pawn structures. The DVD presents a repertoire - for each variation the author shows the best or most promising line for an amateur or tournament player. The games database gives the chance to understand more than 8000 Gruenfeld games played by the best players - 1300 of them deeply annotated. The majority of the notes are by Krasenkow and Ftacnik who have dilligently covered the opening in ChessBase Magazine for two decades.

Lubomir Ftacnik is a Slovak grandmaster with decades of experience in international chess. As a younger member of a strong chess generation in the former Czechoslovakia he helped to win silver at the Luzern Chess Olympiad in 1982. Most of his fellow grandmasters have been keen defenders of Gruenfeld Defence and the author has come up with his share of ideas in various lines. The work on the Gruenfeld DVD is the fruit of 30 years experience with this active and rewarding opening.(Text ChessBase)

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·         ISBN 978-3-86681-138-6

·         EAN 9783866811386

Lubomir Ftacnik ist slowakischer Großmeister mit jahrzehntelanger Erfahrung auf der internationalen Schachbühne. Als junges Mitglied der starken Schachgeneration in der früheren Tschechoslowakei (Hort, Smejkal, Kavalek, Jansa, Plachetka...) leistete er einen wesentlichen Beitrag zum Gewinn der Silbermedaille bei der Schacholympiade Luzern 1982 - 1. UdSSR 2. CSSR 3. USA. Mit 14 absolvierten Olympiaden und 17 kompletten Spielzeiten in der Deutschen Bundesliga ist der Slowake ein Muster an Beständigkeit.

 Der Name Sizilianische Verteidigung (1.e4 c5) beschreibt eine Anzahl an Systemen, von denen jedes einzelne durchaus als eigenständige Eröffnung gelten könnte. Aber so komplex die Probleme im Paulsen-, Richter-Rauser- oder Sveshnikov-System auch sind, eines verbindet sie alle miteinander - die Sizilianische Bauernstruktur. Der Sizilianische Scheveninger bildet den Schlüssel zum Verständnis sämtlicher individuellen Versionen der beliebtesten Erwiderung auf den Zug 1.e4 - darunter das verwandte Najdorf-System. GM Ftacnik hat sich daran gemacht, die Dynamik des Hauptabspiels dieser Variante zu erläutern, einer gehaltvollen Stellung, die beiden Seiten eine Fülle an verschiedenen Plänen bietet. Man lernt, die Bedeutung der zentralen schwarzen Bauernstruktur d6-e6 zu respektieren sowie ihre tiefgehende und essentielle Beziehung zu der verwandten Formation d6-e5. Mit Hilfe der Partien der weltbesten Spieler werden alle wichtigen Angriffspläne für Weiß erklärt, allen voran die aggressive Idee g2-g4 in Form des Keres-Angriffs oder auch des aktuell sehr beliebten Englischen Angriffs. Die Scheveningen-DVD wird Ihre Sichtweise sämtlicher Sizilianisch-Systeme verfeinern und Sie in die Lage versetzen, diese besser zu verstehen. Videolaufzeit: 7 Stunden. (Text ChessBase)

 Systemvoraussetzungen: Pentium Prozessor 300 MHz oder besser, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, DVD-ROM Laufwerk, Maus, Soundkarte.

 

·         EAN 9783866811218

·         ISBN 978-3-86681-121-8

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 category, and the instruction is enhanced by the use of recent, thematic master games to compliment this advice. General instruction about how to play the opening is also included. Running time: 5 h 09 min. There is something here for everyone. Strong and even very strong players will enjoy the investigations into some excellent modern novelties, whereas the average player or even beginner will pick up a wide range of interesting ideas for use in their games. The author‘s love for the game comes through in this work, which he tries to communicate to the listener.

 The 2009 edition includes some repertoire suggestions for White using 1 e4 to get the average player started.

Video running time: 5 h 09 min + 1 h 15 min (Update) = 6 h 24 min

 IM Andrew Martin is 50 years old and is the manager of Coaching for the English Chess Federation. This is his 14th DVD for ChessBase.

System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard

·         EAN 9783866811232

·         ISBN 978-3-86681-123-2

 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 and keeps open the option of f2-f4, hoping to transpose to a superior King’s Gambit

For the Grandmaster, the Vienna can be used as a surprise weapon. At club level, everyone will be ready for 2. Nf3, but have they the same level of preparation against 2. Nc3? This is very doubtful. On this new Chessbase DVD International Master Andrew Martin argues that the Vienna is a good practical choice. White can steer the game into all manner of interesting positions according to Black’s response. He may play sharply or positionally. Black must respond very accurately to demonstrate equality.

IM Andrew Martin is 50 years old and is the manager of Coaching for the English Chess Federation. This is his 15th DVD for ChessBase.

System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard

 

·         ISBN 978-3-86681-123-2

·         EAN 9783866811256

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.

The Moldavian top grandmaster Viktor Bologan presents in twenty videos a repertoire for Black which is easy to assimilate and yet playable at the highest of all levels. In his first six videos you will find recommendations for use against side lines (2.d3, 2.Nc3, 3.f3), the Exchange Variation, the Panov system and the e4-c4-system (holding back with d4). Then in seven videos there follows a detailed presentation of the Advance Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5). The second main section (seven videos) is dedicated to the Classical System (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3/d2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5), which can be countered with an easily comprehensible and standard setup. In his presentation of the various lines, Bologan lays the emphasis on the opening and early middlegame, and where the variations require it he also provides an evaluation of the endgames which arise from them. At the end of each video there is a short summing up of the system being recommended, in which Bologan goes back over those critical moments which the player of the Caro-Kann absolutely must bear in mind.

Viktor Bologan is a pupil of the top Moldavan trainer Vecheslav Chebanenko. For many years Bologan has been the number 1 in Moldava and has represented his country in eight chess Olympiads. His greatest successes were in 2003, when he first of all won the Aeroflot Open and then the famous Dortmund Tournament, ahead of Kramnik and Anand. The Moldovan has extensive experience as a trainer and has also published his first books.

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·        ·         ISBN 978-3-86681-131-7

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 very sharp position full of tactical possibilities. Shirov is one of the best connoisseurs of this system, and although he has been very successful with the white pieces in this line, he is always striving for objectivity and shows the possibilities for Black’s counterplay as well. Who finds the gambit 5.g4!? too double-edged, can find an alternative in the tried and tested, solid strategic approach 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4. Also on this system Shirov presents many of his own games, discussing among other things the difficult, but extremely important question whether and when White can advantageously proceed in the centre with d4-d5. The third system presented by Shirov arises after the traditional Philidor move order 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4. Black tries to solve his problems by the radical 3... exd4 now, a move which was already played by Horwitz versus Staunton in 1846 and which recently has come into fashion again. Analysing his game against Nisipeanu, apart from Bacrot one of the experts of Black’s way of playing, Shirov shows how White can fight for the advantage here. (Text ChessBase)

Alexej Shirov was born in Riga just like world champion Mihail Tal, and also his playing style reminds many chess fans of the young Tal. In the beginning of the 90ies, a comet-like rise brought the young Latvian to the world top within the shortest of time. Being no older than 22 years, he already had an Elo rating of nearly 2750 and belonged to the absolute elite. Since then Shirov has been one of the best players in the world, delighting all chess fans with original and amazing ideas on the board.

System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard

·         ISBN 978-3-86681-124-9

·         EAN 9783866811249

Man spielt 20 Züge elegantes Positionschach - nur um dann alles durch einen dummen Rechenfehler wegzuwerfen. Zu einer guten Schachpartie gehört es eben auch, richtig kalkulieren zu können. Und Rechenvermögen ist bei Schachspielern nichts Angeborenes, sondern eine Kernfähigkeit, die man durch Übung verbessern kann. Auf dieser 10. Power-Play-DVD wird Ihnen Großmeister Daniel King helfen, die eigene Rechenfähigkeit richtig einzuschätzen, und Ihnen Tipps geben, wie Sie Ihre Denkprozesse am Schachbrett schulen können. Auf der ganzen DVD bieten Ihnen speziell ausgewählte Stellungen immer wieder Gelegenheit, Ihr Fachwissen zu testen. Die Power-Play-Serie eignet sich für jeden, der sein Schach verbessern will, bietet aber auch fix und fertige Lektionen und Übungen für Trainer. (Text ChessBase)

„Die Power-Play-DVD-Serie von GM Daniel King ist eines der erfolgreichsten Schachlehrwerkzeuge unserer Tage.“ - New In Chess (Shop)

Der englische Großmeister Daniel King ist seit über 20 Jahren Profischachspieler und hat im Laufe seiner langen Karriere sein Heimatland in vielen Wettkämpfen vertreten, u.a. bei dem historischen Sieg der englischen Nationalmannschaft gegen die Sowjetunion 1990 in Rejkjavik. Daniel King ist Autor von über 15 Schachbüchern und hat als Schachtrainer viele junge Spitzenspieler betreut. Er ist bekannt als Kommentator vieler großer Schachereignisse im Fernsehen, Radio und Internet.

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      ·         ISBN 978-3-86681-119-5

·         EAN 978386681195

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, all presented in the light, easy, relaxed style for which this author is noted. Note that this edition includes a 2009 update featuring a signifcant contribution on how to play against the Berlin Defence amongst other new ideas. Video running time: 3 h 32 min + 1 h 22 min (Update)= 4 h 54 min

IM Andrew Martin is 50 years old and is the manager of Coaching for the English Chess Federation. This is his 14th DVD for ChessBase.

System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard

      ·         EAN 9783866811225

·         ISBN 978-3-86681-122-5

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