DVDs from Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili

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Roman's Lab 1 - Learning Openings the Easy Way, Traps & Novelties - $65

 Roman's Lab 1 - Learning Openings the Easy Way, Traps & Novelties

In this five lesson DVD, Roman discusses topics such as how to avoid and create opening traps, searching for novelties and the advantages and drawbacks of a sharp repertoire.

Five lessons include

  1. Learning Openings the Easy Way - Guide to worry-free openings, based on understanding rather than a memory contest.
  2. Avoiding & Creating Opening Traps - The secrets to avoiding and creating opening traps without damaging your position.
  3. Dangers & Advantages of Choosing Sharp Openings - Tactics you can't live without in sharp modern openings.
  4. Punishment for Delaying Development in the Opening - Punishment meted out for typical materialist at the expense of development.
  5. Creating Opening Novelties - Important updates on a number of novelties introduced in previous Roman Forum tapes.

Total running time 4h 20m

 

Roman's Lab 2 - Sacrifices, Tactics, Traps that End Games in Opening - $65

 Roman's Lab 2 - Sacrifices, Tactics, Traps that End Games in Opening
Over FOUR HOURS of material, covering lessons on taking an ambitious approach in critical opening positions, tactical motifs in the openings and positional sacrifices in the opening.

Lessons 6 – 10

  1. Ambitious Approach to Critical Opening Positions
  2. Positional Sacrifice in the Opening - Part 1
  3. Positional Sacrifice in the Opening - Part 2
  4. Powerful Tactics in the Opening - Part 1
  5. Powerful Tactics in the Opening - Part 2

Total running time 4h 20m
 

Roman's Lab 3 - Transition to the Middlegame  - $65

 Roman's Lab 3 - Transition to the Middlegame

 Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili discusses key features of early middlegame positions - pawn structures, how to build attacking positions.
 

  1. Designing Sicilian Assaults from the Opening
  2. Building Attacking Positions from the Opening - Part 1
  3. Building Attacking Positions from the Opening - Part 2
  4. The Importance of Planning for Pawn Structure in the Opening - Part 1
  5. The Importance of Planning for Pawn Structure in the Opening - Part 2

Total running time 4h 20m

Roman's Lab 4 - Art of the Middlegame - $65

 Roman's Lab 4 - Art of the Middlegame

 

    The fourth DVD in the series looks at how best to play the middlegame. Activity of minor pieces and the art of transition into the middlegame are central topics.
 

  1. Planning & Attacking Based on the Superiority of the Pieces
  2. Planning & Emphasizing Activity of Pieces Part 1
  3. Planning & Emphasizing Activity of Pieces Part 2
  4. The Art of Transition to Middle Game Part 1
  5. The Art of Transition to Middle Game Part 2

Total running time 4h 20m

Roman's Lab 5 - Rapid & Complete Opening Repertoire for the Tournament Player for WHITE  - $65

 Roman's Lab 5 - Rapid & Complete Opening Repertoire for the Tournament Player for WHITE
 

 Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, two time US Champion & Russian Champion, guides you through concepts and strategies made famous by the Russian Schools of Chess.

Your study time will be cut dramatically as Roman give you the best and most solid responses.

This DVD was designed for the player who does not want to spend a lot of time studying and still achieve good results.

Lines covered include: Queen's Gambit Accepted & Declined, Queen's Indian Defense, Slav Defense, Albin Counter Gambit, Nimzo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Defense, Grunfeld Defense, Dutch Defense, Nc6 and Bf5 lines and Benko Gambit.

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 6 - Rapid & Complete Opening Repertoire for the Tournament Player for BLACK

 Roman's Lab 6 - Rapid & Complete Opening Repertoire for the Tournament Player for BLACK

 Roman guides you through concepts and strategies made famous by the Russian Schools of Chess.

Based on his own games Roman recommends solid active lines to meet e4, d4, c4, and Nf3. Your study time will be cut dramatically as Roman gives you the best and most solid responses for BLACK. This video was designed for the player who does not want to spend a lot of time studying and still achieve good results.

For lines against e4 Roman recommends d6, Nf6, and e5. There is very little theory to remember. Solid and active positions. Against the Queen’s Gambit, Roman recommends the Nimzo-Indian Defense. Roman also gives you his best lines to meet the English, Trompowski, and Knight f3. Recommended lines are safe active lines to get you into a comfortable Middle Game.

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 7 - Think and Play like a GM - $65

 Roman's Lab 7 - Think and Play like a GM

 Roman takes you through a series of simple and easy to follow games to show how GrandMasters:

Your playing strength will improve dramatically as Roman gives you an insight on how to "Think and Play Like a GrandMaster". You can make most of the same moves regardless of playing strength with the right approach and logical thinking.

Total running time 4h 21m

Roman's Lab 8 - Comprehensive Chess Endings part 1 - $65

 Roman's Lab 8 - Comprehensive Chess Endings part 1
 

Roman recommends that you learn and understand the end game so you will know ahead of time whether it is won, lost or drawn. These lessons by Roman will help you determine whether you should go into the endgame or avoid it.

Lessons in Volume 8:

  1. King and Pawn Endings
  2. More King and Pawn Endings
  3. Practical Rook and Pawn Endings
  4. Tactical Rook Endings
  5. Basic Principles of Minor Piece Endings
  6. Queen and Pawn Endings

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 9 - Comprehensive Chess Endings part 2 - $65

 Roman's Lab 9 - Comprehensive Chess Endings part 2

  GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, former two time US & Russian Champion, and chess coach/trainer for world champions Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov, shows you how to play for a win or draw in these types of end games:

Lessons in Volume 9:

  1. Queen vs King & Pawn
  2. Queen vs Rook
  3. Queen vs Knight & Bishop
  4. Rook vs 2 Pawns
  5. Rook & Pawn vs Bishop & Pawn
  6. Rook & Pawn vs Bishop & Knight
  7. Pawn & Bishop vs 2 Rooks

Roman recommends that you learn and understand the end game so you will know ahead of time whether it is won, lost or drawn. These lessons by Roman will help you determine whether you should go into the endgame or avoid it.

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 10 - Greatest Games of Chess Ever Played part 1 - $65

 Roman's Lab 10 - Greatest Games of Chess Ever Played part 1

 Roman’s lab presents volumes 10 and 11 - The Greatest Games of Chess - Positional and Tactical Masterpieces

Roman selects and analyzes 13 of the greatest games ever played by the top world-class players.

The Criteria for selection of these positional and tactical masterpieces was a high level of resistance for both sides and how the game contributed to the history of chess.

In part 1:

  1. Botvinnik - Capablanca (23:41)
  2. Kavalek - Kasparov (19:13)
  3. Short - Timman (18:31)
  4. Karpov -Kasparov (20:43)
  5. Karpov - Kasparov (12:51)
  6. Fischer - Reshevsky (6:59)

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 11 - Greatest Games of Chess Ever Played part 2 - $65

 Roman's Lab 11 - Greatest Games of Chess Ever Played part 2

 Roman’s lab presents volumes 10 and 11 - The Greatest Games of Chess - Positional and Tactical Masterpieces

Roman selects and analyzes 13 of the greatest games ever played by the top world-class players.

The Criteria for selection of these positional and tactical masterpieces was a high level of resistance for both sides and how the game contributed to the history of chess.

In part 2:

  1. Spassky - Karpov (24:16)
  2. Smyslov - Reshevsky (16:28)
  3. Fischer - Spassky (15:18)
  4. Tal - Portisch (11:32)
  5. Kasparov -Topalov (13:04)
  6. Larsen - Spassky (7:21)
  7. Beliavsky - Kasparov (11:45) best game ever

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 12 - New Improvements in Opening Theory for the Competitive Player - $65

 Roman's Lab 12 - New Improvements in Opening Theory for the Competitive Player
Roman, one of the world’s leading authorities on opening theory, shares his new analysis and improvements in the opening, allowing you to maximize your opening play. This DVD is for the ambitious player who never wants to be without an excellent response when meeting some of White’s most solid openings.

This DVD covers:

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 13 - Maximize Your Opening Success with Black for the Ambitious Tournament Player - $65

 Roman's Lab 13 - Maximize Your Opening Success with Black for the Ambitious Tournament Player

Roman recommends his own solid but ambitious lines to confront some of White’s most solid and unsound openings. These lines will allow you get the most out of the opening and achieve a higher success rate.

Openings covered:

GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 14 - Improve your Combinational Preparation and Tactical Skills part 1 - $65

 Roman's Lab 14 - Improve your Combinational Preparation and Tactical Skills part 1

 Featured topics include: Thematic combinations, intuition, pattern recognition, most unusual combinations, combinations in the opening that come from nowhere in the Caro-Kann, Dutch and Grunfeld. Roman's best combinational and tactical game ever.

GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 15 - Improve your Combinational Preparation and Tactical Skills part 2 - $65

 Roman's Lab 15 - Improve your Combinational Preparation and Tactical Skills part 2

 Featured topics include: Multiple thematic combinations in the Nimzo Indian, Unexpected tactical shots in the Scotch, Thematic counter combinations in the Ruy Lopez, Complex combination in the English, Unusual endgame tactics and combinations and quiet tactical moves.

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 16 - Learn to Play the English Opening the Easy Way - $65

 Roman's Lab 16 - Learn to Play the English Opening the Easy Way

 Roman will teach you the unique way he plays White's most solid and easy to learn repertoire. Complex theory and variations are replaced with easy to learn plans and strategies that will teach you how to achieve good positions against all of black's responses.

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 17 - Unbeatable Secret Weapons for Black - $65

 Roman's Lab 17 - Unbeatable Secret Weapons for Black

 In Volume 17 Roman gives you 2 of his secret opening weapons

  1. The New Revolutionary Sicilian - Roman has beaten the top players in the world with this unknown variation of the Sicilian. This is a tested powerful line and gives Black an advantage in the opening. Move order 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 g6!!
  2. The Scandinavian ...Nf6 - A forgotten opening, solid and a great surprise weapon. This opening according to Roman is as good as the French, Caro-Kann, and some variations of the Sicilian.

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 18 - Blitz as a Tool to Better Chess & Secrets in Beating Your Chess Computer Programs - $65

 Roman's Lab 18 - Blitz as a Tool to Better Chess & Secrets in Beating Your Chess Computer Programs

 In Volume 18
 

There is little information on how to improve your Blitz Chess game. Roman has had a blitz rating as high as 3450 on the Internet Chess Club and will pass his knowledge on to you on how blitz is played on the highest level. He recommends ideas and openings to improve your Blitz game which will also help you improve your over the board skills.

When it comes to Secrets in beating your Chess Computer Programs, Roman is one of the best G.M. in the world and has even helped programmers improves flaws in their own programs. Computer Programs can look at millions of positions a second. Roman recommends and gives you ideas on how to give your computer positions where there is nothing to calculate. This will help you level the playing field, since most humans understand weak pieces and closed positions better than computers. Roman will help you with a plan to exploit these weaknesses.

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 19 - Understanding and Dominating Your Chess Game with Pawn Structures - $65

 Roman's Lab 19 - Understanding and Dominating Your Chess Game with Pawn Structures

 In Volume 19

Pawn structures are involved in all aspects of your chess game and re the most important part of strategic planning. Roman will guide you through all the various pawn structures and by understanding pawn structures you will be able to achieve better positions and dominate your chess games.

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 20 - Step by Step Essential Maneuvering in Closed Positions - $65

 Roman's Lab 20 - Step by Step Essential Maneuvering in Closed Positions

In Volume 20

Roman will take you step by step through several highly instructional games by the master of positional maneuvering Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian. In order to achieve a higher level in chess it is essential to have maneuvering skills, planning, and the understanding of each position. Roman will teach you the skills you need to master the art of positional maneuvering in closed positions.

Total running time over 2 hours

Roman's Lab 21 - The Easy Way to Play the King's Indian Defense - $65



The King’s Indian is one of the biggest openings in modern chess theory. Roman will give you the best lines for Black to play against all of White’s responses. This will get you reasonable positions and a clear plan to follow. Roman will teach you how to play one of the most aggressive openings for Black.

GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili

Total running time over 2 hours

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Roman's Lab 22 - The Easy Way to Play the Scotch and Giuoco Piano Openings - $65



Scotch Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4) and Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5). The Scotch & Giuoco openings give White an aggressive tactical repertoire. Roman has revived old lines giving them new ideas. These openings are hard to meet at even the highest level; so sit back and let Roman show you how to get great results with these rarely used openings.

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Total running time over 2 hours

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Roman Lab DVD Vol 22

Roman's Lab 23 The Easy Way to Play Grand Prix and Reti Opening - $65



Grand Prix Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4) – Roman’s Favorite Opening to meet the Sicilian Defense. Roman will show you a clear plan which will give you a comfortable position, however, if your opponent makes a tactical or positional mistake, he will get crushed or wind up with at least a bad position. Roman has had great success with this opening and is passing his own ideas and concepts on to you. This will increase your wins against the Sicilian.

Reti Opening White plays 1.Nf3 – Roman will give you easy to learn ideas and concepts on this positional opening. If you play the English, the Reti is a must because of the likelihood of transferring into it. So, if you don’t want to remember a lot of theory, and like ambitious hidden attacks, the Reti is for you.

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Total running time over 2 hours

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Roman Lab DVD Vol 23

Roman's Lab 24 - Live from Las Vegas National Open - $65



Scandinavian Defense Nf6, Intro to King's Indian Attack and More!

LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS - Roman's lectures at the U.S. National Open

FIRST LECTURE - Roman covers all the non main lines in the Scandinavian Defence Nf6 not covered on his Volume 17 DVD, "Unbeatable Secret Weapons for Black"!

In the second part of the lecture, Roman gives you an introduction to an opening he has been playing for 20 years, and one of Fischer's favorites ... The King's Indian Attack!!

SECOND LECTURE - Roman goes over two very entertaining and educational games from the Polgar Sisters' Triplex Simul.

Over 2 hours of instructional video

GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili

Total running time over 2 hours

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Roman Lab DVD Vol 24

Roman's Lab 25 - Easy Way to Beat the Pirc Modern Defense - $65

In Volume 25

On this DVD Roman will give you an easy to follow opening plan where you will get a clear advantage against the Pirc Modern Defense and at the same time severely limit your opponent's counter play. Roman has used these proven lines against some of the top players in the world and achieved fantastic results.

Over 90 minutes of instructional video

GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili
  • Former two time U.S. Champion & Russian Champion
  • World Open Winner, Writer & Teacher
  • Former Chess Coach & Trainer for World Champions Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov


Includes FREE
  • MasterChess 3000 LE - Fully functional chess playing program "Crafty" rated 2613 with a searchable data base of over 100,000 top GrandMaster games from 2000 to March 2003. GrandMaster statistical tree also imports & exports games in PGN format.
  • Bookup Premiere demo - A method of mastering the chess openings.
  • ChessReader demo - Software to display ChessCafe eBooks.
  • Blitzin demo - Play chess online with the Internet Chess Club.
  • Chess Tactic Arts demo - Improve your tactics by solving exercises.
  • Advanced School of Chess demo - Instructive tutorial on all chess fundamentals.
  • Chess Mentor demo - Instructional software (like having a private chess coach).

Roman's Lab 26 - Nimzowitsch's "My System" With 75 Years of Improvements Added - Part 1 - $65

In Volume 26

This two-part DVD is based on Nimzowitsch's book "My System" which is the foundation for modern day progressive positional thinking. Roman will help you understand Nimzowitsch's ideas and theories while adding 75 years of improvements and changes. So sit back and let Roman explain to you an easy way to understand one of the most popular but difficult to comprehend books ever published.

Over two hours of instructional video

GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili
  • Former two time U.S. Champion & Russian Champion
  • World Open Winner, Writer & Teacher
  • Former Chess Coach & Trainer for World Champions Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov
Total running time over 2 hours

 Includes FREE
  • MasterChess 3000 LE - Fully functional chess playing program "Crafty" rated 2613 with a searchable data base of over 100,000 top GrandMaster games from 2000 to March 2003. GrandMaster statistical tree also imports & exports games in PGN format.
  • Bookup Premiere demo - A method of mastering the chess openings.
  • ChessReader demo - Software to display ChessCafe eBooks.
  • Blitzin demo - Play chess online with the Internet Chess Club.
  • Chess Tactic Arts demo - Improve your tactics by solving exercises.
  • Advanced School of Chess demo - Instructive tutorial on all chess fundamentals.
  • Chess Mentor demo - Instructional software (like having a private chess coach).

Roman's Lab 27 - Nimzowitsch's "My System" With 75 Years of Improvements Added - Part 2 - $65

In Volume 27

This two-part DVD is based on Nimzowitsch's book "My System" which is the foundation for modern day progressive positional thinking. Roman will help you understand Nimzowitsch's ideas and theories while adding 75 years of improvements and changes. So sit back and let Roman explain to you an easy way to understand one of the most popular but difficult to comprehend books ever published.

Over 90 minutes of instructional video

GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili
  • Former two time U.S. Champion & Russian Champion
  • World Open Winner, Writer & Teacher
  • Former Chess Coach & Trainer for World Champions Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov


Includes FREE
  • MasterChess 3000 LE - Fully functional chess playing program "Crafty" rated 2613 with a searchable data base of over 100,000 top GrandMaster games from 2000 to March 2003. GrandMaster statistical tree also imports & exports games in PGN format.
  • Bookup Premiere demo - A method of mastering the chess openings.
  • ChessReader demo - Software to display ChessCafe eBooks.
  • Blitzin demo - Play chess online with the Internet Chess Club.
  • Chess Tactic Arts demo - Improve your tactics by solving exercises.
  • Advanced School of Chess demo - Instructive tutorial on all chess fundamentals.
  • Chess Mentor demo - Instructional software (like having a private chess coach).

Roman's Lab 28 - Easy Way to Learn The King's Indian Attack - $65

In Volume 28

On this DVD Roman will teach an easy to learn opening for White that will help you achieve a clear middle game plan while avoiding complex variations and simplification. Roman has over 20 years of experience playing this opening and will pass his knowledge on to you.

White can either start play with 1.e4 or 1.Nf3, followed by d3, g3, Bg2, 0-0. Black cannot prevent this flexible system. This DVD also includes 5 highly instructional games analyzed by Roman.

GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili
  • Former two time U.S. Champion & Russian Champion
  • World Open Winner, Writer & Teacher
  • Former Chess Coach & Trainer for World Champions Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov


Includes FREE
  • MasterChess 3000 LE - Fully functional chess playing program "Crafty" rated 2613 with a searchable data base of over 100,000 top GrandMaster games from 2000 to March 2003. GrandMaster statistical tree also imports & exports games in PGN format.
  • Bookup Premiere demo - A method of mastering the chess openings.
  • ChessReader demo - Software to display ChessCafe eBooks.
  • Blitzin demo - Play chess online with the Internet Chess Club.
  • Chess Tactic Arts demo - Improve your tactics by solving exercises.
  • Advanced School of Chess demo - Instructive tutorial on all chess fundamentals.
  • Chess Mentor demo - Instructional software (like having a private chess coach).

Roman's Encyclopedia of Openings Volume 1 - $65

 Roman's Encyclopedia of Openings Volume 1

 GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, one of the leading authorities on Openings, teaches his own lines to play against 40 of the most popular openings.

Win more games and increase your rating by Playing what GrandMaster Roman plays against all the Popular openings.

This DVD covers:

Total running time 2h 44m

Roman's Encyclopedia of Openings Volume 2 - $65

 Roman's Encyclopedia of Openings Volume 2

GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, one of the leading authorities on Openings, teaches his own lines to play against 40 of the most popular openings.

Win more games and increase your rating by Playing what GrandMaster Roman plays against all the Popular openings.

This DVD covers:

Total running time 2h 50m

Roman's Encyclopedia of Openings Volume 3 - $65

 Roman's Encyclopedia of Openings Volume 3

 GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, one of the leading authorities on Openings, teaches his own lines to play against 40 of the most popular openings.

Win more games and increase your rating by Playing what GrandMaster Roman plays against all the Popular openings.

This DVD covers:

Total running time 2h 49m

Roman's Encyclopedia of Openings Volume 4 - $65

 Roman's Encyclopedia of Openings Volume 4

GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, one of the leading authorities on Openings, teaches his own lines to play against 40 of the most popular openings.

Win more games and increase your rating by Playing what GrandMaster Roman plays against all the Popular openings.

This DVD covers:

Total running time 2h 25m

Roman's Forum

Roman's Forum Series - Vol 29: Mastering The Endgame Forum Series Part 1 - $65

Featuring

Armed with Pawn Endgame Essentials
GM Dzindzichashvili teaches the important aspects of elementary pawn endgames including the opposition, and positions with pawn breakthroughs, outside passed pawns, potential outside passed pawns, and protected passed pawns.

Minor Piece Endgame Weapons
GM Dzindzichashvili discusses the general principles of play in bishop endgames including bishops of opposite color endings.

Pounding a Material Advantage
GM Dzindzichashvili presents the important theoretical positions that arise in endgames where one side has a material advantage, for example: Q v R; R v B; R v N; R v P; B + RP ("wrong-colored" queening square); N v P; and other material imbalances where zugzwang or stalemate (or avoidance of stalemate) are important factors.

Pulverizing Pawn Endgames
GM Dzindzichashvili examines the tactical aspects of certain pawn endgames - ones that do not adhere to simple generalizations but instead involve accurate calculation in their resolution. Examples include the Reti Maneuver, stalemate themes, zugzwangs, gain and loss of tempo, relative king activity. This tape is an advanced sequel to Armed with Pawn Endgame Essentials.

Pummeling Success in Unbalanced Endgames
GM Dzindzichashvili examines correct technique and calculation in the endgame using examples from grandmaster play. Examples include: R + P endgames; K + P endgames; bishop of opposite color endings; and unbalanced positions where concrete calculation and formulation of a winning plan is paramount.

Running time: 4 hours 10 minutes


 

Roman's Forum Series - Vol 30: Master The Endgame series Part 2 - $65

Featuring

Rolling with Rooks and Pawns
GM Dzindzichashvili teaches the basic principles of elementary rook endgames including the critical theoretical R + P v R positions that are essential knowledge for all chessplayers (e.g., the Lucena and Philidor positions).

Shattering Minor Piece Endings
GM Dzindzichashvili further examines bishops of opposite color endings, and discusses the general principles of play in B v N endgames.

Slashing Advanced Endgame Tactics
GM Dzindzichashvili analyzes several beautiful drawing resources in endgames which are apparently easy wins for the side with the material advantage. All of these examples are optically and esthetically satisfying, as the "losing side" pulls off the draw - seemingly against all odds and often in incredible fashion.

Storming Victory in Irregular Endgames
GM Dzindzichashvili discusses endgames with material imbalances including: defense based on fortresses in positions with Q v 2 minor pieces; Q (+ P) v R (+P); endgames with the advantage of the Exchange; bishops of opposite color endgames; B v N endgames; N v Ps; R v Ps.

Warring Endgame Tactics
GM Dzindzichashvili examines tactical solutions (including decoy, stalemate, perpetual mate threats) in certain endgames of type R v P and R v Ps; bishops of opposite color endings; N + P v B; pawn endings; and R + B v R.

Running time: 4 hours 10 minutes

Roman's Forum Series - Vol 31: Mastering The Opening Forum Series, A Repertiore For Black Part 1 - $65

Featuring

The Dragon's Accelerated Return
This dvd expands on the Black opening repertoire recommended by GM Dzindzichashvili - indeed the Accelerated Dragon not only takes its own place within that repertoire but may also be reached when White declines the Dzindzi Indian Defense by playing an early e2-e4.

The Dragon's Accelerated Battle Over the Maroczy Bind
More analysis and recommendations for Black by GM Dzindzichashvili in the Accelerated Dragon concentrating on Black's options after White establishes the Maroczy Bind with c2-c4.

Running time: 2 hours

Roman's Forum Series - Vol 32: Mastering The Opening Forum Series, A Repertiore For Black Part 2 - $65

Featuring

Dzindzi Indian Defense
GM Dzindzichashvili explains the stategic and tactical nuances of an original Black defensive system beginning with 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 Bxc3+!? 5.bxc3 f5 developed from the grandmaster's own tournament practice.

Unstoppable Benoni Attacks
In a companion dvd to Dzindzi Indian Defense the author examines the consequences of White's attempts to avoid the sequence 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 Bxc3!? Transpositions to Benoni-like structures (the Dzindzi-Benoni!?) and certain variations of the Pirc/Modern complex are explored from Black's perspective.

Running time: 1 hour 46 minutes

Roman's Forum Series - Vol 33: Mastering The Opening Forum Series, Crushing Lines for White - $65

Featuring

An Original System For Grinding the Sicilian Defense
Tired of losing your way in all of the theory of the Open Sicilian?? Let GM Dzindzichashvili introduce you to a sound positional method of combatting this most fearsome of Black's answers to 1.e4. Play centers around the line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 and a Black doubled c-pawn complex.

Crushing Lines Against Pirc, French, Caro-Kann & Alekhine Defenses
GM Dzindzichashvili explores new ideas for White in lines against the French Winawer (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 and now 5.Bd2), the Caro-Kann (using the Panov Attack), the Pirc (White system with Be3/h3) and Alekhine's Defense (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 and now 5.Nc3).

New White Secrets Against The Two Knights Defense
GM Dzindzichashvili analyses the Two Knights Defense from White's perspective, concentrating on his new ideas in the system 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5.

Scotch Gambit - Giuoco Piano: Win Either Way
GM Dzindzichashvili completes his opening repertoire recommendations for players of the White pieces by examining some old but potent variations of the Giuoco Piano and Scotch Gambit. This dvd nicely compliments (but can be viewed independently of) New White Secrets Against The Two Knights Defense.

Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes


 

Roman's Forum Series - Vol 34: Mastering The Opening Forum Series, The Nimzo Indian Defense - $65

A Repetoire for Black to meet The Queens Gambit

Featuring

The Contemporary Shield of the Nimzo Indian
GM Dzindzichashvili continues his coverage of the Nimzo-Indian Defense from Black's perspective, examining systems such as the Saemich Variation (4.a3), the 4.f3 Variation, and important "anti-Huebner" systems such as the Rubenstein (4.e3 c5 5.Nge2), and the Petrosian (4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nge2).

The Legendary Shield of the Nimzo Indian
GM Dzindzichashvili provides the viewer with a solid Black repertoire based on the Huebner variation of the Nimzo-Indian Defense. In this video he also covers (from Black's perspective) coverage of the 4.Nf3 Variation (followed by g2-g3) and the Leningrad Variation (4.Bg5).

Ambushed by the Bogo Indian
GM Dzindzichashvili provides the viewer with a compliment to his Nimzo-Indian repertoire as he shows the viewer how to deal with 3.Nf3 by employing the Bogo Indian (3...Bb4+). His recommended lines for Black involve variations beginning with 4.Bd2 Qe7, and 4.Nbd2 0-0.

Running time: 2 hours 32 minutes

Roman's Forum Series - Vol 35: Mastering The Opening Forum Series - $65

The Nimzo Indian Defense

Romans Original D4 Repotoire for White

Featuring

Blunting the D4 Dagger
GM Dzindzichashvili completes his new Black repertoire against 1.d4 by providing the viewer with methods for combating various White systems such as the Trompowsky, the London, the Torre and the Colle.

Butchering the Gruenfeld
In his new White repertoire for the 1.d4 player, GM Dzindzichashvili provides the viewer with a number of methods for meeting the Gruenfeld. He offers the player with the White pieces the option of meeting the Gruenfeld with a kingside fianchetto (g2-g3, followed by Bf1-g2) or playing systems involving Bc1-g5 or Bc1-f4.

Queen's Gambit Guillotined
In this video, GM Dzindzichashvili prepares the viewer to handle the White side of the Queen's Gambit. The primary focus of his investigations are the Exchange Variation and his recommendations for meeting the Tarrasch Defense.

Queen's Indian Massacred
In this dvd, GM Dzindzichashvili prepares the viewer to handle the White side of the Queen's Indian Defense with the move 4.Bg5. He also deals with his recommendation for White against the Bogo Indian Defense (he likes 4.Bd2), and what to do when Black steers the game into a Benoni Defense with 3...c5.

The King's Indian Assassination
In his new White repertoire for the 1.d4 player, GM Dzindzichashvili provides the viewer with a system for meeting the King's Indian Defense based on a development scheme with Bc1-f4 followed by e2-e3.

Running time: 4 hours 32 minutes