New March 2005

 

Books

New from Everyman

Garry Kasparov on Fischer: My Great Predecessors part 4, Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov on Fischer: My Great Predecessors part 4
 		 This book brings together the two greatest names in the history of chess. The author, Garry Kasparov, is the world number one and, by common consent, the greatest player ever. The subject of the book, Bobby Fischer, is the only American to have become world champion and is probably the greatest natural talent the world has ever seen.
In the period between 1955 and 1972 Fischer, more or less single-handedly, took on the might of the Soviet Chess Empire, and won. During this time Fischer scored astonishing successes the like of which had not been seen before. These included 11/11 in the 1963/64 US Championship and match victories (en route to the World Championship) by the score of 6-0 against two of the strongest players in the world, Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen. The climax of Fischer's campaign was his unforgettable match win in Reykjavik in 1972 against Boris Spassky.
Fischer is almost equally well-known for his temperamental behaviour away from the board, as his play on it. He made extreme demands of all those around him including tournament organisers. When these demands were not met he often refused to play. The 1972 match against Spassky required the intervention of no less than Henry Kissinger to smooth things over. In 1975 when he was due to defend his title against Anatoly Karpov, Fischer was completely unable to agree terms with FIDE (the World Chess Federation) and was defaulted. After this he more or less gave up chess, playing only once, a 'return' match against Spassky in 1992.
In this book, a must for all serious chessplayers, Kasparov analyses deeply Fischer's greatest games and assesses the legacy of this great American genius.

 

| isbn 1857443950 | format Hardcover , 496 pages - $69.95
Starting Out: Attacking Play, James Plaskett
Starting Out: Attacking Play
 		 Attacking the opponent's king is one of the most exhilarating aspects of chess, but also one of the most difficult to master. Everyone loves a good old-fashioned king hunt, especially when it leads to checkmate, but often the pressure is very much on the aggressor-one false move and the attack can often fizzle out into less than nothing, leaving the attacker with an empty shell of a position. In this instructive and entertaining book, James Plaskett, very much renowned for his attacking prowess over the chessboard, presents the reader with all the necessary skills and belief to launch successful offensives against unwary opponents. Using illustrative games, Plaskett reveals how to convert all types of advantages, such as a lead in development, a better pawn structure or a safer king, into fully blown attacks. Read this book and you will be able to attack with confidence!

 

 | isbn 1857443675 | format Paperback , 160 pages - $41.95
The Masters: Alexander Alekhine Master of Attack, Alex Raetsky; Maxim Chetverik
The Masters: Alexander Alekhine Master of Attack
 		 What separated Alexander Alekhine from the rest of his contemporaries? Why did he dominate the chess world for so long? The main reason was undoubtedly his brilliant attacking style of play. Alekhine had a combinative gift and thrilled the chess public and influenced every great chess player since. Garry Kasparov once said I fell in love with the rich complexity of his ideas at the chessboard. Alekhine's attacks came suddenly, like destructive thunderstorms that erupted from a clear sky
In this book Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik take a look back at how Alekhine defeated his opponents in dazzling style. They carefully select and analyse some of Alekhines most famous attacks and glorious combinations. A deep study of his games cannot fail to entertain and inspire any true chess fan.
  • Includes Alekhines most celebrated games
  • Test yourself with his most difficult combinations
  • Perfect for sharpening your attacking play

 

 | isbn 1857443721 | format Paperback , 128 pages - $38.95

 

The Scandinavian (2nd edition), John Emms
The Scandinavian (2nd edition)
 		 From a theoretical backwater to a fully blown main line opening, the rise of the Scandinavian Defence (1 e4 d5) has been nothing short of meteoric. Over the past fifteen years the Scandinavian has become more and more popular both at club and Grandmaster level. It even managed to obtain an ultimate seal of approval when Vishy Anand employed it in his World Championship match with Garry Kasparov!
In this book Grandmaster John Emms explains the strategies and tactics of this dynamic and fashionable opening. Through the use of model games for both sides, the author provides a thorough grounding in the key ideas, so that players of all standards can quickly and confidently begin to use the Scandinavian in their own games. This book provides a complete update of Emms’s original and best-selling edition of The Scandinavian, published in 1997. Since then there have been many new and important discoveries from both sides of the board, and these are included here.
  • Ideal for club and tournament players
  • Explains the basic elements, strategies and tactics for both sides
  • Written by a leading expert on the Scandinavian
  • Provides everything you need to know to start playing the opening straight away

 

| isbn 1857443756 | format Paperback , 144 pages - $44.95
Checkmate! : My First Chess Book, Garry Kasparov
Checkmate! : My First Chess Book
 		 Learn to play the great game of chess with none other than Garry Kasparov, the World number one and the most famous figure in chess history, as your teacher. Discover all the various pieces - the king, the queen, the knights, the bishops and the pawns. Find out how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special moves such as castling, how to write the moves down and, crucially, how to give check and deliver checkmate. Learn the numerous tricks and traps that you can set your unwary opponents and, just as importantly, how to avoid falling into them yourself. Make a journey through this book and, with the help of the world's best player, you will be ready for your first chess battle, be it against your mum or dad, your friends, your computer, on the Internet or in a competition.
  • An ideal chess guide for beginners
  • Covers all the crucial rules, aims and aspects of the game
  • Written by a legend of the chess world

 

| isbn 1857443586 | format Hardcover , 92 pages - $29.95
 

Starting Out: Alekhine’s Defence, John Cox

Starting Out: Alekhine’s Defence
 

Alekhine’s Defence is a sharp and controversial opening in which Black attacks from the very first move, provoking White into lunging forward in the centre. White is often able to construct an impressively large central pawn formation, but Black’s hope is that this becomes over-stretched and disintegrates in the face of a vicious counterattack. Unsurprisingly, Alekhine’s Defence has always been a favourite amongst uncompromising players such as Fischer and Alekhine himself, while more recently it’s been utilised by the likes of Ivanchuk and Short. In this easy-to-read guide, openings expert John Cox goes back to basics, studying the essential principles of Alekhine’s Defence and its numerous variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips and warnings to guide the improving player, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.

 

| isbn 1857443705 | format Paperback , 160 pages - $39.95

 

Starting Out: The Modern Benoni, Endre Vegh

Starting Out: The Modern Benoni
 

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Modern Benoni.
The Modern Benoni is one of Blacks most ambitious and audacious defences to the queens pawn opening, and it has been used with devastating effect by such legends as Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. From the very start Black creates an exceptional imbalance in the position, one which leads to dynamic play and gives Black real chances to seize the initiative. Both players must be fearless in their approach, as hesitation in the Modern Benoni often leads to disaster! In this user-friendly book, International Master Endre Vegh goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Modern Benoni and its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, warnings and exercises to help the improving player, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.

 | isbn 1857443667 | format Paperback , 160 pages - $39.95

 

 

The Masters: Mikhail Tal Tactical Genius, Alex Raetsky; Maxim Chetverik
The Masters: Mikhail Tal Tactical Genius
 		 Mikhail Tal was simply a chess phenomenon. The magician from Riga stunned the chess world when he became the youngest ever World Champion (at that time) in 1960, and he won countless supporters for his scintillating tactical play and his infectious enthusiasm for the game. Tal's dazzling tactical style would often leave his hapless opponents in a state of shell shock. As former World Champion Vassily Smyslov once noted Tal's appearance in chess had the effect of an exploding bomb, since his style of play was distinguished by extraordinary combinative brilliance

In this book Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik revisit Tal's brilliant victories. The authors have carefully picked his most famous and instructive games and combinations, ones which set the chess world alight with admiration. A study of this tactical genius is sure to entertain and benefit the aspiring chess student.


*Includes Tal's most brilliant sacrificial attacks
*Ideal for the attacking-minded chess player

 

| isbn 1857443659 | format Paperback , 128 pages - $38.95
Starting Out: Pawn Endgames, Glenn Flear
Starting Out: Pawn Endgames
 		 Endgames involving only kings and pawns are the most fundamental of all chess positions, and a firm understanding of them is required in order to become confident of tackling more complex endings that preceded them. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster and distinguished endgames expert Glenn Flear focuses on the very basics of pawn endings. Beginning with the simplest of positions and only gradually working through to more challenging material, Flear outlines the key principles and rules, and demonstrates how these work in practical examples. As one of the priorities of such endings is to promote pawns to queens, Flear additionally deals with queen endings that arise naturally from the simpler form. As is commonplace with the renowned Starting Out series, there are an abundance of notes, tips and warnings throughout the book to help the improving player. Starting Out: Pawn Endgames is perfect for those who have previously honed their chess skills with the earlier books Starting Out in Chess, Tips for Young Players and Improve Your Endgame Play.
  • Covers all crucial pawn endings
  • Easy step-by-step guide to better endgame play
  • Ideal for the improving player
  • User-friendly layout to help readers absorb the key ideas

 

| isbn 1857443624 | format Paperback , 144 pages - $38.95
Starting Out: The Queens Indian, John Emms
Starting Out: The Queens Indian
 		 The Queens Indian is one of Blacks most dependable and respected defences to the queen's pawn opening. It is an established favourite amongst world-class Grandmasters such as Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Michael Adams and Judit Polgar, not to mention Anatoly Karpov, who has been a loyal Queens Indian supporter and theory developer for over three decades. Rather than classically occupying the central squares with pawns, Black adopts a hypermodern approach and endeavours to control this key area with pieces. This procedure leads to rich and varied positions that will appeal to players who like complex play. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster and Queens Indian expert John Emms goes back to basics, studying the essential principles of the Queens Indian and its numerous variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips and warnings to guide the improving player, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.
  • User-friendly lay-out to help readers absorb ideas
  • Concentrates on the key principles of the Queens Indian
  • Ideal for the improving player</ li>

 

| isbn 1857443632 | format Paperback , 160 pages - $38.95

 

New from Gambit

Beat the Grandmasters

BEAT THE GRANDMASTERS (Christian Kongsted)
176 pages (210 mm by 145 mm) - $46.95

This book pits readers against the grandmasters by placing them in real-game situations where there is a way to defeat a well-known player. Kongsted: "Your task is to find the moves which lead to the defeat of some of the strongest players in the world. Quite often one move can change the course of the game, and calculating with precision at the right moment can mean the difference between winning and losing. Even if you have had a lost position for a long time, you may suddenly get the chance to turn things around if your opponent drops his guard for a moment." Contains 351 puzzle positions with full solutions. All positions are taken from real game positions, and the reader is challenged to find the continuation that defeated a top-class player. Includes a self-rating system.

Foundations of Chess Strategy

FOUNDATIONS OF CHESS STRATEGY (Lars Bo Hansen)
176 pages (248 mm by 172 mm) - $49.95

Chess is a game where profound strategic thinking must be allied with clever short-term tactics. Most previous works on strategy focus on specific aspects of chess strategy, but Lars Bo Hansen's aims here are different. He creates a framework in which the various elements can be systematically included and organized - a framework that will help chess-players how to think about chess strategy during practical play. The theory of business strategy is extensively developed, and Hansen adopts the novel approach of investigating whether any of the vast amounts of research and modelling done for business purposes can be applied in chess. He finds that there are indeed many useful parallels, and focuses on how these ideas can be used to good effect by chess-players both in their preparation and when making over-the-board decisions

 

Software

Monograph
Viktor Kortchnoi My Life for Chess Vol. 1
Viktor Kortchnoi is doubtlessly one of the most electrifying personalities of the chess world. Still playing successful and attractive chess, the 73-year-old former double world championship finalist is also famous for his candid language. Kortchnoi was never one for mincing his words. Now you can experience this chess legend “live”: with the new ChessBase DVDs “My Life for Chess”, Kortchnoi has created a vivid memorial to himself and his great chess career. In Volume 1, he presents eight of his most brilliant effort from the years 1949-1979, among them games against Smyslov, Geller, Tal, Huebner and Karpov. In each case Kortchnoi describes in detail the story around the game, never beating around the bush, sometimes harshly criticizing his opponents, but also lavishing praise on them when this is warranted. A highlight is the game against Karpov from the match for the world championship in Baguio 1978. All in all, “My Life for Chess Vol. 1” offers more than three hours of first-class chess training, plus an extensive interview. A must-have for every chess fan! - $55.00

Monograph
Kortchnoi My Life for Chess Vol. 2
Volume 2 features about four hours of “Kortchnoi live”. The great chess legend portraits the second part of his eventful career, presenting among other things his games against Kasparov (1986), Spassky (1989) and Short (1990) in his typical gripping style. Embedded in the game commentaries are many details of Kortchnoi’s biography. For instance, before commenting his game against Spassky, the veteran speaks extensively about his personal relationship towards the ex-world champion. Throughout these lectures you can feel Kortchnoi’s ever-enduring love for chess. Whenever the great master gets to the heart of an opening (King’s Indian, English and French) or shows an astonishing move, one can see the joy sparkling from his eyes. No wonder – hardly any other chess genius has lived chess as intensively as “Viktor the Terrible”.
 
$55.00

The two volume Korchnoi set is $99.95

 

DVDS

Our new shipment of 24 different DVD's arrived 10th March 2005 from the USA.

There are a otal of 24 different Dzindzichashvili Mastering Chess Series Volume 1-20 and Openings in 4 volumes.

Price for any one, two or three DVD's $65 each.

Price for any 4 to 9 DVD's less 10%

Price for any 10 more 15%.

DVDs from GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili

Includes FREE

 

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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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 Encyclopedia of Openings Volume 1

 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

 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

 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

 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