Slide-Top Chess Box

This complete set of “Mastering Chess” DVDs teaches you how to master the game of chess in 4 DVDs. In volume 1, he looks at Learning Openings the Easy Way, Avoiding & Creating Opening Traps, Dangers & Advantages of Choosing Sharp Openings, Punishment for Delaying Development in the Opening, and Creating Opening Novelties. Volume 2 covers Ambitious Approach to Critical Opening Positions, Positional Sacrifice in the Opening Part 1, Positional Sacrifice in the Opening Part 2, Powerful Tactics in the Opening Part 1, and Powerful Tactics in the Opening Part 2. Volume 3 looks at Designing Sicilian Assaults from the Opening, Building Attacking Positions from the Opening - Part 1, Building Attacking Positions from the Opening - Part 2, The Importance of Planning for Pawn Structure in the Opening - Part 1, and The Importance of Planning for Pawn Structure in the Opening - Part 2. Finally, volume 4 caps off the series by concentrating on Planning & Attacking Based on the Superiority of the Pieces, Planning & Emphasizing Activity of Pieces

This DVD is part of Roman's Getting the Winning Edge in the Middle Game series. In this volume Roman will help you recognize, exploit and capitalize on your opponents weakness. He will also help you to be able to avoid these mistakes in your own games.

Roman will take you step by step through several highly instructional games by the master of positional maneuvering, the late former world champion 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.

Hosted by Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, these videos are guaranteed to improve your Chess by giving you a private lesson from one of the world's foremost chess teachers.

GM 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.

Not much has been changed in those openings in past 30-40 years. With the help of Rybka , Roman injects new life in those ancient openings giving some original approach understanding of initiative and sacrifice of a pawn.

This DVD is Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili's tribute to "the greatest pure chess genius of all time" ---Robert J. "Bobby" Fischer.

On Part 2, GM Roman and World Computer Champion Rybka bring you more innovative and original theory for the positionally enriched Nf3, e3 variation of the Semi-Slav defense. Roman easily explains the strategic points, new ideas and how to play this active positional opening.