What It Takes to Become a Chess Master

As a beginner, you can't afford to miss mate in one or two moves if you want to improve. This course addresses that problem. The huge number of exercises presented makes it an excellent tool, even for stronger players.

Combinations for Club players is an indispensable training tool for club players. Improve your play by solving exercises with Combinations. Its ease of use let’s you focus on what matters most: your improvement.

Here we go again: do you want to improve your chess fast right now? In this more advanced DVD on tactics, FM Valeri Lilov relies on his innovative approach to teaching tactics and ventures into the more complex tactical themes that arise on the board when a fleeting combination of certain motifs and patterns happens to be lurking in the position. Obviously, it’s not easy to spot these evanescent moments in a hurried and tense tournament game, but Valeri is here to open your eyes and help you spot these gems in your position right away! Prepare for an amazing outpouring of astonishing ideas and beautiful combinations because the Bulgarian author has prepared the ultimate selection of the most intricate tactical problems along with their witty solutions. Topics start from “the hole in the fianchetto” and go as far as “the seventh rank.” But that’s not all we get! How about a combination juggling from a “decoy into a pin?” You will find everything you didn’t find in other tactics books, all in one place, because it is now put together just for you! Enjoy FM Valeri Lilov’s training once again and get your tactics to the next level now! Video running time: 4 hours Video sample System requirements Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard

Gambit play and the joy of sacrificing is an important part of the improving process. In order to become a strong player you must learn to attack and make combinations.

This course covers a wide range of opening, middlegame and endgame subjects.

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.

On this DVD, Grandmaster Daniel King demonstrates typical tactical patterns, shows how strong players use their tactical awareness and puts your tactical abilities to the test.

The course will be useful for the chess players who practice Open Games on either white or black sides.