First Steps in Chess Technique - Andrew Martin

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

The Closed Sicilian, by Nigel Davies is produced by Chessbase as part of the Fritz Trainer Opening series.

If you are a beginner, you just have to learn how to defend your pieces from being taken!

The Scotch Game by Nigel Davies is a lively alternative to the Ruy Lopez which has found favor amongst many leading Grandmasters.

On this Chessbase DVD, International Master Andrew Martin will teach you all the nuts and bolts of this fascinating opening, showing you when to duck and when to punch with Black and tackles some of the most critical move-orders of the day.

This course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies of the Open Games.

In the training questions, the new function Multiple Choice also allows questions to be set about the evaluation of positions, or for example what chance is there of an attack on the king.

The aim­ of this­ D­VD­ is­ to p­rovid­e y­ou with the p­ractical s­k­ills­ an­d­ k­n­owled­g­e that y­ou will n­eed­ to p­lay­ a rook­ an­d­ p­awn­ en­d­g­am­e. B­as­ed­ on­ his­ own­ p­lay­in­g­ ex­p­erien­ce, G­ran­d­m­as­ter D­an­iel K­in­g­ reveals­ what is­ es­s­en­tial k­n­owled­g­e, s­avin­g­ y­ou tim­e in­ y­our s­tud­ies­.