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Tackle the latest theory with Foxy Openings. The Pioneering series that started it all. Now you can invite a top player into your living room and prepare to play one of his favorite openings. If you want to get consistently good positions in the opening without having to memorize mountains of theory (as even grandmasters do!) then Foxy Openings is definitely the series for you. In these videos experts reveal their own analysis and suggest new ideas for you to exploit, they also recommend and explain their favorite plans.
The Complete Foxy Openings on DVD - VOLUMES 1-187 PLUS KASPAROV AND KARPOV! - 9 DVDs
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Roman’s training courses cover the entire spectrum of modern chess theory – from openings to tactical play, strategic mastery, endgames and much more. You get every single lesson Roman used to coach pupils like Gata Kamsky to 2700 Elo!
The Complete Roman's Lab on DVD - VOLUMES 1-117 - 5 DVDs
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Opening Repertoire for White & Black - By IM Valeri Lilov
If you want to be able to get better positions out of the opening – and avoid any nasty traps – this comprehensive repertoire from IM Valeri Lilov is the ideal solution. IM Lilov has selected his favorite systems to deal with the openings you are most likely to face in club and tournament play.
Lilov Chess Institute - #1 - Openings for Club Players - 4 DVDs - IM Valeri Lilov - Over 18 Hours of Content!
This 6-hour course arms you with a dynamic, yet sound repertoire for Black against 1.d4. This opening is meant to be played sharply and for the initiative, but I do not recommend unsound sacrifices or speculative continuations.
E-DVD The Blumenfeld Gambit with IM William Paschall
GM Susan Polgar’s Complete Course for Club Players
Susan Polgar is a FIDE Senior trainer and has coached some of the best players in the world. Now you can benefit from Susan’s expertise with her brand new, 10 volume training program, The Polgar Method. Most players are let down by their weaknesses. The Polgar Method fixes that with a specific course on each aspect of chess.
MASTER METHOD - The Polgar Method - GM Susan Polgar - Over 15 hours of Content!
The Deadly Dragon
Looking to spice up your chess opening repertoire and get more wins as Black? Play the Sicilian Dragon! This is an opening for warriors, those who like to battle looking to take home the spoils. And there’s no better person to teach you how to emerge victorious than American GM Ron Henley.
MASTER METHOD - The Henley Method - GM Ron W. Henley - Over 23 hours of Content!
In this 7-hour course, you will learn everything a player needs to know to jump-start your understanding of Closed Catalan for Black including piece placement, pawn structures, key plans, maneuvers, setups, and ideas.
E-DVD Catalan - The System for Black with IM Andrey Ostrovskiy
With this new, 16 hour course, IM Valeri Lilov sets out to solve one of the biggest problems for club players: how to improve their openings. Instead of presenting a never-ending stream of computer-recommended variations, Valeri describes the strategic aims of each side. Things like where to place each piece, which side of the board to attack on and which exchanges benefit you.
Lilov Chess Institute - #2 - Ideas Behind the Openings - 3 DVDs - IM Valeri Lilov - Over 16 Hours of Content!
After studying this course, Caro-Kann will become your #1 opening choice аs Black and you will have a solid, well-prepared repertoire giving your opponents a lot of trouble. IM Alex Ostrovsky reveals all his opening preparation secrets, and shares surprise variations – absolutely nothing is being held back.
Caro Kann - Secrets Revealed Part 1 & 2 - IM Alex Ostrovskiy
This Collection Includes: - A Poisonous System Against the KID Fianchetto - The Kings Indian for Black - King's Indian for Black Lectures 6-9 - King's Indian Against the Four Pawns Attack GM Eugene Perelshteyn - King's Indian: Main Line 9.Nd2, 9.Ne1, 9.b4 - King's Indian Masterpieces 11.5 Hours 24 Lectures
The Definitive King's Indian Defense Collection - 6 DVDs - Chess Lecture
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6450 Opening Surveys & 1073 Special Theory Databases
In chess, braving the gap often leads to disaster after a few moves. We should be able to avoid things going so far. The ChessBase Opening Encyclopedia offers you an effective remedy against all sorts of semi-digested knowledge and a means of building up a comprehensive and powerful repertoire. The ChessBase Opening Encyclopaedia offers you an effective remedy against all sorts of semi-digested knowledge and a means of building up a comprehensive and powerful repertoire. The Opening Encyclopaedia 2018 features complete coverage of all opening areas on a single DVD and constitutes the best possible introduction to opening training.
Opening Encyclopaedia 2018
This Collection Includes: - Insights Into the French Defense - The French Defense for White - New Ideas in the French Defense - A System Against the French - a6/b5 Against the French Steintz - The French Defense: Guimard Variation 8.9 Hours 25 Lectures
The Definitive French Collection - 6 DVDs - Chess Lecture
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Complete: the Opening Encyclopaedia 2018 features complete coverage of all opening areas on a single DVD and constitutes the best possible introduction to opening training.
*DOWNLOAD* - Opening Encyclopedia 2018
This product features seven volumes of Modern Chess Opening series, covering almost all chess openings. The series provide detailed classification and contain a lot of training material.
DOWNLOAD - Modern Chess Opening Set - All 7 VOLUMES
Train Like a Chameleon
GM Sethuraman reveals how to seamlessly switch between opening systems, becoming impossible to predict. You’ll explore and master Anish Giri’s technique which makes your opponent’s preparation a COMPLETE waste of time – while you are prepared (and armed to the teeth!)
MASTER METHOD - The Sethuraman Master Method - GM SP Sethuraman - Over 15 Hours of Content!
In this 6-hour course, IM Lilov gives you the quickest shortcut to mastering the Reti System making sure you get the initiative early on and punish your opponent for each and every inaccuracy.
E-DVD Reti: The System for White with IM Valeri Lilov
NM Dana Mackenzie started playing tournament chess during the ''Fischer boom'' of 1971-1972 and never quit. Champion of North Carolina in 1985, 1987, and became master in 1988. He has a 1-0 career record against world chess champions.
Learn From Your Fellow Amateurs - Chess Lecture - 6 DVD Set
The Bullet Proof French Defense
The French Defense has been a favorite of many of the world’s top players. With the help of French GM Fabien Libiszewski, you can learn this powerful opening from a world-renowned expert, Over the course of 17 hours, Fabien reveals how to counter all of White’s setups from the main lines to the dangerous gambits and offbeat deviations. You will learn grandmaster strategies that will turn your initial cramped position into total domination of the board, plus discover sneak ways to lure your rivals into tempting but deadly traps that give you quick wins.
MASTER METHOD - The Libiszewski Method - GM Fabien Libiszewski - Over 16 hours of Content!
How I Became an IM!
Irina Bulmaga is a strong IM and WIM from Romania, currently rated 2419 ELO. In this 15 hour course, IM Bulmaga will show you how to play the repertoire of sidelines that helped her reach gain more than 200 Elo points.
MASTER METHOD - The Bulmaga Method – IM Irina Bulmaga - Over 15 hours of Content!
London System Reloaded
In London System Reloaded, the American Grandmaster Ron W. Henley provides you with all the key lines in the London System after 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 and gives you a high-level understanding of a fashionable and aggressive opening for White.
MASTER METHOD - The Henley Method 2 - GM Ron W. Henley - Over 14 Hours of Content!
Atalik's All-Around Guide for Club Players
IM Atalik leaves no stone unturned in improving your game. The insights and advice contained in the Ekaterina Atalik Method will save you from years of hit-and-miss learning and give you powerful ideas and training methods you can put into practice right away.
MASTER METHOD - The Ekaterina Atalik Method - IM Ekaterina Atalik - Over 15 Hours of Content!
In this 6-hour course, IM Valeri Lilov uses his innovative approach based on understanding a very specific “beat sequences” and key plans to minimize preparation time. This is a much more effective way of learning than the traditional methods.
E-DVD Practical English: Complete System for White IM Valeri Lilov
In this brand new 6-hour course, IM Lilov provides you with the most essential opening resources. The course is structured in such a way that you get 3 types of repertoires for both colors: 'tournament', 'basic' and 'sparring'. The tournament repertoire maximizes your victory chances and should be used for competition.
E-DVD Openings Course for Beginners with IM Valeri Lilov
Complete Set THE SNIPER! A Dynamic Universal System for the Aggressive Black Player - 11 hours on 4 dvds The SNIPER! is a dynamic and universal opening system that fills in the gaps for the Black player who plays the Accelerated Dragon,the Dzindzi Indian, or other Black Fianchetto defences. Black's system of development with 1
FOXY OPENINGS - COMPLETE SNIPER SET (Volume 1-4)
GM Bryan Smith will provide you with a high level understanding of the King's Indian Defense without having to memorize theory.
The King's Indian Defense - GM Bryan Smith - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
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Volume 4
If you want to really know an opening, you should be familiar with its typical positional ideas and remember the most important theoretical lines. But this is not enough.If you want to know an opening, you should be familiar with its typical positional ideas and remember the most important theoretical lines. But this is not enough. Each opening has its own unique tactical patterns. Patterns you need to know to succeed. IM Eric Rosen’s course on the essential tactics in the London System gives you a complete understanding of the typical patterns for both sides in the London System.
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The London System - IM Eric Rosen - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
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GM Sam Shankland will provide you with a high level understanding of the Grunfeld without having to memorize theory.
The Grunfeld - GM Sam Shankland - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
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IM Valeri Lilov’s course on the essential tactics in the Sicilian Dragon gives you a complete understanding of typical tactical patterns for both sides. The Sicilian Dragon is a strategically and dynamically complex opening full of tactical possibilities.
The Sicilian Dragon - IM Valeri Lilov - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
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Lemos Deep Dive By GM Damian Lemos
In this 9 hour Deep Dive course, GM Damian Lemos reveals everything you need to know to gain space, control the game and start your devastating attack. Black only has a few sensible ways to respond to this system and Damian gives you clear strategies for beating all of them!
Lemos Deep Dive - #2 - The London System - GM Damian Lemos - Over 9 Hours of Content!
Double Fianchetto Domination By GM Damian Lemos
In Double Fianchetto Domination, GM Damian Lemos offers a refreshing break from rote-memorization, with a unique ideas-based opening system, favored by the likes of Vladimir Kramnik, Lev Aronian and many other elite GMs.
Lemos Deep Dive - #1 - Double Fianchetto Domination - GM Damian Lemos - Over 9 Hours of Content!
Lemos Deep Dive By GM Damian Lemos
In this 8 hour Deep Dive course, GM Damian Lemos builds up your knowledge of this powerful opening weapon - The Accelerated Dragon - starting with the main ideas and delving into the hidden nuances which will allow you to claim the full point against 1.e4 players
Lemos Deep Dive - #4 - Accelerated Dragon - GM Damian Lemos - Over 8 Hours of Content!
Lemos Deep Dive By GM Damian Lemos
n this comprehensive 9 hour Deep Dive course, GM Damian Lemos reveals all you need to know to become an expert in the King’s Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7), demonstrating how to combat each of the main White variations in turn.
Lemos Deep Dive - #6 - The King's Indian Defense - GM Damian Lemos - Over 9 Hours of Content!
The Small Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings is based on the same 500 fundamental codes and system of elimination but it's a fifth the length. Instead of five books just one! The best and most up to date information. The creative output of generations of chess masters filtered for the reader's convenience.
Small Encyclopedia of Chess Opening
Lemos Deep Dive By GM Damian Lemos
n this comprehensive 8 hour Deep Dive course, GM Damian Lemos reveals all you need to know to become an expert in the King’s Indian Attack, a dangerous opening system you can use against nearly any reply from Black!
Lemos Deep Dive - #7 - The King's Indian Attack - GM Damian Lemos - Over 8 Hours of Content!
The Small Encyclopedia of Chess Openings is based on the same 500 fundamental codes and system of elimination but it's a fifth the length.
Small Encyclopedia of Chess Openings ABCDE on CD (3rd Edition)
The Pirc Defense - GM Damian Lemos
In this comprehensive 9 hour Deep Dive course, GM Damian Lemos builds up your knowledge on one of the most dynamic chess openings for Black, the Pirc Defense. Put your opponents on the defensive with a classic counter-attacking weapon against 1.e4, the Pirc Defense (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6).
Lemos Deep Dive - #8 - The Pirc Defense - GM Damian Lemos - Over 9 Hours of Content!
