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Chess Strategy
PRE-ORDER - The Nasty Nimzowitsch Defence - Christian Bauer
Catalog Code: WIN0576CB
There are, however, many other factors intervening in the opening than the mobility of the respective c-pawns, and this DVD will explore rather rare, yet fully playable lines for Black. Its main body will consist of a Pirc Defence after 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 g6 where Black has avoided the sharpest variations, at the small cost of being a bit less flexible, since his knight already stands at c6.
There are, however, many other factors intervening in the opening than the mobility of the respective c-pawns, and this DVD will explore rather rare, yet fully playable lines for Black. Its main body will consist of a Pirc Defence after 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 g6 where Black has avoided the sharpest variations, at the small cost of being a bit less flexible, since his knight already stands at c6.
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PRE-ORDER - The Nasty Nimzowitsch Defence - Christian Bauer
$33.95
PRE-ORDER - Side-Stepping Mainline Theory
Cut Down on Opening Study and Get a Middlegame You Are Familiar With
Cut Down on Opening Study and Get a Middlegame You Are Familiar With
Catalog Code: B0223NIC
Side-stepping Mainline Theory will help you to focus on what is really decisive in the vast majority of non-grandmaster games: tactics, positional understanding and endgame technique.
Side-stepping Mainline Theory will help you to focus on what is really decisive in the vast majority of non-grandmaster games: tactics, positional understanding and endgame technique.
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PRE-ORDER - Side-Stepping Mainline Theory
$25.95
Forcing Chess Moves - New and Extended 4th Edition
The Key to Better Calculation
The Key to Better Calculation
Catalog Code: B0221NIC
Forcing Chess Moves proposes a revolutionary method for finding winning moves. Charles Hertan has made an astonishing discovery: the failure to consider key moves is often due to human bias. Your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural.
Forcing Chess Moves proposes a revolutionary method for finding winning moves. Charles Hertan has made an astonishing discovery: the failure to consider key moves is often due to human bias. Your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural.
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Forcing Chess Moves - New and Extended 4th Edition
$29.95
The Royal Chess Couple in Action
Catalog Code: B0049TH
The Royal Chess Couple is a combined attempt to introduce the various traits of the most significant piece with the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Following a short historic review of the development and metamorphoses of each piece over time, the reader is offered 240 positions (480 in total) from tournament practice as well as from the magic world of chess composition.
The Royal Chess Couple is a combined attempt to introduce the various traits of the most significant piece with the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Following a short historic review of the development and metamorphoses of each piece over time, the reader is offered 240 positions (480 in total) from tournament practice as well as from the magic world of chess composition.
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The Royal Chess Couple in Action
$34.95
Queen’s Indian Defence – The Modern Approach - Sergei Tiviakov
Catalog Code: WIN0575CB
On his new DVD, Sergei Tiviakov presents a complete repertoire for Black against the Queen’s Indian Defence. The grandmaster explains everything one needs to know after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6, more profoundly, extensively and thoroughly than ever before - of the total running time of more than 9 hours, 6 hours alone are dedicated to White’s most popular continuation 4.g3.
On his new DVD, Sergei Tiviakov presents a complete repertoire for Black against the Queen’s Indian Defence. The grandmaster explains everything one needs to know after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6, more profoundly, extensively and thoroughly than ever before - of the total running time of more than 9 hours, 6 hours alone are dedicated to White’s most popular continuation 4.g3.
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Queen’s Indian Defence – The Modern Approach - Sergei Tiviakov
$33.95
Winning Ugly in Chess
Playing Badly is No Excuse for Losing
Playing Badly is No Excuse for Losing
Catalog Code: B0217NIC
In Winning Ugly in Chess you will see games where weird moves are rewarded. Cyrus Lakdawala knows that playing good chess is all very well, but that beating your opponent is better.
In Winning Ugly in Chess you will see games where weird moves are rewarded. Cyrus Lakdawala knows that playing good chess is all very well, but that beating your opponent is better.
Winning Ugly in Chess
$24.95
A Sicilian Stunner - The Kalashnikov - Nicholas Pert
Catalog Code: WIN0574CB
The starting position for this video series is 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5. A full Black repertoire is provided from this point. There are several interactive questions to test the viewers’ knowledge of the material.
The starting position for this video series is 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5. A full Black repertoire is provided from this point. There are several interactive questions to test the viewers’ knowledge of the material.
A Sicilian Stunner - The Kalashnikov - Nicholas Pert
$33.95
A Complete Guide to Practical Play
Catalog Code: B0513EM
In this workbook, Volker Schlepütz and Grandmaster John Emms offer a unique framework to practise chess tactics independent of themes, difficulty and - most crucially - even the definite existence of an actual tactic in a given position.
In this workbook, Volker Schlepütz and Grandmaster John Emms offer a unique framework to practise chess tactics independent of themes, difficulty and - most crucially - even the definite existence of an actual tactic in a given position.
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A Complete Guide to Practical Play
$29.95
The Science of Strategy
Catalog Code: B0155QT
In The Science of Strategy, Alexander Kotov takes a methodical approach to this mysterious subject, breaking it down into clear themes. He starts with the crucial role of the pawn in chess, before systematically discussing a series of key strategic elements to complete the overall picture.
In The Science of Strategy, Alexander Kotov takes a methodical approach to this mysterious subject, breaking it down into clear themes. He starts with the crucial role of the pawn in chess, before systematically discussing a series of key strategic elements to complete the overall picture.
The Science of Strategy
$29.95
The Shining Sveshnikov Scicilian - Erwin L'Ami
Catalog Code: WIN0573CB
The DVD offers a complete overview of this fascinating opening that has inspired generations of chess players! The basic Sveshnikov position is reached after the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5. Erwin L’Ami will take you through all important lines, the two main Lines after 9.Nd5 and 9.Bxf6 but also on the trendy and probably new main Line 7.Nd5.
The DVD offers a complete overview of this fascinating opening that has inspired generations of chess players! The basic Sveshnikov position is reached after the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5. Erwin L’Ami will take you through all important lines, the two main Lines after 9.Nd5 and 9.Bxf6 but also on the trendy and probably new main Line 7.Nd5.
The Shining Sveshnikov Scicilian - Erwin L'Ami
$33.95
Studies in Counter Gambits - Chess Lecture - Volume 184
Catalog Code: DVD0184CL
Exciting examples of The Albin, The Blumenfeld, The Colorado Counter, The Falkbeer counter gambit. Learn how to keep your opponent from gaining an advantage.
Exciting examples of The Albin, The Blumenfeld, The Colorado Counter, The Falkbeer counter gambit. Learn how to keep your opponent from gaining an advantage.
Studies in Counter Gambits - Chess Lecture - Volume 184
$19.95
Attacking the Chess King Workbook
Patterns and Strategies for Successful Attacks
Patterns and Strategies for Successful Attacks
Catalog Code: B0132OB
Attacking the Chess King Workbook presents hundreds of attacking patterns from significant master and grandmaster games. Become a successful attacker and win more games with this book in the Chess Detective® Workbook series.
Attacking the Chess King Workbook presents hundreds of attacking patterns from significant master and grandmaster games. Become a successful attacker and win more games with this book in the Chess Detective® Workbook series.
Attacking the Chess King Workbook
$19.95
The King Hunt pt.1 – Mato Jelic
Catalog Code: DVD-KINGHUNT-1
Over 300 games are examined as Mato deconstructs some of the greatest attacks ever played, teaching you how to win games in the most satisfying way imaginable! By the end of this course, you will have absorbed hundreds of tactical ideas and patterns for winning with attacks on the castled king and sacrifices on each of the classic target squares f7, g7 and h7.
Over 300 games are examined as Mato deconstructs some of the greatest attacks ever played, teaching you how to win games in the most satisfying way imaginable! By the end of this course, you will have absorbed hundreds of tactical ideas and patterns for winning with attacks on the castled king and sacrifices on each of the classic target squares f7, g7 and h7.
The King Hunt pt.1 – Mato Jelic
$114.95
The King Hunt pt.2 – Mato Jelic
Catalog Code: DVD-KINGHUNT-2
Want to win more games with exciting onslaughts and create works of art you’re proud to show to others? Learn the art of attacking the king in chess with The King Hunt (Part 2) with Mato Jelic!
Want to win more games with exciting onslaughts and create works of art you’re proud to show to others? Learn the art of attacking the king in chess with The King Hunt (Part 2) with Mato Jelic!
The King Hunt pt.2 – Mato Jelic
$59.95
Strategy Training - How to Make a Plan - Robert Ris
Catalog Code: WIN0572CB
On this DVD, five key elements of positional play are discussed which help you formulate the right plan; the influence of pawn play, how to deal with tension, creating targets and exploiting them, improving your worst piece, and prophylactical thinking.
On this DVD, five key elements of positional play are discussed which help you formulate the right plan; the influence of pawn play, how to deal with tension, creating targets and exploiting them, improving your worst piece, and prophylactical thinking.
Strategy Training - How to Make a Plan - Robert Ris
$33.95
Strategic Plans - 75 Modern Battles
Catalog Code: B0018ER
Russian International Master Maxim Chetverik has written a strategy textbook containing 75 deeply annotated positional games that show players how to devise plans to handle a number of key strategic themes, such as when to open up the game, how to activate the pawn chain, how to carry out positional sacrifices and many others.
Russian International Master Maxim Chetverik has written a strategy textbook containing 75 deeply annotated positional games that show players how to devise plans to handle a number of key strategic themes, such as when to open up the game, how to activate the pawn chain, how to carry out positional sacrifices and many others.
Strategic Plans - 75 Modern Battles
$23.95
Grandmaster Secrets - Practical Play - GM Alex Lenderman
Catalog Code: DVD0001CLS
To help you learn how GMs work during the tournaments and apply their knowledge we did something quite extraordinary. We’ve set up a 20-game Blitz Match at Columbia University between the former Youth World Blitz Champion GM Maxim Dlugy and GM Alexandr Lenderman.
To help you learn how GMs work during the tournaments and apply their knowledge we did something quite extraordinary. We’ve set up a 20-game Blitz Match at Columbia University between the former Youth World Blitz Champion GM Maxim Dlugy and GM Alexandr Lenderman.
Grandmaster Secrets - Practical Play - GM Alex Lenderman
$34.95
Grandmaster Decision Making - GM Alex Lenderman
Catalog Code: DVD0002CLS
In the first part of this video course, top American Grandmaster Alex Lenderman teaches you not to assume that your opponent’s move is a mistake, until absolutely sure. GM Lenderman provides many illustrative examples demonstrating this important concept.
In the first part of this video course, top American Grandmaster Alex Lenderman teaches you not to assume that your opponent’s move is a mistake, until absolutely sure. GM Lenderman provides many illustrative examples demonstrating this important concept.
Grandmaster Decision Making - GM Alex Lenderman
$19.95
The Chigorin Defence - Move by Move
Catalog Code: B0499EM
The Chigorin is a perfect counterattacking weapon and will appeal to players who like to throw opponents onto their own resources at an early stage. Jimmy Liew identifies and analyses the precise moments when specific theoretical knowledge is required and also discussed plans and strategies in the quieter variations.
The Chigorin is a perfect counterattacking weapon and will appeal to players who like to throw opponents onto their own resources at an early stage. Jimmy Liew identifies and analyses the precise moments when specific theoretical knowledge is required and also discussed plans and strategies in the quieter variations.
The Chigorin Defence - Move by Move
$29.95
Extreme Calculation Training - Robert Ris
Catalog Code: WIN0560CB
After the success of the first volume on Calculation Training, Dutch IM Robert Ris continues with “Extreme Calculation Training” — a wide range of new aspects which have to be mastered to become a great calculator at the board! The topics discussed in the original series (candidate moves, method of elimination & imagination) are certainly useful when studying the content of this new video series.
After the success of the first volume on Calculation Training, Dutch IM Robert Ris continues with “Extreme Calculation Training” — a wide range of new aspects which have to be mastered to become a great calculator at the board! The topics discussed in the original series (candidate moves, method of elimination & imagination) are certainly useful when studying the content of this new video series.
Extreme Calculation Training - Robert Ris
$33.95
Modern Chess Strategy
With an appendix on Go, the oriental strategic game
With an appendix on Go, the oriental strategic game
Catalog Code: B0336IS
Modern Chess Strategy is a book about the strategies in modern chess by author Edward Lasker with introductions by Richard Bozukich and Sam Sloan. It also includes a special appendix on the game of Go. A Japanese variation of chess which will keep you as addicted to it as the game of chess.
Modern Chess Strategy is a book about the strategies in modern chess by author Edward Lasker with introductions by Richard Bozukich and Sam Sloan. It also includes a special appendix on the game of Go. A Japanese variation of chess which will keep you as addicted to it as the game of chess.
Modern Chess Strategy
$25.95
PAPERBACK - Small Steps to Giant Improvement
Master Pawn Play in Chess
Master Pawn Play in Chess
Catalog Code: B0148QT
Double Olympiad gold medalist Sam Shankland has gone the other way – breaking down the principles of Pawn Play to basic, easily understandable guidelines every chess player should know.
Double Olympiad gold medalist Sam Shankland has gone the other way – breaking down the principles of Pawn Play to basic, easily understandable guidelines every chess player should know.
PAPERBACK - Small Steps to Giant Improvement
$29.95
The Complete Roman's Lab on DVD - VOLUMES 1-117 - 5 DVDs
Catalog Code: DVDROMAN117
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!
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
Regular Price: $1,749.15
Special Price $249.95
A Primer of Chess
Catalog Code: B0332IS
A Primer of Chess teaches you how to find the good moves. When it is your turn to move, your objective as a chess player should be to find a good move. If every move you play in the game is a good move, you will win, usually because your opponent will throw himself on the sword.
A Primer of Chess teaches you how to find the good moves. When it is your turn to move, your objective as a chess player should be to find a good move. If every move you play in the game is a good move, you will win, usually because your opponent will throw himself on the sword.
A Primer of Chess
$19.95
Strategic Chess Exercises
Find the Right Plan to Outplay Your Opponent
Find the Right Plan to Outplay Your Opponent
Catalog Code: B0198NIC
Books on chess exercises are usually about tactics. But in most of the positions that you think about during a game, there is no tactical solution. What you are doing most of the time is trying to find a way to improve your position or weaken your opponent's, by applying strategic rules. Experienced chess trainer Emmanuel Bricard has created a practical exercise manual with carefully selected and tested training positions that teach you how to develop the right plan.
Books on chess exercises are usually about tactics. But in most of the positions that you think about during a game, there is no tactical solution. What you are doing most of the time is trying to find a way to improve your position or weaken your opponent's, by applying strategic rules. Experienced chess trainer Emmanuel Bricard has created a practical exercise manual with carefully selected and tested training positions that teach you how to develop the right plan.
Strategic Chess Exercises
$24.95
Simple and More Simple Chess
Catalog Code: B0483EM
The game of chess is full of difficult questions such as, 'What do you do when your opponent is skilful enough to prevent both checkmate and material loss?' However, once the principal strategic ideas are recognised, then everything becomes much clearer and the game becomes much simpler. In this book Grandmaster and experienced chess writer John Emms provides the reader with the fundamental knowledge required to enter every game with confidence
The game of chess is full of difficult questions such as, 'What do you do when your opponent is skilful enough to prevent both checkmate and material loss?' However, once the principal strategic ideas are recognised, then everything becomes much clearer and the game becomes much simpler. In this book Grandmaster and experienced chess writer John Emms provides the reader with the fundamental knowledge required to enter every game with confidence
Simple and More Simple Chess
$25.95
How Ulf Beats Black
Ulf Andersson's Bulletproof Strategic Repertoire for White
Ulf Andersson's Bulletproof Strategic Repertoire for White
Catalog Code: B0200NIC
In his prime, in the 1970-s and 80-s, legendary Swedish chess grandmaster Ulf Andersson was a Top 10 player with a distinct, immediately recognizable style. He almost never lost a game and kept scoring wins from quiet positions.
In his prime, in the 1970-s and 80-s, legendary Swedish chess grandmaster Ulf Andersson was a Top 10 player with a distinct, immediately recognizable style. He almost never lost a game and kept scoring wins from quiet positions.
How Ulf Beats Black
$29.95
MASTERCLASS - Damian Lemos' Middlegame Chess Masterclass – GM Damian Lemos - Over 9 hours of Content! - Volume 5
Chess Strategy Masterclass
Chess Strategy Masterclass
Catalog Code: DVD-MASTER-5
Discover the secrets of middlegame strategy with this new, 9½ hour course from GM Damian Lemos! Through the analysis of 16 carefully chosen games, Damian explains the best guiding principles to follow in order the handle any middlegame position!
Discover the secrets of middlegame strategy with this new, 9½ hour course from GM Damian Lemos! Through the analysis of 16 carefully chosen games, Damian explains the best guiding principles to follow in order the handle any middlegame position!
MASTERCLASS - Damian Lemos' Middlegame Chess Masterclass – GM Damian Lemos - Over 9 hours of Content! - Volume 5
$59.95
A Practical Guide to Chess Improvement
A Modern Look at Chess Strategy
A Modern Look at Chess Strategy
Catalog Code: B0478EM
In this instructive book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald studies in depth the key components of successful rule-breaking in chess. Shopworn Edition
In this instructive book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald studies in depth the key components of successful rule-breaking in chess. Shopworn Edition
A Practical Guide to Chess Improvement
$25.95
E-DVD Chess Strategy Mastery with GM Bryan Smith
Catalog Code: E-DVD0002TCW
A world's renowned chess expert, GM Bryan Smith compiled over a decade of his experience as a player and coach creating a "university level" course on chess strategy. Instead of focusing on typical things that don’t work for a least 80% of club players, GM Smith gives you the exact tools and techniques that are proven to work for himself and many dozens of his private students.
A world's renowned chess expert, GM Bryan Smith compiled over a decade of his experience as a player and coach creating a "university level" course on chess strategy. Instead of focusing on typical things that don’t work for a least 80% of club players, GM Smith gives you the exact tools and techniques that are proven to work for himself and many dozens of his private students.
E-DVD Chess Strategy Mastery with GM Bryan Smith
$149.00
E-DVD The Art of Defense with IM Valeri Lilov
Catalog Code: E-DVD0029TCW
In this course IM Valeri Lilov shares some of the must-know defensive techniques in a clear and organized matter. IM Lilov goes through many different defense situations and explains how these positions should be handled.
In this course IM Valeri Lilov shares some of the must-know defensive techniques in a clear and organized matter. IM Lilov goes through many different defense situations and explains how these positions should be handled.
E-DVD The Art of Defense with IM Valeri Lilov
$35.00
E-DVD Winning Exchanges IM Valeri Lilov
Catalog Code: E-DVD0024TCW
IM Lilov has developed a winning methodology which helped him to reach 2500 FIDE and defeat many strong Grandmasters. The foundation of that methodology is making “good” exchanges. Valeri believes that all exchanges have either short term or long term consequences. And the truth is those consequences may play a decisive role. By learning how to make good exchanges, you almost certainly will have a decisive edge which could be enough to beat most under 2200 level players!
IM Lilov has developed a winning methodology which helped him to reach 2500 FIDE and defeat many strong Grandmasters. The foundation of that methodology is making “good” exchanges. Valeri believes that all exchanges have either short term or long term consequences. And the truth is those consequences may play a decisive role. By learning how to make good exchanges, you almost certainly will have a decisive edge which could be enough to beat most under 2200 level players!
E-DVD Winning Exchanges IM Valeri Lilov
$35.00
E-DVD Grandmaster's Thinking with GM Davorin Kuljasevic
Catalog Code: E-DVD0003TCW
In this course, GM Davorin Kuljasevic shares the secrets of Grandmaster Thinking and reveals the exact step-by-step blueprint for making good moves quickly and nearly effortlessly! Wouldn't it feel great to finally experience the success first hand and watch your opponents slowly but surely struggle to save the position… a game-after-game? A tournament after tournament?
In this course, GM Davorin Kuljasevic shares the secrets of Grandmaster Thinking and reveals the exact step-by-step blueprint for making good moves quickly and nearly effortlessly! Wouldn't it feel great to finally experience the success first hand and watch your opponents slowly but surely struggle to save the position… a game-after-game? A tournament after tournament?
E-DVD Grandmaster's Thinking with GM Davorin Kuljasevic
$149.00
E-DVD Winning with Positional Sacrifice by GM Victor Mikhalevski
Catalog Code: E-DVD0037TCW
Winning with Positional Sacrifice is a comprehensive video course that will tremendously help you at mastering one of the most powerful weapons of modern chess. This chess DVD is presented by Grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski, a very experienced player and renowned chess coach.
Winning with Positional Sacrifice is a comprehensive video course that will tremendously help you at mastering one of the most powerful weapons of modern chess. This chess DVD is presented by Grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski, a very experienced player and renowned chess coach.
E-DVD Winning with Positional Sacrifice by GM Victor Mikhalevski
$35.00
E-DVD Strategic Planning with IM Valeri Lilov
Catalog Code: E-DVD0028TCW
Strategic planning is one of the most important skills a chess player can learn. It is well known that playing with a bad plan, is much better than playing with no plan at all. If you want to succeed at chess it is crucial to start coming up with a good plan. That’s where the problems come for 95% of chess players.
Strategic planning is one of the most important skills a chess player can learn. It is well known that playing with a bad plan, is much better than playing with no plan at all. If you want to succeed at chess it is crucial to start coming up with a good plan. That’s where the problems come for 95% of chess players.
E-DVD Strategic Planning with IM Valeri Lilov
$35.00
E-DVD Comprehensive Positional Course for Club Players with IM Renier Castellanos
Catalog Code: E-DVD0020TCW
We understand that you don’t have months to study positional nuances and wait for more months before you can apply the knowledge to see the results. This course is not magic; it is a highly structured training covering 15 most important positional elements that every chess player must know. You won’t wake up a positional expert overnight, but thanks to IM Castellanos’ decade of experience, you will get an unparalleled edge against your competition.
We understand that you don’t have months to study positional nuances and wait for more months before you can apply the knowledge to see the results. This course is not magic; it is a highly structured training covering 15 most important positional elements that every chess player must know. You won’t wake up a positional expert overnight, but thanks to IM Castellanos’ decade of experience, you will get an unparalleled edge against your competition.
E-DVD Comprehensive Positional Course for Club Players with IM Renier Castellanos
$99.00
