Chessbase, 2015. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-387-8. Queen against two rooks or three minor pieces, as well as a rook plus pawn vs two minor pieces - these are typical constellations where the material is unbalanced. In our first steps in chess we are taught about the nominal value of the pieces. The queen is equal to nine pawns; a rook to five, a minor piece is worth three pawns. This...
ChessBase, Nov 2021. — EAN: 978-3866818262. One of the first lessons we are taught in the beginning of our chess journey is how much every piece on the board is “worth”. However, the more we master the game, the more we realize that the “true” value of pieces can differ from their theoretical value, depending on the subtleties of the position. When faced with material...
ChessBase, June 22, 2022. — (FritzTrainer Strategy). — ISBN: 978-3866818507. 634.prot Throughout this video course, we will study how to master sacrifices and the initiative in several aspects: opposite-coloured bishops, the bishop pair, the exchange sacrifice, launching an attack, and the good moment to sacrifice will be the topics covered in this first video course. The goal...
ChessBase, June 22, 2022. — (FritzTrainer Strategy). — ISBN: 978-3866818514. 635.prot To improve in the vast terrain of initiative, there’s nothing better than training with well-chosen exercises! This interactive video course will guide you to find the winning move when the initiative is on your side, by such means as: paralysing your opponent, eliminating the opponent’s...
Chessbase, 2006. — ISBN 4027975004617. You think you have seen enough checkmating combinations? I find it staggering how many checkmates are missed (by both sides) in games by the top players, let alone by us mortals. Recognizing the early outlines of mating patterns is a vital skill, not just for an attacker, but for a defender too: surviving wave after wave of threats can be...
Chessbase, 2018. — EAN:4027975007939. In chess, like in real life, one frequently faces temptations: to grab a pawn, to occupy an open file, to start a kingside attack and so on. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with all these ideas, but before undertaking such concrete actions, one should be sure the position is ripe for it. Chess is so complicated that making the right...
Chessbase, 2018. — EAN: 4027975008165. In chess, like in real life, one frequently faces temptations: to grab a pawn, to occupy an open file, to start a Kingside attack and so on. There is nothing basically wrong with all these, but before undertaking such a concrete action one should be sure the position is ripe for it. Chess is so complicated that making the right choice by...
Chessbase, 2014. Trainers recommend to beginners to be careful with their own king and to castle as soon as possible. But at higher levels grandmasters can sense the danger of having the king in the centre much more precisely and in many cases the king in the centre is safe, which allows them to conduct fast flank attacks or to create a powerful centre. A big fan of such a...
Chessbase, 2009. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-140-9. The correct technique of exchanging is the most important ability of Grandmasters! Which pieces to swap and which pieces to keep, whether to recapture with a piece or with a pawn, these are questions which every player of every level has to answer many times during a single game. And the greatest difference between GMs and amateurs is...
Chessbase, 2017. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-585-8. Studies prove: the more patterns you know, the better you play. On this DVD GM Adrian Mikhalchishin presents games of the World Champions of the past to explain typical patterns and strategic concepts of these games and to show how grandmasters apply these ideas today. Mikhalchishin offers a wealth of material that helps you to...
Chessbase, 2011. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-217-8. Великий Нимцович писал: ни атака, ни защита не являются сущностью позиционной игры, важна профилактика! Профилактика состоит в комбинировании различных мер против тактических и стратегических действий оппонента. Но не думайте, что эти предупредительные действия против планов противника носят только защитный характер! Это трудная, но...
Chessbase, 2011. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-235-2. In chess we have certain aims - coordination and the activation of one’s own pieces. Sometimes we need a special little something to speed up one of these processes - a small material sacrifice, mainly a pawn or pawns. A dynamic pawn sacrifice is easy to see, as the idea is to get clear gains for the pawn. Positional pawn sacrifices...
Chessbase, 2011. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-216-1. Центр самая важная часть шахматного поля. В шахматах мы изучаем различные варианты игры в центре, специальные темы освещены в моем DVD Winning Structures. Но в шахматной литературе наблюдается недостаток информации по роли центра и силы пешек и фигур в центре. И наиболее важная часть пропущена - как изменять пешечную структуру в...
Chessbase, 2011. — EAN: 9783866812758. Using ideas and games of great masters from the past, the Ukrainian trainer deals with various themes. 1. The Soviet grandmaster Vladimir Simagin was one of the first to employ the typical exchange sacrifice: on one hand the Sicilian exchange sacrifice Rxc3, and on the other allowing the “exchange” of a rook on f8 against the white bishop...
Chessbase, 2019. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-719-7. Файл в формате ChessBase. In every game of chess, there comes a moment when one is confronted with the question: what should I do now? Often, the solution involves more than finding just one single move, and you are rather challenged to work out a complete plan instead. In order to make an effective plan, one needs to delve deeper...
ChessBase, 2014. — ASIN: 3866814186. Even less-experienced chess players have learned how to develop their pieces in the opening or even know certain opening variations by heart. But when the middlegame starts, they don’t know how to judge positions and develop their play – and their chess stagnates. On this DVD, well-known Indian WGM Tania Sachdev shows you how to evaluate...
ChessBase, 2017. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-594-0. Defending bad or worse positions is very important in the royal game, probably forming one of the most essential aspects of chess strategy altogether. And it is an art one can learn! The purpose of this DVD is to explain the viewer all main methods of defence: exchanging pieces, creating a fortress, eliminating dangerous enemy pieces,...
ChessBase, 2017. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-583-4. The positional exchange sacrifice is one of the most powerful and fascinating strategic weapons in chess. On this DVD Sergey Tiviakov explains why the positional exchange sacrifice is such a strong weapon and how to use it. This DVD is based on 35 games or positions from the practice of the World Champions such as Tigran Petrosian,...
ChessBase, December 14, 2020. — EAN: 4027975008905. When it comes to strategy, one of the key things that chess professionals understand much better than amateur players is the role of the bishop. Why do two bishops (‘the bishop pair’) complement each other to such an extent that they are a major long term force? How is being a long-range piece an essential trademark of the...
ChessBase, Nov 2011. — EAN: 4027975006871. People in Greenland can differentiate between 36 kinds of snow; the Swedish International Master Ari Ziegler will teach you to differentiate between 20 kinds of exchange sacrifice. His systematic approach to exchange sacrifices will rapidly enhance your understanding of one of the most exciting and difficult aspects of chess. Your...
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