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Learning from the World Champions

From amateurs to professionals – players of all levels know how difficult it is to learn chess strategy and how much time and effort it takes to improve middlegame play. The author of this DVD has a solution - suggesting and demonstrating what he believes to be the easiest and most affordable method - learning from the World Champions! With famous classical examples from the works of the giants, the author talks in detail about principles of chess and methods of play that we can use during every stage of the game. Each example of World Champion play is followed by a similar example from the practice of the author, proving that his method works! A great deal of incredibly useful aspects are discussed and lot of tips offered on how to improve your play in 25 examples with 5 hours of video.

• Video running time: 5 hours 45 min (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Database with 50 model games from World Champions
• Including CB 12 Reader

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This is what is delivered:

  • Fritztrainer App for Windows
  • Available as download or on DVD
  • Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
  • Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
  • Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
  • Sample games as a ChessBase database.

That's what the FritzTrainer App can do for you:

  • Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
  • Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
  • Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
  • Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
  • Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with autoplay, memorize variations and practise transformation (initial position - final position).
  • Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.

Even more possibilities: Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!

  • The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
  • Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
  • Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
  • Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
  • Replay training
  • LiveBook active
  • All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
  • Assisted Analysis
  • Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)

Sample video

Contents

  • The importance of studying World Championship games as a means to learn both opening theory and typical ideas and plans in the middlegame.
  • 01: Introduction [06:10]
  • The close relationship between the opening and the middlegame
  • Center
  • 02: Fischer,R - Marovic,D [20:14]
  • 03: Tiviakov,S - Dreev,A [17:18]
  • Space advantage and a bad bishop: Ruy Lopez
  • 04: Karpov,A - Unzicker,W [18:40]
  • 05: Tiviakov,S - Norgaard,J [19:12]
  • Active play with an isolated pawn (control of the center)
  • 06: Ljubojevic,L - Karpov,A [15:40]
  • 07: Illescas,C - Tiviakov,S [18:08]
  • Middlegame patterns
  • Mating attack with opposite-coloured bishops
  • 08: Karpov,A - Kasparov,G [15:42]
  • 09: Tiviakov,S - Bajarani,U [14:11]
  • 10: Tiviakov,S - Maljutin,E [03:45]
  • The positional exchange sacrifice to create a blockade
  • 11: Reshevsky,S - Petrosian,T [10:01]
  • 12: Razuvaev,Y - Tiviakov,S [21:19]
  • King activity
  • 13: Short,N - Timman,J [09:23]
  • 14: Tiviakov,S - Rozentalis,E [09:02]
  • Attacking the king with heavy pieces
  • 15: Sveshnikov,E - Karasev,V [06:36]
  • 16: Alekhine,A - Lokvenc,J [06:48]
  • 17: Anand,V - Tiviakov,S [09:47]
  • Endgame patterns
  • Endings with opposite-coloured bishops: winning with the help of zugzwang
  • 18: Tal,M - Radulov,I [15:39]
  • 19: Tiviakov,S - Miladinovic,I [16:55]
  • The advantage of B + N against a pair of bishops
  • 20: Smyslov,V - Denker,A [08:13]
  • 21: Tiviakov,S - Belouadah,S [06:48]
  • The advantage of the bishop pair in symmetrical positions
  • 22: Englisch,B - Steinitz,W [08:25]
  • 23: Tiviakov,S - Arat,U [10:34]
  • Controlling open lines with a pawn majority on the queenside. Realising small advantages
  • 24: Petrosian,T - Portisch,L [10:08]
  • 25: Tiviakov,S - Romanov,E [11:29]
  • 26: Outro [01:45]
  • Interactive positions
  • 27: Test 1 [04:28]
  • 28: Test 2 [04:11]
  • 29: Test 3 [04:24]
  • 30: Test 4 [03:03]
  • 31: Test 5 [01:59]
  • 32: Test 6 [03:44]
  • 33: Test 7 [03:09]
  • 34: Test 8 [04:18]
  • 35: Test 9 [03:04]
  • 36: Test 10 [01:29]
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