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With this DVD on the King‘s Indian Defence, Alexei Shirov continues the successful and highly praised series about his best games. As in the preceding DVDs the Latvian super grandmaster succeeds in spoiling his public with analysis of a high quality and with exciting insights into his games, and he does so in his own reserved, pleasant and modest style. As is the case with many of his openings, Alexei Shirov also plays the King‘s Indian with both colours. The DVD concentrates on the main line of the Classical King‘s Indian with Nf3, Be2 and 0-0. In the games, and they are almost exclusively victories, his opponents are renowned experts in this opening, such as World Champion Kramnik and Boris Gelfand with White. The black side is represented, amongst others, by the legendary King‘s Indian specialist John Nunn, but also by Teimour Radjabov, who may not yet be a legend, but who is reckoned at the moment to be the greatest expert in the King‘s Indian. Video running time: over 5 hours.

With this DVD on the Nimzo-Indian Defence (including the Catalan and the Queen‘s Indian) Alexei Shirov continues the successful and highly praised series about his best games. As in the preceding DVDs the Latvian super grandmaster succeeds in spoiling his public with analysis of a high quality and with exciting insights into his games, and he does so in his own reserved, pleasant and modest style. The DVD concentrates on the Classical Nimzo-Indian with 4.Qc2. But when playing against the very solid Nimzo-Indian, which the author faced most often as White, it is enormously important to be able to vary your opening lines and so the author himself often switches to 3.Nf3; this then leads to games with 3.b6 (Queen‘s Indian) or 3.d5 4.g3 (Catalan). Amongst the opponents in the games he presents are, for example, Topalov and Leko. Video running time: over 4 hours.

This disk is a perfect tool for players looking for a complicated battle against 1.d4. The author suggests the King’s Indian Defence and shows with a number of examples how realistic Black’s chances are in this opening to get a complex structure with the most serious attacking potential. Apart from theoretical information, the disk also contains structural insights and an array of ideas which will enable you to include this opening into your repertoire - immediately and with tangible success! The extended 2nd edition is based principally on games which have been played in the last three years with, as Black, either the author himself or top King’s Indian expert Teimor Radjabov. This has resulted in the creation of a work on the King’s Indian which not only gives deep insights into the variations and plans but also presents the most up-to-date state of affairs in this dynamic and active opening. Video running time: 7 hours.

On this original and entertaining DVD, International Master Andrew Martin takes you on a guided tour of this fascinating and creative opening. Through the use of complete games, both classic and modern and some repertoire suggestions Martin paints a comprehensive picture of the current state of play and looks towards the future. In the new, expanded 2nd edition there are many recent clashes and some remarkable modern ideas are discussed. The King’s Indian is as uncompromising and resilient as ever! This DVD will inspire all players and demonstrate that the King‘s Indian is very much alive on the modern master scene. Video running time: 5 hours.

In 60 minutes you can get an idea how to play versus the Kings Indian like an expert like GM Loek van Wely, known for his epic battles in the Kingsindian with Teimour Radjabov. The contents are:
1.Mainline: Van Wely-Radjabov
2 &3: King's Indian the positional way:  exd4 and Na6
4: Sidelines

The Gruenfeld Indian is an active and dynamic reply to 1.d4 which can lead to complex and extremely sharp positions. So it’s no wonder that also Alexei Shirov included this opening – which at its début in tournament practice was called ”hypermodern” – into his repertoire. At the candidates’ fi nal against Vladimir Kramnik in Cazorla in 1998, he exclusively – and successfully – trusted the Gruenfeld Indian with Black; the victory over Kramnik gave him the right to play a WCh match versus Kasparov. In the first part of the DVD Shirov extensivly comments his five Black games from the Kramnik match, giving deep insights into opening preparation and match strategy on highest level. In the second part Shirov reveals, among other things, how in his opposite-coloured bishop endgame against Topalov in Linares in 1998 he found the amazing and unique move, which will secure the game a place in chess history forever. And this is not the only flash of inspiration the Super Grandmaster will present in his videos… Running time: 5:25 hours

Das Interzonenturnier von Zürich 1953 und die großartigen Analysen von David Bronstein markierten einen Wendepunkt im Verständnis der Königsindischen Verteidigung. Zuvor mit dem Makel einer zweitklassigen Eröffnung behaftet entwickelte sie sich zu einer der aggressivsten und gefährlichsten Waffen für den Nachziehenden. In den frühen Tagen dieser Eröffnung tendierte Schwarz dazu, seinen Damenspringer nach d7 zu entwickeln. Später fand der Springer ein gutes Feld auf c6. Und die aktuelle Praxis hat erwiesen, dass es noch ein weiteres gutes Feld für den schwarzen Springer gibt, nämlich das Feld a6. Von hier aus steuert er ebenfalls das Zentrum an, blockiert dabei aber nicht den weißfeldrigen Läufer. Der bulgarische GM Dejan Bojkov gehört zu den größten Verfechtern dieser modernen Spielweise. Auf der DVD finden Sie ein Repertoire, das wann immer möglich auf flexible Entwicklung baut, sowie eine Erläuterung einiger strategischer Feinheiten im Königsinder. Und nicht zuletzt präsentiert Ihnen der Autor auf der DVD eine Reihe von Verbesserungen, auf die er im Laufe seiner Untersuchungen gestoßen ist. Gesamtspielzeit: 5 Stunden.