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Endgames of the World Champions Vol. 2 - from Steinitz to Spassky

All world champions left their mark on chess. They had different styles but each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well. The material on this DVD is based on the ChessBase MasterClass series, and gives you a good opportunity to enjoy some of the best endgames in the history of chess.

Enjoy Capablanca’s fine technique, Tal’s magic, Lasker’s fighting spirit, Petrosian’s defensive skills, Smyslov’s feeling for harmony, and Alekhine’s and Spassky’s flair for the attack. Learn from the theoretical-scientific approach of Botvinnik, Euwe and Steinitz. The first World Champion in fact also laid the foundations of positional chess theory. He, for example, was the first to show how to restrict bishop and knight with the pair of bishops, a method that still is exemplary today. His successors built on his theories and everyone of them contributed to the theory of the endgame. Take a trip back in time to the old days when games were still adjourned and the whole world followed endgame analyses feverishly.

The Videos are taken from the Master Class series.

• Video running time: 13 hours (English)
• Interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Morphy’s endgames
• Including CB 15 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

  • 01: Introduction [05:33]
  • To navigate to the chapters, use the menu on the left.
  • Steinitz
  • 01: The Steinitzian method of restriction - Englisch,B - Steinitz,W [19:37]
  • 02: Two bishops vs two knights - Steinitz,W - Chigorin,M [11:54]
  • 03: Opposite coloured bishops favour the attacker - Steinitz,W - Sellman,A [03:25]
  • 04: Good knight bad bishop - Steinitz,W - Porges,M [08:21]
  • 05: Opening attacking inroads - Steinitz,W - Mackenzie,G [05:29]
  • 06: The transformation of advantages - Steinitz,W - Zukertort,J [06:55]
  • Interactive Video
  • 01: A knightmare - Neumann,G - Steinitz,W [06:51]
  • Lasker
  • Endgames with rook and minor piece or two rooks against rook and minor piece
  • 01: Mating attacks out of the blue - Lasker,E - Schiffers,E [05:19]
  • 02: Lasker's long-range bishop - Marshall,F - Lasker,E [10:06]
  • 03: Lasker's monster rooks - Alekhine,A - Lasker,E [07:03]
  • Minor piece endgames
  • 01: Lasker's light-footed knight - Lasker,E - Marco,G [06:05]
  • 02: Extended knight maneuvers - Tarrasch,S - Lasker,E [05:14]
  • Classics
  • 01: Lasker's miraculous king - Lasker,E - Tarrasch,S [01:51]
  • 02: The gem in the rook ending against Rubinstein - Lasker,E - Rubinstein,A [03:27]
  • 03: Activating the rook in the rook ending - Schlechter,C - Lasker,E [03:45]
  • 04: The monster knight e6 - Lasker,E - Capablanca,J [06:09]
  • 05: The legendary fifth game of the World Championship Match against Carl Schlechter - Schlechter,C - Lasker,E [10:16]
  • Interactive Videos: Lasker the defender
  • 01: A queen like a hurricane - Marshall,F - Lasker,E [04:17]
  • 02: The fortress knight - Lasker,E - Lasker,E [08:18]
  • Capablanca
  • Minor piece endings
  • 01: The hammer blow - Corzo y Prinzipe,J - Capablanca,J [03:41]
  • 02: The fortress breaker - Nimzowitsch,A - Capablanca,J [03:25]
  • Rook endings
  • 01: Capablanca's immortal king march - Capablanca,J - Tartakower,S [10:06]
  • 02: The breakthrough in the centre - Capablanca,J - Yates,F [09:15]
  • 03: Activity: the be-all and end-all in rook endings - Capablanca,J - Kostic,B [10:53]
  • Double rook endings
  • 01: The correct exchange - Kan,I - Capablanca,J [09:34]
  • 02: Opening up the kingside - Capablanca,J - Janowski,D [08:46]
  • Three classics
  • 01: Capablanca's control - Capablanca,J - Alekhine,A [04:36]
  • 02: Euwe's monster knight - Euwe,M - Capablanca,J [05:24]
  • 03: Lasker's downfall - Capablanca,J - Lasker,E [03:58]
  • Interactive Videos
  • 01: A breakthrough - Capablanca - Kalantarov [13:28]
  • 02: A brilliant bishop endgame - Capablanca,J - Janowski,D [12:48]
  • Alekhine
  • The fourth phase of the game
  • 01: Flexibility first - John,W - Alekhine,A [06:54]
  • 02: Four Queens invite for a dance - Capablanca,J - Alekhine,A [04:00]
  • 03: Not all rook endings are drawn - Alekhine,A - Eliskases,E [03:55]
  • 04: Not all queen endings are drawn - Alekhine,A - Stoltz,G [10:02]
  • Alekhine's attacking king
  • 01: Queen and Knight win the fight - Feigins,M - Alekhine,A [03:53]
  • 02: Triumph on the dark squares- Alekhine,A - Yates,F [04:36]
  • Classical endgames
  • 01: The power of the bishops - Alekhine,A - Reti,R [04:06]
  • 02: The classcial rook ending against Capablanca - Alekhine,A - Capablanca,J [08:18]
  • 03: The classcial rook ending against Bogoljubow - Alekhine,A - Bogoljubow,E [02:51]
  • 04: Tricky pawns in the ending - Ilyin Zhenevsky,A - Alekhine,A [03:26]
  • Euwe
  • 01: The eternal pin - Euwe,M - Alekhine,A [06:27]
  • 02: The pearl of Zandvoort - Euwe,M - Alekhine,A [05:15]
  • 03: Knight surprise - Euwe,M - Alekhine,A [05:34]
  • 04: Powerplay on the light squares - Euwe,M - Capablanca,J [04:25]
  • 05: "What a knight!" - Euwe,M - Capablanca,J [05:29]
  • 06: Missed win against Capablanca - Euwe,M - Capablanca,J [06:21]
  • 07: Euwe outfoxes Spielmann - Spielmann,R - Euwe,M [07:20]
  • 08: Euwe's active king part 1 - Keres,P - Euwe,M [06:17]
  • 09: Euwe's active king part 2 - Euwe,M - Landau,S [05:06]
  • 10: Cochrane's defence and Philidor's win- Grob,H - Euwe,M [05:29]
  • Interactive Video
  • 01: Knight magic - Alekhine,A - Euwe,M [05:05]
  • Botvinnik
  • 01: Iron logic against magic - Tal,M - Botvinnik,M [09:43]
  • 02: Geller's brilliant ressource - Botvinnik,M - Fischer,R [09:39]
  • 03: The classical win against Najdorf - Botvinnik,M - Najdorf,M [06:23]
  • 04: A light initiative weighs heavily - Botvinnik,M - Alekhine,A [08:38]
  • 05: The rolling pawns - Taimanov,M - Botvinnik,M [03:43]
  • 06: Bronstein's Knightmare - Bronstein,D - Botvinnik,M [04:03]
  • 07: Long horse races - Botvinnik,M - Thomas,G [08:06]
  • 08: Botvinnik's Law - Botvinnik,M - Keres,P [07:41]
  • 09: Knightfortress - Spasski,B - Botvinnik,M [05:11]
  • 10: Knight domination Part 1 - Botvinnik,M - Robatsch,K [02:32]
  • 11: Knight domination Part 2 - Botvinnik,M - Kottnauer,C [05:06]
  • 12: The power of the bishops- Botvinnik,M - Bronstein,D [07:45]
  • Interactive Videos
  • 01: Botvinnik's great breakthrough - Kotov,A - Botvinnik,M [05:43]
  • 02: Botvinnik the defender - Botvinnik,M - Euwe,M [04:20]
  • Smyslov
  • Rook endings
  • 01: The wall of umbrellas - Lilienthal,A - Smyslov,V [05:03]
  • 02: Complete attacking harmony - Smyslov,V - Konstantinopolsky,A [05:22]
  • 03: Textbook defence against h- and f-pawn - Gligoric,S - Smyslov,V [08:03]
  • Miscellaneous endings
  • 01: Miraculous defence in the pawn ending - Aronin,L - Smyslov,V [04:28]
  • 02: The clumsy knight - Smejkal,J - Smyslov,V [05:19]
  • 03: The mighty knight - Smyslov,V - Derkatsch [04:49]
  • 04: The blockading knight - Geller,E - Smyslov,V [03:56]
  • 05: An old riddle - Botvinnik,M - Smyslov,V [06:53]
  • 06: The classic against Reshevsky - Smyslov,V - Reshevsky,S [06:20]
  • 07: A light initiative weighs heavily - Smyslov,V - Benko,P [04:52]
  • 08: The attacker does not exchange attacking potential- Smyslov,V - Ernst,T [06:09]
  • Interactive Videos
  • 01: The mating net - Smyslov,V - Oll,L [03:32]
  • 02: Duel of the passed pawns - Lilienthal,A - Smyslov,V [03:55]
  • Tal
  • Magic Endgames
  • 01: A miracoulous escape - Lipnitsky,I - Tal,M [03:46]
  • 02: Activity counts - Kasparov,G - Tal,M [05:45]
  • 03: Queen and Knight win the fight - Medina Garcia,A - Tal,M [03:32]
  • 04: Party with Four Queens - Tal,M - Kasparian,G [04:33]
  • 05: Tal's mighty rook part 1 - Tal,M - Cabrilo,G [05:34]
  • 06: Tal's mighty rook part 2 - Tal,M - Geller,E [03:13]
  • Rook endings
  • 01: The power of connected passed pawns - Tal,M - Bisguier,A [04:48]
  • 02: The power of a dangerous passed pawn - Velikov,P - Tal,M [03:09]
  • 03: The invasion of the king - Birbrager,I - Tal,M [02:24]
  • Legendary Endgames
  • 01: Botvinnik's escape without coffee - Tal,M - Botvinnik,M [05:17]
  • 02: Tal's magic bishops - Botvinnik,M - Tal,M [04:13]
  • 03: The bishop opens the gates - Smyslov,V - Tal,M [04:42]
  • Petrosian
  • Petrosian's trumps
  • 01: The exchange sacrifice - Troianescu,O - Petrosian,T [07:15]
  • 02: Excellent Technique and the knowledge of theoretical endgames - Petrosian,T - Ivanovic,B [03:31]
  • 03: The space advantage - Petrosian,T - Arutiunov,A [06:26]
  • The Andersson-Petrosian endgame
  • 01: Petrosian's powerplay - Belkadi,R - Petrosian,T [05:25]
  • 02: The outpost squares - Petrosian,T - Lokvenc,J [08:49]
  • 03: The king to the centre - Petrosian,T - Pavey,M [04:28]
  • 04: The pawn levers - Sefc,J - Petrosian,T [09:22]
  • 05: Powerplay on the light squares - Petrosian,T - Planinc,A [10:09]
  • 06: Petrosian's prophylaxis - Petrosian,T - Ljubojevic,L [05:51]
  • 07: The long king march - Petrosian,T - Botvinnik,M [04:14]
  • The Art of Defence
  • 01: Counterplay counts- Spassky,B - Petrosian,T [09:16]
  • Interactive Videos
  • 01: Defence against Fischer - Fischer,R - Petrosian,T [04:21]
  • 02: Mating attack out of the blue - Petrosian,T - Ivkov,B [02:37]
  • Spassky
  • 01: Powerless queen - Kortschnoj,V - Spassky,B [05:09]
  • 02: The queen's revenge - Portisch,L - Spassky,B [10:19]
  • 03: Miracle escape - Ribli,Z - Spassky,B [04:56]
  • 04: Beating Karpov with Q+N vs Q - Spassky,B - Karpov,A [02:23]
  • 05: Rook endgame technique part 1 - Polgar,J - Spassky,B [04:33]
  • 06: Rook endgame technique part 2 - Spassky,B - Torre,E [04:42]
  • 07: Rook endgame technique part 3 - Spassky,B - Ivanovic,B [03:27]
  • 08: Double rook endgame technique - Honfi,K - Spassky,B [05:53]
  • 09: The famous mystery of the poisoned pawn h2 - Spassky,B - Fischer,R [07:03]
  • 10: The bishops are hard to beat - Spassky,B - Fischer,R [06:28]
  • 11: Spassky's strong bishops - Spassky,B - Fischer,R [06:07]
  • 12: Do Knights really like all closed positions ? - Spassky,B - Cramling,P [08:40]
  • Interactive Videos
  • 01: Breaking the wall - Spassky,B - Byrne,R [04:10]
  • 02: Beating Garry Kasparov - Kasparov,G - Spassky,B [04:14]
  • Bonus: Morphy
  • 01: Morphy's Fortress - Morphy,P - Loewenthal,J [04:26]
  • 02: Morphy's escape - Morphy,P - Thomas,W [01:59]
  • 03: Morphy's mating attack - Morphy,P - Thompson,J [02:47]
  • 04: Heavy pieces attack - Owen,J - Morphy,P [10:42]
  • 05: Did Morphy miss the win ? - Morphy,P - Loewenthal,J [05:46]
  • 06: Morphy overpresses - Morphy,P - Loewenthal,J [04:55]
  • 07: Opening a second front - Harrwitz,D - Morphy,P [07:56]
  • 08: Morphy's mighty pawns - Anderssen,A - Morphy,P [06:59]
  • 09: The old riddle Bird - Morphy - Bird,H - Morphy,P [05:20]
  • 10: The refutation of my "winning proof" - Bird,H - Morphy,P [05:16]
  • 11: The critical 22.Kb1! Bf5!? - Bird,H - Morphy,P [05:38]
  • Interactive Video
  • 01: Morphy's mighty passed pawns - Morphy,P - Paulsen,L 1-0 [02:49]
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