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The third and final DVD of the two authors is all about Karsten Müller’s special field: the endgame. Claus-Dieter Meyer has put under the microscope many fascinating examples, making some most surprising discoveries. This rich treasure trove forms the basis of Karsten Müller’s video presentation on the DVD: in over 4 hours in front of the camera, the Hamburg grandmaster presents to you sensations from the world of endgames - partly reaching far beyond standard techniques and rules of thumb - and rounds off with some cases of with own examples.

The following themes are featured: mate, stalemate, the sharpest endgame weapon zugzwang, the correct exchange to make and different coloured bishops, as well as rook endgames with sections on umbrella, checking distance and Vancura’s draw (pure form and more complex cases). This is training at its best: you can first study endgame technique on video and afterwards deepen your knowledge by solving concrete interactive exercises! Let the magic work on you!

• Video running time: 4 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback

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This is what is delivered:

  • Fritztrainer App for Windows and Mac
  • 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.
  • New: many Fritztrainer now also available as stream in the ChessBase video portal!

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

  • Introduction
  • Mate
  • Description
  • Magic
  • Magical Mate
  • The queen mates
  • Small Army large attack
  • White king in a stalemate net
  • Black king in a mating net
  • White's king's wanderlust
  • Knight tricks
  • Stamma's mate
  • The losing zone behind the Troitzky line
  • Stalemate
  • Description
  • The desperado rook
  • The desperado rook 1
  • The desperado rook 2
  • Giant slalom
  • Fortress and stalemate
  • Fortress or stalemate?
  • Neither fortress nor stalemate
  • Less is more
  • Typical stalemate defences
  • The stalemate trick
  • Building a stalemate cage
  • The stalemate escape
  • Zugzwang
  • Description
  • Zugzwang to convert an extra piece
  • Extra bishop
  • Extra knight
  • Zugzwang as weapon against a knight
  • Botvinnik's Law
  • The sharpest endgame weapon
  • Zugzwang as weapon against a bishop
  • Color blindness
  • The pair of bishops
  • Anands active king
  • Rook vs bishop
  • The right exchange
  • Description
  • Exchange into a pawn endgame
  • The sharpest endgame weapon
  • The right transformation
  • Exchanging for an advantage
  • Opening an abyss
  • The side fighting against a rook wants to avoid exchanges
  • Opposite coloured bishops
  • Description
  • Pure endgames have a large drawish tendency
  • Lasker's brillant idea
  • The bishop closes the door
  • King invasion
  • With rooks they favor the attacker
  • Carlsen's king
  • Burn's king
  • Svidler's sword
  • Pawn storm blows Black's burg away
  • The rook invades sooner or later
  • Fire on Board
  • Rook endgames
  • Description
  • Theoretical rook endings
  • Dangerous doubled pawns
  • Eternal cut off
  • Umbrella
  • Botvinnik's breakthrough
  • Lesson from Büsum
  • Checking distance
  • Zwischenschach
  • Deep points
  • Gashimov's gravestone
  • Bodycheck
  • Avoiding a bodycheck
  • Vancura defense
  • The fortress draw
  • Giri's stroke of genius
  • A new method of defense
  • Interactive videos
  • Description
  • Test section
  • Knight fight
  • There is no safe corner
  • The stalemate net
  • The endgame of the year 2015
  • Meyer's masterpiece
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