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Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.1 and 2

In this DVD we deal with different dynamic decisions involving pawns. The aim of this DVD is to arm club/tournament players with fresh ideas which they can use in their own practice.

I hope my selected material will inspire the viewer to take similar decisions in his/her own games. I have structured this DVD into 4 chapters: 1. Minor Sacrifices 2. Rolling Pawns 3. Allowing pawn islands 4. Dynamic ideas with g- and h-pawns Every chapter consists of model games displaying different aspects of the theme. The variety of games should give you enough insights to spot these strategies in your own practice.

• Video running time: 4 hours 50 Minutes (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Database with more examples

Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.2 

Practical Play In this DVD, I have selected the material aiming to improve the viewer’s middlegame decision making process and broaden his/her middlegame understanding in general.

I have structured this DVD into 4 chapters: 1. What to trade, what to keep 2. The king on f8 defends himself 3. Open file 4. Creating crises Every chapter consists of model games displaying different aspects of the theme. The variety of games should give you enough insights to spot these strategies in your own practice.

• Video running time: 4 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Database with more examples

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bundle contains:

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

    Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.1 - Dynamic Pawns

  • Introduction
  • Minor sacrifices
  • Game 1: Jussupow-Ivanchuk
  • Game 2: Carlsen-Giri
  • Game 3: Torre-Karpov
  • Game 4: Anand-Nikolic
  • Game 5: Caruana-Carlsen
  • Game 6: Piket-Kasparov
  • Pawn rollers
  • Game 1: Kasparov-Timman
  • Game 2: Gelfand-Morozevich
  • Game 3: Gelfand-Dreev
  • Game 4: Duda-Eljanov
  • Voluntary creation of a pawn island
  • So-Topalov
  • g & h-pawns – dynamic ideas
  • Game 1: Korchnoi-Polugaevsky
  • Game 2: Gelfand-Jussupow
  • Game 3: Korchnoi-Suetin
  • Game 4: Nepomniachtchi-Bacrot
  • Game 5: Svidler-Mamedyarov
  • Exercises
  • Exercise 1
  • Exercise 2
  • Exercise 3
  • Exercise 4
  • Exercise 5

    Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.2 - Practical Play

  • Introduction
  • What to trade what to keep
  • Game 1: Botvinnik-Donner
  • Game 2: Kasparov-Karpov
  • Game 3: Volokitin-Mamedyarov
  • Game 4: Ganguly-Nguyen
  • Game 5: Kasparov-Timman
  • Game 6: Carlsen-So
  • Game 7: Carlsen-Dreev
  • King on f8 defends itself
  • Game 1: Fischer-Hook
  • Game 2: Caruana-Naroditsky
  • Game 3: Van Foreest-Van der Lende
  • Game 4: Kasparov-Timman
  • Open file
  • Game 1: Kasimdzhanov-Li Chao
  • Game 2: Korchnoi-Bronstein
  • Game 3: Karjakin-Gelfand
  • Creating crises
  • Game 1: Galkin-Kramnik
  • Game 2: Korchnoi-Timman
  • Game 3: Swinkels-Sokolov
  • Game 4: Gurevich-Sokolov
  • Exercises
  • Exercise 1
  • Exercise 2
  • Exercise 3
  • Exercise 4
  • Exercise 5
  • Exercise 6
  • Exercise 7
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