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Fundamentals of Chess Openings & Fundamentals of Chess Tactics

Openings may seem daunting, after all, with all the material out there on openings, what should you read or watch? Well, you can start with this DVD because I’ll teach you all about the basics which apply to practically every single opening! Have you ever wanted to learn openings without the hassle of memorizing variation after variation? Do you just want to understand why you make the moves you make?

What’s the easiest way to win a chess game? We all know finding a good tactic in a game can let you win a point immediately. Therefore, Fundamentals of Tactics is an excellent choice for you if you wish to learn how to start finding tactics in your games! Join me in learning about the most common tactical themes that appear in chess. I also provide extremely useful tips (which I use myself) for being the most efficient at finding tactics in your games. 

 

Then this is the DVD for you! Starting out in chess is difficult, and this DVD aims to reduce that stress. Designed for beginner levels in openings, I hope to give a brief introduction to the reasons we play some of the most common moves in popular openings like the Spanish and Sicilian. Focusing exclusively on the two most popular first moves, 1. e4 and 1.d4 openings, this DVD can be used for both white and black. Aside from covering specific variations, I have also included the basic rules of openings we should all follow, such as controlling the center, developing towards the center, and much more!

• Video running time: 5 hours 50 minutes (English)
• Further Training chapter with repertoire feature

 

This interactive DVD is aimed at improving both tactical insight and problemsolving abilities for beginners. With 15+ chapters, each explaining a different theme, I will introduce you to not only popular themes like pins, discovered attacks, and but even give you insight into more complicated themes like the Greek Gift, exchange sacrifice. To really test your knowledge on tactics, I recommend you to pause the video at times and try to solve the position for yourself. At the end of the DVD, I have prepared numerous exercises meant for you to solve without knowing the theme. I hope you enjoy!

• Video running time: more than 7 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Database with more examples

Fundamentals of Chess Tactics

What’s the easiest way to win a chess game? We all know finding a good tactic in a game can let you win a point immediately. Therefore, Fundamentals of Tactics is an excellent choice for you if you wish to learn how to start finding tactics in your games! Join me in learning about the most common tactical themes that appear in chess. I also provide extremely useful tips (which I use myself) for being the most efficient at finding tactics in your games. 

This interactive DVD is aimed at improving both tactical insight and problemsolving abilities for beginners. With 15+ chapters, each explaining a different theme, I will introduce you to not only popular themes like pins, discovered attacks, and but even give you insight into more complicated themes like the Greek Gift, exchange sacrifice. To really test your knowledge on tactics, I recommend you to pause the video at times and try to solve the position for yourself. At the end of the DVD, I have prepared numerous exercises meant for you to solve without knowing the theme. I hope you enjoy!

• Video running time: more than 7 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

    Fundamentals of Chess Openings

  • Introduction
  • Intro
  • Intro to development
  • Intro to center
  • Why you don’t move the queen a million times
  • Intro to king safety
  • Don’t neglect development
  • Why you should put development first
  • Pawn or development
  • Please develop!
  • How do we get a strong center?
  • Space with IQP (isolated queen pawn)
  • Control of center and then attack on flank
  • Another way of preventing castling
  • Open Games
  • Fried Liver Attack
  • Italian Game
  • Italian Game – Pianissimo
  • Spanish Basics
  • Spanish Basics 2
  • Spanish - Chigorin with d5
  • Spanish - Breyer
  • Spanish - 5.d3 - Intro
  • Spanish - Berlin Defence
  • Spanish - 5.d3
  • Spanish - 5.d3 d6
  • Spanish - 5.d3 b5
  • Semi-Open Games
  • Caro-Kann 1
  • Caro-Kann 2
  • French
  • French exchange variation
  • French advance variation
  • Sicilian
  • Introduction
  • Dragon - Intro
  • Dragon
  • Dragon - 9.Bc4
  • Dragon - 9.0-0-0
  • Dragon - 9.0-0-0 d5 10.Qe1
  • Dragon - 9.0-0-0 d5 10.exd5
  • Sveshnikov
  • Closed and Semi-Closed Games
  • Introduction
  • Queen's Gambit Declined 1
  • Queen's Gambit Declined 2
  • Queen's Gambit Declined 3
  • Semi-Slav
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence 1
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence 2
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence 3
  • Nimzo-Indian Defence 4
  • Queen's Indian Defence
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion 1
  • Conclusion 2
  • Conclusion 3

    Fundamentals of Chess Tactics

  • Introduction
  • Tips
  • Tip 1
  • Tip 2
  • Tip 3
  • Tip 4
  • Tip 5
  • En Prise
  • En Prise 1
  • En Prise 2
  • En Prise 3
  • En Prise 4
  • En Prise 5
  • En Prise 6
  • En Prise 7
  • Candidate moves
  • Candidate moves introduction
  • Candidate moves 2
  • Candidate moves 3
  • Candidate moves 4
  • Candidate moves 5
  • Candidate moves 6
  • Candidate moves 7
  • Candidate moves 8
  • Candidate moves 8 part 2
  • Intermediate moves
  • Intermediate moves
  • Fork
  • Fork 1
  • Fork 2
  • Fork 3
  • Fork 4
  • Fork 5
  • Fork 6
  • Fork 6 part 2
  • Fork 7
  • Fork 8
  • Fork 9
  • Fork 10
  • Fork 11
  • Pin
  • Pin 1
  • Pin 2
  • Pin 3
  • Pin 4
  • Pin 5
  • Pin 6
  • Pin 7
  • Pin 8
  • Pin 9
  • Skewer
  • Skewer 1
  • Skewer 2
  • Skewer 3
  • Skewer 4
  • Skewer 5
  • Skewer 6
  • X-ray
  • X-ray 1
  • X-ray 2
  • X-ray 3
  • X-ray 4
  • Discovered attack
  • Discovered attack 1
  • Discovered attack 2
  • Discovered attack 3
  • Discovered attack 4
  • Discovered attack 5
  • Discovered attack 6
  • Discovered attack 7
  • Discovered attack 8
  • Discovered attack 9
  • Discovered attack 10
  • Discovered attack 11
  • Discovered attack 12
  • Discovered attack 13
  • Discovered attack 14
  • Discovered check 1
  • Discovered check 2
  • Discovered check 3
  • Discovered check 4
  • Distraction
  • Distraction 1
  • Distraction 2
  • Distraction 3
  • Distraction 4
  • Distraction 5
  • Distraction 6
  • Distraction 7
  • Distraction 8
  • Decoy
  • Decoy 1
  • Decoy 2
  • Decoy 3
  • Decoy 4
  • Decoy 5
  • Decoy 6
  • Decoy 7
  • Promotion
  • Promotion 1
  • Promotion 2
  • Promotion 3
  • Promotion 4
  • Promotion 5
  • Promotion 6
  • Promotion 7
  • Promotion 8
  • Promotion 9
  • Promotion 10
  • Promotion 11
  • Promotion 12
  • Promotion 13
  • Promotion 14
  • Promotion 15
  • Greek gift
  • Greek gift 1
  • Greek gift 2
  • Greek gift 3
  • Greek gift 3 part 2
  • Greek gift 4
  • Greek gift 5
  • Exchange sacrifice
  • Exchange sacrifice 1
  • Exchange sacrifice 2
  • Exchange sacrifice 3
  • Exchange sacrifice 4
  • Exchange sacrifice 5
  • Exchange sacrifice 6
  • Trapped pieces
  • Trapped piece 1
  • Trapped piece 2
  • Trapped piece 3
  • Trapped piece 4
  • Trapped piece 5
  • Trapped piece 6
  • Trapped piece 7
  • Trapped piece 8
  • Back rank mate
  • Back rank mate 1
  • Back rank mate 2
  • Back rank mate 3
  • Back rank mate 4
  • Back rank mate 5
  • Back rank mate 6
  • Back rank mate 7
  • Back rank mate 8
  • Back rank mate 9
  • Back rank mate 10
  • Checkmate
  • Checkmate 1: Smothered mate / Philidor's mate
  • Checkmate 2: Epaulette mate
  • Checkmate 3: Arabian mate
  • Checkmate 4: Damiano's mate
  • Checkmate 5: Anastasia's mate
  • Checkmate 6: Reti's mate
  • Checkmate 7: Greco's mate
  • Checkmate 8: Swallow's Tail mate / Gueridon’s mate
  • Checkmate 9: Opera mate
  • Test yourself
  • Test yourself intro
  • Test yourself 2
  • Test yourself 3
  • Test yourself 4
  • Test yourself 5
  • Test yourself 6
  • Test yourself 7
  • Test yourself 8
  • Test yourself 9
  • Test yourself 10
  • Test yourself 11
  • Test yourself 12
  • Test yourself 13
  • Test yourself 14
  • Test yourself 15
  • Test yourself 16
  • Test yourself 17
  • Test yourself 18
  • Test yourself 19
  • Conclusion/Bonus
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