Learn from the best players in the world! The "MasterClass" series introduces you to the facets of the chess legends. In interactive video format with training feedback! Only this week: Volume 1 to 12 with Fischer, Carlsen, Kasparov, Karpov and many more!

Master Class Vol.1 - Robert James Fischer

No other World Champion was more infamous both inside and outside the chess world than Robert James Fischer. But what were the secrets to his sensational ability, and what enabled him to take on the Soviet school of chess alone – and win? On this DVD, a team of experts presents you every facet of the chess legend, and shows you the winning techniques and strategies employed by the 11th World Champion. Grandmaster Dorian Rogozenco delves into Fischer’s openings, and retraces the development of his repertoire. What variations did Fischer play, and what sources did he use to arm himself against the best Soviet players? Mihail Marin explains Fischer’s particular style and his special strategic talent in annotated games against Spassky, Taimanov and other greats. Karsten Müller is not just a leading international endgame expert, but also a true Fischer connoisseur. His congenial video analysis of Fischer’s legendary endgames can only be found on this DVD! To top it off - you too can unleash tactical combinations like Fischer! German Bundesliga player Oliver Reeh has compiled the World Champion’s best combinations – and now it’s your move. You too can try to find Fischer’s stunning brilliancies by entering your solution on the board and receive video feedback in the new ChessBase media format!

• Video running time: approx. 5 hours (English)
• Interactive tactics test with video feedback
• Collection of every Fischer game, tables, backround knowledge, short biography
• “Fischer powerbook”– the World Champion’s repertoire as an opening tree
• Tactic training: 100 Fischer games with training questions.

ChessBase Magazine is the most comprehensive and most sophisticated chess magazine there is. World class players analyze their brilliancies and explain the ideas behind the moves to you, opening specialists present the latest trends in opening theory and offer exciting ideas for your repertoire. Master trainers in the fields of tactics, strategy, and the endgame show you the tricks and techniques a successful tournament player needs! DVD with several hours of video + booklet.Also available for download including the booklet in pdf!

El ajedrez es el no va más en juegos de tablero. Se lleva jugando más de 1500 años y, gracias a Internet, cada vez se hace más popular. La gente de todo el mundo se reúne en Internet para disfrutar del ajedrez: jugar, aprender y mirar los principales torneos. Con este DVD podrá aprender ajedrez desde cero para unirse a la comunidad ajedrecística mundial. Daniel King, un experimentado gran maestro, le enseña con vídeos fáciles de seguir todo lo que necesita para empezar: como colocar el tablero, como se mueven las piezas y como dar jaque mate. Tras los rudimentos, aprenderá la mejor forma de comenzar una partida, los motivos tácticos más habituales y verá como la captura de piezas pueden llevarle en último término a ganar la partida. Al final del curso podrá reproducir partidas de algunos de los más grandes ajedrecistas del mundo para estudiar sus estrategias. El manual que acompaña al DVD le sirve de recordatorio rápido de las reglas y de algunos de los temas tratados en el disco. Además aborda la historia del campeonato mundial, el máximo premio en el ajedrez. Si quiere comenzar a jugar inmediatamente, instale el programa Playchess.com incluido en el DVD. Playchess.com es el servidor de ajedrez más grande del mundo. Podrá encontrar allí gentes de todos los rincones del globo y jugar una partida de ajedrez cuando lo desee.

Tigran Petrosian became the 9th world champion in the history of chess after defeating title holder Mikhail Botvinnik in their match in 1963. Six years later, in 1969, he lost the title to Boris Spassky. But Petrosian remained one of the best players in the world for a long time, paticipating several times the Wch cycle.