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Powerbook
2003
The Fritz
Powerbook 2003 is an openings book and database that will run
with Fritz or any Fritz compatible engine (Shredder, Junior,
Tiger, Nimzo, etc.). You can also use it in ChessBase 7.0 or
8.0 to conduct openings training and hone your repertoire.
The Fritz Powerbook 2003 contains 7.6 million openings
positions, which were derived from 750,000 high-class
tournament games. Together with each position all relevant
information is stored: all moves that were played in the
position, by players of what average rating, with what success
and performance results. The games from which the Fritz
Powerbook 2003 was derived are also included on the CD. This
means that in any position of the opening tree, you can load
and replay the games in which the position occurred.
The Fritz Powerbook 2003 represents the state of the art of
current opening theory. It can be used to discover exciting
new lines (e.g. never before played transpositions) and
practice them against Fritz
Euro 49,90
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Openings
Encyclopedia A00-E99 2002
The ChessBase Opening
Encyclopaedia features the complete coverage of all opening sectors,
offering an optimal start for the opening training. Many well known
specialists have made contributions in their field of expertise,
such as Anand, Bareev, Dautov, Jussupow, Kasparov, Kortschnoj, Nunn
and Ribli. For each of the 500 opening sectors according to ECO
standard there is at least one opening survey, so that the database
is the ideal tool for building up a complete opening repertoire.
More than 3200
openings surveys
More than 1.1 million games, all featuring ECO codes
More than 60000 of them annotated
Access to the games with the big opening key "big key"
With big tree of all games for quick overview and statistical access
Euro
101,00
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The
Franco-Benoni by
Don Maddox
Pioneered
by GM Gideon Barcza and later revived by Danish GM Bent Larsen,
the Franco Benoni is, as its name implies, a cross between the
French and the Benoni based on 1…e6 and 2…c5. This
resilient, spring-like pawn structures is especially effective
against unsuspecting 1. e4 players and can serve as a
universal black defence against 1. e4, 1. d4. or 1. c4. Black
has to be prepared to meet Benoni lines after 3. d5, but most
1. e4 players hang back from queen’s pawn structures, often
entering a little known Sicilian Paulsen or Alapin backwater
where the black player is better prepared. Includes more than
13,000 games, 800 annotated, a discussion of basic ideas and
patterns, an Opening Tree, and 37 training positions.
Euro
19,99
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White
Repertoire 1.e4 by
Alexander Bangiev
The main focus of
Alexander Bangiev’s repertoire CD is the Grand Prix Attack
of the Sicilian Defence, featuring a wealth of introduction
texts, playing suggestions and annotated games about this
sharp attacking weapon. Yet this is only the starting point of
the complete White 1.e4-repertoire which offers a playing plan
against all common replies by Black. The point: the suggested
lines have a lot in common, often transpose and many times
lead to similar middlegame positions – effective opening
study guaranteed.
Euro
24,99
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Dutch
Defence A90-A99 by
Boris Schipkov
Choosing the Dutch
Defence with the black pieces is a clear signal that you are
willing to go for the full point. There are no such things as
exchange variations or an early trade of queens. What's more,
limited theoretical knowledge will serve you quite well here,
for a change. What both parties do have to know in the Dutch
Defence, however, is a couple of good ideas and manoeuvres –
then a successful opening is guaranteed. On his new CD Boris
Schipkov deals with the variations in which Black plays e6,
mainly the Stonewall (with d5) and the Iljin-Schenewski
Variation (with d6 and eventually e5). The database on the CD
contains about 14,000 games, 300 of which annotated. 17
database texts feature introductions to the variations, 57
sample games have been annotated by the author. A training
database includes 20 games with 70 training tasks to check
your freshly acquired knowledge.
Euro
24,99
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King's
Indian Attack by
Don Maddox
Building an opening
repertoire can be a daunting task. So much to learn; so little
time. The King’s Indian Attack (KIA) offers a remarkable
three-pronged solution to this problem: 1) A universal
hypermodern repertoire based on NF3/d2-d3/g2-g3/Bg2; 2) A
customisable 1 e4 repertoire channelling virtually every black
response (except 1…d5) into familiar KIA waters; and 3) A
permanent fall back for those times you need to rest your
regular repertoire while you fine-tune it, modify it, or
repair holes in it. The KIA is versatile and varied enough to
serve you for the rest of your career in any one of these
three capacities. Don Maddox co-authored the Bluebook Guide to
the Winning with the King’s Indian Attack, and he has taught
and played the KIA extensively. On this CD he discusses the
basic principles of the KIA theory – from both the white and
black sides. The CD contains more than 20,000 games
(740+annotated), a complete KIA tree, and a KIA Training
Database. The text introduction are extensive.
Euro
24,99
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King's
Indian with h3 by
Martin Breutigam
Many players are in
search of a weapon against King’s Indian. The system with
h3, which offers White many tactical possibilities, has been
proven to be quite successful in practice. White scores a
solid 60 percent of all points. Theory, however, neglects this
set-up. The standard opening books about the King’s Indian
either fail to mention the move h3 or only give it a cursory
treatment. In the past, players such as Bent Larsen and
Lubomir Kavalek used to employ this system regularly, and
today renowned grandmasters such as Michal Krasenkow, Evgeeny
Baarev, Vassily Iwanchuk, Alexander Beliavsky like to advance
their h-pawn with success. World champion Kasparov, Anand and
Kramnik have tried this system with good results. On this CD
Martin Breutigam provides a comprehensive introduction to this
attractive opening. In 18 texts Breutigam explains it basic
ideas and analyses the most important variations. Thus, this
CD offers both an easy CD-to-learn introduction and the first
in-depth theoretical analysis of this system. 130 illustrative
games, a lot of them annotated, demonstrate the most important
strategies for both sides. A training database invites you to
check your knowledge.
Euro
24,99
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Nimzo-Indian
4.f3 and Samisch variation
- by
Vadim Milov
The
Nimzo-Indian is one of Black's most popular and reliable
openings. If White strives for an opening advantage and
interesting, rich positions with ample room for creativity it
is often a good idea to avoid the well trodden paths. Thus,
the variations 4.f3 and the Sämisch, which are presented on
this CD, are ideally suited to fight the Nimzo-Indian. They
usually give rise to sharp, unbalanced positions with chances
for both sides. In the past, players such as Botvinnik,
Bronstein, Geller, Spassky have used these systems
successfully, while today e.g. Shirov and Jussupow play these
lines with success. On this CD grandmaster Vadim Milov
presents the most important ideas and lines of this opening.
Ten introductory texts with links to the most important games
explain the basic ideas and variations. Numerous proposals
improve today's theory while 68 games annotated by Milov offer
additional information and advice. A training database invites
you to test your acquired knowledge
Euro
24,99
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Scandinavian
- by Curt
Hansen
The
Scandinavian has long lost its former exotic status. Thanks to
practical success and a number of publications by some players
from Hamburg gathered around the several times German
champions Matthias Wahls in Germany this opening even managed
to gain the reputation of being a rather solid weapon against
1.e4. The Scandinavian - basically these are two different
openings after 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Black can now play 2...Qxd5 or
2...Nf6, and accordingly two different systems arise, and
there is hardly any practitioner, who has both moves in his
repertoire. Thanks to Curt Hansen, who scrutinized both
systems extensively. His study of the current theoretical
works is well reflected in his 62 database texts. But he also
goes beyond the current state of theory and presents his own
research. More than 30 games extensively annotated by the
author (there are all in all about 500 annotated games); a
real gem are his 12 games in the training mode; 316 questions
are posed, and answering them you can reach a maximum number
of 924 points.
Euro
29,99
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How
to play the Nimzo-Indian?
- by Reinhold
Ripperger
The
opening arising after the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
carries the name of Aaron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935), who played
some wonderful games with it and contributed many important
ideas. However, the Nimzo-Indian can well be called the
opening of the world champions. Capablanca employed it and
lost one of the most legendary games in chess history -
against Botwinnik, another world champion. His successors
adopted the Nimzo-Indian as well, often even with both colours.
Robert Fischer scored his greatest achievements with this
opening in 1972 when he -among other things thanks to a
brilliant Nimzo-Indian victory - became world champion. Also
his heir to the throne, Karpov, used it to good success, and
after him Kasparov. Having less the character of a theoretical
work, Reinhold Rippberger ´s CD follows a similar approach
like "King 's Indian with f4 " - not concentrating
on concrete variations, but rather showing how to play certain
types of positions. Apart from the 21 introductory texts, the
heart of the CD are the 300 games with many text commentaries.
Furthermore, the author presents a database with 35 games
featuring training questions. On top of that, the CD contains
two additional databases with more than 47,000 games.
Euro
19,99
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The
Slav Defence - by
Dorian Ragozenko
The solidity of the Slav
is obvious. With the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 Black supported his
center while at the same time leaving scope for his bishop c8.
Experience has shown that White has grave difficulties to
obtain an opening advantage. There are nearly 32.000 games on
this CD. Thus, what is called theory, here is of an enormous
size and accordingly the achievement of the author far
surpasses the usual standards. After three introductory texts
grandmaster Dorian Rogozenko follows up with no less than 86
database texts, which introduce the respective variations. The
author scrutinized 154 games especially for this CD. Together
with the Slav-games regularly reviewed by Robert Hübner for
the ChessBase magazine, this amounts to an enormous fund, from
which the user can draw. In addition, there is a tree of all
games and a training database.
Euro
29,99
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Bird
Opening - by
Dmitrij Oleinikov
It
is no pleasure to play with Black against the Bird-Opening
(1.f4) - one is vaguely familiar with some bad disasters, but
less familiar with ways to avoid them. This opening theory in
the traditional sense to learn. The focus lies rather on plans
and manoeuvres, which can be applied in a variety of ways. To
allow the opening into a compact database: 14 texts contain
links to 200 illustrative games. The Russian does not hide his
liking for the white side. But also comes up with solutions
for the second player, who obviously profits from knowing
White´s plan. Another database contains the approximately
15000 games ChessBase has to offer about this opening. The CD
is rounded off by a tree of all games and two training
databases dealing with tactics/traps and strategy/plans.
Euro
25,50
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Pirc
Defence - Grandmaster
School St. Petersburg
There is a huge quantity
of games played with the Pirc Defence. However, the number of
really important ideas is comparatively small, and the central
variations which are called theory are still easily
comprehensible. That’s why this opening is very wide-spread,
particularly among club players. The centrepiece of our new
Training CD is a "small database" with eight
database reports and 116 key games, where the author
Grandmaster Aleksei Lugovoi has compiled all his knowledge
about this opening. The entire material has been checked and
revised by Alexander Khalifman, FIDE world champion 1999, so
the quality of this database is very high. A further databases
includes all Pirc games available from ChessBase, more than
80,000 in total, make the CD a top product also from the
quantitative point of view.
Euro
25,50
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Queen's
Gambit accepted by Boris Schipkov
The
Queens Gambit Accepted is one of the classical openings
against 1.d4 and has been (is) part of the repertoire of all
World Champions. These days Viswanathan is the top player who
most often employs this solid defence. But Kasparov, Shirov
and Ivanschuk also occasionally resort to 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4.
Schipkov characterizes the opening in the following way.
"The Queen´s Gambit Accepted is a postmodern opening
because it combines and deepens classical and hypermodern
ideas. Black is not afraid to surrender the centre (hypermodern)
and has no weaknesses (classical). The Queen's Gambit Accepted
offers a wealth of different possibilities. In contrast to the
Queen's Gambit Declined we can develop the c8-bishop to b7 or
g4; counter attacks such as e7-e5 or c7-c5 are possible
without losing a tempo as in the Slav. But White also has
various in the QGA. The large database includes 19 texts
explaining the different variations as well as 20779 games, of
which about 1200 are annotated. A training database contains
30 games with 86 training questions. In addition the CD-ROM
contains a tree made of all games. suitable for advanced
players -extensive opening course in 17 chapters
-database with nearly 21000 games
-ChessBase Reader included
-complete English version
Euro
25,50
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Philidor
Defence by Alexander Bangiev
The
Philidor Denfence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 combines a number of
advantages. The black player has a choice of various types of
positions - he can play with or without capturing on d4. The
typical plans and maneuvers are easy to learn and there is
hardly ever any red-hot new theory. But you have to like
playing a passive position while waiting for your chance. If
you play 1.e4 with White you can hardly avoid this opening .
The author, Alexander Bangiev, does not hide his liking for
the black side but still never fails to indicate and analyse
plans, ideas and promising lines for White. He writes: "This
old defence, which was already played by Philidor, is
characterized by active pawn-play. Philidor thought that pawns
should not hinder the development of the pieces but should
themselves become active. Famous is his saying: "Pawns
are the soul of Chess", with which he wanted to express
the idea that the pawn carries the positional ideas in chess,
an idea that is supported by today´s views" The CD
contains 13.400 games, 300 of which are annotated, (134 by the
author), a training database and a tree of all games.
Euro
25,50
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ABC of
Openings
by D.King e G.Gauthier
The
CD consists of three parts. First you learn the basics of
opening play, the strategy and tactics of the different
openings. In the training database you can then test your
progress by answering practical questions or solving specific
positions. Each chapter is accompanied with a video
introduction by the Grandmaster and chess trainer Daniel King.
Multimedia: In video clips the well-known English Grandmaster
Daniel King gives you valuable advice on how to play the
opening. Language: English and German
Euro
25,50
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Queen's
Gambit with 5.Bf4 by Rustem Dautov
The
Queen´s Gambit Orthodox is one of the most solid defences for
Black against 1. d4. From White's point of view, the system
after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 has
enormously gained in adherents and nearly superseded 5. Bg5 in
popularity. In view of fantastic 63% score for the first
player, this can hardly be surprising. Rustem Dautov has
included into his Database 13 texts and 3657 games. 255 games
have been annotated, 81 of which by the author himself - most
of them exclusively for this CD. A second database contains 20
games with 46 training questions. The heart of the database
are the 13 database texts in which the author describes the
various variations with the links to the most important games.
At the of each text, there is a summary of the particular
variation. Although Dautov has collected much practical
experience with 5. Bf4 as White, he still tries to be very
objective in his assessments. With the CD at hand, he presents
us with the current status of an opening.
Euro
25,50
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Meran
variation D47-D49 by Alexey Dreev
The
Meran Variation is an extremely dynamic opening, and its no
coincidence that it belongs to the opening repertoire of
geniusses such as Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Shirov. The
lines arising after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 e6 5 e3
Nbd7 6 Bd3 dxc4 7 Bxc4 b5 often are of a very sharp nature,
and Black´s good possibilities for active counterplay make
this choice a popular weapon on all chess levels. With Alexey
Dreev, now for the first time an absolute world class player
and specialist has taken on this opening for ChessBase.
The former youth world champion and manyfold candidate for the
world championship has compiled well over 930 games, 35 of
which saw himself at the board. More than 500 games are
annotated. Dreev himself has provided comments on 116
encounters and another 41 are explained by German grandmaster
Christopher Lutz, also a top expert on the Meran. The big
database (about 5300 games) and the variation tree featuring
all games have become standard with all ChessBase opening CDs.
Fillet piece of the CD is the training database. The 20 sample
games, assorted according to variations and accessible by
index, contain up to 13 training questions each.
Euro
25,50
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Reti
Opening by Don Maddox
What is the
Reti opening anyway? Okay, 1.Nf3 d5, but then? Well, almost
anything, only d2-d4 should not be played immediately (for
that would be queen´s gambit). The typical moves are 2.c4 and
2.g3, less topical is a setup with b3 and Bb2. The first
player should be prepared to react to any black scheme. Yes,
if necessary even d2-d4 will be played in the end. But it's
just this variability which makes the white setup so dangerous.
The Reti CD includes 32.000 games, more than 1.000 of which
with annotations. The opening key contains more than 14.000
games both for 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 and for 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4, so most of
the games belong to the ECO codes A06-A14. Because as
mentioned above, the move d2-d4 involves transpositions to
other openings, also these systems are covered on the CD with
some important variations. Don Maddox is the president of
ChessBase USA and a strong Correspondence Chess player. He has
many years experience as a chess trainer, and this definitely
leaves its mark on the CD. His presentation of the Reti
openings is intended less for the grandmaster but for the
typical club player, as particularly in the extremely flexible
Reti opening it is of great importance to understand the plans
for play - merely learning variations will not take you very
far here.
Furthermore, the CD includes a tree of all games and a
training database with 79 examples.
Euro
25,50
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The
Dragon for experts by Attila Schneider
The CD covers
all variations of the Dragon System of the Sicilian Defense
after the starting moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6. Hungary´s International Master Attila Schneider has
an excellent reputation among the fans of this opening, having
excelled with many publications and discoveries in his
favourite chess field. His first CD is intended first of all
for players who already have some experience with the Dragon.
This CD contains:
- a small special database featuring the main piece of the
author's work, 34 surveys with clear evaluations of each line
in words and variations.
- a database with 9300 selected quality games, 500 of which
with annotations.
- a big tree of all Dragon games available from ChessBase.
Euro
25,50
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The
Chigorin Defence by Martin
Breutigam
"On
master level, the Chigorin Defence has been played relatively
seldom, and probably that´s one of the reasons why it has
been analysed less intensively than other openings - good
prerequisites for freethinkers and adventurers on the chess
board!" (Breutigam) The Chigorin Defence resulting after
the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 has become popular again thanks to
the young Russian Alexander Morozevich, who with this choice
has been holding his own even against the players of the
absolute world top. It was high time for a publication to make
the subtleties of this opening understandable also to the
non-grandmaster, and this gap in chess literature now has been
filled by FIDE master Martin Breutigam. In a small but swell
database with 100 entries - 7 texts and 93 sample games - the
long time player in the German Bundesliga has compiled all his
knowledge on the Chigorin Defence. Another database includes
54 training questions enabling the user to test his freshly
acquired knowledge. Furthermore, the CD features a big
database of more than 4.000 games as a reference database plus
a big tree of all games.
Euro
25,50
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The
Accelerated Dragon B34-B39
by Claudio Minzer & Gustavo
Albarran
The Sicilian
Accelerated Dragon after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
is a solid defense, enabling Black to go for a long term
struggle for the full point. Due to its clear strategic
conception, the learning player is able familiarize himself
with its objectives in a logical way which is something of a
rare exception in the Sicilian Defense with its excessively
analysed tactical sequences. That´s why this opening is very
popular above all with positional players. The extensive
treatment is divided into three parts. First the different
opening variations are presented in 15 chapters, each of which
containing the relevant sample games. The complete database
includes more than 8.000 games from which no less than 150
have been annotated by the authors themselves. After this
introduction to theory, the middlegame part dwells on the
strategic facets of the opening. In the concluding test part,
you can finally check the freshly acquired knowledge in 20
games with 57 training questions sweating against the clock
Euro
25,50
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Classical
Sicilian
by Anthony Kosten
After the
moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6, the
basic position of the Classical Sicilian arises on the board.
This is the position which has been examined by our English
author. GM Kosten´s very committed work is an exclusive
database with "only" 942 entries. His expert
preselection of relevant material considerably facilitates the
study of this quite extensive opening sector for the learning
player. The individual variations are presented in 27 detailed
texts with links to 915 sample games (22 games from Kramnik)
of which 200 are annotated (40 games analysed by Kosten
exclusively for this CD). The training database features 25
test games with 55 training questions where you can gain
points sweating against the clock. Moreover, the CD contains a
reference database with more than 8.000 games (i.e. all games
available in ChessBase format) and a tree of all games.
Euro
25,50
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Sveshnikov
Sicilian
by Dorian Rogozenko
It´s
not difficult to indulge in superlatives on the Sveshnikov
System of the Sicilian Defense, which arises after the moves
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5. The very
names of the top players of our time who have taken up this
line in their repertoire is quite impressive. Kasparov,
Kramnik, Shirov, Leko, Khalifman... This is one feature
Rogozenko points at in his introduction, the other is that
more than half of the games were played within the last six
years - up to date at its best. On the other hand the author
thinks the opening is easy to learn once you have understood
the basic principles and plans. Grandmaster Dorian Rogozenko
is one of the greatest experts of the Sveshnikov, and his
thorough investigation of the system in 27 chapters is a treat
for every ChessBase user. The database contains more than
12.000 games, many of them annotated by the author himself.
Plus training database and a big tree.
Euro
25,50
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French
with 3.Nc3
by Knut Neven
"The
French Defense has a proven reputation for adaptibility and
soundness, and is attractive to the Black player who seeks a
complex strategic fight in unbalanced positions, with healthy
counterplay and many chances to decide sharp battles in his
favor! Black´s defensive resources are based on a sound
strategic foundation, and White must be alert at all times and
willing to play forcefully and incisively in order to try to
prove his advantage in positions with chances for both sides."
(Neven) The first CD of Knut Neven's work on the French
Defense covers all variations arising after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5
3.Nc3. The main database contains more than 44.000 games,
about 1.000 of which with annotations. In 15 database texts
the author explains not only the most important variations but
also themes and plans, with links allowing you to immediately
play through the relevant sample games. Furthermore the CD
features a theme key granting specific access to all motifs
and games, a large variation tree as well as a special
database with training tasks.
Euro
25,50
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French
without 3.Nc3
by Knut Neven
"The
French Defense has a proven reputation for adaptibility and
soundness, and is attractive to the Black player who seeks a
complex strategic fight in unbalanced positions, with healthy
counterplay and many chances to decide sharp battles in his
favor! Black´s defensive resources are based on a sound
strategic foundation, and White must be alert at all times and
willing to play forcefully and incisively in order to try to
prove his advantage in positions with chances for both sides."
(Neven) The second of Knut Neven's work on the French Defence
covers all variations after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 and without 3.Nc3.
The three main databases contain more than 70000 games, more
than 1000 with annotations. In 12 database texts the author
explains not only the most important variations but also
themes and plans, with links allowing you immediately play
through the relevant sample games. Furthermore the CD features
a theme key granting specific access to all motifs and games,
large variation tree as well as a special database with
training tasks.
Euro
25,50
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The
Modern Benoni
by Jean Hebert
The
Modern Benoni is a fighting defence that will suit players
aiming for active play rather than patient defence. Doing this,
Black is willing to take risks (and those risks have to be
shared...) in order to force his opponent into a complicated
fight, both strategically and tactically. In the text part of
the CD, the Canadian IM Jean Hebert introduces the typical
patterns and motifs of the Modern Benoni, allowing you to
quickly get familiar with this dangerous opening weapon. Then
the single variationsare explained in detail. The opening tree
with access to more than 13.000 games, more than 200 of which
annotated by the author himself, makes it possible to quickly
find the most promising lines for your practice. Finally you
can check your fresh knowledge in 28 test games solving
tactical training tasks against the ticking clock.
Euro
25,50 |
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The
King's Gambit
by Alexander Bangiev
The King´s
Gambit is considered one of the most complicated yet one of
the most beautiful chess openings. Many exciting games have
been played with 2.f4, for example the "immortal
game" Andersen- Kieseritzky, London 1851. The King's
Gambit has always had its supporters. Used by geniuses like
ex-worldchampion Boris Spassky or David Bronstein in the past,
it is nowadays employed successfully by top players like
Julian Hodgson, Nigel Short or Alexei Fedorov. In the hands of
the inventive attacking player, the King's Gambit is an
extremely dangerous weapon. However, it is also an attractive
opening from a practical point of view as after 1.e4 e5 you
need't learn the numerous lines of the open games, but can
immediately manoeuvre your opponent into the direction you
like.
Euro
25,50 |
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The
Budapest Gambit
by Dimitri Oleinikov This
CD presents the aggressive opening system 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5!
that leads to an uncompromising struggle from the first
opening moves. Instead of going for a sophisticated positional
defense, Black tries to snatch initiative from White and
offers a pawn sacrifice, giving this so-called "closed
opening" a spirit of open play .The main task of the
author is to present the most significant ideas, strategical
plans, typical traps and tactical ideas while explaining the
history of the opening. This gives the reader an opportunity
to follow the footsteps of the best Budapest players, from the
past until modern times. Special attention is paid to the
schemes often played in club tournaments on the sub-master
level.
Euro
25,50
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The
Trompowsky
by R.Knaak
The
Trompowsky attack, which arises after 1.d4 Nf6, Bg5 has
matured into a full-blooded opening. On this CD a repertoire
from White´s point of view is given. Database texts give you
explanations of the important and critical position. Just
playing trough some of the key game will enable you to
understand the main points of the variation. Apart from that
there is a large reference database with over 6,000 games on
the CD, as well as a smaller Database with trainings questions.
Euro
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Modern
ways of playing the Sicilian by Amador Rodriguez
The Cuban grandmaster
Amador Rodriguez introduces six modern, partially rediscovered
systems with which Black without extensive theoretical
knowledge can cause his opponent some very unpleasant problems.
In a number of introductory texts the special points are
explained in clear language, suitable for amateurs and experts.
The position tree allows you to keep all variations in view,
with full statistical information on every move. Training
positions are also included so you can practice what you have
learnt.
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25,50
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Gambit-Lexicon
by A.Bangiev
Introductory
video, 37 database texts (german), over 120,000 games, and an
extensive openings key with the full names of the individual
gambits. Where no names, exist the author has introduced a new
nomenclature.
Euro
25,50
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Winning
in 20 moves
by L.Ftacnik
Many games
are over before they have even started in which case it is
important to sit on the right side of the board. In 333 very
instructive short games Lubomir Ftacnik shows typical traps
and mistakes in the opening phase. With many explaining
introduction texts, video clips, middlegame theme keys and
training keys and trainings tasks for each games.
Euro
25,50
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Struttura
tipo Est-Indiana con f5-f4
This
Multimedia-CD is discussing the winning ideas for White and
Black in positions with a closed pawn-structure like in the
mainline of King´s Indian. In an elaborate introduction text
with links to the most important key games, typical variations
and a huge lexicon-like theme-key with all the tactical and
strategical middlegame motifs you can learn how to play this
structure perfectly. For beginners and specialists.
Euro
25,50
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LATVIAN
GAMBIT into the next Millenium
(click
the title)
by John
Elburg & Giorgio Ruggeri Laderchi |
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THE
COMPLETE QUEEN'S GAMBIT 
(click
the title) by Franco Pezzi |
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THE
GAMBITINGLY WAY
(click
the title) by
Franco Pezzi |
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