Basics of Winning Chess - Andrew Martin (DVD)

Modern chess is a tough relentless game, which demands that all chess players, regardless of strength, keep their command of basic technique in tip-top shape. On this instructive and entertaining DVD, International Master Andrew Martin takes you on a tour of the basics of winning chess, so that you never have to worry about this part of the game again. Through the use of classic games and game fragments, Martin charts a survival course through the competitive minefield. His firm conviction is that everyone is capable of great improvement, if the right mental attitude is combined with a strong grasp of essential chess ideas. This DVD will guide you in the right direction.

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Basic Positional Ideas (DVD) - Aagaard

Positional chess in the basic on which success is founded. Of course material can be won and also points achieved by tactical measures, but first you have to induce the relevant positions on your board. Jacob Aagaard teaches in six lectures important principles of positional play. Weak squares, good and bad pieces, prophylaxis and pawn weaknesses are concepts which should belong in the toolbox of every chess player. The lectures are followed by 50 exercises, in which you can always look for the solution yourself. In total, there are more than four hours of high class video training on this DVD. System requirements: Windows XP, 2000, ME, 98, Windows Media Player 9. Attention: this course is a supplementary program for Fritz 8 Championship Edition or newer/Chessbase9/Shredder 8 or newer/Junior 8 or newer/Hiarcs 9 or Tiger 15 and can only be run if one of these chess programs is installed on your PC. No playing program is supplied with this training course.

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