All world champions left their mark on chess. They had different styles but each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well. The material on this DVD is based on the ChessBase MasterClass series, and gives you a good opportunity to enjoy...

Includes both Fritz 16 and Chessbase 15 Premium! ChessBase 15 ChessBase is a personal,...

CHESS INFORMANT’S 137th ADVENTURE – The Quest for the Golden Fleece Harikrishna -The New Romantics (Blitz Chess Tricks) Indjic – Forward, Always Forward (Interview and Games) Ragger – Domesticating the King’s Indian...

All world champions left their mark on chess. And although they had different styles each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well. The material on this DVD is based on the ChessBase MasterClass series, and gives you a good opportunity...

IM Bill Paschall currently resides in Budapest, Hungary. Bill was the Bolyston Chess Club Champion 2002, 2 time Massachusetts Champion, finished 1st at the Foxwoods Open Champion and has defeated more than 20 IGM's in tournament play. Bill has...

Perfect endgame analysis and a huge increase in engine performance: get it with the new Endgame Turbo 5! Thanks to a new format the Endgame Turbo 5 is smaller, faster...

Learn about strategy with prophylactic thinking as Eugene examines games by one of the best chess coaches of prophylactic thinking Mark Dvoretzky and two of his students. The second lecture is a game from a student of Dvoretzky GM Sergey Dolmatov. The...

  Hosted by GM Ron W. Henley, this is the first of the 3-volume series that will open your mind to what is possible and essential to dominate your endgames. These amazing endgame compositions will help you become a better player and get to the next...

Presented by International Master Valeri Lilov for ChessLecture.comIM Lilov illustrates essential skills for superior play with grandmasters games. Lectures include: The Power of the Piece Formation in the Center The Power of the Piece Formation in the...

Recommended for Beginner - Intermediate Players   IM David Vigorito explains several openings that are seen at club level play and not beyond. David goes into detail as to why that is, why these openings are ultimately unsound and explains what...

Houdini 6 Houdini 6 continues where its predecessor left off, and adds solid 60 Elo...

The Albin Counter gambit is a magnificent weapon for club players. It even works well at master level, although tends to be used as a surprise higher up. On this modern DVD, FIDE Senior Trainer and IM Andrew Martin develops a repertoire for Black, based...

Learn an aggressive and effective repertoire against the Sicilian Kan, Najdorf, Dragon, and Classical variations of the Sicilian. Bryan explains the variations that arise in great detail and shows you how to counter. Content: 3 hours and 49 minutes of...

Content: 4 hours and 38 minutes of instruction and analysis in a series of 10 lectures.     The Sicilian is known as the “Cadillac or Rolls Royce" of chess openings. The Najdorf version of the opening is named after the...

GM Jesse Kraai, GM Bryan Smith and IM Bill Paschall.  GM Jesse Kraai shows us what was important in his self preparation to achieve the title of Grandmaster. Kraai then walks us through his GM norms game by game and how his knowledge was applied...

Presented by International Master Bill Paschall for ChessLecture.com   Bill explains opening concepts in abstract and then shows several concrete examples of new ways to apply openings to keep your opponent on edge. Bill also discusses his...

The Endgame Turbo 4 consists of 4 DVDs with endgame databases (Syzygy Tablebases). With the help of the Endgame Turbo, all five- and 27 six-piece endgames (including the sophisticated and practice-oriented endgame (R,P,P vs. R) are played with absolute...

WONDERFUL OLYMPIAD Just as chess fans all over the world were excited by the goings-on at the recent Chess Olympics, so were the staff at Chess Informant excited at the prospect of preparing for readers a Midnight Sun edition, primarily...

Video running time: 4 h 23 min. If you are looking to improve your chess, tactical training is a sure-fire path to success. However, there are tactics‚ and then there are tactics! In the endgame, and often even right after the exchange of queens,...

Double rook endings occur frequently and are different from single rook endings in several respects. However, there is much less literature on them. This DVD shall help filling the gap. Many guidelines remain valid of course like activity is the order of...

Operating System: Microsoft Windows Media: DVD   Product Description   The more reduced the material on the board is the more important it is to be able to estimate the potential of the pieces correctly. In endgames with...

Foxy Vol. 129 Part 2 Crushing Black with The c3 Sicilian. Volume two covers: 1.e4 c5 2.c3... e6,...d5,...Qa5,...g6 (gambit),....e5 & more!! 4 Hours 30 minutes GM Ron W. Henley In this 5 part DvD series GM Ron W.Henley covers in detail the c3...

Foxy Vol. 130 Part 3Crushing Black with The c3 Sicilian Volume 3 covers Kasparov's Favorite Weapon 5...Bg4, ...5. Bg4 6. dxc5 Qxc5, 5...Bg4 6.dxc5 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 & more!!! 4 Hours 8 Minutes GM Ron W. Henley In this 5 part DvD series GM Ron W.Henley...

Hosted by Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, former US and Russian Champion and Coach of World Champion Garry Kasparov, this video is essential material for all tournament players looking for the latest in opening theory. Roman has created new opening...

WinTD is designed to make running a chess tournament as painless as possible. Thanks to its intuitive graphical interface, all of the information you need to run a tournament is presented in a convenient, easily accessible fashion. Operations such as...

You think you have seen enough checkmating combinations? I find it staggering how many checkmates are missed (by both sides) in games by the top players, let alone by us mortals. Recognising the early outlines of mating patterns is a vital skill, not...

On this DVD Alexei Shirov shows that also in the endgame, it is possible to keep struggling for the full point to the very last - if you are creative and ambitious. Because even in objectively quite balanced positions, you can frequently find ways to...

In the fourth volume of the endgame series a lot of themes with more material are included, such as rook and minor piece versus rook (and minor piece), rook versus two minor pieces, double rook endings, queen and knight versus queen and bishop, the...

Basic Knowledge for Beginners - Fritz Trainer on DVD Endgame theory constitutes the foundation of chess. You realize this in striking clarity once you obtain a won endgame but in the end have to be content with a draw because of a lack of necessary...

Endgame theory forms the basis for chess. This becomes painfully clear as soon as a player has reached a clearly won endgame, yet must finally content himself with a draw because he lacks the necessary know-how to finish the game off successfully. Does...

The third part of the endgame series deals with queen endings, rook against minor pieces, queen against rook and queen against two rooks. Queen endings are not nearly as mysterious as they may first appear. Knowing a few rules of thumb and principles...

If you want to play successful chess you must pay great attention to the endgame. Because it is only if you handle the endgame correctly that you can turn an advantageous position into a full point or save half a point from an inferior position. On this...

  Tricks and traps, especially in the opening, are a dangerous reality of competitive chess. All sorts of surprises await the unwary player, from devastating sacrifices to cunning move order ploys. A knowledge of such ideas is essential if a...

The first 4 DVDs in the series on the endgame cast some light on theoretical endgames and were systematically organised according to the distribution of material, starting with pawn endings and going on to deal with subjects such as the bishop pair and...

Karsten Mueller's endgame course has already taken its place amongst the modern classics in the study of the endgame. Whereas the first 4 DVDs of his series were systematically organised according to the distribution of material, Volume 6 continues the...

  The aim of this DVD is to provide you with the practical skills and knowledge that you will need to play a king and pawn endgame. Based on his own playing experience, Grandmaster Daniel King reveals what is essential knowledge, saving you time...

Rook endings are amongst the most frequently encountered endgames there are. And it is precisely the area in which the effort put into training is particularly quickly repaid in the form of half and full points, because the knowledge of even a few rules...

Endings with rook and minor piece against rook and minor piece occur very frequently, even more often than rook endings. But there is not much literature on them. The new endgame DVD fills this gap. The four different material constellations rook and...

  Although the distribution of material with a rook and two minor pieces against a rook and two minor pieces is a very common one in practical play, there is very little literature on the subject apart from that dealing with questions relating to...

  The last part of the game is where a well educated player can set the opponent the most problems. The weight of each move increases; each mistake can prove very costly, great accuracy is required. In our times, with the abolition of adjournments...

by Karsten Mueller, Video running time: 8 hours. 26 minutes The more reduced the material, the more important it is to correctly assess the potential of your own and the enemy pieces. This is particularly true in endgames with unbalanced...

Overall standards in chess have risen dramatically. Gone are the days of slow time limits and adjournments. The modern game is sportlike and usually demands completion in one session. This means that good endgame technique is more important than ever...

Video running time: 7 hours 27 min   Rules of thumb are the key to everything when you are having to set the correct course in a complex endgame. In this final DVD of his series on the endgame, our endgame specialist introduces you to the...

Improve your understanding and play of these most important endings with comprehensive but clear explanations by Nikolay Minev, one of the most respected chess instructors of our era. As most chess players know, Rook endgames represent approximately...