Do I have to defend against my opponent’s threat or can I simply ignore it and look for my own chances? A typical question which has often been asked during practical play. This two volume series on Calculation in Attack & Defence is the ideal...

Do I have to defend against my opponent’s threat or can I simply ignore it and look for my own chances? A typical question which has often been asked during practical play. This two volume series on Calculation in Attack & Defence is the ideal...

The lines are aimed at ambitious players who are looking to develop a long term attacking option as White. Objectively this was the easiest video series of the 3 to produce as White is usually able to gain a comfortable edge by playing sharply and...

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...

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...

After the success of the Typical Mistakes videos aimed at higher rated players, I have decided to focus on mistakes that are made by players rated from 1000-1600. Within the video series there are several chapters, and each chapter comprises a theme...

With the 2019 National High School Chess Championship now concluded, we're offering our remaining inventory of commemorative refrigerator magnets to our customers at an incredible discount.

In every game of chess, there comes a moment when one is confronted with the question: what should I do now? Often, the solution involves more than finding just one single move, and you are rather challenged to work out a complete plan instead. In order...

How many times have you found yourself in a situation when you think your opponent has made a mistake? You look at the move and think “it must be a blunder”. You even know how to take advantage of it. Oftentimes, things are not as simple as...

With a grand total of 119,533 games (73,854 full games and 45,679 game fragments), in numerical terms it is the biggest collection of annotated games on the market...

After the success of the first volume on Calculation Training, Dutch IM Robert Ris continues with “Extreme Calculation Training” — a wide range of new aspects which have to be mastered to become a great calculator at the board! The...

The Ruy Lopez also known as The Spanish is a chess opening characterized by the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5. Named for a 16th century bishop Ruy Lopez de Segura. The Ruy Lopez has such a vast number of variations that in...

CHESS INFORMANT’S 136th ADVENTURE – Where Chess and Football Meet Presents more than 300 pages of the very best in chess: Milanovic – The World Championship Match: Tan Zhnogyi – Ju WenjunMilanovic – The 4th Muskateer Rises:...

Checkmate. That’s the aim of the game. There are numerous ways to checkmate the enemy king, but there are common patterns that recur over and over again, and having these at our mental fingertips is essential for when we want to finish the game...

Nowadays, people tend to prefer working on their chess by studying opening variations with engines, neglecting the practical side of our game. This DVD emphasizes the importance of training your calculation skills. Dutch IM Robert Ris made...

Life Master Dana Mackenzie reviews games of some of the up and coming top teen players.   Terrific Teens Episode 1: A Future World Champion? Pirc Defense        : Classical Yi Wei vs. John Bryant Run Time 00:31:01...

It has been quite some time since the original Foxy Opening videos about 1...d6 were recorded. It is time for an update! More than that actually, as in this all-new 2 DVD series, FIDE Senior Trainer Andrew Martin maps out an interesting repertoire for...

Garry Kasparov a great and inspiring  player who strongly influenced development of chess contributed to Chess Informant over thirty years. This Exclusive Digital Book relives Garry Kasparov's chess career. Overview of his career contains:  *...

In the first volume of the The Chess Players Mating Guide series typical ideas have been shown how to exploit the uncastled king. In the second volume attention will be paid to the castled king and in particular on ways of exploiting the weakened...

In these days of databases, computer analysis and the constant use of chess engines, is there room for an old-fashioned opening like the Colle System ? On this fascinating two DVD series, IM and FIDE Senior Trainer Andrew Martin answers...

Product Description  Shredder Classic 5 Mac, Shredder 13 Mac and Deep Shredder 13 Maccombine extremely powerful chess play with easy handling. The level of play of the program can be adjusted to any chess playing strength,...

Largest Tactics combo available with over 10,000 exercises for all chess players, from beginners to masters. What's new in CT-ART 6.0 (compared to CT-ART 5.0): * New and improved Peshka 2.0 interface: * The program now accepts and gives points for...

One of the first lessons you learn in chess is to bring your king into safety by castling – be it on the kingside or the queenside - after having developed your minor pieces. By ignoring this rule of thumb, not only may your king end up in trouble, but...

Content: 2 hours and 40 minutes of instruction and analysis in a series of 6 lectures.     The Dragon is one of the main lines of the Sicillian where Black fianchettoes their bishop on the h8–a1 diagonal. The line is one of...

IM Bill Paschall – GM Leonid Kritz – IM David Vigorito – FM Dennis Monokroussos                                       Content: 7.7 hours of...

In chess, like in the real life, one frequently faces temptations: to grab a pawn, to occupy an open file, to start a kingside attack and so on. There is nothing basically wrong with all these, but before undertaking such a concrete action one should...

The Meran Variation in the Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5) is a s trategically and dynamically complex opening full of tactical possibilities. And this DVD provides you with a comprehensive overview of...

My first chess DVD focused on various strategic middlegame themes and concepts, but in this second installment, the focus is on tactics – for after all, strategy and tactics go hand in hand, and playing strategically often leads to a resounding...

Mating patterns are the essence of attacking chess. By mastering the typical set-ups, a player can begin to sense when a mating idea is present and to finish off games beautifully and effectively. On this DVD, Grandmaster and worldrenowned commentator...

    Similar to the first MOCT-DVD it’ s all about tactical explosive stuff. In lively opening-, middlegame- and endgame discussions Bremen chess trainer and analyst FM Claus Dieter Meyer again has put under the microscope a comprehensive...

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,...

The best target for an attack is undoubtedly the enemy king – especially if its position is weakened or still in the centre. But what should you do if your opponent has castled long to bring his king to safety? Which pieces should you use to...

How should systematic chess coaching be structured so that students are able to use their freshly acquired knowledge in their own games? Author Stefan Becker came to an astonishingly simple answer. The solution to every chess problem lies on the board...

Open games are well known to lead to sharp positions. Whenever there is a sharp position, we have many tactical opportunities as well! In this 4th Volume of his Tactics series, FM Valeri Lilov focuses on tactics found in the open games. Some of the basic...

Operating System: Microsoft Windows Media: DVD   Product Description The flank attack is one of those sneaky ways of surrounding your opponent's forces and getting to your target fast! So, do we really need to master flank attacks to use...

In this extended update of the ChessBase mating course, Lubomir Ftacnik initiates you into the fine art of mating your opponent. In four videos the grandmaster explains typical mating patterns. At the same time, two small collections of material allow...

You love moving the chess pieces, but always wanted to know how to really play? Then this DVD series is just the thing for you. Sabrina Chevannes explains the royal game to you from A to Z, from Alekhine's Defence to zugzwang - expertly and entertaining...

Using ideas and games of great masters from the past, the Ukrainian trainer deals with various themes. 1. The Soviet Grandmaster Vladimir Simagin was one of the first to employ the typical Exchange sacrifice: on one hand the Sicilian Exchange sacrifice ...

Watch and listen to Alexandra Kosteniuk as she shows you her career's top 10 games from her first serious championship when she was 10 years old, until she became the 12th Women's World Chess Champion. She speaks about the importance of the circumstances...

Hosted by: International Master Andrew MartinRunning Time: Over 110 Minutes Have you ever been worried that you dont know enough about gambits. Relax, because help is at hand. FIDE Senior Trainer and IM Andrew Martin follows up the Vol. 119 -...

Foxy Vol. 128 Part 1 Crushing Black with The c3 Sicilian GM Ron W. Henley 3hours 37 minutes Volume one covers: 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6, d5, b6, g6 & Historical Overview In this 5 part DvD series GM Ron W.Henley covers in detail the c3 Sicilian which is...

Foxy Vol. 131 Part 4 Crushing Black with The c3 Sicilian. Volume 4 four covers 50 Brilliant Minature Gems!!! 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 a) 4...e6?! 5.Na3! b) 4....Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Na3! 4 Hours 21 Minutes GM Ron W. Henley In this 5 part DvD series GM...

The Sicilian Dragon Series - Volume 4 of 4 (Bonus DVD) The Classical Sicilian Dragon1 hour 36 minutes The Chinese Dragon is a solid way for Black to get a Winning edge against the Yugo-Slav Attack. Black's attack is quicker and rich with tactics and...

Hosted by: IM Andrew MartinRunning Time: 88 Minutes A fast and easy-to-learn repertoire for Black, the St. George Defence - 1... e6 and 2... a6, is an underestimated opening idea of IM Michael Basman has remarkable surprise value, is easy to learn and...

Features 40 Chess Openings with over 10 hours of instructional chess on DVD How would you like to learn openings from the man who coached and trained World Champions Anatoly Karpov & Garry Kasparov? Now you can with these professional quality DVDs...

As a beginner, you can't afford to miss mate in one or two moves if you want to improve. This course addresses that problem. The huge number of exercises presented also makes it an excellent tool even for stronger players. This CD-ROM is a great help to...

Chess TutorInteractive chess tutorial The Tasc Chess tutorial is a completely new and different way of learning to play (better) chess. Not from a book, but interactively with a PC. The computer assumes the role of teacher and coach and not only...

For club players. The program includes 224 theoretical tactical weapons and 291 practical exercises, classified by tactical methods and motifs. In each theme exercises are given in order of rising difficulty to help in the learning process. When studying...

For intermediate and advanced players. Exercises are classified by tactical methods and motifs. When studying each theme step by step you can master all the tactical methods and improve your play drastically. Various visual hints are provided if you play...

The Official Scholastic Software of the U.S. Chess Federation "The ultimate chess tool for schools. Think Like A King does it all!" - Bruce Pandolfini, renowned chess coach and author portrayed by Ben Kingsleyin Searching for...