"La Défense Française est l’ouverture de contre attaque la plus tranchante des débuts semi-ouverts. Les deux premiers coups noirs e6 et d5 marquent la volonté d’imposer les contours de la structure de pions en provoquant la poussée e4-e5. Ce coup blanc ferme le centre et donne donc la possibilité aux noirs de développer très tôt un jeu actif sur les deux ailes. Ce DVD vous offre...

"Always wanted to play like a World Champion? Search no further! With Magnus Carlsen using the Sveshnikov variation as his weapon of choice in the World Championship match against Fabiano Caruana, this DVD could not be better timed. The Dutch grandmaster Erwin L‘Ami (former second of Veselin Topalov and currently seconding Anish Giri), guides you through this dynamic opening variation. The...

"The Kalashnikov is a favourite weapon of mine in the main line of the Sicilian Defense. It is closely related to the Sveshnikov but with much less theory to learn. This increasingly popular opening is easy to pick up as the Black pieces can usually be developed quickly and smoothly. When I was looking for a Sicilian variation to play, this one ticked all of the boxes. Many of the ideas are...

"Eight years have passed since the creation of the DVD “No Fear of 1.d4 (Volume 1)“ in which Sergei Tiviakov, among other things, explained how to play the Queen’s Indian Defence with Black. Now the moment has come to update the readers with the latest news and trends in this important opening. On his new DVD, Sergei Tiviakov presents a complete repertoire for Black against the Queen’s...

"The Nimzovitsch Defence, 1.e4 Nc6, represents a lesser-known and by far less popular inheritage from the great strategist than the Nimzo-Indian. Indeed, if the latter has acquired a reputation of being one of the soundest replies to 1.d4, almost the opposite could be said about 1...Nc6 as an answer to 1.e4. The main reason for that lies probably in the fact that Black blocks his c-pawn as...

" The gambits covered on this DVD are: - Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4) - King’s Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4) - Scotch Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4) - Danish Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3) - Göring Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3) - Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4) Wing Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.b4) - Milner Barry Gambit (1.e4 e6...

"Within the video series there are several chapters, and each chapter comprises a theme for games played between players rated between 1000-1600. Several games are explained and then there are many interactive examples for the viewer to have a go at themselves. Hopefully this will not only help the viewer to improve their own game, but also motivate you to work harder on areas...

"Apprendre à penser de façon stratégique, réaliser d’épineux jogging cérébral, se confronter à de captivantes situations de compétitions, améliorer votre capacité à jouer aux échecs – tout cela et encore plus vous le trouverez dans ce jeu d’apprentissage hors du commun, où apprendre devient une partie de plaisir ! En compagnie du prince Fritz et de sa cousine Bianca, l’enfant peut acquérir,...

"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 some of the best endgames in the history of chess. Enjoy Capablanca’s fine technique, Tal’s magic, Lasker’s fighting spirit,...

"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 to make an effective plan, one needs to delve deeper into the position – just determining which pieces are good and bad normally is not...

"Looking for an interesting, exciting, aggressive and flexible opening to play against 1 e4!? Then the Black Lion is just the opening for you! The Lion gets ready to roar after 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 c6 – and now Black wants to attack with an early ...g5. This opening, first brought into the limelight by Dutch amateur players Jerry van Rekom and Leo Jansen, now...

Le Hérisson est une formation particulière, caractérisée par une certaine structure de pions. Son apparente passivité est trompeuse, car ce système est en fait conçu pour les joueurs de contre attaque. Les pièces se placent harmonieusement derrière le mur de pions, et les noirs attendent le moment opportun pour réaliser une percée qui dévoilera tout le potentiel de leur position. Employé par...

"On this DVD, the viewer is invited to determine the needs of the position before randomly picking candidates moves. The author then shows basic calculation techniques which help you to accelerate and to improve your thinking process. The first chapter focuses on forcing moves (checks, captures, threats) to keep the initiative or to continue with an attack. In the second part, Ris explains...

"The Torre Attack is an extremely effective way of taking your opponent into an uncomfortable situation right from move one. White plays three simple moves 1 d4 2 Nf3 and 3 Bg5, avoiding a lot of dangerous variations that Black can often play against 1 d4 and 2 c4. This opening is perfect for players who do not have unlimited time to memorise hours and hours of theory. In this...

"A real favorite among club players. The Colle-Koltanowski system is very easy to learn, yet an extremely dangerous opening. White goes for a simple set up, aiming all of his pieces towards Black’s kingside. White doesn’t need to rely on learning reams of opening theory to master this opening, therefore suiting players who do not want to spend their entire spare time reading, watching and...

"The Open Games begin after the moves 1.e4 e5. The name results from the fact that the position often opens quickly which might lead to an early clash of the enemy pieces. Typical examples are the Scotch Opening, the Two Knights Defence or the venerable King’s Gambit. But the most important openings after 1.e4 e5 are the Italian Game and the Ruy Lopez, and here the game often develops more...

"Over the years I have often heard Bird’s players (1.f4) labelled chess mavericks, “chancers”, too lazy to learn “proper” opening systems. Well, I am happy to say those days are well and truly over. Welcome to the “Bombastic Bird’s”, a revolutionary repertoire for one of the most enterprising and underrated openings in chess theory. In this series, I uncover a number of groundbreaking...

"This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors (Yannick Pelletier, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh) how to successfully organise your games strategically, consequently how to keep your opponent permanently under pressure and how to bring your games to a successful conclusion with accurate...

"In this “two-part” video series I take a look at a main line White system based on 1.d4. This series is aimed at the ambitious player who is looking to put maximum pressure on their opponent from the start of the game. In this DVD I consider positions in which Black plays without an early d5. The start position of this series is 1.d4 d5 2.Nf6. This DVD focuses on a White system against...

"In this detailed “two-part” video series I take a look at a main line White system based on 1.d4. This series is aimed at the ambitious player who is looking to put maximum pressure on their opponent from the start of the game. In this DVD I consider positions in which Black plays with an early d5. The start position for this DVD is 1.d4 d5 2.c4. This series has many chapters and is a...

"The English opening is consistent enough to offer no lesser chances for an advantage (or just adequate play in positions one masters well) than 1.e4 and 1.d4, but also very flexible, allowing White to put the focus on understanding instead of concrete analysis, a common syndrome today. The practically unlimited flexibility of this opening has allowed me to examine different variations for...

"The English opening is consistent enough to offer no lesser chances for an advantage (or just adequate play in positions one masters well) than 1.e4 and 1.d4, but also very flexible, allowing White to put the focus on understanding instead of concrete analysis, a common syndrome today. The practically unlimited flexibility of this opening has allowed me to examine different variations for...

"Le Système de Londres n’a jamais été aussi populaire que dans cette décennie. Le Champion du monde Magnus Carlsen n’est qu’un des nombreux joueurs du top mondial à l’utiliser régulièrement. En fait, le Système de Londres correspond parfaitement à l’approche moderne des ouvertures. Les blancs évitent un débat théorique et renoncent à lutter pour un avantage. Ils préfèrent se développer...

"Le Système de Londres vous fournira la base d’un répertoire indémodable, que vous pourrez rapidement mettre en pratique sans avoir besoin d’étudier de longues variantes théoriques. Ce système convient particulièrement bien aux cadences rapides, car il est sain, solide et ne vous expose pas à de grandes surprises. Après 1.d4 les Noirs répondent en effet 1...d5 ou 1...Cf6 dans la grande...