2028-SP-The Ragozin Complex [2011]

480.00

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Code:  2028-SP-The Ragozin Complex [2011]

The Ragozin Complex is a flexible and versatile chess opening system that, despite its popularity, rarely has been a subject of serious study in chess literature. A hybrid of the Queen’s Gambit and the Nimzo-Indian Defence, the Ragozin featured in a famous book by Soviet theoretician Lipnitsky in the 1950s. Bobby Fischer decided to learn Russian to be able to read that work and immediately afterwards started playing the Ragozin. In recent years the Ragozin has had a tremendous revival and is now being used at top level by players like Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian and Vasily Ivanchuk. In this book, the first monograph on this important system, acclaimed chess author Vladimir Barsky provides a comprehensive coverage of themes and variations, both for Black and for White. For the first time in history, amateur players can acquaint themselves with the important Ragozin System and start playing this flexible opening with confidence.

2027-SP-Grandmaster Preparation-Positional Play-Aagaard [2012]

440.00

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Code:  2027-SP-Grandmaster Preparation-Positional Play-Aagaard [2012]

The second book of Danish Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard’s 4 volume Grandmaster Preparation series, Positional Play, aims to improve positional understanding by asking three questions: Where are the weaknesses? What is the worst placed piece? What is your opponent’s idea?
These might seem like simple questions but even very strong players, some of the very best in the world, can fail to ask them. A case in point is the following example from Aagaard's book. 

2479-SP - Mastering Positional Chess [2010]

360.00

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Code:  2479-SP-Mastering Positional Chess [2010]

Positional sacrifices, improving piece placement, defence in worse positions, prophylaxis, and building and breaking fortresses, are skills every club player needs to master in order to win more games. Junior World Champion Daniel Naroditsky teaches very practical lessons, based on his own experience. Daniel Naroditsky (1995) turns out to be not only a remarkable chess prodigy, but also a born writer and instructor who gives crystal-clear verbal explanations on the essence of positional chess. In a special introduction Daniel’s parents tell the story of how their son wrote this book. An astonishing work and an instructive delight.

CDVD-8002-Roman's Lab 02 - Sacrifices, Tactics and traps that end games in the opening

100.00

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Code:  CDVD-8002-Roman's Lab 02 - Sacrifices, Tactics and traps that end games in the opening

Sacrifices, Tactics & Traps that End Chess Games in the Opening

Over 4 hours of Chess Instruction on DVD

Hosted by Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, former US and Russian Champion and Coach of World Champion Garry Kasparov, this chess video is an advanced guide to sacrifices, tactics and traps in the opening.

* Ambitious Approach to Critical Opening Positions - Learn the critical approach to getting the maximum advantage out of the opening.
* Positional Sacrifice in the Opening (Part 1) - Positional Sacrifices which lead to advanced development and positional counterplay.
* Positional Sacrifice in the Opening (Part 2)
* Powerful Tactics in the Opening (Part 1) - Sacrifices, tactics and traps that end games in both sharp and quiet openings.
* Powerful Tactics in the Opening (Part 2)

This chess DVD covers openings in the Caro-Kann Defense, Accelerated Dragon, Queen's Gambit Accepted, English Defense, Advanced French, Scotch Gambit, Grunfeld Defense, King's Indian Samish, King's Indian Four Pawn Attack, Ruy Lopez, Marshall Gambit, Smith-Morra Gambit, French Gambits, Sicilian Najdorf and more!

Over 4 hours of Chess Instruction on DVD

Learn Chess from Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili: 

* Former two time U.S. Champion & Russian Champion
* World Open Winner, Writer & Teacher
* Former Chess Coach & Trainer for World Champions Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov

2631-SP-Playing the Trompowsky - An Attacking Repertoire (2013)

390.00

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Code:  2631-SP-Playing the Trompowsky - An Attacking Repertoire (2013)

The Trompowsky was for long regarded as an inferior opening, violating the opening principles because it allows Black to immediately attack the bishop while ‘improving’ his knight. But in recent times, especially the last 15-20 years, this opening dropped its bad reputation and established itself as an aggressive choice for players who prefer piece play over pure positional play. The Trompowsky belongs to the Queen’s Pawn Openings where Black answers 1.d4 with …Nf6 instead of the traditional …d5. The difference is obvious: Black does not care about central stability, which he would if he took a pawn in the centre, but relies on piece play, i.e. the central control with his pieces. This gives White the opportunity to question this very piece and to either exchange it off or to relocate it (in most cases to e4), where It might be less stable.

This book is written from White’s point of view and provides a complete repertoire based on 1.d4 & 2.Bg5!?. Despite the title, which belongs only to the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5, the author provides analysis and material to other Black responses, such as 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5!? or1.d4 f5 (the Dutch Defence) 2.Bg5!?, an attack which is currently considered critical, as it completely avoids typical Dutch structures and gives White dangerous piece play as proven by GM Lars Schandorff and Mr. Kaufman.

CDVD-8001- Roman's Lab 01 - Learning Openings the easy way, traps and novelties

100.00

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Code:  CDVD-8001- Roman's Lab 01 - Learning Openings the easy way, traps and novelties

In Lessons 1-5, Roman covers openings for: Caro Kann Defense, Ruy Lopez, Benko Gambit, Tarrasch Defense, Sicilian Defense, Accelerated Dragon, Queen's Gambit Declined, English Defense, Scotch Gambit, Nimzo Indian Defense, English Defense, and more! Roman guides you through concepts and strategies made famous by the Russian Schools of Chess. We guarantee you will improve your rating and retain 70% more than reading a book. Features: Lessons 1-5 Learn Openings the Easy Way: Guide to worry-free openings, based on understanding rather than a memory contest. Avoiding and Creating Opening Traps: The secrets to avoiding and creating opening traps without damaging your position. Dangers and Advantages of Choosing Sharp Openings: Tactics you can't live without in sharp modern openings. Punishment for Delaying Development in the Opening: Punishment meted out for typical materialists at the expense of development. Creating Opening Novelties: Important updates on a number of novelties introduced in previous Roman Forum lessons. GrandMaster Roman Dzinzichashvili: Former two time US Champion & Russian Champion, World Open Winner, Writer & Teacher,  and former Chess Coach & Trainer for World Champions Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov. Specifications: Over 4 hours of instructional video! All DVD players

2466-SP- Soviet Middlegame Technique (Romanovsky)

Php 540.00

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Code:  2466-SP- Soviet Middlegame Technique (Romanovsky)

Many of the classics of Soviet chess literature have struggled to see the light of day, but none more so than Soviet Middlegame Technique by Peter Romanovsky. The original version of this famous guide to the middlegame was published in 1929 when Romanovsky was Soviet Champion. Romanovsky later decided to update and improve his work. As he finished his work in 1942, World War II was underway and Romanovsky was trapped in the notorious siege of Leningrad. The author barely survived and his manuscript was lost.

This is a very thorough book on the middle game. It is a classic, which is why I bought it even though I had not known anything specific about it beforehand. The middle game is not as easy to classify as the openings or various endgames are, and there is and always will be, in my opinion, a lot of art and judgment in the middle game. This book does an excellent job of explaining the important aspects and a lot of subtleties too. It is a top shelf book to have in your library.