Learning from the World Champions, Sergei Tiviakov (English)


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29,90 €

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TSLWCDIG

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From amateurs to professionals – players of all levels know how difficult it is to learn chess strategy and how much time and effort it takes to improve middlegame play. The author of this DVD has a solution - suggesting and demonstrating what he believes to be the easiest and most affordable method - learning from the World Champions! With famous classical examples from the works of the giants, the author talks in detail about principles of chess and methods of play that we can use during every stage of the game. Each example of World Champion play is followed by a similar example from the practice of the author, proving that his method works! A great deal of incredibly useful aspects are discussed and lot of tips offered on how to improve your play in 25 examples with 5 hours of video. More

VIDEO PREVIEW

CONTENTS

  • The importance of studying World Championship games as a means to learn both opening theory and typical ideas and plans in the middlegame.
  • 01: Introduction [06:10]
  • The close relationship between the opening and the middlegame
  • Center
  • 02: Fischer,R - Marovic,D [20:14]
  • 03: Tiviakov,S - Dreev,A [17:18]
  • Space advantage and a bad bishop: Ruy Lopez
  • 04: Karpov,A - Unzicker,W [18:40]
  • 05: Tiviakov,S - Norgaard,J [19:12]
  • Active play with an isolated pawn (control of the center)
  • 06: Ljubojevic,L - Karpov,A [15:40]
  • 07: Illescas,C - Tiviakov,S [18:08]
  • Middlegame patterns
  • Mating attack with opposite-coloured bishops
  • 08: Karpov,A - Kasparov,G [15:42]
  • 09: Tiviakov,S - Bajarani,U [14:11]
  • 10: Tiviakov,S - Maljutin,E [03:45]
  • The positional exchange sacrifice to create a blockade
  • 11: Reshevsky,S - Petrosian,T [10:01]
  • 12: Razuvaev,Y - Tiviakov,S [21:19]
  • King activity
  • 13: Short,N - Timman,J [09:23]
  • 14: Tiviakov,S - Rozentalis,E [09:02]
  • Attacking the king with heavy pieces
  • 15: Sveshnikov,E - Karasev,V [06:36]
  • 16: Alekhine,A - Lokvenc,J [06:48]
  • 17: Anand,V - Tiviakov,S [09:47]
  • Endgame patterns
  • Endings with opposite-coloured bishops: winning with the help of zugzwang
  • 18: Tal,M - Radulov,I [15:39]
  • 19: Tiviakov,S - Miladinovic,I [16:55]
  • The advantage of B + N against a pair of bishops
  • 20: Smyslov,V - Denker,A [08:13]
  • 21: Tiviakov,S - Belouadah,S [06:48]
  • The advantage of the bishop pair in symmetrical positions
  • 22: Englisch,B - Steinitz,W [08:25]
  • 23: Tiviakov,S - Arat,U [10:34]
  • Controlling open lines with a pawn majority on the queenside. Realising small advantages
  • 24: Petrosian,T - Portisch,L [10:08]
  • 25: Tiviakov,S - Romanov,E [11:29]
  • 26: Outro [01:45]
  • Interactive positions
  • 27: Test 1 [04:28]
  • 28: Test 2 [04:11]
  • 29: Test 3 [04:24]
  • 30: Test 4 [03:03]
  • 31: Test 5 [01:59]
  • 32: Test 6 [03:44]
  • 33: Test 7 [03:09]
  • 34: Test 8 [04:18]
  • 35: Test 9 [03:04]
  • 36: Test 10 [01:29]

PROPERTIES

Language:

English

Level:

advanced, tournament player, professional

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum:

Computer: Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Operating System: Windows 7 or 8.1
Graphics Card: 256 MB RAM
Other: Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation

Recommended:

Processor: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Operating System: Windows 10, DirectX 11
Graphics Card: 512 MB RAM and more
Other: DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet access for program activation

ChessBase Account:

Internet access and modern web browser, e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari.

Parameters
Language English
Level Advanced, Tournament player, Professional
Year 2016
Streaming No
Author Tiviakov, Sergei
Language English
Level Advanced, Tournament player, Professional
Year 2016
Streaming No
Author Tiviakov, Sergei

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