The Chess Player’s Mating Guide Vol. 1: The King in the Centre, Robert Ris (English)

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29,90 €

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ChessBase

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RTMG1DIG

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 your other pieces and in particular, your rooks, may never end up playing much of a role, and before you know it, things are looking grim. Even at the highest level, the consequences of neglecting this basic element of opening theory has been frequently underestimated. In this first volume of the new Mating Guide series, the emphasis will be on how to exploit a vulnerably placed king in the centre. With 10 chapters, 20 illustrative games and key themes including a lead in development, preventing castling, the open e-file and different kinds of sacrifices, this DVD will show you everything you need to know to master mid-board showdowns. The level of the content means it is relevant to both beginners as well as master level players - as both elementary examples (also from my own practice) as well as classical attacking games by elite grandmasters are analysed in detail. After thoroughly studying the training material, you will be challenged to test your knowledge by solving the 10 training exercises. A must-have for ambitious chess players who want to improve their own attacking skills or enjoy the beauty of attacking play! More

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CONTENTS

Mating Guide Vol.1: The King in the Centre
01: Intro [03:47]
Chapter 1: Lead in Development
02: Game 1 - Morra Gambit [10:01]
03: Game - Morphy,P - Isouard,C [12:24]
Chapter 2: Forcing sacrifices
04: Game 3 - Anderssen,A - Dufresne,J [10:29]
Chapter 3: Prevent Castling
05: Game 4 - Golod,V - Ris,R [11:20]
06: Game 5 - Bacrot,E - Mamedyarov,S [11:00]
07: Game 6 - Maiorov,N - Ris,R [09:54]
Chapter 4: Right to Castle
08: Game 7 - Fischer,R - Najdorf,M [11:30]
09: Game 8 - Heltzel,J - Ris,R [11:59]
Chapter 5: Open e-file
10: Game 9 - Rossolimo,N - Romanenko,I [11:07]
11: Game 10 - Magerramov,E - Kasparov,G [13:34]
Chapter 6: Weak-Colour Complex
12: Game 11 - Anand,V - Morovic Fernandez,I [10:02]
13: Game 12 - Nisipeanu,L - Schneider,I [10:30]
Chapter 7: Pawn Sacrifice: creating space for your pieces
14: Game 13 - Steinitz,W - Von Bardeleben,C [13:30]
15: Game 14 - Mamedyarov,S - Topalov,V [09:01]
Chapter 8: Piece Sacrifice: eliminating king's shield
16: Game 15 - Kasparov,G - Van Wely,L [08:26]
17: Game 16 - Grischuk,A - Gelfand,B [08:12]
Chapter 9: Destroying the centre/blockade
18: Game 17 - Sokolov,I - Van Kampen,R [07:18]
19: Game 18 - Short,N - Mchedlishvili,M [08:20]
Chapter 10: Harassing the king
20: Game 19 - Polugaevsky,L - Nezhmetdinov,R [09:17]
21: Game 20 - Vallejo Pons,F - Nabaty,T [05:47]
Quiz
22: Quiz 1 [10:41]
23: Quiz 2 [09:55]
24: Quiz 3 [12:49]
25: Quiz 4 [11:32]
26: Quiz 5 [10:57]
27: Quiz 6 [11:03]
28: Quiz 7 [06:42]
29: Quiz 8 [06:39]
30: Quiz 9 [07:11]
31: Quiz 10 [07:24]
32: Outro [01:24]

PROPERTIES

Language:	English
Level:	advanced, tournament player, professional

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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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
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Parameters

Language	English
Level	Advanced, Tournament player, Professional
Year	2016
Streaming	No
Author	Ris, Robert