Before the endgame, God created the middlegame, but you will never reach the middlegame if you misplay the opening! ‘Catastrophe in the Opening’ is a study of how the games of contemporary players go awry the initial stages of the game and as such, will prove instructive at all levels. It’s designed to help you avoid disaster in your own games by learning from the typical mistakes of others. By studying the games on this DVD, it is the author’s hope that you will develop increased tactical control and an increased sense of danger. Virtually all the games are from the last few years and nearly all have extensive notes. The overall level of chess in 2014 is higher than ever, but this does not mean that accidents in the opening do not happen. Far from it, as you are about to see! More
VIDEO PREVIEW
CONTENTS
- 01: INTRO [16:53]
- Level 1:
- 02: Level One Intro [01:10]
- 03: Game 1 - Denker,A - Avram ,H [09:20]
- 04: Game 2 - Rumens,D - Ginsburg,M [08:36]
- 05: Game 3 - Terraz,C - Brendel,O [09:24]
- 06: Game 4 - Ristic,N - Milanovic,D [10:50]
- 07: Game 5 - Spraggett Kevin - Short Nigel D [10:55]
- 08: Game 6 - Pokorna,R - Novkovic,J [13:49]
- Level 2:
- 09: Level two Intro [00:59]
- 10: Game 7 - Biti,O - Sulc,D [05:52]
- 11: Game 8 - Marinkovic,I - Zivkovic,S [07:56]
- 12: Game 9 - Pardo Simon,D - Kamsky,G [09:51]
- 13: Game 10 - Khenkin,I - Morozevich,A [10:16]
- 14: Game 11 - Velimirovic,D - Bellon Lopez,J [09:45]
- 15: Game 12 - Svensson,B - Ivarsson,S [08:21]
- 16: Game 13 - Chapman,T - Conquest,S [10:15]
- 17: Game 14 - Anand,V - Vallejo Pons,F [11:51]
- 18: Game 15 - Ostenstad,B - Fedorov,A [07:43]
- 19: Game 16 - Mamedyarov,S - Giri,A [10:23]
- 20: Game 17 - Telbis,G - Sanakoev,G [11:47]
- Level 3:
- 21: Level three Intro [01:26]
- 22: Game 18 - Karpov,A - Mchedlishvili,M [08:06]
- 23: Game 19 - Fridman,D - Nigalidze,G [07:44]
- 24: Game 20 - Al-Sayed,M - Georgiev,K [07:53]
- 25: Game 21 - Bacrot,E - Mamedov,R [09:06]
- 26: Game 22 - Ghane Gardeh,S - Hou,Y [07:12]
- 27: Game 23 - Movsesian,S - Perunovic,M [07:58]
- 28: Game 24 - Palliser,R - Arkell,K [09:10]
- 29: Game 25 - Amin,B - Hansen,E [08:03]
- 30: Game 26 - Kasimdzhanov,R - Jobava,B [09:27]
- 31: Game 27 - Ward,C - Hebden,M [13:27]
- 32: Game 28 - Savic,M - Blagojevic,D [12:07]
- 33: Game 29 - Wojtaszek,R - Jobava,B [10:46]
- 34: Game 30 - Romanov,E - Kanep,M [09:38]
- 35: OUTRO [00:28]
PROPERTIES
Language: | English |
Level: | advanced, tournament player |
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum: | Computer: Dual Core |
Recommended: | Processor: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore) |
ChessBase Account: | Internet access and modern web browser, e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari. |
Language | English |
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Level | Advanced, Tournament player |
Year | 2015 |
Streaming | No |
Author | Martin, Andrew |
Language | English |
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Level | Advanced, Tournament player |
Year | 2015 |
Streaming | No |
Author | Martin, Andrew |