2012-2013
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Chessdom Empire Chess MEGA BUNDLE
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The OnlineChessLessons team began producing the Empire Chess DVD series in October of 2012. In little over 1 year, the Empire Chess series has become the most popular chess DVD series of the 21st century with 40+ DVDs featuring nearly 2 dozen Grandmasters! This extended series of chess videos presents an incredible collection of footage containing more than 125 hours of premium content from a variety of well-known players. The series is intended for chess players of all levels, as the content is extremely diverse and covers a wide range of topics from specific chess openings to general topics like positional sacrifices and develop tactical awareness. The Grandmasters were encouraged to provide instruction on topics where they were most knowledgeable and could display their highest level of expertise. Beginner players will find exceptional value in the 10 DVD, 30 hour course presented by the brilliant Argentine Grandmaster Damian Lemos in Empire Chess Volumes 21-30. Intermediate players will find the vast majority of our Empire Chess DVD series accessible and beneficial to study (especially chess DVDs produced by GMs Daniel Naroditsky, Rafael Leitão, and Eugene Perelshteyn.) And for more advanced players, I would highly recommend the chess videos produced by Grandmasters Sam Shankland, Leonid Kritz, and Victor Mikhalevski. This 40 DVD chess course is guaranteed to improve your game via the highest-quality instruction and level of production available in today’s global market.
Empire Chess Volumes 1-10
Although Volumes 1-10 are focused on opening systems, many of these chess videos will take you farther and deeper into the accompanying middlegame and endgame positions of these openings. Viewers will not only learn the ¨best¨ and ¨most accurate¨ move orders in the early opening, viewers will also be instructed on the reasons behind the moves in the opening. Our extensive team of Grandmaster presenters have made a point to focus on a holistic approach to learning chess. Studying openings will increase your understanding of the game and improve your rating, but the material must be presented in a comprehensive manner with respect to other phases of the game. In Volumes 1-10 of the Empire Chess DVD Series, viewers of all skill levels (Beginner, Club/Intermediate, and Advanced) can find DVDs that are relevant to their current rating. The star-studded cast of presenters includes Grandmasters Gregory Kaidanov, Sam Shankland, Leonid Kritz, Eugene Perelshteyn, Damien Lemos, and Michal Krasenkow.
Empire Chess Volumes 11-20
When is the last time you evaluated your chess game? What are the best areas of your game, and what are the worst? Looking at your most recent games in the last 6 months, where are you winning games – and where are you losing games? Once you have pinpointed your strengths and weaknesses, you should make a plan to smooth out the rough edges in your game. If you find room for improvement in your openings and middlegames, the Empire Chess Volumes 11-20 Bundle is exactly what you need to take your game to the next level. This 10 DVD package features over 31 hours of high-quality chess instruction, presented by renown Grandmasters Ronen Har-Zvi, Damian Lemos, Rafael Leitão, Eugene Perelstheyn, and Leonid Kritz.
Empire Chess Volumes 21-30
The largest obstacle for beginner chess players to improve their game is simply lacking a plan. For the majority of beginner chess players, it is extremely difficult to make it to proceed to the intermediate and advanced levels because they are unable to design a comprehensive strategy. If you are under 1500 FIDE, this series is PERFECT for you because this 10 DVD course targets every aspect of the game including the opening, the middle, the endgame as well as other important concepts like tactics, positional chess, and the critical importance of playing attacking chess. Grandmaster Damian Lemos has put together an exceptionally organized DVD course that features over 27 hours of elite GM instruction combined with the highest quality production on the market. Don’t work hard, work smart!
Empire Chess Volumes 31-40
This product bundle features over 30 hours of high-quality chess instruction intended for players of all levels. This 10 disc set is very unique as it presents several new additions to the OnlineChessLessons team, featuring a all-star lineup that includes Grandmasters Daniel Naroditsky, Timur Gareev, Victor Mikhalevski, Rafael Leitão, Ronen Har-Zvi, Alex Ipatov, Damian Lemos, IM Maia Lomineishvili, and FM Alisa Melekhina! While the topics of this 10 DVD set are diverse and include specific focuses on different chess opening systems, the general emphasis is on attacking chess. All of these players are known for being very dangerous, combinative, and downright aggressive on the chess board – and this truly shines through in their individual DVDs. This series of chess DVDs is guaranteed to improve your chess by encouraging you to constantly pressure your opponent and increase your tactical aptitude and awareness.
Volume 1: Dominate with the Slav Defense, Chameleon Variation – Presenter GM Leonid Kritz
This chess DVD will teach you about the main ideas and subtle sideline concepts of the Chameleon Variaton of the Slav Defense with an early 4. ..a6 – and is guaranteed to take your opening play to the next level. If you are looking to improve your results with black against 1. d4 with a sharp yet reliable defense, look no further!
Volume 2: Dominate White w/ the King’s Indian Defense 6. ..Na6 System – Presenter GM Eugene Perelshteyn
The King’s Indian Defense is alive and kicking, and one of this exciting chess opening’s leading proponents has produced an action-packed chess DVD to explain his battle-tested secrets in a relatively new sideline that starts with 6. …Na6. Grandmaster Perelshteyn’s presentation is remarkably entertaining, clear, and organized – focusing more on the reasons behind the moves than direct memorization of lines and move orders
Volume 3: Crushing White, The French Defense – Presenters GM Damien Lemos and NM Will Stewart
The French Defense is one of the most powerful weapons for black against 1. e4, based on an incredibly solid positional foundation that guarantees a minimum of fighting equality if not more for black from the opening. In this chess DVD, GM Damien Lemos shares his years of experience and intimate knowledge of the French Defense with the help of presenter Will Stewart. GM Lemos is one of the world`s leading experts on the French Defense and has effectively employed this chess opening at the higher levels for many years.
Volume 4: Crushing White, The Nimzo-Indian Defense – Presenters GM Damien Lemos and NM Will Stewart
The Nimzo-Indian Defense is an incredibly effective weapon for black against 1. d4, typically generating double-edged positions very early in the opening. This chess DVD will teach you the basic principles of the Nimzo-Indian Defense, placing special emphasis on recurring tactical and positional concepts in the opening and middlegame to ensure your preparation is complete.
Volume 5: Crushing White, The Bogo-Indian Defense – Presenters GM Damien Lemos and NM Will Stewart
The Bogo-Indian is a popular opening at the Grandmaster level however it is very uncommon at the beginner and intermediate levels because many of the positional concepts are advanced and difficult to grasp at first glance. This chess DVD is guaranteed to provide you with the deep, understanding-based learning you need to succeed in chess – emphasizing comprehension of the reasons behind the moves instead of memorization of lines.
Volume 6: Stomping the Sicilian Defense – Presenter GM Sam Shankland
GM Sam Shankland’s extensive experience with the Sicilian Defense at top levels, combined with the exceptional quality of his communication skills and presentation make this chess DVD really stand out from the rest. ¨Stomping the Sicilian Defense¨ is a 3+ hour chess DVD that is guaranteed to improve your results with white against the Sicilian.
Volume 7: Winning King Pawn Openings for White – Presenter GM Gregory Kaidanov
Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov covers the most popular opening positions in the history of chess that occur after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 – exactly the type of position that appears very frequently in the games of beginners and intermediate players. GM Kaidanov covers all of white’s options on move 3 so that viewers will gain a complete understanding of this type of opening system. After watching this chess DVD, not only will you learn how to play such exciting and hyper aggressive openings as the Evans Gambit and Fried Liver attack, you will also learn many important middlegame concepts and become a better, more complete player.
Volume 8: The Psycho Sveshnikov – Presenter GM Michal Krasenkow
¨The Psycho Sveshnikov¨ prepares a comprehensive opening repertoire for viewers in just over 2.5 hours of action-packed footage. GM Krasenkow’s analysis and presentation are extremely clear and intended for players of intermediate and advanced levels. If you want to improve your opening play with black and start scoring some huge wins against 1. e4, ¨The Psycho Sveshnikov¨ is guaranteed to give you the tools you need to succeed.
Volume 9: Battling the Benko: The Fianchetto Variation – Presenter GM Damien Lemos
GM Damien Lemos dissects his preferred Fianchetto Variation for white against the Benko Gambit, explaining the subtle tactical nuances and positional intricacies that have granted him numerous impressive victories at the Grandmaster level. Viewers are guaranteed to walk away from this DVD with not only a greater understanding of how to beat the Benko Gambit, but a greater understanding of positional chess in general.
Volume 10: Battle with the Berlin Defense – Presenter GM Leonid Kritz
GM Kritz explains how black can easily achieve strong equality early in the opening – and if white does not play the best moves, it is black who will be fighting to win the endgame thanks to the advantage of the two bishops! This chess DVD is designed for intermediate and advanced players and will teach you the basic fundamentals, critical lines, and deep positional understanding of the Berlin Defense and how to fight for the win with black against the Ruy Lopez.
Volume 11: Kasparov’s Greatest Hits – Presenter GM Damian Lemos
Viewers will not only learn about Kasparov’s preferred opening systems in many of the most common chess openings ever played – viewers will also learn how Kasparov used powerful chess psychology to attack his opponents from every angle! Grandmaster Lemos’ presentation in this chess DVD is extremely clear and concise, and the target audience is an intermediate level for this video series. GM Lemos will not only show you these classic Kasparov victories, explain the reasons behind the moves in the opening, and provide expert insight about Kasparov’s aggressive chess psychology – in this chess DVD Grandmaster Damien Lemos will teach you how to win like one of the best players ever! If you are a club-level chess player that wants to WIN MORE GAMES – this DVD is guaranteed to give you a strong push in the right direction.
Volume 12: Decimate Black with the Evans Gambit – Presenter GM Ronen Har-Zvi
¨Decimate Black with the Evans Gambit¨ is a chess DVD targeted at players of intermediate and advanced level, however the beginner player will also learn quite a lot from GM Ronen Har-Zvi’s impeccably clear style of presentation. Grandmaster Har-Zvi is an extremely effective chess teacher with over 15 years of chess training experience. This DVD presents over 4.5 hours of elite grandmaster content and is guaranteed to provide viewers not only with deep knowledge of the common tactics and attacking patterns for white in the Evans Gambit, viewers will also learn about the positional fundamentals behind the moves! GM Ronen Har-Zvi does a fantastic job of demonstrating the reasons behind the moves in this complicated gambit system, ensuring that viewers will remain prepared and knowledgeable even if their opponents deviate from the main book lines. This chess DVD will provide you with greater positional and tactical understanding, presented from an exceptionally talented Grandmaster with a profound understanding of chess and how to teach it!
Volume 13: Destroy White with the Accelerated Dragon – Presenter GM Eugene Perelstheyn
Aside from reviewing the main lines and move orders, Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn also instructs viewers on deeper ideas and profound positional concepts. Many chess DVDs will teach you the move orders and nothing else – however in ¨Destroy White with the Accelerated Dragon¨ GM Perelshteyn focuses on the ideas behind the moves. After this watching this chess DVD, if your opponent deviates from the main moves early in the game – you will have nothing to worry about because you will truly understand the most effective PLANS, instead of memorizing topical move orders! This chess DVD presents over 2.5 hours of extremely high quality grandmaster instruction, reviewing all of the main lines and sidelines in the Accelerated Dragon system (ECO Code B35). Specifically GM Perelshteyn recommends a hypermodern approach with an immediate kingside fianchetto to avoid early deviations from the Accelerated Dragon (ie the Rossolimo Variation with 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5). With this hypermodern approach, you can narrow down your focus in the opening to really choose the lines that you want to research and play.
Volume 14: Crush the Caro-Kann with the Exchange Variation – Presenter GM Eugene Perelstheyn
The Caro-Kann Defense is an extremely solid opening choice for black against 1. e4. While the Advanced Variation involving 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 is certainly the most topical variation for white in the 21st century, it is definitely the most thoroughly studied and well-known line by Caro-Kann players. However, the Exchange Variation with 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 is not nearly as popular because many players (incorrectly!) think that this line is very drawish and promises white little chances to fight for an advantage from the opening. Viewers of the 2.5+ hour chess DVD ¨Crush the Caro-Kann with the Exchange Variation¨ will find out that this is simply not the case! The Exchange Variation is a very subtle line for white to fight for a long-term positional advantage based on a rapid development of his two bishops that will make it very difficult for black to in turn develop his bishops to active diagonals. White has many different methods to play for an advantage in the Exchange Variation and presenter Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn does an excellent job of explaining white’s most accurate lines of play.
Volume 15: Secrets of the Janisch Gambit – Presenter GM Leonid Kritz
One of the main advantages of the Janisch Gambit is the element of surprise. By immediately sidestepping the main lines of the Ruy Lopez, you are going to take your opponent out of his preparation and directly into yours – guaranteeing you a psychological advantage in the first stage of the game. It is also very uncomfortable for most Ruy Lopez players to face such a dynamic response from black, as many ¨Spanish Game¨ players are more inclined to a quieter game full of positional maneuvering – NOT the crazy tactical complications that commonly arise in the Janisch Gambit. If you are looking for a dynamic defense with the black pieces against the Ruy Lopez, the Janisch Gambit is the solution you have been looking for!
Volume 16: Crushing White with the Sicilian Najdorf – Presenter GM Rafael Leitão
At 2620 FIDE, Grandmaster Rafael Leitão is Brazil’s top player and continues to dominate in 2013, scoring numerous recent tournament victories and practically running the table in all of South America. GM Leitão has played the Sicilian Najdorf for nearly 20 years and in this 3 hour chess DVD, he gives viewers the positional foundation that is required to achieve consistent success with this complicated defense against 1. e4. GM Leitão explains that you should understand the positional concepts associated with main line theory, but that doesn’t mean you have to memorize every single line. In this chess DVD, the Brazilian Grandmaster presents his recommended variations in every main line and sideline of the Sicilian Najdorf so that viewers will have a complete, narrowly focused arsenal with black against 1. e4!
Volume 17: Stomping White with the Stonewall Defense – Presenter GM Eugene Perelstheyn
Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn is an extremely experienced chess trainer who has employed the Stonewall Defense with consistent success at the GM level. From a superficial glance, the Stonewall Defense may appear very simple (place your pawns on the light squares, trade your light-squared bishop or activate it via ..b6 and ..Ba6, and don’t let white play e4) – GM Perelshteyn is quick to point out common tactical and positional pitfalls. The Stonewall Defense also has an undeserved reputation for being a very drawish, passive opening – but GM Perelshteyn presents multiple attacking patterns in the center and kingside for black that can destroy any opponent with the white pieces! This chess DVD will improve your opening play with black and provide you with the knowledge to stomp white with the Stonewall Defense!
Volume 18: Winning with the Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System – Presenter GM Eugene Perelstheyn
The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System is both an agressive and positional chess opening. White prepares an attack on the kingside with an early f4, while maintaining the threat of doubling black’s pawns with Bxc6 – applying similar positional concepts as found in the Nimzo-Indian Defense. If you are a 1. e4 player who has trouble against the main lines of the Sicilian Defense, and you don’t want to dedicate dozens of hours of valuable chess studying time to memorizing all of the variations so you can achieve an ending at +.43 – why not try a different system to get better results with less effort? This setup is perfect for the beginner and intermediate chess player because it is driven by understanding of positional concepts and thematic attacking plans – NOT memorization of move orders! In this 2 hour chess DVD, Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn presents his deep knowledge and experience of how to crush the Sicilian Defense with the Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System.
Volume 19: Conquer with the King’s Indian Defense – Presenter GM Leonid Kritz
This 3 hour chess DVD is presented by Grandmaster Leonid Kritz and focuses primarily on the strategic ideas in the main lines and most popular sidelines of the King’s Indian Defense. GM Kritz has worked as a chess trainer for over a decade and his experience really shines through – he clearly explains the main strategies and presents his recommended lines for black so that viewers of beginner and intermediate levels will easily understand the key points in this complicated opening system. ¨Conquer with the King’s Indian Defense¨ will provide viewers a deep understanding of the underlying strategic principles in every main line and sideline of the KID, guaranteed to vastly improve your results with black against 1. d4!
Volume 20: Ruling the Ruy Lopez – Presenter GM Leonid Kritz
This 2 volume chess DVD set presents over 5.5 hours of elite grandmaster content, presented by experienced chess trainer GM Leonid Kritz. ¨Rocking the Ruy Lopez¨ examines all of the main lines of the Ruy Lopez as well as every sideline and rare gambit that you could encounter with the white pieces. After watching this chess DVD, you will develop a much higher understanding of general positional chess. Your results will skyrocket, not only in the Ruy Lopez, but in any opening – because you will truly comprehend how to combine long-term strategy with the immediate tactical demands of the position. With over a decade of impressive tournament success with the Ruy Lopez, GM Kritz is very proud to present his extensive knowledge of this complicated opening system. Grandmaster Kritz is quick to emphasize that ¨Studying the Spanish Game is crucial not only for your opening repertoire, but much more for your general chess education!¨
The Secret to Mastering Chess Openings – Empire Chess Vol 21
The opening is the most important phase of the game in chess because you have to come out swinging, desperately attempting to punish the slightest inaccuracy by your opponent. At any level in chess, from beginner to World Champion, the player who is able to achieve rapid pressure in the opening is going to have better chances of maintaining a long-term advantage. In this chess video/DVD Grandmaster Damian Lemos demonstrates how the beginner player should perceive the opening and plan a successful approach by aiming for strong control of the center, rapid development and early threats! This DVD is targeted at beginner chess players, guaranteed to vastly improve your understanding of the opening and how to start winning games from the very first moves!
Mastering Control of the Center – Empire Chess Vol 22
If you are a beginner chess player that is struggling to progress in your game, controlling the center might be your problem. This basic principle is frequently overlooked as beginner chess players find it easy to become caught in a trap of not knowing what to study, and in what order to study it in! Simply relying on the basic rules of successful opening play will greatly improve your tournament results. Don’t overcomplicate your game! Control the center, develop your pieces actively, create threats and you will be winning games. Controlling the center is such an important fundamental concept in chess because it can represent an immediate, tactical advantage or it can be a long-term, positional advantage. You can use control of the center to limit and push back the pieces of your opponent, or you can use this central control to establish strong outposts for your own pieces. In this chess DVD, Grandmaster Damian Lemos focuses on the basic concepts and common themes of successful central control for beginner chess players.
Chess Tactics of the Grandmasters – Empire Chess Vol 23
Beginner chess players win and lose with tactics. It is just that simple for the beginner chess player. If you are not constantly looking for tactical opportunities to win material, gain space, or to seize the initiative, you are not playing good chess. The best chess players win by forcing moves, which are moves that threaten tactics and make your opponent react. This chess DVD will teach you the basics of tactics and how to start winning more games immediately. Intended for the beginner and intermediate audience, GM Damian Lemos produced ¨Chess Tactics of the Grandmasters¨ to explain to less experienced players that you must constantly be attentive to the tactical demands of any position. This comprehensive chess DVD will teach you how to apply this fundamental principle in your games to stun your opponents and never leave yourself undefended!
Winning Chess Strategy for Beginners – Empire Chess Vol 24
Chess Strategy is the most difficult step in the road to improvement for beginners, requiring a deeper understanding of chess than simply tactics. You can think of combinations as math equations with a given, concrete result that you can prove. But strategy is more like describing the variables in this math problem and how changes will affect all aspects of the surrounding environment. In this comprehensive chess video/DVD, Grandmaster Damian Lemos explains how beginner chess players can develop a strong foundation in strategy and use this deeper understanding to create powerful long-term strategies that will crush opponents and instantly improve your results.
Play the Middlegame like a Grandmaster, Part 1 – Empire Chess Vol 25
¨Play the Middlegame like a Grandmaster – Part 1¨ features hours of action-packed chess instruction, presented by Grandmaster Damian Lemos who explains the art of the middlegame and focuses on how you can start winning more games now! The middlegame is one of the hardest phases in the game for beginner players because there are no strict rules to guide your play (unlike the opening) and there are still most pieces on the board to consider. If you are a beginner chess player looking to improve your tournament results IMMEDIATELY, this chess DVD is GUARANTEED TO HELP YOU PLAY BETTER!
Play the Middlegame like a Grandmaster, Part 2 – Empire Chess Vol 26
The most difficult phase of the game for beginner chess players is the middlegame because it is a constant time of transition, maximum tension, and a time of combining immediate tactical needs with long-term positional ideas. Most middlegames contain nearly all of the pieces still on the board, and the friction between opponents inevitably creates conflict, requiring complete attention to avoid forcing combinations. This chess video/DVD features hours of extremely high-quality instruction by experienced chess trainer Grandmaster Damian Lemos, reviewing the basic concepts of the middlegame and how to apply them successfully in your own games.
Play Aggressive Chess like a Grandmaster – Empire Chess Vol 27
“Play Aggressive Chess like a Grandmaster” features hours of elite chess instruction by Grandmaster Damian Lemos, reviewing recent games by Super-GMs to demonstrate how the best chess players in the world today are using aggressive chess to win important games. It is fascinating how GM Lemos describes basic principles that beginner players can use in their games, and then goes on to show how players like Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen, and Veselin Topalov have repeatedly used these exact same concepts in their own games at the highest levels. This chess DVD is guaranteed to improve your game because you will start making the most out of every opportunity to create threats, place pressure on your opponent, and create problems that your opponent will be forced to solve.
Play Positional Chess like A Grandmaster – Empire Chess Vol 28
After watching this chess, beginner players will feel much more comfortable in the middlgame as you will truly understand how to apply different concepts in different positions. This method that is presented by GM Lemos is exponentially more effective than simple memorization of common rules. If you are a beginner chess player that is trying to improve your tournament results but currently lack the deeper understanding of positional chess that is required to succeed at higher levels, this chess DVD is guaranteed to push you towards more profound plans and better results immediately!
How to Attack like a Grandmaster – Empire Chess Vol 29
The secret to winning chess games is very simple – YOU MUST ATTACK! If you like to open passively and slowly build a strong defensive position, you are playing bad chess! To win games in chess, you must be attacking. You can’t wait your opponent to make a mistake because that is not going to win you any games! The best players in the world try to create at least one threat with every single move; why can’t beginner chess players do the exact same thing? This simple principle of consistently striving to attack your opponent is guaranteed to help you play better and improve your practical tournament results. Constantly creating problems and forcing your opponent to solve them is the mark of a good chess player, regardless of your level.
How Grandmasters Defend Tough Positions – Empire Chess Vol 30
If you are a beginner chess player and you aren’t able to defend tough positions, you are going to be giving away points for free because you will not be saving hard games. GM Lemos points out that to succeed at any level in chess, you must be versatile and able to defend tough positions! Giving away free points just because you haven’t dedicated time to studying defense is definitely not going to help your rating out! If you are a beginner chess player looking to improve your game, this chess DVD is guaranteed to help your results skyrocket by not only saving draws in tough positions, but fighting back to win games that you would have quickly lost before!
Volume 31: Insane Chess Sacrifices – Presented by GM Timur Gareev & Ronen Har-Zvi
If you want to win more games, you have to attack your opponent and can not be scared to sacrifice to break through with an attack. In this chess DVD, Grandmasters Timur Gareev (2680 FIDE) and Ronen Har-Zvi (2515 FIDE) explain particularly impressive sacrifices by leading GMs Judit Polgar, Emil Sutovsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Dragoljub Velimirović, and Artur Yusupov.
Volume 32: Mastering the Positional Sacrifice – Presented by GM Alex Ipatov
¨Mastering the Positional Sacrifice¨ is a comprehensive chess DVD that is guaranteed to better your understanding of one of the most effective weapons in chess. This chess DVD is presented by Grandmaster Alex Ipatov, the 2012 World Junior Chess Champion! GM Ipatov is a highly qualified chess instructor at 2590 FIDE and does a fantastic job of sharing his deep knowledge of an extremely complicated and difficult concept – the positional sacrifice.
Volume 33: How Grandmasters Attack – Presented by GM Naroditsky
GM Naroditsky heavily emphasizes the importance of aggression in chess, demonstrating various methods of attack by analyzing select games from top-level Grandmasters. Naroditsky also explains a few of his own games, and it is truly fascinating to learn about the decision-making process of this talented young GM. This chess DVD is perfect for beginner and intermediate chess players who are trying to take their game to the next level. You will immediately experience better tournament results after watching this DVD because you will always be focused on making an attacking move, pressuring your opponent, and consistently forcing your opponent to solve complex problems.
Volume 34: Winning Chess Games in the Opening – Presented by GM Rafael Leitao
The opening is the most critical phase in chess. If you are an extremely aggressive player, from the very first moves striving to place pressure on your opponent – you will thrive in the opening and achieve great positions early in your games. However if you are a passive player and prefer to build a solid position before creating threats against your opponent’s position, you will never achieve good positions in the opening because your opponent will have a free reign to seize the initiative and start attacking you. If you want to be a strong chess player, it is absolutely essential to deeply understand basic opening rules (control the center, develop your pieces, create threats).
Volume 35: Smashing the Sicilian Defense with the Smith-Morra Gambit – Presented by GM Ronen Har-Zvi
The Smith-Morra Gambit is an extremely effective surprise weapon because many Sicilian Defense players wrongly believe the Smith-Morra to be outdated and easily refutable. While the Smith-Morra Gambit is rarely seen at the elite Grandmaster level, it remains a strong opening for white against the Sicilian Defense as black is guaranteed to face long-lasting, unpleasant pressure in every part of the board. Starting with 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3!? white immediately places pressure on black by sacrificing a central pawn to gain a rapid lead in development and long-term compensation via pressure on the C and D files. Black is forced to walk a tightrope from the very first moves as the slightest inaccuracy can lead to a decisive advantage for white.
Volume 36: Crushing White with the King’s Indian Defense – Presented by FM Alisa Melekhina
FM Alisa Melekhina provides a comprehensive overview of alternatives to the main line of the KID, demonstrating the opening’s viability. She uses a clear structure of dividing the alternatives between the typical attacking and more position exd4 lines. Within that structure, she suggests ways to harness the 7. ..Na6 or 7. ..Nbd7 sidelines to adapt to White’s play and choose which of the two modes of the KID to play.
Volume 37: Explosive Middlegame Tactics – Presented by GM Rafael Leitão
How many games have you won or lost due to tactics? Think about how many decisive victories have come by attentively picking off an opponent’s loose piece via a combination. Think about how many times you have lost a pawn due to a forcing sequence of moves by your opponent. While it is important to have a well-rounded style, it is critical for chess players of all levels to be good at tactics because combinations are often what forces decisive outcomes in chess. Even if you are more of a positional player, in many games you will still have to employ forcing moves with direct tactical repercussions to achieve long-term, comprehensive positional gain. In this 3 hour chess DVD by experienced Grandmaster Rafael Leitão, viewers will learn how elite players view chess tactics in the middlegame.
Volume 38: Winning Pawn Moves for Beginners – Presented by IM Maia Lomineishvili
This 4.5 hour chess DVD is extremely helpful to beginner chess players because it is a comprehensive review of nearly every different type of pawn move that will change the outcome of a game. Viewers will learn about a variety of topics ranging from the importance of creating passed pawns in the endgame, to the most effective methods of attacking with an isolated pawn structure, or the best ways to blockade and target your opponent’s isolated pawn! ¨Winning Pawn Moves for Beginners¨ is presented by Maia Lomineishvili is an International Master and Women’s Grandmaster from Georgia with over 15 years of professional chess playing and teaching experience.
Volume 39: Deadly Chess Attacks – Presented by GM Victor Mikhalevski
GM Victor Mikhalevski is an extremely dangerous grandmaster, renown for his sharp attacking skills and propensity for wild sacrifices. GM Mikhalevski is an experienced chess trainer and has held the grandmaster title for over 17 years, and in this Empire Chess DVD ¨Deadly Chess Attacks¨ he explains several of his most instructive victories by highlighting critical moments and providing detailed insight for viewers as to how a grandmaster approaches the thought process in chess. It is fascinating to learn how Mikhalevski thinks about certain positions, the types of candidate moves that he considers, and the deepness of the varied plans he contemplates. If you are an intermediate or advanced chess player trying to improve your tactical vision and attacking abilities, this chess DVD is guaranteed to improve your results immediately.
Volume 40: Grandmaster Secrets – Play like Veselin Topalov- Presented by GM Damian Lemos
In this chess DVD, Grandmaster Damian Lemos creates a detailed study of Topalov’s style by dissecting five of his best games – demonstrating Topalov’s versatility in very different types of positions. Viewers will gain a greater understanding of several fundamental concepts, including how to develop an initiative rapidly in the opening, the conversion of advantages (for example converting a lead in development to a dangerous attack, or converting a dynamic attack into a long-term positional advantage, etc.) GM Lemos applies his deep positional understanding and strong combinative vision to break down the critical aspects of Topalov’s style that made him so effective at the highest levels in chess.
Empire Chess – Vol 46
FIDE Master Alisa MelekhinaToo many games end in either premature draw offers or resignations. Fighting in the endgame is a skill that can help players rack up those extra points. Alisa Melekhina analyzes two of her own games, one in which she drew a pawn down, and another in which she pulled off a win in an equal rook ending. The viewers are led through four major principles that can be applied in their own endgames: mentally adapt to a change in the position; resist by preventing your opponent from executing their only winning plan; take advantage of complacency; make your opponent make decisions. Even if a position is theoretically drawn, players should not discount the practical chances that they can create.
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