Learning from the World Champions

En sterk og overbevisende gjentagelse av rådet om å studere verdensmesternes spill for å bli god i sjakk. Stormester Tiviakov viser en rekke verdensmesterpartier og dernest partier der han benytter direkte impulser fra disse til selv å vinne viktige partier.

Sergei Tiviakov har for mange blitt en favoritt-formidler av overførbare sjakkimpulser på DVD.

ChessBase sin egen omtale:

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.

• Video running time: 5 hours 45 min (English) • With interactive training including video feedback • Extra: Database with 50 model games from World Champions • Including CB 12 Reader

System requirements

Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3), DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 12/Fritz 13 or included Reader and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet connection for program activation.

Innholdet på denne DVD'en:

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]