Master Class vol. 9 Paul Morphy

En innholdsrik DVD for blant andre de mange tilhengerne av Paul Morphy, det første amerikanske sjakkgeniet. Her er både en biografi, alle partiene og analyser av de ulike fasene i spillet hans, bl.a. stormesterne Mihail Marin om strategi og Karsten Müller om sluttspillene.

Det er som vanlig i denne moderne DVD-serien fra ChessBase blant annet også både interaktiv og annen taktikktrening for brukeren.

Denne utgaven med Paul Morphy er stort sett noe "enklere" enn de andre i serien og kan dermed egne seg godt for spillere med ratingnivå fra cirka 900 og oppover. Partiene til Morphy er relativt enkle og klare, da motspillerne stort sett er noe svakere og da partiene ikke har lange kompliserte åpningsvarianter slik som nyere mesterpartier etterhvert er preget av.

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Learn about one of the greatest geniuses in the history of chess! Paul Morphy’s career (1837-1884) lasted only a few years and yet he managed to defeat the best chess players of his time. After his triumphal journey to Europe in the years1858/1859 the American was hailed as the unofficial world champion. But how was it possible for Morphy to outplay his experienced opponents with such ease? What were his particular strengths?

Our team of experts gets to the bottom of the “Morphy myth” and in about 5 hours of video running time they cast light on the most important facets of his ability. One focal point in this is Oliver Reeh’s “Tactics column”: you are invited in 20 interactive training videos to look into Morphy’s legendary combinatory skill over the board. But don’t worry, the International Master from Hamburg helps you find the solutions with tips and video feedback on your moves and ideas! In addition Jonas Lampert describes for you Morphy’s opening repertoire and explains the concepts which underpin the course of the game.

Grandmaster Mihail Marin has examined the American’s strategic play and comes to a surprising conclusion: in no way does his positional understanding lag behind his tactical ability! And last but not least endgame expert Karsten Müller works out the strengths and weaknesses in Morphy’s endgame technique. On the DVD you will find all the games of the genius from New Orleans as well as a detailed biography by Thomas Eichhorn.

• Video running time: 5 hours 45 min. (English) • Interactive tactics test with video feedback • All Morphy games, detailed biography • Tactics training with 106 Morphy games: 164 training questions, max. 493 points • New ChessBase Reader 2017

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.