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Basic Principles of Chess Strategy
Basic Principles of Chess Strategy
THE BASIC PRINCIPALS OF CHESS STRATEGY: CD – VOL.1
A comprehensive introduction to the secrets of chess strategy. With 68 extensively annotated games this volume of the “Basic Principles of Chess Strategy” shows how to successfully treat the opening and middlegame. Everything about fast piece development, safety of the king and fighting for the center. Learn how to assess positions and how to find promising plans. Pros and cons of all pawn formations are presented in detail. Finally you can check your fresh knowledge in ten test games with training tasks fighting against the clock. Available in English and German. Produced by ChessBase GmbH.
THE BASIC PRINCIPALS OF CHESS STRATEGY: CD – VOL.2
With 68 extensively annotated games this 2nd volume of the basic chess strategy principles shows how to successfully treat the middle game. Everything about strong and weak squares, piece activity and attack on the king. Learn how to assess positions and find promising plans. Pros and cons of all center types presented in detail. Finally you can check your fresh knowledge in ten test games with training tasks fighting against the clock.
THE BASIC PRINCIPALS OF CHESS STRATEGY: CD – VOL.3
With this third and last part of his course, Dr.Bartashnikov concludes his treatment on middlegame strategy and deals with the decisive features of the endgame, in 20 chapters with 74 extensively annotated games. The author starts pointing out how to effectively realize a spatial, material or positional advantage. Middlegame features like the correct exchange and limiting the possibilities of pieces are investigated as well as the wide spectre of positional sacrifices. Dr.Bartashnikov dwells on the difficult art of manoeuvring in equal positions and fighting for the initiative before demonstrating the correct transition from middlegame to the endgame. Here he emphasizes the importance of king activity in this last phase of the game, the role of pawns and how to successfully employ the principle of the two weakness. Finally you can check your freshly acquired knowledge in ten test games sweating against the clock. Available in English and German. Produced by ChessBase GmbH.
Languages: English & German.
System Requirements:
- Pentium, 32 MB RAM, Windows 95/98/2000/ME.
- No additional software required
Our price: $25 per CD, or $70 for all 3 CDs (plus shipping). Please contact us to make your order.
Hope you find it interesting to read the review about this course here http://www.chessbase.com/support/support.asp?pid=125
Some excertions are here:
“It’s been said that the difference between tactics and strategy is that “tactics is what you do when there’s something to do, while strategy is what you do when there’s nothing to do”. Purists really hate that irreverent definition (and it is somewhat inaccurate) but it’s not far from the mark. Tactics deals with short-term gains while strategy involves long-term planning.
It’s not terribly difficult to become an adequate chess strategist; like anything else in chess, it involves study and practice. The first step is to have someone point the way, which is what Professor Alex Bartashnikov has done with the three CD series Basic Principles of Chess Strategy. Although we previously looked at Volume 1 in ETN, I thought it would be a good idea to examine all three volumes now that the long-awaited third volume has been released. ”
“People who have called ChessBase USA and talked to me can attest to the fact that I’m not a “hard sell” guy. I don’t “push” software on anyone; I prefer to answer questions about the product and let the customer make up his own mind. But in this case I will definitely make an exception. If you’re an average player and want to improve quickly, you need the series Basic Principles of Chess Strategy. Study them, live them, love them. Go back a few paragraphs in this article and read the descriptions of the contents of these CDs. There’s a ton of valuable info covered on these disks, all of which will greatly improve your results once you learn it. And now that the series of three CDs is complete, there’s no reason to procrastinate any longer. Get ‘em while they’re hot, read the info, play through the games, learn the techniques, and improve your results. Trust me — it’ll work.”