Complete Chess Course Combo: All 3 Volumes

Chess King's Complete Chess Course 3 DVD Set is the quickest and easiest way to learn the chess basics, the patterns, tips, strategies, techniques which will turn you from a beginner into an accomplished chess player. The DVD video format makes it simple to improve your chess. Just watch, listen and learn. This Course is a fountain of knowledge for parents and coaches. The set contains close to 5 hours of structured instruction with over 100 ready-to-use examples of sound chess fundamentals. Recommended for players Unrated to 1500 Elo. Ideal for Junior and improving players to reach club player level. Useful for parents and coaches to gather material for their chess lessons. The high quality DVDs feature 12th Women's World Chess Champion and Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk and a portion of the proceeds go to support her Chess Fund.

If you are only interested in some of the volumes, they can be bought separately.

Volume 1: Chess opening Principles. Demonstrates that you don't need to try to memorize hundreds of openings variations as long as you play the opening by following common basic ideas. 20 chapters, 100 minutes.

Volume 2: Basic Tactics and Strategy. You'll discover a variety of tactical weapons and strategy concepts that you could use over and over to win material and provide you with a lasting edge. 27 chapters, 120 minutes.

Volume 3: Endgames. When few pieces are left on the board, knowing the proper procedures can spell the difference between victory and defeat. 22 chapters, 70 minutes.

System Requirements: PC, Mac, DVD player or any other means of playing DVD video.

The DVD is zone “0″ or “ALL” which means it is guaranteed play anywhere in the world (including USA zone 1, Europe zone 2, etc.), and it works on any normal DVD player or PC or Mac.

Content:

VOLUME 1: OPENING PRINCIPLES

This Opening Principles disk is the first volume of the Complete Chess Course. It demonstrates that you don't need to try to memorize hundreds of opening variations as long as you play the opening by following common basic ideas. You'll learn all about fast development, centralization, mobility, and defense, all of which will help you get a good position which will lead directly into a playable middle game. The next two volumes in this course are Tactics & Strategy, and Endgames.

Table of Contents:

0. Introduction A. Kosteniuk
1. The Center
2. Mobility
3. Center Pawns
4. Development
5. Knights First
6. One or Two Pawn Moves
7. Wasting Time
8. Castle Early
9. Early Queen Moves
10. Play the Sure Thing
11. Rooks in the Opening
12. Pointless Pawn Moves
13. Pawns and castled Kings
14. f-Pawn Weakness
15. Opening Disaster 1
16. Opening Disaster 2
17. Opening Disaster 3
18. Opening Disaster 4
19. Opening Disaster 5
20. Using an Opening Tree
21. Conclusion A. Kosteniuk

VOLUME 2: TACTICS AND STRATEGY

This Tactics and Strategy disk is the second volume of the Complete Chess Course. You'll discover a variety of tactical weapons that you could use over and over to win material and gain an advantage over your opponents. You'll also learn all about chess strategy, plans and formations that will provide you with a lasting edge. The other two volumes in this course are Opening Principles, and Endgames.

Table of Contents:

1. 1- General Tactics
2. Pins
3. Discovered Attacks
4. Discovered Check
5. Double Check
6. Back Rank Mate
7. Smothered Mate
8. The Mill
9. Sacrifice to Mate
10. Diversion
11. Blocking Combinations
12. Obstruction
13. Eliminating the Defense
14. Square Clearance
15. Line Clearance
16. Pawn Promotion
17. Attacking the Centralized King
18. Attacking the Castled King
19. Sacrifices against the Castled King
20. Opposite Side Castling
21. The Seventh Rank
22. Semi-Open Files
23. Pawn Structure
24. Weak Squares
25. Good and Bad Bishops
26. Material Advantage
27. Further Study

VOLUME 3: ENDGAMES

When few pieces are left on the board, knowing the proper procedures can spell the difference between victory and defeat. In this DVD, you will be introduced to the most common chess endgames. Knowing these key concepts and positions will increase your success in your tournament practice and will allow you to convert a material advantage into a win. You will learn about opposition, triangulation, Philidor and Lucena positions, and more. The other two volumes in this course are Opening Principles, and Tactics and Strategy.

Table of Contents:

0. Introduction A. Kosteniuk
1. General Endgames
2. Pawn Endgames
3. Pawn Endgames
4. Pawn Endgames
5. Multi-Pawn Endgames
6. Multi-Pawn Endgames
7. Multi-Pawn Endgames
8. Rook Endgames
9. Rook Endgames
10. Queen Endgames
11. Queen Endgames
12. Queen Endgames
13. Multi-Pawn Rook Endgames
14. Multi-Pawn Rook Endgames
15. Rook vs. Queen or Bishop
16. Rook vs. Queen or Bishop
17. Bishop Endgames
18. Bishop Endgames
19. Bishop Endgames
20. Bishop Endgames
21. Knight Endgames
22. Wrap up Endgames
23. Conclusion A. Kosteniuk
24. Bonus: Game Anand - Kosteniuk

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