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My Best Games in the Spanish - Shirov (DVD) £21.95 There are not many top grandmasters who enjoy such a great popularity among chess fans all over the world like Alexei Shirov. Thanks to his aggressive and ingenious playing style, commentators often compare him with the former world champion Mikhail Tal. He often sacrifices material easily in return for initiative and complications where he always seems to be just one step ahead of his opponent – following Shirov’s games is like watching "fire on the board". Now the genius from Riga presents and explains his best games in a series of training DVDs in the Chess Media System. This fi rst DVD is dedicated to his most brilliant games in the Ruy Lopez. Let Shirov show you how to break down the super-solid Berlin Defence or how he managed to achieve promising counterplay against Garry Kasparov in the open Ruy Lopez. Follow this top player through one of his most famous lines in the Ruy Lopez, the Anti-Marshall with 8.h3. More than 4.5 hours private tuition with one of the most exciting top-class players in the world! Introduction (09:04) - Steinitz Variation (41:10) - Berlin Defence (37:04) - Open Spanish (42:08) - Moeller and Archangelsk Defence (26:22) - Anti-Marshall-System 1 (32:05) - Anti-Marshall-System 2 (15:50) - Marshall Gambit (20:42) - Modern Chigorin Defence (34:55) Flohr / Saitzev Variation (34:06). fritztrainer on DVD-ROM; CB9 reader; video running time: 4.5 hours. |
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My Best Games in the Sicilian - Shirov (DVD) £21.95 Since 1992, Alexei Shirov has belonged to the best players in the world. Within a very short period he established himself as one of the absolute top guns, reaching rank 4 in the FIDE rating list and a rating of 2751 Elo. Many of his brilliant games are characterised by his famous uncompromising attacking play, often leading to a fi nish that comes as a surprise - not only to the opponent, but also the spectators. Now the genius from Riga presents and explains his best games in a series of training DVDs in the Chess Media System. On this DVD, Shirov focuses on his most outstanding achievements in the Sicilian (except the Najdorf which is dealt with on a separate DVD), a peronal selection combining highest chess quality with aesthetic pleasure. His lectures are designed to not only explain the different opening lines, but also to present interesting and sometimes perplexing ideas and sacrifi ces in the middlegame. On this brilliant training DVD with a total playing time of nearly 4 hours, you will fi nd Shirov play Anand, Kramnik, Leko and other top players. Intro & Kan Variation (40:33) - Taimanov Variation (34:51)- Paulsen System (30:03) - Sveshnikov Variation (23:10) - Rossolimo Variation 1 (31:04) - Rossolimo Variation 2 (30:48) - Richter-Rauzer Attack 1 (16:38) - Richter-Rauzer Attack 2 (23:19). - fritztrainer on DVD-ROM; CB9 reader; video running time: 3 hrs 50 min. |
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My Best Games in the Sicilian Najdorf - Shirov (DVD) £21.95 Alexei Shirov can look back on an extraordinary chess career. Young Alexei became U-16 World Champion in 1988, and second in the World Junior Championship in 1990. He received his GM title in 1992, at the age of 20. Since then, Shirov has belonged to the absolute top players in the world. In 1998 he defeated Vladimir Kramnik in a ten-game qualification match that was staged to select a challenger for World Champion Garry Kasparov. Unfortunately, that title match never took place. In 2000 Shirov reached the final of the FIDE world championship, losing to Vishy Anand. Now the genius from Riga presents and explains his best games in a series of training DVDs in the Chess Media System. Shirov’s uncompromising style of play is also reflected in his manner of commenting his own games. He is perfectly objective, and in fact sometimes ruthlessly critical of himself. Even when he is dealing with highly acclaimed games, his judgement is unbiased - no glossing over critical positions where he did not fi nd the optimal continuation. Chess fans are treated not just to a portrait of this extraordinary player, but they can also learn a lot about the development of particular opening lines at top level in the course of time. On this 3rd DVD by Shirov, you will fi nd his most brilliant games in the Sicilian Najdorf. Shirov’s duel with van Wely in the Najdorf Keres Attack is for sure one of the highlights on this DVD, just as the presentation of one of his best games against Kasparov. More than 3 hours entertainment and enlightenment, all packed in one. Intro (01:58) - Najdorf with 6.Be2 (29:56) - Najdorf deviations 1 (21:52) - Najdorf deviations 2 (15:09) - Scheveningen System (45:45) - Keres Attack 1 (14:03) - Keres Attack 2 (20:45) - Keres Attack 3 (23:01) - Keres Attack 4 (29:46). - fritztrainer on DVD-ROM; CB9 reader; video running time: more than 3 hours. |