New: Fundamentals of Chess Openings and Tactics by Qiyu Zhou
Openings may seem daunting, after all, with all the material out there on openings, what should you read or watch? Well, you can start with this DVD because I’ll teach you all about the basics which apply to practically every single opening! Have you ever wanted to learn openings without the hassle of memorizing variation after variation? Do you just want to understand why you make the moves you make? Then this is the DVD for you! Starting out in chess is difficult, and this DVD aims to reduce that stress. What’s the easiest way to win a chess game? We all know finding a good tactic in a game can let you win a point immediately. Therefore, Fundamentals of Tactics is an excellent choice for you if you wish to learn how to start finding tactics in your games! Photo: ChessBase
Understanding the ideas behind common openings
Designed for beginner levels in openings, I hope to give a brief introduction to the reasons we play some of the most common moves in popular openings like the Spanish and Sicilian. Focusing exclusively on the two most popular first moves, 1. e4 and 1.d4 openings, this DVD can be used for both white and black. Aside from covering specific variations, I have also included the basic rules of openings we should all follow, such as controlling the center, developing towards the center, and much more!
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Intro
3. Intro to development
4. Intro to center
5. Why you don’t move the queen a million times
6. Intro to king safety
7. Don’t neglect development
8. Why you should put development first
9. Pawn or development
10. Please develop!
11. How do we get a strong center?
12. Space with IQP (isolated queen pawn)
13. Control of center and then attack on flank
14. Another way of preventing castling
15. Open Games
16. Fried Liver Attack
17. Italian Game
18. Italian Game – Pianissimo
19. Spanish Basics
20. Spanish Basics 2
21. Spanish - Chigorin with d5
22. Spanish - Breyer
23. Spanish - 5.d3 - Intro
24. Spanish - Berlin Defence
25. Spanish - 5.d3
26. Spanish - 5.d3 d6
27. Spanish - 5.d3 b5
28. Semi-Open Games
29. Caro-Kann 1
30. Caro-Kann 2
31. French
32. French exchange variation
33. French advance variation
34. Sicilian
35. Introduction
36. Dragon - Intro
37. Dragon
38. Dragon - 9.Bc4
39. Dragon - 9.0-0-0
40. Dragon - 9.0-0-0 d5 10.Qe1
41. Dragon - 9.0-0-0 d5 10.exd5
42. Sveshnikov
43. Closed and Semi-Closed Games
44. Introduction
45. Queen's Gambit Declined 1
46. Queen's Gambit Declined 2
47. Queen's Gambit Declined 3
48. Semi-Slav
49. Nimzo-Indian Defence 1
50. Nimzo-Indian Defence 2
51. Nimzo-Indian Defence 3
52. Nimzo-Indian Defence 4
53. Queen's Indian Defence
54. Conclusion
55. Conclusion 1
56. Conclusion 2
57. Conclusion 3
• Video running time: 5 hours 50 minutes (English)
• Further Training chapter with repertoire feature
System Requirements:
Minimum
Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation.
MacOSX Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10
Recommended
PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet access for program activation.
What is tactics and how to do it?
This interactive DVD is aimed at improving both tactical insight and problemsolving abilities for beginners. With 15+ chapters, each explaining a different theme, I will introduce you to not only popular themes like pins, discovered attacks, and but even give you insight into more complicated themes like the Greek Gift, exchange sacrifice. To really test your knowledge on tactics, I recommend you to pause the video at times and try to solve the position for yourself. At the end of the DVD, I have prepared numerous exercises meant for you to solve without knowing the theme. I hope you enjoy!
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Tips
3. Tip 1
4. Tip 2
5. Tip 3
6. Tip 4
7. Tip 5
8. En Prise
9. En Prise 1
10. En Prise 2
11. En Prise 3
12.En Prise 4
13. En Prise 5
14. En Prise 6
15. En Prise 7
16. Candidate moves
17. Candidate moves introduction
18. Candidate moves 2
19. Candidate moves 3
20. Candidate moves 4
21. Candidate moves 5
22. Candidate moves 6
23. Candidate moves 7
24. Candidate moves 8
25. Candidate moves 8 part 2
26. Intermediate moves
27. Intermediate moves
28. Fork
29. Fork 1
30. Fork 2
31. Fork 3
32. Fork 4
33. Fork 5
34. Fork 6
35. Fork 6 part 2
36. Fork 7
37. Fork 8
38. Fork 9
39. Fork 10
40. Fork 11
41. Pin
42. Pin 1
43. Pin 2
44. Pin 3
45. Pin 4
46. Pin 5
47. Pin 6
48. Pin 7
49. Pin 8
50. Pin 9
51. Skewer
52. Skewer 1
53. Skewer 2
54. Skewer 3
55. Skewer 4
56. Skewer 5
57. Skewer 6
58. X-ray
59. X-ray 1
60. X-ray 2
61. X-ray 3
62. X-ray 4
63. Discovered attack
64. Discovered attack 1
65. Discovered attack 2
66. Discovered attack 3
67. Discovered attack 4
68. Discovered attack 5
69. Discovered attack 6
70. Discovered attack 7
71. Discovered attack 8
72. Discovered attack 9
73. Discovered attack 10
74. Discovered attack 11
75. Discovered attack 12
76. Discovered attack 13
77. Discovered attack 14
78. Discovered check 1
79. Discovered check 2
80. Discovered check 3
81. Discovered check 4
82. Distraction
83. Distraction 1
84. Distraction 2
85. Distraction 3
86. Distraction 4
87. Distraction 5
88. Distraction 6
89. Distraction 7
90. Distraction 8
91. Decoy
92. Decoy 1
93. Decoy 2
94. Decoy 3
95. Decoy 4
96. Decoy 5
97. Decoy 6
98. Decoy 7
99. Promotion
100. Promotion 1
101. Promotion 2
102. Promotion 3
103. Promotion 4
104. Promotion 5
105. Promotion 6
106. Promotion 7
107. Promotion 8
108. Promotion 9
109. Promotion 10
110. Promotion 11
111. Promotion 12
112. Promotion 13
113. Promotion 14
114. Promotion 15
115. Greek gift
116. Greek gift 1
117. Greek gift 2
118. Greek gift 3
119. Greek gift 3 part 2
120. Greek gift 4
121. Greek gift 5
122. Exchange sacrifice
123. Exchange sacrifice 1
124. Exchange sacrifice 2
125. Exchange sacrifice 3
126. Exchange sacrifice 4
127. Exchange sacrifice 5
128. Exchange sacrifice 6
129. Trapped pieces
130. Trapped piece 1
131. Trapped piece 2
132. Trapped piece 3
133. Trapped piece 4
134. Trapped piece 5
135. Trapped piece 6
136. Trapped piece 7
137. Trapped piece 8
138. Back rank mate
139. Back rank mate 1
140. Back rank mate 2
141. Back rank mate 3
142. Back rank mate 4
143. Back rank mate 5
144. Back rank mate 6
145. Back rank mate 7
146. Back rank mate 8
147. Back rank mate 9
148. Back rank mate 10
149. Checkmate
150. Checkmate 1: Smothered mate / Philidor's mate
151. Checkmate 2: Epaulette mate
152. Checkmate 3: Arabian mate
153. Checkmate 4: Damiano's mate
154. Checkmate 5: Anastasia's mate
155. Checkmate 6: Reti's mate
156. Checkmate 7: Greco's mate
157. Checkmate 8: Swallow's Tail mate / Gueridon’s mate
158. Checkmate 9: Opera mate
159. Test yourself
160. Test yourself intro
161. Test yourself 2
162. Test yourself 3
163. Test yourself 4
164. Test yourself 5
165. Test yourself 6
166. Test yourself 7
167. Test yourself 8
168. Test yourself 9
169. Test yourself 10
170. Test yourself 11
171. Test yourself 12
172. Test yourself 13
173. Test yourself 14
174. Test yourself 15
175. Test yourself 16
176. Test yourself 17
177. Test yourself 18
178. Test yourself 19
179. Conclusion/Bonus
• Video running time: more than 7 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Database with more examples
System Requirements:
Minimum
Windows 7 or higher Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation.
MacOSX Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10
Recommended
PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet access for program activation.
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About the Author
WGM Qiyu Zhou [pronounced Chee-you Jo], born in 2000, is a Canadian chess player who has competed for Canada at the Women's Chess Olympiad since 2014 and who won the Canadian women's championship in 2016.
Qiyu learned to play chess at the age of four in France. In late 2004, the family moved to Finland, and Qiyu won the Finnish Youth Chess Championships five times (in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010) in the U10 Open section. Also in 2010, she won the Nordic School Chess Championships in the U11 Open division in Sweden. In 2008, she won the silver medal in the U8 Girls section at the World Youth Chess Championship in Vung Tàu, Vietnam.
In 2011, Qiyu transferred chess federations from Finland to Canada. She won the Canadian Youth Chess Championship in 2012 and 2013, in the Girls U-12 and Girls U-14 sections respectively. She won the Girls U-14 World Youth Championships in Durban, South Africa, 2014.
Also in 2014, Zhou made her debut at the Women's Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway. She played board four for the Canadian team scoring 6½/9 points. In the same year, she also took part in the World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad in Gyor, Hungary playing board four for team Canada, which finished fifth. She finished first in the U-18 Girls category at the North American Youth Chess Championships in 2015 Toluca, Mexico. As a result, she was automatically awarded by FIDE the title Woman International Master (WIM). In September 2016, Zhou won the Canadian women's championship and as a result, qualified to play in the Women's World Chess Championship 2017. You can watch a speech she did on how to achieve one’s goals:
