Chess DVDs and Videos
British Chess Magazine Chess Shop has a superb selection of videos and
DVDs. Check out the selection below.
 Accelerated
Dragon Assault! (Video UK PAL Format / DVD)
The Accelerated Dragon is a versatile and easy-to-learn system for
Black to have in his repertoire. Black can force the variation via
the Sicilian Defence (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 g6), and
there are cunning transpositions via different move orders - even
via 1 c4, when an unsuspecting opponent starts with the English Opening.
Using illustrative games, Andrew Martin reveals how White can so
easily go astray immediately when faced with the Accelerated, and
how refutation attempts rebound disastrously. Against the positional
Maroczy Bind system, Martin shows how Black can create active counterplay
with pawn breaks. Running time: 2 hrs.
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Andrew Martin |
Bad Bishop Video / DVD |
£19.99 |
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 Bashing
the Sicilian With Bb5 (Vol.1) (Video UK PAL Format / DVD)
The move 3 Bb5 against the Sicilian is enjoying a renaissance as
a sound and forceful attacking system for White, as well as one
which sidesteps the huge mass of normal Sicilian theory. Converts
include Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand, and Ruslan Ponomariov. Grandmaster
Murray Chandler presents a cunningly selected and superbly consistent
repertoire to counter every important Black response. Using 16 outstanding
illustrative games, White's optimum strategies are clearly explained,
and the lessons are reinforced by easy-to-understand summaries.
Running time: 1 hr 30 mins.
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Murray Chandler |
Bad Bishop Video / DVD |
£19.99 |
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 Bashing
the Sicilian With Bb5 (Vol.2) (Video UK PAL Format / DVD)
The system 3 Bb5+ against the Sicilian is an excellent weapon for
White – and has the bonus of cancelling out defences such as
the Najdorf and the Dragon. Grandmaster Murray Chandler presents an
aggressive repertoire to deal with every important Black response.
Using 15 outstanding illustrative games – including some from
Michael Adams, Sergei Rublevsky and Vladimir Kramnik – White's
optimum strategies are clearly explained. The lessons are reinforced
by easy-to-understand summaries, giving the viewer an instant new
way to bash the Sicilian. This video/DVD, volume 2, deals with
lines after 2...d6. Running time: 2 hrs. |
Murray Chandler |
Bad Bishop Video / DVD |
£19.99 |
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Knock-Out Nimzo (Video UK PAL Format / DVD)
Grandmaster Tony Kosten hacks a path for you through the jungle of
opening theory. He presents a complete and powerful repertoire for
Black against the main lines of the Nimzo. The Nimzo-Indian Defence
(1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4) offers dynamic winning possibilities
for Black that persist throughout the game. Black trades the bishop
pair, but in return gains the tactical advantage of quick development,
and often also saddles White with long-term pawn weaknesses. Running
time: 1 hr 40 mins. |
Tony Kosten |
Bad Bishop Video / DVD |
£19.99 |
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 Scheming
Scandinavian with 2...Qxd5 (Video UK PAL Format / DVD)
The Scandinavian Defence (1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5) is hugely popular at
club level, because Black dictates the opening struggle from move
one. IM Andrew Martin takes the viewer through all of the basic themes
required to play the opening with confidence - and success. Particular
attention is devoted to key strategies for Black, and major sections
end with an easy-to-understand summary. The comprehensive coverage
extends to transpositions, where Martin reveals a simple method of
disarming the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (arising after 2 d4). Running
time: 2 hrs 18 mins. |
Andrew Martin |
Bad Bishop Video / DVD |
£19.99 |
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