CLEARANCE - Mastering the Classics - EMPIRE CHESS

CLEARANCE - Mastering the Classics - EMPIRE CHESSKasparov, Kramnik and Carlsen have all stated that studying the classics was an important element in their chess education. Bobby Fischer knew the games of Staunton, Morphy and Steinitz inside out. The great games of the past are an absolute goldmine of valuable chess lessons. Whilst opening trends come and go, many ideas remain true and can be used in our games today. GM Damian Lemos had this in mind when he decided to record a DVD on Mastering the

Averbakh Variation

“Positional Mastery” will teach you:

it is firmly in the repertoire of many outstanding players such as Kramnik

Training Guide 0 to 600 - Run Time: 00:07:42

Bc4 – exactly the type of position that appears very frequently in the games of beginners and intermediate players

This is a very valuable DVD for those that try to get the most out of the opening

there are errors – no humans could write a book as comprehensive as this without making some slips – but Velimirovic and Valtonen have achieved a praiseworthy level of accuracy

and it features anti-slide rubber feet

Content: 55 minutes of instruction and analysis in a series of 3 lectures

The King must be protected from early attacks through castling or other alternatives

English Opening - Symmetrical Variation 7

Ruy Lopez with 3…g6