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Master Preparation
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Fortress Positions
75 min. |
UMBC Resident Grandmaster Ilya Smirin examines some practical fortress
positions (for example Q + P vs. R + P; B + P vs. P, and Q vs. B + N) where the side with
a material deficit is able to hold a draw with passive and accurate defense. From
practical play, the presenter analyzes the games:
Petrosian,A-Hazai, Schilde 1970
Sokolov,A-Yusupov, Candidates Match, Riga (m/7), 1986, and
Keres-Portisch, Moscow 1967 |
$26.95
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Zugzwang!
65 min. |
UMBC Resident Grandmaster Ilya Smirin demonstrates the theme of
"zugzwang" as he analyzes key positions from the games:
Averbakh-Matanovic, USSR vs. Yugoslavia, Belgrade 1961
Szabo-Korensky, Sochi 1973
Fischer-Taimanov, Candidates Match, Vancouver (m/4) 1971, and
Smirin-Sakaev, Kramatorsk 1989 |
$25.95
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Introduction to Pawn Endings
51 min. |
Life Master Igor Epshteyn, coach of the 1996, 1998 and 1999 Pan-American
Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship Teams from UMBC, lectures on the basic themes of
king and pawn endings.
Among the topics discussed are:
Zugzwang - Opposition - Repulsion - Coordination
- Triangulation
The presenter also explains the important
"rule of the 6th rank" and his own theory on "squares
of exemption". This lecture lays a solid foundation that is built upon in
follow-up lectures, where each important motif is discussed in greater detail. |
$23.95
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ChessBoard Geometry 1
61 min. |
Life Master Igor Epshteyn, coach of the 1996, 1998 and 1999 Pan-American
Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship Teams from UMBC, lectures on the mysterious and
magical geometry of the chessboard, and presents material on the following topics:
Route - The path taken by a king to get from one square to another.
Detour - Going around an obstacle via use of the diagonals.
Repulsion - Forcing the opposing king to vary its route by making it move
to an unfavorable square.
Decoy - Luring the opposing king into a commitment of route, then
changing your own king's route accordingly.
Pursuit - Following behind the opposing king on the same route by
matching tempos. |
$24.95
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Combining Plans
in the Endgame
53 min. |
Life Master Igor Epshteyn,
coach of the 1996, 1998 and 1999 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship
Teams from UMBC, lectures on the theme of combining plans in king and pawn endgames.
Building on the other instructive lectures in this series, the presenter shows how
combining the many different principles associated with these endgames is essential to
achieve maximum results. Your endgame technique will be greatly enhanced
by the knowledge contained in this lecture. |
$23.95
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