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Key Concepts of Chess - Pawn Structures Vol.1 and 2 by Herman Grooten

Key Concepts of Chess - Pawn Structures Vol.1 and 2 by Herman Grooten

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Key Concepts of Chess - Pawn Structures Vol.1 and 2 by Herman Grooten

In this series it’s all about strategy for club players, explained in a simple way with clear examples! The idea is to focus on certain themes using specific pawn structures. The central question is: how can the pieces be manoeuvred into good positions and what should we then consider? IM Herman Grooten will offer rules-of-thumb and concepts to give clubchess players the necessary guidance to try and find the right paths in their own games.

In this two-part course the emphasis will be on typical pawn-structures, ones that appear quite often in games and that will be very recognisable to club-chess players. Hence, the topics for video course 1 “Open and half-open files” and “the pawn chain” will be covered extensively on this video course.

• Video running time: 6 hours 30 Minutes (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Model Games and Training with ChessBase apps - Play key pawn structures

In this second part the emphasis will be on typical pawn structures that appear quite often in games, and that will be very recognizable for clubchess players. For example, on this video course the topics “the isolated queen pawn (IQP)” and “the passed-pawn in the middlegame” will be discussed in detail. Because the IQP can appear on the board in many opening variations, it is worthwhile to study. The fact that sometimes a passed-pawn can be invaluable and can cause an astonishing effect will be music to the ears of the club-chess player.

• Video running time: 4 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Model Games and Training with ChessBase apps - Play key pawn structures against Fritz on various levels

Sample video

  1. DVD1
  2. Introduction
  3. Fundamentals Part 1
  4. Fundamentals Part 1
  5. Definitions 1
  6. Definitions 2
  7. To create doubled pawns: Spiesberger-Galdunts
  8. To create doubled pawns: Van Wely-Short
  9. To get rid of doubled pawns: Constructed Position
  10. To win with tripled pawns: Lysyj-Ernst
  11. To play against a backward pawn: Estrin
  12. To deal with tension between two pawns: Gerlagh-Mollema
  13. Tension: Hibma-Breuker
  14. Tension: Fischer-Taimanov
  15. Typical structures: Suba-Zadrima
  16. Fundamentals Part 2
  17. Fundamentals Part 2
  18. Capture towards the center: Babula-Rustemov
  19. Capture off the center: Carlsen-Naiditsch
  20. Capture off the center Topalov-Van Wely
  21. Capture off the center: Gershon-Shinkevich
  22. Capture off the center: Atalik-Metin
  23. Capture off the center: Lanchava-Schuurman
  24. Release the tension: Sokolov-Marcelin
  25. The pawn chain, attacking the base: Moskalenko-Fedorchuk
  26. The Isolated Queen's Pawn - attacking plan: Roiz-Beccaris
  27. The Passed Pawn: Van der Wiel-Haver
  28. Exercises
  29. Description
  30. Exercise 1
  31. Exercise 2
  32. Exercise 3
  33. Exercise 4
  34. Exercise 5
  35. Exercise 6
  36. Exercise 7
  37. Exercise 8
  38. Open and Half-Open File Part 1
  39. Open and Half-Open File Part 1
  40. Backward pawn: Gheorghiu-Shapiro
  41. Minority-attack: Van den Berg-Kramer
  42. Manoeuvres in front of the pawns: Gashimov-Ivanchuk
  43. Open file and seventh rank: Zivanic-Kovacevic
  44. Open up files with the king in the center 1: A.Haast-Coenen
  45. Open up files with the king in the center 2: Avrukh-Schripkenko
  46. Which is the right file? 1: Leniart-Kriebel
  47. Which is the right file? 2: Berg-Bareev
  48. Open and Half-Open File Part 2
  49. Open and Half-Open File Part 2
  50. Eliminating defender 1: Suba-Spraggett
  51. Eliminating defender 2: NN-NN
  52. Eliminating defender 3: Anastasian-Chatalbashev
  53. Entering the seventh rank 1: Kveinys-Comp
  54. Entering the seventh rank 2: Leko-Mamedyarov
  55. Demolishing the seventh rank: Fleming-Knopf
  56. Queen entering on the right way: Grandelius-Sokolov
  57. The back rank 1: NN
  58. The back rank 2: Lautier-Onischuk
  59. The sixth rank: Kasparov-Gavrikov
  60. Exercises
  61. Exercise 1
  62. Exercise 2
  63. Exercise 3
  64. Exercise 4
  65. Exercise 5
  66. Exercise 6
  67. Exercise 7
  68. Exercise 8
  69. The Pawn Chain
  70. Instructive Example
  71. Attacking the chain with White
  72. Attacking the chain with Black
  73. Demolish the structure 1: Moskalenko-Fedorchuk
  74. Demolish the structure 2: Forgacs-Tartakower
  75. Demolish the structure 3: Hess-P.Gerlagh
  76. Making use of a space advantage: Ostovic-Rogul
  77. Standard Sacrifice 1: P.Kuipers-P.Gerlagh
  78. Standard Sacrifice 2: Kosten-Adrian
  79. King’s Indian Defense Overview
  80. Model Game for White: Korchnoi-Van Wely
  81. Model Game for Black: Tratat-Ye Jiangchuan
  82. Exercises
  83. Exercise 1
  84. Exercise 2
  85. Exercise 3
  86. Exercise 4
  87. Exercise 5
  88. Exercise 6
  89. Exercise 7
  90. Exercise 8
  91. DVD2
  92. Introduction
  93. The Isolated Queen's Pawn Part 1
  94. Introduction, pro’s and con’s
  95. The Nxf7-sacrifice
  96. The pawn break d4-d5
  97. The pin over the d-file
  98. The Nxf7-sacrifice 1: Khenkin-Bertran
  99. The Nxf7-sacrifice 2: Iturrizaga-Papin
  100. The Nxf7-sacrifice 3: Botvinnik-Batuyev
  101. The Nxf7-sacrifice 4: Janev-Ilchev
  102. The Nxf7-sacrifice 5: Botvinnik-Vidmar
  103. The Isolated Queen's Pawn Part 2
  104. The Isolated Queen's Pawn Part 2
  105. The rook lift and rook switch 1: Timofeev-Svidler
  106. The rook lift and rook switch 2: Buhmann-Wichmann
  107. The rook lift and rook switch 3: Onischuk-Vescovi
  108. The pawn break d4-d5 1: Ligterink-Donner
  109. The pawn break d4-d5 2: Portisch-Bilet
  110. The pawn break d4-d5 3: Sokolov-Fischer
  111. The pawn break d4-d5 4: Rodshtein-Diamant
  112. Transition to ‘hanging pawns’: Donaldson-Kudrin
  113. Exploiting weaknesses 1: Bojkov-Dreev
  114. Exploiting weaknesses 2: Arngrimmson-Damljanovic
  115. Exercises
  116. Exercise 1
  117. Exercise 2
  118. Exercise 3
  119. Exercise 4
  120. Exercise 5
  121. Exercise 6
  122. Exercise 7
  123. Exercise 8
  124. Passed Pawn Part 1
  125. To create a passed pawn 1: Razuvayev-Honfi
  126. To create a passed pawn 2: Nielsen-NN
  127. Pawn break: Thipsay-Peng
  128. Push pawn!: A.Haast-M.Bensdorp
  129. Piece positioning in relation to a passed pawn 1: Hughes-Chirila
  130. Piece positioning in relation to a passed pawn 2: Reinderman-Bosboom
  131. Piece positioning in relation to a passed pawn 3: Holt-Shetty
  132. To lure or chase away a defender: Cano Sanchez-Carrasco
  133. Interference: Morozevich-Adams
  134. Pin: Mentasi
  135. To block a square 1: Troitzky
  136. To block a square 2: Wall-Schuurman
  137. Double Attack: Engels-Maroczy
  138. Passed Pawn Part 2
  139. To exploit a passed pawn: Halkias-Asrian
  140. To create a second passed pawn 1
  141. To create a second passed pawn 2: Nunn
  142. To create a second passed pawn 3: Schuurman-Gara
  143. To defend against a passed pawn 1: Zenyuk-Abrahamyan
  144. To defend against a passed pawn 2: Van den Ende
  145. To defend against a passed pawn 3: Zheltukhov
  146. To defend against a passed pawn 4: Kasparov-Timman
  147. To exploit weaknesses and make use of the passed pawn 1: Grooten-Douven
  148. To exploit weaknesses and make use of the passed pawn 2: Petrosian-Korchnoi
  149. Exercises
  150. Exercise 1
  151. Exercise 2
  152. Exercise 3
  153. Exercise 4
  154. Exercise 5
  155. Exercise 6
  156. Exercise 7
  157. Exercise 8
Languages: English
System: Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS X (only download)
Published: May 2022
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Level: Advanced , Tournament player , Professional
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