Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.1 and 2 by Ivan Sokolov

Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.1 and 2 by Ivan Sokolov

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In this DVD we deal with different dynamic decisions involving pawns. The aim of this DVD is to arm club/tournament players with fresh ideas which they can use in their own practice.

Language: English
System: Windows 7 or higher, Mac OS X (only download)
Delivery: Download
Level: Advanced, Tournament player, Professional

I hope my selected material will inspire the viewer to take similar decisions in his/her own games. I have structured this DVD into 4 chapters: 1. Minor Sacrifices 2. Rolling Pawns 3. Allowing pawn islands 4. Dynamic ideas with g- and h-pawns Every chapter consists of model games displaying different aspects of the theme. The variety of games should give you enough insights to spot these strategies in your own practice.

• Video running time: 4 hours 50 Minutes (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Database with more examples

Understanding Middlegame Strategies Vol.2

Practical Play In this DVD, I have selected the material aiming to improve the viewer’s middlegame decision making process and broaden his/her middlegame understanding in general.

I have structured this DVD into 4 chapters: 1. What to trade, what to keep 2. The king on f8 defends himself 3. Open file 4. Creating crises Every chapter consists of model games displaying different aspects of the theme. The variety of games should give you enough insights to spot these strategies in your own practice.

• Video running time: 4 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Database with more examples

Sample video

1. DVD1
2. Introduction
3. Minor sacrifices
4. Game 1: Jussupow-Ivanchuk
5. Game 2: Carlsen-Giri
6. Game 3: Torre-Karpov
7. Game 4: Anand-Nikolic
8. Game 5: Caruana-Carlsen
9. Game 6: Piket-Kasparov
10. Pawn rollers
11. Game 1: Kasparov-Timman
12. Game 2: Gelfand-Morozevich
13. Game 3: Gelfand-Dreev
14. Game 4: Duda-Eljanov
15. Voluntary creation of a pawn island
16. So-Topalov
17. g & h-pawns – dynamic ideas
18. Game 1: Korchnoi-Polugaevsky
19. Game 2: Gelfand-Jussupow
20. Game 3: Korchnoi-Suetin
21. Game 4: Nepomniachtchi-Bacrot
22. Game 5: Svidler-Mamedyarov
23. Exercises
24. Exercise 1
25. Exercise 2
26. Exercise 3
27. Exercise 4
28. Exercise 5
29. DVD2
30. Introduction
31. What to trade what to keep
32. Game 1: Botvinnik-Donner
33. Game 2: Kasparov-Karpov
34. Game 3: Volokitin-Mamedyarov
35. Game 4: Ganguly-Nguyen
36. Game 5: Kasparov-Timman
37. Game 6: Carlsen-So
38. Game 7: Carlsen-Dreev
39. King on f8 defends itself
40. Game 1: Fischer-Hook
41. Game 2: Caruana-Naroditsky
42. Game 3: Van Foreest-Van der Lende
43. Game 4: Kasparov-Timman
44. Open file
45. Game 1: Kasimdzhanov-Li Chao
46. Game 2: Korchnoi-Bronstein
47. Game 3: Karjakin-Gelfand
48. Creating crises
49. Game 1: Galkin-Kramnik
50. Game 2: Korchnoi-Timman
51. Game 3: Swinkels-Sokolov
52. Game 4: Gurevich-Sokolov
53. Exercises
54. Exercise 1
55. Exercise 2
56. Exercise 3
57. Exercise 4
58. Exercise 5
59. Exercise 6
60. Exercise 7