Chess Board - Standard Vinyl Roll-up in GREEN

Chess Board - Standard Vinyl Roll-up in GREEN

Need an inexpensive chess board of top quality that will last despite everyday use? Looking for durability at a low price in your chess board? We have the solution. This vinyl chess board is made to resist tears, spills, and daily abuse. The ChessCentral vinyl chess board comes in blue, with buff squares for contrast and visibility. You will love this lightweight, roll-up chessboard! It is easy to take to tournaments, clubs, or next door. Clear and legible algebraic notation, 20"x 20", with 2.25" square size meets all chess tournament standards.

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  • ASIN: B001BXRLUM
  • Brand: ChessCentral
  • Manufacturer: ChessCentral

Houdini 6 Standard Chess Playing Software Program bundled with ChessCentral's "Chess Masterpieces" on CD

Houdini 6 Standard Chess Playing Software Program bundled with ChessCentral's "Chess Masterpieces" on CD

Houdini 6 Standard engine: * The engine can support up to 8 processor cores and 4 GB of hash memory * Fritz 15 user interface * Premium membership for playchess.com and your ChessBase Account (6 months) * Online access to the world's largest analysis database, "Let's Check", with over 200 million deeply analyzed positions (6 months) Houdini 6 continues where its predecessor left off, and adds solid 60 Elo points to this formidable engine, once again making Houdini the strongest chess program currently available on the market. Houdini 6 has been put to the test in various areas and thoroughly refined in all the right places: position evaluation, search, time management and use of the endgame tablebases have been improved, as has parallel processing. Houdini 6 delivers particularly exceptional results on systems with a large number of CPUs, and can run up to 128 threads on high-end hardware. The enhanced "Tactical mode" transforms Houdini 6 into the most ingenious position solver of all time and improves again on the records held by previous versions in tactical benchmark tests. In addition, "Tactical mode" can now also be assigned an exact number of threads, giving you additional flexibility. Despite all the detailed technical improvements, Houdini has kept its creative and imaginative style of play, and where other programs see no future or are locked into a draw, Houdini delivers surprise after surprise. Chess Masterpieces This is Henry Bird's timeless Chess Masterpieces, an elegant collection of chess games as vital and lively today as when first published - over 125 years ago! System requirements: Minimum: Pentium IV hyperthreading, 2 GB RAM, Windows 7/8, DirectX9, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet access.

  • UPC: 730669691348
  • ASIN: B076663BCM
  • Brand: ChessCentral
  • Manufacturer: ChessBase

Fritz 16 Chess Playing Software Game Program Bundled with Chess Success Training Software

Fritz 16 Chess Playing Software Game Program Bundled with Chess Success Training Software

Fritz 16 brings back the fun in chess! What is most enjoyable about chess? Winning, of course! When Fritz entered its first tournament some 25 years ago, humans still had a real chance of taking down the engine. Only a few years later, Fritz was already defeating Grandmasters left, right and Fritz has been considered unbeatable. But now this ultra-strong chess program presents the most user friendly interface ever seen. Features Include: Assisted Analysis - Fritz 16 will give you discreet visual hints as you move, and emoticons, which show Fritz's mood. Tactical Analysis - After your game, let Fritz 16 show you the combinations you might have missed directly. Easy Play - calculation training to hone your skills Even with little knowledge of chess, you can enjoy many exciting games, and more importantly, victory, against Fritz. If things don't work out, Fritz 16 shows you the combinations you might have missed directly after the game with the handy "Tactical Analysis" function, or you can dive right into "Easy Play" calculation training to hone your skills. ChessBase Premium Account (6 months) gives you full access to the world of ChessBase Web Apps (also for iPads, Android Tablets and Smartphones) includes: * Complete access to 6,000 chess training videos * 60,000 tactical exercises * 8 million games in the live database * The best online chess playing action on playchess Chess Success Training Software Here you'll find something for every chess player, whether just learning the moves or a highly rated tournament player. ChessCentral has produced everything needed to get you started and trained. System Requirements Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 2 GB RAM, Windows 7 or 8.1, DirectX9, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet access.

  • UPC: 730669691386
  • ASIN: B076VV2WV3
  • Brand: ChessCentral
  • Manufacturer: ChessCentral

ChessCentral Roman's Lab: Vol. 70, Refuting Previous Sound Opening Lines with Surgical Precision

ChessCentral Roman's Lab: Vol. 70, Refuting Previous Sound Opening Lines with Surgical Precision

Roman's Lab: Mastering Chess Series on DVD, Vol. 70 Refuting Previous Sound Opening Lines with Surgical Precision Lines covered in the French Caro-Kann & Alekhine Defense. Learn Chess from Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili: * Former two time U.S. Champion & Russian Champion * World Open Winner, Writer & Teacher * Former Chess Coach & Trainer for World Champions Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov

  • ASIN: B001TJ5GXW
  • Brand: ChessCentral
  • Manufacturer: ChessDVD

Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual

Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual

The Fourth Edition of a Modern Classic When you are serious about improving your endgame skills, it is time for Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual. Perhaps the best known and most respected instructor of world class chessplayers, Mark Dvoretsky has produced a comprehensive work on the endgame that will reward players of all strengths. For those ready to immerse themselves in endgame theory, there may be no better manual available today. But, even if you do not play at master level, the book has been designed to help your endgame too. Basic theories and "must-know" concepts are highlighted in blue. You may skip the more complex analysis, focus on the text in blue, and still improve your endgame technique. When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised Fourth Edition is better than ever! "I am sure that those who study this work carefully will not only play the endgame better, but overall, their play will improve. One of the secrets of the Russian chess school is now before you, dear reader!" - From the Foreword to the First Edition by Grandmaster Artur Yusupov "Going through this book will certainly improve your endgame knowledge, but just as important, it will also greatly improve your ability to calculate variations... What really impresses me is the deep level of analysis in the book... All I can say is: This is a great book. I hope it will bring you as much pleasure as it has me." - From the Preface to the First Edition by International Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard Here's what they had to say about the First Edition: "Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual ... may well be the chess book of the year... [It] comes close to an ultimate one-volume manual on the endgame." - Lubomir Kavalek in his chess column of December 1, 2003 in the Washington Post."Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is quite simply a masterpiece of research and insig... [Read More]

  • ASIN: 1941270042
  • ISBN: 9781941270042
  • Brand: Russell Enterprises
  • Manufacturer: Russell Enterprises, Inc.

The Classic Chess Sampler IV

The Classic Chess Sampler IV

Here is your chance to own the classics you've always wanted...but now in the latest ChessBase format! Each book faithfully follows the original, with text documents, photos, richly annotated games - and fully interactive! Just look at the titles included on this feature-packed CD: Chess Fundamentals by J. R. Capablanca Capablanca teaches chess! Let the 3rd World Chess Champion be your guide to improvement in chess, as he takes you step by step from novice to upper-grade competitor. Beginning with elementary checkmates, Capablanca moves logically through every phase of basic chess technique... Read more Common Sense in Chess by Emanuel Lasker Lasker's Common Sense in Chess has always been one of the standard works in chess literature, enjoying a place on the short list of required reading for... Read more. Chess Endings for Beginners by J.H. Blake This ingenious e-book contains the endgame knowledge that every chess player must have at his fingertips. Each of these 124 practical endings are the building blocks of winning chess, the foundation for... Read more. Plus...get this classic book specially created for the Acrobat eBook Reader (included): Art of War by Sun Tzu Although Sun Tzu's Art of War was written more than 2,600 years ago, it stands today as the pre-eminent work on military strategy, the most brilliant exposition of armed conflict ever composed. This profound... Read more. Bonus You get a special bonus folder containing chess stories, screensavers and more! This loaded CD is guaranteed to instruct, entertain and delight for years to come - a complete library on one compact disk. Order your copy of The Classic Chess Sampler today! The ChessBase Reader and Adobe eBook Reader are included. No other software is required.

  • ASIN: 1886846502
  • ISBN: 1886846502
  • Brand: ChessCentral
  • Manufacturer: ChessCentral

King's Gambit Vol. 2: Fritztrainer: Interaktives Video-Schachtraining

King's Gambit Vol. 2: Fritztrainer: Interaktives Video-Schachtraining

This DVD mainly deals with two things: 1) Some of the most interesting lines in the King's Gambit starting with 3 Nf3, especially concentrating 'on the refutation of the King's Gambit (Fisher)' 3...g5. I have given the reader a full repertoire, that they can play with 3 Nf3, so all lines are covered. We also briefly look at the crazy 3 Be2 3 d4 and 3 Nc3. 2) The King's Gambit Declined - What happens if Black does not play 2...exf4? The DVD covers: 1: The Caveman hack attack! - 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 Nf3 g5! 4 d4 g4! 5 Bxf4!? - An interesting and crazy way to sacrifice a piece against Blacks main repsonse. 2: The more restrained approach: - 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 Nf3 g5! 4 d4 Bg7 5 Nc3 d6 6 g3! 3: Black avoids playing 3...g5 - All other variations are briefly looked at. 4: Other crazy King's Gambit ideas - 3 Be2, 3 d4 and 3 Nc3 are looked at Part 2 - The King's Gambit Declined 5: 2...Bc5 - Recommended in a number of books, this line is a very popular approach from Black. 6: 2...d5 - All variations are covered. 7: 2...Nc6 (The Miles variation) 8: Other possibilities

  • ASIN: 3866814283
  • ISBN: 9783866814288
  • Brand: ChessBase Fritz
  • Manufacturer: Chess Base

Alexei Shirov: My Best Games with Black

Alexei Shirov: My Best Games with Black

If you want to win with Black, you must decide which is the best strategy to achieve your aim. Should you take risks and go for the win right from move one, or should you patiently set about achieving equality and then wait for mistakes by White? Which opening should you choose and what is the role played by opening preparation? What can you do when you even have to win with Black, because a match can only be saved by a win with Black in the very last game - a situation which has become all the more familiar because of the ever-rising number of knock-out tournaments? Alexei Shirov tries to answer these questions by referring to his own games as Black. In doing so, he describes how his own attitude to this problem has changed over his career, right up to his successes in the 2007 World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, in which he reached the final. Video running time: 6 h 45 m. Alexej Shirov was born in Riga just like world champion Mihail Tal, and also his playing style reminds many chess fans of the young Tal. In the beginning of the 90s, a comet-like rise brought the young Latvian to the world top within the shortest of time. Being no older than 22 years, he already had an Elo rating of nearly 2750 and belonged to the absolute elite. Since then Shirov has been one of the best players in the world, delighting all chess fans with original and amazing ideas on the board. System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard.

  • ASIN: 3866810814
  • ISBN: 3866810814
  • Brand: ChessCentral
  • Manufacturer: ChessBase

Roman's Chess Labs: Vol. 3, Transition to the Middle Game DVD

Roman's Chess Labs: Vol. 3, Transition to the Middle Game DVD

Transition to the Middle Game With over 4 hours of instructional video, Roman's Lab Volumes 3 and 4 are an invaluable guide to successfully transitioning from the opening to the middlegame. It is hosted by Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, former US and Russian Champion and Coach of World Champion Garry Kasparov. •Designing Sicilian Assaults from the Opening •Building Attacking Positions from the Opening - Part 1 •Building Attacking Positions from the Opening - Part 2 •The Importance of Planning for Pawn Structure in the Opening - Part 1 •The Importance of Planning for Pawn Structure in the Opening - Part 2 Plus Free Bonus Windows Chess Software!! •MasterChess 3000 LE - Fully functional chess playing program "Crafty" rated 2613 with a searchable data base of over 100,000 top GrandMaster games from 2000 to March 2003. GrandMaster statistical tree also imports & exports games in PGN format. •Bookup Premiere demo - A method of mastering the chess openings. •ChessReader demo - Software to display ChessCafe eBooks. •Blitzin demo - Play chess online with the internet chess club. •Chess Tactic Arts demo - Improve your tactics by solving exercises. •Advanced School of Chess demo - Instructive tutorial on all chess fundamentals. •Chess Mentor demo - Instructional software (like having a private chess coach).

  • ASIN: B004RC0FU2

Roman's Labs: A Tribute to Bobby Fischer, Vol. 55 DVD

Roman's Labs: A Tribute to Bobby Fischer, Vol. 55 DVD

A Tribute to Bobby Fischer On this DVD Roman pays tribute to the greatest pure chess genius of all time, Bobby Fischer. Included on this DVD are never published and never revealed commentary and facts about Fischer's life. * Evolution of Fischer from age 12 * How Russia ordered all their greatest GMs to prepare Spassky to beat Fischer in their 1972 WC match * Fischer requested to meet and play Roman in the eighties * Roman will show you his favorite Fischer games - these games are fantastic and rarely analyzed * Roman comments on Fischer vs Karpov and who was better Fischer or Kasparov? * Bonus included interview from Karpov on Fischer and he annotates Game 3 of 1972 WC * Extremely Rare footage from the Fischer Spassky 1992 rematch Running time 3 hours GrandMaster Roman Dzindzichashvili: * Former two time U.S. Champion & Russian Champion * World Open Winner, Writer & Teacher * Former Chess Coach & Trainer for World Champions Gary Kasparov & Anatoly Karpov

  • ASIN: B001CDXQQ4
  • Brand: ChessCentral
  • Manufacturer: ChessCentral