DVD 2: Marin - Play the Pirc like a Grandmaster Vol. 2: Attacking lines DVD

Drawing on new research, this biography of William Steinitz (1836–1900), the first World Chess Champion, covers his early life and career, with a fully-sourced collection of his known games until he left London in 1882. A portrait of mid-Victorian British chess is provided, including a history of the famous Simpson’s Divan.

Born to a poor Jewish family in Prague, Steinitz studied in Vienna, where his career really began, before moving to London in 1862, bent on conquering the chess world. During the next 20 years, he became its strongest and most innovative player, as well as an influential writer on the game. A foreigner with a quarrelsome nature, he suffered mockery and discrimination from British amateur players and journalists, which eventually drove him to immigrate to America. The final chapters cover his subsequent visits to England and the last three tournaments he played there. A4 afmeting - 415 bladen

Are you a parent of a junior chess player who feels that because you don’t know how to play chess, you can’t help your child? Or are you an adult or junior chess player who has taken private chess lessons for years, but feels you haven’t been progressing?

In both cases, there can be a lot of reliance on a chess coach who has been given free rein with lesson content and direction. They probably have some sort of plan but it is likely to be a plan used for all their students. This is not ideal. More important is a well-thought out, individualized plan, that focuses on a specific player’s unique strengths and weaknesses. Formulating such a plan is crucial for making improvements.

Victoria Doknjas and her son John Doknjas are an ideal writing partnership to tackle this topic. John is a FIDE Master who has already established himself as an excellent and highly-respected author who understands the improvement process very well. Victoria has over a decade of experience navigating the competitive chess arena with her three master-level sons, including also running her own chess academy. Together they offer a unique and informative insight to those wanting to get more out of their chess studies, as well as presenting practical advice in areas including:

- Identifying important goals and how to work towards them.
- Understanding how to objectively analyse your games.
- Maximising the efficiency of software and engines for learning.

Reading this book can broaden your horizons in the essential areas of chess study, and ideally let you better evaluate what your chess coach is teaching you. And if you don’t have a chess coach, this book will provide you with an excellent foundation for serious chess study.

384 pages

Le titre – un peu énigmatique – se réfère uniquement à la première moitié de ce livre, dans laquelle l’auteur tente de démêler le vrai du faux – disons plutôt, le valide du discutable – dans la littérature échiquéenne « classique ». On pourra discuter ses conclusions – c’est en général le grand intérêt de ce genre de tentative : servir de support à de nouvelles discussions… Le reste de l’ouvrage est consacré à des sujets plus légers et personnels.

Dit zeer gedistingeerde spel bestaat uit een set stukken van het model Stallion, dat gekenmerkt wordt door zijn zeer gebeeldhouwde paard, zijn loper en zijn diepe spleet, zijn goed gebogen toren en zijn zeer slanke koning en Dame. De kleur en de verschillende natuurlijke tinten die het Padouk-hout aan deze set geeft, zullen worden gewaardeerd en maken elk stuk uniek. Het bord is ook van Padouk, een beetje rozebruin voor de donkere velden en  de witte velden zijn meer beige. 

Afmetingen van het bord: 48 cm en 5 cm veld

Afmetingen van de stukken: Hoogte koning 9 cm - Basis koning: 3,8 cm - Hoogte pion 4,5 cm - Basis pion 2,8 cm