Strategy University Vol. 5: Winning Methods of Great Players

(Strategy University V: winning methods of great players) Using ideas and games from grandmasters of the past, the Ukrainian coach addresses various topics. 1) The Soviet grandmaster Vladimir Simagin was one of the first to use the typical exchange sacrifice: on the one hand the Sicilian exchange sacrifice Rxc3 and on the other allowing the exchange of a rook on f8 for a bishop on h6 to continue and achieve superiority in the black squares. 2) Tal's attacks are presented as "bluffs", but the theme has a much more general objective, specifically "drastically altering the course of a game". 3) Anyone can carry out double attacks, but how to achieve the positions in which they can occur? This issue, which of course is partly tactical in nature, is one of the most important in leading to success in chess. 4) How to bring another player's ideas to the board and make use of them. 5) Through his own games, the author shows how to recognize typical errors and study them in order to avoid them in the future. 6) Finally, the DVD features some legendary Soviet players: Yuri Razuvaev, VitalyTseshkovsky, Oleg Dementiev and Viktor Zheliandinov. Video footage: 5 hours 35 minutes.