Markos: Middlegame Secrets – Vol. 4: The Secret Lives of Knights

For a chess player, chess pieces are like specific tools in a toolbox. We need to know how to use them best, like a craftsman knows their tools. We shouldn't use a screwdriver to hammer in a nail; and we shouldn't use the queen just for defence. This series will show you in great detail the specific qualities of each chess piece, so that you can maximize their effectiveness and thus improve your game. Queens are the true ladies of the chessboard. They are dangerous attackers, but poor defenders. They dislike dirty work, and often wait until other pieces prepare space for them. Let us learn together how to find the best spot for the queen in the early middlegame, how to navigate this piece around the board, how to time the queen attack, how to decide whether to exchange it or not, and much more! • Video running time: 5 hours (English) • Extra: Additional database with exercises • Training with ChessBase apps – Play key positions against Fritz on various levels Jan Markos is a Slovak chess grandmaster, coach, and author, a former European Youth Champion. His book "Under the Surface" won the ECF Book of the Year Award in 2018. His most recent chess book "The Secret Ingredient", co-authored with GM David Navara, focuses on practical aspects of over-theboard play. 02 Include all pieces in the attack 1a 15:35 min.03 Include all pieces in the attack 1b 13:41 min.04 Include all pieces in the attack 2a 22:23 min.05 Include all pieces in the attack 2b 13: 55 min.06 Development and pace in the attack 1a 15:51 min.07 Development and pace in the attack 1b 13:04 min.08 Development and pace in the attack 2a 13:30 min.09 Development and pace in the attack 2b 29:19 min.10 Colour Schemes 1 16:57 min.11 Colour Schemes 2 17:50 min. The Danish International Master Jacob Aagaard, 30, has already published a whole array of chess books, including the prize-winning "Excelling at chess". The CD is based on the new instructional Fritz8-Chess Media System: all the lectures are presented in their entirety with video pictures and synchronised chess graphics. There is no better way to explain chess. This is how chess training can be real fun! System requirements: PC 233, 64 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, sound card, mouse, Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98, Windows Media Player 9. Attention: this course is a supplementary program for Fritz8 and can only be run if the chess program Fritz8, Shredder8, Junior8, Hiarcs9 or Tiger15 is installed on the PC. Neither Fritz8, Shredder8, Junior8, Hiarcs9 or Tiger15 is supplied with this training course.

Bundle Offer For a chess player, chess pieces are like specific tools in a toolbox. We need to know how to use them best, like a craftsman knows their tools. We shouldn't use a screwdriver to hammer in a nail; and we shouldn't use the queen just for defence. This series will show you in great detail the specific qualities of each chess piece, so that you can maximize their effectiveness and thus improve your game. Queens are the true ladies of the chessboard. They are dangerous attackers, but poor defenders. They dislike dirty work, and often wait until other pieces prepare space for them. Let us learn together how to find the best spot for the queen in the early middlegame, how to navigate this piece around the board, how to time the queen attack, how to decide whether to exchange it or not, and much more! • Video running time: 5 hours (English) • Extra: Additional database with exercises • Training with ChessBase apps – Play key positions against Fritz on various levels   Jan Markos: Middlegame Secrets Vol.2 – The potential of the Rook For a chess player, chess pieces are like specific tools in a toolbox. We need to know how to use them best, like a craftsman knows their tools. We shouldn't use a screwdriver to hammer in a nail; and we shouldn't use the queen just for defence. This series will show you in great detail the specific qualities of each chess piece, so that you can maximize their effectiveness and thus improve your game. Everyone knows that a rook is dangerous on the 7th rank, and that it belongs behind the pawn. However, there is so much more to learn about this inconspicuous piece! Let us explore together how the rooks should enter the game in the early middlegame, how they operate on open files and how they sometimes join a deadly attack, being transferred in front of the pawn chain. We will also discuss the cooperation of the rooks and many more topics.   Video running time: 5 hours (English) Extra: Additional database with exercises Training with ChessBase apps – Play key positions against Fritz on various levels Jan Markos is a Slovak chess grandmaster, coach, and author, a former European Youth Champion. His book "Under the Surface" won the ECF Book of the Year Award in 2018. His most recent chess book "The Secret Ingredient", co-authored with GM David Navara, focuses on practical aspects of over-theboard play.  System requirements: Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 8.1, DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 7 / 8 or 10, DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVDROM drive and internet connection for program activation.