Understanding Material Imbalances by Svitlana Demchenko

One of the first lessons we are taught in the beginning of our chess journey is how much every piece on the board is “worth”. However, the more we master the game, the more we realize that the “true” value of pieces can differ from their theoretical value, depending on the subtleties of the position. When faced with material imbalances, it can be challenging to come to a correct evaluation and decide which plans to pursue. This DVD focuses on several types of material imbalances, such as Rook vs 2 Pieces, Queen vs 2 Rooks, and Queen vs Pieces. In this series, you will learn some general guidelines, explore model games played by the best players in the world, and test your knowledge through practice positions.

Video running time: 4 hours 30 minutes (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: Training with ChessBase apps - Play key positions against Fritz on various levels&

1. Introduction
2. Rook vs 2 pieces in the endgame
3. Introduction
4. Tal vs Grave
5. Reti vs Bogoljubov
6. Fischer vs Di Camillo
7. Lund vs Ejsing
8. Rook vs 2 pieces in the middlegame
9. Aronian vs Shirov
10. Capablanca vs Alekhine
11. Gligoric vs Psakhis
12. Simacek vs Weissman
13. Psakhis vs Fernandez
14. Conclusion
15. Queen vs 2 rooks
16. Introduction
17. Portisch vs Fischer
18. Kramnik vs Svidler
19. Karpov vs Polgar
20. Adams vs Svidler
21. Rublevsky vs Bologan
22. Queen vs pieces
23. Introduction
24. Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov
25. Hasanzade vs Zarubitski
26. Yip vs Abrah
27. Mamedyarov vs Bareev
28. Fortress
29. Conclusion

Windows 7 or higher
Minimum: Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet access for program activation.

MacOSX

only available as download! Minimum: MacOS "Yosemite" 10.10