Winning Chess Strategies Vol.1 - The Art of Sacrifices and Initiative by Romain Edouar

Throughout this video course, we will study how to master sacrifices and the initiative in several aspects: opposite-coloured bishops, the bishop pair, the exchange sacrifice, launching an attack, and the good moment to sacrifice will be the topics covered in this first video course.

The goal will be to teach you how to take advantage of certain material imbalances and convert them into victories! Using real games, analysed and explained; some of them being genuine masterpieces, this video course will be the ideal tool to learn how to conclude a game due to your initiative. Enjoy each part, and soak it up for your next victories!

• Video running time: 5 hours (English)

• Extra: Database with thematic games

Sample video

1. Introduction
2. Opposite coloured bishops
3. Description
4. Example 1: Kramnik vs Topalov, 2015
5. Example 2: Van Wely vs Topalov, 2005
6. Example 3: Topalov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014
7. Example 4: Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2013
8. The bishop pair
9. Example 1: Giri vs Caruana, 2013
10. Example 2: Mencinger vs Edouard, 2011
11. Example 3: Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907
12. Example 4: Jimenez Ruano vs Kamsky, 2019
13. Exchange sacrifice
14. Example 1: Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000
15. Example 2: Bekker-Jensen vs Edouard, 2016
16. Example 3: Nikolic vs Topalov, 2000
17. Example 4: Topalov vs Kamsky, 2006
18. Launch a furious attack
19. Example 1: Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005
20. Example 2: Dominguez Perez vs Adhiban, 2016
21. Example 3: Gashimov vs Lalic, 2007
22. Example 4: Lupulescu vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2016
23. The right moment to sacrifice
24. Example 1: So vs Akobian, 2016
25. Example 2: Wang Hao vs Zeng Chongsheng, 2017
26. Example 3: Wei Yi vs Bruzon Batista, 2015
27. Example 4: Van Wely vs Acs, 2002
28. Example 5: Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999