Winning Chess Strategies Vol.1 and 2 by Romain Edouard

DVD 1

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

DVD2

To improve in the vast terrain of initiative, there’s nothing better than training with well-chosen exercises! This interactive video course will guide you to find the winning move when the initiative is on your side, by such means as: paralysing your opponent, eliminating the opponent’s defender, punishing an unsafe king, finding the right moment to launch your attack, and concluding with a classic chapter where you should “find the killer move”!

These carefully chosen exercises will help you improve, and allow you to manage your initiative in the best way: “when, how, why?”

• Video running time: 4 hours (English)
• With interactive training including video feedback
• Extra: even more exercises!

Sample video

1. DVD1*
2. Introduction
3. Opposite coloured bishops
4. Description
5. Example 1: Kramnik vs Topalov, 2015
6. Example 2: Van Wely vs Topalov, 2005
7. Example 3: Topalov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014
8. Example 4: Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2013
9. The bishop pair
10. Example 1: Giri vs Caruana, 2013
11. Example 2: Mencinger vs Edouard, 2011
12. Example 3: Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907
13. Example 4: Jimenez Ruano vs Kamsky, 2019
14. Exchange sacrifice
15. Example 1: Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000
16. Example 2: Bekker-Jensen vs Edouard, 2016
17. Example 3: Nikolic vs Topalov, 2000
18. Example 4: Topalov vs Kamsky, 2006
19. Launch a furious attack
20. Example 1: Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005
21. Example 2: Dominguez Perez vs Adhiban, 2016
22. Example 3: Gashimov vs Lalic, 2007
23. Example 4: Lupulescu vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2016
24. The right moment to sacrifice
25. Example 1: So vs Akobian, 2016
26. Example 2: Wang Hao vs Zeng Chongsheng, 2017
27. Example 3: Wei Yi vs Bruzon Batista, 2015
28. Example 4: Van Wely vs Acs, 2002
29. Example 5: Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999
30. DVD2*
31. Introduction
32. Paralyse your opponent
33. Exercise 1
34. Exercise 2
35. Exercise 3
36. Exercise 4
37. Exercise 5
38. Exercise 6
39. Exercise 7
40. Exercise 8
41. Exercise 9
42. Exercise 10
43. Exercise 11
44. Hit the defender
45. Introduction
46. Exercise 1
47. Exercise 2
48. Exercise 3
49. Exercise 4
50. Exercise 5
51. Exercise 6
52. Exercise 7
53. Exercise 8
54. Exercise 9
55. Punish an unsafe king
56. Introduction
57. Exercise 1
58. Exercise 2
59. Exercise 3
60. Exercise 4
61. Exercise 5
62. Exercise 6
63. Exercise 7
64. Exercise 8
65. Exercise 9
66. The moment to go for it
67. Introduction
68. Exercise 1
69. Exercise 2
70. Exercise 3
71. Exercise 4
72. Exercise 5
73. Exercise 6
74. Exercise 7
75. Exercise 8
76. Exercise 9
77. Exercise 10
78. Exercise 11
79. Exercise 12
80. Exercise 13
81. Exercise 14
82. Spot the killer move
83. Introduction
84. Exercise 1
85. Exercise 2
86. Exercise 3
87. Exercise 4
88. Exercise 5
89. Exercise 6
90. Exercise 7
91. Exercise 8
92. Exercise 9
93. Exercise 10