Tiviakov S. - Learning From The World Champions

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  • Video running time: 5 hours 45 min (English)

From amateurs to professionals – players of all levels know how difficult it is to learn chess strategy and how much time and effort it takes to improve middlegame play. The author of this DVD has a solution - suggesting and demonstrating what he believes to be the easiest and most affordable method - learning from the World Champions! With famous classical examples from the works of the giants, the author talks in detail about principles of chess and methods of play that we can use during every stage of the game. Each example of World Champion play is followed by a similar example from the practice of the author, proving that his method works! A great deal of incredibly useful aspects are discussed and lot of tips offered on how to improve your play in 25 examples with 5 hours of video.

  • Video running time: 5 hours 45 min (English) 
  • With interactive training including video feedback 
  • Extra: Database with 50 model games from World Champions
  • Including CB 12 Reader

  1. The importance of studying World Championship games as a means to learn both opening theory and typical ideas and plans in the middlegame.
  2. 01: Introduction [06:10]
  3. The close relationship between the opening and the middlegame
  4. Center
  5. 02: Fischer,R - Marovic,D [20:14]
  6. 03: Tiviakov,S - Dreev,A [17:18]
  7. Space advantage and a bad bishop: Ruy Lopez
  8. 04: Karpov,A - Unzicker,W [18:40]
  9. 05: Tiviakov,S - Norgaard,J [19:12]
  10. Active play with an isolated pawn (control of the center)
  11. 06: Ljubojevic,L - Karpov,A [15:40]
  12. 07: Illescas,C - Tiviakov,S [18:08]
  13. Middlegame patterns
  14. Mating attack with opposite-coloured bishops
  15. 08: Karpov,A - Kasparov,G [15:42]
  16. 09: Tiviakov,S - Bajarani,U [14:11]
  17. 10: Tiviakov,S - Maljutin,E [03:45]
  18. The positional exchange sacrifice to create a blockade
  19. 11: Reshevsky,S - Petrosian,T [10:01]
  20. 12: Razuvaev,Y - Tiviakov,S [21:19]
  21. King activity
  22. 13: Short,N - Timman,J [09:23]
  23. 14: Tiviakov,S - Rozentalis,E [09:02]
  24. Attacking the king with heavy pieces
  25. 15: Sveshnikov,E - Karasev,V [06:36]
  26. 16: Alekhine,A - Lokvenc,J [06:48]
  27. 17: Anand,V - Tiviakov,S [09:47]
  28. Endgame patterns
  29. Endings with opposite-coloured bishops: winning with the help of zugzwang
  30. 18: Tal,M - Radulov,I [15:39]
  31. 19: Tiviakov,S - Miladinovic,I [16:55]
  32. The advantage of B + N against a pair of bishops
  33. 20: Smyslov,V - Denker,A [08:13]
  34. 21: Tiviakov,S - Belouadah,S [06:48]
  35. The advantage of the bishop pair in symmetrical positions
  36. 22: Englisch,B - Steinitz,W [08:25]
  37. 23: Tiviakov,S - Arat,U [10:34]
  38. Controlling open lines with a pawn majority on the queenside. Realising small advantages
  39. 24: Petrosian,T - Portisch,L [10:08]
  40. 25: Tiviakov,S - Romanov,E [11:29]
  41. 26: Outro [01:45]
  42. Interactive positions
  43. 27: Test 1 [04:28]
  44. 28: Test 2 [04:11]
  45. 29: Test 3 [04:24]
  46. 30: Test 4 [03:03]
  47. 31: Test 5 [01:59]
  48. 32: Test 6 [03:44]
  49. 33: Test 7 [03:09]
  50. 34: Test 8 [04:18]
  51. 35: Test 9 [03:04]
  52. 36: Test 10 [01:29]