Chess is the ultimate board game. It has been played for over 1500 years
and, thanks to the internet, is becoming more and more popular. People
from all over the world meet
online to enjoy chess – to play, to learn
and to spectate major tournaments.
With this DVD you can learn chess
from scratch and join the world wide chess community. Daniel King, an
experienced Grandmaster, teaches you in easy-to-follow videos all you
need
to get started: how to set up the board, how the pieces move and how to
checkmate. After the basics, you’ll learn about the best way to begin the
game, about the most
common tactical motifs, and you’ll see how winning
pieces can eventually help you to win a game. At the end of the course you
can play through games by
some of the world’s greatest chess players
and learn from their strategies.
The booklet (48 pages) which
accompanies the DVD, gives you a quick reminder of all the rules, and some
of the themes on the DVD. In addition it covers the history of the world
chess
championship – the ultimate prize in chess.
If you want
to play straight away, install the playchess.com software from the DVD.
Playchess.com is the world’s largest chess server. You can meet people
from every corner of the globe and play a game of chess online whenever
you want.
THE AUTHOR: Grandmaster Daniel King has been a professional
chess player for more than 20 years and has represented his country in
numerous competitions, most notably in the historic win by the English
team over the Soviet Union in 1990 in Reykjavik. King is the author of
more than 15 chess books and has great experience as a trainer, assisting
many of England’s leading players. He is also well known for his
broadcasting on TV, radio and the internet, commentating on the major
chess events. King’s Power Play DVD series, also published by ChessBase,
has been highly praised by both customers and reviewers.
Starting Chess
with Grandmaster Daniel King
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO START:
•
How the pieces move
• How to checkmate
• Winning tactics
MODERN
CHESS TRAINING:
• DVD: 3 hours training course with GM Daniel King
•
Accompanying booklet (48 pages)
• 3 months access to playchess.com
System
requirements: Pentium PC with Windows 7, Vista or XP (SP3), DVD-ROM drive,
Soundcard.