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How to study Classics

DVD-box, 1. edition 2021

From the series »Fritz Trainer (Video)«

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Chess education is based on examples of great players of the past. Most of the typical methods of attack, analogous plans and correct ways of conducting different endgames happened for the first time in their games. On the basis of these games, numerous books have been written about endgame subjects and endgame technique. Even concerning openings, the great Alexander Alekhine said that theory is simply the practice of the masters!

Naturally every developing player has to study these examples, as he will face similar positions and problems in his practice. The more a player knows of these positions, the more frequently he will be able to apply the necessary ideas in the correct way. Of course, there are many basic positions in endgames and precise variations in the openings, which have to be remembered by heart. But the greatest part of endgame and middlegame play consists of knowledge of typical plans and typical tactical motifs, which can be used for different purposes. To help you attack the opponent’s king or simply to help you implement plans faster and more effectively. Every young player has to study them and that is possible just from the games of the great players. Vladimir Kramnik once said that at the moment when he decided to fight for the World Championship, he spent one year just analysing all the matches of the WCh. In general, we have to study the classics in two ways: 1) As we explained, in the books on the endgame and the middlegame. Different important subjects are studied from the selected games of the greats. 2) Every top player had his or her own speciality. Like Rubinstein was the greatest master of the ‘exchange technique’, Botvinnik was master of ‘centralisation’ and Alekhine was the greatest player in developing an opening initiative. For each of them there are extraordinarily instructive examples in which they employed their own favourite methods. Another problem exists - in the chess world we don’t have many good books on the middlegame and for this reason young players have problems knowing how to study the classics. Different tactical methods do exist and for these subjects we have plenty of good literature. We will present a few examples showing how the same tactical methods were developed by the top players and how more complicated it became over the years. The same situation is true of the development of typical plans in classical structures.

Adrian Mikhalchishin, a Grandmaster since 1978, is currently among the top 5 world trainers and the Chairman of the FIDE Trainers’ Commission. He trained the team of USSR in 1980’s, national teams of Slovenia, Poland and the Netherlands, and was the trainer of Anatoly Karpov (1980-1986), trained Zsuzsa Polgar, Alexander Beliavsky, Maja Chiburdanidze, Arkadij Naiditsch and Vassily Ivanchuk.

·Video running time: More than 5 hours (English)
·With interactive training including video feedback
·Extra: Database with more Classics
Minimum:
·Dual Core
·2 GB RAM
·DirectX11
·graphics card with 256 MB RAM
·DVD-ROM drive
·Windows Media Player 9
·ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader
·internet access for program activation

Recommended:
·PC Intel i5 (Quadcore)
·4 GB RAM
·Windows 10
·DirectX11
·graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more
·00% DirectX10-compatible sound card
·Windows Media Player 11
·DVD-ROM drive
·internet access for program activation
More Information
EAN 9783866818019
Weight 100 g
Width 13 cm
Height 19 cm
Medium Download, DVD
Year of Publication 2021
Author Adrian Mikhalchishin
Series Fritz Trainer (Video)
Language English
Edition 1
ISBN-13 978-3-86681-801-9
Binding DVD-box

Beispielvideo:

Sample Video:

1. Introduction
2. How to use the classics in your own games
3. Game 1: Mikhalshichin - Bronstein, 1980
4. Game 2: Olafsson - Fischer, 1958
5. Game 3: Mikhalchishin - Beliavsky, 1981
6. Game 4 and 5: Vidmar - Tarrasch, 1906 and Mikhalchishin - Lalic, 1985
7. Strategic handling of manoeuvres
8. Flank attack
9. Dynamic counter attack in classical openings
10. Sacrifice on e6 in the Sicilian
11. Sacrifice on b5 in the Sicilian
12. The rook transfer
13. Strategic handling of typical pawn structures
14. Attacking in the King's Indian
15. Preventive strategy in development
16. The knight on e5
17. Central strategy with a pawn on d5 Part 1
18. Central strategy with a pawn on d5 Part 2
19. Opening the centre in Maroczy structures Part 1
20. Opening the centre in Maroczy structures Part 2
21. Miscellaneous
22. Endings with the bishop pair
23. Changing the central structure Part 1
24. Changing the central structure Part 2
25. Changing the central structure Part 3
26. Changing the central structure Part 4
27. Changing the central structure Part 5
28. Exploitation of weak squares Part 1
29. Exploitation of weak squares Part 2
30. Modern Attack in the French Defence Part 1
31. Modern Attack in the French Defence Part 2
Exercises 1-10
Exercises 11-20
Exercises 21-31
Bonus
Analysis
More Classics
Exercises
MUSTERGÜLTIG
Der renommierte ukrainische, mittlerweile slowenische Trainer und GM Adrian Michaltschischin zeigt auf der ChessBase-DVD How to study Classics, warum das Studium der Klassiker unverzichtbar ist. Zum einen zeigen sie sehr spezifische Spielaspekte, die im modernen Schach oft überlagert werden, weil sich die verteidigende Seite sehr viel mehr zur Wehr setzt und dadurch Pläne nur schemenhaft zu erkennen sind.
Michaltschischin erinnert sich, wie etliche sowjetische Legenden, insbesondere Bronstein, ihr Wissen an die Jüngeren weitergaben. Am meisten beeindruckt hat ihn Botwinnik, ein „absolut großartiger Schachtrainer”, der ihm Musterpartien zeigte, die klar machten, wie man diese oder jene Stellung spielen muss. Mit Botwinnik und anderen Großen des sowjetischen Schachs zusammenzuarbeiten war eine unbezahlbare Erfahrung, sagt Michaltschischin.
Der Großmeister zeigt vor allem, wie Ideen der Klassiker über Generationen weitergetragen wurden und dann in veränderter Form in unterschiedlichen Stellungen wiederkehren. Es ist wichtig, zu wissen, warum diese oder jene Struktur gut oder schlecht ist, damit man sie aus unterschiedlichen Eröffnungen heraus anoder vermeiden kann. Und genau dies führen einem die Klassiker vor Augen. Besonders deutlich wird der Nutzen, wenn der Autor zeigt, wie er selbst die Klassiker studierte und in seinen eigenen Partien davon profitierte.
Mit der Analyse dieser Partien werden auch allgemeine Aspekte abgehandelt wie Prophylaxe, Raumkontrolle oder Fischers Credo „Schach ist timing” anschaulich illustriert. Michaltschischin mahnt, die Klassiker von Anfang bis zum Ende durchspielen. Wichtig ist nicht nur, welche Pläne dabei realisiert werden, sondern wie man den Materialvorteil verwertet.
How to study Classics macht deutlich, dass die Kenntnis der Klassiker ebenso unentbehrlich für die Schachentwicklung ist, wie die Kenntnis von Mattmustern.
Harry Schaack
KARL 4/2021