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Opening Encyclopedias

 

This catalogue presents fashionable openings investigated by well-known Grandmasters.

The programs also include an abridged version of Chess Assistant, so that no additional software is required.

For analysis you can use the built-in engine, Crafty, or enjoy its compatibilty with top commercial programs (SHREDDER, NIMZO, WCHESS & ZHARKOV).

The programs are also implemented for last word computer possibilities, so you can add your comments and print games.

If you want a program just to study openings and you are too busy to collect and enter opening analysis yourself, these Opening Encyclopedias are hard to beat for the price.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM-compatible PC with Pentium 75 CPU, 12 MB memory (RAM), Hard Disk (30 MB of free disk space for the program and databases), VGA graphics, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME, CD-ROM drive, Microsoft-compatible mouse.

 

 Price: $ 26,00

       

Modern Chess Openings. Slav Defence

This unique program allows one to master the standard methods of playing in this popular opening. The chess material is provided by the prominent coach and grandmaster Alexander Kalinin. This program includes theoretic material that focuses on typical methods of play in various lines of this popular opening (150 instructive examples), more than 500 commented grandmasters' games, over 200 additional tasks for solving and much more. After having studied this program you should be able to better understand and implement methods of play in your favorite opening.

  • Languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Italian

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 200 Mb, of free disk space, Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP/2003, CD-ROM drive. No additional software is required.

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 Price: $ 26,00

       

MODERN CHESS OPENINGS 1...Nc6!? CD

From the very first moves, White must think creatively when responding to 1…Nc6!? and are likely to play some entirely strange positions. GMs Alexander Kalinin and Igor Berdichevsky are true pioneers in developing theory on this rare and very interesting opening. They describe standard techniques of playing it after having collected and thoroughly analyzed all available chess material from tournament practice:

  • More than 300 commented instructive examples plus 50 tasks for solving and 5000 additional games

  • Opening theory worked out and analyzed as well as key positions evaluated

  • Using the Opening Table mode it is quite convenient to look through the theory and insert either new moves or games

  • All the work you've made about the opening can be both saved and printed

  • Languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Italian

  • Plastic box

After studying the program you will better understand and be able to implement methods of play in this opening.

System requirements: Essential: IBM-compatible PC, 128 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 200 Mb of free disk space, Windows 2000/ME/XP, CD-ROM.

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 Price: $ 26,00

       

Modern Chess Openings KINGS INDIAN DEFENCE

A unique program that allows to master standard methods of playing these popular openings. Chess material is provided by the prominent coach and grandmaster Alexander Kalinin. Studying the program will help you better understand and implement methods of play.
The program includes: Theoretical material on the given opening game database of 50,000 masters’ games with 10,000 more games to be later available for download

  • Instructive material that focuses on the typical playing methods in various lines of this popular opening: as many as 157 examples included

  • More than 600 commented grandmasters' games

  • More than 50 tasks for you to solve

  • All the opening positions thoroughly calculated by the Shredder 7.04 playing program

  • The program Chess Assistant Light capable of analyzing while playing against the built-in Crafty engine as well as editing variations, searching for games in the database

  • Languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Italian

  • DVD-like box

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 200 Mb, of free disk space,  CD-ROM drive. No additional software is required.   Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP/2003

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 Price: $ 26,00

   

Modern Chess Openings SICILIAN DEFENCE

 

The chess material is supplied by the prominent coach GM Alexander Kalinin. Program includes the theoretic material that focuses on the typical methods of playing in various lines of these popular openings, more than 680 commented instructive examples from the grandmasters' games, more than 50 tasks for solution and many more.The program also features:

  • theoretic material concerning the given opening
  • game database of 50,000 games (10,000 more games shall later be available for downloading)
  • all the opening positions are thoroughly calculated using Shredder 7.04 playing program
  • the program Chess Assistant Light that allows analyzing with and playing against the built-in chess program Crafty, as well as editing the variations, searching for games in the database
  • Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 200 Mb, of free disk space,  CD-ROM drive. No additional software is required.   Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP/2003

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 Price: $ 26,00

   

 Modern Chess Openings FRENCH DEFENCE

The chess material is supplied by the prominent coach GM Alexander Kalinin. Program includes the theoretic material that focuses on the typical methods of playing in various lines of these popular openings, more than 680 commented instructive examples from the grandmasters' games, more than 50 tasks for solution and many more. The program also features:

  • theoretic material concerning the given opening
  • game database of 50,000 games (10,000 more games shall later be available for downloading)
  • all the opening positions are thoroughly calculated using Shredder 7.04 playing program
  • the program Chess Assistant Light that allows analyzing with and playing against the built-in chess program Crafty, as well as editing the variations, searching for games in the database
  • Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 200 Mb, of free disk space,  CD-ROM drive. No additional software is required.   Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP/2003

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Price: 29.00$

 

OPENING INSTRUCTOR CHESS CD

This is a perfect opening manual. The program features a theoretical review of all the chess openings, which are illustrated by instructive games of the chess players in XIX and XX centuries. This compact opening manual contains a detailed classification, which makes it useful to players of any level - beginners, intermediate and advanced players.
Each opening variation is supplied with evaluations and characteristics of the key moves. The history of the variations' development is perfectly described, as well as their current status. The theoretic material is nicely illustrated by classic games with detailed annotations that demonstrate the principal ideas and plans of each variation for White and Black.
The material presented here was selected by the ICCF grandmaster Kalinichenko. The program allows users to add, edit and print the chess material, to analyze positions and to play against the built-in Crafty, Delfi and Dragon programs, to find games and positions according to complex criteria, to find the strongest moves in the test mode and much more.

  • Languages: English

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 200 Mb, of free disk space, Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP/2003, CD-ROM drive. No additional software is required.

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Price: $ 39,00

 

Encyclopedia of Comprehensive Chess Openings 2005

Comprehensive Chess Openings 2005 – this is an opening encyclopedia including detailed theoretical material in all the chess openings on January 1, 2005. More than 500 000 opening moves and 8000 key positions are evaluated and presented with text annotations from GM Kalinin. A detailed report may be generated for any opening position, which has an encyclopedic table format. Afterwards it may be easily edited and expanded. The key system was developed for every opening, which is automatically extended as you examine the opening deeper and deeper. All information on your completed work is stored there.

The references to grandmasters and masters games are provided, which use a 1,000,000 games database also supplied with the program. You can also perform various searches in this database. Two strong playing programs are included – Delfi and Crafty – they may be used for playing and analyzing the openings.

Comprehensive Chess Openings – is software that helps intermediate and advanced players to quickly find the required information on a particular opening position, as well as to prepare for a tournament game, to analyze the position and add variations from your opening repertoire.

  • Languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Italian

  • CD, printed manual and plastic box

System requirements:

Essential: IBM-compatible PC, 128 Mb RAM, Hard Disk 1Gb of free disk space, Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP, CD-ROM drive. No additional software is required.

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Price: $ 29,00

 

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Encyclopedia of Opening Blunders

Learn to play chess by learning the opening mistakes and traps that have been discovered over time. The chess material prepared by IM Yaroslav Ulko and IM Aleksey Mitenkov, both experienced coaches and players in Russia. The program designed for studying the blunders in more than 40 openings.
  • Over 1,250 instructive exercises of varying difficulty from practical games
  • Several languages supported: English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish

No additional software is required.

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