"The Great courses, Topic: Better living ; Subtopic: Arts & leisure"--Cover. "Course no. 9411"--Disc labels. 24 lectures lasting 30 minutes each. Accompanying CD-ROM contains course workbook in PDF format. Lecturer: Jeremy Silman, international master.
Contents:
Disc 1. The world of chess ; Secrets of the pawns and knights ; Casting, checkmate, chess engines, draws ; Must-know tactical patterns in chess ; Chess combinations and kings in check ; Checkmate! Back-rank, smothered, and more -- Disc 2. Checkmate against a castled king ; Legendary attacking greats of chess ; A cascade of short, brutal chess games! ; Chess heroes of the Romantic Age ; Open files and the positional rook ; Pawns : the positional soul of chess -- Disc 3. Positional weaknesses and targets in chess ; Closed and open positions on the chessboard ; Chess statics vs. dynamics : an eternal battle ; Using chessboard imbalances to create plans ; Legendary teachers who transformed chess ; Chess endgames and the king's magical powers. -- Disc 4. Kings and pawns in next-level endgames ; Triangulation and two critical rook endgames ; Chess openings : the right and wrong way ; Chess psychology and the known unknown ; The chess amateur's mind ; Picking a chess hero.
Summary:
Learn chess from an international master and renowned teacher in these intensively illustrated, easy-to-understand lessons for players at all levels. Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class chess teacher, writer, and player who has won the U.S. Open, The National Open, and the American Open.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.