Oldrich Duras - Master of Chess Combination - First Volume

Oldrich Duras - Master of Chess Combination - First VolumeChess biography of the leading Czechoslovak chess grandmaster Oldrich Duras (1882 1957). During his prime, 1906 1912, Duras played in 15 of the strongest 24 tournaments held in those seven years, and established himself as one of the best ten or twelve players in the world. His greatest achievement was at Vienna 1908 when he came first (+11=6 2) equal with Maroczy and Schlechter, ahead of Rubinstein. He also shared first prize with Schlechter at

Exchange Variation)

If you want to improve your opening play with black and start scoring some huge wins against 1

and other material imbalances where zugzwang or stalemate (or avoidance of stalemate) are important factors

Rubinstein originated the Rubinstein System against the Tarrasch Defense variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined

GM Har-Zvi also explains common tactical patterns that you should always be aiming for with the white pieces

Masterclass #02

all analysed and annotated

For this reason

Features include statistical results of participants from 1976 through 2010

This chess DVD is targeted at beginner and intermediate chess players as GM Har-Zvi first introduces the main concepts of the Smith-Morra Gambit and later delves deeper into concrete variations

as they are man-made

Over 300 problems