Tuesday Sale

I have noticed that a lot of people like to purchase many examples or/and openings at once and get a discount, which I totally understand :) and usually agree with or even suggest myself :). The examples (middlegame, endgame) are usually well analysed and theoretical material is huge and is updated on a daily basis from various important and most recent books. If you have any questions while studying the material, let me know and I will help. It is possible to buy it using PayPal and sending payments to [email protected] (please, indicate your e-mail address, so I know whom to send it to :) ). Material will be sent in pgn/cbv files directly to your e-mail address ASAP.

Books: my 1st chess book “The Very Unusual Book About Chess” + 2nd “Conversation with a Professional Trainer – Methods of Positional Play” – US$ 35 (instead of US$ 60) with postage and packaging included (I can also sign and dedicate if one wishes :)). Check out the books page here.

Openings

Buy the Russian Game (US$ 15) and get the Scotch for free (worth of US$ 15)!

Buy the Gruenfeld (US$ 20) and get the Nimzo-Indian for free (worth of US$ 20)!

1.e4 e5 repertoire (for the Black side – ALL openings after 1.e4 e5) – US$ 50 (instead of US$ 80)

Check out the free but old theoretical and middlegame samples here.

Middlegame

Buy 20 examples on Exchange sacrifice on f6 – US$ 5 (instead of US$ 10) or 20 examples on Sacrificing a pawn to a Queen for a file – US$ 5 (instead of US$ 10) and get 20 free examples on Removal of blockade worth of US$ 10!

Endgame

Buy 20 examples on Practical Rook endgames – US$ 5 (instead of US$ 10) or 20 examples on Knight better than Bishop – US$ 5 (instead of US$ 10) and get 20 free examples on Minor piece stronger than Rook worth of US$ 10!

If you have any questions about the material, send an e-mail to [email protected].

Qatar Masters Open 2015 8th round

Carlsen won against Mamedyarov and is leading with 6.5 points out of 8. Yu and Kramnik have 6 points.

Results of top 10 boards of the 8th round

GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar27480 – 1GMCarlsen Magnus2834
GMKramnik Vladimir279651 – 0GMSjugirov Sanan2646
GMGiri Anish27845½ – ½5GMPonomariov Ruslan2710
GMSo Wesley27755½ – ½5IMLin Chen2532
GMNguyen Ngoc Truong Son26425½ – ½5GMKarjakin Sergey2766
GMNi Hua26935½ – ½5GMHarikrishna P.2743
GMGrandelius Nils263250 – 15GMYu Yangyi2736
GMSwiercz Dariusz26465½ – ½5GMVitiugov Nikita2724
GMIvanchuk Vassily27105½ – ½5GMAkopian Vladimir2648
Xu Yinglun24705½ – ½GMHowell David W L2688

Top 15 players after 8 rounds

GMCarlsen MagnusNOR28346,5
GMKramnik VladimirRUS27966,0
GMYu YangyiCHN27366,0
GMGiri AnishNED27845,5
Xu YinglunCHN24705,5
GMSo WesleyUSA27755,5
GMMamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE27485,5
GMSwiercz DariuszPOL26465,5
GMZhang ZhongSIN26195,5
GMKarjakin SergeyRUS27665,5
GMPonomariov RuslanUKR27105,5
GMSjugirov SananRUS26465,5
GMHarikrishna P.IND27435,5
GMGanguly Surya ShekharIND26485,5
GMNi HuaCHN26935,5

Some games of the round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 9th round

GMCarlsen Magnus28346GMKramnik Vladimir2796
GMYu Yangyi27366GMSo Wesley2775
GMAkopian Vladimir2648GMGiri Anish2784
GMKarjakin Sergey2766GMZhang Zhong2619
GMSjugirov Sanan2646GMMamedyarov Shakhriyar2748
GMHarikrishna P.2743GMNguyen Ngoc Truong Son2642
GMVitiugov Nikita2724GMGanguly Surya Shekhar2648
GMSwiercz Dariusz2646GMIvanchuk Vassily2710
GMPonomariov Ruslan2710Xu Yinglun2470
IMLin Chen2532GMNi Hua2693

View the pairings and standings here.

Official site.

Monday Sale

I have noticed that a lot of people like to purchase many examples or/and openings at once and get a discount, which I totally understand :) and usually agree with or even suggest myself :). The examples (middlegame, endgame) are usually well analysed and theoretical material is huge and is updated on a daily basis from various important and most recent books. If you have any questions while studying the material, let me know and I will help. It is possible to buy it using PayPal and sending payments to [email protected] (please, indicate your e-mail address, so I know whom to send it to :) ). Material will be sent in pgn/cbv files directly to your e-mail address ASAP.

Books: my 1st chess book “The Very Unusual Book About Chess” + 2nd “Conversation with a Professional Trainer – Methods of Positional Play” – US$ 35 (instead of US$ 60) with postage and packaging included (I can also sign and dedicate if one wishes :)). Check out the books page here.

Openings

Pirc + Modern – US$ 15 (instead of US$ 25) or Benko Gambit + Benoni – US$ 25 (instead of US$ 35)

Buy the Two Knights (US$ 15) and get the Italian for free (worth of US$ 10)!

Buy the Slav (US$ 20) and get the Catalan for free (worth of US$ 20)!

1.e4 repertoire (for the White side – ALL openings after 1.e4) – US$ 50 (instead of US$ 80)

Check out the free but old theoretical and middlegame samples here.

Middlegame

Buy 20 examples on Pawn pushes – US$ 5 (instead of US$ 10) or 20 examples on Sacrifices near the King – US$ 5 (instead of US$ 10) and get 20 free examples on How to win with an extra pawn worth of US$ 10!

Endgame

Buy 20 examples on Minor piece and pawns versus larger amount of pawns – US$ 5 (instead of US$ 10) or 20 examples on Opposite color Bishops with Rooks – US$ 5 (instead of US$ 10) and get 20 free examples on Bishop better than Knight worth of US$ 10!

If you have any questions about the material, send an e-mail to [email protected].