Author: Odd Gunnar Malin
Date: 00:11:40 10/28/05
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On October 27, 2005 at 18:20:24, Tom Likens wrote: >On October 27, 2005 at 05:18:55, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote: > >>Well, Karpov's evaluation is said to be simple. The only 'but' is that it is >>very exact. >> >>Not from me, but from one of Roman Dzi.. DVD's. >> >>Odd Gunnar > >I've been very tempted to buy Roman's DVDs. I'm curious if you think >they are worth the money. > >regards, >--tom I have bought 16 of them so I guess must like them :) The opening DVD's I have is the 4 DVD's opening encyclopedia, the reportuare for white and black vol 5. and 6, new improvement vol. 12 and 13, and the Scotch gambit vol. 22. These are very inspirational and looking at them before a tournament gives you a lot of confidens. The approx isn't too scientific but he give you main ideas and goes into more concrete variation on places where you should be alert of tactical motive. All opening DVD's are on the reportuare type where he suggest moves for either white or black and look at possible answer from your opponent. His choice of moves is to get you an interesting position to play and where you could learn a lot of chess (his word). I also have his book 'Chess Openings for Black, Explained' where you get some of the same reportuare in bookform, still in a brief and easy to read approx. Newer DVD's could give some other recomands tha older ones, use the code number to see the order. The book are the latest. For middlegame I have 'Think and Play like a GM' vol 7. where he go through some games played by GM's he have worked with, Karpov, Kamsky, Kortchnoi etc. This give you some insight and inspiration and I like it. 'Improve your Combinational Preparation and Tactical Skills' vol 14 and 15 are maybe too basic at least for me. Here he shows you what you should look for to spot a position where there could be a combination. He also goes through some opening traps etc. 'My System' vol 26 and 27. These go through some of the ideas from Nimzowithch's book and give you more in depth explaination and some new look. It isn't a replacement of the book but rather an addition. For endgameplay I have 'Comprehensive Chess Endings' vol. 8 and 9. This goes through many of the same ideas for endgameplay you find in other books together with some interesting positions. His clear talk make you remember these thing very well when you get into endings in your games so I wouldn't be without them. In general his english is very easy to understand and listen to for one who hasn't english as a nativ language. His humour isn't shining through like in an online lecture, but apart from that its good. If I should recommand a DVD to start with it would be vol 12 if you play Nimzoindian as black, else maybe the endgame course. But I'm very pleased with all of them. Feel free to ask for a more detailed view of one with a special interest. Odd Gunnar
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