What Grandmasters Don't See (Vol. 1-3) - Chess Strategy Download

What Grandmasters Don't See
Vol. 1: Protected Squares
Vol. 2: Discovered Attack
Vol. 3: Summary and Test
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Many times when a top player blunders, it is routinely described by the esoteric term: "chess blindness." In the series What Grandmasters Don't See, chess trainer and world-class commentator Maurice Ashley strips away the myth, and for the first time explains why the root of these mistakes is more often based on the psychology of human learning.

In Volume 1 of the series, Ashley coins a new term "Protected Squares", and shows how many errors occur on squares that seem invulnerable because they are clearly guarded by pawns. In example after example and in his trademark style, Ashley will teach you how to avoid this kind of mistake and how to look for moves that will shock and amaze your opponents. In the first 19 videos on the Video Download Ashley demonstrates both well-known and little known games in which a move on to a protected square plays an important part. In the second half of the Video Download you are tested on what you have learned about protected squares with a series of exercises of increasing difficulty. This material is also drawn both from classics and from recent games.

Video running time: 4 hours 18 minutes

What Grandmasters Don't See,
Vol. 2:Discovered Attack Download

Many times, when a top player blunders, it is routinely described by the esoteric term "chess blindness". In this series What Grandmasters DonÌ´ÌÓt See, chess trainer and world class commentator Maurice Ashley strips away the myth and for the first time explains why the root of these mistakes is more often based in the psychology of human learning. In this Video Download, Volume 2 of the three part series, Ashley shows that no other standard tactical theme is more over-rated, overlooked and misunderstood than the Discovered Attack.

In each example, Ashley illustrates how often players are confused by discovered attacks because the examples in the majority of chess books are poorly chosen to show how this important tactical idea really works in practical games. In the first half of the Video Download, Ashley uses interesting and entertaining positions to explain the points in his trademark effervescent style. The second half of the Video Download is filled with examples to test what you have learned about discovered attacks, with a series of exercises of increasing difficulty. The material is drawn both from classic and from recent games.

Video running time: 3 hours, 36 minutes

What Grandmasters Don't See,
Vol. 3: Summary and Test

Many times, when a top player blunders, it is routinely described by the esoteric term "chess blindness". In this chess middlegame strategy series, chess trainer and world class commentator Maurice Ashley strips away the myth and for the first time explains why the root of these mistakes is more often based in the psychology of human learning. In this DVD, the third volume of the three part series, Ashley completes his idea of Protected Squares from Volume 1, showing that squares seemingly guarded by pieces are often the breeding ground of amazing tactical oversights.

He also blends the themes from all three volumes to give a thorough picture of the key ways that the viewer can exploit the typical mistakes by players of all levels. In the first half of the DVD, Ashley uses brilliant games and positions to explain each lesson in his dynamic commentary style. The second half of the DVD is filled with examples to test the viewer, with a series of exercises of increasing difficulty. The material is drawn both from classic and from recent games.

Video running time: 3 hours 45 min.

 

Maurice Ashley is an International Grandmaster well known for his dynamic brand of chess commentary and effective coaching style. He was a commentator for the Anand-Kasparov World Championship match as well as all of KasparovÌ´ÌÓs epic computer matches.

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