Tricks and traps, especially in the opening, are a dangerous reality of
competitive chess. All sorts of surprises await the unwary player, from
devastating sacrifices to cunning move order ploys. A knowledge of such
ideas is essential if a player wants to be the hunter rather than the
victim.
On
this DVD Davies presents a variety of tricks and traps that can arise
after 1.d4 by White, breaking them down into a number of different
categories. The examples are designed to appeal to players of every level
and feature a wide variety of systems. Besides coverage of some of the
classics, Davies reveals some little known ploys and explains how likely
these traps are to succeed. Accordingly the viewer should gain some
psychological insights into the art of trapping and this should help his
game as a whole. Video runnig time: 4 hours.
Nigel Davies has been an
International Grandmaster since 1993 and is a former British Open
Quickplay and U21 Champion. Besides his playing accomplishments he is an
experienced chess coach, most of his students being older club level
players. Accordingly he has a unique insight into what sort of moves are
likely to succeed.
System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300
Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, DVD drive,
mouse, soundcard