Increase the power of your pieces! Let us initiate you into the art of pawn management! Or learn from practical examples when a knight is superior to a bishop and vice versa. With the strategy package consisting of the Powerplay DVDs 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 you will become an expert in chess understanding!

Power Play 5 - Pawns
You may be a brilliant tactician or a terrible attacker, but it is not always possible to apply these qualities in the game. When a game is taking a more relaxed course, it is essential to understand how to manage pawns properly. In his fifth Power Play DVD, Daniel King discusses strong and weak pawn structures, isolanis and pawn islands, how to create weaknesses, constraining a pawn structure, the power of central pawns… and much more. Remember, weak pawns can be game-deciding! At the end of the DVD, you can test your knowledge of pawn management and structures with a series of specially selected test positions. The Power Play series is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their chess, but also provides ready-made lessons and exercises for trainers. "THE PAWN ARE THE SOUL OF CHESS." (Francois André Danican Philidor) Video playing time: over 6 hours!

Power Play 6 - Stones, Structures & Strategies
A good understanding of positional play is essential for a well-trained chess player. In this 6th volume of the DVD series "Powerplay", Daniel King discusses three classic topics: • The isolated queen's pawn • Central passed pawns • When to exchange pawns and when not? Basically, the smallest difference in the position of the pieces can have major consequences for the assessment of the position. That is why mastering these topics is of central importance. At the end of each lesson, you can check your learning success in a practical way with a series of tests. The Powerplay series is suitable for every chess player who wants to improve, but also for trainers who can use these lessons in their own lessons. Video running time: over 4 hours.

Power Play 7 - How to make characters strong
Why is maneuvering important, and under what circumstances should we think about maneuvering rather than taking another course of action? In his 7th Power Play DVD, Daniel King helps you recognize when a piece is in a bad position - and what to do about it. The DVD gives you continuous opportunities to test your expertise using specially selected positions. The Power Play series is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their chess, but also offers ready-made lessons and exercises for trainers.

Power Play 8 - Knights and Bishops
When we start playing chess, we are told that knights and bishops are both worth three points, but it is quite clear that in some positions a bishop is clearly superior to a knight - and vice versa. After watching this 8th Power Play DVD, you will have a better idea of how to play positions with knights and bishops - what to look for, what to avoid, and how to place your pawns. Throughout the DVD, specially selected positions give you opportunities to test your knowledge of the subject. The Power Play series is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their chess, but also offers ready-made lessons and exercises for trainers. "GM Daniel King's Power Play DVD series is one of the most successful chess teaching tools of our time." (New In Chess Shop)

Power Play 9 - Heavy pieces versus light pieces
In his 9th Power Play DVD, English grandmaster Daniel King discusses the topic of heavy pieces against minor pieces, in other words positions with the material ratio queen against rook and minor piece, queen against rooks and rook against minor pieces, including exchange sacrifices. A queen or a rook can sometimes resemble an overpowering giant that ploughs through the entire chessboard. So: what is the best way to defend yourself against a queen? Or if you are fighting with a bishop against a rook: what should your strategy be? Among other things, Daniel King also discusses Topalov's dynamic exchange sacrifices. These unbalanced material ratios are incredibly common - so be prepared and dictate what happens. Throughout the DVD, specially selected positions give you the opportunity to test your expertise on the subject. The Power Play series is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their chess, but also offers ready-made lessons and exercises for trainers. Video running time: 4 hours 15 minutes.

Power Play 11 - Defense
There is something inevitable about many defeats - one side takes the initiative, goes on the attack, and from that point on it is very difficult to turn things around. In his 11th Power Play DVD, Grandmaster Daniel King will help you to recognize those key moments when potential danger looms. The secret to good defensive play is to avoid getting into a passive defensive position! Throughout the DVD, specially selected positions give you the opportunity to test your expertise. The Power Play series is suitable for anyone who wants to improve their chess, but also offers ready-made lessons and exercises for trainers. Video running time: 5 h 08 min.

System: Windows 10 or newer

Minimum : Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, Windows 7 or 8.1, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, Chessbase14/Fritz 16 or included reader and Internet connection for program activation.

Recommended: PC Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 3 (quad core), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and Internet access Internet connection for program activation.

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