Chess Tactics DVDs

You already know that the Catalan Opening is a super-smart way for White to play good chess. Flexible, solid, central control, full of attacking potential…But, like any opening, it helps to know the chess tactics… the combinations, sacrifices, and chess attacks that will win or lose you the game on the spot.

80/20 Tactics Multiplier - The Catalan Opening - IM Mat Kolosowski - Volume 15
Unlike tactical sacrifices where you deliver checkmate or win back the material fairly quickly, positional sacrifices require an understanding of imbalances and positional play… the high-level skills that Bryan teaches in this course.

80/20 Tactics Multiplier - Positional Sacrifices - GM Bryan Smith - Volume 12
GM Henley explains how to play for the win by targeting weaknesses on White’s kingside and making sure we get all the strategic advantages: outpost for our knight, keeping the dark-squared bishops on the board, and a deadly rerouting of the light-squared bishop.

The Henley Files - The Stonewall Dutch - GM Ron Henley - Volume 2
King’s pawn players of the world… listen up! The Paulsen Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6) is only one small pawn move different from the Najdorf, but frees the dark-squared bishop… sometimes with deadly effect. The c3 knight gets pinned, e4 comes under pressure… it’s easy to get into a real mess.

80/20 Tactics Multiplier - The Paulsen Sicilian - GM Rashad Babaev - Volume 12
80/20 Tactics Multiplier: The Evan’s Gambit features GM Marian Petrov in 8 hours of action-packed lessons revealing everything you need to create tactical masterpieces in this opening. Discover vicious attacking ideas from old masters of the 19th century, as well as cutting-edge analysis from elites of today.

80/20 Tactics Multiplier - The Evan's Gambit - GM Marian Petrov - Volume 10
Volume 13
16-year-old prodigy IM Hans Niemann presents this 9-hour course on the Queen’s Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6!), one of the most flexible and dynamic ways of meeting 1.d4.

The Queen's Indian Defense - IM Hans Niemann - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
Learn Chess The Right Way in 15 Minutes a Week
Imagine watching your clever little chess nut gradually become smarter, do much better at school, win the occasional chess tournament — AND have tons of fun!

The Susan Polgar Method for Scholastic Chess - Volume 2
Learn Chess The Right Way in 15 Minutes a Week
Imagine watching your clever little chess nut gradually become smarter, do much better at school, win the occasional chess tournament — AND have tons of fun!


The Susan Polgar Method for Scholastic Chess - Volume 1
Volume 9
The Benko Gambit is a sound, refreshing alternative for all Black players who are tired to play the absolute main lines like the Slav Defense or the Grunfeld Defense against 1.d4. It’s a strategically and dynamically complex opening full of tactical possibilities.

The Benko Gambit - IM Robert Ris - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
Volume 11
80/20 Tactics Multiplier: The Bb5 Sicilian features IM Lawrence Trent in 8 hours of action-packed lessons revealing everything you need to pressure Sicilian Defense players from the get-go.

Bb5 Systems vs Sicilian - The Evans Gambit - IM Lawrence Trent - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
Volume 8
The French Defense is one of the most trusted openings in chess, popular at all levels from beginners to strong grandmasters.

The French Defense - GM Mihail Marin - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
Want to win more games with exciting onslaughts and create works of art you’re proud to show to others? Learn the art of attacking the king in chess with The King Hunt (Part 2) with Mato Jelic!

The King Hunt pt.2 - Mato Jelic
To help you learn how GMs work during the tournaments and apply their knowledge we did something quite extraordinary. We’ve set up a 20-game Blitz Match at Columbia University between the former Youth World Blitz Champion GM Maxim Dlugy and GM Alexandr Lenderman.

Grandmaster Secrets - Practical Play - GM Alex Lenderman
In the first part of this video course, top American Grandmaster Alex Lenderman teaches you not to assume that your opponent’s move is a mistake, until absolutely sure. GM Lenderman provides many illustrative examples demonstrating this important concept.

Grandmaster Decision Making - GM Alex Lenderman
Volume 6
Most people learn an opening by becoming familiar with its typical positional ideas and trying to remember the most important theoretical lines. But this is not enough, especially in an opening as sharp as the notorious Sicilian Najdorf. Here, tactical bloodbaths are commonplace and the player who knows where the weak points are, and how to exploit them, wins.

The Sicilian Najdorf - GM Niclas Huschenbeth - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
Volume 7
IM Levy Rozman’s course on the essential patterns in the Trompowsky Attack gives you a complete understanding of typical tactical and strategic patterns for both sides.The Trompowsky Attack is a strategically and dynamically complex opening full of tactical possibilities.

The Trompowsky Attack - IM Levy Rozman - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
Roman’s training courses cover the entire spectrum of modern chess theory – from openings to tactical play, strategic mastery, endgames and much more. You get every single lesson Roman used to coach pupils like Gata Kamsky to 2700 Elo!

The Complete Roman's Lab on DVD - VOLUMES 1-117 - 5 DVDs
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Volume 4
If you want to really know an opening, you should be familiar with its typical positional ideas and remember the most important theoretical lines. But this is not enough.If you want to know an opening, you should be familiar with its typical positional ideas and remember the most important theoretical lines. But this is not enough. Each opening has its own unique tactical patterns. Patterns you need to know to succeed. IM Eric Rosen’s course on the essential tactics in the London System gives you a complete understanding of the typical patterns for both sides in the London System.

The London System - IM Eric Rosen - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
Volume 5
If you want to master any chess opening, you need to know the typical positional ideas and remember the most important theoretical lines. But this is really not enough. You also need to know the common tactical ideas, the kingside attacks, and positional breakthroughs. In this 80/20 Tactics course, IM Irina Bulmaga equips you with expert knowledge of the key tactical and strategic ideas in the Scotch Opening – the fantastically powerful weapon Garry Kasparov turned to in his World Championship matches against Karpov and Short.

The Scotch Opening - IM Irina Bulmaga - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
GM Bryan Smith will provide you with a high level understanding of the King's Indian Defense without having to memorize theory.

The King's Indian Defense - GM Bryan Smith - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
GM Sam Shankland will provide you with a high level understanding of the Grunfeld without having to memorize theory.

The Grunfeld - GM Sam Shankland - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
IM Valeri Lilov’s course on the essential tactics in the Sicilian Dragon gives you a complete understanding of typical tactical patterns for both sides. The Sicilian Dragon is a strategically and dynamically complex opening full of tactical possibilities.

The Sicilian Dragon - IM Valeri Lilov - 80/20 Tactics Multiplier
This course has a very different perspective on improving your tactics. Instead of taking a usual route of solving 1000s of tactical problems, you'll learn tactics from a more comprehensive angle combining it with strategical motifs. That’s a far more efficient way of studying tactics, because in the actual games tactics and strategy are always interconnected, following one another.

E-DVD Tactical Mastery with GM Davorin Kuljasevic
In this 3 hour long video course, GM Sipke Ernst, a strong attacking player himself, will teach you the art of attacking chess. He goes in great detail analyzing the attacking techniques that players such as Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Mikhail Tal, Sergey Karjakin, Boris Spassky, and Veselin Topalov have successfully used to win games.

E-DVD The Art Of Attacking Chess with GM Sipke Ernst
IM Renier Castellanos will teach you everything you need to know about checkmating your opponent’s king from typical positions including fianchetto, opposite side castling, same side castling, attacking an uncastled king, attacking a king in the center and much more. It took IM Castellanos years to structure those things. Previously, he was only sharing his secrets with a select few of his students (many of which became very strong players themselves). Now, these groundbreaking ideas are available to you!

E-DVD The Art of Checkmate with IM Renier Castellanos
In this course, IM Valeri Lilov goes over some of the most-instructive Tal’s games and explains some of the most effective techniques that Tal utilized to demolish his opponents – time-after-time.

E-DVD Tal's Attacking Secrets with IM Valeri Lilov
Attacking Masterclass with IM Mat Kolosowski gives you a clear blueprint for achieving a favorable position and turning it into the "win". IM Kolosowski combines two decades of his own experience with the ideas of the top players from the past and presents delivering the most complete, up to date "college level" course on Attacking Chess.

E-DVD The Attacking Masterclass with IM Mat Kolosowski
If you were losing games because of tactical oversights this is your instant cure. If tactics isn't your strength... this course can change that. This course is something that CAN and WILL make all the difference in your chess by making you a much stronger tactical player!

E-DVD Tactics Fundamentals with IM Valeri Lilov
IM Lilov understands the tremendous importance of the counter-attack. He compiled over a decade of experience into an easy-to-follow, yet very comprehensive 3-hour course revealing how to use this powerful weapon to maximize your results. By using IM Lilov’s approach you will be able to turn some of the “bad”, “unsound”, “passive” and even “losing” positions into draws and wins.

E-DVD Winning with Counter-Attack with IM Valeri Lilov
Chess Strategy Masterclass
Tactics win games. If you want to get the edge over your opponents, there is no quicker way than by mastering the secrets of chess tactics! In his new, 9 hour Masterclass, GM Damian Lemos breaks down some of the most spectacular tactics ever played, revealing the piece formations that make them work, how to spot the “clues” in the position and how to analyze each line efficiently to make sure there are no nasty surprises in your games!

MASTERCLASS - Damian Lemos' Tactics Chess Masterclass - GM Damian Lemos - Over 9 hours of Content! - Volume 4
World-renowned coach Mark Dvoretsky is back with GM Jan Gustafsson and Chess24.com to help chess players tackle another topic that’s fundamental to chess success: Calculation. Using countless high-level examples and exercises, Mark makes us all that little bit sharper.

E-DVD Calculation with Dvoretsky – IM Mark Dvoretsky and GM Jan Gustafsson
How Grandmasters Make Tactical Decisions
What is it that separates Grandmasters from club players in tactical situations? You might believe it is knowledge of patterns or the ability to see more moves ahead and this is part of it. The big difference, however, is a different way of thinking. Grandmaster Max Dlugy – a former World Junior Champion and highly respected chess coach – gives you the advice and techniques you need to reach the highest levels of tactical ability.

Tactical Decisions - EMPIRE CHESS
In “Aggressive Chess Domination II”, GM Damian Lemos analyzes 4 awesome wins to reveal GM secrets that will make every move you play vastly more powerful and difficult for your opponent to face. Playing aggressive chess is part attitude, part strategy and part tactical solution and GM Lemos explains exactly what is required at each stage. Not only does he reveal all the key concepts – such as exchanging off your opponent’s best defender – he also shows how to flawlessly execute each one every time.

E-DVD - Aggressive Chess Domination II - EMPIRE CHESS
Aggressive chess produces some of the most memorable games in history and you can play this way too, creating your own brilliancies on the board. GM Damian Lemos presents “Aggressive Chess Domination”, a detailed analysis of awesome attacking GM games that will elevate your understanding of forcing moves and winning with the initiative to a whole new level.

Aggressive Chess Domination I - EMPIRE CHESS
Teaching you these advanced methods of attack is the basis of “Master Attacks”, presented by GM Damian Lemos. In this Course, the first of a two part series, 5 brilliant games are analyzed showing how the best players build up an attack, provoke tiny weaknesses then overwhelm their opponents with devastating sacrifices!

Master Attacks I - EMPIRE CHESS
In “Aggressive Chess Domination II”, GM Damian Lemos analyzes 4 awesome wins to reveal GM secrets that will make every move you play vastly more powerful and difficult for your opponent to face. Playing aggressive chess is part attitude, part strategy and part tactical solution and GM Lemos explains exactly what is required at each stage. Not only does he reveal all the key concepts – such as exchanging off your opponent’s best defender – he also shows how to flawlessly execute each one every time.

Aggressive Chess Domination II - EMPIRE CHESS