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Which pieces to keep and which to exchange is one of the most important questions in chess. This is true in the opening, the middlegame and the endgame. Less experienced players often think exchanging means to swap pieces of equal value and fail to take strategic factors into account. The "feeling" for the right exchange is something a chessplayer has to develop over time. This DVD wants to help to develop this "feeling“.

How to Exchange Pieces - Elisabeth Pahtz
On this new ChessBase DVD, Andrew Martin makes a convincing case for White’s chances.

Spanish Exchange Variation - Andrew Martin
Your widened horizon will help you to be able to follow the games of top GMs better and also to see more options in your own positions, which in turn will improve your chess results.

The Art of the Exchange Sacrifice - Ari Ziegler
On this DVD, we will look at a simple-to-learn yet surprisingly effective system that White can play after 1 d4 d5. In all cases White will play 2 c4 - and if given the chance, 3 cxd5! This leads to fixed pawn structures where piece play takes center stage, and in these systems, White’s pieces are always stronger than Black’s! The main ideas and concepts are thoroughly explained by taking a detailed look at how the best players in the world handle this system.

Simple But Powerful - Exchange on d5 in the Slav and Queen's Gambit - Simon Williams
The positional exchange sacrifice is one of the most powerful and fascinating strategic weapons in chess. On this DVD Sergey Tiviakov explains why the positional exchange sacrifice is such a strong weapon and how to use it. This DVD is based on 35 games or positions from the practice of the World Champions such as Tigran Petrosian, Mikhail Botvinnik, Garry Kasparov and other strong players who used the positional exchange sacrifice to initiate brilliant attacks or defend difficult positions.

The Art of the Positional Exchange Sacrifice - Sergei Tiviakov
The Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation is one of the most important opening systems. It has been played by most of the great players in history and from both sides of the board.

Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation - Nigel Davies
The correct technique of exchanging is the most important ability of Grandmasters!

Power of Exchange - Adrian Mikhalchishin
Sam Collins continued his investigation into the most common and important pawn structures in chess by looking at the ''Capablanca Structure'' (white pawns on c4 and d4 against black pawns on c6 and e6)

KNOW THE TERRAIN - The Capablanca Structure - Sam Collins - VOLUME 2
Anyone getting through the DVD will have weapons at his disposal (these weapons being ideas!) that his opponents will not have.

KNOW THE TERRAIN - Central Majority - Sam Collins - VOLUME 3
This DVD with the help of classical games played by Botvinnik, Fischer, Rubinstein, Steinitz, Tal amongst others the author explains the role of the centre and on the power of pawns and pieces in the centre.

STRATEGY UNIVERSITY - The Central Approach - Adrian Mikhalchishin - VOLUME 1