Alexei Shirov: My Best Games in the Spanish
Alexei Shirov, the world-class grandmaster from Latvia, presents his most
brilliant games in a series
of first-class Fritz Trainier DVDs. Following his deep and precise explanations
of his masterpieces is not only chess entertainment on the highest level, it
also shows you the best ways of correct play in the popular lines of the Spanish
(Ruy Lopez). A definite must-see, not only for Shirov fans.

Can you imagine having this grandmaster in your home, personally explaining
to you in brilliant video pictures the opening ideas, strategic sacrifices
or tactical strokes in his best game? In the Chess Media System of ChessBase,
where he is able to move the pieces, highligh squares and draw arrows to illustrate
his thoughts. It is an unbeatable combination.
Watching Alexei Shirov in action also gives you an authentic impressions of
him as a person. For example, Shirov frankly confesses that in the course of
years his evaluations of particular positions have sometimes changed by 180
degrees. This is why in his assessments he is often pragmatic – and still
very reliable. If you thought that in professional chess "everything has
been analysed to the end“, Shirov will tell you that this is not the
case. His fascinating style shows how vivid and creative chess can still be
today, when played by a grandmaster of his calibre.

The DVD "My Best Games in the Spanish“ is dedicated to
Shirov‘s most brilliant games in the Ruy Lopez. Let him show you how
he broke down the super-solid Berlin Defence with white, or how he managed
to achieve promising counterplay against Garry Kasparov in the Open Ruy Lopez
with black. Follow this top player through one of his most famous lines in
the Ruy, the Anti-Marshall with 8.h3. Shirov's special pride is the encounter
with Fritz from the year 2000 – the last rapid game ever in which a super
grandmaster managed to beat a top program in an official match.
Contents:
- Introduction (09:04)
- Steinitz Variation (41:10)
- Berlin Defence (37:04)
- Open Spanish (42:08)
- Moeller and Archangelsk Defence (26:22)
- Anti-Marshall-System 1 (32:05)
- Anti-Marshall-System 2 (15:50)
- Marshall Gambit (20:42)
- Modern Chigorin Defence (34:55)
- Flohr / Saitzev Variation (34:06).
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