6/27/2016 – Erwin l’Ami is a member of the Dutch national team, and was the second of former World Champion Veselin Topalov. In two remarkable new DVDs – almost seven hours of recordings on each – he takes you on a journey through time and shows gambit lines in Open Games (after 1.e4 e5). You will encounter the infamous Frankenstein-Dracula Gambit, the Cochrane, the Belgrade and, of course, the King’s Gambit. Don't miss it!
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Erwin l‘Ami
A Gambit Guide through the Open Game Vol. 1
Are you well versed in main lines but are you also often surprised by old and forgotten gambit lines? Or are you tired of main lines and do you prefer some easy to learn, yet very dangerous gambits? This is your DVD!
In his Gambit Guide Vol. 1 Dutch Grandmaster Erwin l’Ami takes you on a journey through time and shows gambit lines in the Open Games (that is, after 1.e4 e5). This DVD includes the infamous Frankenstein-Dracula Gambit, the Cochrane Gambit, the Belgrade Gambit and, of course, the mother of all gambits: the King’s Gambit.
Many of these long forgotten lines offer plenty of room for creativity and explora-tion and this DVD is full of new ideas with which you can surprise your opponents. Apart from a theoretical section and illustrative model games the DVD contains a number of exercises, which allow you to test your new knowledge. L’Ami, winner of the Reykjavik open 2015 and a former second to World Champion Veselin Topalov, is the perfect man to guide you through the maze of dazzling complications!
Video running time: 6 hours 41 min. (English) – with interactive training including video feedback. Extra: extensive analysis of the theory shown on this DVD. Including CB 12 Reader.
A Gambit Guide through the Open Game Vol. 2
William Davies Evans was a Scottish sea-captain and gave the Evans Gambit that brought White hundreds and thousands of brilliant victories its name. In Volume 2 of his Gambit Guide Dutch Grandmaster Erwin l’Ami brings back the romantic days of chess when pawns were routinely sacrificed in huge numbers! Many of these long forgotten lines offer plenty of room for creativity and explora-tion and this DVD is full of new ideas with which you can surprise your opponents. Apart from a theoretical section and illustrative model games the DVD contains a number of exercises, which allow you to test your new knowledge. L’Ami, winner of the Reykjavik open 2015 and a former second to World Champion Veselin Topalov, is the perfect man to guide you through the maze of dazzling complications!
Video running time:
Volume 1: 6 hours 41 min (English)
With interactive training including video feedback Volume 2: 6 hours 46 min (English)
Extra: extensive analysis of the theory shown on this DVD
Languages: English
ISBN: 978-3-86681-514-8
ISBN: 978-3-86681-515-5
Delivery: Download, Post
Level: Advanced, Tournament player, Professional
Price: each volume €29.90 – €25.13 without VAT (for customers outside the EU) $27.14 (without VAT).
Volume 1+2: €54.90 – €46.13 without VAT (for Customers outside the EU) $49.82 (without VAT).
System requirements:
Minimum: Pentium III 1 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, Windows Vista, XP (service pack 3), Directx9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROMdrive, Windows Media Player 9 and Internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel core i7, 2.8 Ghz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 7 / 8 or 10, DirectX 10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD ROM drive and Internet connection for program activation.
ChessBase interview with Erwin l'Ami
Sample video from Erwin l'Ami - The Gambit Guide through the Open Game Vol 1
@Amat0r
The difference between Topalov and those other FIDE champions is that Topalov also became the #1 rated player during that time and so has more legitimacy.
jsaldea12 6/28/2016 10:08
Not to cause disturbance. Sending you that puzzle is just an honest to goodness, nothing more. Some fifteen years ago, a certain Fritz? solved that puzzle but unpolished then. Now, as it is polished against with advanced Fritz, please inform of the result. Regards.. jsaldea12 6.27.16
jsaldea12 6/28/2016 10:03
No to cause disturbance, just honest to goodness intent sendiing you the chess puzzle. Some 15 years ago, a certain Fritz? solved the unpolished puzzle. It took fritz 8 minutes to solve but it solved it. Now can advanced Fritz can do it in lesser time BY ITSELF. Regards. jsaldea12 6.27.16
Zenon14 6/28/2016 07:40
1.Bd8 g6 2.Bf6! will indeed result in a mate in 6 as indicated by the respected GM of FIDE. 1.Bb6 does also accomplish this, so your problem has in fact three possible first moves.
Amat0r 6/28/2016 07:27
"former World Champion Veselin Topalov"
just to add some context:
another former World Champion: Rustam Kasimdzhanov
another former World Champion: Alexander Khalifman
another former World Champion: Ruslan Ponomariov
I dont understand, why chess authors, often strong GMs, can write about Topalov "former World Champion", which is a little ridiculous. Similar to current FIDE "World Champion" titles for women.
It should be: ... -> Spassky -> Fischer -> Karpov -> Kasparov -> Kramnik -> Anand -> Carlsen. The best of the best. True Kings of Chess.
jsaldea12 6/28/2016 04:27
Dear GM Erwin:
Please permit me to ask an unusual request : Please feed to Fritz below original chess puzzle of mine and to see if there is a mistake or not. It is commented by a respected Judge of fide that the puzzle contains two solutions, , re-B-d8 and B-c6 , thus disqualified. I believe he is wrong. There is only one solution, white to play, mate black in six, starting with P-g6. I have to go to you because no one seems to care to respond. I am at a loss.. But to me this puzzle is important. It took me somec30 years to compose and polish this puzzle.This is my legacy to chess.
Solution: White moves P-g6!!, B-d8!!!,B-g5!!!!,Bxe3!!,N-e5!!, N-f3!! Mate
All Black moves lead to above mate in 6
Now: as commented by respected GM of fide, my puzzle has two solutions?, re B-d8 and B-c6? Not right:
IfB-d8 P-g6!!! No mate in 6
If B-c6 Pd7xBc6
P-d7 N-b4
P-d8 queen NxPch
K-a2 N-b4ch
BxN KxB no mate in 6
If B-c6 Pd7xBc6
P-d7 N-b4 ch
BxN PxB ch
PxP K-N4 no mate in 6
(with reserved follow up,, for instance, P-c2, etc. no mate in 6)
All other moves by black after B-c6 cannot mate in six
Please inform me of your finding. Thank you for this favor. .My email is jsaldea12@yahoo.com
Jose S. Aldea
Roxas City, Philippines
jsaldea12@yahoo.com
6/27/16
yesenadam 6/28/2016 12:20
I'm curious where that error came from. I can't find anywhere online that calls Evans Scottish except pages advertising this gambit guide. Maybe the "Scottish" comes from Cochrane.
Anyway, I don't suppose, based on past experience, that it will be corrected. But "hope springs eternal"...
yesenadam 6/27/2016 11:44
"A Gambit Guide through the Open Game Vol. 2
William Davies Evans was a Scottish sea-captain..."
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