There are a variety of books on the market that one can pick up and read to learn to play chess. Why buy from a famous Chess player and biographer over some one else you have never heard of? I can think of a few good reasons. First not only will you learn basic strategy and movements of the different pieces such as Rook, or Knight. These colossal giants of Chess bring with them their wisdom and years of experience with them.
Players such as Viktor Kortchnoi are doubtlessly one of the most electrifying personalities of the chess world. While playing successful & writing his novel My Life of Chess Vol 1 & 2, the 73-year-old former double world championship finalist is also famous for his candid language. Kortchnoi was never one for mincing his words. So it is befitting that such a man not known for his words creates two wonderful books to help you learn to better your game tactics with. This is an extraordinary DVD interactive set that allows you to hear him taunt to praise you in your game. This DVD set 1, presents eight of his most brilliant effort from the years 1949-1979, among them games against Smyslov, Geller, Tal, Huebner and Karpov.
This new Interactive DVD Chess game offers more than three hours of first-class chess training, plus an extensive interview with Viktor himself. His resume he states as "two-times contender for the world championship, is a piece of living chess history. In the 60 years of his career, "Victor the Terrible" crossed swords with practically all great players of the past and presence, including Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. A relentless fighter at the board, he expressed his never-ending love for the royal game in a very simple phrase - "Chess is my life". Victor Kortchnoi.
On Volume two of his DVD you get four hours of Victor presenting among other things his games against Kasparov in 1986, Spassky in 1989 and Short in 1990 in his typical gripping style. Detailed commentaries are embedded within the game of Kortchnoi's biography.
Your Computer requirements you may want to check to ensure you meet these standards before purchasing or installing. A Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9.0, DVD drive.
