DVD
How to play chess : lessons from an international master / Jeremy Silman.
Learn chess from an international master and renowned teacher in these intensively illustrated, easy-to-understand lessons for players at all levels. Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class chess teacher, writer, and player who has won the U.S. Open, The National Open, and the American Open.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781629972060
- ISBN: 1629972061
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 401 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
- Publisher: Chantilly, Virginia : Great Courses, The Teaching Company, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Course workbook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, how the pieces move, algebraic notation, lesson guides, and bibliographical references (pages 396-401). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. lesson 1. World of chess ; lesson 2. Secrets of the pawns and knights ; lesson 3. Casting, checkmate, chess engines, draws ; lesson 4. Must-know tactical patterns in chess ; lesson 5. Chess combinations and kings in check ; lesson 6. Checkmate! Back-rank, smothered, and more -- disc 2. lesson 7. Checkmate against a castled king ; lesson 8. Legendary attacking greats of chess ; lesson 9. A cascade of short, brutal chess games! ; lesson 10. Chess heroes of the Romantic Age ; lesson 11. Open files and the positional rook ; lesson 12. Pawns : the positional soul of chess -- Disc 3. lesson 13. Positional weaknesses and targets in chess ; lesson 14. Closed and open positions on the chessboard ; lesson 15. Chess statics vs. dynamics : an eternal battle ; lesson 16. Using chessboard imbalances to create plans ; lesson 17. Legendary teachers who transformed chess ; lesson 18. Chess endgames and the king's magical powers -- Disc 4. lesson 19. Kings and pawns in next-level endgames ; lesson 20. Triangulation and two critical rook endgames ; lesson 21. Chess openings : the right and wrong way ; lesson 22. Chess psychology and the known unknown ; lesson 23. Chess amateur's mind ; lesson 24. Picking a chess hero. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Lecturer: Jeremy Silman, international master. |
| System Details Note: | DVD. |
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| Subject: | Chess. |
| Genre: | Instructional films. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Jefferson County. (Show)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | DVD 794.1 HOW (Text) | 30000025092572 | Videos | Available | - | |
| Ste. Genevieve County Library | 794.1 How (Text) | Complete Set | 33358000295272 | DVDs | Available | - |
