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Chess opening software programs, specially made for training in chess openings, come in several varieties. You might specialize in the off-beat 1.f4 Bird's Opening, or tackle the main lines of the Accelerated Dragon. There is chess opening software to download too, from general surveys to detailed (and original!) chess opening theory. Chess opening software can definitely help to improve your chess game. Here you will find the best chess training software programs, with recommended lines by Grandmasters tested in actual play. You can also get chess opening software, such as the Fritz Powerbook, which makes chess playing programs even stronger! Here you will find chess opening theory combined with interactive software - these chess training software programs for the PC are at the leading edge of chess.
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Big Bird PowerBase, 3rd Edition
The Big Bird PowerBase CD
Our Price: $29.95

Never again will you agonize over what to play as White, because Bird's Opening is the perfect system for the rest of your life! There's no need to learn a dozen openings based on the King's pawn or Queen's pawn, not when 1.f4 offers rich and varied games, suitable for winning chess.
Alekhine Defense Playbook CD
Alekhine Defense Playbook CD
Our Price: $18.50

Animate your new Playbook with Tim Sawyer’s jumbo companion CD! The author has assembled the largest 1.e4 Nf6 game collection offered anywhere, with over 62,775 examples of the Alekhine Defense in action.
Goring Gambit
Goring Gambit Download
Our Price: $8.95

Covers 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 (both accepted and declined), along with the Danish Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Bc4 cxb2 5.Bxb2. Includes 7,119 games, introductory text, and special Opening Key - 350 classification positions! Complete through 7-1-2002.
Fritz Powerbook 2012 Chess Software DVD
Fritz Powerbook 2012 Chess Software DVD
List Price: $69.95
Our Price: $49.95

The Fritz Powerbook 2012 chess software DVD is state of the art chess opening theory. Discover exciting and tricky new chess moves and practice them against Fritz. In addition there is a small but very exclusive chess book with the strongest GM games.
Complete 1.d4 Gambits
Complete 1.d4 Gambits CD
Our Price: $19.95

The Franco Pezzi Gambitingly project is pleased to offer a specialized alternative, for those who feel they don't need coverage of ALL gambit lines.
Complete 1.e4 Gambits
Complete 1.e4 Gambits CD
Our Price: $19.95

More than 70,300 games, 340 annotated games, 3,350 analyzed games, 190 photos, 67 ChessBase opening books, 10 video clips and 7 articles.
Alexei Shirov: My Best Games in the Petroff Defence
Alexei Shirov: My Best Games in the Petroff Defence DVD
Our Price: $32.95

My best games in the Petroff Defence With this DVD on the Russian Defence (Petroff Defence) Alexei Shirov continues the successful and highly praised series of his best games. Since many players look on the Russian Defence with the suspicion that it is a drawish opening, and one which at the same time is both dry and boring, Shirov has in this DVD set himself the specific task of countering this view of matters.
Alexei Shirov: My Best Games in The Nimzo Indian
Alexei Shirov: My Best Games in the Nimzo-Indian DVD
Our Price: $32.95

With this DVD on the Nimzo-Indian Defence (including the Catalan and the Queen‘s Indian) Alexei Shirov continues the successful and highly praised series about his best games. As in the preceding DVDs the Latvian super grandmaster succeeds in spoiling his public with analysis of a high quality and with exciting insights into his games, and he does so in his own reserved, pleasant and modest style.
Bogo-Indian Defense CD
Bogo-Indian Defense CD
Our Price: $29.95

The Bogo-Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+) stands out for two reasons: the concept behind the opening is simple, and it is therefore easy to learn. Schipkov explains in 21 texts the ideas behind the Bogo-Indian Defence and provides links to the most important model games.
Alexei Shirov: My Best Games in the Caro-Kann Defence
Alexei Shirov: My Best Games in the Caro Kann Defence DVD
Our Price: $36.95

The Caro-Kann Defence, which arises 1.e4 c6 followed by 2...d7-d5, is considered one of the most solid and reliable replies to the double-step of White’s e-pawn. Black fights for his share of the center without accepting an unnecessary weakening of his position, patiently waiting for his chance.
1...d6 Universal
1...d6 Universal DVD
Our Price: $32.95

1...d6 can be used as a universal defense against every White opening, offering Black the kind of dynamic play that is absent from more traditional defenses. If White eschews the chance to occupy the center with e2-e4 and d2-d4 it is often Black who gains space early on, and this can be used as the basis for a powerful attack on the Kingside.
Alexei Shirov: My Best Games in The Sveshnikov
Alexei Shirov: My Best Games in the Sveshnikov
Our Price: $36.95

The Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defense is considered one of the most promising replies to 1.e4, often giving rise to sharp and complex positions which require precise and inventive play from both sides.
Alexei Shirov: The Philidor Defense Chess Opening DVD
Alexei Shirov: The Philidor Defense DVD
Our Price: $32.95

The modern form of the Philidor Defense arises via the move order 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 as the main starting position. Then after 4.Nf3 Nbd7, Shirov has introduced the pawn sacrifice 5.g4!? into practice - and achieved excellent results with it.
Alexei Shirov: The Sicilian with 3.Bb5 Chess Opening Software DVD
Alexei Shirov: The Sicilian with 3.Bb5 DVD
Our Price: $34.95

The Rossolimo Variation of the Sicilian Defence (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5) is always an excellent choice with White if you want to avoid the deeply analyzed main lines of the open Sicilian.
The Caro-Kann Defense Chess Opening Software on DVD
The Caro-Kann Defense Chess Opening on DVD
Our Price: $34.95

The Caro-Kann is considered to be one of the safest and most reliable replies to 1.e4. So it comes as no surprise that in the list of top players who have made use of this defense there are no fewer than four World Champions: Botvinnik, Petrosian, Karpov and Anand. In addition, the Caro-Kann is played by such top players as Adams, Dreev and Bareev.
The f4 Sicilian Chess Opening Software on DVD
The f4 Sicilian Chess Opening on DVD
Our Price: $34.95

The f4 Sicilian is a perennial favorite with club players. It was popularised by Bent Larsen in the 1960s and then later on by British GMs such as Mark Hebden, James Plaskett and William Watson
The ABC of The King‘s Indian, 2nd Edition - Chess Opening Software on DVD
The ABC of The King‘s Indian, 2nd Edition
Our Price: $34.95

The King’s Indian chess opening is as uncompromising and resilient as ever! This DVD will inspire all players and demonstrate that the King‘s Indian is very much alive on the modern master scene.
The Scandinavian - The Easy Way, 2nd Edition Chess Opening Software on DVD
The Scandinavian - The Easy Way, 2nd Edition
Our Price: $36.95

This DVD will be a boon to all chess players, but particularly to the busy person with limited time for study or those who wish to incorporate a new defense into their Black repertoire with the minimum possible hassle. This really is the Scandinavian – the easy way!
Arkhangelsk (Ruy Lopez, Archangel Variation) - Chess Opening Software on DVD
Arkhangelsk (Ruy Lopez - Archangel Variation)
Our Price: $36.95

The Ruy Lopez represents one of the oldest and best openings for the first player, and everyone going for the Spanish game with Black faces the question of how he wants to tackle the White ideas. One of the more aggressive fighting methods is the move order 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 - the Archangel Variation.
The Budapest Gambit - Chess Opening Software on DVD
The Budapest Gambit DVD
Our Price: $36.95

Pressuring the opponent means getting on to the attack and this is where the fiery Budapest Gambit comes into play. After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 Black immediately takes the fight to White at the cost of a pawn. Active piece play is the predominant theme. Tactics abound.