by FIDE Master S.N. Dorobanov

Multimedia CD series for the intermediate player.

For months Creative Chess Thought was available only to my students. Now you can enjoy the new and improved Creative Chess Thought Audio™ (CCTA) without committing yourself to a subscription or a long term training program.

Each volume of CCTA contains approximately four (4) hours of interactive audio instruction, and certain volumes are even larger. That is over 240, and not 55 minutes -- the average length of a chess video. And no, it is not more expensive than one either. In each volume you will also find collections of recently played professional tournaments, updated with each CD.

It is quick, easy, enjoyable, and it beats studying from books or videos. Not only do you enjoy the quality of speech in person, you also get all variations on record, in CBH format. No VCR, no endless rewinding, no need to take notes. Just plug in the CD, fire up your free ChessBase or Fritz software, and you are just mouse clicks away from hours of fully interactive audio chess instruction.

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You can download a free version of ChessBase at www.chessbase.com --> Contents --> Downloads --> ChessBase Light. You will need it to view the first volume of CCTA; later titles come with ChessBase Light included on the CD.

The price of one CD is only $39: You receive 4 hours of quality audio sessions, the text and diagrams of which you can edit, print, or copy to a floppy. Whether you're familiar with CCTA and determined to collect all CD series, or skeptically trying out the Introductory volume, your money back is unconditionally guaranteed when you return the CD within two weeks of receiving your order. We cannot guarantee that you will like Creative Chess Thought Audio™; we can only assure you that there is no better way to use your PC for studying as quickly and as cost effectively! And don't take our word for it, check out our feedback page, and don't skip John Watson's review, published on TWIC.

The series feature the following categories:

• Openings (development, short & long term plans, openings theory)
• Middlegame (planning, strategy, discussions on typical pawn structures)
• Endgame (pawn, minor, rook, queen, mixed endings, theoretical discussions)
• Tactics (pattern recognition, tactical themes, opening traps)
• Analysis (classical game annotations, match game analysis, student games)
• Miscellaneous (mixtures of above categories, solitaire puzzles)

  CD Titles of CCTA: