Foxy Chess Openings: Modern Scandinavian and Icelandic Carnage & ChessCentral's Art of War...

The Center Counter Defense is becoming increasingly popular; over the last twenty years this opening has been seen more and more often in tournament play, even on the club level. Players worldwide, from local expert to Grandmaster, appreciate the ease with which one can pick up the ideas behind this opening and, once these simple concepts are mastered, the good results which Black can enjoy. Again and again we see Black winning games with the Scandinavian at all levels. Now you can discover the secrets of this excellent opening on the new DVD Modern Scandinavian and Icelandic Carnage. Following on the previous Foxy Openings video Center Counter Carnage filmed in the 1990's , this is a second investigation of the Modern Scandinavian (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6), modified for the year 2010. International Master and Senior FIDE Trainer Andrew Martin teaches you how to play this sharp, interesting opening line and he completely reworks the previous video. The Foxy Chess Openings Series is a timeless collection of Grandmaster openings explained simply enough to comprehend at any level. These DVDs will improve your rating and give you a greater understanding of the openings discussed, regardless of your present playing level. This fine DVD should be in every chess player's video library - but are you prepared for mental combat? To enhance your enjoyment we've included FREE the epic "Art of War" by Sun Tzu, completely re-mastered for the 21st century by ChessCentral. This e-book was taken from the first English translation by Lionel Giles, then painstakingly edited for textual errors while restoring Giles' beautiful rendering of the Chinese original. Not only has the full commentary by Giles been retained, but period Chinese art tastefully evokes the feel of Sun Tzu's masterpiece. Now you're ready to play chess!