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Mastering Rook Vs Minor Piece Pieces
GM Maximenko
WAS £13.99 NOW £5
206 pages
You have a rook. The opponent has two bishops, or two knights, or, most often, a bishop and a knight. A material count says that you are a at a least a pawn behind. But it is not so simple. Discover and master the secrets of rook versus minor pieces. |
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Inside Chess Openings
E Gufeld & N Kallinchenko
WAS £14.95 NOW £5
210 pages
A concise and authoritative summary of the best opening moves, published in 1992. Format and analysis of the variaitions using the tried-and-tested MCO style. A cheap alternative to MCO, NCO and chess database software. |
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King's
Indian Mar Del Plata
Svetozar Gligoric
was £13.99 NOW £5!!
160 pages, Batsford
Yugoslav Grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric is firmly
established as one of the great pioneers of the King's
Indian strategy and tactics. The variation he introduced
in a tournament at Mar del Plata, Argentina, fifty
years ago, is characterised by fierce attacks by the
opposing sides v White on the queenside and Black on
the castled king v making for exciting games and many
dashing Black wins.This book contains not only up-to-date
theory and illustrative games, but also the author's
own fascinating narrative on the evolution, development
and survival of his counterattacking system which has
stood the test of time and remained popular at grandmaster
and club level.
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The
Development of Chess Style
Max Euwe & John Nunn
was £14.99 NOW £5!!
224 pages, Batsford
Max Euwe was the fifth official world champion,
and met many of the other champions in chessboard battles.
Here he assesses the contributions of each to the way
chess is played and approached. John Nunn has brought
the book fully up to date by discussing the contributions
of Karpov, Kasparov, and the new generation of professionals
and the supercomputers. |
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The
Latvian Gambit Lives!
Tony Kosten
was £15.99 NOW £5!!
224 pages, Batsford
This eagerly awaited book answers claims made
by other writers about the value of this controversial
opening. Written for both club and tournament players,
The Latvian Gambit Lives! shows that Black and White
have a number of important resources that prove the
validity of the gambit. the author has been through
all 9000 or more Latvian Gambits ever published to
produce an analytical book, showing which lines are
definitely good and which bad. Ultimately, the book
confirms that the Latvian Gambit lives. |
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Winning
Endgame Technique
Beliavsky & Mikhalchishin, 192 pages, Batsford
WAS £14.99 NOW £5
Two leading grandmasters, both Championship trainers, study a variety of
typical endgame situations. The strategic guidance they provide will be
invaluable to players of all standards when playing endgames, or deciding
what type of endgame to aim for. The authors have put in years of painstaking
study to acquire their great mastery of the endgame. Reading this book
will help you make the most of your chances in any endgame you reach.
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Endgame
Secrets
Lutz, 224 pages, Batsford
WAS £15.99 NOW £5
Many club and tournament players are excellent tacticians and
have a good knowledge of opening theory but when it comes to the
endgame they are completely at sea. This book presents an
excellent opportunity to players who are clever enough to study
the endgame; the knowledge they acquire can be used to deadly
effect.Christopher Lutz explains the thought processes required
to form the right plan allowing the reader to approach the
endgame with confidence.
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Grunfeld
for the Attacking Player
Lalic, 224 pages, Batsford
WAS £14.99 NOW £5
A thorough survey of the sharpest lines of an operning
popularised by both Kasparov and Fischer
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Richard
Reti's Best Games
Golombek, 208 pages, Batsford
WAS £13.99 NOW £5
A new edition of Golombek's in-depth look at the chess of the
most influential chess theoreticians of the twentieth century.
As part of the Algebraic Classics series, it has been converted
to modern notation by John Nunn who has added analytical
footnotes.
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COOL
Chess
Motwani, 192 pages, Batsford
WAS £14.99 NOW £5
Scottish GM Motwani shows how Creative Original
Opening Lines can bring astonishing over-the-board successes.
This is the sequel to H.O.T. Chess, published October 1996, and
continues to expound Motwani's acronym-based approach to chess
thinking.
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Your
Chess Questions Answered
Lalic, 144 pages, Batsford
WAS £9.99 NOW £5
Everything you ever wanted to know about chess but were afraid
to ask! Players who first take up the game often find the chess
world a daunting, forbidding place. What is a chess clock? When
am I ready for tournaments? What openings should I play? Susan
Lalic offers some much needed help and advice by answering the
most commonly posed questions. She has been Britain's leading
woman player for the last 10 years and has played on board one
for England in the Chess Olympiads. Her experience as a chess
teacher has given her a unique insight into the mind of the
improving player.
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Chess
Under the Microscope
Motwani, 236 pages, Batsford
WAS £15.99 NOW £5
The latest of Paul Motwani's critically
acclaimed works in which he presents beautiful and instructive
chess in an entertaining and witty style.
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The
Search for Mona Lisa
Gufeld, 256 pages, Batsford
WAS £16.99 NOW £5
An entertaining, instructive and thought-provoking book covering
the games, chess ideas and life of Eduard Gufeld.
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Analyse
to Win
Jacobs, 160 pages, Batsford
WAS £14,99 NOW £5
This new volume focuses on the aspects of the games on which
games are won or lost. It develops ideas from the classic Think
Like a Grandmaster, which itself has sold over 50,000 copies.
Written by an experienced player and writer.
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Beating
the King's Indian & Benoni
Vaisser, 144 pages, Batsford
WAS £12.99 NOW £5
The Four Pawns Attack explained by the world's number one
expert.
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Chess
Wizardry: The new ABC of Chess Problems
John Rice, 352 pages, Batsford
WAS £17.99 NOW £5
This new edition of a classic work will introduce a new
generation of readers to the wonder of chess problems. A chess
problem is not a position from a game of chess, but rather the
crystallisation of a composer's spectacular idea. You do not
need to be an accomplished player to enjoy the positions and
ideas in this book - only a knowledge of the basic rules of
chess is needed. Nevertheless, it is no coincidence that good
solvers are often strong players - the British Solving team
includes Grandmasters Nunn and Mestel.
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H.O.T
Chess
Motwani, 1952 pages, Batsford
WAS £14.99 NOW £5
Those who play Highly Original Thinking chess will build up an
armoury of mnemonics to help them concentrate on key chessboard
issues, even in the full heat of battle. Using these concepts
they will automatically give due thought to king safety, pawn
structure, etc., and so come to a more useful, objective
assessment of positions.
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The
King Hunt
Nunn, 144 pages, Batsford
WAS £13.99 NOW £5
This book contains the most the most exciting king-hunts from
the last 150 years.
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Learn
from the GM's
Keene, 160 pages, Batsford
WAS £12.99 NOW £5
A new edition of a book recommended by Mark Dvoretsky as an
excellent manual for those looking to improve their chess. The
book has been brought up to date with contributions by leading
players of the 1990s.
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Sicilian
with ...Qb6
Ilic, 144 pages, Batsford
WAS £12.99 NOW £5
Sidestep main line theory and shock your opponent by opening 1
e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Qb6. This rugged, if offbeat,
variation is explained in full.
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Startling
Castling
Timmer, 240 pages, Batsford
WAS £15.99 NOW £5
A well-known Dutch chess writer takes a detailed look at all
aspects of castling, including whether to castle early or late,
whether to go kingside or queenside and standard attacks against
the castled position. This excellent practical manual also
includes plenty of entertaining examples of late castling and
castling in studies.
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Ultimate
Dragon Volume 1
Gufeld, 270 pages, Batsford
WAS £16.99 NOW £5
In this first of two volumes on the Dragon Sicilian, the two
authors present detailed coverage of the Rauzer variation to
date. This is characterized by an early advance f2-f3, after
which the white pawn supports both the centre and a kingside
pawn storm by g4 and h4.Black reacts to the aggressive
intentions of his opponent with a counterattack on the
queenside, making full use of the open c-file for his rook and
the long h8-a1 diagonal for his mighty Dragon bishop. An
exciting cut-and-thrust game then follows in which the winner is
often the one who checkmates first!Whether playing the White or
Black side, no competitive player - at club or tournament level
- can afford to be without this book.
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Ultimate
Dragon Volume 2
Gufeld, 206 pages, Batsford
WAS £14.99 NOW £5
In this second part of their detailed work on the Dragon
Sicilian, the authors present coverage, to date, of all lines
other than the Rauzer, which is dealt with in Volume One. These
lines range from an unhurried 'Classical' development of pieces
to the early pawn rush f4 and e5 seen in the 'Levenfish
Variation'.Here, compared to the Rauzer, there is a great
concentration of play in the centre of the board where Black is
ready to fight his opponent blow for blow. On the other hand, if
need be, Black can react to any kingside offensive with a
counterattack on the other wing, making full use of the open
c-file for his rook and the long h8-a1 diagonal for his mighty
Dragon bishop.Whether playing the White or Black side, no
competitive player - at club or tournament level - can afford to
be without this book.
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Understanding
the Spanish
Talbut, 144 pages, Batsford
WAS £12.99 NOW £5
A thoroughly revised edition of a popular work, explaining the
basic concepts behind one of the oldest and most famous of chess
openings.
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Victory
in the Opening!
Lane, 144 pages, Batsford
WAS £10.99 NOW £5
Learn the secrets of a quick victory on the chessboard! The
golden rules of successful opening play are all too easily
forgotten, even by Grandmasters. Using examples played by
contemporary stars such as Fischer, Kasparov, Karpov, Seirawan,
Short and Adams, Lane explains how to win your games in short
order.
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The
Sveshnikov Sicilian
McDonald, 144 pages, Batsford
WAS £14.99 NOW £5
A favourite of leading players such as Vladimir Kramnik and
Valery Salov, the Sveshnikov Sicilian is arguably the most
dynamic and controversial line in the whole of the Sicilian
Defence. Black takes on potentially serious structural
weaknesses but gains fierce piece play as compensation which can
prove too hot for White to handle.
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World
Champion Combinations
Ray Keene & Eric Schiller
CARDOZA, 264 Pages
NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
Learn the insights, concepts and moves of the greatest combinations ever
by the greatest players of all time. From Morphy to Alekhine, from Fischer
to Kasparov, the incredible combinations and brilliant sacrifices of 13 World
Champions are collected here in the most insightful combinations book written.
Packed with fascinating strategems, 50 annotated games, and great practical
advice for your own play.
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World
Champion Openings
Eric Schiller
CARDOZA, 384 Pages
NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
This serious reference work covers the essential opening theory
and moves of every major chess opening and variation as played by the world
champions. Reading as much like an encyclopedia of the must-know openings
crucial to every chess player’s knowledge as a powerful tool showing the
insights, concepts and secrets as used by the greatest players of all time,
WCO covers an astounding 100 variations of crucial openings in full conceptual
detail with more than 100 actual games from the champs themselves. A must-have
book for serious chess players.
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Secrets
of the Sicilian Dragon
Eduard Gufeld & Eric Schiller
CARDOZA, 208 Pages
NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
The mighty Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defense is one of the most exciting
openings in chess. Everything from the opening piece formation to the endgame,
including key strategic and tactical ideas, is covered conceptual detail.
Instead of memorizing a jungle of variations, you learn the important ideas
behind the opening, and how to adapt them at the chessboard. Special sections
on the heroes of the Dragon show how the greatest players handle the opening.
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A
View From the Top
John Hall & Jan R. Cartier
NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
This book recounts the Kasparov - Anand PCA match, which took place in New
York, in 1995, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. All 18 games
are annotated with contributions from Grandmasters Shamkovich and Palatnik.
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The
Gruenfeld Defense
Leonid Shamkovich & Jan R. Cartier
NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
This book is the accumulation of decades of top-level practice of the double-edged
Gruenfeld Defense. World renowned Grandmaster Leonid Shamkovich has created
an easy to follow treatise on this timeless and sharp defense. This book
clearly lays out the main lines with plenty of attention given to novelties
and likely side paths. A complete chapter is dedicated to the Modern Exchange
variation and essential stratagems are revealed.
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Contenders
For The Crown
Raymond Keene
RRP £9.99 NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
Raymond Keene's predictions on who will challenge Garry Kasparov
in the 1993 World Chess Championship. Keene assesses the chances of the
contenders; Kramnik, Anand, Ivanchuk, Shirov, Kamsky, Polgar, Short and
Adams. Interestingly, Keene gives his opinions on the chances for a comeback
by Bobby Fischer, or Anatoly Karpov, and will a chess computer ever become
World Champion.
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Modern
Chess Miniatures
Neil McDonald
RRP £10.99 NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
Every player enjoys defeating their opponents in double quick
time. In this boo, IM Neil McDonald presents a varied selection of 'miniature'
games (games in which one player or the other wins in under 30 moves) from
modern master games. Each game is chosen for its instructive qualities and
annotated in detail, and the games are grouped by theme to illustrate how
the reader can win more miniatures themselves. |
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Nimzo
Indian Defence: Classical
Ivan Sokolov
RRP £12.99 NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
The Classical variation of the Nimzo-Indian Defence (1.d4 Nf6
2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2) was adopted by Capablanca, Euwe and Alekhine in
the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s but remained relatively unfashionable until recently.
However, largely due to the influence of GM Seirawan and world champion Garry
Kasparov, the Classical has developed into one of White's most feared ways
of meeting the Nimzo, and is a popular choice with grandmasters and club
players alike. |
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Queens
Indian: Kasparov System
Mikhail Gurevich
RRP £12.99 NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
One of the leading exponents of the Kasparov system over the last
few years is Mikhail Gurevich, who presents here a fascinating insight into
this highly fashionable opening. The emphasis is on the explanation of critical
ideas, using complete games to demonstrate typical themes from the opening,
middlegame and endgame. Each defensive scheme is thoroughly analysed and
appraised, with an assessment of its prospects in future years. |
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San
Francisco 1995
Eade & Defirmian
RRP £12.99 NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
San Francisco, 1995 tells the story of one of the strongest and
perhaps most interesting Grandmaster Chess tournaments in United States history.
Included Korchnoi, Nunn, Gulko, DeFirmian, Hubner and Xie Jun among others. |
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Semi-Open
Game
Karpov
RRP £10.99 NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
The semi-open games, in which Black responds to 1e4 with a move
other than 1...e5. This is an excellent book for players wishing to improve
their understanding of the openings, as well as being a highly entertaining
survey of major developments in recent Grandmaster practice. |
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The
Lost Olympiad - Stockholm 1937
W.H. Cozens
RRP £9.99 NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
The only olympiad not to have had a commemorative book has had
the balance redressed with this excellent book, with game scores, great annotations,
anecdotes and cross-tables. |
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Nigel
Short: World Chess Challenger
Keene
RRP £9.99 NOW ONLY £5/$7.50
This book charts Nigel Short's astonishing ascent to the chess
peaks, through an exciting selection of the most important games in his career.
Each game is brought vividly to life by absorbing annotations which provide
a valuable insight into the character and playing style of one of the greatest
players in the world in the 1990s. It includes brilliant wins against Kasparov,
Karpov, Timman and more! |
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