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I Play Against Pieces Svetozar Gligoric £15.99/$23.95 Yugoslav grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric, once rated the strongest European chess player outisde Russia, has pursued a long and distinguished chess career. This highly acclaimed collection of 130 of his best games, including classic wins against world champions and other top players such as Euwe, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian, Fischer, Keres, Korchnoi, Larsen and Najdorf, now appears for the first time in English. |
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Chess Billiancy Lakov Damsky £16.99/$21.95 What do we understand by brilliancy in chess? The author delves back into history to examine how this concept has developed, before presenting a dazzling array of brilliant games from the past few decades - the prize-winners as selected by grandmaster panels for each issue of the Yugoslav Chess Informator between 1968 and 1998, all of which have been subjected to a critical, computer-based analysis. |
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The Nimzo-Indian: 4 e3 Carsten Hansen £16.99/$23.95 Ever since Nimzowitsch introduced his flexible, dynamic defence to the queen's pawn, debate has raged over White's best reply. Many variations have been in and out of fashion, but one line in particular has proved an enduring weapon - the sound and solid 4 e3 line, known as the Rubinstein Variation. The 4 e3 Nimzo is extraordinarily rich in strategy. All manner of different central pawn-structures can arise, such as the blocked centre characteristic of the Hübner Variation and a variety of IQP positions. Moreover, in some lines the central tension persists well into the middlegame. The 4 e3 Nimzo provides a stern test of both players' understanding of chess, and so is an ideal choice for those who are looking to win as either colour. |
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An Opening Repertoire for White according to Kramnik
- Volume 5 Alexander Khalifman £14.99/$22.95 The fifth and final book in this popular series lays out a repertoire against the Queens Gambit Declined. Differing from the other four books in that it only deals with one opening, the amount of material on offer is still staggering, reflecting the popularity of the Queens Gambit Declined throughout the years. With extensive analysis of critical lines by former FIDE Champion GM Alexander Khalifman, this is sure to be another useful addition to any book collection. |
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Concise Chess Openings Neil McDonald £11.99/$15.95 Learning new chess openings can be an arduous task, even for seasoned players, never mind those with less experience. Finding the right openings to suit your style can be a very time-consuming task. In Concise Chess Openings, Grandmaster Neil McDonald provides the reader with a reliable and up-to-date reference work. On every single opening the reader is likely to face, there's enough information to play the variations with confidence, but not too much so as to drown the reader with waves of theory. |
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New in Chess Yearbook 64 £15/$22.50 The chess players guide to opening news, NIC 64 sees the usual high quality analysis on a wide selection of topical opening lines. Contributors include Kramnik, Shirov, Ponomariov, Kasparov, Timman and Grischuk. The essential reference to ensure you are on the cutting edge of current theory. |
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Behind Deep Blue Feng-Hsiung Hsu £19.95/$27.95 Feng-hsiung Hsu, who masterminded Kasparov's match play defeat by a computer, tells his story. A nerdy book might be expected, delving into arcane topics (computer chip design, programming, chess), but instead we have something more like "Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail". No specialist knowledge is demanded. The author's adventures with phantom queens, etc. are fascinating. His will-to-win matched that of the legendary Kasparov. |
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Learn From Your Chess Mistakes Chris Baker £14.99/$22.95 Most players want to put the experience of defeat behind them as quickly as possible, but there is no better way to improve your game than by analysing you lost games to find out what went wrong, ensuring that you don't make the same mistake again. |
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The Complete Sveshnikov Sicilian Yuri Yakovich £15.99/£22.95 The Sveshnikov Sicilian is one of the most uncompromising lines of the Sicilian Defence. Black accepts an apparently loose pawn-structure in return for a great deal of piece activity. Decades of experience have shown that it is far from easy for White to neutralise Black's active play, and the Sveshnikov is now firmly established as a favourite weapon for players who wish to win games as Black. |
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Sicilian Kan John Emms £14.99/$19.95 The Sicilian Kan is one of the most flexible and easy to play variations of the entire Sicilian complex. In contrast to opening monsters such as the infamous Dragon and Najdorf Variations, Black players are not forced to memorise massive chunks of opening theory. Success in the Sicilian Kan is more dependent on uunderstanding certain principles and a system of development. Another point in its favour is that even more experienced white players are flummoxed by Black's elastic approach. Recently the Kan has received a seal of approval, with both Kasparov and Kramnik employing it in the last couple of years. |
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Classical Dutch Jan Pinski £14.99/$19.95 The Classical Dutch is an ambitious and underrated defence to queen’s pawn openings. With his first few moves Black creates an asymmetrical pawn structure which unbalances the position from a very early stage, allowing both white and black players to fight for the initiative. Now, for the first time in recent history, International Master Jan Pinski delves into the secrets of the Classical Dutch, studying both the positional motives and tactical nuances for both sides. Pinski deals with the theoretical main lines as well as the crafty side variations, updating the reader on all the new important wrinkles. |
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Understanding the Sacrifice Angus Dunnington £14.99/$19.95 Every chess player adores the thrill of the sacrifice, whether this part of a checkmating attack, a defensive measure or simply an attempt to confuse the opponent. But every sacrifice has a time and a place, and a correct use of sacrifices is a skill possessed by only a precious few. Now you can add yourself to that list! In this ground-breaking book, Angus Dunnington acquaints the reader with key aspects of all kinds of chess sacrifices, including the queen sacrifice, sacrifices in the endgames and the psychology attached to the sacrifce. Read this book and sacrifice with confidence. |
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Starting Out: Queen's Gambit John Shaw £12.99/$16.95 The Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the most popular and fundamental chess openings of all time and has been the battleground for countless world-class encounters throughout the history of chess. In this easy to read book IM John Shaw revisits the basic principles behind the Queen's Gambit and it's many variations. Ideal for people wanting to include the Queens Gambit in their repertoire, or for those who want to brush up on what they already play. |
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Starting Out: Caro - Kann Joe Gallagher £12.99/$16.95 The Caro-Kann Defence has a well-deserved and established reputation as an incredibly solid and, at the same time, dynamic defence to 1 e4. The Caro-Kann appeals to all types of players, but is especially useful to black players who prefer a sound platform on which to build and who are resourceful in both defence and counter-attack. Star players who enjoy using the Caro-Kann include Vishy Anand, Michael Adams and the legendary Anatoly Karpov. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to the basics of the Caro-Kann, studying the key principles of its many variations. Throughout the book there is an abundance of notes, tips, warnings and exercises to help the improving player, while important strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. |
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The Steinitz Papers ed. by Kurt Landsberger £44.95/$55 Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz is recognized as the first world champion. More exactly (and thanks to the efforts of the author of this book) he has been officially acknowledged as the first American world chess champion. Luckily for chess scholars, many letters and postcards survive written by Steinitz and his associates, friends and foes. After years of research, numerous personal contacts with people on three continents, and unflagging efforts to acquire any and all known letters to and from Steinitz, the author here presents in their own words a remarkable account of Steinitz and his contemporaries in the chess world of over a century ago. Notable personalities that write or are written about include Lasker, Pillsbury, Zukertort, Bird, Blackburne, Janowski, Tschigorin and Winawer. |
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School of Chess Excellence Volume 3 - Strategic
Play Mark Dvoretsky £18/$25 This third volume in Mark Dvoretsky's course is devoted to questions of strategy, and is aimed at improving the reader's positional understanding. The author also examines a number of positions that lay on the boundary between the middlegame and the endgame. As in the other books of the series, he uses examples from his own games and those of this pupils, together with original analyses of episodes from other player's games. |
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