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Super Tournaments 2003 Chess Stars, 456 pages, £19.99 / $35.95 175 extensively annotated games of the world's best players: Kasparov (12), Kramnik (35), Ponomariov (25), Anand (35) and Leko (22). Annotations from Khalifman, Sipov, Ivanov, Golubev and Beim. Also includes detailed surveys of the strongest tournaments of 2003, crosstables and interviews and 16 pages of colour photos. |
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The Complete Sicilian vol. 2 Attila Schneider £14.95 / $26.95 Covers the Dragon, Scheveningen and Najdorf. Excellent coverage of the Sicilian presented with unique annotations by Attila Schneider
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Encyclopedia of Chess Openings Volume D - 4th edition £24.95/$47.50 (Hardcover, 606 pages, SI Informant) Fully revised and updated using material from Informator 1-88. Covering the following lines: 1. d4 d5 & 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 followed by 3. d5 |
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Manual of Chess Combinations Volume 1 £14.99/$24.95 (Hardcover, 255 pages, Convekta) Over 1,300 problems split into 5 difficulty levels with large diagrams, clear instructions on who is to move and what needs to be done. Excellent slection of content. This series makes a great work book for the aspiring beginner/intermediate player.Volume 1 is aimed at beginners to 1600 rated players (BCF 125) |
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Manual of Chess Combinations Volume 2 £14.99/$24.95 (Hardcover, 251 pages, Convekta) Nearly a 1,000 more problems ordered by difficulty. This meant for players rated 1600-2200 (120-200 BCF) |
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Manual of Chess Combinations Volume 3 £14.99/$24.95 (Hardcover, 183 pages, Convekta) Over 700 problems split into 8 thematic sections. Once again they have selcted excellent material. This is meant for players above 2000 FIDE or 175 BCF. |
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Manual of Chess Endings £14.99/$24.95 (Hardcover, 182 pages, Convekta) Over 800 positions focused entirely on endings. Covers pawn endings, Knight endings, Bishop endings, Bishop against Knight, mixed piece endings, mate with the minor pieces, Rook endings, Queen endings and endings with an unusual material balance.Aimed at intermediate players upwards (1400+) |
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Judit
Polgar - The Princess of Chess Tibor Karolyi £15.99/$27.95 The chess World acknowledges that Judit Polgar is unique. She is the only woman able to compete on equal terms with the World's best Grandmasters. In this book, Tibor Karolyi analyses in depth a large selection of Judit's exciting games, featuring wins against the leading chess players, including Garry Kasparov. The book also covers Judit's early childhood when her father and two sisters all contributed greatly to the development of her chess skills. |
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The Complete Sicilian vol. 1 Attila Schneider £14.95 / $26.95 Covers the Sicilian Gambits, c3 Sicilian, Sveshnikov, Paulsen, Sozin, Boleslavsky, Dragon without d6 and Richter-Rauzer Attack. |
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Pal Benko: My Life, games and Compositions Pal Benko & Jeremy Silman, £35/$45 Siles Press, 668 pages (hardback) An absolute monster of a book! Printed in hardback and running to 668 pages as one of my colleagues pointed out "that's not a book, that's a weapon!" Indeed, this new title from Siles Press (the company that brought you How to Reassess Your Chess) is impressive. 138 deeply annotated games, a survey of Benko's openings by John Watson, an interview with the man himself among others and 300 of Benko's chess compositions. The games are split into thirteen chronologically ordered chapters charting Benko's entire chess career starting in Budapest in 1945 and ending in the States in the late eighties. The games have obviously been carefully chosen to both entertain and instruct with extensive annotations and commentary on each and every game. The beauty of this book is found in the little extras that abound throughout. Each of the thirteen chapters contain an introduction to events by Benko giving him ample opportunity to slip in previously unknown anecdotes about Fischer, Reshevsky, Larsen and many others. Photographs and mini biographies of Benko's contemporaries bring to light the characters described making it less like a collection of games and more like a documentary. There's also a massive survey of Benko's openings by John Watson showing the scope of Benko's theoretical contributions to the game. Split into two sections, 'Benko as White' and 'Benko as Black', and covering 131 pages this could have made a book all by itself. If you ever get bored with the games, and trust me that isn't likely, than you can try to solve one of Benko's Bafflers!. 300 of his own compositions have been split into sections; 2-move mates, 3- (and more) move mates, letter problems, endgames, helpmates and puzzles. A truly amazing book (and weapon)! |
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Chess Rules of Thumb GM Lev Alburt & Al Lawrence £12.99/$19.95 CIRC, 192 pages Chess Rules of Thumb gives you the winning principles of chess in clear, short statements. Three-time US Champion Lev Alburt and World Chess Hall of Fame Curator Al Lawrence have put together three centuries of insights from the masters. Fun to browse or to read from cover-to-cover, it's a book that all chess players-from beginners to grandmasters- will enjoy for a lifetime. |
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New In Chess Yearbook 70 £16.95/$31.95 242 pages The chess players guide to opening news, this issue contains articles on: - Peter Svidler's alternative to a macho Caro-Kann line - Shabalov believes the Botvinnik Semi-Slav has risen from its grave. - Kramnik's witchcraft too much for French Defence - Can White win at one with 9.f5 in the Pirc Defence? - Gutman comes to the rescue of the Fajarowicz Gambit - and dozens of other opening sercrets and surprise weapons. |
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One hundred and One of My Best Games of Chess F D Yates £22.99/$39.99 Moravian, 181 pages (hardback) An excellent biography and collection of the 6 time British Chess Champion - featuring some excellent battles against his contemporaries including Alekhine, Capablanca, Euwe, Lasker, Nimzowitsch and Tartakower. Over 100 games with annotations by William Winter, about a third of the games are annotated by Yates himself. Also includes a biography of Yates by William Winter. |
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Three
Days with Bobby Fischer and Other Chess Essays: How to Meet Champions & Choose Openings Lev Alburt and Al Lawrence £16.99/$29.95 CIRC, 288 pages This is a chess book you can sit back comfortably in your armchair and just read. With 21 chess related stories, articles and anecdotes, as well as lots of great games, tactics and strategies - there's plenty for everyone to enjoy. Chess Hall-of-Famer and three-time U.S. Champion Lev Alburt teams up with World Chess Hall of Fame Executive Director and Chess Journalist of the Year Award winner Al Lawrence to tell the intriguing, inspiring and sometimes downright bizarre behind-the-scenes stories of the chess greats and near-greats. |
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Chess Tactics for Beginners Victor Vamos £14.99/$26.95 When he was just a beginner himself, the author owed his rapid progress largely to a thorough study of types of positions similar to those shown in this book. The reader acquires the essential concepts of chess tactics such as simple mates in one, two and three moves, winning material, double attacks, pawn promotion, and other types of combinations by studying the 480 positions given. This is an essential aid for any player seeking a greater tactical awareness. Suitable for players graded from BCF 60-175 (1000-2000). |
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Quarterly for Chess History - Autumn 7/2001 £24.95/$44.95 Another fine collection of articles and games from chess' yesteryear. Includes:Samuel Reshevsky chess prodigy by Fiala. A History of Mechanic's Institute Chess Club by Donaldson. Whitaker in Pittsburgh by Brennen. A selection of detailed biographies on Hromadka, Teed and Hofmann. Profiles on 3 forgotten chess tournaments; Carlsbad 1929, Munich 1936 and London 1889. Covergae of the classic match Steinitz - Zukertort 1882-6. Great Chess Players compiled by Fiala. Correspondence Chess in WWII by Brennen. Field Studies of Chess Columns by Fiala. Chess Miscellany 151-175 by Fiala. Chess Reviews by Brennen and Hilbert. |
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Smyslov's Best Games Volume II - 1958-1995 Vasily Smyslov £29.95/$55 Moravian (hardcover), 456 pages 326 games of which the majority are annotated and 100 pagesof tournament and match cross-tables. |
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| King's Indian Battle Plans 200+ Annotated games with Fresh Ideas for Winning Andrew Martin £17.99/$29.95 Thinkers Press, 384 pages Most books on chess openings are just full of variations with little in the way of guidance or plans - this huge book is different. Not only is it loaded with top notch annotated games by IM Andrew Martin, one of the world's experts on this system, but the games are peppered with hundreds of 'ideas'. These suggestions show you new plans, or possible plans, and what happens in the current game under scrutiny. Often at the end of each game is a quick summary of what Martin assesses concerning the line which was used. The best players in the business, mostly from the last 6-7 years, are shown to be formidable masters with games that include quick wins as a strategical masterpieces. The names of Korchnoi, Kasparov, Kramnik, Fischer, Vaisser, Nunn, Topolov, Murey and many more are spread across the landscape in a vast field of possibilities. All the lines of the KID are discussed in detail proportional to their actual use in the real world of tournament play: 4 Pawns Attack, Saemisch, Averbakh, Fianchetton, Seirwawan/Kramer/Odds & Ends, Classicals - Makagonov, Gligorich/Petrosian, Bayonet, Mar Del Plata, and others. As a number of celebratory games are included to show you why the King's Indian Defense is so fasinating, so also is a chapter included on "How Not to Play the King's Indian Defence", replete with disasters for the unprepared. This book contains nearly 400 complete games with over 240 annotated. The power plays, the counterattacks, and the ruthlessness of this "defense" are revealed and now available in this first big book written about the King's Indian in years. |
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Budapest Fajarowicz Lev Gutman £15.99/$22.95 Batsford, 287 pages The Fajarowitz variation of the Budapest Gambit is one of Black's most exciting options against 1 d4. Established 'theory' has maintained a dim view of this line, which nevertheless has been a favourite of club players. With a slightly better theoretical reputation its popularity would explode. In this groundbreaking work, Gutman rehabilitates this ancient gambit with his usual creative and original analysis. A cult book in the making, it is a must for all club and tournament players. A former second of Viktor Korchnoi, author Lev Gutman is an outstanding expert on opening theory. He is also an International Grandmaster. |
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Chess: 60 years on with Caissa and friends Alan Phillips £13.99/$19.95 Caissa Editions, 144 pages British master Alan Phillips has enjoyed chess competition for most of his adult life and though always remaining an amateur player, he scored mfine wins against many of his illustrious contemporaries. High points of his chess career include joint victory in the British Championship of 1954 and a place on the England team at the Moscow Olympiad two years later. here he presents over a collection of over 100 of his favourite games, replete with sparkling tactics, and taken from the period 1946-99. In addtion, he features na comparable number of brilliant games played by his British contemporaries, who were also mainly of amateur status. Players featured here include Sir George Thomas, William Winter, C.H.O'D. Alexander, Frank Parr, Sir Stuart Milner-Barry, Harry Golombek, John Fuller, Johnathan and Oliver Penrose, David Hooper, Gerald Abrahams, Peter Clarke, Leonard Barden, John and Paul Littlewood, William Hartston, Raymond Keene, etc. In this excting anthology are to be found all major chess openings: Romantic gambits, the well-founded Ruy Lopez, the sharp Sicilian, King's Indian Defense and King's Indian Reversed at which the author was a true connoiseur. Two books in one! A best games collection and a showcase of British chess at its best. |
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How
to Get the Edge Against the Gruenfeld K.Sakaev, £14.99 / $29.95 "This book is highly recommended to all players from club to GM level. The author studies very popular opening system on great depth and recommends a lot of new interesting ideas. In many variations the analysis is supported by author's own practical experience what makes it even more reliable. " - A.Khalifman |
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Learn
Chess In 40 Hours Rudolf Teschner £12.99/$22 Edition Olms, 158 pages To achieve success in chess, a little talent is required, but it is even more important to have a thorough grounding in the different aspects of the game. This volume, which has sold well over a hundred thousand copies in its German edition, proceeds from the simple to the difficult, from checkmating with a couple of pieces to strategic planning. It has been used in numerous adult education classes, and is also highly suitable for private study. Rudolf Teschner is an Honorary FIDE International Grandmaster and a popular chess author, who for 38 years was editor of the magazine "Deutsche Schachzeitung". |
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Imagination In Chess Paata Gaprindashvili £15.99/$24.95 Batsford, 288 pages There is much published on chess tactics, strategy, openings and endings, but little on training the brain to think and evaluate. This book is dedicated to that task and provides numerous positions that encourage independent and original problem solving. The examples emphasise the power of logical thinking, quick wit and imagination. The author presents some new concepts, such as progressive and reciprocal thinking, to help readers to make fewer mistakes and avoid unnecessary foolish errors. Paata Gaprindashvili is an International Correspondence Chess Master and past European CC Champion. He is a chess trainer with successes in the Youth European and World Championships. He lives in Tbilisi, Georgia. |
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Chess Choice Challenge 3 Chris Ward £13.99/$20.95 Batsford By popular demand, a third Chess Choice Challenge and another bumper bundle of tricky and varied chess positions on which to test your analytical ability. Multiple-choice questions direct your attention to different facets of each position, while you are also invited to 'take your pick' from a range of suggested continuations. Having racked your brains to come to the correct conclusions, you can then compare your findings with those of Grandmaster Chris Ward, whose deep and imaginative analytical solutions, spiced with his customary good humour, will help to increase your appreciation of the art of chess analysis – and also your playing strength! |
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Starting Out: the Grunfeld £12.99/$16.95 Jacob Aagard Everyman The Grünfeld is an energetic and popular defence to queen’s pawn openings and is a favourite of the world number one Garry Kasparov. From the start of the game Black allows White to build an apparently strong centre but then attacks it with all his forces. Play can become extremely sharp and theoretical and this opening very much appeals to dynamic players. In this groundbreaking book, International Master Jacob Aagaard revisits the fundamental principles of the Grünfeld and its numerous variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips and warnings to guide the improving player, while important strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. *User-friendly design to help readers absorb ideas *Concentrates on the main ideas of the Grünfeld *Ideal for the improving player |
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The Two Knights Defence Jan Pinski, Everyman, 160 pages £14.99/$19.95 The Two Knights Defence is one of the trickiest tactical openings around. If White initiates complications with either 4 Ng5 or 4 d4, play becomes extremely sharp and gambits and counter gambits abound. Anyone who enters the murky waters of the Two Knights Defence must be well prepared for the mind-boggling complications that ensue. In this book, openings theoretician Jonathan Tait guides the reader through both the well-trodden paths of the main lines plus the less fashionable side variations of this most complex opening. Using illustrative games, Tait studies the key ideas and tactics for both Black and White. *Up-to-date coverage of a controversial opening. *Written by a Two Knights Defence expert *Ideal for club and tournament players |
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Understanding Your Chess James Rizzitano, GAMBIT, 192 pages £15.99/$24.95 Rizzitano presents lessons from his own experiences that will be most relevant to club and tournament players. He shows how by analyzing their own games, players can gain a greater understanding of their strengths and weaknesses, and he explains they can shape their approach to chess to make the most of their abilities. Major topics include: Developing a reliable and coherent opening repertoire; The importance of understanding opening theory rather than simply memorizing it; Theoretical novelties: finding your own, and facing the opponent's; Opening selection depending upon the nature of the game and event; Risk management and 'playing for a win'; Competing successfully against higher-rated opposition; Accumulating small advantages: a safe method when the opponent plays for a draw; The power of the initiative: lighting a fire and keeping it burning. |
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Kingpin #37 £4.50/$6.95 Satirical chess magazine including: Kibitzing - The Poisoned Pawn skewers Nosher, noise and the rampant xenophobia of British chess Gary Lane’s Agony Column - More sound advice from the savvy IM Vladimir Kramnik - Stefan Goader asks the world champion why he is so boring What’s the 4NCL Ever Done for Us? - As the Four Nations Chess League celebrates its tenth anniversary, Jonathan Rogers selects some highlights and looks into the future The Road to Chess Improvement - Chris Depasquale proves conclusively that driving lessons improve your chess Memoirs of a Mediocre Chess Player - More lowlights from Antony Mann's chess career ‘You don’t have to be a complete asshole to get to the top, but it helps’ - Dutch No.1 Luke Van Wely spills the beans on his rivals Grandmaster’s Diary - Tony Kosten sweats in the Land of the Pharoahs My Friends, the Chess Luminaries - Amatzia Avni drops names Hack Attack - Jim Plaskett, Simon Williams The Classical Dutch - Jonathan Rogers explains why this rare defence is due for a revival Gary Lane’s Grandmaster Myths - Gary Lane puts the record straight Book Reviews |
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The Catalan Raetsky & Chetverik, Everyman, 192 pages £14.99/$19.95 The Catalan is one of the most popular openings and a favourite of many of the world’s leading players. Its rich tactical and positional subtleties provide an excellent platform for players wishing to improve their overall understanding of the game. In this groundbreaking book, Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik provide a comprehensive coverage of this opening, outlining the most common plans and tactics for both White and Black, and studying the latest theoretical developments in the most important variations. This book is a must for die-hard Catalan fans and those wishing to take up this fashionable opening. *Played by the world’s top Grandmasters *Written by leading opening theoreticians *Ideas, strategies and tactics discussed for both sides |
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Nimzo-Indian Rubinstein: The ever popular main lines with 4 e3 Angus Dunnington £14.99/$19.95 Openings expert Angus Dunnington explains the ideas and strategies of one of White's most popular responses to the ultra-solid Nimzo-lndian Defence. |
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Survival Guide for Chess Parents Tanya Jones £14.99/$19.95 Do you have a child who is interested in chess, but you're not sure how to help? In Survival Guide for Chess Parents, Tanya Jones concentrates on the numerous aspects of being a 'chess parent' and answers the many questions facing those with chess-playing children. There's certainly more to this than meets the eye. Problems are as diverse as 'How can I help in the very early stages?', 'How do I find suitable clubs and tournaments?', 'Should I watch when he or she is playing?' and 'How do I find a good chess coach?' Jones also tackles aspects such as chess and education, plus the ever-increasing role of computers and the Internet. Whether your child is just starting out in the game or is a budding prodigy, this book is essential reading. |
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Bobby Fischer Goes To War David Edmonds and John Eidnow. £14.99/$26.99 Hardback, 302 pages Since 1948, the USSR had dominated the World Chess Championships - evidence, Moscow claimed, of the superiority of the Soviet system. But then came Bobby Fischer. A dysfunctional genius, Fischer was uniquely equipped to take on the Soviets. His every waking hour was dedicated to the game. He had steamrollered all opposition to reach the championship.When he became increasingly volatile, Henry Kissinger phoned him, urging Fischer to fight for his country. Against him was Spassky, complex, sensitive, the most un-Soviet of champions. As the authors reveal, when Spassky began to lose, the KGB decided to step in. Drawing upon unpublished Soviet and US records, this is a fascinating story oif history, politics and chess. And at its core it is a human tragedy, a story of brilliance and triumph, hubris and despair. By the authors of 'Wittgenstein's Poker'. |
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Learn Chess Tactics John Nunn £12.99/$19.95 160 pages This book teaches basic tactical ideas such as the fork, pin, and discovered attack, and introduces general ideas such as elimination, immobilization and compulsion. A basic knowledge of simple tactics will enable a novice to start winning games, by giving checkmate or capturing material. As the player progresses, his tactical arsenal will broaden, and he will start to play sacrifices and combinations, and develop a deeper understanding of the game. Players who fail to study tactics systematically tend to suffer from tactical blind-spots that plague them throughout their playing career, and thus they fail to realize their full potential. |
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Los Voraces 2019 £24.95/$39.95 Andrew Soltis, McFarland 260 pages The rules of "The Greatest Tournament in Chess History" the $20 million Sheldrake Memorial Tournament, held in Las Voraces 2019, are: no seconds, no agents, no computers, no entourages, no pagers, no phone calls, no outside contact of any kind. The fourteeen greatest chess players in the world gather to compete for money, fame and eccentricity - and start turning up dead. Everyone is under suspicion. This fabulous chess mystery novel is full of game scores and diagrams - some pretty amazing games are played at Los Voraces! It's all told from the point of view of the arbiter, who is quickly drawn from his role as observer to that of target and suspect. With five rounds to go, five corpses have been discovered. Just who is the serial killer with a preference for 2700 - rated Grandmasters. |
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Modern Chess and Chess Masterpieces (HB) £19.95/$37.50 H E Bird, Moravian 204 pages Subtitled - 'Containing a collection of the finest examples of chess play on record during the past 60 years.' Over 200 games - of which nearly half are by Bird, most with annotations, which were selected "in choice of style and of character most calculated to amuse, interest and instruct." A must for all exponents of the Bird's opening 1.f4!? Contains games by Bird, Steinitz, Morphy, Zukertort, Blackburne and Staunton. |
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Opening for White According to Anand 1.e4 - Volume 2 Alexander Khalifman 15.99/$26.95 This is the 2nd book in the series, in which it deals with open games. This volume is devoted to the main lines of one of the most popular and interesting openings in the chess theory - the Ruy Lopez |
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New In Chess Yearbook 69 £16.95/$31.95 240 pages The chess players guide to opening news, this issue contains articles on: - The English Opening according to Morozevich - Svidler triumphant with the French Advance Variation - Does the King's Gambit still please the Gods? - Baadur Jobava: perfect preparation against the Caro-Kann - The guru speaks out: is 8...Nbd7 still playable in the Benoni? - and dozens of other opening secrets and surprise weapons |
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Informator 88 £20.95/$34.95 384 pages Volume 88 covers events held between June 1st, 2003 and September 30th, 2003 including Silivri, Enghien-les-Bains, Esbjerg, Yongchuan (zt), Biel, Dortmund, Terme Zrece, Buenos Aires, France (ch), Athens, Russia (ch), Rethymnon, etc. The selection of high calibre contributors continues, this time with annotations provided by Kasparov, Anand, Bareev, Shirov, M. Adams, Svidler, Lékó, Ju. Polg r, R. Ponomariov, Ivanchuk, Dreev, B. Gelfand, I. Sokolov, Azmaiparashvili, Ye Jiangchuan, Sasikiran, Khalifman, Nisipeanu, Bologan, Rublevsky, Smirin, Kasimdzhanov, A. Beliavsky, J. Lautier, Al. Onischuk, Sakaev, M. Gurevich, Kobalia, Ki. Georgiev, T. Radjabov, Sutovsky, Zhang Zhong, Macieja, P. Tregubov, Motylev, Rozentalis, Je. Piket, S. Volkov, Berkes, Ch. Lutz, Iordachescu, Dautov, B. Avrukh, Xu Jun, L. Domínguez, A. Galkin, Bu Xiangzhi and many others. All the trademark sections are included: voting for the ten best games and the ten most important theoretical novelties from Chess Informant 86, theoretical survey in the ECO format, selected combinations and endings from recent tournament practice, tournament standings and crosstables, and the best from Bent Larsen's creative output. |
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French Defence (3.Nc3 Bb4) Lev Psakhis £15.99/$26.95 Past and present, the French Defence has been and remains a popular choice against White’s king’s pawn opening. Top-class grandmasters such as Korchnoi, Morozevich, Bareev and Short continue to practise it with success. Since the publication of The Complete French in 1992 – a highly acclaimed standard work – the volume of theory has increased to such an extent that the author has now divided his material into three volumes. French Defence 3 Nc3, featuring a wealth of fully annotated illustrative games as well as bang-up-to-date theory, covers the consequences of 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 to which Black can reply with the Winnawer variation 3...Bb4, leading to sharp play on both flanks; the Rubinstein/Burn lines based on ...dxe4, resulting in active play in the centre; or the Classical 3...Nf6 provoking the advance of White's e-pawn to e5 whereupon Black loses no time challenging White's centre pawns with ...f6 or ...c5, and obtaining lively counterplay. |
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Danish Dynamite Karsten Muller & Martin Voigt £15.95/$24.95 " 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3, is one of the most aggressive chess openings ever devised. Dynamite was invented by a Swede, Alfred Nobel. The book you are reading now, however, was not written by Nordic players. Instead, Grandmaster Karsten Müller and FIDE Master Martin Voigt bring a touch of German method to the analysis of the explosive group of classical open games where White goes for out-and-out attack based on an early e4, d4 and Bc4, often with c2-c3 to follow. Müller and Voigt do not confine themselves to the Danish Gambit alone but they examine a whole family of related opening variations that share some common characteristics. Most importantly, White is ready to offer some material (a pawn or two, sometimes a piece or more). White goes for the jugular and if Black is not careful he will not even reach the middle game, let alone an endgame. ...A guiding principle for the authors of this book is that White will play attacking chess, fighting for the initiative at every move. If Black does not meet the challenge in an equally determined way, he will surely lose." – From the Foreword by Tim Harding |
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Play
the French John Watson £16.99/$22.95 This is a fully revised edition of John watson's classic Play the French, providing Black with a complete repertoire in the French Defence, one of the most strategically and dynamically complex opening systems. |
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Looking for Trouble Dan Heisman £12.99/$17.95 This book is written to address an underemphasized area of chess training and study: the identification of and reaction to threats. For beginner and intermediate-level players, the study of tactics is paramount. Almost all tactics books take the approach of providing a position where there i a forced win, checkmate, or draw. However, this book takes a different tack The author helps you to recognize threats by providing over 200 problems in which you focus on identifying and meeting threats ranging from extremely easy to fiendishly difficult. But even the identification of difficult threats - and sometimes more importantly how to meet them - is discussed in a manner that should greatly benefit players of all levels. |
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The Queen's Gambit Accepted Konstantin Sakaev & Semko Semkov £14.99/$21.95 The Queen's Gambit Accepted is one of the most entertaining openings today. The arising positions are quite sharp and dynamic, with mutual chances and provide a much richer play than most of the lines of the Queen's Gambit Declined. With the combined efforts of Kasparov, Karpov, Anand & Ponomariov, the Queen's Gambit Accepted presently reached the status of a super reliable opening, suitable for all players up to the level of world champions. |
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Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual Mark Dvoretsky £22.95/$29.95 Russian International Master Mark Dvoretsky is perhaps the most respected chess instructor in the world today. His latest work, Dvoretsky's Chess Manual, is sure to become a classic on one of the most difficult an subtle phases in chess. It covers all the most important positions required for endgame mastery, from elementary king-and-pawn endings to complex rook or queen endgames that have baffled even top grandmasters. |
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Semi-Open
Games Attila Schneider £14.99/$21.95 This volume contains all the Semi-Open Games except the Sicilian. Ranging from the Scandinavian to the Nimzovich Defence, it covers the most important variations as well as the numerous subvariations of Alekhine's, French, Caro-Kann, and Pirc Defence, and even includes a detailed analysis of Czech Defence, an opening which you would seek in vain in older books. |
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