Ignaz Kolisch: The Life and Chess Career by Fabrizio Zavatarelli 324 games, 174 diagrams, 63 illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography, indexes Hardback, 376 pages About the Book An enthusiastic verve—“brio” some could say—marked both Ignaz Kolisch’s personality and his games. This book documents the life of the Hungarian chess champion (1837–1889)

Ivan’s Chess Journey by Ivan Sokolov Games and Stories Paperback, 276 pages Ivan Sokolov was one of the most furious attacking and creative player of his time. The author presents an overview of his Life in Chess, full of entertaining unpublished material. He is not shy to share his opinions

Understanding the Scandinavian by Sergey Kasparov A reliable and challenging system for black Paperback, 176 pages The appeal of the Scandinavian Defence is easy to understand: it is very forcing – Black is virtually guaranteed to get his desired structure. There are no annoying ‘Anti-Scandinavians’ to study! But for many

Mackenzie, Mason & Co. Part IV: 1870 by Joost van Winsen Chess in New York between 1866 and 1880 Paperback, 173 pages Which match opened the season of the New York Chess Club in 1869? Who won the first two tournaments of the re-established Brooklyn Chess Club? How many tournaments

Yearbook of Chess Wisdom by Peter Zhdanov Paperback, 376 pages In this book the author addresses 366 (one for each day) intriguing chess topics which could be of interest to any chess fan, regardless of the playing level. For example: IQ and chess skills Talent vs hard work How many

Master Class Volume 6: Anatoly Karpov (PC-DVD) When Anatoly Karpov was 11 years old, he was invited to Botvinnik’s chess school. But the “Patriarch” passed a harsh verdict: “The boy has no clue about chess and therefore absolutely no future as a chess player.” Rarely was a judgement about a

King’s Indian: A Modern Approach by Victor Bologan (PC-DVD) Author Victor Bologan about his DVD: “If chess players are in Iceland, they usually pay tribute to the genius of Bobby Fischer, the 11th World Champion, by visiting his grave in Selfoss in Reykjavik. With this DVD I also want to

Chess Informant 126 – Hand-Knitted (Informator) Paperback, 348 pages In his well-known and unique style, GM Alexander Morozevich draws reader’s attention to the necessity of a modern approach in studying openings. This time he brings us the position that can arise either from the Benoni or the Saemisch Variation of the King’s Indian

CHESS Magazine – January 2016 Magazine, 60 pages UK’s most popular CHESS Magazine – established 1935! All the regular features of the UK’s best-selling CHESS magazine plus more! In this issue: The Best of Life on the Back Rank – with Tristan retiring, we look back at some of his

CHESS Magazine – December 2015 London Calling Magazine, 60 pages UK’s most popular CHESS Magazine – established 1935! All the regular features of the UK’s best-selling CHESS magazine plus more! In this issue: The Rose on Tour – Steve Barrett reports from the European Club Cup London Calling – James