Playing 1.e4 e5: A Classical Repertoire by Nikolaos Ntirlis Paperback or Hardback, 384 pages Every chess player needs a high-quality answer to 1.e4, and there is nothing more reliable than 1…e5. Black stakes a claim in the centre and prepares to deploy his pieces on good squares. The challenge nowadays

Fritz 15 – 64 bit multiprocessor version (PC-DVD) New Fritz, new friend The completely reworked “friend” mode makes Fritz 15 the ideal training partner. During the course of a game, Fritz is able to constantly tailor its level to your playing strength and how much time you are using. The

CHESS Magazine – February 2016 ICE COLD CARLSEN 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: A Dramatic Knockout – An ice-calm David Howell triumphed in the British Knockout Luke on Fire

Rubinstein: Move by Move by Zenon Franco Paperback, 400 pages Akiba Rubinstein is a famous figure in the in the history of chess. At his peak, he was arguably the strongest player in the World, and only the outbreak of World War I deprived him of the opportunity to challenge

Typical Mistakes by 1800-2000 Players by Nicholas Pert (PC-DVD) GM Nicholas Pert about his DVD: “After the success of my previous DVD Typical mistakes by 1600-1900 players I decided to produce a follow up DVD aimed at players of a slightly higher level. The examples all come from games played

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 The author presents an overview of his Life in Chess, full of entertaining unpublished material.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