Board games: Chess Books
Everyman Chess Dangerous Weapons: 1 e4 e5: Dazzle Your Opponents
Book SynopsisDo you need a well-deserved break from your normal chess openings? Are you tired of constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to try out something new and inspiring, but cannot decide amongst the embarrassment of choices available? Look no further for the answer! In "Dangerous Weapons: 1 e4 e5", renowned opening experts John Emms, Glenn Flear and Andrew Greet take a revolutionary look at one of the most famous and widely-played chess openings. Instead of travelling down well-trodden and analysed paths, the authors concentrate on fresh or little-explored variations, selecting a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both colours. Whether playing White or Black, a study of this book will leave you confident and fully-armed, and your opponents running for cover! "Dangerous Weapons" is an exciting series of opening books which supply the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize his or her opening repertoire. Many of the carefully chosen weapons are innovative, visually shocking, incredibly tricky, or have been unfairly discarded; they are guaranteed to throw even your most experienced opponent off balance. It discusses Open Games in a whole new light. It is packed with original ideas and analysis. It is ideal for ambitious and adventurous players.Trade Review"'Whoever absorbs this wealth of original analysis can expect exciting games and some quick wins, with both colours!' James Vigus, reviewing Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian in British Chess Magazine. 'A lot of fun' GM Lubomir Kavalek reviewing Dangerous Weapons: The Nimzo-Indian in The Washington Post 'Everyman Chess looks to have a winning series straight out of the gate.' John Donaldson, reviewing the series for Jeremysilman.com"
£17.09
Everyman Chess The King's Indian Attack: Move by Move
Book SynopsisThis series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. The King's Indian Attack is a very popular system of development for White. It's easy to learn and play, can be used against many defences and is based on understanding ideas rather than memorizing moves. White's plan typically involves a deliberate and sustained attack on the black king, which often proves to be highly effective. In this book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald examines in depth the many variations of the King's Indian Attack. He outlines White's most promising options and Black's best defences, and provides answers to all the key questions. *Essential guidance and training in the King's Indian Attack *Provides repertoire options for White *Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study
£16.99
Gambit Publications Ltd Learn Chess: A Gold-medal Winner Explains How to
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£9.99
Gambit Publications Ltd Chess for Children
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£13.29
Quality Chess UK LLP Grandmaster versus Amateur
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£999.99
Quality Chess UK LLP Playing the Najdorf: A Practical Repertoire
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£999.99
Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House Masterpieces and Dramas of the Soviet
Book SynopsisThe third volume of Sergey Voronkov's epic tale takes the reader on a historical journey through the late Stalinist period in the USSR. It covers in depth the five Soviet championships from 1948 to 1952 and the playoff match between Botvinnik and Taimanov in 1953, which concludes one month before Stalin's death. Against a background of rampant anti-Semitism, a new wave of repressions and descent into the First Cold War, in which chess was an important front, the USSR captures the world chess crown and Botvinnik and the generation that followed him, including Smyslov, Keres, Bronstein, and Boleslavsky, assert their places at the top-tables of Soviet and indeed global chess. Yet a new group of legends begins to emerge, including Petrosian, Geller, Korchnoi, Taimanov, Averbakh, Simagin, Kholmov, and Furman making their championship debuts, as well as a semi-final appearance by Nikitin and Spassky's first quarter-final. At the same time, the reader learns about lesser-known masters Yuri Sakharov and Johannes Weltmander, victims of Stalinism who found solace in chess from their otherwise tragic lives.The present volume contains 77 games and fragments, once again mostly annotated by the participants and other contemporary masters, augmented with modern computer analysis. It is illustrated with over 220 photos and cartoons from the period. Many of these photos come from unique archives, including that of David Bronstein, and are published for the first time.
£999.99
Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House Obsession: A Chess Biography of Vsevolod Rauzer
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£28.50
Alpha Editions Korean games: with notes on the corresponding
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£999.99
Thinkers Publishing Miguel Najdorf - 'El Viejo' - Life, Games and
Book SynopsisI was lucky enough to play against six world champions and several top players in my modest chess career, but the greatest player I feel privileged to have known, to have spent time with him, was Miguel Najdorf, “El Viejo”. This is a chess book, with 275 commented games, it covers all his chess career, but it has also many stories. Najdorf was the most important Argentinean chess player, and he was an exceptional person. Oscar Panno said that Najdorf reminded him of Don Quixote, in the part of the book where he tells Sancho Panza, “Wherever I am, that is where the head of the table is going to be”. He successfully overcame the most terrible setbacks, as few are capable of doing. Writing about Miguel Najdorf is one of my greatest pleasures as a chess journalist and writer! Zenon Franco Ocampos, April 2021.
£31.49
Thinkers Publishing Sharpen Up Your Chess: A Practical Guide To
Book Synopsis In this long-awaited second Thinkers-book of International Master, Armin Juhasz, the reader is invited to take a seat in his classroom and follow his useful guidelines how to improve your practical play. The emphasis is on general principles that readers will be able to use in their own games, and detailed analysis is always given where it is necessary. Each game and fragment contain many lessons and practical tips, guiding the reader through the most important ideas in each phase of the game. This book illustrates an increasingly prevalent and successful style of play, a method that begins by slowly accumulating small but permanent advantages. The author does a very good job of explaining the key points of the game in such a way that the reader is given a true account of what is happening and not some watered down version. Translating the muddy world of modern master chess into something that is understandable to the layman, is a skill Armin mastered.
£28.79
Thinkers Publishing 365 Endgame Lessons for Novices: Daily Bite-Sized
Book SynopsisDo you like chess and want to become a better player without putting in hundreds of hours training? 365 Endgame Lessons for Novices has a practical approach with a focus on the endgame. This book helps to eliminate hours of game study and provides bite-sized lessons and tasks that you can implement each day to improve your chess game over the course of a year. We’ve collected an array of typical positions and situations that are frequently seen on the board so that you can better anticipate common mistakes, as well as teach you how you can exploit your opponent’s mistakes. If you make 5-10 minutes of chess study a daily habit, you will improve your chess game and your “chess brain” by opening your mind to planning and moves you wouldn’t otherwise see on the chess board.
£25.19
Thinkers Publishing The French Defense Revisited: A Practical Guide
Book SynopsisFor almost two centuries the French Defense has been a universally popular opening. Many authorities have made their contribution to establishing the theory. Thanks to their efforts, players nowadays can easily make a choice between the many and various options, whether peaceful or sharp, whether statically or dynamically orientated. Just as importantly, if not more so, fans of the French worldwide can today find good options to play both for a win and a draw! All this makes the French Defense very popular. However, the authors think that many lines have not been well explained or should be revisited. Some other lines deserve a better reputation. Finally we have also suggested some new approaches. Simply speaking, the French Defense looks to be inexhaustible and there cannot be enough books dedicated to it. This book takes a step in the direction of revitalizing our favorite opening! The authors have decided to set the book in order from the less to the more popular and complex lines. In the case of the most popular moves 3. e5, 3. Nd2 and 3. Nc3, we decided to offer two options for Black – one aims to lead to calm play, taking care first with finding balance and equalizing; the other aims to lead to a direct game. Needless to say, we wish to arm the reader in all scenarios that can arise in a practical game of chess, depending on their intentions, wishes, preparation, motivation level, and standings etc.
£26.09
Thinkers Publishing The Richter-Rauzer Reborn - The Kozul Variation:
Book SynopsisThe Richter-Rauzer is one of the most complex and rich battlegrounds in the Open Sicilian. This book is the distillation of the authors' decades-long experience in this variation, offering a practical approach based on understanding and knowledge of typical ideas. Do you wish to explore something double-edged and sharp, this book will leave you confident and fully armed to play for a win. For this second revised edition, Grandmasters Kozul and Jankovic teamed up to present you a way to even throw your most experienced opponent off balance!Trade ReviewAn incredible tour de force of an opening book that will take some beating for depth and detail. Probably invaluable to the devotees of the open sicilian and certainly not for the feint hearted. Almost certainly this audience for this book will consist of 2000+ Elo rated players who have the motivation to investigate the fine detail and ideas of this sharper line. Clearly we have not checked the analysis (and why we would do that anyway?) but if you play open sicilian with either colour and you want to everything there is to know about the Richter Rauzer then this book is for you. John Upham, British Chess News, May 2020.Richter Rauzer Reborn by Kozul and Jankovic: An absolutely mind-bending book which covers what can be considered as one of the most misunderstood variations of the Sicilian defense. For years the reputation of the black side of the Richter Rauzer, specifically Kozul’s namesake variation was regarded as suspicious by opening theory and yet the two authors among other grandmasters remained faithful to it. With the advent of modern computing technology this variation was vindicated as computers realized all is not gloom for black, leading to a new revival of the classical sicilian. Zdenko Kozul is a leading authority on this line so what he says must be considered to be gospel. NM Gopal Menon JUNE 2020
£999.99
Thinkers Publishing Battling the Aggressive Italian Game
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£26.10
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
Book SynopsisThis book is the definitive volume on the history of chess in Singapore. Covering 1945-1990, it covers the post-war emergence of a truly 'local' chess scene out of the colonial period, then taking the story up to the modern era. Contained within these pages are tributes to the modern founding fathers of Singapore chess. Also chronicled within are the careers of Singapore's top players and their achievements. This includes fine team performances (belying Singapore's seeming status in the chess world as a tiny red dot) and spectacular individual successes on the international stage.In documenting chess development in Singapore for the period in question, this book also provides glimpses of a wider social history. Personal stories (based on fresh interviews) are provided that give a sense of the chessplaying milieu of the time. Stalwarts in the chess scene, featured in this book, went on to be notable figures in the wider social and political landscape.A selection of 139 annotated games played by top Singapore-based players and Singapore masters between 1949 and 1990 is matched by a rich collection of more than 200 rare illustrations. This volume is a wonderful resource for chess aficionados, interested amateurs, collectors and historians.
£69.30
Chess Is Fun 500 Chess Puzzles in Two Moves, Part 2
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£999.99
Independently Published Chess for Beginners: Advanced Methods, Tips &
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£18.99
Independently Published Chess for Beginners: 3 in 1- A Comprehensive
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£35.99
Independently Published Chess Express
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£8.60
Independently Published Manual de Aberturas de Xadrez: Volume 3: Gambito
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£7.40
Independently Published Chess Beatdowns
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£10.86
Independently Published Chess for Beginners: Tips, Tricks, and Secret
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£17.99
Quality Chess UK LLP Revision and Exam 1: The Fundamentals
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£16.58
Quality Chess UK LLP Revision and Exam 1
£21.59
Quality Chess Key Concepts of Gambit Play
£22.52
Quality Chess UK LLP Small Steps to Giant Improvement
£22.52
Quality Chess UK Ltd Grandmaster Opening Preparation
£21.59
Quality Chess UK LLP The Sicilian Taimanov
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£20.25
Quality Chess UK LLP The Nemesis
£22.52
Quality Chess Exhilarating Elephant Gambit
£21.59
Quality Chess UK LLP Grandmaster Repertoire 1.e4 vs Minor Defences
£21.59
Quality Chess Science of Strategy
£21.59
Quality Chess UK LLP The Chess Alchemist
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£21.24
Quality Chess UK LLP Soviet Outcast
£22.52
Quality Chess Small Steps 2 Success
£23.79
Quality Chess UK LLP Advanced Chess Tactics
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£999.99
Quality Chess Advanced Chess Tactics 2nd Edition
£22.52
Quality Chess Leningrad Dutch
£22.94
Quality Chess UK LLP Dutch Sidelines
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£20.25
Quality Chess Think Like a Machine
£21.59
Quality Chess Sicilian Warfare
£21.59
Quality Chess Street Smart Chess
£999.99
Quality Chess Decision Making in Major Piece Endings
£21.59
Quality Chess Secret Ingredient
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£22.94
Quality Chess Learn from Bent Larsen
£25.49
Quality Chess Endgame Labyrinths
£25.08
Quality Chess Berlin Defence
£22.94
