Toys, Puzzles & Games Books
Galison Mudpuppy The City That Never Sleeps 750 Piece Shaped
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£20.51
Chronicle Books Yoga Dice
Book SynopsisYoga Dice provides you with the inspiration you need to maintain an interesting and varied yoga routine—right in your own living room.Contains seven wooden dice—one for each chakra: Each wooden cube included in the Yoga Dice set represents a different pose, so all you have to do is roll and start a unique and relaxing yoga session. No matter what your skill level, this is an excellent way to practice mindfulness while moving through the different asana categories. • Each cube features a variety of poses including seated, standing, balancing, twists, and more• When rolled together in the hand or using the storage container itself, the cubes generate a variety of yoga practices for practitioners of all ages and skill levels• After you roll and get your line up of poses, you simply lay out your mat and hold the pose for about 5 to 10 breathes, or until you feel relaxed and ready to move onFans of The Little Book of Yoga, Yoga Bodies, and Conversation Dice will also enjoy the relaxing and unique twist that Yoga Dice will provide to your time on the mat.• Yoga Dice makes a unique gift for any loved one who enjoys yoga and meditation• High-quality wooden dice are printed with blue ink to help you find your Zen
£15.29
Union Square & Co. ThirdDegree Green Belt Kakuro
Book SynopsisWe're giving you the THIRD DEGREE! Want kakuro to solve that are just a little harder than beginning puzzles-but not so difficult as to leave you frustrated? This level's just right for you.
£9.11
John Wiley & Sons Inc Bridge For Dummies
Book SynopsisTry a hand at bridge and outsmart your opponents Bridge is the most popular card game in the world and, as any player will tell you, is simply the best card game ever.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Basic Notrump Play 7 CHAPTER 1: Going to Bridge Boot Camp 9 CHAPTER 2: Counting and Taking Sure Tricks 19 CHAPTER 3: Using Winning Trick Techniques at Notrump Play 27 CHAPTER 4: Outsmarting Your Opponents at Notrump Play 45 Part 2: Playing the Hand in a Trump Contract 63 CHAPTER 5: Introducing Trump Suits 65 CHAPTER 6: Creating Extra Winners to Discard Losers 81 CHAPTER 7: Setting Up the Dummy’s Long Suit 91 CHAPTER 8: Getting Rid of Losers by Using the Dummy’s Trump Cards 103 Part 3: Bidding for Fun and Profit 111 CHAPTER 9: Starting with Bidding Basics 113 CHAPTER 10: Making a Successful Opening Bid 123 CHAPTER 11: Responding to an Opening Bid 147 CHAPTER 12: Rebidding by the Opener 181 CHAPTER 13: Rebidding by the Responder 207 Part 4: Forging Ahead with Advanced Bidding Techniques 229 CHAPTER 14: Creating Interference: Defensive Bidding 231 CHAPTER 15: Double Trouble: Doubling and Redoubling 249 CHAPTER 16: Hitting Hard: Slam Bidding 267 Part 5: Playing a Strong Defense and Keeping Score 279 CHAPTER 17: Defending against Notrump Contracts 281 CHAPTER 18: Defending against Trump Contracts 299 CHAPTER 19: Playing Second Hand on Defense 317 CHAPTER 20: Wrapping Up with Scorekeeping 329 Part 6: Feeding Your Addiction to Bridge 345 CHAPTER 21: Joining Bridge Clubs and the Tournament World 347 CHAPTER 22: Playing Bridge on Your Computer and Online 357 Part 7: The Part of Tens 363 CHAPTER 23: Ten Ways to Be a Better Bridge Partner 365 CHAPTER 24: Ten Great Bridge Resources 369 Appendix: Acol Bidding System 375 Index 389
£16.14
Picador USA When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain
Book SynopsisObscure and addictive true tales from history told by one of our most entertaining historians, Giles MiltonThe first installment in Giles Milton''s outrageously entertaining series, History''s Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating, Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from the past.There''s the cook aboard the Titanic, who pickled himself with whiskey and survived in the icy seas where most everyone else died. There''s the man who survived the atomic bomb in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And there''s many, many more. Covering everything from adventure, war, murder and slavery to espionage, including the stories of the female Robinson Crusoe, Hitler''s final hours, Japan''s deadly balloon bomb and the emperor of the United States, these tales deserve to be told.
£16.15
Oxford University Press So You Think You Know Jane Austen
Book SynopsisHow well do you really know your favourite author? Ace literary detective turned quizmaster John Sutherland and Austen buff Deirdre Le Faye challenge the reader to find out. Starting with easy, factual questions that test how well you remember a novel and its characters, the quiz progresses to a level of greater difficulty, demanding close reading and interpretative deduction. What really motivates the characters, and what is going on beneath the surface of the story? Designed to amuse and divert, the questions and answers take the reader on an imaginative journey into the world of Jane Austen, where hypothesis and speculation produce fascinating and unexpected insights. Whether you are an expert or enthusiast, So You Think You Know Jane Austen? guarantees you will know her much better after reading it. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitmeTrade Reviewyou should get a kick out of answering any of the questions in this book correctly. * Irish Times *For those reading Austen for academic puposes the clear answers and insights could prove a valuable learning tool. * Irish Times *
£6.99
Orion Publishing Co 100 Winning Duplicate Tips For the Improving
Book SynopsisShows how by understanding match-point scoring and adjusting your bidding and play to its demands, you can greatly improve your results
£12.34
Orion Publishing Co The Golden Rules of Constructive Bidding MASTER
Book SynopsisHere you can learn how to avoid bidding contracts that prove to be impossible to make.Bidding depends to some extent on the agreed system, but underpinning those methods are standards that are common around the globe: the Golden Rules.The authors combine experience from both sides of the Atlantic and whether you play Acol, Standard American or a Strong Club System, this book offers plenty for you. THE GOLDEN RULES OF CONSTRUCTIVE BIDDING follows the pattern of previous books in this series giving examples of when to use the rule and when not to do so.
£999.99
St Martin's Press The New York Times Will Shortz Presents
Book SynopsisGet ready for the biggest, baddest KenKen puzzles yet from the New York Times!This New York Times edition of KenKen contains 300 5x5 and 7x7 size puzzles with How to Solve instructions and an introduction by puzzlemaster Will Shortz. The puzzles use all four mathematical operations and increase in difficulty like they do in the Times.
£14.24
U.S. Games 1864 Poker Deck
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£8.00
Cardoza Publishing 52 Tips for Limit Hold'em Poker
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£999.99
Rowman & Littlefield Blackjack Strategy: Tips And Techniques For
Book SynopsisThere is only one casino game in which a player, if he plays perfectly, can gain a mathematical advantage over the house. That game is blackjack. Blackjack Strategy teaches you everything you need to know to fatten your wallet and have a good time at the tables. At last, here is an easy-to-understand guide to blackjack's basic strategy and card counting. Michael Benson explains when to take a hit, when to stand, when to split, and when to double-down-and how all these decisions are influenced by the card count. Included are: a comprehensive list of blackjack rules, including those particular to specific casinos, regions, and foreign countries; how to avoid the surveillance techniques houses use to weed out card counters; inside tips from the professionals; a money management guide to maximize winnings and minimize losses; and 40 strategy charts. Blackjack Strategy is entirely up-to-date for today's casino play and, unlike many other blackjack guides, doesn't require a mathematician's skill to comprehend.Table of ContentsForeword by Bert Randolph Sugar....11 Introduction........................................15 Chapter One How to Play.........................21 Chapter Two Minimizing Your Disadvantage: Basic Strategy...35 Chapter Three Gaining an Advantage: Counting Cards.................51 Chapter Four How Card Counting Affects Basic Strategy..........59 Chapter Five Money Management................................................73 Chapter Six Casino Specifics.......................................................79 Chapter Seven Reasons to Beware..................................................87 Chapter Eight Interview with a Pro.................................................93 Glossary....................................................................................103 Basic Strategy Charts.............................................................113 Suggested Reading.................................................................175
£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers The Times Jumbo Cryptic Crossword Book 14
Book SynopsisChallenge yourself at home with word and number puzzlesThis supremely challenging cryptic collection contains 50 jumbo-sized puzzles, conceived to really challenge your word skills.Selected by The Times'' Crossword Editor, Richard Browne, this original collection will challenge even the most experienced crossword buff.The ultimate and only jumbo cryptic crosswords available, these puzzles will allow you to give the grey matter a real workout. With unique grids of 23 x 23 squares (in comparison to the standard 15 x 15 grid), they require serious word power and cryptic puzzling skill.Put your linguistic prowess to the test with these quality puzzles from the Times' crossword writers.
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers THE TIMES CRICKET QUIZ BOOK 2000 Questions on English and International Cricket
Book SynopsisThe definitive cricket quiz book with 2000 quality questions on all aspects of the game.
£9.99
Profile Books Ltd A Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities: A
Book SynopsisIf you want to learn how to conform to confound, raze hopes, succeed your successor, order absence in the absence of order, win by losing and think contrapositively, look no further. Here you can unlock the secrets of Plato's void, Wittgenstein's investigations, Schopenhauer's intelligence test, Voltaire's big bet, Russell's slip of the pen and lobster logic. Among your discoveries will be why the egg came before the chicken, what the dishwasher missed and just what it was that made Descartes disappear. Experience the unbearable lightness of logical conclusions in Professor Sorensen's intriguing cabinet of riddles, problems, paradoxes, puzzles and the anomalies of human utterance. As you accompany him on investigations into the mysteries of truth, falsehood, reason and delusion, prepare to be surprised, enlightened, mystified and, above all, entertained.Trade ReviewA dizzying, surprising and amusing compendium of fascinating and odd examples of logic. * The Lady *
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co Better Balanced Bidding
Book SynopsisWhether you play in person, or online, this is a must for bridge lovers around the worldThis is an important, and in some ways revolutionary, book. The point count method of hand evaluation was first proposed in 1914 and popularized in 1934 by Milton Work. The Banzai Method advanced by David Jackson and Ron Klinger improves on Milton Work by reassessing the relative values of the honour cards but also adds a further dimension to accurate hand evaluation by including the tens and is of crucial importance when assessing balanced hands. According to Eric Kokish, an internationally respected American authority, who has contributed the Foreword, the many example deals are an eye-opener. When you finish this book, it is unlikely that you are going to look at your hand the same way as you have in the past.
£12.34
Everyman Chess Opening Repertoire: The Caro-Kann
Book SynopsisThe Caro-Kann Defence remains a very popular option for Black at all levels of chess. It has always enjoyed a solid reputation, but if anything its popularity has increased in recent years with the realization that the Caro-Kann can also be employed with the intention of reaching sharp dynamic positions, rich in possibilities for both sides and with a guarantee of genuine counterplay for Black. In this book, International Master Jovanka Houska presents the reader with a complete Caro-Kann repertoire, which is based primarily on her own repertoire she has used with success over many years at international level. Houska provides a comprehensive update on her popular 2007 book Play the Caro-Kann and focuses on key new developments since then. She offers solutions against all of White's main options and efficient methods to deal with tricky sidelines. She examines important tactical and strategic plans for both sides and deals with key move order issues. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the Caro-Kann. *An complete repertoire to 1 e4 *Packed with new ideas and analysis *Written by a Caro-Kann expertTrade ReviewOn Play the Caro-Kann (9781857444346): "If someone wants to learn to play this opening, this book will be a very good tool." Carsten Hansen (ChessCafe.com) "I would recommend it to anyone including myself!" S. Evan Kreider (Chessville.com) "Houska writes clearly and effectively and is especially good at explaining thematic ideas." John Donaldson
£16.99
Welbeck Publishing Group Extreme SpottheDifference Cities
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£14.24
Orion Publishing Co Match a Track: Match 25 Animals to Their Paw
Book SynopsisShow off your best animal-tracking skills in this brilliant matching game. The task is to match 25 tracks to their animal owners. Has an elephant just crossed your path or was it an echidna? Can you track down a coyote, make out the trail of a peacock and recognise the paw print of a panda? Beat your opponents by making as many matches as you can!
£15.29
Headline Publishing Group The Biggest British Pub Quiz Book: Over 10,000
Book SynopsisThis is the perfect book for any Brit planning to host a pub quiz with their family and friends, either at home or in the pub! The British public love pubs, and the British public love trivia. Put them together and what have you got? A superb quiz book that's brimming with questions and answers about a massively wide variety of subjects. From classic topics like football and geography, to more contemporary quiz subjects, like social media and Sam Smith, this book truly has something for everyone. It also contains all you will need for setting your own pub quizzes, or for brushing up on your general knowledge before you try your next competition. Table of Contents0
£13.84
Arcturus Publishing Ltd Awesome Dot to Dot
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£999.99
Atlantic Books Even More Things That Nobody Knows: 501 Further
Book SynopsisThere are many, many more things that nobody knows...!Why do we have five fingers? Do animals have a sense of humour? Did the universe have a beginning? What causes déjà vu? Why do cats purr? How fast did dinosaurs move?In Even More Things That Nobody Knows, William Hartston once again explores the limits of human knowledge, revealing 501 further mysteries in subjects as diverse as cosmology, mathematics, animal behaviour, medical science, music, art, language and literature.From the trivial to the profound, this is an enthralling and enlightening investigation into the things we just don't know, and which lurk tantalizingly beyond the bounds of our understanding.Trade ReviewFascinating and hugely entertaining * Daily Express *
£12.34
Quality Chess UK LLP King's Indian Warfare
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£999.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Tabletop Wargames: A Designers' and Writers'
Book SynopsisUnlike chess or backgammon, tabletop wargames have no single, accepted set of rules. Most wargamers at some point have had a go at writing their own rules and virtually all have modified commercially available sets to better suit their idea of the ideal game or to adapt favourite rules to a different historical period or setting. But many who try soon find that writing a coherent set of rules is harder than they thought, while tweaking one part of an existing set can often have unforeseen consequences for the game as a whole. Now, at last, help is at hand. Veteran gamer and rules writer John Lambshead has teamed up with the legendary Rick Priestley, creator of Games Workshop's phenomenally successful Warhammer system, to create this essential guide for any would-be wargame designer or tinkerer. Rick and John give excellent advice on deciding what you want from a wargame and balancing 'realism' (be it in a historical or a fantasy/sci-fi context) with playability.They discuss the relative merits of various mechanisms (cards, dice, tables) then discuss how to select and combine these to handle the various essential game elements of turn sequences, combat resolution, morale etc to create a rewarding and playable game that suits your tastes and requirements
£13.49
Gambit Publications Ltd A Complete Chess Course
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£12.82
Gambit Publications Ltd Understanding Rook Endgames
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£17.09
Quality Chess UK LLP Boost your Chess 2: Beyond the Basics
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£17.55
Gambit Publications Ltd Strategy
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£12.34
Gambit Publications Ltd Mastering the Chess Openings: v. 3
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£17.09
D&B Publishing Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker: The
Book SynopsisJonathan Little is on a mission to teach the world how to play tournament poker. His first two books, Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker Volumes 1 and 2, outlined how the modern professional plays the game and changed the face of the poker landscape. Now Jonathan has produced a third volume, allowing players to test their understanding of the nuances of tournament play. The question and answer format allows the reader to examine each individual hand, consider the relevant factors and formulate their thinking about the best line to take. In this way the reader can compare their thought processes with those of a top flight professional who has amassed more than $5 million in career earnings. Jonathan teaches how to: * Hone in on the relevant factors in any given situation? * Find the most accurate bet-sizings to maximise player expectation? * Learn how to profit on the bubble and at the final table? Jonathan Little is undoubtedly one of the world's best poker players and also a highly respected coach. In 2010 he cashed 5 times in the WSOP, including a 3rd place finish.Trade Review"Jonathan Little's book may well be the best tournament poker book written since Harrington's" pokerq4.com on Volume 1 "After reading Volume 1 of the series I made the bold prediction that Little's tournament books would supplant the Harrington on Hold'em series as the go-to source for tournament poker, and I have to say that after reading Volume 2 I feel this prediction is a foregone conclusion." Steve Ruddock, pokernewsboy.com on Volume 2
£27.20
Quality Chess UK LLP Chess Tactics from Scratch: Understanding Chess
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£24.74
Dover Publications Inc. The Lady or the Tiger And Other Logic Puzzles
Book SynopsisCreated by a renowned puzzle master, these whimsically themed challenges involve paradoxes about probability, time, and change; metapuzzles; and self-referentiality. Nineteen chapters advance in difficulty from relatively simple to highly complex. 1982 edition.
£13.34
Dover Publications Inc. Positional Chess Handbook
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£11.87
Everyman Chess Art of Chess Analysis
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£13.49
Everyman Chess Caro-Kann Main Line
Book SynopsisAn up-to-date survey of the always popular Main Line Caro-Kann, which remains one of the most dependable ways for Black to meet 1 e4 and plays a key role in the repertoires of such stars as Anatoly Karpov and Jon Speelman. The author looks at the key variations and concepts for both sides and offers plenty of new ideas for those who wish to explore less well-chartered waters.
£14.24
Everyman Chess Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames
Book SynopsisEndgames with kings, bishops, knights, and pawns are generally considered among the most complex and can seem quite bewildering to improving players. This is hardly surprising given that even Grandmasters have been known to struggle in some areas of these endgames, with some examples resulting in embarrassing failure to deliver elementary checkmates! In this user-friendly book, Grandmaster and notable endgame authority John Emms begins with the absolute fundamentals of minor piece endings. This slowly but surely arms readers with the essential knowledge and confidence to move onto slightly trickier positions. Using examples from practical play, Emms highlights the correct procedures as well as the typical mistakes made by both attacker and defender. As is normal with the famed Starting Out series, there are an abundance of notes, tips, and warnings throughout the book to help improving players. Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames is perfect for those who have previously honed their chess skills with the earlier books Starting Out in Chess, Tips for Young Players and Improve Your Endgame Play. Key features: *Covers all crucial minor piece endings *Easy step-by-step guide to better endgame play *Ideal for improving players *User-friendly layout to help readers absorb the key ideas
£16.14
Everyman Chess Chess Secrets: The Great Attackers
Book SynopsisColin Crouch studies his favorite attacking players, and highlights all the important themes of one of the most crucial elements of the game.Trade Review"Great Attackers is a book that deserves to be in every chess player's library." John Donaldson "It is always a treat to read a book by Colin Crouch...A very enjoyable and instructive work." Lubomir Kavalek, Washington Post
£15.19
Everyman Chess The New Old Indian: A Repertoire for Black
Book SynopsisThe Old Indian Defence is considered to be a sound way for Black to meet 1 d4. Some might argue that it is steady rather than spectacular, but is this reputation totally deserved? Grandmaster Alexander Cherniaev strongly disagrees, and in this book he introduces ambitious and aggressive ways for Black to play in the main lines. He constructs an improved version of a repertoire he has himself utilized with great success against grandmaster opposition. Using illustrative games, he studies the fundamental tactical and positional ideas for both sides, and also covers what to do if White avoids the Old Indian. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the New Old Indian. *A Grandmaster's repertoire against 1 d4 *Full of new ideas and critical analysis *Illustrative games highlight key ideasTrade ReviewThis is a fascinating book... ***** (out of 6) Carsten Hansen ChessCafe.com
£16.14
Everyman Chess The Slav: Move by Move
Book SynopsisMove by Move is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, Move by Move 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. In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala examines the universally popular Slav Defence which has been his main choice against 1 d4 for many years. Here he shares his experience and knowledge of his favourite opening, presents a repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions. *Essential guidance and training in the Slav *Includes a Slav repertoire for Black *Incorporates an ideal approach to opening study
£16.99
Everyman Chess The Caro-Kann: Move by Move
Book SynopsisThis new 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. In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala examines the Caro-Kann, which enjoys a richly deserved reputation as one of Black's most reliable defences. It provides an ideal blend of soundness and dynamism, which allows Black to create counterplay from a solid platform. Lakdawala shares his experience and knowledge of the Caro-Kann, presents a repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions. *Essential guidance and training in the Caro-Kann *Includes a Caro-Kann repertoire for Black *Utilizes an ideal approach to chess studyTrade ReviewMy favorite Caro-Kann book ever Jeremy Silman
£16.99
Orion Publishing Co Battle of the Bands: Rock Trump Cards
Book SynopsisWho was the most shocking rock band in living history, the Sex Pistols or Black Sabbath? Did Led Zeppelin destroy more hotel rooms than The Who? Was anyone more influential than The Beatles? And who threw more diva strops? This fun trump game rates 32 bands by criteria ranging from Commercial Success, to Appetite for Destruction to Sex Appeal. Settle the score on who rules the rock world with these 32 trump cards.
£14.24
Russell Enterprises Lasker's Manual of Chess
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£26.96
Gambit Publications Ltd Learn Chess Tactics
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£14.24
Everyman Chess King's Indian Attack
Book SynopsisThe King's Indian Attack was a firm favorite of the legendary Bobby Fischer, and more recently it has been utilized with great success by world-class Grandmasters such as Alexander Morozevich. The renowned chess coach Mark Dvoretsky regards the King's Indian Attack as a perfect weapon on which to base an opening repertoire. Its great advantage over other openings is that it's a thematic system that can be employed against many different lines, while the emphasis is on the understanding of ideas rather than the dry memorization of moves. The King's Indian Attack leads to rich middlegame positions that are full of dynamic possibilities for both sides. In this easy-to-use guide, King's Indian Attack expert Angus Dunnington goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of this attack and its numerous lines. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, and warnings to help improving players, while key strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.
£14.24
Everyman Chess Sicilian Sveshnikov
Book SynopsisNo opening in recent times has captured the imagination of the chess public more than the Sicilian Sveshnikov. Initially popularized in the 1970s, the Sveshnikov has exploded onto the chess scene at the highest levels and is now regarded by many experts as one of Black's most promising answers to 1 e4. One of its major attractions is that more often than not the opening leads to incredibly sharp and complex play. In such situations both sides must play with extreme accuracy just to stay on the board as a single slip may lead to disaster!Trade Review'The ideal opening training manuals.' Grandmaster Glenn Flear reviewing the Starting Out series in New In Chess. 'The first books I browse when I go to the bookstore.' Chess Cafe reviewing the Starting Out series. 'Cox's presentation is refreshing. One of the few authors who makes his writing accessible to the average player.' Award-winning author John Watson reviewing Starting Out: Alekhine's Defence.
£15.19
Batsford Ltd 365 Chess Master Lessons: Take One a Day to Be a
Book SynopsisIncrease your chess knowledge within the year! In this book, Andrew Soltis analyzes 365 key chess games in an easy way for busy people. In this book, 365 of the most instructive short games of chess are analyzed, step by step, by well-respected author Andrew Soltis. Arranged as daily lessons, this book is perfect for chess players who would like to reach the next level of skill but can't devote hours and hours each day to study. Learn to feel confident with each tactic – each game features test-yourself quizzes (with answers at the back of the book) to help cement understanding, as well as chess diagrams for those who learn visually. Challenging tactics are revisited in later games to help you recognize when they occur and how chess masters use them to their full advantage. With this book, Andrew encourages you to learn to think like a chess master within the year. From Castling to Zugzwang, learn something new everyday!
£16.14
Octopus Publishing Group Spiroglyphics: Rock Heroes: Colour and reveal
Book SynopsisSpiroglyphics are a totally original idea from the twisted mind of genius puzzle-designer Thomas Pavitte! Spiroglyphics are even more incredible than anything he has done before. At first glance, spiroglyphics appear to be nothing but simple spirals. But if you look a little closer you'll see that the spiroglyphics are in fact two spirals, joined at the middle, and varying subtly in width as they wind to the centre. It's only when you pick up a pen and start to colour them that they come alive. As you fill in the lines you'll find yourself creating surprising, eye-popping portraits of musical icons such as:· David Bowie · Michael Jackson · Amy Winehouse · Beyoncé · Elton John Fun to create and amazing to look at, the Spiroglyphics will blow your mind, and make amazing artworks for your wall!
£9.87
Headline Publishing Group Bletchley Park Brainteasers
Book SynopsisBestselling Bletchley Park Brainteasers continues to delight hundreds of thousands of devoted puzzlers with its fiendish puzzles, riddles and enigmas. It''s never to late to join the code breakers of Bletchley Park in their enjoyment of a devilish challenge!Would you love to master morse code? Could you have have outsmarted an enigma machine? Would your love of chess have seen you recruited into the history books?When scouring the land for top-level code breakers, the Bletchley Park recruiters left no stone unturned. As well as approaching the country''s finest mathematicians, they cast their nets much wider, interviewing sixth-form music students who could read orchestral scores, chess masters, poets, linguists, hieroglyphics experts and high society debutantes fresh from finishing school. To assess these individuals they devised various ingenious mind-twisters - hidden codes, cryptic crosswords, secret languages, complex riddles - and itTrade Review'McKay's book [The Secret Life of Bletchley Park] is an eloquent tribute to a quite remarkable group of men and women, whose like we will not see again.' * Mail On Sunday *
£14.24
