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Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for chess.com Book of the Year 2021.Book InformationISBN 9785604469200Author Sergey VoronkovFormat PaperbackPage Count 524Imprint Limited Liability Company Elk...

Spend more study time on whats really decisive in your games! The average chess player spends too much time on studying opening theory. In his day, World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker argued that improving amateurs should spend about 5% of their study...

Do 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 exciting, but cannot decide amongst the embarrassment of...

Are you bored with playing it safe in the opening? Had enough of developing your pieces sensibly, aiming to control the centre and getting your king castled? Do you yearn to tear the opposition apart in the style of the great 19th century masters? Then...

For nearly fifty years grandmasters and amateurs alike have been making their annual pilgrimage to the World Open. Legendary organiser Bill Goichberg created the model of this iconic event in American chess: large entry fees, large prizes, and no-frills...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911465478Author Martyn KravtsivFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications LtdDimensions(mm) 248mm * 172mm...

In volume 2 Dutch International Master Herman Grooten provides the full coverage of the Queen's Gambit Structures. As usual his instructive material is impressive, explaining in detail all possible plans for White and Black, making this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789056917449Author Erik ZudeFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in Chess

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781945179Author Garry KasparovFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Everyman ChessPublisher Everyman ChessWeight(grams) 535gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936277841Author Dan HeismanFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Mongoose PressPublisher Mongoose PressWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789056917647Author Mikhail ShereshevskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

This second and final volume of the Anti-Sicilian series covers our approach for all alternatives to 2...Nc6. The choice against 2...d6 was obvious. The Moscow variation is the only critical alternative to 3.d4 that has caused any concerns for Black ...

Starting a chess game with 1 e4 e5 is so common that the resulting complex of opening systems traditionally commands its own sobriquet, "The Open Games" (1 e4 met by other replies are "Semi-Open Games" and everything else comes under "Closed Games"). The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784831479Author Gawain JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 568Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 1042gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907982651Author David VigoritoFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 1002gDimensions(mm)...

The Semi-Slav Defense transcends its classification as a mere defensive response to 1.d4. It embodies a dynamic and multifaceted system that offers Black not only solidity in defense but also active counterplay and strategic flexibility. Here's why the...

These books are perfect for enthusiastic chess players who are starting out in the game, and who are seeking to understand the basic principles behind these important openings: the Pirc/Modern and the Grunfeld. Both books are written in a user-friendly...

Your performance at the board does not only depend on your pure chess skills. Being a winner also requires a mindset that is able to cope with lots of stress and setbacks during hours of uninterrupted concentration. Just like technical chess skills,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784830144Author Nikolaos NtirlisFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 743gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783283004064Author Victor KorchnoiFormat HardbackPage Count 226Imprint Edition OlmsPublisher Edition OlmsWeight(grams) 736g

This 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907982941Author Lars SchandorffFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 504gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910093818Author Karsten MullerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783283004170Author Mark DvoretskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Edition OlmsPublisher Edition OlmsWeight(grams) 662g

An insightful new book that is perfect for newcomers to chess inspired by Netflix's Queen's Gambit. Written by one of the best chess communicators in the business, chess master and chess journalist Andy Soltis divulges practical advice and explains...

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...

A highly adventurous repertoire designed to meet 1 e4 with 1...e5 and take the initiative! The main problem Black faces in answering 1 e4 with 1...e5 is the plethora of opening systems available to White: the Ruy Lopez, Giuoco Piano, Scotch, Ponziani,...

This 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345403070Author A. J. GillamFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)...

Which opening does better in practice: the wild, unsound" and refuted" Latvian Gambit (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 f5) or the solid Philidor Defence (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6)? As James Schuyler points out, referring to the definitive Megabase, the Latvian Gambit...

Experts agree that regularly solving tactics is a vital component of chess training. However, it's also widely acknowledged that there is one drawback of traditional chess puzzleswhen solving them students know for sure that there is a genuine tactic in...

Matthew Sadler is one of the UK's strongest ever players. He became a grandmaster at 19, won the British Championship twice and, amongst other amazing achievements, made a gold medal winning score of 101/2/13 on board four for England in the 1996 chess...

The Grand Prix Attack is one of White's most aggressive ways of fighting the Sicilian. It leads to a sharp, complex battle from the very beginning, and White's play is characterized by its lightning attacks against the black king. The opening became a...

From America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit comes the classic confrontation of Man versus Machine-the match between Kasparov and IBM's chess program. In six games that riveted chess enthusiasts and laypeople...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083382708Author Thomas WillemzeFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 450g

An informative and accessible new book by Thomas Engqvist, the practical follow up to his previous two authoritative chess books: 300 Most Important Chess Positions and 300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions. Filled with 300 engaging chess...

Do you like setting your opponent problems from the very first move? And are you happy to roll the dice and take some risks? Then enter the intriguing world of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit! The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is a dangerous attacking opening which...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493257436Author Dean IppolitoFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 344g

Positional chess remains a mystery to many and yet an understanding of the finer points of the game so often makes the difference between two equally matched players. Improve your positional play and you will see chess in a totally new dimension! In this...