Chess

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785604177051Author Alexander KoblenzFormat PaperbackPage Count 173Imprint Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing HousePublisher Limited Liability...

An intimate and gripping account of the 1993 World Chess Championship between Nigel Short and Garri Kasparov. 'A wonderful achievement... so tense, so gripping and so readable' STEPHEN FRY 'A remarkable book - The Inner Game has all the compulsion...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901983364Author Jonathan RowsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

The Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the central pillars of chess opening theory. Virtually every world champion has played the opening with both the white and black pieces and it is a great favourite at all levels in chess. The reason for its enduring...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593451267Author Oliver BoydellFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910093658Author Sergey KasparovFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901983982Author John NunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

Starting Out: The Reti is a further addition to Everyman's best-selling Starting Out series. Grandmaster Neil McDonald revisits the fundamentals of the Reti, examining the key moves and plans for both sides.About the AuthorGrandmaster Neil McDonald is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784830779Author Parimarjan NegiFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 170g

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The history of the World Chess Championship continues in this volume with the epic struggles between Botvinnik, Bronstein, Smyslov, Tal and Petrosian, via the brief but spectacular advent of Bobby Fischer, and on to the modern superstars Karpov and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784906574155Author Tomoko OgawaFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Kiseido Publishing CompanyPublisher Kiseido Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Most chess games of beginners and post-beginners are decided by fairly straightforward tactics. Anyone who wants to progress beyond this level and become a strong club player or a candidate master, needs to understand that somewhat mysterious-looking...

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 practicing of vital skills just as much as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936277315Author Laura ShermanFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Mongoose PressPublisher Mongoose PressWeight(grams) 894gDimensions(mm) 248mm * 196mm *...

The French Defence provides a good choice for players who want to create a dynamic, unbalanced situation out of the opening but baulk at the level of study required to master the ferociously complex Sicilian Defence. The French is one of Black's soundest...

This book provides a rock solid opening repertoire for Black, using systems based on the move ...c6. The backbone of this repertoire is the Caro-Kann versus 1 e4 and the Semi-Slav (via a Slav move order) versus 1 d4. In general these systems aim to...

The Modern Defence is an opening that will appeal to player of an experimental nature. Black allows White to establish an apparently impressive position in the centre. The plan is to use this structure as a target - it will be restrained, undermined and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890085247Author Jeremy SilmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 550Imprint Siles Press,U.S.Publisher Siles Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 1205g

Paul Morphy is a chess legend and without doubt one of the greatest players in the history of the game. His understanding of the game was years ahead of his time and in his era he was easily the best player in the world. His chess career was brief but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936277070Author Igor SukhinFormat HardbackPage Count 116Imprint Mongoose PressPublisher Mongoose PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 155mm *...

It is not really in doubt that Bobby Fischer is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) chess players of all-time. His name is one that it is recognized immediately by almost anyone with even a passing interest in chess. His numerous brilliant games...

Chess Evolution 3 continues Artur Yusupov's complete course of chess improvement, with the third volume at the Mastery level. Yusupov covers a variety of topics - Tactics, Strategy, Positional Play, Endgames, Calculating Variations, Openings - using...

Aimed at young players looking to improve their play and practical results, this book is packed with advice on every area of the game.About the AuthorWith victory in the British Championship in 1995, Matthew Sadler established himself as one of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083406404Author Frank ErwichFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 520g

The essential sequel to Peter Clarke's companion book on Tal, Mikhail Tal's Best Games of Chess. Cafferty takes us further on Tal's career path, covering his loss to Botvinnik in the revenge match, but also the triumphs of Bled 1961 and Tal's remarkable...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789056912703Author Stefan DjuricFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 170mm * 23mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784831011Author Mihail MarinFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 641gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911465744Author James RizzitanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

A illustrated introduction to the fundamental principles of chess, which explains the important concepts of the game, with details of ninety exercises to test key chess skills.Book InformationISBN 9781857441642Author Garry KasparovFormat PaperbackPage...

The Najdorf is that very rare thing - an opening for Black that is highly aggressive but is also recognised as being objectively sound. In this book, FIDE Master John Doknjas and National Master Joshua Doknjas navigate through the main lines of the...

Some players become good at chess, some very good, while others excel at the game. In this book Jacob Aagaard identifies the key factors that separate the very strong players from the rest. In Excelling at Chess, he includes chapters on when to...

Prominent opening specialists take a revolutionary look at the Pirc and Modern Defences and select a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both White and Black.About the AuthorRichard Palliser, Colin McNab and James Vigus are highly respected authors who are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906552329Author Mihail MarinFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 501g

The O'Kelly variation of the Sicilian Defence (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 a6) is a wonderful system for those who enjoy playing Sicilian positions but don't want to get bogged down in heavy theory. The O'Kelly relies far more on an understanding of general strategic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784831035Author Mihail MarinFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 571gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorYefim Geller has been one of the world's foremost grandmasters over the past four decades, during which time he has established a reputation for being the leading...

We live in era of computers (unfortunately!) and we are simply forced to use them often and widely. Chess is no exclusion - it is impossible even to imagine modern chess without computers, engines, databases, online platforms, etc. Modern generations...

The Modern Benoni is just about the most aggressive method that Black can choose to counter White's 1 d4. In the main line variations Black allows White to have a preponderance of central pawns which, traditionally, grants the first player the advantage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785604469217Author Sergey VoronkovFormat PaperbackPage Count 524Imprint Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing HousePublisher Limited Liability...