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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...

The Barry Attack is a highly aggressive system that arises after 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 Bf4. Although the concept of the Barry Attack has been known for a century or so, the modern interpretation (as with a number of other dynamic white systems)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907982699Author Jacob AagaardFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 570gDimensions(mm)...

The French Defence is a classical opening that has featured in the repertoire of many elite grandmasters. Black generally concedes a slight spacial disadvantage early but in return gains a sound structure and middlegame opportunities to undermine the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083336688Author Davorin KuljasevicFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in Chess

These three titles, brought together for the first time in one volume, explain the important ideas behind every major opening, provide an understanding of the middlegame to the aspiring player and tips to all players wishing to improve their endgame play...

So you're a fairly decent chess player. You compete in tournaments, you play on the Internet. But you would love to make that leap to become a chess master. What do you need to know, how much do you have to practise, and how much of the success of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781945193Author Garry KasparovFormat PaperbackPage Count 482Imprint Everyman ChessPublisher Everyman ChessWeight(grams) 830gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm...

I left chess in 2012. I did not touch it for several years. Then I decided to test my strength in Internet blitz. I started from scratch. The board floated before my eyes, and my knee twitched. Less than two months later, I crossed the grandmaster rating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789056916312Author Jorg HicklFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 168mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910093825Author Sam CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

Two Soviet titles, seven Olympiad team gold medals and three Olympiad golds for individual performance are just a few of Geller's accomplishments in chess. He crowned his long career by becoming World Senior Champion in 1992. Geller was also noted for...

Most players would rather attack than defend , with the result that defensive technique is often the weak est part of their game. This book, translated by Ken Neat, e xplains the basics of defensive play & contains many tests f or readers to practice on...

Surprise yourself and reach higher! This book is based on real amateur games and shows you how an average club player can proceed through the ranks and reach Candidate Master level. Its a hard struggle, nothing comes for free and your path will be strewn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789056914387Author Tim BrennanFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 267gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 169mm * 11mm

Everyman Chess continues its original and best-selling Starting Out series with detailed coverage of the Queen's Gambit Declined, an opening that is very much at the forefront of contemporary chess. The Queen's Gambit Declined is Black's fundamental...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904600695Author John WatsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784830120Author Boris GelfandFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 546gDimensions(mm)...

It's been said that "tactics are 99% of chess." This third volume of the Comprehensive Chess Course teaches you the basic tools of winning chess with instructive and memorable examples. Grandmasters Alburt and Palatnik thoroughly explain hundreds of key...

A crucial decision spared chess Grandmaster David Bronstein almost certain death at the hands of the Nazis-one fateful move cost him the world championship. Russian champion Mark Taimanov was a touted as a hero of the Soviet state until his loss to Bobby...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785604676684Author Grigory BogdanovichFormat HardbackPage Count 462Imprint Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing HousePublisher Limited...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607964520Author Aron NimzowitschFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint WWW.Snowballpublishing.comPublisher WWW.Snowballpublishing.comWeight(grams)...

The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is Black's simplest way of dealing with one of White's most fashionable openings, the Queen's Gambit. Black grabs the gambit pawn and thus refuses to succumb to the passive positions so typical of the Queen's Gambit...

The spirit of Indian Defenses is based on flexibility and harmony. Most of the lines are positional, not tactical in character. While playing Black, you have to accept that occasionally you will not equalize, or get surprised or out-prepared. Learning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906552381Author Mihail MarinFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789056916893Author Alfonso Romero HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 621gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

This book is an expansion of Pandolfini's commandments - The author came up with 200 axioms, one-liners and mantras. This list of 200 is an amalgamation from various sources including previous coaches.Things I've read, things I've seen in videos,...

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the English Opening. The English is a sophisticated and popular opening system that is suitable for all types of players and can lead to both positional and tactical middlegames. Many of the world's...

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...

Tired of playing the same old openings? Bored with stuffy opening theory? This book provides a welcome antidote! Former American Open Champion Cyrus Lakdawala presents a range of vicious weapons for White in a repertoire which is perfect for those who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493257627Author Nick MaatmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 484g

All the fundamental endgames are coveredFull of practical tips and opinionsWritten by an prominent endgame masterUnique structure with an educational purposeAbout the AuthorBorn in Cuprija, Serbia, 05 August 1977 * Started chess at four years old...

Techniques of Positional Play, an improved edition of a Russian classic, teaches amateur chess players 45 extremely effective skills in a crystal-clear manner. It is reliving quite heavily and doing very well after a 2023 video by famous YouTube star...

Are you a parent of a junior chess player who feels that because you don't know how to play chess, you can't help your child? Or are you an adult or junior chess player who has taken private chess lessons for years, but feels you haven't been...

"To be passive... is fatal to the beginner or medium player - such players must be aggressive. He must attack, because only in that way can he develop his imagination, which is a very important thing." This quote comes, perhaps surprisingly, from Jose...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083347912Author Paul van der SterrenFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 210g

The Modern Defence is an important opening that can be played by Black against absolutely any White opening system. It is an ambitious, counterattacking weapon, favoured by dynamic players. White is initially allowed to occupy the centre but Black plans...

Brought together in one volume are two of Jacob Aagaard's great books- Excelling at Technical Chess and Excelling at Positional Chess.Book InformationISBN 9781781944462Author Grandmaster Jacob AagaardFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Everyman...

Want to improve at chess? Then you'll need to improve your understanding of chess strategy. You probably knew that already - but how to begin to study such a vast and seemingly complex subject? International Master Adam Hunt is a full-time chess...