Chess

An International Master's instructive guide to essential tactical strategies and positions in chess. A comprehensive book from the Swedish International Master Thomas Engqvist for understanding the most important tactical chess positions in the opening...

There is no easier way to win a game of chess than by luring your opponent into a devious trap. Similarly, there's nothing worse than being the one on the receiving end. Tricks, traps and swindles lie in wait everywhere, especially so in the opening...

Fed up with having to learn so much opening theory? Struggling to keep up with all the latest developments? Then this book may well be the answer to all your problems! Grandmaster John Emms offers a new arsenal of opening weapons with which to attack to...

It's not easy finding a good opening to play against 1 e4, especially if you don't have endless time available to study the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it's often a necessity to keep pace with modern theory if you...

For 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784831905Author Axel SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 498g

Jose Raul Capablanca was a chess legend, world champion and quite simply one of the greatest players in the history of the game. His achievements and seemingly effortless style of play won many admirers, and his legacy includes a treasure of instructive...

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...

Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black's most ambitious counters to 1 e4, the Alekhine Defence. This is a sharp, creative opening in which Black attacks from the very beginning, luring White's central pawns...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785604177037Author Andy MackFormat PaperbackPage Count 291Imprint Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing HousePublisher Limited Liability Company...

Boris Spassky is one of the greatest chess players in the history of the game. He was the World Champion for three years, after winning the title by beating Tigran Petrosian. His name is forever linked with his great rival Bobby Fischer and their epic...

Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Starting Out: Benoni Systems by Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik and Starting Out: The Modern Benoni by Endre Vegh, brought together in one volume. ----- Starting Out: Benoni Systems is a study of all...

The main reason why we lose at chess is no big secret: we all make unnecessary mistakes! But simply acknowledging this fact isn't enough to help us improve. The big question is, how can we eliminate these mistakes from our game, or at least keep them to...

This 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907982514Author Judit PolgarFormat HardbackPage Count 392Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 791gDimensions(mm) 245mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911465119Author Lajos PortischFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784831547Author Michael RoizFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm)...

Grandmaster Joe Gallagher studies the Sicilian Najdorf in a simplistic way, introducing the crucial initial moves and ideas and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them, something that has sometimes been neglected or taken for granted.About the...

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...

Grandmaster Ruslan Scherbakov presents an opening system for Black based on the Semi-Slav Triangle - an ambitious way to fight the ever-popular Queen's Gambit. Black's weapons include the Noteboom Variation - a dynamic counterattack which takes White out...

Everyman Chess are delighted to present two further offerings from their original and best-selling Starting Out opening series. The Classical Sicilian is one of Black's most popular and highly regarded opening choices against 1 e4, and it's been a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784830991Author Martyn KravtsivFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 497gDimensions(mm)...

Grandmaster Damian Lemos presents a repertoire for White against both the King's Indian and Grunfeld defences. Many players struggle to find suitable lines to challenge these two popular and dynamic openings, or find the masses of theory in the main...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911465232Author Sverre JohnsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

Most tactics and training books are good for boosting your calculation ability, but they do not teach you how to calculate. This is the difference I want to make with my own books, by arranging the exercises in different categories so that the thinking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784830625Author Jakob Aabling-ThomsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083413907Author Vladimir BarskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in Chess

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788793812802Author Carsten HansenFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint CarstenchessPublisher CarstenchessWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 6mm

The Sicilian Defence is the most popular reply to 1 e4. With 1...c5 Black comes out fighting, immediately challenging any sense of a "natural white advantage". Sicilian Defence players are often very well prepared theoretically and the tremendous...

Building and maintaining an opening repertoire can be a demanding task - for a start there are an enormous number of different lines to choose from. There's a strong temptation amongst beginners and improving players to opt solely for tricky lines in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941270370Author Mark DvoretskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Russell EnterprisesPublisher Russell EnterprisesWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

No other chess tournament has such a long and rich history as the annual gathering at the English seaside resort of Hastings. The stories begin in 1895 when the young American Harry Pillsbury shocked the European chess elite with his victory and span 125...

Chess players are known to be obsessed by openings. However, world champions have recommended that up-and-coming players should actually begin by studying the endgame first. This is because only by studying simplified positions can one fully develop an...

The hero has no advantage whatsoever but somehow manages to keep setting the opponent problems. Their opponent goes slightly astray and suddenly hero has a tiny advantage. It's not much but now that they have a little something to work with, they are in...

The Queen's Gambit is one of the great classical openings. All the world champions and elite players have played this opening - most of them for both sides. In this book the highly experienced coach international master Andrew Martin explains the basic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785604177013Author Zenon FrancoFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing HousePublisher Limited Liability...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783283005160Author Mark DvoretskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Edition OlmsPublisher Edition OlmsWeight(grams) 690g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789464201109Author Herman GrootenFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Thinkers PublishingPublisher Thinkers PublishingWeight(grams) 170g

Chess - Crowood Sports Guides is the perfect tool for anyone wanting to improve their performance, from beginners learning the basic skills to more experienced participants working on advanced techniques. Standard chess rules and basic notation is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991009503Author Andrew BussomFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Joshua & Clarissa PublishingPublisher Joshua & Clarissa PublishingWeight(grams)...