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I would like to thank you for purchasing this book, I really appreciate it. It also means that you found an interest in my work of trying to crack the Ruy Lopez. As I said in the introduction to the first volume, I had no idea what I was signing up for...

Jan Timman is one of the greatest chess players never to win the world title. For many years the Best of the West belonged to the chess elite, collecting quite a few super tournament victories. Three times Timman was a Candidate for the World...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789056919238Author Alexey BezgodovFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 168mm *...

Russia's dominance in modern chess was founded on a uniquely successful program of chess instruction. Now this program has been streamlined and adapted for American readers in a pair of books that will help readers develop, step by step, from total...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985644260Author Precision ChessFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Precision ChessPublisher Precision ChessWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The Modernized Grunfeld Defense will be extremely helpful for any chess player looking for a reliable lifetime repertoire against White's 1.d4. It will benefit current Grunfeld players as Yaro unveils his analysis and numerous novelties waiting to be...

This accessible how-to guide for parents and teachers on the best way to teach chess to children, from international chess expert Richard James, is linked to both his bestselling book, Chess for Kids, and his website chessKIDS academy.James, who taught...

The French is one of Black's soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while at the top it's played by famous grandmasters such as Vishy Anand and the young Russian star Alexander...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785604071052Author Sergei TkachenkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint 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 9789493257276Author Victor BologanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 366g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493257559Author Davorin KuljasevicFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 428g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907982224Author John ShawFormat PaperbackPage Count 632Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 1016gDimensions(mm) 240mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789464201017Author Herman GrootenFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Thinkers PublishingPublisher Thinkers PublishingWeight(grams) 170g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784830724Author John ShawFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 864gDimensions(mm) 240mm *...

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 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