Chess

Mikhail Botvinnik was a three-time World Chess Champion and is widely regarded as one of the World's greatest ever chess players. Botvinnik possessed a universal, all-round style with an iron grasp of logic and strategy. He loved to attack, but most of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907982460Author Victor MikhalevskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 584Imprint 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 9781784830328Author Carl PortmanFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 643g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of English Chess Federation Book of the Year 2021. Short-listed for International Chess Federation Book of the Year 2020.Book InformationISBN 9785604469286Author...

Gata will share in his first volume how he became one of the world elite class players and contender for the title of World Chess Champion. Why and how he used different styles of play and will reveal how this learning process helped him to become a...

In his seventh book for Thinkers Publishing, Milos Pavlovic examines the Stonewall set-up in detail. Drawing upon his years of playing experiences and opening study, Milos highlights the key aspects and covers the most recent developments in this most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493257832Author Joel BenjaminFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 431g

The Two Knights Defence is one of the trickiest tactical openings around. If White initiates complications with either 4 Ng5 or 4 d4, play becomes extremely sharp and gambits and counter gambits abound. Anyone who enters the murky waters of the Two...

The advantage of "our" Benoni is based on a waiting approach. Black would like to choose a perfect moment to play ...e6xd5, waiting for White to adopt some piece setup that turns out to be inconvenient for him after this exchange. At the same time, we...

White players who enjoy playing the Ruy Lopez (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5) often expect to have an easy time in the opening. Numerous Black systems allow White to complete development with natural moves which often results in a small but clear advantage...

Andrew Martin studies this famous opening 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 AuthorAndrew...

For many chess-players, opening study is pure hard work. It is difficult to know what is important and what is not, and when specific knowledge is vital, or when a more general understanding is sufficient. Tragically once the opening is over, a player is...

Learn chess from scratch or brush up on the basics. This title provides a thorough grounding in the fundamental principles of the game.About the AuthorInternational master Byron Jacobs is a highly experienced chess author and journalistBook...

Having you ever been tortured at the chessboard? If so, then you have probably been a victim of pressure play. Elite players are brilliant exponents of pressure play. In situations where they have either a tiny advantage or no advantage at all they are...

The Philidor is a dynamic and underrated answer to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. Christian Bauer, himself a renowned Philidor expert, uncovers the secrets behind this intriguing opening. Using his own experience and other top-class Philidor...

Exploring a bygone aspect of intellectual sport, this book details the history of British and Irish correspondence chess from the first formal match between Edinburgh and London in 1824 well into the 1980s, the most successful period in British...

The Ruy Lopez Exchange (or Spanish Exchange) is a classical and well-respected opening that is a favorite among Grandmasters and club players alike. It has provided the battle scene for many heavyweight clashes between the world's elite players,...

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 9781784831479Author Gawain JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 568Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 1042gDimensions(mm)...

Alexander Alekhine was a two-time World Chess Champion and is widely regarded to be one of the greatest chess players of all time. During his best years he dominated tournaments, and in 1927 he defeated his great rival Jose Raul Capablanca to win the...

The opponent who answers 1 e4 with an emphatic 1...c5 (The Sicilian Defence) is often looking for a fight. Such players can be highly theoretically prepared and itching to launch into their own pet variations after White has opted for the main lines with...

International Master Craig Pritchett studies the Sicilian Scheveningen in a clear-cut way, introducing the crucial initial moves and ideas and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them, something that is sometimes neglected or taken for granted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789056914042Author Emmanuel NeimanFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 444gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 162mm *...

Few would disagree that the Queen's Gambit is one of the most important openings in chess. It has a long and distinguished history and has been played by virtually all the strongest Grandmasters: Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Anatoly Karpov, Vishy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911465300Author Erik KislikFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Gambit Publications LtdPublisher Gambit Publications Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907982361Author Jacob AagaardFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Quality Chess UK LLPPublisher Quality Chess UK LLPWeight(grams) 767gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493257412Author Abhimanyu MishraFormat PaperbackPage Count 203Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 330g

In the modern classic Secrets of Spectacular Chess, Jonathan Levitt and David Friedgood shared their joy and appreciation of chess beauty, engulfing readers with a wealth of amazing and magnificent examples from the aesthetic side of the game. What is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785604560778Author Zigurds LankaFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing HousePublisher Limited Liability...

The Slav has a well-deserved reputation as one of Black's strongest answers to 1 d4, and it's no coincidence that it has been used by almost all the World Champions in chess history. Put simply, the Slav is a classy opening, one which combines...

The Sicilian is Black's most dynamic, asymmetrical reply to 1. e4. It produces the psychological and tension factors which denote the best in modern play and gives notice of a fierce fight on the very first move. The Sicilian Defense became recognized as...

The Move by Move series provides an ideal format for the keen chessplayer to improve their game. While reading you are continually challenged to answer probing questions - a method that greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936490820Author Fred ReinfeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Russell EnterprisesPublisher Russell EnterprisesWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 234mm...

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...

3 Chess classics in one one volume. It's Your Move: This book provides the reader with a selection of puzzles to solve. However, unlike other books of the White to play and mate in three' variety, it simulates real game scenarios, offering readers a...

Three classic titles from the Everyman Chess Starting Out Series in one volume. ----- Starting Out: Pawn Endgames by Glenn Flear --- Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames by John Emms --- Starting Out: Rook Endgames by Chris Ward ----- Endgames involving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060510251Author David EdmondsFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Ecco PressPublisher Ecco PressWeight(grams) 322g

Everyman Chess are proud to present a new title in their much-admired Dangerous Weapons series, which specializes in supplying the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting opening ideas. Many of the carefully chosen weapons are innovative, visually...

The Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence provides a battleground for one of the key conflicts in chess: structure versus activity. Black voluntarily accepts a weak pawn formation but in return obtains easy development and excellent piece activity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662922602Author Asa HoffmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Gatekeeper PressPublisher Gatekeeper PressWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...