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Starting Out: 1d4: A Reliable Repertoire For The Opening Player by John Cox 9781857444179
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.05Building 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... -
Alekhine: Move by Move by Steve Giddins
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £14.11Alexander 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... -
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part Three by Garry Kasparov
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £18.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781945179Author Garry KasparovFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint -
Chess Genius Angus Dunnington 9781781944486
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £14.11Brought together in one volume, two Everyman Chess classics: Can you be a Positional Chess Genius ? and Can you be a Tactical Chess Genius? Test your tactical chess skills with a quiz book with a... -
Mastering Endgame Strategy by Johan Hellsten
RRP: £23.99Booksplease Price: £22.96Study brings wisdom. Practice brings perfection. Following the highly acclaimed Mastering Chess Strategy and Mastering Opening Strategy, this book completes a trilogy of strategy books by... -
Opening Repertoire: The Sveshnikov by Cyrus Lakdawala
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £14.80The 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... -
Modern Chess: Move by Move: A Step-by-step Guide to Brilliant Chess by Colin Crouch
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.79Leading chess author Colin Crouch selects and explains over 30 sensational games, all from the new millennium. By studying battles between the world's best players, Crouch examines in detail all the... -
Mastering Opening Strategy by Johan Hellsten
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £16.51Study brings wisdom. Practice brings perfection. This book is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Johan Hellsten's acclaimed Mastering Chess Strategy. In this new book Hellsten focuses exclusively on... -
A Primer of Chess by Jose Raul Capablanca
Booksplease Price: £13.26Former world champion Jose Capablanca's introduction to chess, available for the first time in English in algebraic notation, is an ideal first chess book for players of all ages. In systematic... -
Starting Out: Benoni Systems by Alexander Raetsky
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.05Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of Benoni Systems, this book is a study of all the crucial Benoni systems apart from the Modern Benoni. It presents diverse and practical options... -
Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps Gary Lane 9781857445770
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.05There 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... -
Kramnik: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £19.66Vladimir Kramnik is a giant of the chess world. He firmly secured his legendary status when he won the World Championship in 2000 by defeating the previously dominant Garry Kasparov - the only... -
The Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £19.52This 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... -
1...b6: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £19.52This 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... -
Counterattacking Lines for Black Against the Ruy Lopez by Glenn Flear
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £14.11Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Fighting the Ruy Lopez by Milos Pavlovic and Open Ruy Lopez by Glenn Flear, brought together in one volume. The Ruy Lopez is a hugely popular... -
Blunders & How to Avoid Them: by Angus Dunnington
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857443448Author Angus DunningtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint
Study Chess with Matthew Sadler Matthew Sadler 9781857449907
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £13.26Matthew Sadler is one of the UK's strongest ever players. He became a grandmaster at 19, won the British Championship twice and, amongst other amazing achievements, made a gold medal winning score of...
D-pawn Attacks: The Colle-Zukertort, Barry and 150 Attacks by Richard Palliser
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £14.00In this book Richard Palliser provides in-depth coverage of three of the most dangerous set-ups available to White after 1 d4: The Colle-Zukertort, the Barry, and the 150 attacks.About the...
Stein: Move by Move by Thomas Engquvist
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.79Leonid Stein was a three-time Soviet Chess Champion and one of the World's strongest players during his career, which was tragically cut short at its peak by his premature death in 1973. Stein was a...
Tal: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.79Mikhail Tal is a true legend of chess. He was the World Champion and also holds the world record for the longest unbeaten run in competitive chess. Tal is widely regarded to be the greatest attacking...
First Steps: Fundamental Endings by Cyrus Lakdawala
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £14.11Many players, of all levels, use their chess study time to concentrate almost exclusively on the openings. Very few players spend much time at all studying endgames and this is almost certainly a...
Squeeze Play by Cyrus Lakdawala
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.49The 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...
A Disreputable Opening Repertoire by Jonathan Tait
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.49A highly adventurous repertoire designed to meet 1 e4 with 1...e5 and take the initiative! The main problem Black faces in answering 1 e4 with 1...e5 is the plethora of opening systems available to...
Starting Out: 1d4 & 1e4 John Cox 9781781943946
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.79Building and maintaining a chess opening repertoire can be a demanding task - for a start there are an enormous number of different lines to chooses from. There's a strong temptation amongst aspiring...
A Complete Guide to Defending Against 1 d4 by Chris Ward
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £14.11Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Starting Out: The Nimzo Indian by Chris Ward and Starting Out: The Queen's Indian by John Emms, brought together in one volume. The Nimzo-Indian is...
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part Two Garry Kasparov 9781781945162
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £23.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781945162Author Garry KasparovFormat PaperbackPage Count 482Imprint
Opening Repertoire: The Modern Defence by Cyrus Lakdawala
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £16.51The 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...
The Modern Chess Self Tutor by D.I. Bronshtein
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorDavid Bronstein has been playing chess for over 50 years at the top-level. He has proposed and introduced...
Play the Ruy Lopez by Andrew Greet
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £15.80The Ruy Lopez is an incredibly popular opening at all levels of chess; this is perhaps unsurprising given that it's recognized by most experts as White's greatest chance of obtaining a lasting...
Chess Strategy: Move by Move by Adam Hunt
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £19.52Want 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?...
Tips for Young Players Matthew Sadler 9781857442311
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.69Aimed 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,...
Beating 1 E4 E5: A Repertoire for White in the Open Games by John Emms
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.00Grandmaster John Emms presents a repertoire for White after 1 e4 e5, based on the Italian Game and the Bishop's Opening. The lines he recommends are built upon a sound yet aggressive system of...
Attacking Chess: The King's Indian: v. 1 David Vigorito 9781857446456
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £14.41The King's Indian remains a hugely popular opening - unsurprising given the attacking opportunities it offers. In many of the ultra-sharp main lines, White wins the queenside battle but this often...
The Nimzo-Indian: Move by Move by John Emms
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £16.51'Move by Move' is a brand new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, 'Move by Move'...
Essential Endgames by Glenn Flear
Booksplease Price: £23.84Three 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:...
Bronstein: Move by Move by Steve Giddins
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £14.11David Bronstein is one of the greatest and most loved chess players of all time. He won numerous major tournaments and for many years he was one of the world's strongest grandmasters. In 1951 he came...
A Complete Guide to Playing 3 Nc3 against the French Defence by Neil McDonald
RRP: £17.99Booksplease Price: £14.11Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, French Classical by Byron Jacobs and French Winawer by Neil McDonald, brought together in one volume. In French Classical International Master Byron...
A Complete Guide to Benoni Systems and Structures by Alexander Raetsky
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £16.51Two 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...
The English Opening: Classical and Indian by V.K. Bagirov
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £16.09An up-to-date and complete coverage of opening systems beginning with 1c4 written by a Soviet grandmaster and acknowledged expert in this line of play. After an apparently modest beginning the game...
Winning Chess Openings by Yasser Seirawan
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.48Start every game with confidence! The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defence formations in...