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	RETURN TO TOP	Aagaard, Jacob -	The Queen's Indian Defence	Everyman Chess October 2002	1-85744-300-4	Paperback 0.31 x 9.32 x 6.48	144  Pages	1  copies	$13.97
			Book Description The Queen's Indian Defence is one of Black's toughest and most respectable choices against queen's pawn openings and is a favorite among world class players such as Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Michael Adams, and Judit Polgar. From the outset Black uses the dynamic principle of controlling the center with pieces rather than pawns, and this can lead to rich and complicated chess. The Queen's Indian is a multi-dimensional opening which appeals to aggressive and positional players alike. In this book, openings expert Jacob Aagaard delves into the many positional and tactical ideas available for both White and Black. Using illustrative games, Aagaard guides the reader through both the fashionable main lines and the tricky offbeat variations. *Up-to-date coverage of one of Black's most important defences *Strategies and tactics revealed for both sides *Written by a renowned openings theoretician About the Author Jacob Aagaard is a young International Master from Denmark who has carved out a deserved reputation as a diligent and outspoken chess author. His earlier opening manuals include Dutch Stonewall and Easy Guide to the Panov-Botvinnik Attack.
	RETURN TO TOP	Abrahams, Gerald -	Technique in Chess	Dover Pubns July 1973	0-486-22953-X	Paperback 0.48 x 8.51 x 5.42	216  Pages	1  copies	$8.95
			A superb guide to the general concepts of chess technique and the methods for using technique to plan ahead. Early initiative and control of the center, translating an advantage into the middle game, techniques of endgame play are all systematically analyzed. 200 examples and problems from actual play increase 'technique consciousness.' Index of themes.
	RETURN TO TOP	Alburt, Lev Lawrence, Al -	Chess Rules of Thumb	Lev Alburt November 2003	1-889323-10-1	Paperback 0.40 x 7.02 x 5.04	192  Pages	1  copies	$13.97
			Book Description Chess Rules of Thumb gives you the winning principles of chess in clear, short statements. Three-time US Champion Lev Alburt and World Chess Hall of Fame Curator Al Lawrence have put together three centuries of insights from the masters. Fun to browse or to read from cover-to-cover, it's a book that all chess players-from beginners to grandmasters—lwiull enjoy for a lifetime. Like life, chess has its rules. The difference that your parents probably didn't tell you about chess. Never cross the street before looking both ways. Never discuss portable explosives in the airport security line. Never overthrow the cut-off man. Never download email from someone you don't know. Never take the queen's knight pawn. Save hours of head-scratching and uncertainty in your own games and understand why the masters make the moves they do: The worst square for a White knight is b.2. With rook vs. two knights, exchanging queens is worth a pawn. Never capture the b.2 pawn with the queen. Rooks united on the seventh are blind pigs. The winner is the one who commits the next-to-last mistake. Backed up with diagrams and illustrations to help you remember key principles, a glossary of essential chess terms and a rundown on all major openings, Chess Rules of Thumb will improve your chess play. And it's great fun to read! Never buy a chess book that isn't fun!
	RETURN TO TOP	Alburt, Lev -	Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas	Chess Information & Research May 2000	1-889323-14-4	Paperback 0.51 x 7.06 x 5.01	188  Pages	1  copies	$12.57
			Book Description This newly revised volume in the successful Comprehensive Chess Course sharpens and tightens your game through examination and study of the 300 most important chess game positions. The most important and instructive positions over the last 100 years arranged as challenges, with illuminating explanations and solutions. Lev Alburt, Grandmaster of Chess and renowned three-time US chess champion, presents and analyzes the 300 most important game positions an average player should understand and remember to become a chess expert. These most crucial and instructive positions taken from games over the last 100 years are arranged as challenges, with instructive explanations and solutions on facing pages. Besides giving students this essential knowledge, this book also helps them to train their chess abilities and improve their skills steadily and efficiently. These practical exercises, easy to read and to understand, take the reader from beginner to tournament-strength chess player. Download Description The most important and instructive positions over the last 100 years arranged as challenges, with illuminating explanations and solutions. Lev Alburt, Grandmaster of Chess and renowned three-time US chess champion, presents and analyzes the 300 most important game positions an average player should understand and remember to become a chess expert. These most crucial and instructive positions taken from games over the last 100 years are arranged as challenges, with instructive explanations and... read more --This text refers to the Digital edition.
	RETURN TO TOP	Alburt, Lev Krogius, Nikolay -	Just the Facts: Winning Endgame Knowledge in One Volume	Newmarket Press December 1999	1-889323-06-3	Paperback 0.87 x 8.42 x 5.52	408  Pages	2  copies	$18.87
			World Chess champion Vassily Smyslov The right endgame knowledge is the magic key to chess mastery. This book gives you that key! Book Description Nothing more clearly separates chess master from chess wannabe than winning endgame play. Accurate opening play can be satisfying, and combinations in the middlegame are exciting. But for most chess players, victory is the real finish line. And the endgame is the last lap of the race. Depending on whether or not you command the necessary endgame knowledge, you can spoil hours of planning, or you can enjoy the victory you've spent the whole game earning. You can even pull yourself out of the... read more
	RETURN TO TOP	Ault, Leslie Long, Bob (Editor) -	The Genesis of Power Chess: Effective Winning Technique for Strategy and Tactics	Thinkers Press April 1994	0-938650-50-5	Paperback 0.75 x 9.25 x 6.00	346  Pages	1  copies	$25.95
			ABOUT THE BOOK Genesis of Power Chess: Effective Winning Technique for Strategy and Tactics
	RETURN TO TOP	Averbakh, Iuri Clarke, P. -	Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge (Cadogan Chess S.)	Everyman Chess July 1993	1-85744-022-6	Hardcover 0.50 x 8.50 x 6.00	110  Pages	2  copies	$14.95
			Book Description By concentrating on the basic principles the average player is not only given a working knowledge of the endgame but also a firm foundation on which to further develop his or her interest and technique in this fascinating stage of a chess game. The author, a Russian Grandmaster and endgame expert, takes the reader from the most elementary checkmates, through the exploitation of positional and material advantage, right up to the analysis of actual endings from master play.
	RETURN TO TOP	Averbakh, Yuri Neat, K.P. -	Chess Middlegames Essential Knowledge	Everyman Chess December 1997	1-85744-125-7	Paperback 0.32 x 8.30 x 5.73	112  Pages	1  copies	$14.95
			Description: In this companion volume to his classic "Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge," Grandmaster Averbakh takes the reader through the various steps to success in the middlegame. He explains the tactical skills and positional strategies that every chessplayer needs to master. Topics covered include coordinating the pieces, attack and defence, combinations and sacrifices, and much more. Yuri Averbakh is a former Soviet champion and world championship candidate. He is also the author of the five-volume treatise "Comprehensive Chess Endings" (also translated by Ken Neat) and the perennially popular "Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge." (5 3/4" X 8 1/4", 112 pages, illustrations)
	RETURN TO TOP	Averbakh, Yuri -	Chess Tactics for Advanced Players	Sportverlag 1992	0-87568-218-9	Paperback	0  Pages	1  copies	$32.00
	RETURN TO TOP	Baburin, Alexander -	Winning Pawn Structures	Batsford August 1999	0-7134-8009-2	Paperback 0.78 x 8.52 x 5.45	256  Pages	1  copies	$15.00
			Book Description Pawns are the soul of chess--and one of the aspects of the game that chess computers just don't handle well. This modern guide to pawn structures, written by an experienced grandmaster, analyzes a variety of typical formations, and explains the approaches, patterns, and techniques used by professionals in all phases of the game. The know-how gained from the sample matches presented will give any player a practical advantage on the board. Intermediate. b/w illus. throughout
	RETURN TO TOP	Benko, Pal Hochberg, Burt -	Winning With Chess Psychology (Mckay Chess Library)	Times Books April 1991	0-8129-1866-5	Paperback 0.75 x 7.75 x 5.25	264  Pages	1  copies	$7.75
			Book Description What's the best move? One that will disturb your opponant the most. Regardless of your playing strength, chess psychology will help you maximise your playing strength--and win more games.
	RETURN TO TOP	Bloss, F. Donald Kensler, Andrew -	Sammy Seahorse Teaches Chess: A Light-Hearted Introduction	Pocahontas Press September 1995	0-936015-61-6	Paperback 0.75 x 5.50 x 8.75	192  Pages	2  copies	$11.95
			ABOUT THE BOOK Sammy Seahorse Teaches Chess: A Light-Hearted Introduction
	RETURN TO TOP	Buckley, Mark Buckley, Mark -	Practical Chess Analysis: A Systematic Method for Analyzing	Thinkers Press September 1999	0-938650-88-2	Paperback 0.44 x 9.03 x 6.05	200  Pages	1  copies	$13.97
			Book Description How many moves can YOU see ahead? This has always been a problem for the majority of players. Complicated evaluations are not possible if the simple ones can't be handled. It's not really a question of the quantity of analysis, but the QUALITY of analysis. It's necessary to understand what must be eliminated, when principles are a must, and to have goals or plans. In all of this, calculation is unavoidable. But calculation must withstand the constraints of time and reasonableness. Typically, too many players use intuition more and calculation less, because it becomes nearly impossible to keep track of all the branches on the analysis-tree. How does one look deeper and deeper to fathom the intricacies of a position? Buy this book and find out!
	RETURN TO TOP	Byron Jacobs, Byron -	Starting Out: the French	Everyman Chess February 2003	1-85744-229-6	Paperback 0.57 x 9.80 x 6.86	144  Pages	1  copies	$11.87
			These books are perfect for enthusiastic chess players who are starting out in the game, and who are seeking to understand the basic principles behind these most important openings: the Sicilian, the King's Indian, the Nimzo-Indian, and the French. All four books are written in a user-friendly style with an abundance of notes, tips, and warnings scattered throughout, while key strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. The authors of these books are all very skilled and experienced chess writers, who are used to writing for players of all levels and are renowned for their ability to explain ideas in a lucid and straightforward manner. -- User-friendly design to help readers absorb ideas -- Concentrates on the fundamental principles of the openings -- Ideal for the improving player
	RETURN TO TOP	Chandler, Murray -	How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Gambit Chess)	Gambit August 1, 1998	1-901983-05-6	Hardcover 0.56 x 9.20 x 7.05	127  Pages	2  copies	$11.96
			This book explains that the best way to beat a stronger opponent (whether a friend, a clubmate, or even Dad) is in the opening stages of the game and shows the 50 most effective opening traps that chess masters use to win games.
	RETURN TO TOP	Chernev, Irving Chernev, Irving -	Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games	Dover Pubns February 1982	0-486-24249-8	Paperback 0.61 x 8.45 x 5.38	288  Pages	1  copies	$9.95
			These 60 complete games, annotated throughout, emphasize Cuban master's elegant, classic, accurate, lethal endgame play against Alekhine, Lasker, Marshall, Nimzowitsch, Réti, the best. Here are real games from match and tournament play, but endings that seem like long-contemplated works of art.
	RETURN TO TOP	Chernev, Irving Vhernev, Irving -	Combinations: Heart of Chess	Dover Publications, Incorporated January 1972	0-486-21744-2	Paperback 8.44x5.38x.51 in. .63 lbs.	240  Pages	1  copies	$9.95
			Explanations for the famous and less well-known combinations of Tarrasch, Botvinnik, Nimzovich, Steinitz, Rubinstein; the dazzling brilliancies of Morphy, Keres and Alekhine; the deadly attacks of Marshall; the unfathomable plays of Lasker; and the matchless creations of Capablanca and many others. 356 diagrams.
	RETURN TO TOP	Chernev, Irving -	Practical Chess Endings	Dover Pubns April 1969	0-486-22208-X	Paperback 0.68 x 8.48 x 5.37	318  Pages	5  copies	$8.76
			300 practical endgame situations, ranging from very simple to masterpieces by Capablanca, Reti, Tarrasch, Lasker, more.
	RETURN TO TOP	Chernev, Irving Chernev -	The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy	Dover Pubns November 1992	0-486-27302-4	Paperback 0.58 x 8.43 x 5.39	2  Pages	1  copies	$9.95
			Sixty-two masterly demonstrations of the basic strategies of winning at chess, featuring games by the greatest chess masters—Capablanca, Tarrasch, Fischer, Alekhine, Lasker, Petrosian among them—compiled and annotated by one of chess literature's most brilliant authors. Each game selected offers a classic example of a fundamental problem and its best resolution, described and diagramed in the clearest possible manner for players of every level of skill. 146 illustrations.
	RETURN TO TOP	Chernev, Irving Reinfe -	Winning Chess	Simon & Schuster (Paper) November 1977	0-671-21114-5	Paperback 0.50 x 8.50 x 5.75	256  Pages	1  copies	$10.00
			ABOUT THE BOOK Winning Chess ANNOTATION Filled with lessons and games this book graphically shows you how to get the proper combinations to develop new and dramatic strategies.
	RETURN TO TOP	CROUCH -	Pawn Chains	Thinkers Press, Inc	3-929324-10-5	Paperback	0  Pages	1  copies
			ABOUT THE BOOK Pawn Chains
	RETURN TO TOP	Curry, Ronald H. Long, Robert B. (Editor) -	Win at Chess: A Comprehensive Guide to Winning Chess for the Intermediate Player	Thinkers Press July 1995	0-938650-64-5	Paperback 0.64 x 9.05 x 6.04	258  Pages	1  copies	$20.00
			Book Description One of the best basic books on chess which has been plublished-3rd printing. This book is geered toward the intermediate player. An intermeditate chessplayer needs information and guidance that is reliable, practical, clear, and well-organized. The comprehensive, Master-proven principles and techniques in this book will improve your chess games and help you progress toward chess mastery. About the Author Ron Curry was honored by the United State Chess Federation with the prestigious Meritorious Service Award for his teaching efforts. An expert player for many years, Curry's students have provided many testimonials as to his prowess.
	RETURN TO TOP	Davies, Nigal Davies, Nigel -	The Grunfeld Defence	Everyman Chess August 1, 2002	1-85744-239-3	Paperback 0.31 x 9.20 x 6.34	160  Pages	1  copies	$13.97
			Book Description The Grunfeld Defence is a dynamic and popular weapon for Black against queen's pawn openings. Former World Champion Bobby Fischer and current world number one Garry Kasparov head a long list of Grandmasters who have utilized this opening with continued success. In this book, grandmaster and renowned chess teacher Nigel Davies explains the key ideas and tactics for both White and Black. Using illustrative games, Davies guides the reader through both the fashionable mainlines as well as the tricky side variations. (6 x 9, 160 pages, diagrams)
	RETURN TO TOP	De LA Maza, Michael Maza, Michael de La -	Rapid Chess Improvement: A Study Plan for Adult Players	Everyman Chess June 2002	1-85744-269-5	Paperback 0.38 x 9.21 x 6.18	126  Pages	1  copies	$11.87
			Book Description This is the ideal book for serious adult players who want to improve. It describes a study plan that came about thanks to a re-evaluation of standard chess teaching and includes several unique components aimed at improving deficiencies in the play of adult players. This book is the only one of its kind for the simple reason that it has been written by an author who hugely improved his own rating over a twelve month period by following his own advice. He therefore fully understands the challenges faced by enthusiastic players who are relatively new to the game. This is in sharp contrast to most books aimed at this level which are usually written by very strong players who have long forgotten what it feels like to be starting out in the game. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4, 128 pages, diagrams)
	RETURN TO TOP	Dorfman, Iossif -	The Critical Moment (by the Grandmaster Iossif Dorfman)	GAME MIND Ltd. 2002	2-8473-5002-0	Hardcover	0  Pages	1  copies	19.95
	RETURN TO TOP	Dorfman, Iossif -	The Method in Chess	Cloitre Imprimeurs 2001	2-9572890-2-4	Hardcover	0  Pages	1  copies
			Book Description Description of an original comprehensive approach to chess for advanced players from one of the world's best coaches. Consists of theoretical and practical sections. Printed in France. Translated from Russian to English by Ken Neat.
	RETURN TO TOP	Dunne, Alex -	Answer Guide to How to Become a Candidate Master	Unknown December 1995	0-938650-38-6	Paperback 0.10 x 8.48 x 5.51	0  Pages	1  copies	$4.95
			ABOUT THE BOOK Answer Guide to how to Become a Candidate Master
	RETURN TO TOP	Dunnington, Angus -	Attacking with 1 D4	Everyman Chess August 2001	1-85744-258-X	Paperback 0.50 x 9.25 x 6.25	160  Pages	1  copies	$13.97
			Tired of playing the same old openings? Worried about having to learn too much theory? Then this book is what you're looking for! International Master Angus Dunnington presents you with a new attacking opening repertoire based on the move 1 d4. Rather than getting bogged down with theory, Dunnington concentrates on constructing easy-to-learn systems against all of Black's possible defences. He chooses lines which are fun to play, easy to learn and will pose your unsuspecting opponent many problems.
	RETURN TO TOP	Dunnington, Angus -	Nimzo-Indian Rubinstein: Complex Lines with 4e3	Everyman Chess February 1, 2004	1-85744-279-2	Paperback 0.41 x 9.27 x 6.03	160  Pages	1  copies	$13.97
			Back Cover Copy The Nimzo-Indian Defence continues to be one of Black's most popular and respected defences to queen's pawn openings and finding an antidote for White has proved to be a difficult task for even the strongest players in the world. One of the most straightforward replies is the Rubinstein Variation (4 e3), in which White ignores Black's ‘threats' and instead simply gets on with the process of developing his remaining pieces. This plan has found favour with many top players; indeed, Brain Games World Champion Vladimir Kramnik used it to defeat Garry Kasparov in just twenty-five moves in their 2000 match in London. In this book, renowned openings theoretician Angus Dunnington explains the ideas and strategies for both white and black players. All the major variations are covered and Dunnington brings the reader up-to-date with the constantly increasing opening theory. *Written by a leading openings expert *Full coverage of all the major variations *Deals with one of the most fashionable lines of the Nimzo Angus Dunnington is an experienced international master who is renowned for his clear and positional style of play. Dunnington is also a successful chess teacher, who has coached many of Britain's top junior players. Earlier works of his include Attacking with 1 d4 and Mastering the Middlegame. About the Author Angus Dunnington is an experienced international master who is also a skilled chess coach and writer. He lives in the United Kingdom. Book Description The Nimzo-Indian Defence continues to be one of Black's most popular and respected defences to queen's pawn openings, and finding an antidote for White has proved to be a difficult task for even the strongest players in the world. One of the most straight-forward replies is the Rubenstein Variation (4 e3), in which White ignores Black's ‘threats' and instead simply gets on with the process of developing his remaining pieces. This plan has found favor with many top players; indeed, Brain Games World Champion Vladimir Kramnik used it to defeat Garry Kasparov in just 25 moves in their 2000 match in London. In this book, renowned openings theoretician Angus Dunnington explains the ideas and strategies for both white and black players. All the major variations are covered and readers are brought up-to-date with the constantly increasing opening theory. *Written by a leading openings expert *Full coverage of all the major variations *Deals with one of the most fashionable lines of the Nimzo
	RETURN TO TOP	Dvoretsky, Mark -	Endgame Analysis (School of Chess Excellence)	Edition Olms August 2002	3-283-00416-1	Paperback 0.75 x 9.34 x 6.75	258  Pages	1  copies	$17.50
			Book Description Mark Dvoretsky is regarded as the leading chess coach in the world, and the first book in his School of Chess Excellence series is devoted to the endgame. He analyzes a wide range of positions, and his comments are packed with advice. Special test positions and frequent questions ensure the reader's participation.
	RETURN TO TOP	Dvoretsky, Mark Yusupov, Arthur -	Technique for the Tournament Player (Batsford Chess Library)	Henry Holt (Paper) December 1995	0-8050-3900-7	Paperback 0.75 x 8.50 x 5.50	239  Pages	1  copies	$69.81
			Printed two columns to the page. "An Owl book." Includes indexes.
	RETURN TO TOP	Elo, Arpad E. -	Ratings of Chess Players Past and Present	Batsford 1978	0-7134-1860-5	Unknown Binding 23 cm.	206  Pages	1  copies	$11.95
			Bibliography: p. 196-198. Includes index.
	RETURN TO TOP	Emms, John Emms, J. -	Easy Guide to the Nimzo-Indian (Easy Guide)	Everyman Chess July 1998	1-85744-513-9	Paperback 0.44 x 8.30 x 5.71	128  Pages	1  copies	$18.95
			Back Cover Copy The Nimzo-Indian is one of the most important and popular chess openings among players of all standards. However, there is a dearth of good literature explaining the dynamics of the Nimzo - a need that this book answers. A battle-hardened grandmaster explains the secrets of the Nimzo-Indian and shows how both sides can play for a win. Grandmaster John Emms is one of the stars of English chess, who shared first prize in the super-strong 1997 British Championship. He is an extremely experienced player and trainer.
	RETURN TO TOP	Emms, John -	Survival Guide to Rook Endings	Everyman Chess December 1, 1999	1-85744-235-0	Paperback 0.51 x 8.19 x 5.67	160  Pages	2  copies	$13.27
			Book Description For all chess-players - from beginners to grandmasters, and whatever their style of play - one thing is certain: rook endings will arise in a great many of their games. Yet it is precisely in this area of the game that many players give away hard-earned points, either through lack of knowledge or inadequate understanding. Previous books on the subject have been extremely technical and theoretical, and therefore of little use to the practical player. This one is different. John Emms provides the essential specific knowledge, and explains the key concepts, that will enable readers to find the right plan in most common types of rook ending. Rook endings are reached in roughly one in five of all chess games. This volume provides everything you need to know to play rook endings successfully. The author is a battle-hardened professional player, himself the veteran of hundreds of rook endings.
	RETURN TO TOP	Emms, John -	The French Tarrasch: Improve Your Knowledge of a Key Chess Opening (Batsford Chess Opening Guides)	Batsford July 1998	0-7134-8461-6	Paperback 0.50 x 9.25 x 6.25	144  Pages	1  copies	$11.95
			The Tarrasch Variation is White's soundest response to the French Defence and is favoured by positional and tactical players alike.
	RETURN TO TOP	Emms, John -	The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book	Gambit Publications December 1, 2000	1-901983-34-X	Paperback 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches	239  Pages	1  copies	$16.47
			Book Description It is generally agreed that one of the best ways for a chess player to improve is by studying tactics - and the best way to do that is by practicing. This book provides a wealth of puzzle positions to test just about every facet of your tactical skills. The puzzles in this book have been selected by analyzing games new and old in search of original puzzle positions (rather than simply trawling through previous puzzle books, as is all too often the case). It is therefore very unlikely that even seasoned solvers will recognize many of these positions. Emms, by allying his skills with those of powerful computers, has also made every effort to ensure that the solutions are sound, and that there are no unmentioned alternative solutions. The book begins with over 100 relatively easy positions suitable for novices, and ends with 100 extremely tough puzzles, which will provide a mind-bending challenge even for top-class players. The remainder of the book contains just about everything between these two extremes, including selections of puzzles based around particular tactical themes, and graded test, where no clues are given as to the type of ideas involved. Every now and then, there are positions where the correct solution is a positional move, rather than a tempting but unsound combination.
	RETURN TO TOP	Euwe, Max Hooper, David -	A Guide to Chess Endings	Dover Pubns August 1976	0-486-23332-4	Paperback 0.54 x 8.48 x 5.42	248  Pages	1  copies	$7.95
			This book offers clear, thorough coverage of the most important, frequently encountered endgame situations. 331 examples are analyzed (each with its own diagram), including 30 examples of Queen endings, and 100 examples each of pawn endings, minor piece endings and rook endings.
	RETURN TO TOP	Euwe, Max Meiden, Walter -	Chess Master Vs. Chess Amateur	Dover Pubns March 1994	0-486-27947-2	Paperback 0.73 x 8.43 x 5.42	314  Pages	1  copies	$8.76
			25 chess games played between master and amateur—chosen, arranged and annotated to help amateurs learn how to avoid a variety of weak strategic and tactical moves. Selected, with commentary by the 1935-36 World Chess Champion Max Euwe and by Walter Meiden, a typical amateur player, the games point out graphically how the chess master exploits characteristic errors of the amateur.
	RETURN TO TOP	Fine, Reuben Fine, Ruben -	The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings	Times Books August 1990	0-8129-1756-1	Paperback 0.63 x 7.75 x 5.03	182  Pages	1  copies	$11.16
			Book Description In the opening, each player tries to control the center, set up a flexible pawn structure, develop the pieces rapidly and harmoniously, sometimes even go for direct attack. But there are so many complicated variations -- how can you memorize them all? You can't -- and you don't have to! If you understand the basic goals of the opening you're playing, you will know which moves fit logically into its overall scheme. This classic, best-selling volume, now completely reset in modern algebraic notation, explains everything you need to know to play the opening sensibly and successfully. Reuben Fine, an International Grandmaster, is one of the world's top players and a leading theoretician of chess. He is the author of over half a dozen books, including the definitive Basic Chess Endings.
	RETURN TO TOP	Flear, Glen -	The A6 Slav: the Tricky and Dynamic Lines with ...A6	Everyman Chess August 2003	1-85744-320-9	Paperback 0.37 x 9.18 x 6.38	176  Pages	1  copies	$13.97
			Book Description The a...6 Slav is a relatively new phenomenon in a very popular opening, and over the last few years it has attracted the attention of some top class players: Alexei Shirov, Sergei Movsesian, England's Julian Hodgson, and more recently, world number one Garry Kasparov. In this first ever book solely devoted to the a...6 Slav, Grandmaster and openings expert Glenn Flear delves into the secrets of this complex line. He explains the tactics and positional ideas for both White and Black and presents a comprehensive coverage of the theory, concentrating on all the new wrinkles and discoveries. Back Cover Copy The ...a6 Slav is a relatively new phenomenon in a very popular opening, and over the last few years it has attracted the attention of some top class players: Alexei Shirov, Sergei Movsesian, England's Julian Hodgson and, more recently, world number one Garry Kasparov. In this first ever book solely devoted to the ...a6 Slav, Grandmaster and openings expert Glenn Flear delves into the secrets of this complex line. He explains the tactics and positional ideas for both White and Black and... read more
	RETURN TO TOP	Flear, Glenn -	Improve Your Endgame Play	Everyman Chess June 1, 2000	1-85744-246-6	Paperback 0.32 x 9.63 x 6.91	160  Pages	1  copies	$10.47
			Book Description In this ideal book for players wishing to improve their endgame play, Grandmaster Glenn Flear explains the fundamental principles that must be mastered. Taking examples from his own games and those of other players, he shows how drawn positions can be converted into victories and lost positions saved at the last moment. It explains the important principles of every type of ending, provides an easy step-by-step guide to better endgame play, a revolutionary layout to help readers absorb the key ideas and includes a variety of test positions to enable readers to gauge their progress.
	RETURN TO TOP	Gallagher, Joe -	Starting Out: King's Indian	Everyman Chess May 2002	1-85744-234-2	Paperback 0.57 x 9.67 x 6.91	176  Pages	1  copies	$11.87
			Book Description The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defenses in chess and is favored by ambitious and aggressive players. At the highest level it has been a major weapon for World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to the basics of the King's Indian, studying the key principles of its many variations. Throughout the book there are numerous notes, tips, warnings and exercises to help the improving player, while important strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. (6 3/4 x 9 3/4, 176 pages, diagrams)
	RETURN TO TOP	Goichberg, Bill United States Chess Federation -	U.S.Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess	David McKay Co January 1994	0-8129-2217-4	Paperback 0.98 x 7.73 x 4.99	370  Pages	2  copies	$12.60
			Book Description This comprehensive handbook is the only guide sanctioned and compiled by the U.S. Chess Federation. This new edition includes: -- Explanations of every legal move -- A complete rundown of the regulations governing tournaments -- A new quick rating system -- A guide to calculating lifetime rankings -- Guidelines for sponsoring and running a tournament -- Information on how to obtain tournament director certification Plus ten tips to winning chess and how to read and write chess notation For serious players at every level as well as chess club directors and tournament sponsors, this book is the one to have in hand before making a move. Ingram The only official guide to the rules of chess completely revised and published to coincide with the spring 1993 World Chess Championship in Los Angeles. Here are clear explanations of every legal move, regulations governing tournaments, time clocks, a new quick-rating system, a guide to calculating lifetime rankings, and more. Includes guidelines for sponsoring and running a tournament.
	RETURN TO TOP	Grefe, John -	Mastering the Chess Openings	Chess Enterprises December 1992	0-945470-23-1	Paperback	103  Pages	1  copies	$13.72
			ABOUT THE BOOK Mastering the Chess Opening
	RETURN TO TOP	Gufeld, Eduard Stetsko, Oleg -	The Classical French	Batsford April 2000	0-7134-8483-7	Paperback 0.50 x 8.52 x 5.53	144  Pages	1  copies	$20.95
			Description: Detailed coverage of one of the most important opening lines.
	RETURN TO TOP	Gufeld, Eduard Neat, K.P. -	The Modern French Tarrasch	Simon & Schuster July 1996	1-85744-103-6	Paperback 0.50 x 8.50 x 6.00	128  Pages	1  copies	$10.00
			Description: Over the past decade or so a hitherto unexplored variation of the French Tarrasch has risen from relative obscurity to become one of the main lines. The "modern" French Tarrasch arises after the moves 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nd2 c5 4 exd5 Qxd5 and leads to open positions in which both sides have chances to seize initiative at an early stage. It is a favourite with attacking players such as Jon Speelman, Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand. In this book, translated by ken Neat, Grandmaster Gufeld provides a complete survey of the state of theory in this fashionable variation. Every important line is covered in detail, supplemented by dozens of annotated games to illustrate important motifs. Eduard Gufeld is one of the most popular and widely travelled players on the international circuit. He has competed in no less than eight Soviet Championships and is known throughout the world as a coach, opening theoretician, journalist and author. (5 3/4" X 8 1/4", 144 pages, illustrations)
	RETURN TO TOP	Hallman, J. C. -	Chess Artist, The: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game	Thomas Dunne Books September 22, 2003	0-312-27293-6	Hardcover 1.14 x 9.54 x 6.42	352  Pages	1  copies	$18.17
			From Publishers Weekly During a postcollege stint as a blackjack dealer in Atlantic City, freelance writer Hallman discovered the chess community that thrives in dealer lounges. There he met 39-year-old chess master Glenn Umstead, who performed exhibitions while blindfolded and had "hoped to become the world's first black grandmaster." The two became friends and embarked on an exploration of the chess subculture, a grand tour that took them from Princeton to prisons, from windowless rooms to the "giant electronic chess room" of the Internet Chess Club (ICC). At his first tournament, in Philadelphia, Hallman found "watered-down machismo and bent personalities." He visits the chess-obsessed characters of Manhattan's Washington Square Park: "In winter chess players could be found in the park dressed in huge down jackets, the only problem presented by the cold being the difficulty of moving pieces while so encumbered." He interviews Claude Bloodgood, a high-ranking chess player serving a life sentence for murdering his mother who once reputedly tried to use chess to escape from prison (he denies it). Much of the book is devoted to a fascinating visit to Kalmykia, an impoverished Russian province, whose president, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, is "a not entirely unsympathetic supervillain with a kooky plan to dominate the chess world," evident in his 1998 construction of Chess City with its centerpiece, the Chess Palace, a five- story glass pavilion. Interweaving art and literary references along with the game's 1,200-year history, Hallman summarizes the many meanings and metaphors of chess in the final chapter: "Chess had come to represent intimacy, economics, politics, theories bleeding from rhetoric to outrageous science." Chess enthusiasts will enjoy this delightful tour. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist This is a book that chess players should not be without. Not only is it a voyage through the subculture of chess; not only is it a portrait of two men, an American chess master and a Russian dictator, obsessed with the game; not only is it a history of the game whose origins stretch back nearly a millennium and a half; not only is it all that, it's also an exploration of the complex psychology and philosophy of chess. Traveling with his friend, a rather eccentric chess master (eccentricity and a... read more
	RETURN TO TOP	Hartston, W.R. and Wason, P.C. Wason, P. C. -	Psychology of Chess	Facts on File, Inc. November 1984	0-87196-226-8	Hardcover 23 cm.	144  Pages	1  copies	$32.00
			Bibliography: p. [129]-132. Includes index.
	RETURN TO TOP	Heisman, Dan -	Everyone's Second Chessbook	Thinkers Press October 2000	0-938650-55-6	Paperback 0.30 x 8.90 x 6.00	127  Pages	2  copies	$14.95
			Book Description An amazing look at kids who play chess and how to help them and their parents. It features overcoming beginning hurdles and why newcomers often play BAD moves. This book list 11 real rules for improvement. About the Author The author, Dan Heisman is an engineer from Philadelphia. He spends his free time teaching and coaching chess teams. He holds a national master's title. He understands that many newcomers to chess can't play good moves because they do not see them! In this book he explains the virtures of time management, patience, and perserverance.
	RETURN TO TOP	Jacobs, Byron -	French Classical	Everyman Chess September 2001	1-85744-232-6	Paperback 0.36 x 9.20 x 6.36	176  Pages	1  copies	$13.97
			Book Description The French Classical (1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6) leads to the type of dynamic, unbalanced positions which appeal to grandmaster and club player alike. Black is prepared to concede space in the center with a view to striking back at his opponent at the earliest opportunity. This book considers every important variation, with particular emphasis on those that readers are likely to encounter in their own games. This book contains full coverage of all the latest variations; explains the basic elements, strategies and tactics for both sides; provides everything you need to start playing the French Classical straightaway; is an ideal battle manual for competitive players. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4, 176 pages, diagrams)
	RETURN TO TOP	Jacobs, Byron Jacobs, Byron -	The Benko Gambit: Hit Back from Move 3! (Batsford Chess Opening Guides)	Batsford June 2003	0-7134-8462-4	Paperback 0.50 x 9.23 x 6.16	160  Pages	1  copies	$16.07
			A revealing guide to a counter-attacking gambit, The Benko Gambit is one of the most uncompromising responses to 1d4. Although it is less than 30 years old, the Benko is now a highly respected mainstream opening which is dangerous at both club and international level.
	RETURN TO TOP	Jeremy Silman Selman, Jeremy -	The " Reassess Your Chess Workbook: How to Master Chess Imbalances	SCB International May 2001	1-890085-05-7	Paperback 1.10 x 8.97 x 6.02	400  Pages	1  copies	$13.97
			Book Description In this large workbook, a stand-alone companion to How to Reassess Your Chess, Jeremy Silman provides 131 problems designed to test a player's strengths and weaknesses. These problems cover openings, middlegames (both positional and tactical) and endgames. As a player completes one of these problems, he or she may then turn to Mr. Silman's answer, which is always detailed yet never dry. Through this process of problem solving, analysis and advice, a player is led to discover the major flaws embedded in his or her playing. Through this same process, a player is also led to an understanding of Mr. Silman's system of thinking about the game and how it differs from many other popular systems of chess thinking. This workbook may be utilized with or without Silman's earlier book How to Reassess Your Chess. It may be used in the workbook fashion described above, or its section devoted to answers may be read as an instruction manual in itself. However one chooses to read this book, it will surely prove a font of wisdom and insight for all student players. Marketing * Author lectures at national chess tournaments * Author interviews on national radio stations * Reviews in national chess magazines * Advertising in select chess magazines About the Author Jeremy Silman, International Chess Master, is a world-class teacher, writer and player who has won the American Open, the National Open and the U.S. Open. He is the author of 32 highly popular chess books. He has also written dozens of articles that have appeared in chess magazines published throughout the world. He lives in Los Angeles.
	RETURN TO TOP	Keen, Carolyn Sanderson, Ruth -	The Greek Symbol Mystery	Pocket Books February 1989	0-671-42298-7	Paperback 19 cm.	171  Pages	1  copies	$0.55
			Card catalog description Her friends Bess and George accompany Nancy to Greece where there are two mysteries they want to solve. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.