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 The " Reassess Your Chess Workbook: How to Master Chess Imbalances Jeremy Silman
Selman, Jeremy - 		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.
 




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 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate (Chess Lovers' Library) Reinfeld, Fred
- 		Wilshire Book Company
March 1970 		0-87980-110-7 Paperback
8.22x5.27x.44 in. .52 lbs. 		224  Pages 1  copies $8.00
About the Author: Fred Reinfeld is the author of many books on chess and various other subjects from coinometry to forest fires.
 




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 The A6 Slav: the Tricky and Dynamic Lines with ...A6 Flear, Glen
- 		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
 




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 Advanced Endgame Strtegies Mednis, Edmar
- 		Chess Enterprises
January 2002 		0-945470-59-2 Paperback
 129  Pages 1  copies $25.00
ABOUT THE BOOK Advanced Endgame Strategies
 




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 Alapin French, Tactics for White Sawyer, Tim
Long, Bob - 		Thinkers' Press, Incorporated
December 1995 		0-938650-74-2 Paperback
8.92x5.94x.21 in. .30 lbs. 		89  Pages 1  copies $13.95
ABOUT THE BOOK Alapin French: Tactics for White
 




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 The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery Silman, Jeremy
- 		Siles Press
July 1999 		1-890085-02-2 Paperback
1.10 x 9.01 x 6.04 		443  Pages 1  copies $13.97
"Mr. Silman has become the leading chess writer in America. My students swear by his work". -- John Watson, International Chess Master, author of Play the French"The Amateur's Mind is eminently readable and instruction-rich. Jeremy Silman never disappoints those who seriously wish to improve their game". -- Joel Benjamin, International Grand Master, 1987 U.S. championMost amateurs possess erroneous thinking processes that, elusive and difficult to eradicate, remain with them throughout their lives. These chinks in their mental armor bring about stinging defeats and reversals.To address the most common of these problems, Mr. Silman has recorded the thoughts of his students while they play actual games, analyzed these thoughts, and catalogued the most typical misconceptions that arise. He then dispels these misconceptions and repairs the chinks in the player's armor with sage advice, rules of conduct and strategy, and psychological insights.The Amateur's Mind takes the student on a journey through his or her own mind, gathering newfound knowledge and strength along the way. It's a mind-opening guide for all beginning and intermediate tournament-level players.
 




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 Answer Guide to How to Become a Candidate Master Dunne, Alex
- 		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
 




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 Art of Attack in Chess (Cadogan Chess S.) Vukovic, V.
Bottrall, A.F. - 		Holiday House
July 1993 		1-85744-053-6 Paperback
ill. 21cm 		400  Pages 1  copies $13.60
Back Cover Copy One of the finest chess books ever written, the Art of Attack has been transcribed into algebraic notation for the first time. In this revised edition of the great classic, the author expounds both the basic principles and the most complex forms of attack on the king. A study of this masterpiece will add power and brilliance to any chess enthusiast's play. (5 3/4' X 8 1/4', 352 pages, illustrations, index) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
 




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 The Art of Checkmate Renaud, Georges
Kahn, Victor - 		Dover Publications, Incorporated
July 1995 		0-486-20106-6 Paperback
8.49x5.44x.44 in. .67 lbs. 		208  Pages 5  copies $8.95
Thorough classification of 23 mating situations, including Legal's pseudo-sacrifice, the double check, smothered mate, Greco's mate, the Corridor mate, many others. Learn from 127 games by Tartakower, Janowski, Rubinstein, Blackburne, others, illustrating positional maneuvers leading to these mates. Review quizzes test progress.
 




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 Attacking the King Walker, John N.
Walker, John - 		Cadogan Bridge
May 1996 		1-85744-127-3 Paperback
0.48 x 8.28 x 5.73 		173  Pages 1  copies $17.95
Description: Do you know how to build up your firepower? Storm your opponent's fortress? Blast open enemy defenses? Seize the king? Checkmate? In this entertaining book suitable for novice players from nine to ninety, John Walker shows how to develop an attack and mate your opponent's king. Learn the value of pieces in battle...discover the road to checkmate...understand typical attacking tricks and traps...become a lion of attacking chess! John Walker, several times Chess Champion of Oxfordshire, is a school teacher who has taught chess to children for many years. He is also the author of several other popular instructional chess books for the young and novice players including Chess Openings for Juniors and Test Your Chess: Piece Power.
 




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 Attacking with 1 D4 Dunnington, Angus
- 		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.
 




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 Batsford Chess Endings (An Owl Book) Speelman, Jon
Tisdall, Jon - 		Henry Holt (Paper)
November 1993 		0-8050-2947-8 Paperback
1.50 x 9.50 x 6.75 		448  Pages 1  copies $14.45
"An Owl book."
 




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 The Benko Gambit: Hit Back from Move 3! (Batsford Chess Opening Guides) Jacobs, Byron
Jacobs, Byron - 		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.
 




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 C.J.S. Purdy's Fine Art of Chess Annotation and Other Thoughts Tykodi, Ralph
- 		Thinkers' Press
December 1992 		0-938650-51-3 Paperback
2.3 x 6.1 x 7.8 inches 		264  Pages 1  copies $11.95
Book Description A collection of annotated games from Purdy's previous publications. The first 25 games are world championship games. The next 25 are grandmasters in conflict while the last 50 are master-level combat from his friends Down Under. If you have not read over games the Purdy has annotated, you are in for a wonderful treat. Who better to analyze games than the world's first correspondence chess champion?--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
 




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 Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games Chernev, Irving
Chernev, Irving - 		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.
 




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 Chess Artist, The: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game Hallman, J. C.
- 		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
 




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 Chess Endings for the Practical Player Pachman, Ludek
Littlewood, John Eric - 		Routledge Kegan & Paul
September 1983 		0-7100-9266-0 Paperback
22 cm. 		196  Pages 1  copies $20.00
Translation of: Endspielpraxis im Schach.
 




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 Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge (Cadogan Chess S.) Averbakh, Iuri
Clarke, P. - 		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.
 




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 Chess Master Vs. Chess Amateur Euwe, Max
Meiden, Walter - 		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.
 




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 Chess Master... at Any Age Wetzell, Rolf
Long, Robert B. (Editor) - 		Thinkers Press
December 1994 		0-938650-58-0 Paperback
0.75 x 9.25 x 6.25 		300  Pages 1  copies $16.94
Book Description How one man, tired of languishing in the ditch of chess, rose above it and became a master, after 50! -3rd printing. Reaching a plateau of chess strength after many years of playing, Rolf Wetzell devised new and unusual methods of study. These methods propelled him through several USCF rating classes to achieve his life-long ambition of becoming a chess master. About the Author Rolf Wetzell was born in China to German parents and immigrated to the U.S. in his early teens. With degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northeast University, he worked in the defense industry for 36 years.
 




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 Chess Middlegames Essential Knowledge Averbakh, Yuri
Neat, K.P. - 		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)
 




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 Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps Pandolfini, Bruce
- 		Fireside
April 1989 		0-671-65690-2 Paperback
0.67 x 8.43 x 5.49 		244  Pages 1  copies $10.40
Book Description Fireside Chess Library In the first completely instructional book ever written on chess openings, National Master Bruce Pandolfini teaches players how to take charge of the game's crucial opening phase. Of the three traditional phases of chess play -- the opening, the middle-game and the endgame -- the opening is the phase average players confront most often. Unfortunately, though, many openings are not completed successfully, partly because until now most opening instruction has consisted of tables of tournament level moves that offer no explanations for the reasons behind them. Consequently, these classical opening patterns can serve as little more than references to the average player. In Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps, Bruce Pandolfini uses his unique "crime and punishment" approach to provide all the previously missing explanation, instruction, practical analyses, and much, much more. The book consists of 202 short "openers" typical of average players, arranged according to the classical opening variations and by level of difficulty. Each example includes: * the name of the overriding tactic * the name of the opening * a scenario that sets up the tactic to be learned * an interpretation that explains why the loser went wrong, how he could have avoided the trap, and what he should have done instead * a review of important principles and useful guidelines to reinforce each lesson. Also included are a glossary of openings that lists all the classical "textbook" variations for comparison and reference and a tactical index. Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps is a powerful, pragmatic entry into a heretofore remote area of chess theory that will have a profound influence on every player's game.
 




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 Chess Rules of Thumb Alburt, Lev
Lawrence, Al - 		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!
 




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 Chess Strategy Lasker, Edward
Du Mont, J. (Translator) - 		Dover Publications, Incorporated
June 1970 		0-486-20528-2 Paperback
7.99x5.47x.60 in. .69 lbs. 		279  Pages 1  copies $8.95
Ingram This book has taught two generations of chess players how to play forcefully and intelligently. The unique quality of CHESS STRATEGY is that it teaches general strategic principles. The amateur can learn to play well only with a true understanding of the nature of the game. The book also contains 48 dramatic games from master tournaments to illustrate the principles given.
 




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 Chess Tactics for Advanced Players Averbakh, Yuri
- 		Sportverlag
1992 		0-87568-218-9 Paperback
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 Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player Palatnik, Sam
Alburt, Lev - 		W.W. Norton & Company
November 1996 		1-889323-02-0 Paperback
0.55 x 8.49 x 5.48 		256  Pages 1  copies $13.97
Download Description Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player is the third volume in Grandmaster Lev Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course Series. Endorsed by world champion Garry Kasparov as revealing "the once-secret Russian method of chess training", the first two volumes used only materials that worked well in the former U.S.S.R. Five-time U.S. chess champion GM Larry Evans calls the current book "a highly instructive primer on tactics". It contains hundreds of strikingly beautiful positions arranged by difficulty and designed to sharpen tactical recognition and vision. Nothing is left to chance in this work. All materials have already shown their worth in Russian chess instruction. [NOTE: Because of the large number of chess diagrams this ebook is only available in Microsoft Reader (LIT) and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) formats.] --This text refers to the Digital edition. Ingram Third in Grandmaster Lev Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course series. The first two volumes used only materials that worked well in the former U.S.S.R. This book contains hundreds of strikingly beautiful positions arranged by difficulty and designed to sharpen the tactical recognition and vision of experienced players anywhere. Nothing is left to chance.
 




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 Chess Thinking/the Visual Dictionary of Over 1,000 Moves, Rules, Strategies, and Concepts: Fireside Chess Library Pandolfini, Bruce
- 		Fireside
April 1995 		0-671-79502-3 Paperback
0.81 x 9.23 x 6.16 		320  Pages 1  copies $19.95
From Booklist Pandolfini is well known to chess enthusiasts, having written several introductory works as well as studies of major players (Fischer and Kasparov), chess openings, and endgame play. His new dictionary contains more than a thousand brief entries and many illustrations which clearly show what is taking place on the chess board. The author's introduction contains an excellent explanation of "algebraic notation," which is a way to record moves using a combination of letters and numbers. This is an essential feature for beginners wishing to make good use of any book on chess. A classified index lists entries under such subject headings as Tactics, People, Game Variations, Endings, and Pawns. The author's "Short Chess Course" helps anyone understand major moves, rules, and principles. The new dictionary earns library space by its easily understood, brief explanations and associated illustrations. Two other reference works, The Encyclopaedia of Chess (St. Martin's, 1976) and The Oxford Companion to Chess, (2d ed., 1992), are superior in coverage and designed for the seasoned player. They include short essays on history, hundreds of major players, strategies, chess commissions, laws of chess, tournament results, photographs of chess champions, and more detailed explanations of terms. A third work, The Chess Encyclopedia (Facts On File, 1990) is strong in biographical information, including play-by-play accounts of famous games. As a dictionary for terms, it is not as useful. Compared with these three works, Chess Thinking is more suited for the circulating collection. Ingram A first-of-its-kind encyclopedia for chess players, this volume features detailed explanations and invaluable illustrations for new chess players, those intent on improving their games, and anyone who needs to brush up on both the basics and more advanced play. 140 detailed illustrations.
 




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 Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas Alburt, Lev
- 		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.
 




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 Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games Polgar, Laszlo
Pandolfini, Bruce - 		Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
September 1995 		1-884822-31-2 Hardcover
2.73 x 11.44 x 8.93 		1104  Pages 1  copies $19.98
Amazon.com If you love chess puzzles, this massive tome is for you. It's simply one chess challenge after another. With problems fit for beginner and grand master alike, Polgar's collection will feed your craving for years. Better yet, it's a major bargain. When I first pulled it off the shelf I was expecting a price tag three times higher.
 




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 Chess: The Mechanics of the Mind Pfleger, Helmut
Treppner, Gerd - 		Crowood Pr
March 1989 		1-85223-127-0 Paperback
0.50 x 8.50 x 5.50 		156  Pages 1  copies $33.15
Translation of: So denkt ein Schachmeister.
 




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 Chessercizes Pandolfini, Bruce
- 		Simon & Schuster (Paper)
January 1991 		0-671-70184-3 Paperback
0.52 x 8.42 x 5.48 		212  Pages 1  copies $5.29
"A Fireside book." Includes index.
 




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 The Classical French Gufeld, Eduard
Stetsko, Oleg - 		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.
 




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 Combinations: Heart of Chess Chernev, Irving
Vhernev, Irving - 		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.
 




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 Concise Chess Endings McDonald, Neil
- 		Everyman Chess
October 1, 2002 		1-85744-313-6 Paperback
8.8 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches 		288  Pages 1  copies $15.95
Book Description Confident about endgames? Even many experienced players would admit to a serious lack of knowledge in this department, and yet it's in this section of the game where many points are won and lost over the chessboard. This pocket-sized book can be the answer to all the players' problems! Grandmaster Neil McDonald studies the fundamental endings and provides the reader with all the crucial knowledge, tactics, and plans. At the same time, he is careful not to swamp readers with superfluous information; there is simply enough wisdom here to make them feel confident in all types of practical endings. *Written by an renowned endgames expert *Every major endgame is examined *A pocket book ideal for club and tournament players
 




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 The Critical Moment (by the Grandmaster Iossif Dorfman) Dorfman, Iossif
- 		GAME MIND Ltd.
2002 		2-8473-5002-0 Hardcover
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 Easy Guide to the Nimzo-Indian (Easy Guide) Emms, John
Emms, J. - 		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.
 




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 Encyclopedia of Chess Wisdom Schiller, Eric
- 		Simon & Schuster
April 2003 		1-58042-088-5 Paperback
1.03 x 9.36 x 7.52 		432  Pages 1  copies $13.97
Ingram The most important concepts, strategies, tactics, wisdom, and thinking that very chess player must know, plus the golden nuggets of knowledge behind every attack and defense, are collected in this one highly focused volume targeted to beginning and intermediate players. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
 




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 Endgame Analysis (School of Chess Excellence) Dvoretsky, Mark
- 		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.
 




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 Endgame Play Ward, Chris
- 		International Chess Enterprises
December 1996 		1-879479-37-0 Paperback
0.50 x 8.75 x 5.75 		128  Pages 1  copies $6.30
Book Description Chess pros usually win with an extra pawn, or even with a slight endgame advantage. But many tournament players discover from experience how easy it is to go wrong, even in the simplest of endgames. Young IM Chris Ward explains in easy steps how to handle endgame situations such as: Using your King; Which pawns are the most important; Keeping your pieces active; Making things difficult for your opponent; And traps to avoid, and set! An easy to use, step-by-step book filled with practical test positions.
 




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 Essential Chess Openings (Batsford Chess Library) Speelman, Jon
Keene, Raymond - 		Henry Holt (Paper)
February 1993 		0-8050-2430-1 Paperback
0.50 x 8.50 x 5.50 		160  Pages 1  copies $6.95
"An Owl book."
 




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 Everyone's Second Chessbook Heisman, Dan
- 		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.
 




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 The Exchange Variation of the Slav Silman, Jeremy
Donaldson, John - 		Chess Enterprises
January 2002 		0-945470-45-2 Paperback
 151  Pages 1  copies $29.24
ABOUT THE BOOK Exchange Variation of the Slav
 




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 The French Advance (Chess Press Opening Guides) Kosten, Tony
Kosten, T. - 		Everyman Chess
March 1998 		1-901259-10-2 Paperback
0.39 x 9.22 x 6.18 		144  Pages 1  copies $19.95
Back Cover Copy The Advance variation (1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 e5) is one of the most logical and popular ways for White to combat the popular French Defense. Right from the third move, White establishes a solid space advantage, from which he later hopes to launch an attack on either the king's wing or the queenside. For many years the Advance variation has been a standard feature in the repertoires of the aggressive former Soviet grandmasters Evgenny Sveshnikov and Victor Kupreichik, but recently it has achieved more widespread appeal, appearing in the games of such stars as Nigel Short, Vishy Anand and Judit Polgar. In this book, Grandmaster Tony Kosten explains the use of model games for both sides, he provides a thorough grounding in the key ideas, so that readers can quickly and confidently start to use the French Advance in their own games.
 




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 French Classical Jacobs, Byron
- 		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)
 




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 French Defence: v. 2 Minev, Nikolay
- 		Thinkers' Press, Incorporated
November 1996 		0-938650-92-0 Paperback
8.94x6.04x.70 in. 1.00 lbs. 		300  Pages 1  copies $17.50
Book Description In its 2nd edition this book retains the basic idea of inspiring plaers to do independent work. Revised from the quick sellout 1988 edition, and greatly expanded, it offers 520 complete and instructive games with an additional 203 complete games included in the comments. There are: more than 1,000 forgotten ideas, suggestions, and improvements of theoretical book lines. The suggestions, practically speaking, are potentially new ideas for more independent analysis.
 




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 The French Tarrasch: Improve Your Knowledge of a Key Chess Opening (Batsford Chess Opening Guides) Emms, John
- 		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.
 




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 Fundamental Chess Endings: A New One-volume Endgame Encyclopaedia for the 21st Century Muller, Karsten
Lamprecht, Frank - 		Gambit Publications
October 1, 2001 		1-901983-53-6 Paperback
9.8 x 6.8 x 1.3 inches 		416  Pages 1  copies $19.77
Book Description In a major event in chess publishing, two German endgame experts have produced a masterly one-volume encyclopedia that covers all major endgames. This is the first truly modern one-volume endgame encyclopedia. It makes full use of endgame tablebases; where previous authors could only make educated guesses, Muller and Lamprecht have often been able to state the definitive truth, or get much closer to it. New time-controls involve competitive games being played to finish in one session, so it is especially important that chess players understand the key endgame principles this book provides comprehensive assistance for any players wishing to study the endgame. In addition to a feast of detailed analysis, the authors emphasize the practical side of endgame play, describing rules of thumb, principles and thinking methods. "Fundamental Chess Endings" is both the ideal endgame reference work, and a book that can profitably and enjoyably be read from start to finish.
 




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 The Genesis of Power Chess: Effective Winning Technique for Strategy and Tactics Ault, Leslie
Long, Bob (Editor) - 		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
 




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 The Greek Symbol Mystery Keen, Carolyn
Sanderson, Ruth - 		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.
 




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 The Grunfeld Defence Davies, Nigal
Davies, Nigel - 		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)
 




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 A Guide to Chess Endings Euwe, Max
Hooper, David - 		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.
 




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 How Computers Play Chess Levy, David
Newborn, Monty - 		W H Freeman & Co.
August 1990 		0-7167-8121-2 Paperback
0.75 x 9.25 x 6.50 		246  Pages 1  copies $8.95
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-233) and index.
 




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 How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Gambit Chess) Chandler, Murray
- 		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.
 




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 How to Force Checkmate Reinfeld, Fred
- 		Dover Publications, Incorporated
June 1970 		0-486-20439-1 Paperback
7.93x5.35x.29 in. .29 lbs. 		111  Pages 2  copies $5.95
300 diagrammed positions, subdivided into situations of mate in one, two or three moves, introduce you to a vast array of checkmate situations. For study, as entertainment during leisure moments or travel (you need no board), this book will help end your games with a brilliant touch.
 




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 How to Play Good Opening Moves Mednis, Edmar
- 		David McKay Co
September 1986 		0-679-14109-X Paperback
0.50 x 7.50 x 5.00 		128  Pages 2  copies $5.00
Book Description How to Play Good Opening Moves features the principles of starting strong and executing quality chess moves. Chapters include: *What is the opening? *Quality of White Opening Moves *Quality of Black Opening Moves *Evaluation of Moves: The Practical Approach *Sicilian Defense: Basic Principles *Sicilian Defense: Advanced Play *Queen's Gambit Declined: Basic Principles *Queen's Gambit Declined: Advanced Play *Bad Moves: How Not to Play Them *Castling: Early or Late? *Pawn Play: Center, Formations, Weaknesses About the Author Edmar Mednis is an International Grandmaster and the author of King Power in Chess and other books.
 




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 How to Reassess Your Chess: The Complete Chess Mastery Course Silman, Jeremy
Press, Siles - 		Siles Press
April 1997 		1-890085-00-6 Paperback
1.05 x 8.46 x 5.60 		406  Pages 1  copies $12.57
How to Reassess Your Chess is the popular step-by-step course that will create a marked improvement in anyone's game. In clear, direct language, IM Silman shows how to dissect a position, recognize its individual parts, and ultimately find the move that conforms to the needs of that particular situation. By explaining the thought processes that go into a master's choice of move, the author presents a system of thought that makes advanced strategies seem clear, logical, and at times, even obvious. How to Reassess Your Chess offers invaluable knowledge and insight that cannot be found in any other book.
 




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 The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings Fine, Reuben
Fine, Ruben - 		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.
 




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 Improve Your Chess Now Tisdall, Jonathan
l, Tisdal - 		Everyman Chess
November 1997 		1-85744-156-7 Paperback
0.57 x 8.27 x 5.75 		176  Pages 1  copies $13.97
Tim Wall, The British Chess Magazine, December, 1997 The question of how to improve is one that vexes many players, so a practical guide dealing solely with the topic is very welcome. GM Tisdall himself has an interesting chess C.V., having been an active U.S. professional player for some years, before settling in Norway and devoting much of his time to coaching. It is only in the past few years that he has made the final jump to the Grandmaster title, despite long being held in high regard as an opening theoretician and analyst (he was Speelman's second for his 1988 Candidates match with Short). So, this extremely thoughtful and well-planned out manual (which took three years to complete) is clearly borne out of playing and teaching experience. Tisdall takes as his starting point Kotov's "Think Like a Grandmaster", praising his tree of analysis for its usefulness as a training exercise, but questioning its value in practical games. To quote GM Anatoly Lein, which Tisdall does at the very start, "I don't think like a tree - do you think like a tree?" so we are given a more practical guide on how to calculate. Many of the methods advocated are, of course, not entirely new (the idea of pattern recognition is a well-known example) but there is often a refreshing twist. For instance, in the section illustrating strategical themes, the minority attack (as in the QGD) is examined from various angles, including where both sides have castled *queenside*. There are also exercises to develop calculation skills: playing through games blindfold (an idea borrowed from Alexander Beliavsky), and the use of 'stepping-stone diagrams' (a Tisdall original - while trying to visualise a position some moves hence, a player fixes a half-way position in the mind's eye, then, when this is secure, continues calculating). Another pet Tisdall scheme is piece value, where he sinks his teeth into a few more myths. He quotes with delight Steinitz's approval of the Staunton piece count: knight 3.05, bishop 3.50, rook 5.48 and queen 9.94, and adds, "Surely the scientists of Staunton's day had better things to do with their time?" Positional sacrifices, 'playing for the king' and the much-maligned bad bishop are themes all given a thorough re-working. He also discusses opening variations which lead to a 'difficult' material imbalance such as rook and pawn versus two minor pieces. An admirable effort has been made to really get to grips with the learning process; Tisdall even takes up the Japanese game shogi, in order to 'begin again' on the learning curve. His enthusiasm is infectious, and one has the feeling that in a few years' time this work will take its rightful place as a recognised classic in the field of training manuals.
 




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 Improve Your Endgame Play Flear, Glenn
- 		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.
 




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 Just the Facts: Winning Endgame Knowledge in One Volume Alburt, Lev
Krogius, Nikolay - 		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
 




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 Karl Marx Plays Chess: And Other Reports on the World's Oldest Game Soltis, Andrew
Soltis, Andy - 		Times Books
September 1991 		0-8129-1906-8 Paperback
1.00 x 7.75 x 5.00 		320  Pages 1  copies $12.00
Publisher Comments: In this look at the human side of chess, noted grandmaster Andrew Soltis considers the game's most interesting personalities, historical footnotes, and trivia questions.*
 




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 Keene on Chess: A Complete Step-by-step Course Shows You How to Play and Deepen Your Understanding of Chess Keene, Raymond
- 		Cardoza Pub
June 1, 1999 		1-58042-008-7 Paperback
0.91 x 9.24 x 7.43 		400  Pages 1  copies $19.95
Targeted at first-time and novice players who want a greater understanding of the game, this complete step-by-step course shows how to play and win at chess. From the basics of play and beginning chess notation to fascinating chapters on chess heroes and the lessons one can learn from these greats, Keene gives you a complete look at the game of chess. You'll learn basic chess openings, strategy, tactics, and get insights from the best games of chess ever played.
 




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 King Power in Chess Mednis, Edmar
- 		David McKay Co
September 1986 		0-679-14107-3 Paperback
1.00 x 7.75 x 5.00 		0  Pages 1  copies $5.98
ABOUT THE BOOK King Power in Chess
 




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 Learn Chess Tactics Nunn, John
- 		Gambit Publications
January 1, 2004 		1-901983-98-6 Paperback
9.7 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches 		160  Pages 1  copies $13.57
ABOUT THE BOOK Learn Chess Tactics: Discover the Secrets of How to Win Chess Games
 




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 The Logical Approach to Chess Max Euwe
Blaine, M. - 		Dover Pubns
September 1982 		0-486-24353-2 Paperback
0.48 x 8.49 x 5.41 		217  Pages 1  copies $8.95
First-rate text of comprehensive strategy, tactics, theory for the amateur. No gambits to memorize, just a clear, logical approach.
 




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 The Magic of Chess Tactics: Chess Discourses: Practice & Analysis--A Training Book for Advanced Players Meyer, Claus Dieter
Muller, Karsten - 		Russell Enterprises, Inc
January 1, 2003 		1-888690-14-3 Paperback
0.60 x 9.01 x 6.05 		262  Pages 1  copies $15.96
Book Description Chess is 99% tactics. So to be a good chess player, you have to spend a lot of your training time on tactics. Although basic tactics are explained in a number good books, complicated tactics - the kind that separate tournament winners from the pack - require intuition, imagination and precision. The Magic of Chess Tactics helps you develop these qualities. Aimed primarily at aspiring chess players from club to master level who seriously want to improve their chess understanding, The Magic of Chess Tactics provides examples selected for both their entertainment and instructional value - as well as detailed explanations and exercises. Claus Dieter Meyer, chess author and FIDE Master, is a well known analyst and professional chess trainer. Karsten Müller is an International Grandmaster and co-author, along with Frank Lamprecht, of the highly acclaimed Secrets of Pawn Endings and Fundamental Chess Endings. His popular monthly column Endgame Corner appears right here at ChessCafe.com. "I have come to realise that there are basically two types of chess tactics. First, simple kinds of combinations you need to know when you start to play chess. I still believe they are the basis of everything. Things that computers see in a half-second. But the book is not about them. For those simple tactics, old Koblentz books are more than enough. This book is about *complicated* chess tactics, the kind you sometimes need hours of analysis just to discover the truth of the position. It's hard to see and calculate perfectly on the board; one needs intuition, imagination and precision. "It's not easy to develop these qualities but I believe that the present book, full of examples and high quality analyses, will help you achieve that objective. "Welcome to the magical world of tactics!" -From the Foreword by Alexei Shirov
 




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 Mastering the Chess Openings Grefe, John
- 		Chess Enterprises
December 1992 		0-945470-23-1 Paperback
 103  Pages 1  copies $13.72
ABOUT THE BOOK Mastering the Chess Opening
 




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 Mastering the French McDonald, Neil
Harley, Andrew - 		Batsford
October 2001 		0-7134-5716-3 Paperback
0.72 x 8.46 x 5.43 		192  Pages 1  copies $53.97
Description: The French Defense is a tremendously popular opening for both club players and grandmasters. It leads to tense strategic battles with winning chances for both sides. This book provides a deep understanding of the themes that underpin the French, giving the reader a firm foundation for a lifetime of success.
 




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 Mastering the French (New American Batsford Chess Library) McDonald, Neil
Harley, Andrew - 		International Chess Enterprises
July 1997 		1-879479-52-4 Paperback
0.75 x 8.25 x 5.50 		192  Pages 1  copies $40.94
International Chess Enterprises (ICE) has a new title available from the American Batsford Library, a co-publication with B.T. Batsford of England, and exclusively distributed in North America as an International Chess Enterprises imprint.The French Defense is a tremendously popluar opening for both club players and grandmasters. It leads to tense strategic battles with winning chances for both sides.The best way to negotiate such a minefield as the French is in terms of the typical pawn structures. This book provides deep understanding of the themes that underpin the French, giving the reader a firm foundation for a lifetime of success with the French.The book is written by two French Defense experts. It is a superb manual for club and tournament players. There are tips for both Black and White. The material covers the main systems of the French.The French Defense is a tremendously popular opening for both club players and grandmasters. It leads to tense strategic battles with winning chances for both sides.The best way to negotiate such a minefield as the French is in terms of the typical pawn structures. This book provides a deep understanding of the themes that underpin the French, giving the reader a firm foundation for a lifetime of success with the French.
-- Written by two French Defense experts
-- A superb manual for club and tournament players
-- Tips for both Black and White
-- Covers all the main systems of the French
 




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 The Method in Chess Dorfman, Iossif
- 		Cloitre Imprimeurs
2001 		2-9572890-2-4 Hardcover
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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.
 




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 Modern Benoni Kinsman, Andrew
- 		Everyman Chess
February 1, 2001 		1-85744-222-9 Paperback
0.30 x 9.16 x 6.16 		144  Pages 1  copies $13.97
The Modern Benoni (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6) is one of Black's most dynamic queen's pawn openings. From the third move Black strives to create a permanent imbalance in the pawn structure, with exciting results. Both players must be utterly fearless in carrying out their plans; in the Benoni he who hesitates, is lost! Every important variation is considered, with particular emphasis on those that readers are likely to encounter in their own games. This book offers a full explanation of the latest theory and important thematic ideas and provides everything you need to start playing the Modern Benoni straightaway. It is an ideal battle manual for competitive players. (6 x 9, 144 pages, diagrams)
 




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 Modern Chess Strategy Lasker, Edward
- 		David McKay Co
May 1979 		0-679-14022-0 Paperback
0.75 x 7.75 x 5.00 		216  Pages 1  copies $1.50
From this book, profusely illustrated with hundreds of diagrams, you can learn to play chess well within a short period of time, even if you do not know the first thing about it. The author, a chess master of international renown, has the rare ability to clarify problems that hitherto seemed difficult and confusing. Modern Chess Strategy is a valuable addition to any chess library.
 




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 The Modern French Tarrasch Gufeld, Eduard
Neat, K.P. - 		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)
 




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 The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy Chernev, Irving
Chernev - 		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.
 




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 Nimzo-Indian Kasparov Variatio Ward, Chris
- 		Everyman Chess
August 2003 		1-85744-310-1 Paperback
0.35 x 9.18 x 6.38 		160  Pages 1  copies $13.97
Book Description The Nimzo-Indian Defence is certainly one of Black's most respectable ways of meeting 1 d4; it's popular at all levels of chess and White players have been banging their heads against brick walls in trying to find an advantageous line. What can White do to throw his opponent off balance at an early stage? The answer is contained in this book! Grandmaster and renowned openings expert Chris Ward studies an ambitious and uncompromising way of battling against the Nimzo, one which the world number one Garry Kasparov first brought into the limelight in his legendary World Championship clashes with Anatoly Karpov. Kasparov's continued success with this line prompted many experts to call it the "Kasparov Variation". By studying this book, white players can arm themselves with a new dangerous system against the Nimzo, while Black players can look carefully for antidotes! Back Cover Copy The Nimzo-Indian is one of the great headaches for queen pawn players. This rock solid defense is popular at all levels and enthusiasts of 1 d4 have struggled long and hard to find an advantageous line against it. How can White throw a solid Nimzo player off their stride at an early stage? One highly promising try is the Kasparov Variation! Grandmaster and renowned openings expert Chris Ward studies an ambitious and uncompromising way of battling against the Nimzo, one which the world number one... read more
 




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 Nimzo-Indian Rubinstein: Complex Lines with 4e3 Dunnington, Angus
- 		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
 




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 Pandolfini's Endgame Course (Fireside Chess Library) Pandolfini, Bruce
- 		Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
October 1988 		0-671-65688-0 Paperback
8.41x5.52x.82 in. .81 lbs. 		320  Pages 1  copies $10.40
From Library Journal These two works are as unalike as books about the same game can possibly be. Both are fine choices for their respective audiences. Pandolfini's, which uses algebraic notation throughout, is aimed at the beginning or intermediate player. It consists of 239 specific endgame positions, progressing from elementary endings to some subtle minor piece and pawn situations. Almost every example illustrates a specific principle, which is usually clearly stated. Since in many chess games, the choice of strategy is determined by the player's knowledge of what constitutes a winning endgame advantage, this is a valuable source of information. By contrast, Suetin's book, which uses the universal figurine, algebraic notation, is aimed at the more advanced club player who is trying to improve to expert or master status. Such players often find the crucial step to be the transition from the ``book'' position to the middle game. It is this transition that Suetin addresses. Each section has an introduction in which certain basic strategic principles are given; one or more illustrative games with some detailed analysis; and several unanalyzed sample games. Both books are recommended for libraries which have or are developing a chess collection. Harold D. Shane, Baruch Coll., CUNY

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 Pawn Chains CROUCH
- 		Thinkers Press, Inc
 3-929324-10-5 Paperback
 0  Pages 1  copies
ABOUT THE BOOK Pawn Chains
 




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 PAWN STRUCTURE CHESS Soltis, Andrew
- 		Fodor's Travel Publications
September 1986 		0-679-14475-7 Paperback
 0  Pages 1  copies $12.88
Book Description Some 250 years ago, the great Philidor wrote, "The pawns are the soul of chess." Although that statement is perhaps the most common cliche in the literature of the game, it is too often misunderstood. Pawns are usually considered weak because of their limited range of movement. But the pawns' restricted mobility is precisely what makes them so important strategically: they form a semi-permanent structure -- often called a "pawn skeleton" -- that establishes the territorial lines of the coming battle and thus the nature of the battle itself. Understanding how pawns affect strategy is the subject of this important book. In it you will learn: -- how to handle the characteristic pawn structure of each opening "family" and each major variation -- how to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of pawn chains -- when to exchange pawns in the center -- and when not to -- how to cramp your opponent's position and what to do if your opponent cramps yours -- how to create and exploit pawn "holes"...and much, much more, all copiously illustrated by complete games from actual play. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Ingram In the game of chess, pawns are usually considered weak because of their limited range of movement. Understanding how pawns affect strategy is the subject of this important book. Here, players learn characteristic pawn structure; how to recognize strengths and weaknesses of pawn chains; when to exchange pawns in the center--and when not to; how to create and exploit pawn "holes", and much more. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
 




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 Persona Non Grata Kortchnoi, Viktor
Cavallaro, Lenny - 		Unknown
October 1981 		0-938650-15-7 Paperback
0.41 x 8.38 x 5.51 		147  Pages 1  copies $8.95
ABOUT THE BOOK Persona Non Grata
 




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 Play 1D4! Palliser, Richard
- 		Batsford
October 28, 2003 		0-7134-8844-1 Paperback
8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches 		240  Pages 1  copies $24.95
Book Description Here is a must-have for all competitive players who prefer to base their game on solid moves rather than speculation, and who want a reliable yet initiative-seeking opening repertoire for White, based on the opening moves 1 d4 followed by 2 c4. Using more than 300 diagrams, an international Grandmaster and regular writer for CHESS magazine analyzes specific main lines and variations to combat Black's possible choices of the King's, Queen's, and Bogoljubow-Indian defenses, as well as the Modern Benoni and Benko Gambit. There are also promising methods against the various Black defenses to the Queen's gambit, and commentary on the Dutch and Gruenfeld defenses. An excellent and practical opening guide.
 




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 Play the French Watson, John (Introduction)
- 		Everyman Chess
May 1996 		1-85744-101-X Paperback
0.60 x 8.31 x 5.79 		223  Pages 1  copies $11.00
This fully revised edition of John Watson's classic Play the French provides a complete repertoire for Black in the French Defence, one of the most complex and dynamic chess openings. Unlike most repertoire books, it offers the reader a choice of two and sometimes three systems in every main variation. Watson places particular emphasis on developing a proper understanding of typical positions, which is essential any newcomer to the French, while more experienced French players will find the material rich in original analysis and suggestions for experimentation. The original edition of Play the French was one of the most influential openings books of the 1980s, and has become a standard text for masters and club players alike. In this fully revised edition, International Master John Watson brings his analyses up-to-date, taking into account the thousands of grandmaster games played in the past decade. This book will take French players into the twenty-first century.
 




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 Play: "The French" Watson, John
- 		Everyman Chess
January 1, 2004 		1-85744-337-3 Paperback
0.65 x 9.32 x 6.00 		272  Pages 1  copies $17.47
Back Cover Copy After the immense success of the first two editions, the chess world has been anticipating the next installment with baited breath... and now the wait is over! Once again this is a fully revised edition of John Watson's classic Play the French, providing Black with a complete repertoire in the French Defence, one of the most strategically and dynamically complex opening systems. As is typical with his books, Watson often arms the reader with not one, but a choice of two and sometimes three lines against every main variation. Watson also presents a thorough grounding on the positional and tactical aspects of the opening and outlines the typical plans for both White and Black. This is particularly welcome for those newcomers wishing to add the French Defence to their openings armory. Last, but not least, hardened French Defence devotees will find plenty of original analysis and suggestions to sink their teeth into. The previous editions of Play the French were amongst the most powerful opening books of the 1980s and 90s, and this only added to the large number of French Defence advocates at every level of chess. Now Watson has updated his analysis for French Defence players of the new millennium. About the Author John Watson is an International Master and a skilled chess writer, whose books have received much praise by reviewers and players alike. He is resident in the US. Book Description After the immense success of the first two editions, the chess world has been anticipating the next instalment with baited breath... and now the wait is over! Once again this is a fully revised edition of John Watson's classic Play the French, providing Black with a complete repertoire in the French Defence, one of the most strategically and dynamically complex opening systems. As is typical with his books, Watson often arms the reader with not one, but a choice of two and sometimes three lines against every main variation. Watson also presents a thorough grounding on the positional and tactical aspects of the opening and outlines the typical plans for both White and Black. This is particularly welcome for those newcomers wishing to add the French Defence to their openings armoury. Last, but not least, hardened French Defence devotees will find plenty of original analysis and suggestions to sink their teeth into. The previous editions of Play the French were amongst the most powerful opening books of the 1980s and 90s, and this only added to the large number of French Defence advocates at every level of chess. Now Watson has updated his analysis for French Defence players of the new millennium.
 




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 Practical Bishop Endings Mednis, Edmar
Wall, Bill - 		Chess Enterprises
September 1990 		0-945470-04-5 Hardcover
0.50 x 8.75 x 5.50 		102  Pages 1  copies $7.95
ABOUT THE BOOK 500 English Miniatures
 




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 Practical Chess Analysis: A Systematic Method for Analyzing Buckley, Mark
Buckley, Mark - 		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!
 




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 Practical Chess Endings Chernev, Irving
- 		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.
 




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 Practical Knight Endings Mednis, Edmar
- 		Chess Enterprises
October 1993 		0-945470-35-5 Paperback
0.50 x 8.75 x 5.50 		188  Pages 1  copies $12.95
ABOUT THE BOOK Practical Knight Endings
 




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 Practical Knight Endings Mednis, Edmar
- 		Chess Enterprises
October 1993 		0-945470-35-5 Paperback
0.50 x 8.75 x 5.50 		188  Pages 1  copies $12.95
ABOUT THE BOOK Practical Knight Endings
 




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 Practical Rook Endings Mednis, Edmar
- 		Chess Enterprises
January 2002 		0-931462-16-9 Paperback
0.25 x 8.75 x 5.50 		71  Pages 1  copies $6.50
Includes index.
 




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 Psychology of Chess Hartston, W.R. and Wason, P.C.
Wason, P. C. - 		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.
 




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 The Queen's Gambit Tevis, Walter
- 		Dell Pub Co
November 1984 		0-440-17183-0 Paperback
 1  Pages 1  copies $0.99
Book Description Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of sixteen, she's competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as she hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting. Engaging and fast-paced, The Queen's Gambit speeds to a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. From the Back Cover "The Queen's Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years--for the pure pleasure and skill of it." -Michael Ondaatje "Tevis traps us in the breathless drama of the moment and makes us feel the same intense involvement his characters feel." -The Cleveland Plain Dealer "Ultimately, this is not really a novel about chess. . . . It can be read with intense enjoyment by those who know nothing about the game, as long as they are interested in... read more --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
 




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 Queen's Gambit Accepted Neishtadt, Iakov
Neat, K.P. - 		Everyman Chess
April 1997 		1-85744-114-1 Paperback
0.70 x 8.33 x 5.75 		224  Pages 1  copies $24.95
Description: The Queen's Gambit Accepted is one of the oldest and most dependable ways for Black to meet White's queen's pawn opening. It leads to dynamic positions with free piece play in which the more enterprising player is likely to prevail. Since Nigel Short used the QGA in his match with Anatoly Karpov in 1992, the opening has once again become highly fashionable and it currently features prominently in the repertoires of grandmasters Joel Lautier, Tony Miles and Matthew Sadler, among many others. This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the Queen's Gambit Accepted available. With an emphasis on currently fashionable lines that readers are likely to encounter in their own games, it provides everything you need to know to play the opening with White or Black. Iakov Neishtadt is an international master at correspondence chess and author of numerous books, including Winning Quickly with White and Winning Quickly with Black (also translated by Ken Neat).
 




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 The Queen's Gambit Accepted: A Sharp and Sound Response to the Queen's Gambit (Batsford Chess Opening Guides) Ward, Chris
- 		Batsford
June 1999 		0-7134-8467-5 Paperback
0.50 x 9.21 x 6.18 		144  Pages 1  copies $22.95
A lively explanation of an important opening, the Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is Black's most straightforward answer to the popular Queen's Gambit. Fundamentally sound, it soon leads to sharp play where both sides have plenty of chances to win.
 




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 Queen's Gambit Declined Sadler, Matthew
- 		Everyman Chess
June 1, 2000 		1-85744-256-3 Paperback
0.39 x 9.15 x 6.12 		176  Pages 1  copies $13.97
Book Description In this book Grandmaster Sadler explains the ideas behind the Queen's Gambit Declined, one of Black's most dependable replies to the queen's pawn. He discusses all of the major variations in popular practice, explaining the key plans and ideas and highlighting important recent developments. Written by Grandmaster Matthew Sadler, one of the world's top young players, this book offers a full explanation of both the latest theory and important thematic ideas and covers the ever-popular Queen's Gambit Declined.
 




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 Queen's Gambit Tartakower System Konikowski, Jerzy
Janicki, Paul (Translator) - 		Chess Enterprises
January 2002 		0-931462-25-8 Paperback
 107  Pages 1  copies $4.95
ABOUT THE BOOK Queen's Gambit: Tartakower System
 




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 The Queen's Indian Defence Aagaard, Jacob
- 		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.
 




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 Questions & Answers on Practical Endgame Play Mednis, Edmar
- 		Chess Enterprises
December 1987 		0-931462-69-X Paperback
0.50 x 8.25 x 5.25 		135  Pages 1  copies $7.95
ABOUT THE BOOK Questions and Answers on Practical Endgame Play
 




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 Rapid Chess Improvement: A Study Plan for Adult Players De LA Maza, Michael
Maza, Michael de La - 		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)
 




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 Ratings of Chess Players Past and Present Elo, Arpad E.
- 		Batsford
1978 		0-7134-1860-5 Unknown Binding
23 cm. 		206  Pages 1  copies $11.95
Bibliography: p. 196-198. Includes index.
 




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 Road to Chess Improvement Yermolinsky, Alex
- 		Gambit Publications
January 22, 2000 		1-901983-24-2 Paperback
0.69 x 9.84 x 6.82 		224  Pages 1  copies $24.95
Book Description "How can I improve my game?" is a perennial question facing chess-players. While there are no easy answers, Alex Yermolinsky is better qualified than most to offer advice. Having found the famed "Soviet School of Chess" wanting, he trained himself, slowly but surely raising his game to top-class grandmaster standard. In this book, he passes on many of the insights he has gained over the years. He steers the reader away from "quick fix" approaches, and focuses on the critical areas of chess understanding and over-the-board decision-making. This entertainingly written book breaks new ground in many areas of chess understanding. Topics covered include: Trend-Breaking Tools; The Burden of Small Advantages; What Exchanges Are For; Classics Revisited; and Computer Chess. A large part of the book discusses a variety of important opening set-ups, including methods for opposing offbeat but dangerous lines, such as the Grand Prix Attack. About the Author Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky is one of the strongest players in the United States. He was US Champion in 1996, and won the US Open Championship in 1995 and 1997. He has represented the USA in four Olympiads, and played board two for the team that won the World Team Championship in 1993. His credentials as a teacher are no less impressive. He assited Irina Levitina in her bid for the Women's World Championship in 1982-4, while his former pupils include top-class grandmasters such as Alexander... read more
 




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 Sammy Seahorse Teaches Chess: A Light-Hearted Introduction Bloss, F. Donald
Kensler, Andrew - 		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
 




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 Searching for Bobby Fischer: The World of Chess, Observed by the Father of a Child Prodigy Waitzkin, Fred
- 		Random House
September 1988 		0-394-54455-2 Hardcover
24 cm. 		226  Pages 1  copies $7.45
Amazon.com Searching for Bobby Fischer is the story of Fred Waitzkin and his son Josh, from the moment six-year-old Josh first sits down at a chessboard until he competes for the national championship. Drawn into the insular, international network of chess, they must also navigate the difficult waters of their own relationship. All the while, Waitzkin wonders about and searches for the elusive Bobby Fischer, whose myth still dominates the chess world and profoundly affects Waitzkin's dreams for his son. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. From Publishers Weekly Ever since he started playing tournament chess at age seven, Josh Waitzkin, an athletic, fun-loving, not overly studious boy, has been among the top-rated players of his age group in the U.S. He is now 11. The troubled relationship between son and father, a talented but amateur chess buff, torn between ambitions for the prodigy and guilt at exploiting him, develops here against a background of chess clubs, seedy game parlors and Washington Square populated by a colorful gallery of Manhattan... read more
 




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 Secrets of Minor-Piece Endings (Batsford Chess Library) Nunn, John
n, Nun - 		Henry Holt (Paper)
November 1995 		0-8050-4228-8 Paperback
1.00 x 8.50 x 5.50 		288  Pages 1  copies $7.95
"An Owl book." Includes index.
 




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 Secrets of Pawn Endings Muller, Karsten
Lamprecht, Frank - 		Everyman Chess
March 1, 2000 		1-85744-255-5 Paperback
0.75 x 8.00 x 5.75 		288  Pages 1  copies $24.95
Book Description Endgames with just kings and pawns are the most basic type of ending. Without an understanding of them it is impossible to master more complicated endings. This book provides a thorough course in pawn endings, from the simple to the highly complex. Many interesting and beautiful positions are included, and there are test positions for the reader to solve. The authors follow the rigorously logical conventions introduced by John Nunn in his famous series of endgame manuals. This has necessitated a phenomenal amount of new analysis of theoretical positions to assess precisely the merits of each and every move. This is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the most fundamental type of endgame, including puzzle positions to test the reader's understanding. It makes use of the new computer software specifically geared to solving pawn endings. In addition, it's logically organized in a user-friendly fashion. Back Cover Copy Endgames with just kings and pawns are the most basic type of ending. Without an understanding of them it is impossible to master more complicated endings. This book provides a thorough course in pawn endings, from the simple to the highly complex. Many interesting and beautiful positions are included, and there are test positions for the reader to solve. The authors follow the rigorously logical conventions introduced by John Nunn in his famous series of endgame manuals. This has necessitated... read more
 




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 Secrets of Rook Endings Nunn, John
Martin, Denis - 		Gambit
December 1999 		1-901983-18-8 Paperback
1.14 x 8.27 x 5.78 		336  Pages 1  copies $19.95
ABOUT THE BOOK Secrets of Rook Endings
 




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 Secrets of Rook Endings Nunn, John
- 		Henry Holt (Paper)
April 1993 		0-8050-2640-1 Paperback
1.25 x 8.75 x 5.50 		320  Pages 1  copies $5.50
"An Owl book" --T.p.
 




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 Semi Slav (Chess Press Opening Guides) Sadler, Matthew
- 		Everyman Chess
March 1998 		1-901259-08-0 Paperback
0.41 x 9.22 x 6.18 		144  Pages 1  copies $19.95
Back Cover Copy The Semi-Slav Defense (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 nf3 Nf6 Nc3 c6) has been one of Black's most reliable defenses to the queen's pawn since the 1920s, having withstood decades of scrutiny at the highest level. Nowadays it is very popular at grandmaster level (it is used regularly by such imaginative players as Shirov and Kramnik) as well as with club and tournament players. In this book, Grandmaster Matthew Sadler explains the strategy and tactics of this dynamic opening. Through the use of model games for both sides, the author provides a thorough grounding in the key ideas so readers can quickly and confidently start to use the Semi-Slav in their own games.
 




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 Sharpen Your Tactics Lein, Anatoly
Arkhangelsky, Boris - 		Hays Pub
October 1996 		1-880673-13-4 Paperback
0.75 x 9.25 x 6.25 		270  Pages 1  copies $19.95
Midwest Book Review Sharpen Your Tactics! features 1125 brilliant sacrifices, combinations and studies of chess by Grandmaster Anatoly Lein. Hundreds of these examples of chess wizardry have never before been available in the west. Sharpen Your Tactics! is a unique training book that will be of immense benefit to both the novice and the experienced chess player. Indeed, every class of chess player will benefit from the insights and examples provided by Grandmaster Lein. The examples are rated by difficulty, from easy to very challenging. The problems gradually become more difficult as the reader moves through the book, leading the chess player deeper into the world of high-level chess tactics. Sharpen Your Tactics! will significantly improve the playing of any serious chess student! From the Publisher Sharpen your Tactics! is a delightful and most instructive chess combination book. The book starts with easy combinations and progresses to difficult. The unique thing about this combination book is that most of the problems come from master games played in the old Soviet Union and very few of these have been seen in the west. The authors suggest a systematic training method to get the most benefit from your study time. "Chess is 99% tactics" as Teichmann once said, and tactics will greatly... read more
 




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 The Simon & Schuster Pocket Book of Chess: Books for Young Readers Keene, Raymond D.
- 		Aladdin Library
May 1989 		0-671-67924-4 Paperback
0.64 x 7.45 x 4.82 		192  Pages 1  copies $9.99
Ingram Beginning with basic rules and moves, international grand-master Raymond Keene describes each stage of the game of chess, advising readers on how to avoid common mistakes and develop effective methods of attack and defense.
 




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 The Slav (Chess Press Opening Guides) Sadler, Matthew
Sadler, Mathew - 		Everyman Chess
June 1997 		1-901259-00-5 Paperback
0.42 x 9.04 x 6.20 		144  Pages 1  copies $13.97
Description: The Slav Defense has been one of Blacks' most reliable defenses to the queen's pawn since its adoption by World Champions Alekhine and Euwe in the 1930s. Nowadays it is very popular both at grandmaster level (it is used regularly by Ivanchuk, Lautier and Short) and with club players. In this book, Grandmaster Matthew Sadler explains the strategy and tactics of this perennial favorite. Through the use of model games for both sides, the author provides a thorough grounding in the key ideas so readers can quickly and confidently start to use the Slav in their own games. Also included is a survey of the trendy new 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 Nc3 a6 variation.
 




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 Starting Out: King's Indian Gallagher, Joe
- 		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)
 




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 Starting Out: the French Byron
Jacobs, Byron - 		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
 




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 Starting Out: the Nimzo Indian Ward, Chris
- 		Everyman Chess
October 2002 		1-85744-254-7 Paperback
0.53 x 9.78 x 6.88 		128  Pages 1  copies $11.87
Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Nimzo-Indian. The Nimzo-Indian is one of the soundest and most popular defenses against 1 d4, offering Black the chance to unbalance the game early on and play for a win without undue risk. Advocates include virtually all of the world's top players, including Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand and Anatoly Karpov. In this revolutionary book, Grandmaster Chris Ward revisits the basic principles behind the Nimzo-Indian and its many variations. Throughout this easy-to-read guide the reader is helped along by a wealth of notes, tips and warnings from the author, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. (7 x 9 1/2, 176 pages, diagrams)
 




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 Survival Guide to Rook Endings Emms, John
- 		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.
 




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 Technique for the Tournament Player (Batsford Chess Library) Dvoretsky, Mark
Yusupov, Arthur - 		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.
 




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 Technique in Chess Abrahams, Gerald
- 		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.
 




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 Test Your Endgame Ability: Primary Level Livshits, August
Speelman, Jon - 		Batsford
March 1989 		0-02-022641-1 Paperback
21 cm. 		201  Pages 1  copies $3.89
Includes index.
 




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 Test Your Tactical Ability (Batsford Chess Book S.) Neishtadt, Yakov
Sawko, Mark (Translator) - 		Batsford
April 1992 		0-7134-4013-9 Paperback
0.50 x 8.50 x 6.00 		208  Pages 1  copies $38.40

 




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 U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess (McKay Chess Library) United States Chess Federation
U.S. Chess Federation - U S Chess Federation 		Random House Trade Paperbacks
August 12, 2003 		0-8129-3559-4 Paperback
1.07 x 7.82 x 5.06 		416  Pages 1  copies $13.27
Book Description The U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess is the only official rulebook for chess. Serious players at every level as well as chess club teachers, directors, and tournament sponsors should have it on hand during every match. This new edition features the latest rules, including guidelines for the popular game of speed chess, an updated quick rating system, and the latest conventions of governing tournaments. It also contains explanations of every legal move, a guide to calculating lifetime rankings, guidelines for sponsoring and running a tournament, and a lesson on how to read and write chess notation. 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. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
 




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 U.S.Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess Goichberg, Bill
United States Chess Federation - 		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.
 




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 The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Emms, John
- 		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.
 




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 Ultimate Colle Lane, Gary
Lane,Gary - 		Batsford
June 15, 2001 		0-7134-8686-4 Paperback
0.53 x 8.49 x 5.52 		160  Pages 1  copies $16.07
A long over due book on one of the most popular chess openings. The Colle system is a simple system, but is used by chess players at both the club and tournament levels. This is the first—and sure to be the ultimate—book on the opening, with lucid explana
 




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 Understanding Chess Move by Move Nunn, John
- 		Gambit Publications
February 14, 2001 		1-901983-41-2 Paperback
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches 		239  Pages 1  copies $13.57
Book Description John Nunn is one of the most highly regarded chess writers in the world. He has carefully selected thirty modern games to help the reader understand the most important aspects of chess and illustrate modern chess principles in action. Virtually every move is explained using words that everyone can understand. Jargon is avoided as far as possible. Almost all the examples are taken from the 1990s and show how key ideas are handled by the grandmasters of today. The emphasis is on general principles that readers will be able to use in their own games, and detailed analysis is only given where it is necessary. Each game contains many lessons, but to guide the reader through the most important ideas in each phase of the game, the thirty games are grouped thematically into those highlighting opening, middlegame and endgame themes. Anyone interested in learning how to play better chess will benefit from this step-by-step explanation of how chess games are won.
 




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 Understanding Your Chess Rizzitano, James
- 		Gambit
May 2004 		1-904600-07-7 Paperback
0.64 x 9.70 x 6.74 		192  Pages 1  copies $24.95
About the Author James Rizzitano is a strong international master who dominated chess in teh New England region during a 14-year period from 1976 to 1989 - he won 157 out of 336 events in which he competed. His career highlights include victories over Alburt, Benjamin, Benko, Christiansen, Dlugy, I. Gurevich and Wolff, and exciting draws with de Firmian, Larsen, Speelman, and the legendary former world champion Tal. Book Description James Rizzitano, an experienced international master, has reassessed games from the whole of his career, and in this book presents the lessons from them that will be most relevant to club and tournament players. A common problem for the typical weekend competitor or club player is that his time available for studying chess is very limited. What should he study? Grandmasters from Botvinnik to Yermolinsky have stressed the importance of reviewing and annotating your own games. Rizzitano shows how by doing that you can gain a greater understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, and drawing upon his own experiences, explains how to shape your approach to chess to make the most of your own abilities. Major topics include: --Developing a reliable and coherent opening repertoire --The importance of understanding opening theory rather than simply memorizing it --Theoretical novelties: finding your own and facing the opponent's --Opening selection depending upon the nature of the game and event --Risk management and "playing for a win" --Competing successfully against higher-rated opposition --Accumulating small advantages: a safe method when the opponent plays for a draw --The power of the initiative: lighting a fire and keeping it burning The book contains more than 60 deeply annotated games.
 




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 Unusual Queen's Gambit Declined Ward, Chris
- 		Everyman Chess
April 1, 2002 		1-85744-218-0 Paperback
0.42 x 9.20 x 6.32 		160  Pages 1  copies $13.97
Book Description In the unusual Queen's Gambit, grandmaster Chris Ward covers three offbeat but nevertheless important defenses to this ancient opening. The Chigorin Defense (1 d4 d5 2 c4 Nc6) creates dynamic imbalance in the position. White often ends up with a big center but Black's active pieces can create havoc. The Albin Counter Gambit (1 d4 d5 2 c4 e5) is a tricky tactical line that can be deadly against an unprepared White player. The final variation (1 d4 d5 2 c4 Bf5) is an interesting way to try to solve immediately the age old problem of how to develop the queen's bishop in the Queen's Gambit Declined. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4, 160 pages, diagrams)
 




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 Weapons of Chess: an Omnibus of Chess Strategy (Fireside Chess Library) Pandolfini, Bruce
- 		Simon & Schuster
November 1989 		0-671-65972-3 Paperback
8.38x5.42x.74 in. .61 lbs. 		288  Pages 1  copies $10.40
Book Description With Weapons of Chess, National Master and highly acclaimed teacher Bruce Pandolfini brings us the most accessible and easy-to-use chess strategy book ever. Written for beginning and intermediate players, Weapons of Chess is the first encyclopedia of chess strategies that doesn't rely on the usual baffling chess notation. There are no symbolic chess moves, no charts or sequences in chess notation: every move is explained in words. Arranged alphabetically for easy use and based mainly on pawn formation, the incredibly detailed and thorough entries in this book talk a player through dozens of common strategic dilemmas, such as "doubled pawn," "bishops vs. knights," and "hanging pawn pair." Diagrams illustrate the terms, first showing the basic position and then strategically moving to more complicated versions of it. Players will learn how to formulate plans once they have reached a middlegame, enabling them to make wiser strategic decisions after the first few moves of the game. Designed for use as a ready reference during actual practice games, and usable without a chess board, Weapons of Chess is a unique and invaluable resource for any developing chess player.
 




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 Win at Chess: A Comprehensive Guide to Winning Chess for the Intermediate Player Curry, Ronald H.
Long, Robert B. (Editor) - 		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.
 




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 Winning Chess Chernev, Irving
Reinfe - 		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.
 




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 Winning Chess Openings Reinfeld, Fred
Horowitz, Al (Illustrator) - 		MacMillan Publishing Company
May 1985 		0-02-029760-2 Paperback
1.00 x 8.00 x 5.50 		288  Pages 1  copies $1.95
ABOUT THE BOOK Winning Chess Openings
 




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 Winning Endgames Kosten, Tony
- 		Crowood Pr
April 1989 		0-946284-69-5 Hardcover
0.50 x 8.50 x 5.25 		119  Pages 1  copies $17.95
ABOUT THE BOOK Winning Endgames
 




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 Winning Pawn Structures Baburin, Alexander
- 		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
 




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 Winning With Chess Psychology (Mckay Chess Library) Benko, Pal
Hochberg, Burt - 		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.
 




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 Winning with the French Uhlmann, Wolfgang
Gesthuysen, Malcolm - 		Batsford
December 2002 		0-7134-7414-9 Paperback
13.8 x 21.6 cm 		157  Pages 1  copies $15.37
Book Description Grandmaster Uhlmann has played the French almost exclusively throughout the whole of his chess career, defending its honour against some of the all-time greats. No one could be better qualified to explain how Black should go about Winning With the French. In this book, up-to-the-minute theory is based around sixty of Uhlmann'smost important games, dealing with variations in which Black can play for the full point with confidence. Includes Uhlmann's victories over Fischer, Bronstein and many other grandmasters. Choice of repertoires against all of White's main options. Sharp ideas for Black against White's unambitious approaches. 157 pages. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.