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  • John Brown: The Forgotten Chess Composer?

    50 chess problems by John Brown

    by Brian Gosling ...
    John Brown: The Forgotten Chess Composer? reintroduces a classic chess title to a whole new readership. Chess Strategy was originally published in 1865, and now Brian Gosling investigates the life and work of it’s author, John Brown, selecting 50 of his chess problems to inspire a new generation of chess players.John Brown: The Forgotten Chess Composer? is not only a gentle introduction into the ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

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  • Tal-Botvinnik 1960: Match for the World Chess Championship

    Match for the World Chess Championship

    by Tal Mikhail ...
    One of the greatest books ever written about a world championship match.In 1960 Mikhail Botvinnik was the pillar of "scientific " chess and the ironwilled champion of the world. The young attacking genius Mihail Tal the "Wizard of Riga" put the magic back into the game by defeating Botvinnik with spectacular tactics in one of the most dramatic and celebrated world championship matches of all time ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Chess Analytics

    Training with a Grandmaster

    by Efstratios Grivas ...
    Analytics The Method of Logical Analysis You are invited to take an instructive journey with one of the most successful chess coaches of our era, Greek grandmaster Efstratios Grivas. Over 40 critical aspects of the royal game are examined by this experienced, well-respected trainer. Grivas presents almost 240 games, most with complete scores to assist comprehension, illustrating his themes with ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • 7 Steps to Better Chess

    by Eric Schiller ...
    Players of all levels learn how to improve their chess play by cutting down on tactical and strategic mistakes. Using examples from his own games, Schiller illustrates the types of errors typically found at each stage of chess development, from early scholastic games to professional encounters with grandmasters. In each case, Schiller shows how such errors can be overcome while at the same time ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Complete Defense to Queen Pawn Openings

    by Eric Schiller ...
    This aggressive counterattacking repertoire covers Black opening systems against virtually every opening except for 1.e4 (plus most flank games), based on the exciting and powerful Tarrasch Defense, which helped win Kasparov and Spassky championships. Black learns the Classical Tarrasch, Symmetrical Tarrasch, Asymmetrical Tarrasch, Marshall and Tarrasch gambits, and Tarrasch without Nc3, to ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Chess Made Easy

    by C. J. S. Purdy ...
    This book will teach you to play chess in two hours. Studied more carefully it can make you an average player. Both the authors have world-wide reputations as a chess player, writers and teachers. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • United States Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess, Sixth Edition

    by U.S. Chess Federation ...
    Series series Chess
    This comprehensive rulebook is the only guide sanctioned and compiled by the U.S. Chess Federation (USCF), the governing body for chess in the United States. It is designed to be a useful reference for all chess players, especially tournament directors and chess club teachers.THIS NEW EDITION FEATURES THE LATEST RULES GOVERNING CHESS, INCLUDING:• Guidelines for Internet chess and speed chess• ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 1: Indian Defenses

    Winning Quickly at Chess Series, #1

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 1 - Winning Quickly at Chess Series
    Winning Fast is Fun!Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics.Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sun Tzu Chess Master

    by SunTzuDo ...
    For years I have pondered on how many different concepts from the Art of War could be applied to the game of chess. Can the greatest book on strategy, one written over two millennia ago, be applied to the ancient game of chess? If so then how? To address this persistent thought I have chosen some questions to begin the discussion in earnest. Drawing on words and thoughts of some of the greatest ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Scotch Gambit

    An Energetic and Aggressive System for White

    by Alex Fishbein ...
    Seize the Initiative Right from the Start! Are you bored with slow maneuvering in systems such as the the Italian game with d2-d3 and the anti-Berlin? Do you enjoy confrontation in the center and sharp, tactical play? Alex Fishbein shows how the Scotch Gambit can give you exciting yet sound positions where you aim at the enemy king. In the Scotch Gambit, White immediately strikes in the center ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Exchange Sacrifice

    A Practical Guide

    by Sergey Kasparov ...
    The Inscrutable Exchange Sacrifice! The exchange sacrifice, giving up a rook for a bishop or knight, is one of the more mysterious concepts for most players to fathom. In this book – the first of its kind dedicated exclusively to the various types of positional exchange sacrifices – Belarussian grandmaster Sergey Kasparov weighs the pros and cons of this sacrifice – when it should be “on,â ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Checkmate

    Bobby Fischer's Boys' Life Columns

    by Bobby Fischer ...
    A Look into Bobby’s Mind From December 1966 until January 1970, Bobby Fischer wrote a chess column for Boys’ Life, the official magazine of the Boy Scouts of America. Now, for the first time, all of these columns have been collected in one volume. It is an eclectic mix, a fascinating look at Fischer’s writing and thinking as he reached his prime, maturing into the strongest player in the world. In ... Read more

    $8.99 USD