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  • The Lasker Method to Improve in Chess

    A Manual for Modern-Day Club Players

    by Gerard Welling, Steve Giddins ...
    The Lasker Method to Improve in Chess is an efficient toolkit as well as an entertaining guide. After working with it, players will dramatically boost their skills, without carrying the excess baggage that many of their opponents will be struggling with. ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Side-stepping Mainline Theory

    Cut Down on Chess Opening Study and Get a Middlegame You are Familiar With

    by Gerard Welling, Steve Giddins ...
    The average chess player spends too much time on studying opening theory. In his day, World Champion Emanuel Lasker argued that improving amateurs should spend about 5% of their study time on openings. These days club players are probably closer to 80%, often focusing on opening lines that are popular among grandmasters. Club players shouldn’t slavishly copy the choices of grandmasters. GMs need ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    by Andrew Soltis ...
    Every chess player needs to know how to handle his pawns. Pawns form the 'playing fields' of chess games, a semi-permanent 'structure' that can determine whether a player wins or loses. This comprehensive guide to pawn structure teaches the reader where pieces are best placed, which pawns should be advanced further or exchanged, and why certain structures are good and others disastrous. This ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Alexander Alekhine's Best Games

    Algebraic edition

    by Alexander Alekhine ...
    'Alekhine's games and writings inspired me from an early age...I fell inlove with the rich complexity of his ideas at the chessboard... I hope readers of this book will feel similarly inspired by Alekhine's masterpieces.' From the foreword by Garry KasparovAlexahnder Alekhine captivated the chess world with his dazzling combatitive play. His genius has been a strong influence on every great player ... Read more

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  • Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games

    by Andrew Soltis ...
    Following on from the long success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games, renowned chess writer Andrew Soltis delivers a book on today's blockbuster chess player Magnus Carlsen.Magnus Carlsen has been the world's number one player for more than a decade, has won more super-tournaments than anyone ever and is still in his prime. He is the only ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • 300 Most Important Chess Positions

    by Thomas Engqvist ...
    An International Master's guide to the essential positions and strategies in chess.A great little book of understanding the most important chess positions in the opening of a game, the middle game and the endgame. It cuts to the chase on the most useful positions at all those stages. Perfect for players who want to reach a higher level but don't have time to sit for hours and hours each week in ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Chess Pattern Recognition for Beginners

    The Fundamental Guide to Spotting Key Moves in the Middlegame

    by International Master Arthur van de Oudeweetering ...
    One of the most effective ways to improve your chessPattern recognition is one of the most important mechanisms of chess improvement. It helps you to quickly grasp the essence of a position on the board and find the most promising continuation.In his instant classics Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition (2014) and Train Your Chess Pattern Recognition (2016) International Master Arthur van de ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Chess Opening Essentials

    1.d4 d5 / 1.d4 Various / Queen's Gambits

    by Dimitri Komarov, Stephan Djuric, Claudio Pantaleoni ...
    The ideas & plans behind ALL chess openings!Volume 2 of an accessible primer and reference book about chess openings. Provides a solid foundation to build your opening repertoire on. Explains what you should be trying to achieve, with clear indications for further study.* Comprehensive: covers all main variations likely to arise* Easy-to-use: important moves and key positions are highlighted in ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • 100 Endgame Patterns You Must Know

    Recognize Key Moves & Motifs and Avoid Typical Errors

    by Jesus de la Villa ...
    If you are aware of endgame patterns, you spot key moves quicker, analyse and calculate better, and memorize what you have studied more fully. Most of the patterns Jesus de la Villa presents in this new book are from the phase of the game just before a theoretical endgame turns up. Knowing these practical endgame fundamentals will enable you to fully reap the benefits of what you learned in De la ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Exploiting Small Advantages

    by Eduard Gufeld ...
    Learn how to convert advantages into points. One of the most important stages of a chess game is the exploitation of an advantage, gained in either the opening or middle game. It is at this point of the struggle that many points are lost, especially at the club level. ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • What it Takes to Become a Grandmaster

    by Andrew Soltis ...
    Becoming a Grandmaster is the ultimate aim for serious chess players, but whatever your chess abilities, this book will take you to the next level. Packed with tips, tricks and practical exercises aimed at players of all skill levels who aspire to greatness.Even an average chess player can find the same moves as a Grandmaster as much as 75 percent of the time. The difference is that only the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Caro-Kann the Easy Way

    by Thomas Engqvist ...
    An informative guide to understanding and implementing the fundamentals of the Caro-Kann, the easy way.The Caro-Kann defence, named after the German chess players Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann, is notorious for its simple solidity and is a popular chess opening that players of all levels benefit from having in their arsenal. It is a firm favourite of grand masters past and present, including Karpov ... Read more

    $15.99 USD