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  • Discovering Chess Openings:

    Building A Repertoire From Basic Principles

    by John Emms ...
    In Discovering Chess Openings John Emms argues that studying openings doesn't have to be hard work - it can be both enjoyable and enlightening. The key to successful opening play is not simply learning lines off by heart; instead it's the understanding of the basic principles, and here the reader is guided through the vital themes: swift development, central control and king safety. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Starting Out:

    The c3 Sicilian: Dazzle Your Opponents!

    by John Emms ...
    Grandmaster John Emms revisits the fundamentals of the c3 Sicilian. He explains in depth the reasoning behind the critical early moves and uses instructive games to demonstrate key plans. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Chess Tactics Detection Workbook

    by Volker Schlepütz, John Emms ...
    Experts agree that regularly solving tactics is a vital component of chess training. However, it's also widely acknowledged that there is one drawback of traditional chess puzzles—when solving them students know for sure that there is a genuine tactic in the position, whereas during a real game there is no such guarantee. In this workbook, Volker Schlepütz and Grandmaster John Emms offer a unique ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games .

    New edn

    by Graham Burgess, John Emms, Wesley So, Michael Adams, Dr John Nunn ...
    Series Book 200 - Mammoth Books
    Improve your chess by studying the greatest games of all time, from Adolf Anderssen's 'Immortal Game' to Magnus Carlsen's world championship victories**, and featuring a foreword by five-times World Champion Vishy Anand.**This book is written by an all-star team of authors. Wesley So is the reigning Fischer Random World Champion, the 2017 US Champion and the winner of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Attacking with 1e4

    by John Emms ...
    Fed up with having to learn so much opening theory? Struggling to keep up with all the latest developments? Then this book may well be the answer to all your problems! Grandmaster John Emms offers a new arsenal of opening weapons with which to attack to your unaware opponents. Starting with the move 1 e4, the reader is armed with systems against all possible black defences. In each case learning ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Dangerous Weapons:

    1e4 e5: Dazzle Your Opponents In The Open Games!

    by John Emms, Andrew Greet ...
    In Dangerous Weapons: 1 e4 e5, renowned opening experts John Emms, Glenn Flear and Andrew Greet take a revolutionary look at one of the most famous and widely-played chess openings. Instead of travelling down well-trodden and analysed paths, the authors c ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Beating 1e4 e5:

    A Repertoire For White In The Open Games

    by John Emms ...
    Grandmaster John Emms presents a repertoire for White after 1 e4 e5, based on the Italian Game and the Bishop’s Opening. The lines he recommends are built upon a sound yet aggressive system of development which can be deployed against virtually every Black defence. The emphasis is firmly on understanding and executing key positional and tactical ideas, rather than the arduous process of memorizing ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • First Steps:

    1 e4 e5

    by John Emms ...
    Starting a chess game with 1 e4 e5 is so common that the resulting complex of opening systems traditionally commands its own sobriquet, “The Open Games” (1 e4 met by other replies are “Semi-Open Games” and everything else comes under “Closed Games”). The central structure with pawns on e4 and e5 often leads to play based around highly classical themes which are the bedrock of successful chess ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Nimzo-Indian:

    Move by Move

    by John Emms ...
    This is a brand new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, Move by Move greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved, ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Dangerous Weapons:

    The Nimzo-Indian: Dazzle Your Opponents

    by John Emms, Chris Ward ...
    In this book, opening experts John Emms, Chris Ward and Richard Palliser team up to examine one of the most popular and respected openings at all levels of chess: the Nimzo-Indian. However, instead of pursuing the well-trodden paths, they choose an origin ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Dangerous Weapons:

    Anti-Sicilians: Dazzle Your Opponents!

    by John Emms, Peter Wells ...
    Prominent opening specialists take a revolutionary look at a popular group of openings – the Anti-Sicilians – and select a wealth of ‘dangerous’ options for both Black and White. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games

    New edn

    by Graham Burgess, John Emms, Dr John Nunn ...
    Series Book 200 - Mammoth Books
    Improve your chess by studying the greatest games of all time, from Adolf Anderssen's 'Immortal Game' to Anand versus Kramnik 2008, and featuring a foreword by World Champion Vishy Anand.The 125 greatest chess games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British experts and illustrated with over 1,000 chess diagrams. Join the authors in studying these games, the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD