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“markus stormson”

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  • Curried Chess

    by Markus Stormson ...
    Got a Chess set? Fancy a choice of ten spiced up versions of the game? Then Curried Chess is for you! From the easy but fun to play Knightspawn, or the very mobile Noble Wings Chess, to the no King, exotic moves territory battle that is Stratak. You might want to get to grips with Barbed Chess, where there is danger around every corner, or the appetising Kingspawn Take-Away, where the humble Pawn ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

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  • Chess Strategy (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Classic Instruction in Positional Play, Middlegame Planning, Opening Principles, and Endgame Fundamentals

    by Edward Lasker, Noelle Ardenwick ...
    Translated by Jules Du Mont ...
    Edward Lasker's Chess Strategy is a lucid early-twentieth-century manual devoted to the principles that transform chess from a sequence of moves into a coherent intellectual discipline. Rather than offering mere traps or opening recipes, the book explains development, pawn structure, piece coordination, attack, defense, and endgame reasoning through carefully chosen examples. Its prose is ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Searching for Bobby Fischer

    A Father's Story of Love and Ambition

    by Fred Waitzkin ...
    The inspiration for the iconic film, this memoir by the father of a prodigy reflects on chess, competition, and childhood.Fred Waitzkin fell in love with chess during the Cold War–era showdown between Russian champion Boris Spassky and young American superstar Bobby Fischer. Twelve years later, Waitzkin's own son, Joshua, discovered chess in Washington Square Park and began displaying the telltale ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • First Chess Openings

    by Eric Schiller ...
    First Chess Openings teaches you solid, near-foolproof openings that will help you win. You'll learn the most important openings, plus the four goals you should accomplish in the early moves of the game of chess. This base of knowledge will take your overall game to the next level -- and make playing more fun! ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Bobby Fischer Goes to War

    How a Lone American Star Defeated the Soviet Chess Machine

    by David Edmonds, John Eidinow ...
    In the summer of 1972, with a presidential crisis stirring in the United States and the cold war at a pivotal point, two men—the Soviet world chess champion Boris Spassky and his American challenger Bobby Fischer—met in the most notorious chess match of all time. Their showdown in Reykjavik, Iceland, held the world spellbound for two months with reports of psychological warfare, ultimatums, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chess Words of Wisdom

    The Principles, Methods and Essential Knowledge of Chess

    by Mike Henebry ...
    Chess Words of Wisdom is made up of the crucial information mined from over 400 chess books (plus hundreds of magazine articles, vides, DVDs, web sites and various other sources) all condensed into this one remarkably complete and "one-of-a-kind " chess book. Chess Words of Wisdom quotes, paraphrases and summarizes the teachings of hundreds of experts, masters, IMs, GMs and eve a few scientists, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The International Chess Congress St. Petersburg 1909

    The Famous Tournament Book by The Second World Chess Champion

    by Emanuel Lasker ...
    One of the Great Chess Tournaments of All Time! The Famous Tournament Book by the Second World Chess Champion The International Chess Congress at St. Petersburg was the premier event of 1909, by far the strongest chess competition held that year. Even today, St. Petersburg 1909 ranks high on any list of top tournaments, a trial of skill which produced more than a few "anthology" games. In February ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess

    With over 250 annotated positions

    by Andrew Soltis ...
    • 'The best opening is the opening your opponent doesn't know.' • 'The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.' This fascinating book contains 300 of the most astute insights on chess ever uttered, culled from three centuries of great players. Each of these invaluable maxims is illustrated with an annotated chess position, making the book a short cut to learning from ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Corridors (The Geometry, Physics and Mathematics of Chess) Vol 1

    (The Geometry, Physics and Mathematics of Chess) Vol 1

    by Herman Tolbert Sr. ...
    Chess enthusiast Herman Tolbert Sr takes three of the four elements of chess (space, time, force) and parallels a one to one mapping that relates Geometry, Physics and Mathematics in a unique theme he terms "Corridors". Compiling over-the-board tournament experience along with online worldwide games as well as friendly pick-up games, Corridors is a repeated process which eventually zones in on the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Chess Training Pocket Book

    300 Most Important Positions

    by Lev Alburt ...
    Series series Comprehensive Chess Course Series
    “Amazing! The Chess Pocket Book contains all the essential knowledge!”—Boris Gulko, former U.S. and USSR championThis book saves you years of hit-and-miss reading and sporadic improvement because it gathers together the crucial, game-winning knowledge in one easy-to-carry volume. Each position gives you an important piece of practical chess knowledge. This time-efficient approach leads to the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • London 1922

    by Geza Maroczy ...
    Historic London 1922! José Raúl Capablanca was the superstar of chess in 1922 and London was his first serious chess in the 15 months since he had won the championship title from Emanuel Lasker. "Capa†was the chessplayer whom even non-players could identify. But the tournament signified not only Capa's return to the game, it was also something of a revival of international chess after four ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • 10 Most Common Chess Mistakes

    by Larry Evans ...
    A fascinating collection of 221 typical errors committed by the world's greatest players challenges you to test your skills by choosing between two moves: the right one, or the one actually played. You will be amazed at how even world champions make errors in critical situations and violate the basic principles of chess. From neglecting development and king safety, misjudging threats, and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD