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“paul powell”

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  • The Fighting Dragon

    How to Defeat the Yugoslav Attack

    by Paul Powell ...
    What’s the best way to start learning a new opening? You can either fill your head with masses of variations and then try to keep it all straight at the chessboard, or you can absorb key patterns and themes that crop up over and over again in your chosen variation.In The Fighting Dragon, NM Paul Powell takes the second approach. Using a carefully selected collection of short games from ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    It’s Your Round: The Complete Series 1 and 2

    The BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show

    by Angus Deayton, Paul Powell, Benjamin Partridge ...
    Narrated by Angus Deayton ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 34 min

    The format is simple: there isn't one.Instead, each of the panellists brings their own round for the others to play, meaning that each show is unique, untried, and unpredictable. In each episode, four top comedians will battle it out to see who gets to be champion. Angus Deayton is the host, valiantly trying to make sure everyone comes out of it with their reputations intact.The panellists trying ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • 51 Chess Openings for Beginners

    by Bruce Alberston ...
    Chess openings are the most important part of every novice's journey - and the most fun.  The most common and important openings are presented in an easy-to-use format with large, frequent diagrams showing position along with clear explanations of the goals, objectives, and concepts behind the moves.  No other book so perfectly presents the openings in a manner so easy to learn - and use.  ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Back to Basics: Openings

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Chess Openings Can Be Simple! Because of the sheer volume of variations, possible transpositions and ever-changing theory, chess openings can be overwhelming � even intimidating. This book is an introduction to understanding and playing chess openings. The author, Danish Master Carsten Hansen, stresses opening play based on comprehending opening principles as well as useful, fundamental ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Chess Movies 1

    Quick Tricks

    by Bruce Pandolfini ...
    Lights! Action! Chess! Chess Movies represents a new idea in the Pandolfini Chess Library series. It offers instructional material with every single move diagrammed and explained. Thus a chessboard and pieces are not needed to follow through. This makes it possible to rely solely on the book itself, as one would with a text on tactics and problems, without having to set up the positions, even ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Chess Openings For Dummies

    by James Eade, Carsten Hansen ...
    Set yourself up for success by understanding the art of the chess openingChess Openings For Dummies helps beginning and intermediate chess players improve their game by making the first few moves count. With a strong opening, you can dictate the flow of the game, control the center, and keep your king safe. This book shows you how to make tactical early moves that put you on a strong footing for ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • Secrets of the Sicilian Dragon

    by Eduard Gufeld,Eric Schiller ...
    The Sicilian Dragon is one of the most exciting and popular openings in all chessone that all chess players need to be familiar withfeaturing games with brilliant combinations and exciting attacks. This new edition features bigger diagrams and discusses all of the important principles of the Dragon from the opening, including the latest moves and developments, to the endgame maneuvers. Readers ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The 3...Qd8 Scandinavian

    Simple and Strong

    by Daniel Lowinger ...
    What’s Old Is New – and Surprisingly Strong! The world’s oldest opening variation, 3...Qd8 in the Scandinavian Defense, has resurfaced in the last decade to give players at all levels a winning edge. Whether you prefer a sharp tactical game or slower positional maneuvering, the 3...Qd8 Scandinavian provides a genuine alternative for club players and grandmasters seeking to play for a win ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Hypermodern Opening Repertoire for White

    by Eric Schiller ...
    This complete repertoire shows White how to reject the classical principles of opening play. Instead of placing pawns in the center, White allows Black to build the ideal pawn center. As Black tries to hold the center, White prepares to smash the center apart with Blacks slightest mistake. Plentiful diagrams and explanations ... 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

  • He's Got Moves

    25 Legendary Chess Games (As Analyzed by a Smart Kid)

    by Oliver Boydell ...
    Chess prodigy Oliver Boydell breaks down 25 of the most riveting games ever played. From Adolf Anderssen's victory over Lionel Kieseritzky in 1851 to Magnus Carlsen's online triumph against Anish Giri in 2020, Boydell educates and entertains fellow lovers of the game with his sharp analysis. Among the legendary players included in this volume are: Mikhail Botvinnik, Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Smyslov Workbook

    Chess Endgame Magic & Tactics, #1

    by Carsten Hansen, Cyrus Lakdawala ...
    Series Book 1 - Chess Endgame Magic & Tactics
    In this book, the authors aim to assist the reader in becoming better at finding combinations, constructing plans, and calculating long, forcing variations. For the purpose of instruction, the material is based on the output of former World Champion Vassily Smyslov (1921-2010), using his endgame compositions from various works and publications as well as several of his practical endgames from ... Read more

    $8.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus