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“willy hendriks”

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  • Move First, Think Later

    Sense and Nonsense in Improving Your Chess

    by Willy Hendriks ...
    The chess playing mind does not work like a machine. Selecting a move results from rather chaotic thought processes and is not the logical outcome of applying a rational method.The only problem with that, says International Master Willy Hendriks, is that most books and courses on improving at chess claim exactly the opposite. The dogma of the chess instruction establishment is that if you only ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Philosopher And The Housewife

    Tarrasch, Nimzowitsch and the Evolution of Chess

    by Willy Hendriks ...
    Siegbert Tarrasch and Aron Nimzowitsch could be called the two vainest chess players in history. This book tells the fascinating story of their lifelong rivalry. They clashed as personalities, as players and as chess writers, both searching for the truth in chess, but with very different perspectives. Tarrasch is seen as the dogmatic theorist and, according to Nimzowitsch, didn't offer much more ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Ink War

    Romanticism versus Modernity in Chess

    by Willy Hendriks ...
    The rivalry between William Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort, the world's strongest chess players in the late nineteenth century, became so fierce that it was eventually named The Ink War. They fought their battle on the chessboard and in various chess magazines and columns. It was not only about who was the strongest player but also about who had the best ideas on how to play the game.In 1872, ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • On the Origin of Good Moves

    A Skeptic's Guide at Getting Better at Chess

    by Willy Hendriks ...
    The way a beginner develops into a strong chess player closely resembles the progress of the game of chess itself. This popular idea is the reason why many renowned chess instructors such as former World Champions Garry Kasparov and Max Euwe, emphasize the importance of studying the history of chess.Willy Hendriks agrees that there is much to be learned from the pioneers of our game. He challenges ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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    by Graham Burgess ...
    Series Book 199 - Mammoth Books
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    $4.99 USD

  • Think Like a Grandmaster

    by A.A. Kotov ...
    This is a well-established training manual which encourages the average player to understand how a grandmaster thinks, and even more important, how he works. Kotov tackles fundamental issues such as knowing how and when to analyze, the tree of analysis, a selection of candidate moves and the factors of success. ... Read more

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  • Chess Books Published by Russell Enterprises

    Selected Excerpts

    by Russell Enterprises ...
    Russell Enterprises has been publishing chess books for over 35 years. Although an individual excerpt is available for each of our current titles (see https://www.russell-enterprises.com/russell-enterprises), we thought combining many of them into one eBook would be helpful and welcomed by chessplayers. The result is an eBook which is the equivalent of almost 250 printed pages containing excerpts ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Studies for Practical Players

    Improving Calculation and Resourcefulness in the Endgame

    by Mark Dvoreetsky, Oleg Pervakov ...
    Nowadays, chessplayers spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgames studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming. This training is directed at developing resourcefulness, fantasy (in chess, these qualities are called "combinative ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Modern Ideas in Chess

    by Richard Reti ...
    "Modern Ideas in Chess" is a series of 45 essays dealing with the evolution of the game, its leading players, their ideas and contributions to their respective periods. The chronology starts in the Romantic era of Anderssen and Morphy, continues through the Classical School of Steinitz, Tarrasch, Lasker, and runs to the dawn of the Hypermodern Revolution, the 70-year stretch from 1852 to 1922. ... Read more

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  • The Art of Checkmate

    new translation with algebraic chess notation

    by Georges Renaud, Victor Kahn ...
    The Art of Checkmate, first published in Monaco in 1947, has remained one of the most popular and enduring chess books of all time, loved by chess players and regularly appearing in top ten lists of their favourites.Remarkably, despite its widespread popularity, the first English edition, published in the 1950s, was marred by careless and faulty translation. But now, for the first time, all these ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Paul Morphy

    A Modern Perspective

    by Valeri Beim ...
    In 1857, a soft-spoken genius from New Orleans burst upon the chess scene. Paul Morphy dazzled the chess world with breathtaking combinations that seemed to arise from thin air. In his brief chess career, he was universally recognized as the best in the world. International grandmaster Valeri Beim takes a close look at the play of the mid-19th century champion, putting his games under a modern, ... Read more

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  • Chess Lessons from a Champion Coach

    by Thomas Engqvist ...
    Lessons, motivation and coaching to make you a better chess player.In an ideal world, any aspiring chess player, at almost any level, would get better with a coach. If that's not possible, having chess champion coach Thomas Engqvist's book at your side is the next best thing.In his series of lessons, Engqvist guides you through not only the most important elements of chess to master but also the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD