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The Complete c3 Sicilian

The Complete c3 Sicilian

Generally recognized as the world's greatest expert on the c3 Sicilian, Russian grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov has written the definitive book on this fascinating opening. Sveshnikov covers all lines of the c3 (or Alapin) Sicilian and explains the history, the basic ideas and the latest developments from recent grandmaster practice. With hundreds of games, accessibly explained, and many exercises. A special and attractive feature is a listing of ?opening catastrophes? in the c3 Sicilian. A magnificent, up-

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The Magic Tactics of Mikhail Tal: Learn from the Legend

The Magic Tactics of Mikhail Tal: Learn from the Legend

Mikhail Tal was one of the greatest geniuses of chess history. The magician from Riga, as he was known because of his dazzling attacking games, took the chess world by storm and in 1961, at the age of twenty-three, he won the world championship.  His sacrificial style made Tal immensely popular with chess players all over the world. In this book Grandmaster Karsten Muller and chess journalist Raymund Stolze have created an instructional chess tactics guide by investigating and explaining the secrets of h

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The Lazy Mans Sicilian: Attack and Surprise White with the Basman-Sale Variation

The Lazy Mans Sicilian: Attack and Surprise White with the Basman-Sale Variation

The Basman-Sale Variation is a relatively unexplored weapon for Black in the very popular Sicilian Defence. Its advantages are clear: it is surprising, aggressive and easy to learn. After the perfectly normal moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Black lashes out with 4…Bc5! English IM Michael Basman and Croatian IM Srdjan Sale were the pioneers of this cunning opening system.  Compared to the complexity of mainstream Sicilian variations it requires little theoretical preparation, while you dont run e

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The Modern Scandinavian

The Modern Scandinavian

hemes, Structures Plans in an Increasingly Popular Chess Opening Matthias Wahls's "Modernes Skandinavisch 1" was a huge success when it was published in Germany in 1997. Wahlss book contributed to the growing popularity of the Scandinavian (or Center Counter-) Defence as a solid weapon.  The Scandinavian is especially practical for black players who dont want to learn too much theory and who dont want to be dependent on Whites choices. The Modern Scandinavian is an updated and expanded translation o

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The King: Chess Pieces

The King: Chess Pieces

J.H.Donner (1927-1988) was a Dutch Grandmaster and one of the greatest writers about chess of all time. He was a chess reporter and a chess columnist, as well as an annotator of the game. Above all he was a witty and unpredictable commentator of everything and everybody, both inside and outside the chess world.  THE KING spans a writing career of more than thirty years during which Donner slowly developed from chess player-writer into writer-chess player. Donner's favourite themes are: Bobby Fischer, th

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The Power of Pawns: Chess Structures Fundamentals for Post-Beginners

The Power of Pawns: Chess Structures Fundamentals for Post-Beginners

If you want to improve at chess, you must know the characteristics of typical pawn formations. Understanding the pawn structure is a key tool when you are evaluating a position on the board. One simple pawn move can ruin your position or win the game. Post-beginners should know the basic essentials of chess structures and that is what this modern training manual focuses on. Experienced chess teacher Jörg Hickl helps you to: - Assess the strengths and weaknesses of pawn structures - Recognize strateg

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The Liberated Bishop Defence: A Surprising and Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4

The Liberated Bishop Defence: A Surprising and Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4

In many 1.d4 openings, Black has trouble getting his bishop on c8 into play. Former Russian Chess Champion Alexey Bezgodov presents a radical solution to this nagging problem: liberate your bishop right away and put it on f5 on the second move! Playing 2…Bf5! against either 2.c4 or 2.Nf3 will surprise your opponent and is also a great way to support your development, because the bishop takes control of the important square e4. If White does not immediately take decisive action, then within a move or two

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The Modern Bogo 1.d4 e6: A Complete Guide for Black

The Modern Bogo 1.d4 e6: A Complete Guide for Black

They did it! Dejan Antic and Branimir Maksimovic have created a complete chess opening repertoire for Black players in only two books.  First they wrote the acclaimed The Modern French (against 1.e4). Now The Modern Bogoprovides Black players with a comprehensive answer to 1.d4. The two books complement each other perfectly. The point is that the authors recommend to answer 1.d4 with the direct 1...e6, for the follow-up  2.c4 Bb4+. In this way they avoid complex theoretical Nimzo-Indian lines and enable

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The Four Knights Game: A New Repertoire in an Old Chess Opening

The Four Knights Game: A New Repertoire in an Old Chess Opening

The Four Knights Game is one of the oldest chess openings and continues to be a popular choice among beginners and club players.  In recent years leading grandmasters such as Alexey Shirov and Emil Sutovsky have injected the Four Knights with numerous fresh ideas and changed its peaceful reputation. White has quite a few ways to create tension and play for the attack. Russian International Master Andrey Obodchuk has written a repertoire book for white players based on the Spanish Four Knights variatio

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The Art of the Endgame: My Journeys in the Magical World of Endgame Studies

The Art of the Endgame: My Journeys in the Magical World of Endgame Studies

All through his career Jan Timman has been captivated by the mystery and splendour of endgame studies. Even during his most successful and busy years as a world class player, Timman continued to compose studies and admire those of others.  For him there has never been any doubt that the journeys in this magical world helped him to grow as a player. In this fascinating book, Timman has collected a wide range of the finest endgame studies by other composers and explains in his lucid style how they inspire

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The Big Book of World Chess Championships: 46 Title Fights – from Steinitz to Carlsen

The Big Book of World Chess Championships: 46 Title Fights – from Steinitz to Carlsen

Wilhelm Steinitz, the winner of the first official World Chess Championship in 1886, would have rubbed his eyes in disbelieve if he could have seen how popular chess is today. With millions of players all around the world, live internet transmissions of major and minor competitions, and  educational programs in thousands of schools, chess has truly become a global passion. And what would Steinitz, who had financial problems his whole life and died in poverty, have thought of the current world champion

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The Even More Flexible French: Strategic Ideas Powerful Weapons

The Even More Flexible French: Strategic Ideas Powerful Weapons

When Viktor Moskalenkos 'The Flexible French' appeared in 2008, it caused a sensation. It was hailed by reviewers from all over the world as eye-opening, full of new ideas, easy to read, sparkling, and inspirational.  Time has not stood still, and the popular French Defence has seen a lot of new theoretical developments, not few of which were inspired by 'The Flexible French'. Seven years after its publication, Viktor Moskalenko has decided to fully revise, update and extend his modern classic. The Ev

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The Day Kasparov Quit: and other chess interviews

The Day Kasparov Quit: and other chess interviews

What goes on in some of the sharpest minds on earth? Ten years after his bestselling "Finding Bobby Fischer", Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam has collected a new series of intimate portraits of the top grandmasters of chess.  Ten Geuzendam wins the confidence of Garry Kasparov, Miguel Najdorf, Vishy Anand, Judit Polgar, David Bronstein, Hikaru Nakamura and many others. He meets the living legends of chess in Buenos Aires and Istanbul, Moscow and New York. Vladimir Kramnik explains how the Czech ice hockey team

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Tactics Time 2

Tactics Time 2

Tim Brennan and Anthea Carson are back! The best way to improve at chess is to solve tactics puzzles. Tim and Anthea only take positions from genuine amateur games and put them out there, warts and all. They have assembled thousands of games by everyday players, and selected the most instructive tactical examples. If you want to improve at chess but have limited time and energy available, this is your book! Now you can study positions that are happening in games you yourself might have play

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The Ragozin Complex: A Guide for White and Black

The Ragozin Complex: A Guide for White and Black

The Ragozin Complex is a flexible and versatile chess opening system. This important variation in the Queens Gambit was employed by great champions of the 20th century like Alekhine and Capablanca and it remains a dangerous weapon in the hands of modern top-level players like Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik and Vasily Ivanchuk. But what exactly is The Ragozin Complex? Amazingly, this has never before been explained in a comprehensive book. Acclaimed chess author Vladimir Barsky has now filled this gap. H

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