Books on chess exercises are usually about tactics. But in most of the positions that you think about during a game, there is no tactical solution. What you are doing most of the time is trying to find a way to improve your position or weaken your opponent's, by applying strategic rules. Experienced chess trainer Emmanuel Bricard has created a practical exercise manual with carefully selected and tested training positions that teach you how to develop the right plan. This book is for you if you want
Every chess player loves to win early in the opening. However you should never lose sight of the most important objective of your opening play: the proper development of your pawns and pieces. That is why this book is more than just an enjoyable collection of traps and tricks. Prolific Russian chess author Nikolai Kalinichenko has collected 700 brilliant miniatures, topical games from a wide variety of players, from World Champions to amateurs. They are selected for their instructional value, and not m
Two instructional classics condensed into one practical volume In 2014 the Russian Chess Federation started a wide-ranging programme aimed at the revival of chess in Russia. One of the first actions that were taken was commissioning legendary Belarusian chess coach Mikhail Shereshevsky to recapitulate and condense his famous training methods. In doing so Shereshevsky has created a totally reworked compendium of his acclaimed classics Endgame Strategy and The Soviet Chess Conveyor, with many new exam
The Tarrasch Defence is one of the most ambitious ways to play against 1.d4. Black immediately fights for the centre, gets a lot of space and develops his pieces without many problems. Great fighters like Boris Spassky, Paul Keres and Garry Kasparov have played the Tarrasch Defence. Former Russian Champion Alexey Bezgodov has more than 30 years of experience with the Tarrasch and is one of the worlds greatest experts. The Art of the Tarrasch Defence is a deeply researched journey into the positional st
Judit Polgar is the strongest female chess player of all time. From an early age on the Hungarian prodigy baffled the world with her sensational triumphs. At the age of 15 she beat Bobby Fischers record to become the youngest grandmaster in history. During her glorious career, which she ended in 2014, she defeated World Champions Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen. To reach the 8th spot in the FIDE World Rankings (for men) and belong to the very best for many ye
In his prime, in the 1970-s and 80-s, legendary Swedish chess grandmaster Ulf Andersson was a Top 10 player with a distinct, immediately recognizable style. He almost never lost a game and kept scoring wins from quiet positions. Quiet positons? Acclaimed chess author Cyrus Lakdawala has played Anderssons lines for decades and explains that those positions only LOOK quiet. Ulf Andersson, who understood the subtleties of strategic chess better than almost anyone else, always detected and exploited hidden
If you want to improve in chess you often find instructional material based on games played long ago by old masters with who you have no affinity at all. Franco Zaninotto has a different approach. He knows from experience how stimulating it is to study the games of the best players in your peer group. Zaninotto teaches elementary strategy and tactics by using games he has selected from recent Junior Championships all over the world. He shows that you dont need to have decades of experience in order to
The secrets of Magnus Carlsens endgame technique Magnus Carlsens brilliant endgame play has been one of the key reasons for his success. At the age of 13 the Norwegian became the youngest grandmaster in the world, at 19 the youngest number one in the FIDE world rankings, and at 22 the second youngest World Champion in history. With his fine technique, great inventiveness and iron determination Magnus has won countless endgame positions in which almost everyone else would have settled for a draw. He al
New In Chess 2018#1 covers Peter Svidlers 8th Russian title, the London Classic and everything you want to know about AlphaZero. And of course there is an abundance of exclusive masterclasses by elite players from all over the world. Issue 2018#1 brings you 106 pages of the best in chess: Monkey Business A chess-playing 'Champion Chimp' turned into London urban street art. NIC's Café A chess club in Moscow with an upscale bar. And Hou Yifan goes to Oxford. Your Move Ding Lirens Game of the
In issue 2018#2 you will find 108 pages of the best in chess with Carlsen, Kasparov, Aronian, Kramnik, Fischer and many others Carlsen sets record with 6th win The 80th Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee ended with a blitz playoff between Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri. The World Champion tends to win playoffs. Always. And this one was no exception. Levon Aronian wins Gibraltar In his first appearance in an Open in more than a decade, Levon Aronian won the play-offs of the Tradewise Gibral
Issue 2017#8 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess It's Fabiano Caruana The FIDE Candidates tournament in Berlin brought more drama, hypnotizing clashes and permanently shifting story lines than any pundit could have foreseen. Fabiano Caruana kept his cool and became the first American Challenger since Bobby Fischer in the unified World Championship. Interview: Fabiano Caruana Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam talks to the World Championship Challenger. The World Championship purse Over the
Issue 2018#4 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess Sam Shankland: The tallest king In St. Louis Caruana, So or Nakamura, who would be the new US Champion? Well, none of them, as Sam Shankland claimed the title, pocketed $ 50,000 and finally crossed the 2700 ELO mark. Magnus Carlsen: Hat-trick in Shamkir Mediocre play proved good enough for Magnus Carlsen to win the Vugar Gashimov Memorial for the third time (with a 2884 performance). Fabiano Caruana continued Only four days a
New In Chess 2018#5 brings you 108 pages of the best in Chess The new womens World Champion A profile of Ju Wenjun and exclusive game notes by the new champ. Fabiano Caruana wins Norway Chess Magnus Carlsen had an explosive start at Altibox Norway Chess. But then the World Champion stalled and it was his upcoming Challenger who crowned a mighty comeback. Play It Again, Sam... Hot on the heels of his win at the US Championship, Sam Shankland claimed the Capablanca Memorial and the America
New In Chess 2018#6 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess Mamedyarov outplays Carlsen in Biel Magnus Carlsen was the undeniable headliner in Biel, but the indisputable star was Shakh Mamedyarov, who finished one and a half points ahead of the World Champion. Nico Georgiadis, who played a crucial game against Carlsen, reports from an unusual perspective. Nepo dominates Dortmund In a seven-round sprint, Ian Nepomniachtchi finished a full point ahead of his closest pursuers. Vladimir Mr Dortm
New In Chess 2018#7 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess Double Gold for China In a nail-biting finish China became the big winner of the 43th Olympiad in Batumi. In a unique double strike, the Chinese were victorious both in the Open and the Womens competition. The Best of Batumi With teams from 180 different countries, the 43rd Olympiad in Batumi was a gathering of old and new friends from all corners of the world. Summer of Chess In another month packed with chess, the St. Louis Che