The Wonderful Winawer: Strategic Ideas Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Chess Players

The Wonderful Winawer: Strategic Ideas Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Chess Players

The widely-played Winawer Variation has been called the jewel in the crown of the French Defence. It is easy to see why:
This is an opening for players who love a real fight. Black immediately attacks Whites centre and the resulting positional dynamics offer chances to both sides.
Viktor Moskalenko, a renowned champion of dynamic play, is the ideal guide to show you both the strategic principles and the tactical finesses. As a follow-up to his bestselling The Flexible French, Moskalenko has written another sparkling book brimming with new and original ideas.
The entire spectrum of the Winawer is covered, but of course Moskalenko has his own preferences and he does not shy away from some daring recommendations. 
His keen eye for the essence of positions, his talent to find new resources in well-known lines and his own inimitable style will make the French Magic work for every reader.
Viktor Moskalenko is an International Grandmaster, a successful author and a well-known chess coach who has worked with Vasily Ivanchuk. A former Ukrainian champion, Moskalenko remains highly active as a player and has won numerous tournaments in his new home country, Spain.
Viktor Kortchnoi:
"Familiarizing oneself with Moskalenko's new ideas can only have a beneficial effect on the play of any reader, from amateur to professional. I can see many connections between this second book and the earlier 'flexible' volume, which proves that the two are in spirit actually one publication."
Arne Moll, ChessVibes:
"The book literally brims with double exclamation marks, devious tricks, once-forgotten-but-now-revitalised ideas, quintessential quotes, noteworthy novelties, and thought-provoking italicised musing (..) A true roller-coaster ride of a book."
Klaus Kreuzer, Europa Rochade Magazine:
"It is simply a pleasure to work with this book."
Paul Motwani, The Scotsman:
"Brilliant (..) GM Viktor Moskalenko does an excellent job of giving all the most important lines after 3.Nc3 Bb4 together with lots of sound advice and ideas which makes the material easily understandable."
Marshtower Chess Reviews:
"The writing style is never less than engaging. It is possible to learn quite a lot just by reading the prose and not even playing through the moves." 
Joe Petrolito, Australasian Chess Magazine:
"Expands and complements the material on the Winawer in the earlier book (..) Another fine book by a good author."
Glenn Flear, Yearbook 98:
"It is as if Moskalenko and New In Chess have consciously sought out the best features in other chess books and then put them all into this one. In addition, these 272 pages are so full full of the sheer 'joie de vivre' of the author that I would recommend turning a few pages when you are feeling down."
Max Euwe Centre, Amsterdam:
"A barrage of ideas, suggestions, warnings and concepts."
Gary Lane, Chess Moves Magazine:
"A must for those who play the French Defence."
Carsten Hansen, ChessCafe:
"Very interesting and well-analyzed, with plenty of fresh ideas and suggestions."
Praise for other books by Viktor Moskalenko:
John Watson, The Week In Chess (on The Flexible French):
Simply sparkles with ideas.
Bill McGeary, ChessVille (on Revolutionize Your Chess):
This book could be the most complete approach to teaching improving players that I have seen.
Lubomir Kavalek, The Washingt
on Post (on The Fabulous Budapest Gambit):
Well structured and fun to read.

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The Fabulous Budapest Gambit - New and Updated Edition: Much more Than Just a Sharp Surprise Weapon

The Fabulous Budapest Gambit - New and Updated Edition: Much more Than Just a Sharp Surprise Weapon

The Budapest Gambit is popular with club and internet chess players all over the world, and it is easy to see why. It has surprise value, its not hard to learn, and it leads to sharp and dynamic play from the very start of the game. But what about its strategic value? When Grandmaster Viktor Moskalenko started playing the Budapest many years ago, its all-round appeal struck him, and since then he has won many games with it. This book contains quite a few of Moskalenkos own games, as well as games by ot

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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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Winning Chess Manoeuvres: Strategic Ideas that Masters Never Fail to Find

Winning Chess Manoeuvres: Strategic Ideas that Masters Never Fail to Find

When a chess master finds a winning strategic idea it is seldom by accident.  An amateur, staring at a position on the chess board is often fumbling in the dark, his head spinning with a multitude of general rules and vague notions. The masters approach is concrete. He knows how and where to look, because he has studied the games of other masters. In this book, grandmaster Sarhan Guliev presents a wide range of strategic manoeuvres that have been repeatedly employed by great chess players. He shows how

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The Diamond Dutch: Strategic Ideas Powerful Weapons

The Diamond Dutch: Strategic Ideas Powerful Weapons

"The Dutch Defence is a diamond in the treasure box of modern chess openings.  -- Viktor Moskalenko The widely-played Dutch Defence is a sharp choice. Black does not try to preserve a positional balance, but chooses to fight it out.  No author is more qualified to explore new ideas in the Dutch than Viktor Moskalenko, a renowned champion of dynamic play. The Diamond Dutch is not a repertoire book. Moskalenko himself plays this chess opening with both colours and covers the entire spectrum for Whit

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1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations

1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations

Enhance Your Tactical Weapons!   1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combination is the companion volume to Reinfeld's 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate. Of course each book can be taken on its own, but together they make a wonderful collection, and cover the full range of tactical chess. And they are now both available in 21st-century editions, using modern algebraic notation.   Reinfeld has arranged his quiz positions so that they fall into orderly chapters, each with a common theme. Still, the degree

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Wojo's Weapons, Volume 1: Winning with White

Wojo's Weapons, Volume 1: Winning with White

The late Aleksander Wojtkiewicz was one of the most feared players in the U.S. tournament circuit. Using his dynamic, Catalan-based opening repertoire, the Polish Magician won hundreds of tournaments before his untimely death in 2006.  Now, Wojtkiewicz experts IM Dean Ippolito and NM Jonathan Hilton have joined forces to produce the definitive "how-to" manual for learning Wojo's repertoire with White after 1.Nf3 d5.  Over the course of 75 fully annotated games, the authors make Wojtkiewicz's approach ea

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Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 Volume 2 by Gawain Jones (twarda okładka)

Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 Volume 2 by Gawain Jones (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa - angielska.  GM Gawain Jones and GM Jacob Aagaard on Thinking Aloud in Killer Chess Training Coffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 players dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class grandmaster to surprise and confound your opponents, combining coffeehouse trickery with complete theoretical soundness. In Volume 2, GM Gawain Jones shows how to fight for an advantage against 1...e5, plus the French, Pirc, Modern, Philidor and other miscellaneous Defences, using lines which feature a po

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Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 Volume 2 by Gawain Jones (miękka okładka)

Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 Volume 2 by Gawain Jones (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa - angielska.  Expected Release Late August/Early September 2021   GM Gawain Jones and GM Jacob Aagaard on Thinking Aloud in Killer Chess Training Coffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 players dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class grandmaster to surprise and confound your opponents, combining coffeehouse trickery with complete theoretical soundness. In Volume 2, GM Gawain Jones shows how to fight for an advantage against 1...e5, plus the French, Pirc, Modern, Philidor and othe

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Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 Volume 1 by Gawain Jones (twarda okładka)

Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 Volume 1 by Gawain Jones (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Twarda okładka. GM Gawain Jones and GM Jacob Aagaard on Thinking Aloud in Killer Chess Training Coffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 players dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class grandmaster to surprise and confound your opponents, combining coffeehouse trickery with complete theoretical soundness. In Volume 1, GM Gawain Jones shows how to put pressure on the Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Scandinavian and Alekhines Defences, using lines which feature a potent combina

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Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 Volume 1 by Gawain Jones (miękka okładka)

Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 Volume 1 by Gawain Jones (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka. GM Gawain Jones and GM Jacob Aagaard on Thinking Aloud in Killer Chess Training Coffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 players dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class grandmaster to surprise and confound your opponents, combining coffeehouse trickery with complete theoretical soundness. In Volume 1, GM Gawain Jones shows how to put pressure on the Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Scandinavian and Alekhines Defences, using lines which feature a potent combina

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Back to Basics: Strategy

Back to Basics: Strategy

While there are many books about how to improve your chess tactics, instructive books about chess strategy, particularly for players of less than master strength, are few and far between.  In the latest entry in the widely acclaimed Back to Basics Chess Series, international grandmaster and popular author Valeri Beim explains the basics of strategic concepts in chess.  Topics include: -- piece development -- the center -- two weaknesses principle -- cooperation of pieces -- weak pawns -- weak squa

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Pirc Alert! Revised Updated 2nd Edition: A Complete Defense Against 1.e4

Pirc Alert! Revised Updated 2nd Edition: A Complete Defense Against 1.e4

Every chess player needs a defense he can trust. Pirc Alert!  gives you a complete repertoire, everything you need to know to defend against White's most popular way of starting the game- 1.e4.  International Grandmasters Alburt and Chernin explain both the winning ideas as well as the theory and movers of the Pirc Defense, a dynamic system used by the world's chess elite.  Additionally, the merits of the Modern Defense, a related opening, are considered in every one of White's variations. Ideal for tho

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Wojo's Weapons: Winning With White, Volume 3

Wojo's Weapons: Winning With White, Volume 3

The final, and eagerly awaited, volume of the series will complete the opening repertoire for White according to Wojo. The Grünfeld is one of the most topical openings in modern chess practice. Many club players fear it, and top GMs often struggle to get an advantage when facing it as White. But is it really a theoretically sound defense? In this third and final volume of the acclaimed Wojos Weapons series, IM Dean Ippolito and NM Jonathan Hilton claim to have found a sure route to an advantage against t

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Wojo's Weapons: Winning With White, Volume 3

Wojo's Weapons: Winning With White, Volume 3

The final, and eagerly awaited, volume of the series will complete the opening repertoire for White according to Wojo. The Grünfeld is one of the most topical openings in modern chess practice. Many club players fear it, and top GMs often struggle to get an advantage when facing it as White. But is it really a theoretically sound defense? In this third and final volume of the acclaimed Wojos Weapons series, IM Dean Ippolito and NM Jonathan Hilton claim to have found a sure route to an advantage against t

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1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners

1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners

Chess is 99% tactics. If this celebrated observation is true for the master, how much more so for beginners and casual players! If you want to win more games, nothing works better than training combinations. There are two types of books on tactics, those that introduce the concepts followed by some examples, and workbooks that contain numerous exercises.  Chess masters and trainers Franco Masetti and Roberto Messa have done both: they explain the basic tactical ideas AND provide an enormous amount of ex

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