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Chess Life Magazine - March 2013 Issue
Slugfest in Seattle-GM Varuzhan Akobian Leades sluggers to USCL Championship
Chess Life Magazine - March 2013 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0313
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Chess Life Magazine - February 2013 Issue
GOLD! Samuel Sevian and Kayden Troff win big in Slovenia
Chess Life Magazine - February 2013 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0213
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Chess Life Magazine - January 2013 Issue
2861! Magnus Carlsen wins his second Grand Slam Final then later breaks Kasparov's record for the highest rating.
Chess Life Magazine - January 2013 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0113
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Chess Life Magazine - November 2012 Issue
The Queen of Katwe - A Virginia Ministry uses chess to reveal the potential of the poorest of the poor.
Chess Life Magazine - November 2012 Issue
Catalog Code: CL1112
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Chess Life Magazine - October 2012 Issue
GM Ivan Sokolov of the Netherlands wins 2012 World Open in Armageddon playoff over GM Alex Shabalov.
Chess Life Magazine - October 2012 Issue
Catalog Code: CL1012
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Three Hundred Chess Games
English Language Edition
English Language Edition
Grandmaster Siegbert Tarrasch, in Three Hundred Chess Games, takes the combinational school of Paul Morphy and combines it with the positional school founded by Wilhelm Steinitz. The result is a powerful system of chess player utilitized by some of the greatest masters since the turn of the twentieth century. Dr. Tarrasch's system reflects the entire store of knowledge of chess, up to the hypermodern era.
Three Hundred Chess Games
English Language Edition
Catalog Code: B0007HY
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Chess Praxis
21st Century Edition
21st Century Edition
This book is Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch's companion volume to MY SYSTEM. This classic is one of the best selling and most instructive chess books of all time. Thousands of satisfied customers have used this book to improve their understanding of positional chess play.
Chess Praxis
21st Century Edition
Catalog Code: B0008HY
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Leningrad Dutch
Strategy and Tactics
Strategy and Tactics
This book arms the reader with a dynamic counter to White's 1. d4 and includes up-to-date game references along with fresh analysis and numerous original suggestions. Many 1.d4 players have a secret dread for the Leningrad Dutch and rightly so! Discover why increasing numbers of serious players are turning to the Leningrad Dutch in answer to White's solid 1. d4.
Leningrad Dutch
Strategy and Tactics
Catalog Code: B0014HY
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Bobby Fischer - Complete Games Of the American World Chess Champion
A thorough look at the games of the man recognized as the greatest Chess player of all time. Bobby Fischer's genius and uncompromised attitude raised the entire world's consciousness of chess and paved the way for multi-million dollar prize funds enjoyed by today's top players.
Bobby Fischer - Complete Games Of the American World Chess Champion
Catalog Code: B0009HY
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The Game Of Chess
Lessons in Classical Chess From the Greatest Teacher of All Time
Lessons in Classical Chess From the Greatest Teacher of All Time
A famous chess manual for 75 years, now re-edited for the modern chess player. Dr. Tarrasch was one of the world's strongest players in the late 19th century and this manual teaches chess from the novice level to Class A / Expert strength players. It fully covers, tactics, endings, and opening play. A must for every serious chess player.
The Game Of Chess
Lessons in Classical Chess From the Greatest Teacher of All Time
Catalog Code: B0006HY
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The Middlegame - BOOK 2
Dynamic and Subjective Features
Dynamic and Subjective Features
Max Euwe was World Chess Champion in the 1930s and he collaborated with International Master Kramer to write this great treatise on how to play chess middlegames. Book II of the series covers the dynamic features of the game of chess.
The Middlegame - BOOK 2
Dynamic and Subjective Features
Catalog Code: B0005HY
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Winning Chess Tactics For Juniors
84 One- Two- and Three-Move Combinations for the Developing Chessplayer
84 One- Two- and Three-Move Combinations for the Developing Chessplayer
In our modern era in which many chess opening and middlegame positions are guided by sophisticated stratagems, the iron fist of tactical blows is still inevitably the final arbiter of the result.
Winning Chess Tactics For Juniors
84 One- Two- and Three-Move Combinations for the Developing Chessplayer
Catalog Code: B0003HY
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The Middlegame - BOOK 1
Static Features
Static Features
Max Euwe was World Chess Champion in the 1930s and he collaborated with International Master Kramer to write this great treatise on how to play chess middlegames. Book I of the series covers pawn formations and static features of the game of chess. Thousands of satisfied customers have made this one of the most popular books on chess middlegames. Completely re-edited and translated to algebraic notation in this 1994 edition.
The Middlegame - BOOK 1
Static Features
Catalog Code: B0004HY
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E.C.O. Busted
Although E.C.O. is the Bible of modern opening theory, there have been numerous discoveries, both from tournament and postal play, since the latest editions. In these pages you will find hundreds of splendid opening traps, reversals, and pitfalls.
E.C.O. Busted
Catalog Code: B0012HY
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My System - 21st Century Edition
The Landmark Positional Chess Training Classic in an Easy-To-Study Algebaic Format / 419 Diagrams
The Landmark Positional Chess Training Classic in an Easy-To-Study Algebaic Format / 419 Diagrams
For many years, Nimzovich was known as the "Stormy Petrel" of the chess world. Today, his profound theories of positional chess are accepted as a matter of course, and a knowledge of them is essential to every player who wants to improve his game. My System describes a theory of chess; it also describes the character and genius of its author.
My System - 21st Century Edition
The Landmark Positional Chess Training Classic in an Easy-To-Study Algebaic Format / 419 Diagrams
Catalog Code: B0002HY
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Pawn and Queen and In Between - MANUAL
Queen and in Between is 72 page instruction manual for the game of chess. It starts with volume 1 number 1 and continues through volume 1 number 18.
Pawn and Queen and In Between - MANUAL
Pawn and Queen and In Between - WORKBOOK
Queen and in Between is 72 page instruction manual for the game of chess. It starts with volume 1 number 1 and continues through volume 1 number 18.
Pawn and Queen and In Between - WORKBOOK
Chess Life Magazine - September 2000 Issue
The September 2000 Issue of Chess Life Magazine profiles Garry Kasparov, including having his picture on the cover. There is an in-depth interview with the World Champion. Also there are articles on the National High School and Elementary Championships.
Chess Life Magazine - September 2000 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0900
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Chess Life Magazine - October 2003 Issue
The October 2003 Issue of Chess Life Magazine looks at the National Open, where the Turk made a reappearance. There is also an article on the CCA International tournament.
Chess Life Magazine - October 2003 Issue
Catalog Code: CL1003
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Chess Life Magazine - November 2005 Issue
The November 2005 Issue of Chess Life Magazine looks at the 2005 U.S. Open, won by GM's Joel Benjamin and Vadim Milov. Also included in this issue are articles on the Denker and Polgar tournaments and the U.S. Amateur Team Championships.
Chess Life Magazine - November 2005 Issue
Catalog Code: CL1105
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Chess Life Magazine - December 2008 Issue
December 2008 Issue of Chess Life Magazine, content includes how diet can affect your chess, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk wins Women's World Championship
Chess Life Magazine - December 2008 Issue
Catalog Code: CL1208
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Chess Life Magazine - April 2012 Issue
For tournament chess players, the chess clock is almost as iconic as the pieces themselves. And while digital clocks have become the clock of choice for most players, there is just something comforting about a good, old fashioned, analog clock and the excitement of seeing the little red flag rise (and fall). This edition's cover story, by Keith Ammann, begins on page 32 and looks at the numbered days of the analog clock.Read this article, and much more, in the April 2012 issue of Chess Life Magazine.Don't forget to check out our Analog Chess Clocks!
Chess Life Magazine - April 2012 Issue
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Chess Life Magazine - January 2010 Issue
The January 2010 Issue of Chess Life Magazine focuses on Women in Chess and includes an extensive interview with 3-time US Women's Champion IM Anna Zatonskih, an excerpt from World Women's Champion Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk's new book, Diary of a Chess Queen and coverage of the 2009 US Women's Open Chess Championship.
Chess Life Magazine - January 2010 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0110
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Chess Life Magazine - February 2009 Issue
The February 2009 Issue of Chess Life Magazine
This issue includes..
* Comprehensive Coverage of the 2008 Chess Olympiad, in which both the US Mens' and Womens' teams won bronze!
* An intereview with America's newest Grandmaster, GM Larry Kaufman.
* Comprehensive Coverage of the 2008 Pan-Am Continental Championship, a World Cup Qualifier Event.
* Comprehensive Coverage of the 2008 American Open, won by GM Melikset Khachiyan
This issue includes..
* Comprehensive Coverage of the 2008 Chess Olympiad, in which both the US Mens' and Womens' teams won bronze!
* An intereview with America's newest Grandmaster, GM Larry Kaufman.
* Comprehensive Coverage of the 2008 Pan-Am Continental Championship, a World Cup Qualifier Event.
* Comprehensive Coverage of the 2008 American Open, won by GM Melikset Khachiyan
Chess Life Magazine - February 2009 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0209
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Chess Life magazine - March 2011 Issue
GM Larry Evans was a gaint not just of American Chess, but also of American chess journalism. In this remberance issue, former Chess Life editor Larry Parr profiles his friend and colleague, GM Andy Soltis tells us why Evans was important to the chess community, Burce Pandolfini gives us a 1959 U. S. Championship game Evans played against Arthur Bisguier, and GM Pal Benko gives examples of Evans' endgame virtuosity. Also, in "First Moves" we look back at Evans' own iconic column, "Evans on Chess."
Chess Life magazine - March 2011 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0311
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Chess Life Magazine - April 1990 Issue
The April 1990 Issue of Chess Life Magazine contains the special yearbook issue for 1990. Inside, there is a "Golden Guide to Chess", which looks at the players, organizers, officers, and journalists who make up the American chess scene. There is also a look at the first 1000 years of chess.
Chess Life Magazine - April 1990 Issue
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Chess Life Magazine - May 2011 Issue
The U. S. Amateur Team East, also known now as the World Amateur Championship, continues to be the most popular chess festival on the USCF tournament calendar. Read Al Lawrence's report in this month's issues of Chess Life. Also in this month, Gata Kamsky faces Veselin Topalov in Kazan, Russia in the opening round of the Candidate Matches. As he contemplated the road to a potential 2012 World Championship match against Viswanathan Anand, Kamsky sat down to talk about past misconceptions, his preparations, and his planned retirement from competitive chess. This, plus a lot more!
Chess Life Magazine - May 2011 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0511
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Chess Life Magazine - June 1995 Issue
The June 1995 Issue of Chess Life Magazine looks at the secret life of Hal Stone, a chess enthusiast and illustrator for the New York Daily News. There are articles on the 1994 U.S. Amateur Team Championships and the Pan-Pacific International.
Chess Life Magazine - June 1995 Issue
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Chess Life Magazine - July 1996 Issue
The July 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features GM Dmitry Gurevich and his domination in the 1996 U.S. Masters. There are also tournament reports on the 1996 New York Open and the San Francisco International.
Chess Life Magazine - July 1996 Issue
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Chess Life Magazine - September 2011 Issue
Kings vs. Queens and the Opening of the World Chess Hall of Fame
The World Chess Hall of Fame will open in its new location, St. Louis, on September 9th. In conjuction with the opening, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, across the street, will host a unique team event, Kings vs. Queens: A Battle of the Sexes.Learn more about this event, and much more, in the September issue of Chess Life Magazine.
Chess Life Magazine - September 2011 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0911
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Chess Life Magazine - October 2011 Issue
The number of options out there, for playing chess on your mobile device, can be bewildering. FM Mike Klein, winner this year of the "Best Tournament Report" category in the Chess Journalists of America awards - for his reporting from the 2010 U.S. Championships, help guide you through the choices. Read this article, and much more, in the October issue of Chess Life Magazine.
Chess Life Magazine - October 2011 Issue
Catalog Code: CL1011
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Chess Life Magazine - November 1996 Issue
The November 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine takes a look at the Dean of American Chess, George Koltanowski. There are articles and tournament reports inside on the 1996 World Open(won by GM Alex Yermolinsky), the Dortmund super tournament, an interview with Yermolinsky, and the U.S. Interplay Championships(also won by Yermo).
Chess Life Magazine - November 1996 Issue
Catalog Code: CL1196
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Chess Life Magazine - December 1999 Issue
The December 1999 Issue of Chess Life Magazine takes a 2nd look at the 1999 U.S. Open. There are also articles on the FIDE World Knockouts, and the U.S. Women's Championship.
Chess Life Magazine - December 1999 Issue
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Chess Life Magazine - January 2000 Issue
The January 2000 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has a cover story entitled Holiday in Harlem!. There is an interview with 1999 U.S. Champion Boris Gulko, and also games from the 1999 FIDE Knockout Finals of the World Championship, won by GM Alexander Khalifman.
Chess Life Magazine - January 2000 Issue
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Chess Life Magazine - January 1998 Issue
The January 1998 Issue of Chess Life Magazine looks at the 1998 World Team Championship, which saw the U.S. team finish with an impressive Silver Medal showing. There is also an article looking back at the brief history of the World Championship. There are also tournament reports on the Pacific Coast Open, Western States Open, and National K-12 Championships.
Chess Life Magazine - January 1998 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0198
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Chess Life Magazine - February 1998 Issue
The February 1998 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features the FIDE knockout victory of GM Vishwanathan Anand, who earned the right to face FIDE World Champion Anatoly Karpov. There are also articles on the U.S. Class Championships, the Hawaii Open, and an interview with IM Jack Peters.
Chess Life Magazine - February 1998 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0298
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