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CHESS BOOKS
Endgame - PAPERBACK
Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness
Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness
ENDGAME is acclaimed biographer Frank Brady's decades-in-the-making tracing of the meteoric ascent--and confounding descent--of enigmatic genius Bobby Fischer. Only Brady, who met Fischer when the prodigy was only 10 and shared with him some of his most dramatic triumphs, could have written this book, which has much to say about the nature of American celebrity and the distorting effect.of fame
Endgame - PAPERBACK
Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness
Catalog Code: B0022RH
Our Price: $15.95
Bobby Fischer
A Pictorial History of the 1972 World Chess Championship
A Pictorial History of the 1972 World Chess Championship
Harry Benson's rare, exclusive photos of the elusive and controversial chess genius Bobby Fischer taken during the historic World Championship chess match in Iceland in 1972 in which Fischer solidly defeated reining champ, Russian Boris Spassky, are collected here for the first time, in Bobby Fischer.
Bobby Fischer
A Pictorial History of the 1972 World Chess Championship
Catalog Code: B0021RH
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Endgame - HARDCOVER
Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness
Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness
ENDGAME is acclaimed biographer Frank Brady's decades-in-the-making tracing of the meteoric ascent--and confounding descent--of enigmatic genius Bobby Fischer. Only Brady, who met Fischer when the prodigy was only 10 and shared with him some of his most dramatic triumphs, could have written this book, which has much to say about the nature of American celebrity and the distorting effects of fame
Endgame - HARDCOVER
Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness
Catalog Code: B0020RH
Our Price: $25.95
Modern Chess Openings - 15TH EDITION
Completed Revised and Updated
Completed Revised and Updated
Modern Chess Openings is the best and most trusted tool for serious chess players on the market. First published over a half-century ago, this is a completely revised and updated edition of the book that has been the standard English language reference on chess openings.
Modern Chess Openings - 15TH EDITION
Completed Revised and Updated
Catalog Code: B0013RH
Our Price: $29.95
Pandolfini's Chess Challenges
111 Winning Endgames
111 Winning Endgames
Here are 111 quirky, surprising and fun tactical chess problems to improve anyone's games. Designed to promote creativity and imaginative play, all of the problems are endgame miniatures, with seven or fewer pieces on the chessboard.
Pandolfini's Chess Challenges
111 Winning Endgames
Catalog Code: B0014RH
Our Price: $9.95
Chess Fundamentals - Revised
J.R. Capablanca was a World Chess Champion and one of the greatest players in chess history, yet he wrote very little about the game. Chess Fundamentals, though normally for the beginning player, contains valuable insights that will benefit players at all levels of understanding, including masters.
Chess Fundamentals - Revised
Catalog Code: B0001RH
Our Price: $15.95
Chess Exam And Training Guide - Rate Yourself
Rate Yourself and Learn How to Improve!
Rate Yourself and Learn How to Improve!
Would you like to know how good you really are at chess? Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned master, this book will help you to evaluate your current level, identify your weaknesses and get training advice.
Chess Exam And Training Guide - Rate Yourself
Rate Yourself and Learn How to Improve!
Catalog Code: B0001IK
Our Price: $24.95
US Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess - FIFTH EDITION
The U.S. Chess Federation Official Rules of Chess is the only official rulebook for chess. Serious players at every level as well as chess club teachers, directors, and tournament sponsors should have it on hand during every match. This new edition features the latest rules, including guidelines for the popular game of speed chess, an updated quick rating system, and the latest conventions of governing tournaments.
US Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess - FIFTH EDITION
Catalog Code: B0012RH
Our Price: $18.95
How to Play Good Opening Moves
This brand-new revision, in modern algebraic notation, is sure to become a classic of chess instruction. It was written for the chess player who needs to understand, not memorize, the chess openings. The three basic principles of the opening are well established and will not change in the foreseeable future.
How to Play Good Opening Moves
Catalog Code: B0001RH-OOP
Our Price: $12.95
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
Our Price: $19.95
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
Our Price: $17.95
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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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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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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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
Our Price: $20.95
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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Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Learn to think the same way Bobby Fischer did. This is the fastest, most efficient, most enjoyable book on chess ever compiled. As the student, you start at the beginning and progressively develop your skills as you apply Bobby Fischer's principles and learn how to play Chess the Bobby way.
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Catalog Code: B0011RH
Our Price: $7.95
