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Play the Dutch
An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation
An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation
There's no doubt that the Dutch Defence is one of Black's most enterprising answers to 1 d4. Black strives to unbalance the position by creating an asymmetrical pawn structure on the very first move, giving himself every opportunity to fight for the initiative from the outset. It's no surprise that the Dutch particularly appeals to ambitious players who relish a complicated battle.
Play the Dutch
An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation
Catalog Code: B0311EM
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A Guide to Chess Improvement
The Best of Novice Nook
The Best of Novice Nook
A Guide to Chess Improvement features the very best of Dan Heisman's multi-award winning chess column Novice Nook, which has run for the past ten years at a popular website. This book is full of valuable instruction, insight and practical advice on a wide range of key subjects: general improvement, thought processes, planning and strategy, tactics, endgame play, technique, time management and much more.
A Guide to Chess Improvement
The Best of Novice Nook
Catalog Code: B0315EM
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EBOOK - Play the Dutch
An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation
An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation
There's no doubt that the Dutch Defence is one of Black's most enterprising answers to 1 d4. Black strives to unbalance the position by creating an asymmetrical pawn structure on the very first move, giving himself every opportunity to fight for the initiative from the outset. It's no surprise that the Dutch particularly appeals to ambitious players who relish a complicated battle.
EBOOK - Play the Dutch
An Opening Repertoire for Black Based on the Leningrad Variation
Catalog Code: E-B0311EM
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The Complete c3 Sicilian
The Alapin Variation by it's Greatest Expert
The Alapin Variation by it's Greatest Expert
It is not difficult to understand why the Alapin Sicilian is such a popular opening with amateur and professional chess players all over the world. Against Black’s most dangerous reply to 1.e4 it simply offers everything you need if you are looking for a reliable scheme that does not take much time to learn.
The Complete c3 Sicilian
The Alapin Variation by it's Greatest Expert
Catalog Code: B0096NIC
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CoffeeHouse Chess Tactics
An Astonishing Trip into the World of Competitive Chess
An Astonishing Trip into the World of Competitive Chess
With refreshing simplicity, Coffeehouse Chess Tactics shows how to turn bad, even seemingly hopeless positions to our advantage. How to distinguish the essential from the trivial. How to adapt according to the situation on the board. Each game sparkles with some unusual tactical or defensive motif. Along with the games the author describes in eloquent but brutal language the beautiful, sometimes terrible, world of chess "where sport, art and science merge.
CoffeeHouse Chess Tactics
An Astonishing Trip into the World of Competitive Chess
Catalog Code: B0097NIC
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Mastering Chess Strategy
Short Description for Mastering Chess Strategy - B0310EM
Mastering Chess Strategy
Catalog Code: B0310EM
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How to play against 1. d4
Finding a suitable defence to 1 d4 isn't an easy task, especially if you don't have endless time available to study all the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it's imperative to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black.
How to play against 1. d4
Catalog Code: B0314EM
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EBOOK - Mastering Chess Strategy
Short Description for Mastering Chess Strategy - B0310EM
EBOOK - Mastering Chess Strategy
Catalog Code: E-B0310EM
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EBOOK - How to play against 1. d4
Finding a suitable defence to 1 d4 isn't an easy task, especially if you don't have endless time available to study all the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it's imperative to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black.
EBOOK - How to play against 1. d4
Catalog Code: E-B0314EM
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Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess - VOLUME IV
Kasparov vs. Karpov 1988-2009
Kasparov vs. Karpov 1988-2009
Between 1984 and 1990 Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov contested five long matches for the World Championship. This fourth volume of the series 'Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess' concentrates on all the games played between the two from 1988 to the present day and features their fifth World Championship match played in New York and Lyon 1990.
Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess - VOLUME IV
Kasparov vs. Karpov 1988-2009
Catalog Code: B0308EM
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EBOOK - Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess - VOLUME IV
Kasparov vs. Karpov 1988-2009
Kasparov vs. Karpov 1988-2009
Between 1984 and 1990 Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov contested five long matches for the World Championship. This fourth volume of the series 'Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess' concentrates on all the games played between the two from 1988 to the present day and features their fifth World Championship match played in New York and Lyon 1990.
EBOOK - Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess - VOLUME IV
Kasparov vs. Karpov 1988-2009
Catalog Code: E-B0308EM
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NIC Yearbook 95 - HARDCOVER EDITION
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
New In Chess Yearbook, which appears four times a year, contains the latest news in chess openings, and each issue brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. The Yearbook not only covers the latest fashion, but also offers fresh insights into underrated gambits, rare continuations, and almost forgotten weapons.
NIC Yearbook 95 - HARDCOVER EDITION
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
Catalog Code: B0095HYB
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NIC Yearbook 95 - PAPERBACK EDITION
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
New In Chess Yearbook, which appears four times a year, contains the latest news in chess openings, and each issue brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. The Yearbook not only covers the latest fashion, but also offers fresh insights into underrated gambits, rare continuations, and almost forgotten weapons.
NIC Yearbook 95 - PAPERBACK EDITION
Alexander Grischuk - Gimme Your Poisoned Pawn, Baby!
Catalog Code: B0095PYB
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Checkmate! Tactics
Would you now like to know how to regularly beat your opponents and move to the next level? If so, then Checkmate Tactics is the book for you.
Checkmate! Tactics
Catalog Code: B0307EM
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Play the London System
It's no secret why the London System is such a popular opening, especially at club level. White's development plan is very easy to learn, and it can be employed against virtually any defence. What's more, depending on mood, style or opponent, White can choose either to attack directly or to instigate a more positional strategy. Many players admit they hate facing the London System, which is surely another good reason to play it!
Play the London System
Catalog Code: B0306EM
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EBOOK - Play the London System
It's no secret why the London System is such a popular opening, especially at club level. White's development plan is very easy to learn, and it can be employed against virtually any defence. What's more, depending on mood, style or opponent, White can choose either to attack directly or to instigate a more positional strategy. Many players admit they hate facing the London System, which is surely another good reason to play it!
EBOOK - Play the London System
Catalog Code: E-B0306EM
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10 Great Ways To Get Better At Chess
Short Description for 10 Great Ways To Get Better At Chess - B0305EM
10 Great Ways To Get Better At Chess
Catalog Code: B0305EM
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SHOPWORN - 10 Great Ways To Get Better At Chess
Short Description for 10 Great Ways To Get Better At Chess - B0305EM
SHOPWORN - 10 Great Ways To Get Better At Chess
Catalog Code: SWB0305EM
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E-BOOK 10 Great Ways To Get Better At Chess
In this book grandmaster Nigel Davies provides that direction. He examines the methods used by a number of players who were looking to improve their game, and how they went about achieving their goal. He has drawn heavily on the games and thoughts of players who have been his students over the years and experienced a clear improvement in their play.
Nigel Davies is a Grandmaster with more than 35 years of tournament experience. He is a highly regarded chess teacher and the author of many successful chess books.
Nigel Davies is a Grandmaster with more than 35 years of tournament experience. He is a highly regarded chess teacher and the author of many successful chess books.
E-BOOK 10 Great Ways To Get Better At Chess
Catalog Code: E-B0305EM
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Secrets of Opening Surprises - VOLUME 12
No Time to Study Opening Theory? Shock Your Opponent with an SOS!
No Time to Study Opening Theory? Shock Your Opponent with an SOS!
Readers of this series can ignore large areas of the ever expanding chess opening theory. They can concentrate on these surprising ideas, because SOS variations deviate very early from the regular lines in mainstream openings. Ideal for players who don't have enough time to keep abreast with main line theory. Appears twice a year. Ready-to-go chess opening ideas.
Secrets of Opening Surprises - VOLUME 12
No Time to Study Opening Theory? Shock Your Opponent with an SOS!
Catalog Code: B0012SOS
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Botvinnik - Petrosian
The 1963 World Chess Championship Match
The 1963 World Chess Championship Match
This book marks the end of an era: the mighty Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995) loses his world title fifteen years after he conquered the highest crown for the first time. It is a gripping account of a heroic battle. The ageing Botvinnik desperately tries to bounce back after his Armenian opponent Tigran Petrosian has taken an early lead, but ultimately fails.
Botvinnik - Petrosian
The 1963 World Chess Championship Match
Catalog Code: B0126NIC
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Beating 1. e4 e5
A Repertoire for White in the Open Games
A Repertoire for White in the Open Games
Beating 1. e4 e5
A Repertoire for White in the Open Games
Catalog Code: B0313EM
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EBOOK - Beating 1. e4 e5
A Repertoire for White in the Open Games
A Repertoire for White in the Open Games
Grandmaster John Emms presents a repertoire for White after 1 e4 e5, based on the Italian Game and the Bishop's Opening. The lines he recommends are built upon a sound yet aggressive system of development which can be deployed against virtually every Black defence.
EBOOK - Beating 1. e4 e5
A Repertoire for White in the Open Games
Catalog Code: E-B0313EM
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Chess Opening Essentials - VOLUME 4
1. c4 / 1. Nf3 / Other First Moves
1. c4 / 1. Nf3 / Other First Moves
Chess Opening Essentials is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavor of how every opening works and explains the similarities with other openings as well as the differences. In addition, it also points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening has ended.
Chess Opening Essentials - VOLUME 4
1. c4 / 1. Nf3 / Other First Moves
Catalog Code: B0089NIC
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Bobby Fischer for Beginners
The Most Famous Chess Player Explained
The Most Famous Chess Player Explained
Bobby Fischer's lone fight against the Soviet chess powerhouse made him a global hero, also for people who did not play chess at all. The Russians trembled before him, the Americans and the rest of the world cheered him on. Fischer's chess prowess and his will to win were unparalleled. But so were his eccentric behaviour and his paranoia. After he won the world title, Bobby Fischer vanished and the former prodigy became a mystery. The memories of his successwere clouded by his anti-American and anti-Semite rants.
Bobby Fischer for Beginners
The Most Famous Chess Player Explained
Catalog Code: B0090NIC
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NIC Yearbook 94 - HARDCOVER EDITION
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
New In Chess Yearbook, which appears four times a year, contains the latest news in chess openings, and each issue brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. The Yearbook not only covers the latest fashion, but also offers fresh insights into underrated gambits, rare continuations, and almost forgotten weapons.
NIC Yearbook 94 - HARDCOVER EDITION
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
Catalog Code: B0094HYB
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NIC Yearbook 94 - PAPERBACK EDITION
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
New In Chess Yearbook, which appears four times a year, contains the latest news in chess openings, and each issue brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. The Yearbook not only covers the latest fashion, but also offers fresh insights into underrated gambits, rare continuations, and almost forgotten weapons.
NIC Yearbook 94 - PAPERBACK EDITION
Magnus Carlsen's Midas Touch in the Scotch
Catalog Code: B0094PYB
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How to win at Chess - Quickly
Mistakes are often made in the early part of the game - at all levels of chess - but a key skill is to recognize these critical moments as they happen and to exploit them with maximum efficiency. This is a skill which Grandmaster Simon Williams addresses in this book. Using instructive and entertaining games in which one side wins quickly, he examines all the typical mistakes chess players make in the opening and early middlegame, how you should look to exploit them, and how to avoid falling into similar traps yourself.
How to win at Chess - Quickly
Catalog Code: B0312EM
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SHOPWORN - How to win at Chess
Quickly!
Quickly!
Mistakes are often made in the early part of the game - at all levels of chess - but a key skill is to recognize these critical moments as they happen and to exploit them with maximum efficiency. This is a skill which Grandmaster Simon Williams addresses in this book. Using instructive and entertaining games in which one side wins quickly, he examines all the typical mistakes chess players make in the opening and early middlegame, how you should look to exploit them, and how to avoid falling into similar traps yourself.
SHOPWORN - How to win at Chess
Quickly!
Catalog Code: SWB0312EM
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EBOOK - How to win at Chess - Quickly
Mistakes are often made in the early part of the game - at all levels of chess - but a key skill is to recognize these critical moments as they happen and to exploit them with maximum efficiency. This is a skill which Grandmaster Simon Williams addresses in this book. Using instructive and entertaining games in which one side wins quickly, he examines all the typical mistakes chess players make in the opening and early middlegame, how you should look to exploit them, and how to avoid falling into similar traps yourself.
EBOOK - How to win at Chess - Quickly
Catalog Code: E-B0312EM
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Why we Lose at Chess
The main reason why we lose at chess is no big secret: we all make unnecessary mistakes! But simply acknowledging this fact isn't enough to help us improve. The big question is, how can we eliminate these mistakes from our game, or at least keep them to an absolute minimum?
Why we Lose at Chess
Catalog Code: B0303EM
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SHOPWORN - Why We Lose at Chess
The main reason why we lose at chess is no big secret: we all make unnecessary mistakes! But simply acknowledging this fact isn't enough to help us improve. The big question is, how can we eliminate these mistakes from our game, or at least keep them to an absolute minimum?
SHOPWORN - Why We Lose at Chess
Catalog Code: SWB0303EM
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EBOOK - Why we Lose at Chess
The main reason why we lose at chess is no big secret: we all make unnecessary mistakes! But simply acknowledging this fact isn't enough to help us improve. The big question is, how can we eliminate these mistakes from our game, or at least keep them to an absolute minimum?
EBOOK - Why we Lose at Chess
Catalog Code: E-B0303EM
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Chess Duels
My Games with the World Champions
My Games with the World Champions
Four-time US Champion Yasser Seirawan provides a fascinating and highly entertaining account of his games and encounters with the world champions of chess including: Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Bobby Fischer, Boris Spassky, Tigran Petrosian, Mikhail Tal, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Botvinnik and Max Euwe. Having been involved in frequent battles against world champions over a 25-year period, Seirawan is in an ideal position to reveal how it really feels to be facing the legends of the game. He describes and analyses, in depth, his most memorable encounters - both famous victories and painful defeats, against the best chessplayers of the last 50 years.
Chess Duels
My Games with the World Champions
Catalog Code: B0302EM
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Alekhine Alert
A Repertoire for Black Against 1. e4
A Repertoire for Black Against 1. e4
Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black's most ambitious counters to 1 e4, the Alekhine Defence. This is a sharp opening in which Black attacks from the very beginning, luring White's central pawns forward in the expectation of destroying them later on.
Alekhine Alert
A Repertoire for Black Against 1. e4
Catalog Code: B0301EM
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EBOOK - Alekhine Alert
A Repertoire for Black Against 1. e4
A Repertoire for Black Against 1. e4
Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black's most ambitious counters to 1 e4, the Alekhine Defence. This is a sharp opening in which Black attacks from the very beginning, luring White's central pawns forward in the expectation of destroying them later on.
EBOOK - Alekhine Alert
A Repertoire for Black Against 1. e4
Catalog Code: E-B0301EM
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