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CHESS BOOKS
Bronstein - The Mechanic
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 9
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 9
One of the great former Soviet chess grandmasters.
Bronstein - The Mechanic
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 9
Catalog Code: B0009TP
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Horowitz - The Interrogator
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 8
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 8
International Chess Master Al Horowitz was a New Yorker: raconteur, player, and writer-editor of books and magazines as well as chess columns for such as the New York Times and Saturday Review as well as his own Chess Review.
Horowitz - The Interrogator
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 8
Catalog Code: B0008TP
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Larsen - The Hammer
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 7
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 7
Bent Larsen, chess grandmaster from Denmark, was one of the most formidable foes in chess history, even beating the likes of all world champions including Bobby Fischer.
Larsen - The Hammer
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 7
Catalog Code: B0007TP
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Petrosian - The Punisher
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 6
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 6
This title includes 75 games, 53 of which are annotated in a lively style to show how flexible and tactical he could really be with many wins under 30 moves.
Petrosian - The Punisher
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 6
Catalog Code: B0006TP
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Capablanca - The Mouthpiece
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 5
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 5
Now 52 games are looked at against a variety of opponents and how he dealt with them.
Capablanca - The Mouthpiece
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 5
Catalog Code: B0005TP
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Pillsbury - The Fencer
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 4
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 4
A genius at chess, he also gave exhibitions of blindfold seances as well as playing checkers and bridge at the same time. He won the first big tournament he entered at age 22.
Pillsbury - The Fencer
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 4
Catalog Code: B0004TP
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Alekhine - The Executioner
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 3
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 3
This book contains lesser, but not unimportant games, many of them from simultaneous displays where he made short work of his opponent. 59 annotated games.
Alekhine - The Executioner
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 3
Catalog Code: B0003TP
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Blackburne - The Black Death in Spades
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 2
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 2
Joseph Henry Blackburne mowed his opponents down as if chess were bowling due to his great skill.
Blackburne - The Black Death in Spades
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 2
Catalog Code: B0002TP
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How to Reassess Your Chess - 4TH EDITION
Chess Mastery Through Chess Imbalances
Chess Mastery Through Chess Imbalances
How to Reassess Your Chess has long been considered a modern classic. Now this fourth, and final edition completely rewritten and featuring all new example stakes Silman's groundbreaking concept of imbalances to a whole new level.
How to Reassess Your Chess - 4TH EDITION
Chess Mastery Through Chess Imbalances
Catalog Code: B0007SI
Our Price: $29.95
LIMITED EDITION - How to Reassess Your Chess 4th Edition - AUTOGRAPHED BY JEREMY SILMAN
Chess Mastery Through Chess Imbalances
Chess Mastery Through Chess Imbalances
For a limited time purchase the special autographed, collector's edition of Jeremy Silman's How to Reassess Your Chess, 4th Edition, in hardcover version and get the author's commemorative t-shirt free! This offer is limited to the first 100 customers!
LIMITED EDITION - How to Reassess Your Chess 4th Edition - AUTOGRAPHED BY JEREMY SILMAN
Chess Mastery Through Chess Imbalances
Catalog Code: B0008SI
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Lasker - The Ultimate Streetfighter
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 1
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 1
This monograph examines Lasker's wins in his early years plus a number of simultaneous and exhibition games taken from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Lasker - The Ultimate Streetfighter
The Chess Gangs of New York and London - Volume 1
Catalog Code: B0001TP
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The Chess Gospel According to John*
As modern day Chess Handbooks go, this must be up there with the best ever. Borrowed from Purdy's Guide to Good Chess and three sections of the Search for Chess Perfection II (included are: "How to advance in Chess," "A System to Reduce Errors," and "A Method of Thinking in Chess") it contains the best tools to start and to advance.
Many students and teachers of the game consider CJS Purdy to be the greatest explainer of what's important in chess who ever lived.
Many students and teachers of the game consider CJS Purdy to be the greatest explainer of what's important in chess who ever lived.
The Chess Gospel According to John*
Catalog Code: B0040OB
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Silman's Complete Endgame Course
A Revolutionary Book on Chess Endgames, Designed to Ensure that Players Understand Everything They Need to Know at their Rating Levels, and Prepare them to Advance to the Next Level
A Revolutionary Book on Chess Endgames, Designed to Ensure that Players Understand Everything They Need to Know at their Rating Levels, and Prepare them to Advance to the Next Level
For more than 100 years, the world's leading chess players and teachers have told their students to study the endgame. Now, for the first time, a revolutionary, richly instructive endgame book has been designed for players of all levels. Silman's Complete Endgame Course, by famed writer and player Jeremy Silman, is the one and only endgame book you'll need as you move up the ladder from beginner to strong tournament player and finally to master.
Silman's Complete Endgame Course
A Revolutionary Book on Chess Endgames, Designed to Ensure that Players Understand Everything They Need to Know at their Rating Levels, and Prepare them to Advance to the Next Level
Catalog Code: B0001SI
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Chess Bitch
Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Game
Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Game
Chess Bitch, written by the 2004 U.S. Woman's Chess Champion, is an eye-opening account of how today's young female chess players are successfully knocking down the doors to this traditionally male game, infiltrating the male-owned sporting subculture of international chess, and giving the phrase "play like a girl" a whole new meaning.
Chess Bitch
Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Game
Catalog Code: B0004SI
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Pal Benko
My Life, Games and Compositions
My Life, Games and Compositions
Grandmaster Pal Benko is a chess legend: A challenger for the World Championship, an innovator of many modern opening systems, a problem composer par excellence, and a father figure to his close friend Bobby Fischer, Benko has played and defeated most of the top players of the last fifty years. This biography is a celebration of a great man's creative legacy.
Pal Benko
My Life, Games and Compositions
Catalog Code: B0005SI
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How to Reassess Your Chess - WORKBOOK
How to Master Chess Imbalances
How to Master Chess Imbalances
In this large workbook, a stand-alone companion to How to Reassess Your Chess, Jeremy Silman provides 131 problems designed to test a player's strengths and weaknesses. These problems cover openings, middlegames (both positional and tactical) and endgames. As a player completes one of these problems, he or she may then turn to Mr. Silman's answer, which is always detailed yet never dry.
How to Reassess Your Chess - WORKBOOK
How to Master Chess Imbalances
Catalog Code: B0006SI
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The Amateur's Mind
Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery
Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery
This book takes the student on a journey through his own mind and returns him to the chess board with a wealth of new-found knowledge and the promise of a significant gain in strength. Most amateurs possess erroneous thinking processes that remain with them throughout their chess lives.
The Amateur's Mind
Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery
Catalog Code: B0003SI
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Complete Book of Chess Strategy
Grandmaster Techniques from A to Z
Grandmaster Techniques from A to Z
An easy-to-understand guide to chess strategy -- conceptual planning -- has always been the amateur's dream. This book makes that dream a reality. This comprehensive guide in dictionary form, the first of its kind, makes all aspects of chess strategy quick, easy, and painlessly accessible to players of all degrees of strength.
Complete Book of Chess Strategy
Grandmaster Techniques from A to Z
Catalog Code: B0002SI
Our Price: $18.95
