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CHESS BOOKS
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 - April 2013 Issue
The Resolute GM- He is now one of the world's elite players, but has Hikaru Nakamura topped out?
2012 was a tumultuous year for the current U.S. Champion. Competing in 11 major events all over the world, Hikaru logged more air miles than most people earn in a lifetime. Macauley Peterson followed him to eight tournaments in six countries for Chess Life's profile.
Chess Life Magazine - April 2013 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0413
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Chess Life Magazine - May 2013 Issue
The U.S. Amateur Teams- We travel North, South, East and West to cover the most popular event on the USCF Calendar.
Princeton University takes top honors in New Jersey.
Chess Life Magazine - May 2013 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0513
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Chess Life Magazine - June 2013 Issue
Supernational V-5,335 play in the largest USCF Tournament Ever
Atulya Shetty-K-12 Section Champion
Candidates' Tournament: GM Ian Rogers on GM Magnus Carsen's win in an epic tournament
Chess Life Magazine - June 2013 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0613
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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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The Turk, Chess Automaton
This work contains a detailed discussion of the literature surrounding the Turk along with an analysis of its hidden operation. The complete collection of published games played by the Turk, many, again, unknown for 200 years, is also included.
The Turk, Chess Automaton
Catalog Code: B0010MF
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Aron Nimzowitsch - On the Road to Chess Mastery
1886-1924
1886-1924
Publisher: McFarland
Author: Per Skjoldager and Jorn Erik Nielsen
Year of Publication: 2012 Pages: 458
Notation Type: Algebraic (AN)
Book Description One of the greatest chess legends of all time, Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935), is best known for founding the Hypermodernism school of chess, which emerged after World War I to challenge the chess ideologies of traditional central European masters. This first full-scale biography of Nimzowitsch chronicles his early life in Denmark, his family and education, and his fascination with the game that would become the focus of his life. Also included are explorations of his tournament games and records, his dispute with influential chess teacher Siegbert Tarrasch, and his role in the development of Hypermodern Chess. With detailed accounts of nearly 450 games and the only narrative of Nimzowitsch from 1914 to 1924, a period formerly cloaked in mystery, this volume offers the most thorough profile available of one of chess's greatest innovators.
Aron Nimzowitsch - On the Road to Chess Mastery
1886-1924
Catalog Code: B0013MF
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US Chess Championship - 3RD EDITION
1845-2011
1845-2011
This thoroughly updated and revised edition of the highly acclaimed 1986 reference work provides a definitive history of all championship events in the United States through 2011. Both the games and the occasions are covered in depth, including biographical details, descriptive settings, anecdotes, tournament drama, unusual games, and grandmaster analysis.
US Chess Championship - 3RD EDITION
1845-2011
Catalog Code: B0009MF
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Isaac Kashdan - American Chess Grandmaster
A Career Summary with 757 Games
A Career Summary with 757 Games
This work chronicles the chess career and games of Grandmaster Isaac Kashdan, one of the leading United States players of the 1930s (along with such notables as Fine and Reshevsky). The main body of the work examines Kashdan's game play, with diagrams and analysis provided for many hundreds of his tournament games, match games, speed games, simultaneous exhibitions, training games and consultation games.
Isaac Kashdan - American Chess Grandmaster
A Career Summary with 757 Games
Catalog Code: B0011MF
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Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids - VOLUME 2
Winning Chess Puzzles For Kids Volume 2 is a fun and instructive workbook for children ages 7 to 13. Full of imaginative drawings, it combines standard chess problems with a variety of insightful chess-related puzzles. Slightly more advanced than Volume 1, its aim is to further develop a student's tactical skills.
Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids - VOLUME 2
Catalog Code: B0043OB
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Blindfold Chess
History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games
History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games
During the 18th century, when Philidor played two blindfold games of chess simultaneously, eyewitnesses were asked to swear affidavits attesting to this remarkable feat. Since then, blindfold chess - the art of playing without sight of the board or pieces - has produced some of the greatest feats of human memory, progressing to the extent that the world record is 45 simultaneous blindfold games.
Blindfold Chess
History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games
Catalog Code: B0005MF
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100 Best Games of the 20th Century Ranked
This book, itself a work of art, is brought together by the use of five criteria: the overall aesthetics (clever and relentless are insufficient qualities); the originality (e.g., not yet another white knight sacrifice in a Sicilian); the level of opposition (the loser played very well); the soundness (i.e., are the moves refutable with perfect play?), accuracy (few of the moves are second-best), and difficulty (the winner overcame major obstacles) of the game; and finally the overall breadth and depth (one wants a series of sparkling ideas, with no dry patches).
100 Best Games of the 20th Century Ranked
Catalog Code: B0003MF
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William Steinitz - Chess Champion
A Biography of a Bohemian Caesar
A Biography of a Bohemian Caesar
Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz had a rich and elevated career and life, which can now be known as well. From Steinitz's own writings and the fruits of extensive first-time-ever research by the author, a fascinating portrayal emerges of the life and genius of a man widely known as the 'Bohemian Caesar' quite apart from his chess dominance.
William Steinitz - Chess Champion
A Biography of a Bohemian Caesar
Catalog Code: B0004MF
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Chess World Championships - 2 Volume Set
All the Games - All With Diagrams - 1834-2004
All the Games - All With Diagrams - 1834-2004
If you're looking for the ULTIMATE COLLECTION of World Championship Games, Look no further than this two-book collection from McFarland Publishing.
Chess World Championships - 2 Volume Set
All the Games - All With Diagrams - 1834-2004
Catalog Code: B0006MF
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Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids
Winning Chess Puzzles For Kids is the perfect introduction to basic chess tactics for children ages 7 to 13. Full of imaginative drawings, this fun and instructive workbook combines standard chess problems with a variety of insightful chess-related puzzles.
Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids
Catalog Code: B0026OB
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Winning Chess Exercises for Kids
This wonderfully entertaining book also happens to be quite effective. Everything any child will need to know about chess strategy and more is here in this book, which is well laid out and easy to follow. Part of the fun factor for kids is that the book is replete with cartoon images of chess characters to help make the learning experience more exciting.
Winning Chess Exercises for Kids
Catalog Code: B0025OB
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Winning Chess Strategy for Kids
Winning Chess Strategy for Kids is a fun and comprehensive chess course written for children 7 to 13 years old. Full of original material and entertaining artwork, it's a perfect guide for learning the royal game. Parents and teachers are sure to like it too.
Winning Chess Strategy for Kids
Catalog Code: B0024OB
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Frank Marshall - US Chess Champion
A Biography with 220 Games
A Biography with 220 Games
Frank Marshall (1877-1944) reigned as America's chess champion from 1907 through 1936 - the longest stint of anyone in history. A colorful character almost always decked out in an ascot and chewing a cigar, his career coincided with many evolutionary changes in competitive chess.
Frank Marshall - US Chess Champion
A Biography with 220 Games
Catalog Code: B0002MF
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Alexander Alekhine - Agony of a Chess Genius
The tragic last years of world chess champion Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946); 45 of his match and tournament games in Spain and Portugal from 1943 to 1946 and 100 other exhibition games from this period and from previous Iberian visits. Most of these 145 games have never been published in an English-language source.
Alexander Alekhine - Agony of a Chess Genius
Catalog Code: B0001MF
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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
The Literature of Chess
Through the fortunate chance of having developed a notation to record actual games, chess has become very much a literary game. This has resulted in a veritable flood of books, with more being written about chess than any other sport. Hence, for the average chess player who would like to improve, the choice among such a vast number of books can be bewildering. The author has undertaken to review those books written by the great writers of the game and to select recommendations.
The Literature of Chess
Catalog Code: B0008MF
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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
Catalog Code: CL0100
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Chess Life Magazine - January/February 2001 Issue
The January/February 2001 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has a cover story entitled Hoops and Horns in Harlem. This takes a look at the 2nd Annual Harlem Chess Film Festival. Also included are articles on the new World Champion Vladimir Kramnik's win over Garry Kasparov and Camilla Baginskaite winning the U.S. Women's Championship.
Chess Life Magazine - January/February 2001 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0101
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Chess Life Magazine - January 2002 Issue
The January 2002 Issue of Chess Life Magazine takes a look at the 2001 Dortmund tournament, won by Kramnik and Topalov. There are also articles on the Governor's Cup, won by Wojtkiewicz and Shulman, and the Continental.
Chess Life Magazine - January 2002 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0102
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Chess Life Magazine - January 2003 Issue
The January 2003 Issue of Chess Life Magazine takes a look at the match "Russia vs. the Rest of the World", in which the Rest of the World shocked the best players from Russia by winning. Games and annotations from many of the elite players in the world. There is also a profile on USCF Executive Director, Frank Niro.
Chess Life Magazine - January 2003 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0103
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Chess Life Magazine - January 2005 Issue
The January 2005 Issue of Chess Life Magazine takes a look at the U.S. Women's Team's Silver Medal performance at the 2004 Women's Chess Olympiads. The U.S. men also had a solid showing, finishing 4th. There is also an article on Vladimir Kramnik retaining the World Title against challenger Peter Leko.
Chess Life Magazine - January 2005 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0105
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Chess Life Magazine - January 2006 Issue
The January 2006 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has a special article called Chess For Peace , which features former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, former World Champion Anatoly Karpov, and former Women's World Champion Susan Polgar. Also more games and annotations from the 2005 World FIDE Championship, won by Veselin Topalov, are given.
Chess Life Magazine - January 2006 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0106
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Chess Life Magazine - January 2007 Issue
January 2007 Issue of Chess Life Magazine, content includes the University of Texas at Dallas vs. University of Belgrade correspondence match, USCF 2003 Absolute Correspondence Chess Championship, Korchnoi at the World Senior Championship
Chess Life Magazine - January 2007 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0107
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Chess Life Magazine - January 2008 Issue
January 2008 Issue of Chess Life Magazine, content includes a look at the most recent U.S. CC Olympiad team, Fabiano Caruana breaks record as youngest American GM
Chess Life Magazine - January 2008 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0108
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Chess Life Magazine - January 2009 Issue
The January 2009 Issue of Chess Life Magazine, content includes GM Gregor Kaidanov's numerous successes in chess, Viswanathan Anand defeats GM Vladimir Kramnik for world championship title
Chess Life Magazine - January 2009 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0109
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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 - January 2011 Issue
Vasily Smyslov was one of the most beloved of grandmasters. Even Bobby Fischer tempered his hatred of the Soviets when considering Smyslov.Smyslov was a multi-faceted world champion, but in this issue we focus on his contributions to opening theory. Russell Potter cares deeply about Smyslov's memory, and you will to after you read about the man and study the given examples.Read this article, the Olympiad 2010, and much more in the January issue of Chess Life.
Chess Life Magazine - January 2011 Issue
Catalog Code: CL0111
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