CHESS BOOKS

    Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura
    This is the very first book to focus exclusively on Hikaru Nakamura, the greatest American chess player since the legendary Bobby Fischer.
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    Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura
    Catalog Code: B0019OE
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    Fighting Chess with Magnus Carlsen
    This book presents detailed annotations to 64 of Carlsen's best games, together with a description of his career. Also examined are the deficiencies from which he suffered as a young player, and how he overcame these on his way to the top.
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    Fighting Chess with Magnus Carlsen
    Catalog Code: B0018OE
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    Endgame - PAPERBACK
    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
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    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
    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.
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    Bobby Fischer
    A Pictorial History of the 1972 World Chess Championship
    Catalog Code: B0021RH
    Our Price: $39.95

    Endgame - HARDCOVER
    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
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    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

    Secrets of Creative Thinking
    Dvoretsky School of Future Champions - VOLUME 5
    In this final volume of the series, the authors deal with various creative aspects, such as the calculation of variations and the development of intuition. It also explores the psychology of taking decisions, both when attacking and when defending.
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    Secrets of Creative Thinking
    Dvoretsky School of Future Champions - VOLUME 5
    Catalog Code: B0016OE
    Our Price: $39.95

    Secrets of Positional Play
    Dvoretsky School of Future Champions - VOLUME 4
    The main theme of Volume 4 is "prophylaxis", a concept first expounded by Nimzowitsch and one which has been brilliantly developed by Mark Dvoretsky and his pupils. The art of positional play is explained in terms of planning, maneuvering, the study of typical positions, and deep strategy in grandmaster games.
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    Secrets of Positional Play
    Dvoretsky School of Future Champions - VOLUME 4
    Catalog Code: B0015OE
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    222 Opening Traps After 1. d4
    Traps lurk in every stage of a chess game, but they occur especially often in the opening. In this instructional volume, the two internationally recognized masters of the game cover the traps that can be expected after the double advance of the white d-pawn. For every possible opening after 1.d4. including the Queen's Gambit or the King's Indian Defense - there are explanatory texts detailing the most typical trap motifs.
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    222 Opening Traps After 1. d4
    Catalog Code: B0010OE
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    Modern Chess Openings - 15TH EDITION
    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.
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    Modern Chess Openings - 15TH EDITION
    Completed Revised and Updated
    Catalog Code: B0013RH
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    Secret Notes
    David Bronstein, one of the world's great players of the 20th century, drew a match for the world championship and was victorious in numerous international events. He was also one of the most original thinkers in the history of chess: rapidplay tournaments, clocks with the addition of a certain time after every move, his own version of random chess - these are just a few of the ideas that have sprung from his fertile imagination.
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    Secret Notes
    Catalog Code: B0005OE

    Regular Price: $34.95

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    Secrets of Opening Preparation
    Dvoretsky School of Future Chess Champions - VOLUME 2
    This helpful chess handbook discusses how to build an opening repertoire and produce opening novelties. Additionally, it explores the connection between the opening and the later stages of the middlegame and the endgame.
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    Secrets of Opening Preparation
    Dvoretsky School of Future Chess Champions - VOLUME 2
    Catalog Code: B0007OE
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    Secrets of Endgame Technique
    Dvoretsky School of Future Chess Champions - VOLUME 3
    Proper technique is central to executing successful endgame play. This instructional guide provides information on how to study the endgame and analyze endgame positions. It also illustrates the highly important technique of converting an advantage.
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    Secrets of Endgame Technique
    Dvoretsky School of Future Chess Champions - VOLUME 3
    Catalog Code: B0008OE
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    Pandolfini's Chess Challenges
    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.
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    Pandolfini's Chess Challenges
    111 Winning Endgames
    Catalog Code: B0014RH
    Our Price: $9.95

    Secrets of Chess Training
    Dvoretsky School of Future Chess Champions - VOLUME 1
    The world's top trainer, Mark Dvoretsky, and one of his best-known pupils, grandmaster Artur Yusupov, present a five-volume series based on courses given to talented young players throughout the world. The books contain contributions by other leading trainers and grandmasters, as well as games by pupils who have attended the courses.
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    Secrets of Chess Training
    Dvoretsky School of Future Chess Champions - VOLUME 1
    Catalog Code: B0006OE
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    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.
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    Chess Fundamentals - Revised
    Catalog Code: B0001RH
    Our Price: $15.95

    Spanish Exchange Variation
    A Fischer Favorite - White Repertoire for Tournament Players
    The Spanish Exchange Variation lets you play one of the major chess openings, the Ruy Lopez, without the risk of drowning in the huge flow of information now available to the modern chess-player. White's play in this opening is often very thematic, thus an understanding of the typical positions is more important than concrete knowledge of variations.
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    Spanish Exchange Variation
    A Fischer Favorite - White Repertoire for Tournament Players
    Catalog Code: B0012OE
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    Leningrad System
    A Complete Weapon Against 1. d4
    The Leningrad System is one of the sharpest and most interesting replies to 1. d4. Since this typical set-up is also playable against the flank openings 1. c4 and 1. Nf3, it provides the Black player with a genuine universal weapon.
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    Leningrad System
    A Complete Weapon Against 1. d4
    Catalog Code: B0017OE
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    Opening Developments
    School of Chess Excellence - VOLUME 4
    The fourth in Mark Dvoretsky's School of Chess Excellence series, this book analyzes opening problems that players may face in any game. As always, there are numerous examples to help illustrate the best choices to make for chess success.
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    Opening Developments
    School of Chess Excellence - VOLUME 4
    Catalog Code: B0004OE
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    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.
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    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.
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    How to Play Good Opening Moves
    Catalog Code: B0001RH-OOP
    Our Price: $12.95

    Tactical Play
    School of Chess Excellence - VOLUME 2
    In this second book in his School of Chess Excellence series, Mark Dvoretsky looks at combinations and tactical techniques and suggests methods for developing a player's ability to calculate.
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    Tactical Play
    School of Chess Excellence - VOLUME 2
    Catalog Code: B0002OE
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    Endgame Analysis
    School of Chess Excellence - VOLUME 1
    Mark Dvoretsky is regarded as the leading chess coach in the world, and the first book in his School of Chess Excellence series is devoted to the endgame. He analyzes a wide range of positions, and his comments are packed with advice. Special test positions and frequent questions ensure the reader's participation.
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    Endgame Analysis
    School of Chess Excellence - VOLUME 1
    Catalog Code: B0001OE
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    Strategic Play
    School of Chess Excellence - VOLUME 3
    This third volume in Mark Dvoretsky's School of Chess Excellence series is devoted to questions of strategy aimed at improving the reader's positional understanding.
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    Strategic Play
    School of Chess Excellence - VOLUME 3
    Catalog Code: B0003OE
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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.
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    Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
    Catalog Code: B0011RH
    Our Price: $7.95

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