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CHESS BOOKS
The Games of Alekhine - HARDCOVER
World Chess Champion - 1927-1935 & 1937-1946
World Chess Champion - 1927-1935 & 1937-1946
The Games of Alekhine is the first collection of all available chess games played by Alexander Alekhine, World Chess Champion from 1927-1935 and 1937-1946.
The Games of Alekhine - HARDCOVER
World Chess Champion - 1927-1935 & 1937-1946
Catalog Code: B0014AC
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The Best of Chessbase - VOLUME 1
The Best of ChessBase, Volume One contains the most interesting, timely and instructive material from volumes 21-27 of ChessBase Magazine. Now the best and most current material from the world's leading chess information Software is available in convenient printed form!
The Best of Chessbase - VOLUME 1
Catalog Code: B0009AC
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The Games of Alekhine - PAPERBACK
World Chess Champion - 1927-1935 & 1937-1946
World Chess Champion - 1927-1935 & 1937-1946
The Games of Alekhine is the first collection of all available chess games played by Alexander Alekhine, World Chess Champion from 1927-1935 and 1937-1946.
The Games of Alekhine - PAPERBACK
World Chess Champion - 1927-1935 & 1937-1946
Catalog Code: B0006AC
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Hastings 1936
English descriptive notation. Good notes to the games. An Alekhine victory ahead of Fine, Eliskases, Vidmar, among others.
Hastings 1936
Catalog Code: B0010CA
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Positional Ideas In Chess
"The foundation upon which any position is built is the board itself, that apparently simple space of sixty-four squares arranged in alternate light and dark colors..." That is how John Love introduces the sparkling world of positional play in chess.
Positional Ideas In Chess
Catalog Code: B0011AC
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Pandolfini's Chess Complete
The Most Comprehensive Guide to the Game from History to Strategy
The Most Comprehensive Guide to the Game from History to Strategy
The perfect addition to any personal chess library, Pandolfini's Chess Complete is a comprehensive, accessible reference. National Master Bruce Pandolfini has covered every aspect of the game, from chessboard and pieces to history and strategy, and has responded to virtually any possible question or situation that could arise. From algebra notation to "zugzwang," Pandolfini has created the chess bible for players of all levels.
Pandolfini's Chess Complete
The Most Comprehensive Guide to the Game from History to Strategy
Catalog Code: B0011SS
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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
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The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played
62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy
62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy
Sixty-two masterly demonstrations of the basic strategies of winning at chess, featuring games by the greatest chess masters Capablanca, Tarrasch, Fischer, Alekhine, Lasker, Petrosian among them compiled and annotated by one of chess literature's most brilliant authors.
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played
62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy
Catalog Code: B0037DV
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Bobby Fischer His Approach
Short Description for Bobby Fischer : His Approach - B0230EM
Bobby Fischer His Approach
Catalog Code: B0230EM
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Strategy for Advanced Players
Schiller covers strategic and positional factors as seen in the complex interplay of the middlegame and endgame with 45 lessons. The art of strategic planning is not easily acquired from most teaching materials, yet is one of the most important aspects of practical play. He does an excellent job here teaching strategy skills. This book is mostly recommended for players 1600 rated and up.
Strategy for Advanced Players
Catalog Code: CB0007CD
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White To Play 1. e4 And Win
Schiller delivers with this book with your first move being 1.e4. This book tells you how to: (1) Beat 1..e5 with the Bishop Opening with some transposition into the Scotch Game; (2) Against 1..c5 with the Closed Sicilian like Spassky; (3) Go after the Caro-Kann with the Exchange Variation, a favorite of Fischer's; (4) Beat the French with three different variations depending on what black does; (5) Play the aggressive "Push" Variation against the Alekhine's Defense; (6)The best line against the Franco-Indian; (7) Against the Modern and Pirc Defenses you will play the Grand Prix Attack; (8)Schiller has some surprises when black plays the Scandinavian Defense(1.e4 d5). Schiller gives a complete and exciting repertoire for all 1.e4 players!
White To Play 1. e4 And Win
Catalog Code: CB0009CD
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The Vienna Game and Gambit
This book covers the Vienna Game and Vienna Gambit along with variations that transpose into the King's Gambit(such as improvements for white in the Steinitz Variation). Force your opponent into lines that you know and are familiar with after 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3, with a quick f4 frequently following. This is certainly an excellent choice for the attacking player!
The Vienna Game and Gambit
Catalog Code: CB0010CD
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Blackburne-Hartlaub Gambit
In this Chess Openings for Hustlers Volume II the author looks at both the Accepted 3.exd6 and the Declined 3.Nf3 and 3.Bf4. The idea of this gambit is well worth the effort of the player who wants to learn an aggressive Black defense against 1.d4 where white doesn't control the flow of the game. The book contains 155 games divided into variations with light analysis played by a variety of players ranging from Master to class C. A player index has been provided which lists players grouped by "Class" to help the reader evaluate the games.
Blackburne-Hartlaub Gambit
Catalog Code: CB0020CD
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White Opening System: Stonewall Attack, Colle System and Torre Attack
GM Soltis states: "Every chessplayer dreams of finding an opening that plays itself. After awhile the novice player learnes this is an impossible dream. There are, however, some universal systems of development that a player can adopt when he has the white pieces." By combining three aggressive, easy to understand openings, the author delivers. Not only does Soltis give you opening analysis and ideas, each chapter has Middlegame strategy.
White Opening System: Stonewall Attack, Colle System and Torre Attack
Catalog Code: CB0028CD
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A Contemporary Approach to the Middle Game
One of the greatest middlegame books ever written. The chapters are: 1)The Foundation of Strategy, 2)The Bases of Chess Tactics, 3)Linking Strategy and Tactics, 4)Style, 5)The Dynamic, 6)The Initiative, 7)Transforming Positional Elements, 8)Harmony, 9)The Infuence of Dynamic Standpoint, and 10)Relating Middlegame to Opening.
A Contemporary Approach to the Middle Game
Catalog Code: CB0043CD
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2. c3 vs the Sicilian and the Smith Morra Gambit
Part One:1.e4 c5 2.c3 has gained a wide following through the years. White enjoys the central space advantage conferred by a classical pawn center. With rapid piece development, White will get the advantage against anything Black can play. Part Two: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3 and Black declines with 3..Nf6, or 3..d3, or 3..d5. We show you how one system transposes into another and when it can't. In all cases, White will obtain promising vistas for dynamic play.
2. c3 vs the Sicilian and the Smith Morra Gambit
Catalog Code: CB0050CD
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Winning with 1. f4
With the Dutch Defense as Black having a revival at GM level, it is time for a rehabilitation of Bird's Opening 1.f4. The extra move White has makes a big difference. Soltis covers how White should play in: Part 1 :Black Doesn't Fianchetto His King's Bishop. Part 2: Black Plays Modern Systems Including ...g6. Part 3: From's Gambity(a hard gambit to meet - here is how GM's play against it). Part 4: Other Defenses Black May Play.
Winning with 1. f4
Catalog Code: CB0059CD
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Essential Chess Endings Explained Move By Move - VOLUME 2
Smith: "Have you studied Volume 1 by Silman? If you have not, you are wasting your time and my time. You must have the basics he covers. Basics are everything. Basics are to build on. The difference between strong endgame players and weak ones is not rating strength, but rather a lack of basic knowledge, and maybe even a lack of will and perseverance. This 2nd and final volume will take you to endgame Master strength. Take your board and men and set up each of the 275 positions and work through every move. I explain each White and each Black move so you know what is happening from each side of the board. As White with the advantage you must learn how to win a won position, and as Black with a bad position, you must learn to put up a fight - such a fight to give you a chance to draw or even win. I teach you this endgame technique in 298 pages."
Essential Chess Endings Explained Move By Move - VOLUME 2
Catalog Code: CB0067CD
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Test your Opening, Middlegame and Endgame Play
This book challenges you right in the opening to come up with ideas by answering the tests. Then you are tested in the strategy of the middlegame, which in some cases evolves into the final stage - the endgame. You can take the tests and be evaluated on how well you do from Class C to and including Master. Or you can just enjoy and learn from the deep, deep annotations. Either way you win because they are among the most extraordinary games played from 1955-1992.
Test your Opening, Middlegame and Endgame Play
Catalog Code: CB0084CD
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Opening Ideas and Analysis - VOLUME 2
Opening Ideas and Analysis - VOLUME 2
Opening Ideas and Analysis - VOLUME 2
Catalog Code: CB0094CD
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Romantic King's Gambit
Romantic King's Gambit
Romantic King's Gambit
Catalog Code: CB0110CD
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Encyclopedia of Chess Endings - BOOK III - Rook Endings - PART TWO
The Encyclopedia of Chess Endings (ECE), published by Chess Informant, is a five-volume comprehensive reference work on endings. Contributors to the series include experts such as Adorjan, Averbakh, Beliavsky, Botvinnik, Browne, Ftacnik, Gelfand, Gligoric, Hort, Huebner, Karpov, Kasparov, Kavalek, Korchnoi, Kovacevic, Mikhalchishin, Miles, Minev, Nunn, Parma, Speelman, Sveshnikov, Thompson (BELLE), Timman, Uhlmann, and Unzicker.
Encyclopedia of Chess Endings - BOOK III - Rook Endings - PART TWO
Catalog Code: B0006ECO
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Notes of a Soviet Master
Translated by Bernard Cafferty from the original Russian edition of 1929. A small book, but a fascinating account of this prominent revolutionary's early chess career and Soviet chess in the 1920s buttressed by fifty of his games from his entire career including his immortal sacrificial win over Capablanca (then reigning World Champion).
Notes of a Soviet Master
Catalog Code: B0014CA
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Kasparov's Winning Chess Tactics
How He Thinks, How He Moves
How He Thinks, How He Moves
Russian grandmaster Gary Kasparov is the youngest world champion ever. He is renowned for his aggressive play and superior tactics, which the author, a U.S. national chess master, analyzes in this book of recapped pivotal positions. Pandolfini opens with a brief biographical sketch on Kasparov and then proceeds to discuss how Kasparov responded or might have responded to 150 or so actual and hypothetical situations.
Kasparov's Winning Chess Tactics
How He Thinks, How He Moves
Catalog Code: B0016SS
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ABC's of Chess
Invaluable Detailed Lessons for Players at All Levels
Invaluable Detailed Lessons for Players at All Levels
All three groups will rejoice in the richness and clarity of the ABC's, while learning how they--or their students--can avoid stereotypical thinking, learn to appreciate both the applications and limitations of basic chess concepts, and turn their chess weaknesses into strengths in any given situation. Read The ABCs of Chess from start to finish to learn the basics. Or, if you are more experienced, turn to the section that will help you correct particular problems in your play, or to Pandolfini's exceptionally clear and thorough discussion of the endgame.
ABC's of Chess
Invaluable Detailed Lessons for Players at All Levels
Catalog Code: B0020SS
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Chess Strategy
One of the great theoretical works in chess, shows principles of action above and beyond moves. Acclaimed by Capablanca, Keres, etc.
Chess Strategy
Catalog Code: B0019DV
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