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The Magic Tactics of Mikhail Tal
Learn from the Legend
Learn from the Legend
Mikhail Tal was one of the greatest geniuses of chess history. The magician from Riga, as he was known because of his dazzling attacking games, took the chess world by storm and in 1961, at the age of twenty-three, he won the world championship.
The Magic Tactics of Mikhail Tal
Learn from the Legend
Catalog Code: B0120NIC
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The Middle Game in Chess - Book I
Static Features
Static Features
This comprehensive study of middle-game theory is a classic unlikely to be superseded. It is a valuable addition to the library of every serious student of chess.
The Middle Game in Chess - Book I
Static Features
Catalog Code: B0169IS
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The Middle Years of Paul Keres
Grandmaster of Chess
Grandmaster of Chess
This is the autobiography of Paul Keres. It is the second volume in a series of three books. The other two volumes are The Early Games of Paul Keres Grandmaster of Chess ISBN 4871875407 and The Later Years of Paul Keres Grandmaster of Chess ISBN 4871875423.
The Middle Years of Paul Keres
Grandmaster of Chess
Catalog Code: B0174IS
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The Queen of Katwe
A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster
A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster
The Queen of Katwe is an intimate and heartrending portrait of human life on the poor fringes of the twenty-first century.
The Queen of Katwe
A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster
Catalog Code: B0069OB
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The Russian Endgame Handbook
Rabinovich raises the beginner’s understanding of the endgame to a sophisticated level, starting with elementary checkmates and then moving on to the principles for handling complex endgames and advanced concepts in king-and-pawn endings, such as the theory of corresponding squares.
The Russian Endgame Handbook
Catalog Code: B0091EU
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The Stress of Chess
...and its Infinite Finesse
...and its Infinite Finesse
In this memoir Walter Browne recounts his formative years, how he befriended and played Bobby Fischer in New York City, how he travelled the world, made his name and lived his life. He annotates his best chess games from over four decades, great attacking games full of sacrifices and fireworks, in a clear style that is accessible for amateur players.
The Stress of Chess
...and its Infinite Finesse
Catalog Code: B0113NIC
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The World Chess Championship
Updated to Include Fischer-Spassky Match
Updated to Include Fischer-Spassky Match
The official Chess Championship of the World was inaugurated with the 1948 tournament.
The World Chess Championship
Updated to Include Fischer-Spassky Match
Catalog Code: B0160IS
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The World's a Chessboard
Like all of Fine's book, this one combines humor, understanding and profundity. It is a collection of 50 of the finest games played in recent years by the world's greatest masters. Each game has an introduction and is copiously annotated in such a way that a mere beginner can follow the workings of the world champion.
The World's a Chessboard
Catalog Code: B0161IS
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The World's Great Chess Games
Modern chess began in 1851 in the London Tournament of the Crystal Palace Exposition. Today, the principles of winning play have been explored and codified: a beginner can learn more about chess in one year, than a master learned a century ago during his entire career
The World's Great Chess Games
Catalog Code: B0171IS
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Thinking with Chess
Teaching Children Ages 5-14
Teaching Children Ages 5-14
In Thinking with Chess, Dr. Alexey Root connects chess with skills important to academic success, such as classifying, pattern recognition, decoding, creating, and predicting.
Thinking with Chess
Teaching Children Ages 5-14
Catalog Code: B0090EU
Our Price: $15.95
Topalov - Anand 2010 World Chess Championship - 2 DVD's - Chess Lecture - Volume 32
Founded in 2005 ChessLecture.com is one of the largest chess instructional libraries in the world. Our lectures are created and presented by Grand Masters, International Masters and National Masters and contain excellent instruction by experienced players for the chess enthusiast.
Topalov - Anand 2010 World Chess Championship - 2 DVD's - Chess Lecture - Volume 32
Catalog Code: DVD0032CL
Our Price: $49.95
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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Vishy Anand - World Chess Champion
Life and Games
Life and Games
This new expanded edition of the award-winning Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess (New Edition) features 30 extra games from the period of Anand's greatest successes.
Vishy Anand - World Chess Champion
Life and Games
Catalog Code: B0179GB
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What It Takes to Become a Chess Master
Written by one of our biggest-selling and best-loved chess authors, in his trademark chatty, accessible but always informative style, this book is filled with practical exercises and test games that will reveal the secrets of how to join chess's elite ranks.
What It Takes to Become a Chess Master
Catalog Code: B0115BT
Our Price: $19.95
Win at Chess
New Algebraic Edition
New Algebraic Edition
The 300 practical chess problems included here, taken from actual tournament play, contain scores of traps, sacrifices, mates, winning combinations, and subtle exchanges that will help sharpen players' eyes and test their skills against the masters.
Win at Chess
New Algebraic Edition
Catalog Code: B0051DV
Our Price: $6.95
Win Like Karpov!
Learn to Play Chess Like Anatoly Karpov
Learn to Play Chess Like Anatoly Karpov
Win Like Karpov! begins with extensive Biography and Openings sections. There are four Karpov Early Games and six Karpov Classics.
Win Like Karpov!
Learn to Play Chess Like Anatoly Karpov
Catalog Code: B0066OB
Our Price: $24.95
World's Most Instructive Amateur Game Book
Renowned chess instructor and writer Dan Heisman presents thirty games by intermediate-level players, each one offering a rich variety of lessons in practical competitive play for all chess enthusiasts.
World's Most Instructive Amateur Game Book
Catalog Code: B0093EU
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Zurich 1953
15 Contenders for the World Chess Championship
15 Contenders for the World Chess Championship
A great tournament deserves a great book. That's what grandmaster Miguel Najdorf produced in his account of one of the greatest and most important chess events of all time, the 1953 Zurich Candidates Tournament
Zurich 1953
15 Contenders for the World Chess Championship
Catalog Code: B0058RE
Our Price: $29.95
