Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge

Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge

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Visual Chess

Visual Chess Christopher Hartzer



Visual Chess

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The Pirc for the Tournament Player

The Pirc defence is one of Black's most aggressive systems, leading to a sharp strategic and tactical struggle in which both players have chances to win. The author surveys the current state of theory in all lines and explains the strategic ideas, concentrating on variations likely to be met. John Nunn is a Grandmaster and the author of other books on chess, including "The Benoni for the Tournament Player".

The Pirc for the Tournament Player

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Lessons In Chess

A illustrated introduction to the fundamental principles of chess, which explains the important concepts of the game, with details of ninety exercises to test key chess skills.

Lessons In Chess

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The March of Chess Ideas: How the Century's Greatest Players Have Waged the War Over Chess Strategy

A lucid and lively discussion of the development of chess strategy by an international master and former U.S. Open and Canadian Open Champion and former member of the U.S. Olympic team. Saidy includes commentary on Bobby Fischer's recent rematch with Boris Spassky.

The March of Chess Ideas: How the Century's Greatest Players Have Waged the War Over Chess Strategy

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Pawn Masses (Chess is Fun)

Here are useful and simple rules of thumb: Two connected passed pawns on the 5th rank are generally worth a knight or bishop; Two connected passers on the 6th rank are generally worth a rook; And two connected passers on the 7th are generally worth a queen.

But what’s the value of having more than two advanced connected passers? There’s nothing in chess as intimidating as a pawn storm, a cluster of connected pawns rolling down the board as part of a coordinated attack. That’s what this e-book explores in an assortment of interesting games, all of which involve remarkable pawn masses.

Unlike many other inexpensive chess e-books, these are fully annotated in understandable, simple language. The profuse use of diagrams make these among the first chess books that you can read WITHOUT A BOARD at your side.

Jon Edwards won the 10th United States Correspondence Championship in 1997 and the 8th North American Invitational Correspondence Chess Championship in 1999.

Pawn Masses (Chess is Fun)

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The March of Chess Ideas

The March of Chess Ideas

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Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge

By concentrating on the basic principles the average player is not only given a working knowledge of the endgame but also a firm foundation on which to further develop his or her interest and technique in this fascinating stage of a chess game.

The author, a Russian Grandmaster and endgame expert, takes the reader from the most elementary checkmates, through the exploitation of positional and material advantage, right up to the analysis of actual endings from master play.

Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge

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