Tango! A Dynamic Answer to 1d4 (Everyman Chess)

International Master and renowned openings theoretician Richard Palliser presents a complete repertoire for Black against queen's pawn openings based on the dynamic and very much underrated Black Knights Tango.

Tango! A Dynamic Answer to 1d4 (Everyman Chess)

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Test Your Positional Play (Macmillan Library of Chess)

Designed to improve a player's middlegame performance by analyzing the strategic and tactical elements of a position, these tests also explain how to form a plan and to check that is it sound. Over 100 positions test the reader's ability to formulate the correct plan using a multiple choice format. This thought-provoking work provides a unique method of improving strategic understanding through self-evaluation.

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Test Your Positional Play (Macmillan Library of Chess)

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A Ferocious Opening Repertoire (Everyman Chess)

Tired of playing the same old openings? Bored with stuffy opening theory? This book provides a welcome antidote! Former American Open Champion Cyrus Lakdawala presents a range of vicious weapons for White in a repertoire which is perfect for those who have little time for study, but enjoy taking opponents out of their comfort zones and causing them problems from the very beginning. The repertoire's backbone is provided by the aggressive Veresov Opening (1 d4, 2 Nc3 and 3 Bg5) and this weapon is accompanied by equally hostile options against other Black tries such as the French, Caro-Kann, Dutch, Benoni, Pirc and Philidor. These weapons are ideal choices for those who revel in forcing opponents into chaotic, uncomfortable positions. *Opening weapons to shock and confound opponents *Covers all of Black's main defences *Includes game summaries with key points to remember

A Ferocious Opening Repertoire (Everyman Chess)

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New World Chess Champion: All the Championship Games With Annotations (Russian Chess)

Text: English, Russian (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

New World Chess Champion: All the Championship Games With Annotations (Russian Chess)

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The Ruy Lopez: Move by Move (Everyman Chess)

'Move by Move' is a brand new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, 'Move by Move' greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved, and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general opening skills and knowledge. In this book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald studies one of the most important openings of all, the Ruy Lopez, which is still regarded as White's strongest choice after 1 e4 e5. Also known as the Spanish Opening, the Ruy Lopez has a long and distinguished history. It's sufficient to say that it has been played by virtually every single great player! McDonald shares his experience and knowledge, examines the opening from both sides of the board, and offers answers to all the key questions. *Essential guidance and training in the Ruy Lopez *Written by an opening expert and renowned coach *Key ideas absorbed by continued practice

The Ruy Lopez: Move by Move (Everyman Chess)

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Marshall's Best Games of Chess (formerly titled My Fifty Years of Chess)

Marshall's Best Games of Chess (formerly titled My Fifty Years of Chess)

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Corridors (THE Geometry, Physics And Mathematics Of Chess) Vol 1

Corridors (THE Geometry, Physics And Mathematics Of Chess) Vol 1

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Starting Out: The Queen's Indian (Starting Out - Everyman Chess)

In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster and Queen's Indian expert John Emms goes back to basics, studying the essential principles of the Queen's Indian and its numerous variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, and warnings to guide improving players, while key strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.

Starting Out: The Queen's Indian (Starting Out - Everyman Chess)

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How Not to Play Chess (Dover Chess)

One of the outstanding chess expositors of the 20th century presents the basis of analysis in a disarmingly simple way. Sticking to a few well-chosen examples, he shows how to avoid playing a hit-or-miss game from move to move and instead develop a general plan of action based on positional analysis. Includes 20 problems from master games.

How Not to Play Chess (Dover Chess)

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222 Opening Traps: After 1.e4 (Progress in Chess)

Though they appear to be normal moves, opening traps are deft maneuvers that almost inevitably lead to a rapid win for the trapper. This handy volume details the various types of traps available during a King’s Pawn Game and explains how to use them as well as how to avoid getting caught by them. The Italian, French, Spanish, and Sicilian trips—among many others—are explained with helpful texts that detail their typical motifs.

222 Opening Traps: After 1.e4 (Progress in Chess)

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How Karpov Wins: Second, Enlarged Edition (Dover Chess)

Newly revised, enlarged edition of first book on great Russian chess master focuses on the tactics, strategy and even psychological approaches employed by Karpov in winning against Bronstein, Smyslov, Browne, Gligoric, Spassky, Korchnoi and other greats. 100 games analyzed simply and clearly, showing exactly how Karpov won. Over 300 chess diagrams.

How Karpov Wins: Second, Enlarged Edition (Dover Chess)

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The Bb5 Sicilian: Detailed Coverage of a Thoroughly Modern System (Everyman Chess)

The Bb5 Sicilian is a logical and practical weapon against Black's most popular defence to 1 e4 and is an excellent choice for White players who are fed up of constantly trying to keep abreast of the latest developments in the Open Sicilian. The early bishop move signals White intention to develop rapidly and it can lead to both wild gambit play and calmer positional waters. Significantly, this opening weapon has the seal of approval from many of today's elite Grandmasters, including Vishy Anand, Mickey Adams and Peter Leko, while Garry Kasparov utilised it successfully in his famous Internet game versus 'the rest of the world'. Now, for the first time in many years, Richard Palliser provides a comprehensive study of the Bb5 Sicilian and its many variations. Using illustrative games, he examines both the crucial main lines and the more unusual tries for White and Black, highlighting tactical and positional ideas as well as move order nuances. A study of this book will allow the reader to play both sides of this opening with confidence. It includes a complete and up-to-date coverage of one of the most important Anti-Sicilian lines, and covers both the Rossolimo and Moscow (3 Bb5+) Variations. It is written by a Bb5 Sicilian expert.

The Bb5 Sicilian: Detailed Coverage of a Thoroughly Modern System (Everyman Chess)

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Sicilian Kalashnikov (Everyman Chess)

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Sicilian Kalashnikov (Everyman Chess)

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice (New in Chess)

The legendary David Bronstein, artist and sorcerer of the chess board, uses examples from his own brillant games to develop club player's skills. An unconventional book with interesting stories and easy-to-understand teaching material. This is a revised and expanded edition of a modern chess classic, written by an icon of chess in the 20st century.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (New in Chess)

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Chess on the Net (Everyman Chess)

A chess book on the developments of chess on the net, aimed at a general audience, from beginners to strong players.

Chess on the Net (Everyman Chess)

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Comprehensive Chess Openings, Vol. 3: Closed Games (Pergamon Russian Chess)

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Comprehensive Chess Openings, Vol. 3: Closed Games (Pergamon Russian Chess)

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Excelling at Positional Chess (Everyman Chess)

Positional chess remains a mystery to many and yet an understanding of the finer points of the game so often makes the difference between two equally matched players. Improve your positional play and you will see chess in a totally new dimension!
In this unique book, International Master Jacob Aagaard selects many original examples of positional chess, the crème de la crème of those that he uses for training and study. Aagaard also delves deeply into the ideas of positional evaluation and analysis.

Excelling at Positional Chess (Everyman Chess)

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It's Your Move: Tough Puzzles (Everyman Chess)

Feeling up to a challenge? In this highly original and instructive self-test book, Grandmaster Chris Ward presents a selection of carefully chosen puzzles to solve. Hot on the heels of his very successful It's Your Move and Improvers It's Your Move, comes It's Your Move: Tough Puzzles, which this time aims to rack the brains of even the most experienced chess players.
The puzzles might be a bit more difficult this time but, in the same style of the previous two books, the reader is once again helped by the choice of five plausible plans and has to decide which is the most likely to succeed. The answers then identify the most promising plan and explain why the other choices are less attractive. Instead of opting for the traditional 'check, check, mate ... mate!' type of puzzles, Ward concentrates on situations which are much more likely to occur in practical games.

It's Your Move: Tough Puzzles (Everyman Chess)

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The Slav: Move by Move (Everyman Chess)

This is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, Move by Move greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved, and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge.

In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala examines the universally popular Slav Defence which has been his main choice against 1 d4 for many years. Here he shares his experience and knowledge of his favorite opening, presents a repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions.

The Slav: Move by Move (Everyman Chess)

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Chess Kaleidoscope (Pergamon Russian Chess)

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Chess Kaleidoscope (Pergamon Russian Chess)

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