An Opening Repertoire for White (Batsford Chess Library)

This book provides "ammunition" for White chess players wishing to open with 1 d4 and 2 c4. A solid, agressive style is presented and well-known players' moves from famous tournaments are cited throughout as examples. The author is a Grand Master. He has also written "An Opening Repertoire for the Attacking Player".

An Opening Repertoire for White (Batsford Chess Library)

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The Art of Defense in Chess (McKay Chess Library)

Most games are not won -- they are lost. The vast majority of instructional books tell how to improve a position when it is already (or may be) favorable. The Art of Defense in Chess analyzes the practical aspects of not having the advantage:
-- How to obtain counterplay
-- When to contest open lines
-- When to accept sacrifices
-- How to anticipate short- and long-term threats
-- How to restrain your opponent's pieces
-- How to create a defense perimeter
-- How to minimize losses
-- And much more

The Art of Defense in Chess also discusses the proper psychological attitudes for successful defense -- coolness under fire, the Saving Grace, stonewalling, etc. -- as well as the Principle of Exploitable Weakness and the Principle of Economy, as illustrated in more than one hundred positions taken from competitive play.

The Art of Defense in Chess (McKay Chess Library)

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Winning With the Modern (Batsford Chess Library)

The Modern defence is one of the most controversial ways for the Black to play the opening. This book provides all the information that the practical player needs to play the Modern. The book covers each of the White's main responses, with complete illustrative games used to explain the key ideas from both sides of the chess board.

Winning With the Modern (Batsford Chess Library)

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Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems (American Batsford Chess Library)

A new thoroughly updated edition of a classic work to introduce a fresh generation of chess readers to the wonders of the chess problem. There is nothing like a good chess problem to show just how beautiful chess can be, and this book will bring this home to the reader with many of the best chess problems ever composed.

The book contains a clear intelligible definition of problem themes and the stories behind famous ideas. International Master of Chess Composition Rice will teach you all you need to know to become a wizard of chess composition, and explain why chess problems are both enjoyable and beneficial to your standard chess.

It is no coincidence that good solvers are often strong players, witness the British solving team, which includes such luminaries as GMs Mestel and Nunn. American Batsford, 352 pages.

Chess Wizardry: The New ABC of Chess Problems (American Batsford Chess Library)

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Planning (Batsford Chess Library)

This is part of the "Think Like a Chess Master" series, written by young ambitious players on popular topics. It uses questions and exercises to draw the reader into the subject, and offers practical tips which will bring results. The ability to form good plans is one of the key aspects of chess mastery. It is only by forming a coherent plan that brilliant sacrifices and fiendish counterattacks can be devised. Many players can obtain good positions from the opening; do they always know what to do next? Studying this work should help players of all standards to think more clearly about what is important in their games and thus plan more successfully.

Planning (Batsford Chess Library)

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Winning With the Bishop's Opening (Batsford Chess Library)

Winning With the Bishop's Opening (Batsford Chess Library)

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Chess Tactics (Crowood Chess Library)

Every chess player has an intriguing array of tactics to choose from, and this comprehensive manual describes, analyzes, and teaches the best of them so beginners can understand the possibilities. Through progressively more difficult exercises and problems, novices will see how to deploy a variety of tactics for attack and how to defend against each type successfully. The result: a significantly better game.

Chess Tactics (Crowood Chess Library)

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Let's Play Chess: A Step by Step Guide for New Players (The Pandolfini Chess Library)

From the author's Introduction of the first edition: Chess is by far the most popular board game in the world. There are millions of players of all ages and the number keeps growing. Maybe it's because you become a general who directs an army against your opponent in an exciting battle of wits. Whatever the reason, chess is challenging and fascinating. This is my attempt to lure you to the royal game. It's based on the very same lessons I have given to thousands of beginners. Their questions and problems have shaped it. Moreover, some of the best ideas in the book were actually suggested by new players! I have tried to be as direct as possible. To make your journey a smooth one, the fundamentals have been broken down into short, logical statements. Each idea is numbered, ordered, and clearly stated. For the most part, statements are linked in graded sequence with the easier ones preceding the harder. The format is unique and easy to follow. You should feel yourself learning step by step. You will see how chess players think about their moves. Where desirable, explanation has replaced calculation. The stress is on understanding, not memory. There are plenty of diagrams for almost every idea.

Let's Play Chess: A Step by Step Guide for New Players (The Pandolfini Chess Library)

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Chess Tactics for Beginners (Chess lovers' library)

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Chess Tactics for Beginners (Chess lovers' library)

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Your First Chess Games (Batsford Chess Library)

This book explains how the reader can improve his or her game by looking at the common traps and strategies which arise at every stage of a game. Every important idea is systematically illustrated with several samples providing a thorough grounding in the basic techniques of chess play. The book will be ideal for the novice player who has mastered the basic skills of tactics and checkmating and wants to make further progress.

Your First Chess Games (Batsford Chess Library)

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Piece Power (The Batsford Chess Library)

How do pieces work together? How do they combine to attack weak points, or to crash through the opponent's defences? This book addresses these fundamental questions providing valuable guidance to the player seeking to use their pieces to better effect. By studying Peter Wells' carefully selected material, the reader will develop an understanding of which pieces are effective in certain situations, and which are better exchanged - or sacrificed. Part of the "Think Like a Grandmaster" series, this book includes annotated diagrams and examples taken from recent practice. A question and exercise sections is included.

Piece Power (The Batsford Chess Library)

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