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Code: 100001
$19.95 $17.95
Play the Sveshnikov (Rohde)
The Sveshnikov against the Sicilian avoiding slow positional lines,
strong defenses for Black in all variations, 176 pgs.
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Code: 100002
$21.95 $19.95
Three Hundred Chess Games (Tarrasch)
Tarrasch's system in 300 of his own best games, includes autobiography,
368 pgs. see details |
Code: 100003
$6.95 $4.95
Basics of Winning Chess
by Jacob Cantrell
Nine information-packed chapters and 22 diagrams show beginning players
how to play and win chess in one quick and easy reading.
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Code: 100004
$11.95 $9.95
Beginning Chess Play
by Bill Robertie
Step-by-step approach uses 113 chess diagrams to teach players the basic
openings, middle and end game strategies, principles of development,
pawn structure, checkmates, how to join a chess club, play in
tournaments, use the chess clock, and get rated.
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Code: 100005
$21.95 $19.95
Encyclopedia of Chess Wisdom
by Eric Schiller
The Essential Concepts and Strategies of Smart Chess Play The most
important concepts, strategies, tactics, wisdom, and thinking that every
chessplayer must know, plus the gold nuggets of knowledge behind every
attack and defense, is collected together in one volume. see details |
Code: 100006
$16.95 $14.95
10 Common Chess Mistakes
by Larry Evans
A fascinating collection of more than 200 typical errors committed by
the world’s greatest players challenges readers to test their skills by
choosing between two moves, the right one, or the one actually played.
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Code: 100007
$11.95 $9.95
The Official Rules of Chess by Eric
Schiller & Richard Peterson
This new rule book updates the standard rules of chess for the new
millennium, providing the official rules used in World Championship,
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Code: 100008
$21.95 $19.95
Keene on Chess
by Raymond Keene
Complete step-by-step course shows how to play and deepen one’s
understanding of chess while keeping the game fun and exciting.
Fascinating chapters on chess heroes and lessons one can learn, basic
chess openings, strategy, tactics, mastering the middle game, chess
endgames, the best games ever played, and the history of chess. see details |
Code: 100009
$16.95 $14.95
Whiz Kids Teach Chess
Edited by Eric Schiller
1999's greatest young stars, ranging from 10-17 years old–some perhaps
to be future world champions–present a fascinating look on learning
chess. Each tells of their successes, failures, world travels, and love
of the game, show off their best moves, and admit to their most
embarrassing blunders.
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Code: 100010
$14.95 $12.95
Test Your Chess I.Q. by Larry Evans
100 great chess challenges test your true level! Test your skills
against 100 fascinating positions taken from actual games. In each
challenge, you choose the best move from 3 choices.
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Code: 100011
$21.95 $19.95
The Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time By
John Emms
Very occasionally a chess move is played that astonishes the whole
world. It may be a move of astounding complexity, unearthly beauty, deep
paradox...or all three. see details |
Code: 100012
$14.50 $11.50
Chess Champion from China By Xie Jun
Forty instructive and entertaining games annotated in detail by the
first world chess champion from China. Xie Jun tells the unique story of
her meteoric rise to stardom in an honest and amusing style that
provides solid chess instruction in an easy to read form and insights
into the realities of competitive chess.
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Code: 100013
$29.50 $27.50
Chess Highlights of the 20th Century
By Graham Burgess
An instructive and entertaining year by year survey of the finest chess
played in the twentieth century, together with information about the
main chess personalities of the century, accounts of major chess events
and developments in chess thought.
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Code: 100014
$26.95 $24.95
Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces
by Igor Stohl
One of the world’s top chess annotators has selected 50 outstanding
games from recent years and analyzed them in painstaking depth. Here he
presents his findings to chess enthusiasts, who will find the games
entertaining and the annotations both instructive and illuminating. see details |
Code: 100015
$26.95 $24.95
Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess
(2nd Edition) by Vishy Anand
In this, the second edition of his best-selling book, Vishy Anand
describes his best games and brings readers up-to-date on his career.
The first edition of this book won the 1998 British Chess Federation
Book of the Year Award,
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Code: 100016
$24.95 $22.95
World Champion at the Third Attempt
By Grigory Sanakoev
Details 59 brilliant games from the career of a correspondence world
champion with his own notes, and provides insights into the processes of
analysis and decision making, as well as abundant study material.
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Code: 100017
$21.95 $19.95
A View from the Top-The Kasparov/ Anand PCA
Match (Hall/Cartier)
A look at the New York PCA match by on-the-scene authors, fully
annotated games with critical analysis, 122 pgs. see details |
Code: 100018
$21.95 $19.95
Bobby Fischer-Completing Games of the American World Chess Championship
(Lou Hayes)
Never before published games, 972 games with diagrams and annotations,
modern openings, 1000+ diagrams, 288 pgs.
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Code: 100019
$19.50 $17.50
Chess Praxis-21st. Century Ed. (Aron
Nimzowitsch)
Expanded edition with 15 modern games, 502 diagrams, 124 annotated
games, 296 pages
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Code: 100020
$19.95 $17.95
The Game of Chess (Siegbert Tarrasch)
Rustem Dautov has included into his Tarrasch's all-time classic covering
every facet of the game, 500 diagrams, 270 pgs. see details |
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Code: 101001
$18.95 $16.95
Modern King's Indian Attack-A Complete
System for White (Hall/Cartier)
Early g5 for Black against KIA, White's proper sequence to avoid KIA,
with a chapter by Chernin, 160 pgs.
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Code: 101002
$19.95 $17.95
The Latvian Gambit-A Grandmaster View (Lein/Pickard)
A complete analysis of the Latvian Gambit, numerous study games, 160
pgs. see details |
Code: 101003
$26.95 $24.95
Gambit Chess Openings
by Eric Schiller
Gambits, where one side sacrifices material for an advance in
development, are the most exciting and popular openings in chess! Every
important gambit opening and variation ever played is here - more than
2,000 strategies in all.
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Code: 101004
$26.95 $24.95
Standard Chess Openings
by Eric Schiller
UPDATED-2nd edition The new definitive standard on opening play, this
comprehensive guide covers every important chess opening and variation
ever played and currently in vogue.
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Code: 101005
$11.95 $9.95
Winning Chess Openings by Bill Robertie
Shows the concepts, moves and best opening moves from Black’s and
White’s perspectives of more than 25 essential openings: King’s Gambit,
Center Game, Scotch Game, Giucco Piano, Vienna Game, Bishop’s Opening,
Ruy Lopez, French, Caro-Kann, Sicilian,
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Code: 101006
$23.95 $21.95
World Champion Openings by Eric Schiller
This serious reference work covers the essential opening theory and
moves of every major chess opening and variation as played by all the
world champions.
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Code: 101007
$26.95 $24.95
Unorthodox Chess Openings
by Eric Schiller
This exciting guide to all the major unorthodox openings used by chess
players, contains more than 1,200 weird, contentious, controversial,
unconventional, arrogant, and outright strange opening strategies. see details |
Code: 101008
$16.95 $14.95
Gambit Opening Repertoire for White
by Eric Schiller
Chess players who enjoy attacking from the very first move are rewarded
here with a powerful repertoire of brilliant gambits. Starting off with
1.e4 or 1.d4 and then using sharp weapons such as the Göring Gambit. see details |
Code: 101009
$16.95 $14.95
Gambit Opening Repertoire for Black
by Eric Schiller
For players that like exciting no-holds-barred chess, this versatile
gambit repertoire shows Black how to take charge with aggressive
attacking defenses against any orthodox first White opening move; 1.e4,
1.d4 and 1.c4.
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Code: 101010
$18.95 $16.95
Complete Defense to Queen Pawn Openings by
Eric Schiller
This aggressive counterattacking repertoire covers Black opening systems
against virtually every chess opening except for 1.e4 (including most
flank games), based on the exciting and powerful Tarrasch Defense, an
opening that helped bring Championship titles to Kasparov and Spassky.
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Code: 101011
$18.95 $16.95
Complete Defense to King Pawn Openings by
Eric Schiller
Learn a complete defensive system against 1.e4. This powerful repertoire
not only limits White’s ability to obtain any significant opening
advantage but allows Black to adopt the flexible Caro-Kann formation,
the favorite weapon of many of the greatest players.
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Code: 101012
$16.95 $14.95
Secrets of the King's Indian
by Gufeld and Schiller
This is the most popular chess opening and offers great opportunities
for spectacular attacks and clever defenses. Readers learn the
fundamental concepts, critical ideas, hidden resources, the opening
traps, and typical tactical and strategic mistakes.
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Code: 101013
$16.95 $14.95
Secrets of the Sicilian Dragon
by Gufeld and Schiller
The mighty Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defense is one of the most
exciting openings in chess. Everything from the opening piece formation
to the endgame, including key strategic and tactical ideas, is covered
in full conceptual detail.
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Code: 101014
$18.95 $16.95
Hypermodern Opening Repertoire for White by
Eric Schiller
This complete repertoire shows White how to reject the classical
principles of opening play; instead of placing pawns in the center,
White allows Black to build the “ideal” pawn center.
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Code: 101015
$21.95 $19.95
How to Build Your Chess Opening Repertoire
By Steve Giddins
In this book, the first to focus on these issues, Steve Giddins provides
common-sense guidance on one of the perennial problems facing
chess-players. He tackles questions such as: whether to play main lines,
offbeat openings or ‘universal’ systems; how to avoid being
‘move-ordered’,
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Code: 101016
$19.95 $17.95
101 Chess Opening Surprises
By Graham Burgess
101 surprising and novel ideas for chess openings, all explained in a
user friendly style. An innovative format enables the book to be read
without a chess set, with each idea rated in terms of soundness and
ability to surprise.
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Code: 101017
$16.95 $14.95
101 Chess Opening Traps
By Steve Giddins
Explained in a user friendly style by a battle hardened player, these
101 surprising and novel traps, if sprung correctly , will enable
readers to score quick victories against opponents of all standards.
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Code: 101018
$24.95 $22.95
An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for
Black by Jouni Yrjola & Jussi Tella
This book equips the reader with everything he or she needs to know to
play Black in a game of Chess. Two experienced Finnish players have
described an exciting repertoire based on the move 1...d6 in reply to
whatever White’s first move happens to be.
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Code: 101019
$25.95 $23.95
Play the Open Games as Black
By John Emms
This book fills a gaping chasm in chess literature. For years, those who
wish to take on the black side of the Ruy Lopez have had to muddle their
way through against the variety of alternative openings at White's
disposal, as there have been no good books to assist them.
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Code: 101020
$26.95 $24.95
The System By Hans Berliner
Hans Berliner is one of the most successful correspondence chess players
of all time, and was utterly dominant in the 5th World Championship.
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Code: 101021
$25.95 $23.95
The Queens Indian
By Jouni Yrjola & Jussi Tella
This book provides detailed coverage and strategic explanation of all
lines of the Queen’s Indian, with particular focus on the most critical
and topical variations.
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Code: 101022
$20.95 $18.95
Play the Classical Dutch
By Simon Williams
In this book, one of the most enthusiastic adherents of the Classical
Dutch explains the workings of his favorite opening, and provides Black
with a complete repertoire against 1 d4. Few opponents will be ready to
take on the Classical Dutch, since it has received little attention in
chess literature in recent decades.
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Code: 101023
$24.95 $22.95
Anti-Sicilians: A Guide for Black
By Dorian Rogozenko
The Sicilian is far and away the most popular chess opening, and many
players prefer to side-step the Open Sicilian with one of the
Anti-Sicilian systems at White’s disposal.
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Code: 101024
$23.95 $21.95
The Botivinnik Semi-Slav
By Steffen Pedersen
The Semi-Slav has been one of the most topical openings of the last
decade, and its most critical variation is the Botivinnik System (5Bg5
dxc4). Most of today's top grandmasters, including Kasparov, Kramnik and
Shirov, have relied on it as black, white or both, especially in make or
break situations.
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Code: 101025
$23.95 $21.95
The Meran System By Steffen Pedersen
The Meran is an opening rich in both strategy and tactics, making it
ideal for players seeking to win either color. It occupies an important
place in the repetoires of many of the world's top players, with Anand,
Kasparov and Karpov regularly taking one side or the other.
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Code: 101026
$20.95 $18.95
The Cambridge Springs
by Krzysztof Panczyk and Jacek Ilczuk
The Cambridge Springs is a popular defense to the Queen’s Gambit that
takes its name from the famous tournament in 1904 during which it was
tested in a number of games. Since then, it has become firmly
established as a club-player’s favorite, since Black sets an number of
traps and can generate a very quick initiative if White fails to respond
precisely.
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Code: 101027
$25.95 $23.95
The Nimzo-Indian: 4 e3
by Carsten Hansen
Ever since Nimzowitsch introduced his flexible, dynamic defense to the
queen’s pawn, debate has raged over White’s best reply. Many variations
have been in and out of fashion, but one line in particular has proved
an enduring weapon - the sound and solid 4 e3 line, known as the
Rubinstein Variation.
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Code: 101028
$24.95 $22.95
The Complete Sveshnikov Sicilian
by Yuri Yakovich
The Sveshnikov Variation is one of the most uncompromising lines of the
Sicilian Defense. Black accepts an apparently loose pawn-structure in
return for a great deal of piece activity.
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Code: 101029
$23.95 $21.95
The Petroff by Lasha Janjgava
The Petroff has long been regarded as a very solid defense. Black avoids
the perils of the Scotch, the Italian Game, and, above all, the dreaded
Ruy Lopez, and instead opts to neutralize White’s initiative with active
piece play.
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Code: 101030
$21.95 $19.95
The Dynamic English By Tony Kosten
In the first book to explain the popular English Opening for many years,
Grandmaster Kosten supplies players of the white side with a set of
weapons that will equip them to challenge any opponent they face.
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Code: 101031
$23.95 $21.95
Play the 2 c3 Sicilian by Eduardas
Rozentalis and Andrew Harley
A book that guides readers in how to handle a popular variation of the
Sicilian Defense, which is far and away the most popular chess opening.
An intimidating body of theory has been developed around the Sicilian’s
main lines, in which White grants his opponent a central minority which
may prove an important factor later on.
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Code: 101032
$21.95 $19.95
The Gambit Guide to the Benko Gambit By
Steffen Pedersen
Provides complete coverage of a popular and dynamic gambit, which gives
Black excellent chances of playing for a win. Pedersen explains in
detail the strategic concepts behind the Benko and the typical maneuvers
for both sides while supplying concise theoretical coverage of every
important variation.
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Code: 101033
$23.95 $21.95
The Queen’s Gambit & Catalan for Black by
Lasha Janjgava
This volume, the first by Lasha Janjgava, provides chess-players with a
reliable defense against one of the most popular chess openings, the
Queen’s Pawn Opening.
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Code: 101034
$21.95 $19.95
The Gambit Guide to the Bogo - Indian By
Steffen Pedersen
Written by one of the world's leading experts in the Bogo-Indian
Defense, this book uses Gambit Quick Summaries and reference sections to
present this important chess opening.
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Code: 101035
$24.95 $22.95
The Sicilian Sozin by Mikhail Golubev
The Sozin Attack is White’s most overtly aggressive counter to the
Sicilian. White puts his bishop on c4, and often follows up with direct
play against the black king.
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Code: 101036
$25.95 $23.95
The Gambit Guide to the English Opening
1...e5 By Carsten Hansen
The 1...e5 systems of the English Opening lead to positions rich in
tactical and strategic subtleties, making them suitable for players of
all standards and temperament.
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Code: 101037
$24.95 $22.95
The Slav by Graham Burgess
The Slav has been played by 11 of the first 13 World Champions, and is
favored by many of the stars of modern chess, including Anand, Kramnik
and Shirov.
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Code: 101038
$24.95 $22.95
The Gambit Guide to the Modern Benoni By
John Watson
This is the first thorough guide to the way the Modern Benoni is being
handled at the start of the 21st century! This objective guide to one of
Black’s most swashbuckling openings explains how, from the outset, Black
creates extreme imbalance, setting his piece activity and queenside play
against White’s spatial preponderance and central majority.
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Code: 101039
$24.95 $22.95
The Symmetrical English
by Carsten Hansen
The Symmetrical systems of the English Opening constitute a large and
important area of modern chess opening theory. The strategic variety to
be found within this book is staggering: from the sedate Symmetrical
Variation to the wild gambit lines of the Anti-Benoni, and almost
everything in between!
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Code: 101040
$24.95 $22.95
The Gambit Guide to the Torre Attack
By Graham Burges
The Torre Attack is a very attractive system for White as it allows him
to set the agenda from the outset, preventing many counterattacking
systems. It has quick strike potential if black is careless or
unfamiliar with the subleties.
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Code: 101041
$23.95 $21.95
The Taimanov Sicilian by David Marciano
The Taimanov Variation is one of Black’s most flexible approaches to the
Sicilian. While avoiding the dense theoretical jungles of lines such as
the Najdorf or Dragon, Black maintains the famous Sicilian
counter-punch, and can tailor his plan of development according to how
White arranges his pieces.
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Code: 101042
$24.95 $22.95
King’s Indian and Grunfeld: Fianchetto
Lines by Lasha Janjgava
This book covers the theory of the fianchetto lines of the King’s Indian
and Grunfeld in objective fashion, providing everything White needs to
know to meet these two important openings while also equipping Black
with various ways of combating White’s set-up.
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Code: 101043
$26.95 $24.95
Understanding the Grunfeld
By Jonathan Rowson
The Grunfeld Defense has always been a popular choice with players who
aim to counterattack with the black pieces. World Champions Bobby
Fischer and Garry Kasparov head a distinguished cast of grandmasters who
swear by its solid and yet dynamic nature.
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Code: 101044
$24.95 $22.95
The Main Line French: 3 Nc3
by Steffen Pedersen
The French Defense is one of the most popular chess openings among
players of all levels. This book, by an author with a formidable
reputation for producing top-quality works on opening theory, provides
detailed coverage of the French with 3 Nc3, including the critical
Winawer (or Nimzowitsch variation.
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Code: 101045
$23.95 $21.95
Understanding the Leningrad Dutch by Valeri Beim
The Leningrad System of the Dutch Defense is an interesting hybrid of
the Dutch and the King’s Indian, and a good understanding of the themes
of the Leningrad is at least as important as detailed knowledge of its
theory.
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Code: 101046
$21.95 $19.95
The Gruenfeld Defense (Shamkovich/ Cartier).
What to play against 1.d4, covers all systems of this defense,
192 pgs.
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