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TACTICS, STRATEGY AND IMPROVEMENT
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Code: 102001
$21.95 $19.95
Sharpen Your Tactics-1125 Brilliant
Sacrifices, Combinations and Studies (Lein/Archangelsky)
Hundreds of positions played in the Soviet Union never published in the
west, 1125 diagrams, 270 pgs.
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Code: 102002
$19.95 $17.95
Tactical Chess Training-300 Brilliant
Tactical Studies from Events Played 1985-1995 (Shamkovich/Cartier)
A training manual with 300 tactical positions analyzed by the authors,
176 pgs. see details |
Code: 102003
$15.00 $12.00
Winning Chess Tactics for Juniors
One and two-move problems in workbook
format, 126 pgs.
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Code: 102004
$18.95 $16.95
Leningrad Dutch-Strategy and Tactics
(Hall/Cartier)
Complete analysis of the Leningrad Dutch system, all major systems
covered, 148 pgs.
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Code: 102005
$11.95 $9.95
Winning Chess Tactics
by Bill Roberti
14 chapters illustrate the explanations and thinking behind every
tactical concept. Learn to use pins, single and double forks, double
attacks, skewers, discovered and double checks, multiple threat
tactics–and other crushing tactics to gain an immediate edge. see details |
Code: 102006
$21.95 $18.95
World Champion Tactics
by Shamkovich and Schiller
Learn how the champions used their entire arsenal of tactical weapons to
bring opponents to their knees. Packed with fascinating strategems, 50
annotated games, and more than 200 diagrams,
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Code: 102007
$14.95 $12.95
303 Tricky Chess Tactics
by Fred Wilson and Bruce Alberston
This is not just a challenging collection of two and three move tactical
surprises for the advanced beginner, intermediate, and expert
player–it's also a great training tool! see details |
Code: 102008
$18.95 $16.95
World Champion Combinations
by Keene and Schiller
Learn the insights, concepts and moves of the greatest combinations ever
by the greatest players of all time. From Morphy to Alekhine, to Fischer
to Kasparov, the incredible combinations and brilliant sacrifices of 13
World Champions are collected here in the most insightful combinations
book written. see details |
Code: 102009
$21.95 $18.95
100 Awesome Chess Moves
by Eric Schiller
This collection of brilliant ideas from real tournaments are not just
regular combinations or tactical swindles, but moves of stunning
originality.
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Code: 102010
$25.95 $23.95
Secrets of Positional Chess
By Drazen Marovic
How can one determine if a piece is weak or strong? Or if a square is
weak or strong? These are the principal questions that grandmaster and
trainer Drazen Marovic addresses in this important book.
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Code: 102011
$26.95 $24.95
Chess Strategy in Action By John Watson
John Watson extends the theory presented to enormous acclaim in Secrets
of Modern Chess Strategy and illustrates it with many practical examples
by modern players such as Kasparov, Anand, Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Shirov and
Morozevich. In Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy, Watson broke new ground
by describing the developments in chess strategy since the time of
Nimzowitsch. see details |
Code: 102012
$19.95 $17.95
101 Attacking Ideas in Chess
By Joe Gallaghe
Many chess players find it difficult to land the killer blow or to
decide where to attack. This book provides a wealth of tips and insights
from a renowned attacking player to help readers attack with greater
focus and confidence.
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Code: 102013
$21.95 $19.95
Secrets of Practical Chess By John Nunn
Written by one of the world's favorite chess writers, Secrets of
Practical Chess focuses on key issues that will help readers maximize
their effectiveness by putting existing talents to their best use and
avoiding common pitfalls.
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Code: 102014
$21.95 $19.95
101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures
By John Nunn
One of the world's finest writers on chess presents his selection of
brilliant modern games of 25 moves or fewer.
Much can be learned from these sparkling miniatures. John Nunn examines
both how the loser might have avoided disaster, and explains how the
winner managed to punch home his advantage so effectively. see details |
Code: 102015
$21.95 $19.95
Test Your Chess by Steffen Pedersen
Test Your Chess offers a variety of entertaining and thought-provoking
exercises in fundamental chess skills. The first half of the book tests
the reader’s ability in each part of the game, with exercises devoted to
opening, middle game, and endgame problems.
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Code: 102016
$19.95 $17.95
101 Winning Chess Strategies
By Angus Dunnington
Without strategy, a chess game is
just a series of tactical tricks. A good strategy binds together the
tactics, and enables a player to make methodical progress towards
victory.
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Code: 102017
$26.95 $24.95
The Seven Deadly Chess Sins
by Jonathan Rowson
An investigation of the main reasons why chess players sometimes go
astray - the seven deadly chess sins: Drifting (losing the plot);
Perfectionism (leading to time trouble); Egoism (overestimating your
chances); Failure to spot the critical moment; Deafness (failure to
listen to intuition); Dogmatism (failure to think creatively or
dynamically); see details |
Code: 102018
$19.95 $17.95
Chess Recipes from the Grandmasters
Kitchen By Valeri Beim
Professional trainer and grandmaster Valeri Beim explains the key
principles of thinking methods and chess strategy. His recipes discuss
important topics not previously provided in chess literature. They
include tactical ideas in the middle game; liquidation to the endgame;
the technique of analyzing variations; and inverted thinking in chess.
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Code: 102019
$23.95 $21.95
Understanding Pawn Play in Chess
by Drazen Marovic
Chess owes its extraordinary
strategic depth to pawns. These humble pieces can take on many roles in
the chess struggle. They can be blockers, battering-rams,
self-sacrificing heroes, and can even be promoted to the ranks of
royalty. see details |
Code: 102020
$23.95 $21.95
Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess
by Drazen Marovic
This follow-up to the author’s successful Understanding Pawn Play in
Chess addresses issues that are central to understanding chess by
tackling fundamental questions such as "How should pawns be used to
fight for the center?" and "How does the central pawn-formation affect
planning for both sides?". see details |
Code: 102021
$21.95 $19.95
Understanding Chess Move by Move
by John Nunn
This new title, the first of its type to explain the dynamic principles
that underpin modern chess, uses more than thirty carefully selected
games to help the reader understand the most important D51aspects of the
chess struggle. John Nunn, a top-class grandmaster and one of the
world’s most highly regarded chess writers,
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Code: 102022
$21.95 $19.95
How to Become a Deadly Chess Tactician By
David LeMoir
Strategy consultant David LeMoir's guide is designed to help chess
players spot unlikely looking tactical tricks and launch clever
attacks. Readers are shown how to hunt the enemy and how to turn
difficult positions into practical chances for success. see details |
Code: 102023
$19.95 $17.95
64 Things You Need to Know in Chess
By John Walker
Renowned chess teacher and writer John Walker's basic primer for those
who know how to play chess and want to improve their game. Each thing is
explained in easy to follow lessons that include practical exercises
which allows readers to insure they fully understand the concepts. see details |
Code: 102024
$19.95 $17.95
How to Be Lucky in Chess by David LeMoir
Some players seem to have an inexhaustible supply of chessboard luck.
Like all players, they may get into trouble every now and then, but they
somehow find a way to escape. Among world champions, Lasker, Tal, and
Kasparov especially excelled at peering into the abyss, but making sure
it was their opponents who fell.
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Code: 102025
$17.95 $14.95
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess
By Murray Chandler
This book explains that the best way to beat a stronger opponent
(whether a friend, a clubmate, or even dad is in the opening stages of
the game and shows the 50 most effective opening traps that chess
masters use to win games.
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Code: 102026
$26.95 $24.95
The Road to Chess Improvement
By Alex Yermolinsky
"How can I improve my game?" is a perennial question facing
chess-players.
While there are no easy answers, Alex Yermolinsky is better qualified
than most to offer advice. see details |
Code: 102027
$21.95 $19.95
Chess Training for Budding Champions
by Jesper Hall
Many chess players find it difficult to improve their game beyond a
certain level. They can see basic tactics, know a little about openings
and can calculate a few moves ahead. However, so do their opponents.
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Code: 102028
$15.00 $12.50
S*T*A*R* Chess By Paul Motwan
Presented in the authors unique and widely acclaimed style, this volume
will improve any chess player's fighting and attacking abilities. see details |
Code: 102029
$11.95 $9.95
Learn Chess by John Nun
A great book for all those who want to learn how to play chess! Starting
with the very basics, grandmaster John Nunn tells the reader everything
he or she needs to know to become a successful chess player. see details |
Code: 102030
$21.95 $19.95
Secrets of Chess Intuition by Alexander Beliavsky & Adrian Mikhalchishin
Intuition is central to all chess decision-making, and an understanding
of its role is vital to improving one’s game. Players who try to
calculate everything to a finish are doomed to lose out to those who use
their logical and intuitive abilities in harmony with one another.
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Code: 102031
$26.95 $24.95
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy
By John Watson
This through work on how Nimzowitch's theories have been refined and
synthesized with classical concepts into the modern dynamic
understanding of chess will help ordinary players adopt these important
concepts in their own games.
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Code: 102032
$14.95 $12.95
The Chess Tactics Workbook (4th ed.), by
Woolum see details |
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Code: 103001
$14.95 $12.95
303 Tricky Checkmates
by Fred Wilson and Bruce Alberston
Both a fascinating challenge and great training tool, this collection of
two, three and bonus four move checkmates is great for advanced
beginning, intermediate and expert players.
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Code: 103002
$11.95 $9.95
Master Checkmate Strategy
by Bill Robertie
Learn the basic combinations, plus advanced, surprising and
unconventional mates, the most effective pieces needed to win, and how
to mate opponents with just a pawn advantage. see details |
Code: 103003
$21.95 $19.95
John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book
By John Nunn
With more than 250 chess puzzle positions, including a series of set
tests which readers can use to compare their talents with other players,
this is the first chess puzzle book that puts the reader into the
situation of having to find the best move without knowing the goal of
the puzzle.
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Code: 103004
$19.95 $17.95
Solving in Style
By John Nunn
Solving in Style is an entertaining and insightful introduction to the
world of chess problems and studies. John Nunn, a top class grandmaster
and one of the worlds finest solvers, explains the methods by which
chess problems and studies are solved.
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Code: 103005
$26.95 $24.95
The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book
by John Emms
It is generally agreed that one of the best ways for a chess-player to
improve is by constant practice and testing. The puzzles in this book
provide a wealth of positions to test every facet of the reader’s
tactical skills, and have been selected by analyzing games new and old
in search of original puzzle positions (rather than simply trawling
through previous puzzle books as is all too often the case).
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Code: 103006
$19.95 $17.95
Combination Challenge
(Lou Hays/John Hall)
1154 tactical problems and a training method for learning chess tactics,
230
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Code: 103007
$19.95 $17.95
Endgame Challenge (John Hall)
Alternative methods for studying endgames with 451 examples, 224 pgs. see details |
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