Category Archives: Chess Books
Chess Explained: The Modern Benoni
Chess Explained is a new series of books about chess openings. They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with extensive
Improve Your Chess – By Learning From the Champions
In this book Lars Bo Hansen shows how chess understanding has evolved and explains how and why a study of great champions of the past and present will significantly improve your chess.
Play the Alekhine
The Alekhine is arguably the most forcing and aggressive reply to 1e4. Black immediately sets the pace and drags the game onto his own favoured territory. This strategy is not without risk,
FCO: Fundamental Chess Openings
The first moves on a chess game define the nature of the whole struggle, as both players stake their claim to the critical squares and atart to develop their plans. It is
Win with the Stonewall Dutch
The Stonewall Dutch is a traditional favourite amongst club players, as it offers Black ready-made attacking plans on the kingside. As Grandmaster Bent Larsen has noted, the Dutch also has the tendency
Grandmaster Secrets: Counterattack
Superb defensive technique is a hallmark of all great chess-players. With a few deft counterstrokes, they not only deflect what looked like an overwhelming offensive, but also expose the darker side of
Understanding Chess Endgames
One of the world’s foremost chess writers explains everything you need to know about chess endgames. Assuming no specialized endgame knowledge, John Nunn presents 100 key endgame concepts, and shows how they
Imagination in Chess
Any chess player can become better by harnessing the power of imagination. This fresh approach to problem-solving helps players make fewer mistakes and encourages independent and original thought. Even though much has
Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking
Grand master and prolific chess author Neil McDonald explains every single move made in 30 striking tactical or strategical games played over the last quarter century. Each of these games has been
Winning The Won Game
All players who aspire to chess mastery need to learn the techniques for winning a won game: that means they must better recognize the positional advantages they already have and know how
John Nunn’s Chess Puzzle Book – New Enlarged Edition
Most chess puzzle books put you in an artificial situation: you are told a combination exists, what the theme is and what you are required to achieve. This one is different. In
Chess Explained: The Main-Line Slav
Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is as
Chess Choice Challenge 3
Three’s a charm: chess players have demanded, and now they have, a third Chess Choice Challenge. Once again, they can enjoy a bundle of tricky and varied chess positions and test their
The Benko Gambit Revealed
The Benko Gambit, named after the Hungarian player Pal Benko, who pioneered it, has long been a favorite opening of dynamic tournament chess players. This entertaining guide is part of a series
Black is Still OK!
When Black Is OK!, Andras Adorjan’s first book, was originally published in 1988, it became an immediate bestseller and a cult classic. In this follow-up, his message remains just as emphatic: too
Find The Winning Move
With this fun and educational collection, chess mavens of all levels from novices upward scan develop their recognition of tactical combination’s and improve their game. In more than 400 puzzles, an international
The Controversial Samisch King’s Indian
For players easier to develop their understanding of a fascinating opening, grand master Chris Ward presents an innovative and enlightening study of the popular Samisch King’s Indian strategy. Ward analyzes the Samisch’s
Judit Polgar: The Princess of Chess
An in-depth look at a very special chess player. Everyone in chess acknowledges the uniqueness of Judit Polgar, a woman who has competed on equal terms with the world’s best men, even
Chess Explained: The Grunfeld
Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is as
English Attack
Two American grand masters provide a practical survey of the English Attack, one of today’s hottest opening variations. In response to Black’s Najdorf Sicilian, White plays 6 f3, which both supports the
