Chess category: 725 books
by Richard James
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
This accessible how-to guide for parents and teachers on the best way to teach chess to children, from international chess expert Richard James, is linked to both his bestselling book, Chess for Kids, and his website chessKIDS academy.
James, who taught grandmasters Luke McShane and Jonathan...
Train Your Chess Pattern Recognition
More Key Moves & Motives in the Middlegame
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2016
In this sequel to his instant classic Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition, a highly original take on practical middlegame instruction, Arthur van de Oudeweetering presents players of almost every level with a fresh supply of essential, yet easy-to-remember building blocks for their chess knowledge.Pattern...
by Fred Reinfeld
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
The Way to Better Chess! Why You Lose at Chess is vintage Reinfeld. He pulls no punches, showing the reader why he or she loses chess games. This is quite a remarkable feat when you think about it, because he never saw any of the games the vast majority of his readers played. But Fred knew the thinking...
Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 4
Kasparov vs Karpov 1988-2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Between 1984 and 1990 Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov contested five long matches for the World Championship. This fourth volume of the series 'Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess' concentrates on all the games played between the two from 1988 to the present day and features their fifth World Championship...
Chess Opening Essentials
The Ideas & Plans Behind ALL Chess Openings, The Complete 1. e4
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Most chess opening books are either too detailed or too shallow.
Chess Opening Essentials has exactly the right balance and is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time.
It gives a flavour of how every opening works and explains the similarities with other openings,...
Taming Wild Chess Openings
How to Deal with the Good, the Bad and the Ugly over the Chess Board
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2015
Effective recipes for club playersNo matter how unconventional, irrational or even crazy a chess opening is, sooner or later every chess player will have to face it. When that happens, you can count on a well-prepared opponent who is more than happy to roll out his pet line.John Watson and Eric Schiller...
Chess Variations
Ancient, Regional, and Modern
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1974
Learn the many varieties of chess the world over with this concise chess guide.
Chess Variations is a must for all chess enthusiasts and an outstanding book which promises many hours of pleasurable entertainment for all others. With more than 40 variations of the popular board game, this book...
by Hans Kmoch
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
"One of the few books…which, at a glance, one can recognize as an immortal." — Chess.
The proper use of pawns — of paramount importance in chess strategy — sometimes even puzzles experienced players. This profoundly original and stimulating book by an International Master and prolific...
by Tim Harding
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Designed for the typical amateur player who wants to improve his or her chess skills, this clear, straightforward guide provides the extra knowledge and technique that turns a losing player into a winner.The author, a well-known chess teacher and author of a dozen books on openings, coaches the reader...
by Neil McDonald
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Chess Secrets is a brand new series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess: strategy, attack, opening play and gambits, classical play, endgames and preparation. In each book the author studies a number of great players from chess history who have excelled in a...
by Colin Crouch
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
What separates the best chess players from the rest? What gives them the edge over their rivals? Chess legend Vladimir Kramnik believes its their fighting skills and the ability to continuously find ways to keep a game alive. Colin Crouch agrees, and is fascinated that the worlds strongest players...
by Larry Evans
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In one of the most influential chess books written, readers will learn the most important strategy, tactics and themes that comprise a successful chess game: space, time, force and pawn structure. In a book that has been called the bible for novice to intermediate players, Evans uses actual game examples...
Power Chess for Kids
More Ways to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
For kids who love to amaze their friends with their chess skills, Charles Hertan presents new ways to find Power Moves, winning tactics that require thinking ahead.In Volume 2, the four special teachers get a new colleague! Knelly the Knight arrives on the scene and will assists Zort (a computer...
Endgame Tactics Training Magnus Carlsen
How to improve your Chess with Magnus Carlsen and become a Chess Endgame Master
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Magnus Carlsen (1990) became World Champion in 2013 by winning the World Championship Match against Viswanathan Anand with 6,5 - 3,5. In 2014 Carlsen defended his title by defeating the Indian again (6,5 - 4,5) And in in 2016 Carlsen retained his crown prevailing over Sergey Karjakin. Their match...