Board Games category: 898 books

Detailed commentary on the six matches of the Eighth Kisei Title Match between Cho Chikun and Rin Kaiho, 1984, from Go World #36.

Jesus gave people a wonderful game – chess! The game is very popular around the world because it helps a person to learn how to make informed decisions; a skill that is becoming increasingly valuable in our ever-expanding world! During my 25 years of coaching, I have helped more than 600 boys and...

The Zaitsev System is one of the most dynamic setups for Black in the ever popular Ruy Lopez chess opening. When Alexey Kuzmin joined the coaching staff of World Champion Anatoly Karpov in the 1980s he started analysing the Zaitsev System, and later continued his investigations as a second...

The purpose of this book is to enlighten you on the similarities between the game of chess and criminal trials. Chess and Criminal trials are divided into three elements, the opening, middle and end game. Chess masters know that they must start strong and end strong. As it is with chess, so it is...

Experienced grandmaster Sergey Kasparov presents a surprising way to combat The Sicilian Defence, Black’s most popular choice against 1.e4. White unbalances the position of his opponent right from the start, gains space and prepares to steamroll his way to victory. This repertoire is complete and contains...

Is it possible to learn how to attack your opponent’s king from a book? Guidelines and verbal explanations are fine, argues David Eggleston, but there is no substitute for the hard work of carefully analyzing the complex position that’s on the chessboard in front of you.The author, Britain’s newest...

Après "La France des pistes cyclables" en 2012, Stéphane Ternoise vous propose un deuxième jeu de société où il convient, en partant du Puy-en-Velay, d'arriver à St Jacques de Compostelle avant la fin de la partie et avec le plus possible d'objets différents en main. Cinq images-objets...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Chess is a universal game played throughout the world. It is a game for everyone, not just the rich and well connected. This book is based on the lessons I did with my elementary level students in our chess club. I was amazed at how fast the students learned to play chess and how they were able to...

The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. One of its major advantages is that although the system is very easy to learn and play, it leads to exciting middlegame positions where White often launches a violent attack against Black's king. The Colle...

If you already know the basic rules of the game of Go, then this book will help you take your game to the next level! Written in the same relaxed and entertaining style as level 1, the second level of So You Want to Play Go will take you through more concepts of the game, as well as go over the culture and history of this great game.

Grandmaster Viktor Moskalenko shakes up the lines of yet another chess opening! For those who have the Dutch Defense in their repertoire or play against it, this brings an explosive mixture of danger and opportunity. Danger if you stick to your old ways, opportunity if you are ready to take up Moskalenko’s...

The Polgar Way to Better Chess! Learn Chess the Right Way is a five-volume chess puzzle book series aimed at the novice, beginner and intermediate level player, using the unique methods of the award-winning coach and former world champion Susan Polgar. It introduces the most important checkmate and...

Do you want to become a better chess player? A more proficient chess teacher? If so, then Dr. Alexey Root's Prepare With Chess Strategy is for you. Building on the Boy Scouts of America's Chess merit badge pamphlet, Dr. Root uses multiple examples to explain and reinforce the concepts introduced in that...