Board Games category: 898 books
Super Chess Kids
Win Like the World's Young Champions
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
If you want to improve in chess you usually have to settle for instructional material based on games played long ago by old masters with who you have no affinity at all. Or contrived puzzles that have little in common with the reality of your own games.
Italian FIDE Master and chess instructor...
Endgame
Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Acclaimed biographer Frank Brady traces the meteoric ascent—and confounding descent—of enigmatic chess genius Bobby Fischer.
Endgame is acclaimed biographer Frank Brady’s decades-in-the-making tracing of the meteoric ascent—and confounding descent—of enigmatic genius Bobby Fischer. ...
The Queen of Katwe
A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Now a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong**’**o and David Oyelowo, directed by Mira Nair.
The “astonishing” (The New York Times Book Review) and “inspirational” (Shelf Awareness) true story of Phiona Mutesi—a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda.
One...
The Immortal Game
A History of Chess
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
A fresh, engaging look at how 32 carved pieces on a board forever changed our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain.
Chess is the most enduring and universal game in history. Here, bestselling author David Shenk chronicles its intriguing saga, from ancient Persia to medieval...
Tactics Training - Bobby Fischer
How to improve your Chess with Bobby Fischer and become a Chess Tactics Master
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
Bobby Fischer
Robert James 'Bobby' Fischer (1943-2008) was the eleventh World Chess Champion. In 1972 the American defeated the reigning World Champion at that time, Boris Spassky, in a very tense match. People still talk about this 'Cold War confrontation', which was known for its dramatic...
Chess Psychology
The will to win!
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
"That is part of what I like in chess: it is psychological warfare at the board." Magnus Carlsen during an interview with the BBC, March 2013In chess, more than in any other game, battles are won and lost in the mind. US National Master William Stewart is convinced that a positive attitude...
Bullet Chess
One Minute to Mate
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
Chess in the Fast Lane! Can anyone play a decent game of chess in one minute? Surprisingly, the answer is "Yes" as this unique book reveals. "Bullet†chess, where each player has one minute for the entire game, has attracted thousands of followers since it was popularized on the internet a decade...
by Lasker Emanuel
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Lasker's Manual of Chess" is one of the greatest chess books ever written. The fact that it was first published over 80 years ago has diminished neither its relevance nor significance in today's modern chess world. Lasker was both a wonderful fighter and a deep thinker; his book is the quintessence...
Monopoly Strategy
How to Win the World’s Most Popular Board Game
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2012
Many books have been written about Monopoly, the world's most popular game. Now for the first time a 35-year internationally known Monopoly tournament player shares secret game strategies and tactics previously known and practiced by only a handful of top competitive Monopoly tournament players and coaches.
by MobileReference
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This book covers the basic pieces of chess, before going on to some more advanced topics.Audience: Intended for everyone interested in Chess, particularly for beginners and intermediate students.FEATURES:- Fully illustrated- Search for the words or phrases Navigate from Table of Contents or read page...
Mastering Mates
Book 2: 1,111 Two-move, Three-move & Four-move Mates
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Improve Your Checkmate Power! This second volume in the Mastering Mate series provides readers with a serious challenge – 1,111 checkmates in two, three, four and more moves. By solving these problems, you will develop proficiency in all of the major checkmating patterns. There is much more...
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...
Your Kingdom for My Horse: When to Exchange in Chess
tips to improve your chess strategy
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
The great Mikhail Botvinnik, world champion said: 'The foundation of chess is exchanging' Knowing when and what to exchange or trade in chess is essential to improve your game, and this is the only book to help you do that. In chess an exchange or trade of chessmen is a series of closely related moves,...
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...