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Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Vol 6: Open Sicilians
Winning Quickly at Chess Series, #6
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
WINNING FAST IS FUN!
This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders.
Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve...
Improve Your Chess Tactics
700 Practical Lessons & Exercises
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
The best advice for chess players who want to improve quickly is: get better at tactics! Simply because the vast majority of amateur games is decided through tactics you will immediately start beating more opponents when you improve your tactical skills. Experienced Russian Grandmaster Jakov Neishtadt...
Tactics Training - Garry Kasparov
How to improve your Chess with Garry Kasparov and become a Chess Tactics Master
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Garry Kasparov is a fighter, both in chess and in life. The 13th World Champion regards his playing style as 'a symbiosis of the styles of Alekhine, Tal and Fischer'. Kasparov was known for his deep opening analysis, but also for his positional understanding and combinatory play. Do you want to adopt...
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...
Tony Miles: It's Only Me
England's First Chess Grandmaster
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
The charismatic Tony Miles has been much missed since his tragic and premature death in 2001. Regarded as one of England's greatest ever chess players and analysts, he was also one of the wittiest writers on the game. By sheer force of example and ebullient peronality, he inspired the 'English chess...
Tell me more about the chess game in order to be a better player
Also, contains all the chess game rules and very much more
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Learn to master the chess game and win against the chess computers of top level. This chess book contains all the chess game rules with the technical and tactical considerations and full of diagrams in order to illustrate the chess game rules; also guess 100 checkmate tests with diagrams (5 moves...
Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 3: Flank Openings
Winning Quickly at Chess Series, #3
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2017
WIN FAST!
Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics.
Through...
The Improving Annotator: From Beginner to Master
From Beginner to Master
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Annotating your own games can help you to play better chess. By examining the choices you made during the game and how they turned out you can pinpoint the flaws in your thinking process so that you can work on them. Chess master, author, and renowned teacher Dan Heisman shows you the whys and the hows...
Kramnik-Kasparov, London 2000
Match for the World Chess Championship
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2011
Garry Kasparov is considered by many to be the greatest chessplayer ever. Until the turn of the 21 st century, there did not appear to be anyone who could successfully challenge him. However, in October 2000, Kasparov met another Russian, Vladimir Kramnik, in a title match.Sponsored by BrainGames, the...
My First Chess Opening Repertoire for Black
A Ready-to-go Package for Ambitious Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Every chess player needs to decide which openings he or she is going to play. But where do you start? The risk of drowning in the turbulent sea of chess opening theory is only too real for beginning amateurs.Often your goals and ambitions will be misguided. If you are trying to win in 20 moves, copy...
by Cyrus Lakdawala
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Alexander Alekhine was a two-time World Chess Champion and is widely regarded to be one of the greatest chess players of all time. During his best years he dominated tournaments, and in 1927 he defeated his great rival José Raúl Capablanca to win the world title. Alekhine was renowned both for his...
The International Chess Congress St. Petersburg 1909
The Famous Tournament Book by The Second World Chess Champion
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
One of the Great Chess Tournaments of All Time! The Famous Tournament Book by the Second World Chess Champion The International Chess Congress at St. Petersburg was the premier event of 1909, by far the strongest chess competition held that year. Even today, St. Petersburg 1909 ranks high on any list...
by Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
What, really, is a chess combination? It is a maneuver generally employing surprise and a sacrifice, in which pieces work together to bring about a sudden advantage. It is perhaps the most aesthetically satisfying and successful technique in the game. Some players believe that the combination is a...
Gelfand-Anand 2012
Match for the World Chess Championship
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
An Intense Title Tilt! When World Champion Viswanathan Anand squared off in the 2012 championship match against Boris Gelfand, he was a heavy favorite to win. But, top the surprise of many worldwide, the match was a very tough fight. On paper, the world champion was a clear favorite against the challenger;...