Chess Book Corner with Ian Marks – Scottish Chess This month our esteemed bibliophile Ian Marks delves into the world of 1…e6 and IM Nicolas Yap’s repertoire book:  A COMPLETE REPERTOIRE FOR BLACK AFTER 1…e6!

By IM John Donaldson, USA Olympic Team Captain and author This may be the first book devoted entirely to quiet spectacular moves – moves which don’t involve a check or a capture that creates a

By IM John Donaldson, USA Olympic Team Captain and author The resurgence of interest in the London System, Exchange variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined and Exchange variation of the Caro Kann has led to

By IM John Donaldson, USA Olympic Team Captain and author Serbian Grandmaster Milos Pavlovic’s book on the Petrov (or Petroff if you prefer) differs from the earlier book in this review in that presents an

By IM John Donaldson, USA Olympic Team Captain and author Pairing the French and Dutch Defenses together has a long tradition dating back to Mikhail Botvinnik who made these openings his mainstays. One benefit is

By IM John Donaldson, USA Olympic Team Captain and author American Grandmaster Raven Sturt has written a whopper of a book on Bird’s Opening (1.f4) that comes in at close to 600 pages. Many books

By IM John Donaldson, USA Olympic Team Captain and author The Modernized Vienna of the Queen’s Gambit Declined by Fernado Peralta really stood out to this reviewer. The Vienna variation of the Queen’s Gambit occurs

Door OliverDeHert Mijn 22e recensie gaat over het boek “The Magic and beauty of Quiet Chess Moves”, met als subtitel “Mastering the Art of Subtlety.” Dit boek is geschreven door twee Poolse schakers, Boguslaw Boder en

Door OliverDeHert Mijn 21e recensie gaat over het boek “FIDE President Folke Rogard” van Henrik Malm Lindberg (1973). De volledige titel gaat: “FIDE President Folke Rogard. The lawyer who organized modern chess in the shadow of

Difficulty: Advanced Category: Thinking process Readability: 8/10 Usefulness: 5/10 The Tournament Battleplan, or how to outprepare your opponents on and off the board is a toolbox of both useful and applicable ideas you can try

Difficulty: Advanced, Master Category: Middlegame Readability: 7/10 Usefulness: 9/10 Lessons on Uncompromising Play is a book meant for strong players who are willing to do hard work to progress further. It’s not a book on

Difficulty: Advanced, Master Category: Middlegame Readability: 7/10 Usefulness: 10/10 Supreme Chess Understanding explains the difference between static and dynamic advantages, highlighting the importance of being able to do so while playing, and how knowing where

Difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Category: Biographies and Players Readability: 9/10 Usefulness: 4/10 A student of mine recently asked me if I knew of any “bedtime” chess books. Books he could read before going to sleep

I am sure we are all familiar with the uncomfortable experience of cramming in a large amount of opening theory into the memory banks, only to be  surprised and disappointed when our opponents vary from

The latest book in the Forgotten Genius series by Thinkers Publishing, The Life and Games of Dragoljub Velimirovic (Volume 2) by Georg Mohr and Ana Velimirovic-Zorira. Picking up immediately after the end of the first

The Life and Games of D.Velimirovic: Volume 1 by George Mohr & Ana Velimirovic-Zorica (Velimirovic’s daughter) is a treasure of exciting games and new information on the ‘forgotten genius’ sometimes known as ‘Mr. f5’ (due,