By IM John Donaldson, USA Olympic Team Captain and author The Modernized Slav Defense by Armenian Grandmaster Zaven Andriasian is a timely book on this solid defense. There have been…
The Duel – The Parallel Chess Lives of Alekhine and Capablanca vertelt het verhaal van de rivaliteit tussen de Cubaan José Raúl Capablanca en de Rus Alexander Aljechin, die tussen grofweg…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
