PREVIEW: TEASER LATER WORD IK KONINGIN pdf Christel Minne – Later word ik koningin – Prentenboek – ISBN 978946201550 – 56 pagina’s – 35 euro. Christel Minne – Later word ik koningin – Toolbox – ISBN 9789464201635 – schaken met een groep/schaken met één kind – 48 pagina’s – 25 euro.
Ivan Cheparinov – Cheparinov’s 1.d4! – Vol.1 – King’s Indian & Grünfeld, 192 pages, ISBN 9789492510709. “In this first volume of Cheparinov’s 1.d4! readers will find my own way of working on openings, and the way I analyze. Many of the lines and conclusions in this book are based not only on computer evaluation, but also on the practical point…
Alexey Kovalchuk – The Benko Revisited – Volume 1 – ISBN 9789464201468 – 424 pages. Teaser [PDF] – The Benko Revisited – Volume 1 Why do I recommend my book to you, dear reader? First of all, the lines are all analyzed very deeply. You do not have to turn on the engine and wait for the computer to produce…
Kotronias & Ivanov – Your Jungle Guide to 1.d4! – 1A – Queen’s Gambit Accepted & Minors – Aggressive Enterprise- ISBN 9789464201239 – 320 pages. Teaser [PDF] – Your Jungle Guide to 1.d4! – 1A – Queen’s Gambit Accepted & Minors Grandmasters Kotronias and Ivanov are renowned as leading theoreticians and chess trainers. They offer a unique and world-class repertoire…
Boroljub Zlatanovic – Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle, Vol. 1 – 224 pages – ISBN 9789464201161. Teaser [PDF] – Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle Bishop or knight? An eternal dilemma! The legendary Bobby Fischer would likely vote for the bishop. Other authorities like Nimzowitsch would prefer the knight. The truth is somewhere in the middle. Of…
Dariusz Swiercz – The Modernized Ruy Lopez – Volume 1 – A Complete Repertoire for White – ISBN 9789464201031– 520 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Modernized Ruy Lopez – Volume 1 – A Complete Repertoire for White “The Ruy Lopez is such a classic opening that never gets old. Regardless of what you already knew about this opening, there are…
Veel clubschakers studeren graag op openingen. Dat is logisch omdat er veel materiaal over te vinden is. Toch blijkt het rendement van de noeste arbeid vaak vrij laag. In de praktijk komt men erachter dat het niet eenvoudig is om de juiste wegen te bewandelen als de tegenstander van de theorie afwijkt. Dat is de belangrijkste reden dat Grooten het…
"But I am writing for an audience that, by and large, is not interested in chess as a memory contest. So I’m not going to offer you lots of novelties and dense variation trees. On the contrary. The approach is to take the reader into the seemingly impenetrable labyrinth of variations without flinching, but then to base my comments on…
To win a game, it is enough to be just a little bit better than your opponent. To make this happen, especially when facing a strong player, you must force your opponent to solve practical problems. You must get them into a position where the cost of a potential mistake is much higher than usual. ~ GM Alexander Ipatov
“Clearly there were some triumphs and failures during this period of my chess career, but ultimately I feel that I have left a certain mark on the generation from which the world’s current top players have emerged.” ~ Gata Kamsky
The book before you engages the reader in useful calculations all the while expanding the player’s perception and confidence in a phase of the game where computer theory and preparation are of little value. ~ Alexander Hart
"In the first volume I have annotated 37 games representing different aspects (chapters) of ‘chess middlegame strategies’. In the second volume of my “Chess Middlegame Strategies” series I have decided to focus on this connection between the opening and the middlegame. In the third volume I have taken strategic themes from specific openings and combined these with standard strategies such…
Romain Edouard - Chess Calculation Training (bundle) I have always found that existing puzzle books, however good they are, only provide a rather mechanical form of mental training. In this new collection, you will find exercises to help you improve in specific areas of thinking, such as you may encounter in your own games. To help this, all the problems…