Alex Colovic – The Sinquefield Chess Generation – Young Guns at Work! – ISBN 9789464201307 – 274 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Alex Colovic – The Sinquefield Chess Generation – Young Guns at Work "To write proper “characteristics”, I had to go over hundreds of games of each player. I wanted to learn what they liked and disliked, how they reacted…
Vladimir Okhotnic – It is Never Too Late to Become a Grandmaster – ISBN 9789464201284 – 320 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Vladimir Okhotnic – It is Never Too Late to Become a Grandmaster “Chess is not for the faint of heart,” Steinitz once said. I agree 100%! Chess players do not need pumped up muscles, they need a stable neuropsychic…
Christian Bauer - The Modernized Alekhine Defense - ISBN 9789464201185 - 543 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Modernized Alekhine Defense Building on his ever creative ideas, Christian Bauer found a way to take a fresh look at the current status of the Alekhine Defense. It's clear that Christian has a definite weak spot for Knights. Surely you will appreciate his…
Zenon Franco Ocampos - Miguel Najdorf - El Viejo - Life, Games & Stories - ISBN 9789464201130 - 720 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Miguel Najdorf - El Viejo - Life, Games & Stories How could anyone not remember Najdorf’s sayings, repeated again and again, as entertaining as the first time he said them: “I had a ve-e-ery wise aunt, who…
Herman Grooten - Key Concepts of Chess - 1 - The Hedgehog - ISBN 9789464201253 - 200 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Key Concepts of Chess - 1 - The Hedgehog "The second reason for putting this book together is that the hedgehog system is special to me. After my first introduction, I immediately became "hooked" on this trench work. Attempting…
G.Mohr & A.Mikhalchishin - Forgotten Genius - The Life and Games of Grandmaster Albin Planinc - ISBN 9789464201291 - 407 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Forgotten Genius - The Life and Games of Grandmaster Albin Planinc This fascinating biography of over eighty-five annotated games and stories are being presented by grandmasters Georg Mohr and Adrian Mikhalchishin. It covers Planinc’ entire life…
Sergio Trigo Urquijo - The Modernized Philidor Defense - ISBN 9789464201208 - 412 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Sergio Trigo Urquijo - The Modernized Philidor Defense “Pawns are the soul of chess." We have all heard this phrase more than once in our chess life and we owe it to the great French player François-André Danican, so-called Philidor, considered one of the best…
Aleksander Rakhmanov - Rakhmanov's Secrets of Opening Preparation - ISBN 9789464201277 - 360 pages. TEASER [PDF] - Rakhmanov's Secrets of Opening Preparation My Style The character of any player is reflected in their game. It also applies to choosing their openings. Therefore, for you to better understand what I'm going to explain in this book, I should describe my style.…
Daniel Gormally - The Comfort Zone - Keys to Your Chess Success - ISBN 9789464201222 - 264 pages. TEASER [PDF] - The Comfort Zone - Keys to Your Chess Success I’ve become increasingly convinced of this comfort zone theory to the degree where I’ve started to apply it to chess. To use the same logic, I believe a chess player…
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…
IM's Gerard Welling & Michael Basman - U Cannot Be Serious - Avant-Garde Strategy in Chess - 9789464201147 - 304 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Avant-Garde Strategy in Chess This book is written with the intention to introduce the reader to the creative chess ideas of Michael Basman. He gave up more intense regular tournament chess around the turn of the…
Alexander Kalinin & Nicolai Kalinichenko - The Modernized Italian Game for White - ISBN 9789464201079 - 384 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Modernized Italian Game for White "To utilize the Giuoco Pianissimo successfully, a club player needs only to master the general ideas of this setup, without overloading their brain with hundreds of variations. At the same time, they find…
GM Justin Tan - 1.e4! The Chess Bible - Volume 1 - A Complete Repertoire for White - 464 pages - ISBN 9789464201123. A fully theoretically updated new work, 3 Volumes in total for 2021. Teaser [PDF] - 1.e4! The Chess Bible - Volume 1 - A Complete Repertoire for White "I believe that Black has a wider margin of error in…
IM Armin Juhasz - 1.d4! The Chess Bible - Mastering Queen's Pawn Structures - 284 pages - ISBN 9789464201116. A fully theoretically updated new work on how to play these most important Queen's Pawn Structures. Teaser [PDF] - 1.d4! The Chess Bible - Mastering Queen's Pawn Structures This book aims to provide a complete overview of a 1.d4 repertoire against…
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…
Dariusz Swiercz – The Modernized Ruy Lopez – Volume 2 – A Complete Repertoire for White – ISBN 9789464201086 – pages 336. Teaser [PDF] - Dariusz Swiercz – The Modernized Ruy Lopez – Volume 2 – A Complete Repertoire for White This second volume on the Ruy Lopez consists of two parts. In the first part I focus on modern…
Herman Grooten – Understanding Before Moving 3.2 – Sicilian Structures (Taimanov – Kan - Richter Rauzer). 424 pages. ISBN 9789464201109. Teaser [PDF] - Herman Grooten – Understanding Before Moving 3.2 – Sicilian Structures (Taimanov – Kan - Richter Rauzer) The first volume dealt with the Najdorf and Scheveningen variations, and it is now time to pay attention to three other…
Pentala Harikrishna – Beat the French Defense with 3.Nc3 – A Complete Repertoire for White – ISBN 9789492510976 – 456 pages. "The French Defense was my main opening with Black while I was striving towards the GM title at the turn of the century. Quite often, I was able to use it to drag my opponent into a complicated maze…
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…
Ravi Haria – The Modernized Anti-Sicilians – Volume 1 – Rossolimo Variation – ISBN 9789464201055– 520 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Modernized Anti-Sicilians – Volume 1 – Rossolimo Variation "For too long, Anti-Sicilian rhetoric has centred on the logic of simplicity, geared towards reaching playable positions with easy plans while simultaneously avoiding depths of theory. The danger of this logic…
GM Peter Prohaszka – Your Jungle Guide to Chess Tactics – Sharpen your Tactical Skills! – ISBN 9789464201062 – 500 pages. Teaser [PDF] - GM Peter Prohaszka – Your Jungle Guide to Chess Tactics – Sharpen your Tactical Skills! There are two parts to this book. The first 17 chapters elaborate on the most important motifs in practical chess. The…
Alexey Kovalchuk – The Modernized Modern Benoni – ISBN 9789464201048 – 280 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Alexey Kovalchuk – The Modernized Modern Benoni "Over time, my attention focused on the Modern Benoni. In this opening, the bishop on g7 is the same icon that is the basis of the King’s Indian, but here it can operate on the whole a1-h8…
"The book Improve Your Life by Playing a Game takes us on an exciting journey through a wide range of topics from psychology and explains these topics by putting the reader in the role of a tournament chess player. Gaining a deeper understanding of the mind of a chess player during training, playing and analysing chess games suddenly takes on…
"We hope to give the club player something to hold on to, as he really wants the question answered: how to continue if the opponent deviates from the theory?" ~ Herman Grooten Teaser [PDF] - Herman Grooten - Understanding before Moving: Part 1 (Extended Revised 2nd Edition) *Available from 29/11/2020*
Our author has provided the most important key elements to practice one of the most difficult decisions: exchange or not! With most competitive games nowadays being played to a finish in a single session, this knowledge may prove invaluable over the board. His brand new coverage is the best tool for anyone looking to improve his insights or can be…
Are you struggling with your chess development? While dedicating hours and hours on improving your craft, your rating simply does not want to move upwards? Spending loads of money on chess books and DVDs, but feeling no real improvement at all? No worries – the book that you are holding in your hands might represent a game changer! Teaser [PDF…
There is no doubt that the Nimzovich Defense is one of Black’s most inspiring openings after 1.e4. Black strives to unbalance the position by creating new problems for White from move two, giving himself every opportunity to fight for the initiative from the outset. It is no surprise that 1…Nc6 appeals ambitious players who relish a complicated battle. Teaser [PDF]…
"The balanced flow of the normal chess calendar was unexpectedly interrupted by a frightening occurrence. Seemingly harmless at first, the coronavirus pandemic overtook more and newer countries by the day and gradually became pretty much the main, and only determining factor in life. The Candidates Tournament was threatened as well. Whether it would be held at all was pretty much…
"Their idea in the book is to help players train for tournaments by working on all aspects of the game and looking at problems in a wholesome way. They have a wide variety of topics from a wide variety of players." ~ GM Magesh Panchanathan Teaser [PDF] - E. Moradiabadi & S. Foisor - Sherlock's Method - The Working Tool…
Thomas Luther - Thinkers' Chess Academy with GM Thomas Luther - Volume 2: From Tactics to Strategy - Winning Knowledge - 312 pages - ISBN 9789492510891. Teaser [PDF] - 2. Thomas Luther - Thinkers' Chess Academy with GM Thomas Luther - Volume 2: From Tactics to Strategy - Winning Knowledge In this book we will not only show you more tactical motifs,…
Yuriy Krykun - A Complete Repertoire for Black after 1.e4-e5! - 280 pages - ISBN 9789492510846. Teaser [PDF] - Yuriy Krykun - A Complete Repertoire for Black after 1.e4-e5! "1.e4 e5 is not just an opening. It is repertoire that represents our game as a whole. It is something players of all styles will enjoy due to the countless possibilities…
"It just takes some time to become familiar with all the possibilities and ensuing middlegames. But once you finally master the isolated pawn structure, it will serve you well and equip you with a wide selection of tools with which you can outplay your opponent" ~ David Miedema [PDF - TEASER] David Miedema - The Modernized French Defense - Volume…
"Usually in the Ruy Lopez Black is looking for long, slow games in solid, closed positions. The Marshall flips this on its head and Black tries to accelerate the play and radically change the character of the game at an early stage." ~ Milos Pavlovic [PDF - TEASER] Milos Pavlovic - The Modernized Marshall Attack
"From the very first move, you are indicating to your opponent (and to the jury deciding on the brilliancy prizes!) that you would like to play an unbalanced position. Then the thrill of the fight courses through your veins and you simply must trust yourself to handle developments better than the other player." ~ Daniel Fernandez Teaser [PDF] - Daniel…
"I got to know Sethu more closely a few years back when we trained together a few times. I found him to be meticulous in his preparation and especially at home in complex positions. These qualities make him perfect for these two Sicilans and I am sure after reading this book, you (the reader) will be ready to confidently explore…
"At first, you start wondering why Black weakens the d5-square (5…e5) and then step by step you realize the dynamic potential of Black’s opening strategy. The ensuing positions contain a lot of imbalances, which makes it a very attractive opening to play for a win at any level." ~ Robert Ris Teaser [PDF] - Robert Ris - The Modernized Sveshnikov
"The engine has become the “Holy Cow” to which all chess players now pray regardless of their religious convictions or rating. Far from being a foe or rival it has become an invaluable helper, consultant and the highest of authorities. Since the highest of all oracles is soulless and cynical it is ready to help anyone ignoring opinions and preferences."…
"This book is not a pure (auto)biography, rather a games collection. It consists mainly of interesting high-class games played by me, including many losses. Most of the games are preceded by accompanying texts, which vary from essays to tournament reports. The title of the book might seem presumptuous, but I wanted to show how I see or experience the competitions…
"To be able to raise your level of play you will need to work hard on your chess. This book will arm you with some important chess ideas and skills but, more importantly, you will get into the grandmaster’s mind. I don’t want you to play chess the following way: he attacked me -- I need to move away, I…
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
"Many games have been played, and theory has evolved since the days of Karpov’s Caro-Kann. As you will see in this book, this opening offers Black many opportunities for dynamic play, despite its solid framework." ~ Francesco Rambaldi
"The endgame is the moment of truth. It is the phase of the game where we will try to reap the seeds of our effort regardless of whether that is the full point of victory or the half point of the draw. The significance of errors increases in the endgame as the opportunities for correcting them are few." ~ Efstratios…
"This book is definitely not a book full of theoretical lines. Of course, I will give some advice if possible and necessary. But the main purpose is to explain the structures that can result from double fianchettoed positions." ~ Daniel Hausrath
"This book is written for chess friends who are beginners or hobby players without much experience and who want to improve to lower club level. If you are already somewhat stronger you may not like the idea of learning from scratch. But sometimes going a step back in order to take two steps forwards is a good idea." ~ GM…
"One thing that (in my opinion) hadn't really been done before is a really thorough look at the Stonewall using modern computer engines (and over a thousand hours of analysis). While the opening is definitely all about understanding, wouldn't you prefer to benefit from some fresh ideas and knowledge of which the best move orders might be, as well as…
“Together With Mamedyarov” is not a collection of his selected games but it is primarily a study-book. It contains test positions taken from games of the famous Azeri grandmaster with detailed comments on the solutions to the tasks. In this book the solutions have been placed right after a diagram with a test except for the six positions given as a warm-up in the beginning…
"Most tactics and training books are good for boosting your calculation ability, but they do not teach you how to calculate. This is the difference I want to make with my own books, by arranging the exercises in different categories so that the thinking process more closely resembles the one we have during a game." ~ GM Romain Edouard Teaser…
"The focus should be on understanding strategical concepts, principles and underlying logic. Fashionable opening lines will be forgotten (or re-evaluated) sooner or later, but understanding cannot be lost, and can be only upgraded. It is sad to see some players that are well equipped with opening lines, who are unable to realise a big positional advantage in an endgame. So,…
"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 of view. Of course all the lines have been deeply analyzed by strong engines, and although…
"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…
"In my opinion, the Delayed Benoni is a kind of mystery for White also, since it has not been covered deeply enough in chess publications. So I think that this work could be useful for White players, too." ~ Ivan Ivanisevic
"The Berlin Defense is an opening system Priyadharshan Kannappan is very familiar with, and I am very confident that his knowledge will be invaluable to anyone who wants to master this incredibly solid opening." ~ Susan Polgar **Available from 19/11/2019**
"Credit can mostly be given to Kasparov for reviving this old opening, but there are many others who have contributed to exploring new ideas and forging new paths. A lot of discoveries have been made by some young grandmasters who don’t shy away from analysing deep tactical solutions with the aid of the silicon beast." ~ Milos Pavlovic
"The fact that this opening has become part of a standard repertoire against 1.e4 for many top players such as Rapport, Dubov, Li Chao, Korobov, Gupta, Vovk etc . speaks for itself about the quality and the fascination of the variation and also about the many possibilities it offers. It’s hard to pinpoint the real reasons for this popularity, but…
"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…
"My aim in this book, as well as its two predecessors, is not only to help you improve your middlegame understanding but to give you new and different ideas/concepts to employ in your own play." ~ Ivan Sokolov
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
"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
Do you prefer to avoid symmetrical games against white's 1. d4? And do sharp and complex positions not frighten you? If the answer is yes, the Modernized Dutch Defense might be a worthy surprise weapon to add to your opening repertoire!
Hans Böhm & Yochanan Afek - The Royal Chess Couple in Action. ISBN 9789492510570. 384 pages. "The Royal Chess Couple is a combined attempt to introduce the various traits of the most significant piece with the most powerful piece on the chessboard." ~ Yochanan Afek Teaser [PDF] - The Royal Chess Couple in Action
Paul van der Sterren - Kings of the Chessboard, 264 pages - ISBN 9789492510532. Teaser [PDF] - Paul van der Sterren - Kings of the Chessboard "This book is about the greatest chess players who ever lived, who dominated their era and were looked upon as World Champions even at a time when this term, this very concept, did not…
"A lot of the topics listed demand a very straightforward type of thinking or approach. However it also happens that chess players often discover significant resources which formally exist outside the typical rules of chess. Those who know how to break all the rules and work around those specific guidelines reach the very top." ~ Evgeny Bareev
"Many of the chess players who appear in these pages are still young; their whole life, including their sports career, lies ahead. That is why I tried to avoid purely personal details and did not reveal any professional secrets. I hope that these players, like me, will be curious to reflect on their own achievements and mistakes, and to take…
"What you are going to find in this first volume is a selection of my most memorable battles on the chessboard during the first of two different periods. It covers the time from my arrival in the USA as an up-and-coming young talent in early 1989, acquiring the freedom to play in any open tournament in the world and quickly…
"This book is about the practical approach to the game of chess. It shaped me as a player and now I would like to share my philosophy with you. My objective is to combat several generally accepted misconceptions, such as a) only studying opening theory will make you a better player, b) one should always follow the first or second…
"If he thinks an idea will work over the board, the notion of risk is irrelevant to him. He wants to be on the attack and believes an objectively inferior position isn’t necessarily bad if his opponent needs to find several difficult defensive moves. “If that’s the only move for my opponent, let’s enter the line and see if he…
"During my chess career I have played almost 4000 classical games, a good deal of them against grandmasters, including world's top players, a number of which I managed to defeat. A lot of these games are interesting and instructive, and studying them will definitely help any player to get new expertise, learn new ideas and therefore improve their chess skill."~…
"The key to each pattern is the status of the squares surrounding the king: which ones are obstructed, which are potential flight squares that can be controlled with the available pieces. Players are advised to know these patterns forwards, backwards and upside down!" ~ Efstratios Grivas
“In my view the average club player will be more pleased with an opening book in which a profusion of ideas is offered. If this is also structured, you can hope that the readers will acquire the necessary understanding of standard positions.” ~ Herman Grooten
"The current trend, developed in recent years, is for Black to capture on d4 with his e-pawn, aiming for Benoni-type pawn structure positions which lead to rather double-edged positions." ~ Ivan Sokolov
"Contrary to what critical pessimists might say, the Reti opening is an ambitious weapon for White. By avoiding the main theoretical debates, White tries to reach an unbalanced position from an early stage of the game, with many different plans available." ~ Adrien Demuth
"Together with the Candidates you should think over the crucial positions, feel the fighting tension and, the most important thing, try to make the right decisions" ~Alexey Kuzmin
"Learning the Najdorf will help all players to understand Sicilians in a better way. Different aspects of chess such as defence, attack and sacrifice, positional themes and tactical storms, can be found in this book." ~ Milos Pavlovic
"I found the idea to switch sides. By this, I mean to look at games from White’s perspective and then from Black’s. A rather interesting concept, as things often appear quite different, depending on the viewpoint." ~ Christian Bauer Teaser [PDF] - Candidate Moves
The problems in the book are accessible to players with a level from modest to confident. The most difficult ones are marked with an asterisk, while the most challenging chapter comes with a help page, that you may check when necessary.
The problems in the book are accessible to players with a level from modest to confident. The most difficult ones are marked with an asterisk, while the most challenging chapter comes with a help page, that you may check when necessary.
The problems in the book are accessible to players with a level from modest to confident. The most difficult ones are marked with an asterisk, while the most challenging chapter comes with a help page, that you may check when necessary.
"Nowadays, we usually play endgames with 30 seconds increment, and this forces us to improve our mastery of theoretical positions as well as our knowledge of the methods required in complex endgames."
"This book is highly recommended to all players as well as anyone who is coaching and cares for the pure understanding in the endgame." ~ Eduardas Rozentalis
"With this book, I wanted to revitalise the Benko and show that, although the computer isn’t that happy with Black’s positions in certain lines, his resources are impressive, especially in ‘THE PRACTICAL GAME’, because White will face many difficulties and Black’s counter attacks, no matter how well-prepared he is. Our Beloved Benko is still very much ALIVE!:" ~ Milos Perunovic
This publication is an almost exhaustive collection of all you can find about bishop endings – it is ‘ready knowledge’: you will learn hundreds of rules, patterns and key positions.
‘Grandmaster Insides’ take you into the inner world of Maxim Dlugy, as he recounts and analyses what a young player went through to become a champion and what areas of development are important for self-improvements as a chess player.
"In this second volume of my “Chess Middlegame Strategies” series I have decided to focus on this connection between the opening and the middlegame. I have selected different themes from popular openings and examined the resulting middlegames, trying to offer a sort of user manual to guide readers through these middlegames." ~ Ivan Sokolov
"In this first volume I have annotated 37 games representing different aspects (chapters) of ‘chess middlegame strategies’. Readers will see that the vast majority of the games selected belong to the works of ‘contemporary artists'" ~ Ivan Sokolov
This book is devoted to typical methods of play in the middlegame. This topic, of course, is not new. Many books have been written on it at different times by authors old and modern. Unfortunately, the content of such books is not always error-free, as I have experienced many times. Therefore the emphasis in my book is on the quality…
Chess is, after all, a game. It’s important to find the best moves. You don’t need to know everything about chess; what you need to know is the right things! This is why children now learn the game more quickly – they get the right information. Even if they don’t know many things, they have the right patterns in their heads!…
King’s Indian was and still is one of my favourite openings that I used for many years in my chess career. Many books were written on the subject but I wanted to attempt not to copy what existed, aiming at a more personal angle and presenting some authentic material that is not known or was never popular for the wrong…
Ivan Sokolov was one of the most furious attacking and creative players of his time. The author presents an overview of is his Life in Chess, full of entertaining unpublished material. He is not shy to share his opinions and promises the reader a personal roller coaster loaded with fun stories and unexpected twists. We are convinced you will enjoy…
