Milos Pavlovic – The Modernized Open Ruy Lopez – ISBN 9789464201321 - 160 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Modernized Open Ruy Lopez The positions arising from the Open Spanish contain ideas so different from the usual Ruy Lopez that I sometimes wonder whether it should really be considered part of it at all. It is an open game with unbalanced…
Dorsa & Borna Derakhshani – Your Jungle Guide to Unbalancing Your Opponents – ISBN 9789464201314 – 407 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Dorsa & Borna Derakhshani – Your Jungle Guide to Unbalancing Your Opponents "The wonderful journey of selecting, analyzing and commentating on games has been very beneficial to both of us. In this book, we look deeply into some factors…
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…
Herman Grooten - Sleutelconcepten in het Middenspel - 1 - De Egel - ISBN 9789464201260 - 200 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Sleutelconcepten in het Middenspel - 1 - De Egel "De tweede reden om dit boek samen te stellen is dat het egelsysteem voor mij speciaal is. Na mijn eerste kennismaking, raakte ik meteen ‘verknocht’ aan dit loopgravenwerk. Terugtrekken op…
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…
