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The Nimzo-Indian Bible for White – Volume 2
- €34.00
- • The Nimzo-Indian Defense has been one of the most trusted defenses against 1.d4. • It combines fast development with a solid pawn structure, control over the center and great flexibility. • This book supplies an unique repertoire built upon positional principles, offering active piece play and a fight for the initiative. • This ground-breaking and well-structured book presents a…
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The Nimzo-Indian Bible for White – Volume 1
- €39.00
- • The Nimzo-Indian Defense has been one of the most trusted defenses against 1.d4. • It combines fast development with a solid pawn structure, control over the center and great flexibility. • This book supplies an unique repertoire built upon positional principles, offering active piece play and a fight for the initiative. • This ground-breaking and well-structured book presents a…
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The Modernized Barry Attack – Vladimir Okhotnik
- €32.00 – €36.00
- • The Barry Attack is a little rebellious but most dynamic opening • It’s one of the fastest ways to outplay your opponent in the opening. • The ‘’super repertoire’’ that always keeps Black under pressure in all variations. • Any reasonable opening set-up can work wonders for White or Black if they know it well. • Anyone who takes…
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The Nimzo & Bogo-Indian Revisited – A Complete Repertoire for Black – Lukasz Jarmula
- €32.00
- The spirit of Indian Defenses is based on flexibility and harmony. Most of the lines are positional, not tactical in character. While playing Black, you have to accept that occasionally you will not equalize, or get surprised or out-prepared. Learning the material from this book should sharply limit the extent of such instances, thus improving your overall results. Finally, we…
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The Taimanov Bible – Second Revised and Extended Edition – I.Ivanisevic et al.
- €36.00
- In addition to the basic Taimanov ideas we had to keep, we followed – in an original manner – our two main concepts: ‘almost never play an early …d6’ (Scheveningen-style) and ‘push …h5 whenever you can’ (Paulsen-style). The latest fashion, which we have to mention, did not even exist when we started to write our book – the 7.Qf3 line.…
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The Modernized O’Kelly Sicilian
- €36.00
- PREVIEW: https: OKELLY-SICILIAN.pdf Jan Boekelman – The Modernized O’Kelly Sicilian – ISBN 97894644201666 – 388 pages Jan Boekelman has produced you with a playable repertoire out of a somewhat sideline Opening, which nobody dared to touch to make it into an entire repertoire. Try to expand your knowledge in the 3.c3 variation and go beyond the book's content Deepen your…
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The Anti-Sicilian Bible
- €38.00
- Efstratios Grivas – The Anti-Sicilian Bible – A Complete Repertoire for Black – 520 pages. ISBN 9789464201611, Teaser [PDF] - The Anti-Sicilian Bible We must be trained not only in concrete opening moves, but on the middlegame, the endgame and the tactical part of the opening in question. And this is exactly what this book offers: a complete structural think-tank…
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The Modernized Arkhangelsk Variation
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- Viktor Erdos – The Modernized Arkhangelsk Variation. 408 pages. 9789464201598. Teaser [PDF] - The Modernized Arkhangelsk Variation My aim with the book was to provide you with a lot of insights into this remarkable variation, The Ark, and to entertain the reader with spectacular, resourceful lines to illustrate the ideas. Thus, I must stress that my book should also be…
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Beat the Dutch Defense – A Killer Weapon
- €34.00
- Jan Boekelman – Beat the Dutch Defense – A Killer Weapon against the Dutch Defense. 260 pages. ISBN 9789464201581. Teaser [PDF] - Jan Boekelman – Beat the Dutch Defense The Staunton Gambit is a very rewarding opening. White's piece development follows the classical principles of gambit play. White is ahead in development and obtains a fine initiative. Even without the…
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Cheparinov’s 1.d4! Volume 2 – The Slav & Semi-Slav
- €37.00
- Ivan Cheparinov - Cheparinov’s 1.d4! Volume 2 – The Slav & Semi-Slav – ISBN 9789464201451 – 480 pages. - €37.00 Teaser [PDF] - Ivan Cheparinov - Cheparinov’s 1.d4! Volume 2 – The Slav & Semi-Slav The Slav encompasses a wide but solid body of theory. Black has plenty of options and finding advantages and practical chances was not easy at…
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The Benko Revisited – Volume 1 & 2 (bundle)
- €64.50
- 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…
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The Benko Revisited – Volume 2
- €32.95
- Alexey Kovalchuk – The Benko Revisited – Volume 2 – ISBN 9789464201475 – 350 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Benko Revisited – Volume 2 I am glad to welcome you to the second volume dedicated to the Benko Gambit. This volume examines the most basic lines. It is these lines that can be found most often at the board. We'll…
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The Benko Revisited – Volume 1
- €34.95
- 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…
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Beat the Anti-Sicilians
- €29.95
- Robert Ris – Beat the Anti-Sicilians – ISBN 9789464201369 – 248 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Beat the Anti-Sicilians When I decided to write The Modernized Sveshnikov (June 2020) I knew that I was basically committing myself to covering the Anti-Sicilians in a separate book as well. After all, what’s a book on the Sveshnikov alone worth when your opponents decide…
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The Modernized Sicilian Kan
- €30.95
- Adrien Demuth - The Modernized Sicilian Kan – ISBN 9789464201383 – 260 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Modernized Sicilian Kan "I have always been interested by less theoretical Sicilians. I have been playing the Classical Sicilian for a long time and right before the covid period, I decided to find a new one. The Sicilian Kan came to me as…
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The Modernized King’s Indian – Averbakh Variation
- €34.95
- Jan Boekelman - The Modernized King’s Indian - Averbakh Variation – ISBN 9789464201376 – 400 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Modernized King’s Indian - Averbakh Variation "Above all, the Averbakh is a very rewarding opening. White's piece development follows classical principles. In general, White is not lagging in development. Even without the theoretical knowledge of certain variations, he should be…
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The Modernized King’s Indian – Mar del Plata
- €27.95
- Milos Pavlovic - The Modernized King’s Indian - Mar del Plata – ISBN 9789464201406 – 243 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Modernized King’s Indian - Mar del Plata "The Mar Del Plata is probably the single most comprehensive variation of the King’s Indian in terms of the volume of possibilities and strategic richness. Even aside from players who wish to…
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The Modernized Grivas Sicilian
- €36.95
- Efstratios Grivas – The Modernized Grivas Sicilian – ISBN 9789464201390 – 512 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Modernized Grivas Sicilian ‘To my mind there is quite a straightforward explanation. In order to profit from the initiative granted by the first move, White has to make use of his opportunity to do something before Black has an equal number of opportunities…
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The Bg5 Najdorf Revisited – Volume 2
- €34.95
- Lukasz Jarmula – The Bg5 Najdorf Revisited – Volume 2 – ISBN 9789464201352 – 416 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Bg5 Najdorf Revisited – Volume 2 Do you relish the prospect of setting your opponent awkward problems from the early start of the game? If so, you should just continue reading, for in the Bg5 Najdorf, it’s every man for…
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A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6! – Volume 1 – Nimzo-Indian
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- Dariusz Swiercz – A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6! – Volume 1 – Nimzo-Indian – ISBN 9789464201215 - 352 pages. Teaser [PDF] - A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6! What is the best way to improve your opening knowledge? Memorizing variations? Not really. In the first volume of Dariusz' trilogy,…
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The Modernized Open Ruy Lopez
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- 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…
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The Modernized Alekhine Defense
- €34.95
- 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…
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The Modernized Philidor Defense
- €32.95
- 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…
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The Modernized Italian Game for White
- €32.00
- 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…
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1.e4! The Chess Bible – Volume 1 – A Complete Repertoire for White
- €33.95
- 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…
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1.d4! The Chess Bible – Mastering Queen’s Pawn Structures
- €29.95
- 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…
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The Modernized Ruy Lopez for White – Volume 1 & 2 (bundle)
- €61.65
- 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…
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The Modernized Ruy Lopez for White – Volume 2 – A Complete Repertoire for White
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- 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…
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The Modernized Ruy Lopez – Volume 1 – A Complete Repertoire for White
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- 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…
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The Modernized Anti-Sicilians – Volume 1 – Rossolimo Variation
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- 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…
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The Modernized Modern Benoni
- €29.95
- 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…
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The Modernized Nimzovich Defense 1. e4 Nc6!
- €14.50
- 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]…
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The Modernized French Defense – Volume 2: Against the Tarrasch
- €26.95
- "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…
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The Modernized Marshall Attack
- €24.95
- "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
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The Modernized Modern Defense
- €30.95
- "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…
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The Modernized Sveshnikov
- €30.95
- "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
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The Modernized Grünfeld Defense
- €29.95
- "It’s all simple: memorize a few lines and then go fight for the initiative from the very beginning" ~ Yaro Zherebukh
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The Caro-Kann Revisited: A Complete Repertoire for Black
- €31.95
- "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
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Double Fianchetto – The Modern Chess Lifestyle
- €28.95
- "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
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The Modernized Stonewall Defence
- €23.95
- "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…
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The Modernized Delayed Benoni
- €28.00
- "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
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The Modernized Berlin Wall Defense
- €12.47
- "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**
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The Modernized Scotch Game – A Complete Repertoire for White and Black
- €27.95
- "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
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The Modernized Dutch Defense
- €32.95
- 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!
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The Modernized French Defense
- €28.95
- "Here we are, together on this page, both interested in the French Defence with 3.Nc3 Bb4." ~ David Miedema
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The Modernized Reti
- €31.90
- "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
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The Modernized Najdorf
- €29.80
- "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
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The Modernized Nimzo-QGD
- €30.85
- "A combination of the Queen’s Gambit Declined and Nimzo-Indian is considered one of best ways to play against 1.d4, 1.c4 or 1.Nf3." ~ Milos Pavlovic
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The Modernized Benko Gambit
- €26.25
- "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
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