Hardback - 355 pages Teaser Pushing Horizons – The Chess Legacy of GM Vladimir Akopian – Vladimir Akopian The book is divided into four parts: Part 1: Memorable Games Contains the author’s 25 most memorable games. Emphasis is on memorable, not necessarily best — includes some draws and one loss. Had the focus been on best games, the…
Hardback - 304 pages Teaser The Magic and Beauty of Quiet Chess Moves - Mastering the Art of Subtlety - Bogoslav Boder & Jacek Bielczyk Beauty in chess manifests itself in different ways. For chess players who are not sophisticated enough, one of the leading aesthetic criteria is probably the value of the offered piece. An experienced player…
A Fearless, Dangerous Chess Opening for Black. Hardback – 164 pages Teaser: Reloaded Weapons in the Benoni – Second Revised & Updated Edition - Milos Pavlovic Step into the world of high-level, aggressive chess with the much-anticipated “Second Revised and Extended Edition of the Benoni” by Milos Pavlovic. This updated volume takes you deeper into the strategies and tactics…
Hardback - 352 pages Teaser: Lessons on Uncompromising Play - Mastering Strategies for Winning Concepts - David Navara If you want to win a game, you should be ready to progress in small steps. In most games, you first need to gain the initiative, then transform it into a positional advantage or into an attack and eventually win…
Hardback - 316 pages Teaser The Imparable Logic and Psychology in Chess We live in era of computers (unfortunately!) and we are simply forced to use them often and widely. Chess is no exclusion – it is impossible even to imagine modern chess without computers, engines, databases, online platforms, etc. Modern generations have their first connection with chess…
Hardback - 176 pages Teaser The Modernized Semi-Slav The Semi-Slav Defense transcends its classification as a mere defensive response to 1.d4. It embodies a dynamic and multifaceted system that offers Black not only solidity in defense but also active counterplay and strategic flexibility. Here's why the Semi-Slav is more than just a defense: Rather than passively defending, the…
A Pawn’s Journey Across the Chessboard – Christel Minne Hardback – SKU 9789464201888 – 56 pages Teaser Someday I'll Be a Queen – PICTURE BOOK Teaser Someday I'll Be a Queen - Toolbox How is this book now different from other chess books for young children? Well, it starts as a fairy tale about a King, a Dragon…
Teaser The Life and Games of D.Velimirovic – Volume 1 – George Mohr & Ana Velimirovic Teaser Forgotten Genius -The Life and Games of Grandmaster D. Velimirovic - Volume 2 - Mohr & Ana I sincerely hope that you, dear readers, will enjoy the wonderful masterpieces you will find in this book. In addition to the authors, some…
Hardback - 380 pages Teaser Forgotten Genius -The Life and Games of Grandmaster D. Velimirovic - Volume 2 - Mohr & Ana I sincerely hope that you, dear readers, will enjoy the wonderful masterpieces you will find in this book. In addition to the authors, some of Drasko’s contemporaries were also involved in the writing, and they immediately…
620 pages - hardback Teaser The Queen’s Gambit Declined - A Dynamic Repertoire for Black - Louis Rodi The history of the Queen's Gambit is connected with the very beginnings of modern chess, the opening being cited in the earliest published books on the science of the game, such as the Göttingen manuscript (1490) and the books of…
Playing chess with a group / Playing chess with one child - Christel Minne Paperback - SKU 9789464201895 - 48 pages Teaser Someday I'll Be a Queen - Toolbox This toolbox full of tips and games accompanies the picture book, Someday I'll Be a Queen, which incorporates all the rules of chess. Teachers, parents, grandparents, and chess coaches learn how…
A Pawn's Journey Across the Chessboard - Christel Minne Hardback - SKU 9789464201888 - 56 pages Teaser Someday I'll Be a Queen – PICTURE BOOK How is this book now different from other chess books for young children? Well, it starts as a fairy tale about a King, a Dragon and a young Girl with a dream. Author…
325 pages - hardback only Teaser The Life and Games of D.Velimirovic - Volume 1 – George Mohr & Ana Velimirovic Dragoljub Velimirovic was a former Yugoslav – Serbian, chess grandmaster whose international career was handicapped by political intrigues and his outspoken temperament. During the heyday of the USSR as the greatest national chess power, the former Yugoslavia…
Teaser: SHARPEN UP YOUR CHESS The clarity, simplicity, and pure instructiveness of this book is striking. The analysis is first rate, the commentary cogent, and the production excellent. The emphasis is on general principles that readers will be able to use in their own games. The key is to always stay ahead of your opponent and know how to…
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Teaser: 365 Endgames The core material of this book has 365 positions. The reader is given a daily task. These tasks resemble those that players face over the board. In this book we have collected typical positions and situations frequently seen. If you master these you can avoid a lot of common mistakes. Or even better, you can exploit your…
Teaser: A complete opening repetoire volume 2 A repertoire for Black providing all answers to White’s options. Paced with exciting games, original ideas and analysis. Thorough and up-to-date coverage of one of the most topical openings. Positionally motivated lines, but none the less never forgetting the needed dynamics. Aggressive ideas to tackle head-on white’s solid set-ups.
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Teaser Anti Sicilians volume 2 Black is forced to make an immediate decision on move 3 and wait for the right moment to open the position. On top the author created practical difficulties for the Black. Naturally, it is not possible to find an advantage in every variation but Ravi added many detailed explanations to guide plans and aid…
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Teaser: The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed • Compensation is a chess concept that we only fully understand when we enter the world of serious chess. • The relative value of pieces is perhaps the most difficult chess concept of all to explain. • It is one that every player must feel and believe in and can only be accepted with…
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SCU 0223 Teaser Supreme Chess Understanding The distinction between strategy and tactics is one of the first things any chess player learns about, but have you ever heard about statics and dynamics before? Did you know that nearly every critical decision you take in a game of chess is governed by the rules of the so-called static/dynamic balance? If not,…
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TEASER NIMZO BOGO REVISITED 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…
TEASER TAIMANOV BIBLE REVISED 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…
TEASER: PREVIEW TCA 3 Not every reader is ambitious enough or has enough time to work very hard on his chess. That’s quite understandable and nothing to be ashamed of. You can enjoy chess very well without being a strong tournament player. You could just entertain yourself by playing through interesting combinations. In this case don’t try too hard…
Teaser GERT DEVREESE The interviews in this book span over twenty years, over two decades. For years I went with my recording device to tournaments like Wijk aan Zee, Frankfurt Chess Classic, Hoogeveen... often to interview the interesting player of the moment in some hotel bar or quiet interview room. 31 out of the 35 interviews came about this…
Vishnu Warrier – The Chess Bible – Most Instructive Tips, Axioms, One-Liners & Mantras. ISBN 9789464201659 – 384 pages Teaser: THE CHESS BIBLE As a result, many improve their chess skills very fast and raise hundreds of points in a short time. Yet, many spend years in confusion not being able to improve. What’s the correct approach in this…
TEASER 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.
Christel Minne – Later word ik koningin – Prentenboek – ISBN 978946201550 – 56 pagina’s TEASER LATER WORD IK KONINGIN De geschiedenis van het schaakspel wordt opgenomen terwijl je kennis maakt met de personages. Het prentenboek is zeer uitnodigend met veel grappige en mooie tekeningen. Voor de jongste kleuters kun je het verhaal het beste in je eigen…
Boroljub Zlatanovic – The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 1 – Strategic Elements – 528 pages – ISBN 9789464201482 Boroljub Zlatanovic – The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 2 – Pawn Structures – ISBN 9789464201574 – 494 pages Teaser – The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 1 – Strategic Elements Teaser – The Essence of Chess Strategy…
Boroljub Zlatanovic – The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 2 – Pawn Structures – ISBN 9789464201574 - 494 pages Teaser - The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 2 – Pawn Structures This sentiment can be felt throughout this book, and together with great material, it gives the reader that little extra something, that can’t be described…
Alessandro Bossi & Claudia Brovelli – The Duel – The Parallel Lives of A.Alekhine & J.R.Capablanca – ISBN 9789464201567 – 308 pages Teaser - The Duel – The Parallel Lives of A.Alekhine & J.R.Capablanca The value of this volume lies also in the parts where Bossi and Brovelli, with painstaking accuracy, have quoted both direct impressions of…
