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Sharpen up your chess- Boost your chess results
- €39.00 – €45.00
- 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 control the chaos on the chess…
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365 Endgames Lessons for Novices
- €36.00
- 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 opponent's mistake. There…
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A Complete Opening repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6! Volume 2
- €39.00 – €45.00
- 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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The Modernized Anti-Sicilians volume 2
- €36.00 – €41.00
- 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 understanding in the various positions…
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The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed
- €39.00 – €45.00
- • 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 the help of our own practice,…
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Supreme Chess Understanding – Statics & Dynamics – Wojciech Moranda
- €43.00
- 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, for the sake of your own chess…
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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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Supreme Chess Understanding – Statics & Dynamics – Wojciech Moranda
- €35.00
- 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, for the sake of your own chess…
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Thinkers Chess Academy Volume 3 – Test your chess knowledge – Crucial exercises to sharpen your understanding.
- €38.00
- 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 to…
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My Most Memorable Interviews – 35 Conversations with Chess Stars
- €40.00
- 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 way. That is… until…
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The Chess Bible – Most Instructive Tips, Axioms, One-Liners & Mantras
- €36.00
- Vishnu Warrier – The Chess Bible – Most Instructive Tips, Axioms, One-Liners & Mantras. ISBN 9789464201659 – 384 pages. 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 tricky world? How to get maximum…
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Later word ik koningin – Prentenboek & Toolbox
- €55.00
- 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.
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Later word ik koningin – Prentenboek
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- Christel Minne – Later word ik koningin – Prentenboek – ISBN 978946201550 – 56 pagina’s – 35 euro. [Work in Progress]
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Later word ik koningin – Toolbox
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- Christel Minne – Later word ik koningin – Toolbox – ISBN 9789464201635 – schaken met een groep/schaken met één kind – 48 pagina’s - 25 euro. [Work in Progress]
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The Essence of Chess Strategy – Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (bundle)
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- Boroljub Zlatanovic – The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 1 – Strategic Elements – 528 pages – ISBN 9789464201482. Teaser [PDF] – The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 1 – Strategic Elements How to learn strategy? Can it be learned? It can be, of course. And these volumes are the perfect guide to learn (or, more precisely, to learn…
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The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 2 – Pawn Structures
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- Boroljub Zlatanovic – The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 2 – Pawn Structures – ISBN 9789464201574 - 494 pages. Teaser [PDF] - 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 by…
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The Duel – The Parallel Lives of A.Alekhine & J.R.Capablanca
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- Alessandro Bossi & Claudia Brovelli – The Duel – The Parallel Lives of A.Alekhine & J.R.Capablanca – ISBN 9789464201536 – 308 pages. Teaser [PDF] - 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 the two…
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The Chess Scalpel – 32 Master Games Dissected
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- Franco Zenon – The Chess Scalpel – 32 Master Games Dissected – ISBN 9789464201512 – 288 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Chess Scalpel The idea behind this book is for you to ‘play’ as in a real game, and it is my job to ensure you have a pleasant time while training. I suggest you take at least an hour…
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The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 1 – Strategic Elements
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- Boroljub Zlatanovic – The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 1 – Strategic Elements – 528 pages – ISBN 9789464201482. Teaser [PDF] - The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 1 – Strategic Elements How to learn strategy? Can it be learned? It can be, of course. And these volumes are the perfect guide to learn (or, more precisely, to…
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Sleutelconcepten in het Middenspel – Pionnenstructuren
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- Herman Grooten – Sleutelconcepten in het Middenspel – Pionnenstructuren – ISBN 9789464201543 – 170 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Sleutelconcepten in het Middenspel – Pionnenstructuren In dit boek zullen we verschillende pionnenstructuren de revue laten passeren. We beginnen met een introductie waarin we een aantal structuren aanstippen en basisbegrippen definiëren. In de hierop volgende hoofdstukken komen we uitgebreid terug op bepaalde…
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The Bishop Pair – Power of the Sun
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- Efstratios Grivas – The Bishop Pair – Power of the Sun – 248 pages – ISBN 9789464201499. Teaser [PDF] - The Bishop Pair – Power of the Sun Endgame theory teaches us two fundamental issues: First, how to extract the maximum from a basic theoretical position with little material, where the experts (from practice comprising thousands of games) have reached…
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Pandemic Shark – A Journey Through the World of Chess Improvement
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- Daniel Gormally – Pandemic Shark – A Journey Through the World of Chess Improvement – 232 pages – ISBN 9789464201536. Teaser [PDF] - Pandemic Shark – A Journey Through the World of Chess Improvement I was once dismissive of the attempts by amateur players to improve. To me it seemed too obvious - you either had it or you hadn’t.…
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Double Fianchetto – The Modern Chess Lifestyle (bundle)
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- Daniel Hausrath – Double Fianchetto – The Modern Chess Lifestyle – ISBN 9789492510754 – 282 pages Teaser – Daniel Hausrath – Double Fianchetto – The Modern Chess Lifestyle [PDF] I became an IM in 1997 and a GM in 2013. Many of my students have asked me when I will start writing a book, because they know that I like…
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021
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- DANIEL FERNANDEZ – TATA STEEL CHESS TOURNAMENT 2021 – 750 pages – ISBN 9789464201420. Teaser [PDF] - TATA STEEL CHESS TOURNAMENT 2021 Before you is the tournament book of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021. The event that has been won in sensational fashion by the young Dutch grandmaster Jorden van Foreest. In a tiebreak in the third blitz game,…
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Modern Chess– From Steinitz to the 21st Century
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- CRAIG PRITCHETT – Modern Chess – From Steinitz to the 21st Century – 324 pages – ISBN 9789464201437. Teaser [PDF] - Modern Chess – From Steinitz to the 21st Century ‘I as though traced the evolution of chess thought and repeated its basic steps in my own development … convinced that any player with high ambition should follow such a…
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Unbeatable
- €32.95
- Jan Werle – Unbeatable – ISBN 9789464201413 – 340 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Unbeatable "I realize that this book will not cover all open wounds, nevertheless my aim to write a manual about defense which can help us defenders enduring the hardest difficulties in practice, seems to be achieved. Personally speaking this book helped me as a defender to approach…
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Your Jungle Guide to Unbalancing Your Opponents
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- 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…
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The Sinquefield Chess Generation – Young Guns at Work!
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- 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…
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It is Never Too Late to Become a Grandmaster
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- 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…
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Miguel Najdorf – El Viejo – Life, Games & Stories
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- 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…
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Forgotten Genius – The Life and Games of Grandmaster Albin Planinc
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- 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…
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The Comfort Zone – Keys to Your Chess Success
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- 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…
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Genna Sosonko – Genna Remembers
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- Genna Sosonko - Genna Remembers, 258 pages available in paperback, ISBN 9789464201178 and hardback, ISBN 9789464201192. Teaser [PDF] - Genna Sosonko - Genna Remembers Half a century ago I left a country whose red color dominated a large portion of the world map. One way or another, the fate of almost every single person described in this book is forever linked with…
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Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle, Vol. 1
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- 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…
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U Cannot Be Serious – Avant-Garde Strategy in Chess
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- 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…
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Understanding Before Moving 3.2 – Sicilian Structures (Taimanov – Kan – Richter Rauzer)
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- 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…
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Begrijp wat je doet 3.2 – Siciliaanse structuren (Taimanov – Kan – Richter Rauzer)
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- Herman Grooten – Begrijp wat je doet 3.2 – Siciliaanse structuren (Taimanov – Kan - Richter Rauzer). 432 pages. ISBN 9789464201093. Teaser [PDF] - Herman Grooten – Begrijp wat je doet 3.2 – Siciliaanse structuren (Taimanov – Kan - Richter Rauzer) Nadat in het eerste deel de Najdorf- en de Scheveningenvariant aan bod zijn gekomen, is het nu de beurt…
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Improve Your Life by Playing a Game – Learn how to turn your life activities into lifelong skills
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- "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…
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To Exchange or Not? The Ultimate Workbook
- €25.00
- 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…
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Universal Chess Training
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- 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…
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A Feast of Chess in Time of Plague – Candidates Tournament 2020 – Part 1 – Yekaterinburg
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- "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…
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Sherlock’s Method – The Working Tool for the Club Player
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- "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…
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Thinkers’ Chess Academy with GM Thomas Luther – Volume 2: From Tactics to Strategy – Winning Knowledge
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- 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,…
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Modern Chess Formula – The Powerful Impact of Engines
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- "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."…
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My Chess World
- €35.95
- "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…
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The Grandmaster Mindset – A First Course to Chess Improvement
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- "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…
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Unconventional Approaches to Modern Chess – Volume 2 – Rare Ideas for White
- €30.95
- 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
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Your Jungle Guide to Rook Endings
- €31.95
- "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…
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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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Mis Magicos Años con Topalov
- €26.95
- "Este libro trata sobre cómo surgen las ideas durante la preparación, sobre lo que sucede tras las cortinas. No tuve conciencia de sus planes hasta que Romain me contó que lo estaba escribiendo. Creo que los entusiastas del ajedrez apreciarán la honestidad de las historias pues nada se ocultó. Espero que lo disfruten." ~ Veselin Topalov
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Kandidatenzüge
- €29.95
- Im Verlauf des gesamten Buches, verweise ich auf strukturelle Parallelen aus bekannteren Eröffnungen, um zu zeigen, wie Ideen übertragen werden können und wurden. Somit kann der Leser seine Fähigkeit der strukturellen Wiedererkennung trainieren.
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Together with Mamedyarov
- €30.95
- “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…
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Gata Kamsky – Chess Gamer, Volume 1 & 2 (bundle)
- €50.00
- “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
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Fundamental Chess Strategy in 100 Games
- €32.95
- "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,…
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Cheparinov’s 1.d4! – Vol.1 – King’s Indian & Grünfeld
- €24.95
- "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…
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Understanding before Moving 3.1: Sicilian Structures – The Najdorf and Scheveningen
- €31.95
- "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…
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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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Improve Your Practical Play in the Middlegame & Endgame (bundle)
- €51.54
- 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
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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 Richter Rauzer Reborn, The Kozul Variation
- €31.95
- "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…
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Begrijp wat je doet 3.1 (Najdorf & Scheveningen)
- €27.95
- "Waarom het Siciliaans? Zoals we in ons eerste deel van Begrijp wat je doet hebben gesteld, is er niets mis met 1.e4 e5. Dat is tot de dag van vandaag nog steeds zo. Toch blijkt dat het voor sterke spelers, die met zwart tegen een Elozwakkere moeten spelen, soms heel erg lastig is om er een echte strijd van te…
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Chess Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 1, 2 & 3 (bundle)
- €79.23
- "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…
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Chess Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 3
- €29.95
- "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
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Improve Your Practical Play in the Endgame
- €28.00
- 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
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- Psychology, English, Strategy
Gata Kamsky – Chess Gamer, Vol 2: Return 2004-2013
- €32.95
- "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
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- Opening, English, Strategy
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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- Strategy, Endgame, English, Middlegame, Psychology
The Royal Chess Couple in Action
- €31.95
- 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
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- English, Middlegame, Strategy
Understanding Maroczy Structures
- €27.95
- "Geza Maroczy left a strange legacy: the discovery that certain pawn formations can impose a near decisive cramp on one's opponent."
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- Middlegame, English, Psychology, Strategy
Say No To Chess Principles!
- €28.95
- "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
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- Strategy, English, Psychology
Coaching the Chess Stars
- €29.95
- "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…
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- Psychology, English, Strategy
Gata Kamsky – Chess Gamer, Vol 1: The Awakening 1989-1996
- €32.95
- "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…
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- Opening, English, Psychology, Strategy
Unconventional Approaches to Modern Chess, Volume 1: Rare Ideas for Black
- €30.85
- "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…
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- Psychology, English, Strategy
Learn from Michal Krasenkow
- €31.90
- "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."~…
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- Middlegame, English, Strategy
Understanding before Moving: Part 2
- €20.06
- “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
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- Opening, English, Strategy
The Chigorin Bible
- €29.80
- "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
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- Psychology, English, Strategy
Together with the Candidates
- €29.80
- "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
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- Middlegame, English, Strategy
Candidate Moves
- €31.85
- "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
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- Sale!
- English, Bundle promotions, Strategy, Tactics
Chess Calculation Training (bundle)
- €76.76
- 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…
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- Strategy, English, Middlegame, Tactics
Chess Calculation Training, Vol. 3: Legends
- €27.75
- 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.
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- Strategy, Dutch, Middlegame
Begrijp wat je doet: deel 2
- €25.75
- "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." ~ Herman Grooten
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- Dutch, Middlegame, Strategy
Begrijp wat je doet: deel 1
- €20.60
- "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." ~ Herman Grooten
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- Endgame, English, Strategy
Mastering Complex Endgames
- €30.85
- "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."
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- Endgame, English, Strategy
The Correct Exchange in the Endgame
- €23.65
- "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
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- English, Strategy
Chess Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 2
- €27.75
- "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
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- Middlegame, English, Strategy
Chess Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 1
- €25.70
- "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
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- English, Psychology, Strategy
Crucial Chess Skills for the Club Player, Vol. 2
- €31.85
- "My aim is to illustrate the specific features of all the pieces and this can best be done without too many other pieces on the board." ~ Robert Ris
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- Middlegame, English, Strategy
Improve Your Practical Play in the Middlegame
- €26.25
- 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…
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- French, Psychology, Strategy
Coups Candidats
- €28.80
- Les Coups-candidats est le quatrième livre de Christian et son premier en collaboration avec Thinkers Publishing. Christian s’attaque à l’un des enjeux les plus importants aux échecs : comment choisir les coups-candidats. Il illustre et discute de différents thèmes, tels que la façon d’aborder un territoire inexploré, utiliser ses connaissances, se fier à son intuition ou encore simplement jouer de manière…
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- German, Strategy
Ein Schachleben in 100 Partien
- €30.80
- Het lang verwachte epische levensschaakverhaal van grootmeester Karel van der Weide is eindelijk beschikbaar. In meer dan 260 pagina's volgen we zijn pad tijdens de vele schaaktoernooien en avonturen die Karel van der Weide beleefde.
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- Dutch, Strategy
Leer schaken in 10 lessen
- €24.95
- Het schaakspel wordt beschouwd als het moeilijkste bordspel. Het stereotiepe beeld is bij iedereen bekend. Twee spelers zitten, in diep gepeins, tegenover elkaar. De stelling staat vol stukken en ze vliegen alle richtingen uit, terwijl rechts de schaakklok de seconden weg tikt. Thinkers Publishing en zijn auteur, de Nederlandse grootmeester Paul van der Sterren, hebben deze moeilijke materie gebundeld in…
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- French, Psychology, Strategy
Entraînement au calcul
- €28.85
- Ce livre est un fantastique outil d’entraînement pour tout joueur d’échecs souhaitant améliorer sa vision du jeu et son niveau de calcul.
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