Hardback (gebonden) of paperback (ingenaaid) - 154 pagina's Teaser Schaken... zoveel meer dan een spel! - Peter Ramaekers Veel schakers denken dat succes vooral draait om een goed openingsrepertoire of een solide eindspelstrategie. Maar in “Schaken... zoveel meer dan een spel” laat Peter Ramaekers zien dat er veel meer bij komt kijken. Als wetenschapper en gepassioneerd schaker werpt hij een…
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Hardback - 204 pages Teaser The Carlsbad Pawn Structure Revisited – A Comprehensive Guide - Christian Bauer The Carlsbad Pawn Structure is one of the most important and instructive pawn structures in chess. It commonly arises from the Queen’s Gambit Declined, Exchange Slav, and other 1. d4 openings, offering a wealth of strategic ideas for both sides. This structure has…
Hardback - 220 pages Teaser The Thinker's Game - Decoding the Chess Universe - Melvin Chen This book is written for beginners who are interested in the game and would like to learn more about its various aspects. It covers the technical aspects of chess: the use of algebraic notation (Chapter 3), chess evaluation (Chapter 4), the opening phase (Chapter 5), the middle…
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 will primarily…
Hardback - 230 pages Teaser The Modernized Vienna of the Queen’s Gambit Declined - A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black Featuring Del Rio’s 5…b5!? - Fernando Peralta The primary goal of this work is not to recount a story or to acknowledge the creative efforts of a friend, although those are satisfying perks I allow myself. This is a theoretical…
Hardback - 208 pages Teaser The Modernized Petrov’s Defense - Milos Pavlovic A Solid and Reliable Opening: The Petrov’s Defense The Petrov’s Defense (also known as the Russian Defense) is an underrated gem in classical chess, offering solid play and excellent counterattacking opportunities. While it might not enjoy the same spotlight as the Ruy Lopez or Sicilian Defense, it’s a…
Hardback - 583 pages Teaser The Modernized Bird's Opening - Raven Sturt Bird’s Opening is currently in that ‘goldilocks’ zone of the great arbitrages in life. The majority of chess players have dismissed it overlooking its inherent value and this allows for adopters of the Bird to take advantage of this asymmetry. As of this writing, it is played 9%…
Hardback - 520 pages A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black after 1…e6 - Nicolas Yap A full Black repertoire grounded in answering 1…e6 against any move! The answer against 1. d4 is the Stonewall, while the answer against 1. e4 is the French. The repertoire is geared towards all levels due to its flexibility. The Stonewall Dutch is a defense…
Daily bite-sized puzzles to improve your tactical ability Paperback - 296 pages Thinkers' Chess Academy with Grandmaster Thomas Luther - 365 Steps To Mastering Chess Through its History- VOLUME 7 - Heinz Brunthaler *365 Steps to Tactical Mastery* offers a practical, tactic-centered approach to improving your chess game. Instead of spending countless hours studying, this book delivers bite-sized lessons and…
Hardback - 225 pages The Modernized Colle-Zukertort Attack - second revised & extended edition - Milos PavlovicCOLLE ZUKERTORT 2ND I have returned to my book from a few years ago, to an opening that at the time was a rare guest among books as a topic – and not only among books, but also in tournament practice. In the intervening…
Hardback - 176 pages The Scheveningen Sicilian Revisited A Complete Repertoire for the Sicilian Player - Daniel Gormally The Sicilian Scheveningen Defense is a highly respected and flexible variation of the Sicilian Defense, characterized by the pawn structure Black adopts with pawns on e6 and d6. It arises after the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4…
Hardback - 250 pages Unveiling the Victory - How Spassky Won The Third World Junior Chess Championship Antwerp 1995 - Henri Serruys In this book, the Belgian chess historian Henri Serruys traces back how Spassky became the first Soviet World Junior Chess Champion in Antwerp 1955. Endowed with recently discovered original material from the tournament organizer, the Belgian youth chess…
Daily bite-sized puzzles to improve your tactical ability Paperback – 274 pages Thinkers’ Chess Academy with Grandmaster Thomas Luther – 365 Steps to Advanced Tactical Mastery - VOLUME 6 - Heinz Brunthaler *365 Steps to Tactical Mastery* offers a practical, tactic-centered approach to improving your chess game. Instead of spending countless hours studying, this book delivers bite-sized lessons and tasks…
A Fearless, Dangerous Chess Opening for Black. Hardback – 164 pages 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 of one of…
Paperback - 68 pages - coloring book AlphaBetChess - Volume 2: Enjoy the Colorful World of Chess from A-Z - Vishnu Warrier Introducing ABChess, Volume 2, the perfect guide for young beginners and chess lovers ! This engaging chess workbook combines vibrant, colorful assignments with playful stories, offering step-by-step lessons that inspire creativity and sharpen strategic thinking. Letter tracing is…
Hardback - 64 pages AlphaBetChess - Volume 1: Learn To Play Chess in 26 Stories - Vishnu Warrier Each letter of the alphabet is paired with a key chess term, such as A for Attraction, B for Bishop, and C for Checkmate, brought to life through colorful illustrations and whimsical stories. This isn’t just a book about chess—it’s a book about…
Hardback - 352 pages 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 the game. Reality…
Hardback - 336 pages Teaser FIDE President Folke Rogard: The lawyer who organized modern chess in the shadow of the cold war This book is, in one way, a biography of Folke Rogard, focusing mostly on his roles as FIDE President and organizer of modern chess. However, it only briefly discusses the other facets of his life as a father, husband, lawyer,…
Hardback - 264 pages Teaser The Modernized London System - Milos Pavlovic Although the London System has been known for a long time, it has only surged in popularity in the last decade or so. This rise can likely be attributed to many players' desire to focus more on the practical aspects of chess, emphasizing positional understanding over the heavy…
Paperback - 258 pages Teaser Thinkers’ Chess Academy with GM Thomas Luther – Vol. 5 – 365 Steps to Tactical Mastery Do you like chess and want to become a better player without putting in hundreds of hours training? 365 Steps to Tactical Mastery has a practical approach with a focus on the tactics. This book helps to eliminate hours of…
Hardback - 364 pages Teaser The Modernized Flank Attack You can hardly find a more unconventional idea than pushing your g-pawn 2 squares down the board. Some may say it belongs to a backroom chess game in a café, some may say it belongs to olden times – back when the King’s Gambit was the main line after 1. e4…
Hardback - 264 pages Teaser Moves 3 to 10 – Understanding the Opening Phase for Improving Chess Players - Nery Strasman About 10 months ago, Nery approached me. We already knew each other; Nery had been my student in group online classes for about 2 years. Nery’s main goal and desire is to help chess lovers like himself. Let’s say we don’t…
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 through computers,…
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 Semi-Slav allows…
Hardback - 314 pages Teaser Delchev’s Practical Opening Repertoire - Volume 1 – The Scandinavian – Pirc & Modern Defenses What does it take to become an expert in opening preparation? How can we learn the secret methods which allow the top players to dominate everyone else in the opening? Books can hardly be useful in this regard because modern…
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A Pawn’s Journey Across the Chessboard – Christel Minne Hardback – SKU 9789464201888 – 56 pages 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 Christel Minne: “A young girl is the main character because by…
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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 of Drasko’s…
Hardback - 380 pages 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 responded with pride and love to the request to keep the memory of the Serbian genius alive. I would like…
Paperback - 404 pages In my first book I wanted to enlighten the reader on those various lines that were less explored, and those that have been almost forgotten but were nevertheless interesting. However this time the book is about cutting-edge lines, which is a very modern approach to this fascinating opening. Moreover it is important to say that…
620 pages - hardback 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 Ruy Lopez (1561) and Salvio (1604). The so-called Queen's Gambit Declined – or Refused – is,…
