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  • Sharpen up your chess- Boost your chess results Quick View
    • Sharpen up your chess- Boost your chess results Quick View
    • English, Strategy, Tactics

    • 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 Quick View
    • 365 Endgames Lessons for Novices Quick View
    • English, Strategy, Tactics

    • 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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  • Illuminating Chess Quick View
    • Illuminating Chess Quick View
    • Biography, English, special edition

    • Illuminating Chess

    • €45.00
    • Finally, the epic photo journey of Fred Lucas, clearly one of the best photographers around, got caught into this amazing book. It’s simple unique and has no competitors. Fred Lucas’ photos have the power to connect people across time and distance. His photos capture moments and emotions that transcend language and cultural barriers. They preserve memories and remind us of…
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  • A Complete Opening repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6! Volume 2 Quick View
    • A Complete Opening repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6! Volume 2 Quick View
    • English, Strategy, Tactics

    • A Complete Opening repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6! Volume 2

    • €39.00 – €45.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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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  • Rolf Martens: Chess Genius – Maoist – Rebel Quick View
    • Rolf Martens: Chess Genius – Maoist – Rebel Quick View
    • English, Biography

    • Rolf Martens: Chess Genius – Maoist – Rebel

    • €55.00
    • The hardcover book is written with a lot of knowledge about, feeling for and love for the unique chess player Rolf Martens was. Few people in Swedish chess have had such a mythological status as the man of rebellion or resistance. Martens’ life is really made for being documented, and this well-written and well-researched book illustrates his many sides and…
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  • The Modernized Anti-Sicilians volume 2 Quick View
    • The Modernized Anti-Sicilians volume 2 Quick View
    • English, Middlegame, Strategy, Tactics

    • 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 French Defense Revisited Quick View
    • The French Defense Revisited Quick View
    • English

    • The French Defense Revisited

    • €37.00 – €42.00
    • The French Defense looks to be inexhaustible and there cannot be enough books dedicated to it.   This book takes a step in the direction of revitalizing our favorite opening!   The authors have decided to set the book in order from the less to the more popular and complex lines.   In the case of the most popular moves…
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  • The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed Quick View
    • The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed Quick View
    • Middlegame, English, Strategy, Tactics

    • The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed

    • €39.00 – €45.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • • 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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  • The Nimzo-Indian Bible for White – Volume 2 Quick View
    • The Nimzo-Indian Bible for White – Volume 2 Quick View
    • English, Middlegame, Opening

    • The Nimzo-Indian Bible for White – Volume 2

    • €34.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • • 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 Quick View
    • The Nimzo-Indian Bible for White – Volume 1 Quick View
    • Opening, English, Middlegame

    • The Nimzo-Indian Bible for White – Volume 1

    • €39.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • • 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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Barry Attack – Vladimir Okhotnik Quick View
    • Opening, English, Middlegame

    • 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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  • Supreme Chess Understanding – Statics & Dynamics – Wojciech Moranda Quick View
    • Supreme Chess Understanding – Statics & Dynamics – Wojciech Moranda Quick View
    • Middlegame, English, Strategy, Tactics

    • Supreme Chess Understanding – Statics & Dynamics – Wojciech Moranda

    • €35.00 – €43.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Life and Games of Carlos Torre – 2nd revised and extended edition- Gabriel Velasco & Taylor Kingston Quick View
    • The Life and Games of Carlos Torre – 2nd revised and extended edition- Gabriel Velasco & Taylor Kingston Quick View
    • English, Biography

    • The Life and Games of Carlos Torre – 2nd revised and extended edition- Gabriel Velasco & Taylor Kingston

    • €40.00 – €45.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • Here is what has been added to this edition: More accurate and extensive annotations using ChessBase and Stockfish 14. Torre’s own annotations to several games have been unearthed and added. Added games to give a more rounded view of Torre. Also the six games between players other than Torre that he annotated for the Mexican Championship tournament book. Many more…
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  • The Nimzo & Bogo-Indian Revisited – A Complete Repertoire for Black – Lukasz Jarmula Quick View
    • The Nimzo & Bogo-Indian Revisited – A Complete Repertoire for Black – Lukasz Jarmula Quick View
    • Opening, English, Middlegame, Strategy

    • The Nimzo & Bogo-Indian Revisited – A Complete Repertoire for Black – Lukasz Jarmula

    • €32.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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. Quick View
    • The Taimanov Bible – Second Revised and Extended Edition – I.Ivanisevic et al. Quick View
    • Opening, English, Strategy

    • 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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  • Thinkers Chess Academy Volume 3 – Test your chess knowledge – Crucial exercises to sharpen your understanding. Quick View
    • Thinkers Chess Academy Volume 3 – Test your chess knowledge – Crucial exercises to sharpen your understanding. Quick View
    • English, Strategy, Tactics

    • Thinkers Chess Academy Volume 3 – Test your chess knowledge – Crucial exercises to sharpen your understanding.

    • €38.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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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  • The Practical Endgame Bible – Guidelines for the Fundamentals of the Endgame – Boroljub Zlatanovic Quick View
    • The Practical Endgame Bible – Guidelines for the Fundamentals of the Endgame – Boroljub Zlatanovic Quick View
    • English, Endgame

    • The Practical Endgame Bible – Guidelines for the Fundamentals of the Endgame – Boroljub Zlatanovic

    • €39.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • PRACTICAL ENDGAME BIBLE  Boroljub Zlatanovic - The Practical Endgame Bible - Guidelines for the Fundamentals of the Endgame. ISBN 9789464201741   - 455 Pages. There are many books devoted to basic endgames, even from the Middle Ages. Principles of typical endgames (such as keeping the rook behind a passed pawn, not setting pawns on the same colored squares as your bishop’s,…
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  • The Modernized O’Kelly Sicilian Quick View
    • The Modernized O’Kelly Sicilian Quick View
    • English, Opening

    • The Modernized O’Kelly Sicilian

    • €36.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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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  • My Most Memorable Interviews – 35 Conversations with Chess Stars Quick View
    • My Most Memorable Interviews – 35 Conversations with Chess Stars Quick View
    • English, Psychology, Strategy

    • My Most Memorable Interviews – 35 Conversations with Chess Stars

    • €40.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Chess Bible – Most Instructive Tips, Axioms, One-Liners & Mantras Quick View
    • English, Strategy, Tactics

    • The Chess Bible – Most Instructive Tips, Axioms, One-Liners & Mantras

    • €36.00
    • Rated 4.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • Later word ik koningin – Prentenboek & Toolbox Quick View
    • Dutch, Bundle promotions, Strategy

    • Later word ik koningin – Prentenboek & Toolbox

    • €55.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • Later word ik koningin – Prentenboek Quick View
    • Strategy, Dutch

    • Later word ik koningin – Prentenboek

    • €35.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 woorden vertellen, maar de oudere kleuters genieten volop van het rijmende verhaal. Elke schaakregel is terug te vinden in een aantrekkelijke tekening.…
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  • Later word ik koningin – Toolbox Quick View
    • Later word ik koningin – Toolbox Quick View
    • Strategy, Dutch

    • Later word ik koningin – Toolbox

    • €25.00
    • Rated 4.75 out of 5
    • 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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  • The Anti-Sicilian Bible Quick View
    • The Anti-Sicilian Bible Quick View
    • Opening

    • The Anti-Sicilian Bible

    • €38.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Arkhangelsk Variation Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized Arkhangelsk Variation

    • €38.00
    • Rated 4.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • Beat the Dutch Defense – A Killer Weapon Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • Beat the Dutch Defense – A Killer Weapon

    • €34.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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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  • The Essence of Chess Strategy – Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (bundle) Quick View
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    • Strategy, English, Psychology

    • The Essence of Chess Strategy – Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (bundle)

    • €72.95 €65.66
    • Rated 4.75 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 2 – Pawn Structures Quick View
    • Psychology, English, Strategy

    • The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 2 – Pawn Structures

    • €37.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Duel – The Parallel Lives of A.Alekhine & J.R.Capablanca Quick View
    • Strategy, English, Psychology

    • The Duel – The Parallel Lives of A.Alekhine & J.R.Capablanca

    • €33.00
    • Rated 4.75 out of 5
    • 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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  • Cheparinov’s 1.d4! Volume 2 – The Slav & Semi-Slav Quick View
    • Cheparinov’s 1.d4! Volume 2 – The Slav & Semi-Slav Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • Cheparinov’s 1.d4! Volume 2 – The Slav & Semi-Slav

    • €37.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Passed Pawn – Power of the Passer Quick View
    • The Passed Pawn – Power of the Passer Quick View
    • Endgame, English

    • The Passed Pawn – Power of the Passer

    • €29.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • GM Efstratios Grivas – The Passed Pawn – Power of the Passer - ISBN 9789464201505 – 240 pages. Teaser [PDF] - The Passed Pawn – Power of the Passer "A passed pawn must be blockaded, so as to have its power restrained as much as possible. The minor pieces (knight or bishop) are ideal for this purpose, as they can…
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  • The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 1 – Strategic Elements Quick View
    • The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 1 – Strategic Elements Quick View
    • Strategy, English, Psychology

    • The Essence of Chess Strategy – Volume 1 – Strategic Elements

    • €35.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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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  • The Bishop Pair – Power of the Sun Quick View
    • The Bishop Pair – Power of the Sun Quick View
    • Endgame, English, Strategy

    • The Bishop Pair – Power of the Sun

    • €29.95
    • 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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  • The Benko Revisited – Volume 1 & 2 (bundle) Quick View
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    • Opening, Bundle promotions, English

    • The Benko Revisited – Volume 1 & 2 (bundle)

    • €67.90 €64.50
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Benko Revisited – Volume 2 Quick View
    • English, Opening

    • The Benko Revisited – Volume 2

    • €32.95
    • Rated 4.33 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Benko Revisited – Volume 1 Quick View
    • English, Opening

    • The Benko Revisited – Volume 1

    • €34.95
    • Rated 4.33 out of 5
    • 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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  • Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle (bundle) Quick View
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    • Bundle promotions, Endgame, English

    • Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle (bundle)

    • €56.90 €54.05
    • Rated 4.80 out of 5
    • 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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  • Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle with the Other Pieces– Volume 2 Quick View
    • Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle with the Other Pieces– Volume 2 Quick View
    • Endgame, English

    • Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle with the Other Pieces– Volume 2

    • €28.95
    • Rated 4.83 out of 5
    • Boroljub Zlatanovic – Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle with the Other Pieces– Volume 2 - ISBN 9789464201444 – 276 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle with the Other Pieces– Volume 2 In his new endgame series, Boroljub Zlatanovic shows a profound understanding of the most common material imbalance in chess: that of the…
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  • Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 Quick View
    • Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 Quick View
    • Strategy, English, Psychology

    • Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

    • €41.95
    • Rated 4.67 out of 5
    • 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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  • Beat the Anti-Sicilians Quick View
    • Beat the Anti-Sicilians Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • Beat the Anti-Sicilians

    • €29.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Sicilian Kan Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized Sicilian Kan

    • €30.95
    • Rated 4.67 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Modernized King’s Indian – Averbakh Variation Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized King’s Indian – Averbakh Variation

    • €34.95
    • Rated 4.86 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Modernized King’s Indian – Mar del Plata Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized King’s Indian – Mar del Plata

    • €27.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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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  • Unbeatable Quick View
    • Unbeatable Quick View
    • Middlegame, English, Psychology, Strategy

    • Unbeatable

    • €32.95
    • Rated 4.57 out of 5
    • 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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  • The Modernized Grivas Sicilian Quick View
    • The Modernized Grivas Sicilian Quick View
    • English, Opening

    • The Modernized Grivas Sicilian

    • €36.95
    • Rated 4.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Bg5 Najdorf Revisited – Volume 2 Quick View
    • English, Opening

    • The Bg5 Najdorf Revisited – Volume 2

    • €34.95
    • Rated 4.83 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6! – Volume 1 – Nimzo-Indian Quick View
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    • A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6! – Volume 1 – Nimzo-Indian

    • €32.50
    • Rated 4.86 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
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    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized Open Ruy Lopez

    • €25.00
    • Rated 4.50 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Alekhine Defense Quick View
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    • The Modernized Alekhine Defense

    • €34.95
    • Rated 4.82 out of 5
    • 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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  • Forgotten Genius – The Life and Games of Grandmaster Albin Planinc Quick View
    • Forgotten Genius – The Life and Games of Grandmaster Albin Planinc Quick View
    • Strategy, English, Psychology

    • Forgotten Genius – The Life and Games of Grandmaster Albin Planinc

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    • Rated 4.88 out of 5
    • 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 Modernized Philidor Defense Quick View
    • The Modernized Philidor Defense Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized Philidor Defense

    • €32.95
    • Rated 4.50 out of 5
    • 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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  • Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle, Vol. 1 Quick View
    • Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle, Vol. 1 Quick View
    • Strategy, English

    • Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle, Vol. 1

    • €27.95
    • Rated 4.88 out of 5
    • 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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  • The Modernized Italian Game for White Quick View
    • The Modernized Italian Game for White Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized Italian Game for White

    • €32.00
    • Rated 4.80 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • 1.e4! The Chess Bible – Volume 1 – A Complete Repertoire for White Quick View
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    • 1.e4! The Chess Bible – Volume 1 – A Complete Repertoire for White

    • €33.95
    • Rated 4.56 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • 1.d4! The Chess Bible – Mastering Queen’s Pawn Structures Quick View
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    • 1.d4! The Chess Bible – Mastering Queen’s Pawn Structures

    • €29.95
    • Rated 4.84 out of 5
    • 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) Quick View
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    • The Modernized Ruy Lopez for White – Volume 1 & 2 (bundle)

    • €64.90 €61.65
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Ruy Lopez for White – Volume 2 – A Complete Repertoire for White Quick View
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    • The Modernized Ruy Lopez for White – Volume 2 – A Complete Repertoire for White

    • €30.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Ruy Lopez – Volume 1 – A Complete Repertoire for White Quick View
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    • The Modernized Ruy Lopez – Volume 1 – A Complete Repertoire for White

    • €33.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Anti-Sicilians – Volume 1 – Rossolimo Variation Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized Anti-Sicilians – Volume 1 – Rossolimo Variation

    • €33.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Modern Benoni Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized Modern Benoni

    • €29.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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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  • 100 jaar Belgische schaakgeschiedenis Quick View
    • 100 jaar Belgische schaakgeschiedenis Quick View
    • Dutch, Psychology

    • 100 jaar Belgische schaakgeschiedenis

    • €25.00
    • Rated 4.25 out of 5
    • "Beginnende schakers zullen hier en daar de wenkbrauwen fronsen. De doorgewinterde schaker zal op bijzondere wijze kunnen genieten van een rijke geschiedenis van het schaken in België."  ~ Günter Delhaes, voorzitter van de Koninklijke Belgische Schaakbond. Teaser [PDF] - Frank Hoffmeister - 100 jaar Belgische schaakgeschiedenis een persoonlijk eerbetoon aan de Koninklijke Belgische Schaakbond met 50 partijen *Available from 01/12/2020*
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  • Universal Chess Training Quick View
    • Universal Chess Training Quick View
    • Psychology, English, Strategy, Tactics

    • Universal Chess Training

    • €32.95
    • Rated 4.90 out of 5
    • 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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  • The Modernized Nimzovich Defense 1. e4 Nc6! Quick View
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    • The Modernized Nimzovich Defense 1. e4 Nc6!

    • €29.00 €14.50
    • Rated 4.57 out of 5
    • 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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  • A Feast of Chess in Time of Plague – Candidates Tournament 2020 – Part 1 – Yekaterinburg Quick View
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    • A Feast of Chess in Time of Plague – Candidates Tournament 2020 – Part 1 – Yekaterinburg

    • €25.00
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • "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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  • The Modernized French Defense – Volume 2: Against the Tarrasch Quick View
    • The Modernized French Defense – Volume 2: Against the Tarrasch Quick View
    • English, Opening

    • The Modernized French Defense – Volume 2: Against the Tarrasch

    • €26.95
    • Rated 4.60 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Marshall Attack Quick View
    • English, Opening

    • The Modernized Marshall Attack

    • €24.95
    • Rated 4.67 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Modern Defense Quick View
    • English, Opening

    • The Modernized Modern Defense

    • €30.95
    • Rated 4.33 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Sveshnikov Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized Sveshnikov

    • €30.95
    • Rated 4.80 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Grünfeld Defense Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized Grünfeld Defense

    • €29.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
    • The Caro-Kann Revisited: A Complete Repertoire for Black Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Caro-Kann Revisited: A Complete Repertoire for Black

    • €31.95
    • Rated 4.73 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
    • Double Fianchetto – The Modern Chess Lifestyle Quick View
    • Opening, English, Middlegame, Strategy

    • Double Fianchetto – The Modern Chess Lifestyle

    • €28.95
    • Rated 4.50 out of 5
    • "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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  • Thinkers’ Chess Academy with Grandmaster Thomas Luther – Volume 1 – First Steps in Tactics. Quick View
    • Thinkers’ Chess Academy with Grandmaster Thomas Luther – Volume 1 – First Steps in Tactics. Quick View
    • English, Tactics

    • Thinkers’ Chess Academy with Grandmaster Thomas Luther – Volume 1 – First Steps in Tactics.

    • €29.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • "This book is written for chess friends who are beginners or hobby players without much experience and who want to improve to lower club level. If you are already somewhat stronger you may not like the idea of learning from scratch. But sometimes going a step back in order to take two steps forwards is a good idea." ~ GM…
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  • The Modernized Stonewall Defence Quick View
    • The Modernized Stonewall Defence Quick View
    • English, Opening

    • The Modernized Stonewall Defence

    • €23.95
    • Rated 4.50 out of 5
    • "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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  • Together with Mamedyarov Quick View
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    • Together with Mamedyarov

    • €30.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • “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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  • Fundamental Chess Strategy in 100 Games Quick View
    • Fundamental Chess Strategy in 100 Games Quick View
    • Middlegame, English, Strategy

    • Fundamental Chess Strategy in 100 Games

    • €32.95
    • Rated 4.79 out of 5
    • "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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  • The Modernized Delayed Benoni Quick View
    • The Modernized Delayed Benoni Quick View
    • English, Opening, Strategy

    • The Modernized Delayed Benoni

    • €28.00
    • Rated 4.80 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
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    • Opening, English, Strategy

    • The Modernized Berlin Wall Defense

    • €24.95 €12.47
    • Rated 4.50 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Scotch Game – A Complete Repertoire for White and Black Quick View
    • Opening, English, Strategy

    • The Modernized Scotch Game – A Complete Repertoire for White and Black

    • €27.95
    • Rated 4.67 out of 5
    • "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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  • Chess Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 1, 2 & 3 (bundle) Quick View
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    • Chess Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 1, 2 & 3 (bundle)

    • €83.40 €79.23
    • Rated 4.83 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
    • Chess Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 3 Quick View
    • Strategy, English, Middlegame

    • Chess Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 3

    • €29.95
    • Rated 4.78 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
    • Improve Your Practical Play in the Endgame Quick View
    • Endgame, English, Strategy

    • Improve Your Practical Play in the Endgame

    • €28.00
    • Rated 4.63 out of 5
    • 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 Dutch Defense Quick View
    • The Modernized Dutch Defense Quick View
    • Opening, English, Strategy

    • The Modernized Dutch Defense

    • €32.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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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  • Understanding Maroczy Structures Quick View
    • Understanding Maroczy Structures Quick View
    • English, Middlegame, Strategy

    • Understanding Maroczy Structures

    • €27.95
    • Rated 4.67 out of 5
    • "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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  • Kings of the Chessboard Quick View
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    • Kings of the Chessboard

    • €26.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • Paul van der Sterren - Kings of the Chessboard, 264 pages - ISBN 9789492510532.  Teaser [PDF] - Paul van der Sterren - Kings of the Chessboard "This book is about the greatest chess players who ever lived, who dominated their era and were looked upon as World Champions even at a time when this term, this very concept, did not…
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  • The Modernized French Defense Quick View
    • The Modernized French Defense Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized French Defense

    • €28.95
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • "Here we are, together on this page, both interested in the French Defence with 3.Nc3 Bb4." ~ David Miedema
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  • My Magic Years with Topalov Quick View
    • My Magic Years with Topalov Quick View
    • Psychology, English, Middlegame

    • My Magic Years with Topalov

    • €29.80
    • Rated 4.86 out of 5
    • "If he thinks an idea will work over the board, the notion of risk is irrelevant to him. He wants to be on the attack and believes an objectively inferior position isn’t necessarily bad if his opponent needs to find several difficult defensive moves. “If that’s the only move for my opponent, let’s enter the line and see if he…
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  • Understanding before Moving: Part 2 Quick View
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    • Understanding before Moving: Part 2

    • €26.75 €20.06
    • Rated 3.50 out of 5
    • “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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  • The Modernized Reti Quick View
    • The Modernized Reti Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • The Modernized Reti

    • €31.90
    • Rated 4.50 out of 5
    • "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 Quick View
    • The Modernized Najdorf Quick View
    • Opening, English

    • 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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  • Chess Calculation Training (bundle) Quick View
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    • Chess Calculation Training (bundle)

    • €80.80 €76.76
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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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  • Chess Calculation Training, Vol. 3: Legends Quick View
    • Chess Calculation Training, Vol. 3: Legends Quick View
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    • Chess Calculation Training, Vol. 3: Legends

    • €27.75
    • Rated 4.60 out of 5
    • 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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  • Chess Calculation Training, Vol. 2: Endgames Quick View
    • Chess Calculation Training, Vol. 2: Endgames Quick View
    • Endgame, English, Tactics

    • Chess Calculation Training, Vol. 2: Endgames

    • €27.30
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • 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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  • Chess Calculation Training, Vol. 1: Middlegames Quick View
    • Chess Calculation Training, Vol. 1: Middlegames Quick View
    • Tactics, English, Middlegame

    • Chess Calculation Training, Vol. 1: Middlegames

    • €25.75
    • Rated 4.86 out of 5
    • 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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  • The Correct Exchange in the Endgame Quick View
    • The Correct Exchange in the Endgame Quick View
    • Endgame, English, Strategy

    • The Correct Exchange in the Endgame

    • €23.65
    • Rated 4.60 out of 5
    • "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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  • The Modernized Nimzo-QGD Quick View
    • The Modernized Nimzo-QGD Quick View
    • English, Opening

    • The Modernized Nimzo-QGD

    • €30.85
    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • "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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    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • "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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    • Chess Middlegame Strategies, Vol. 1

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    • Rated 5.00 out of 5
    • "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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    • 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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