CHESS EBOOKS

EBOOK - Chess Fundamentals

This is a reprint of the original "Chess Fundamentals" by Capablanca, as first published in 1921 and only a preface added by Capablanca in 1934. The reader here can feel confident that this reprint contains the exact, complete words of Capablanca. Unlike other reprints, not one word has been changed or omitted.

EBOOK - Chess Fundamentals

Catalog Code: E-B0046EM

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EBOOK - Art of Attack in Chess

One of the finest chess books ever written, now revised in algebraic edition. The author expounds both the basic principles and the most complex forms of attack on the king. It has been updated by legendary author GM John Nunn. Still one of the great classics ever written on tactics.

EBOOK - Art of Attack in Chess

Catalog Code: E-B0109EM

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EBOOK - Improve Your Endgame Play

In this ideal book for players wishing to improve their endgame play, grandmaster Glenn Flear explains the fundamental principles which must be mastered. Taking examples from his own games and those of other players, he shows how drawn positions can be converted into victories and lost positions saved at the last moment.

EBOOK - Improve Your Endgame Play

Catalog Code: E-B0216EM

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EBOOK - Queen's Gambit Declined

In this book, Grandmaster Sadler explains the ideas behind the Queen's Gambit Declined, one of Black's most dependable replies to the queen's pawn. He discusses all of the major variations in popular practice, explaining the key plans and ideas and highlighting important recent developments. Written by Grandmaster Matthew Sadler, one of the world's top young players, this book offers a full explanation of both the latest theory and important thematic ideas and covers the ever-popular Queen's Gambit Declined.

EBOOK - Queen's Gambit Declined

Catalog Code: E-B0102EM

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EBOOK - Improve Your Opening Play

Grandmaster Chris Ward explains the important ideas behind every major opening, unravelling among others the secrets of the Sicilian, the mysteries of the Modern and the fundamentals of the French. He emphasizes the need to understand the key elements of each opening rather than simply memorize a series of complicated variations which leave you stranded if the opponent varies from the expected route.

EBOOK - Improve Your Opening Play

Catalog Code: E-B0214EM

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EBOOK - Its Your Move

This book provides the reader with a selection of puzzles to solve. However, unlike other books of the White to play and mate in three' variety, it simulates real game scenarios, offering readers a choice of tempting alternatives and requiring them to pick the best

EBOOK - Its Your Move

Catalog Code: E-B0093EM

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EBOOK - Attacking with 1. e4

Fed up with having to learn so much theory? Struggling to keep up with all the latest developments? Then this book will be the answer to all your problems. Grandmaster John Emms offers a new arsenal of opening weapons with which to attack your unsuspecting opponents. Starting with the move 1 e4, the reader is armed with systems against all possible black defenses.

EBOOK - Attacking with 1. e4

Catalog Code: E-B0061EM

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EBOOK - Attacking with 1. d4

Tired of playing the same old openings? Worried about having to learn too much theory? Then this book is what you're looking for! International Master Angus Dunnington presents you with a new attacking opening repertoire based on the move 1. d4.

EBOOK - Attacking with 1. d4

Catalog Code: E-B0062EM

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EBOOK - Meeting 1. d4

This book is especially useful for players who have neither the time nor inclination to learn reams of the latest opening theory. Throughout this work, Aagaard & Lund delve into the strategies, ideas and tactics for Black, while also showing the possible traps and pitfalls.

EBOOK - Meeting 1. d4

Catalog Code: E-B0064EM

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EBOOK - Meeting 1. e4

Fed up having to defend with Black? Annoyed by all those irritating white systems? Then this is the book for you! Russian international master Alexander Raetsky draws upon his wealth of experience gained playing on the tough international tournament circuit to supply you with an all-in-one solution to your problems. The reader is provided with a complete repertoire for Black against 1 e4, based on the ever-reliable Sicilian Defence.

EBOOK - Meeting 1. e4

Catalog Code: E-B0063EM

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EBOOK - Starting Out - Queen's Gambit

The Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the most popular and fundamental chess openings of all time and it has been the battleground for countless world-class encounters throughout the history of chess. Adherents include a long list of World champions, including Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov and Vladimir Kramnik.

EBOOK - Starting Out - Queen's Gambit

Catalog Code: E-B0041EM

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EBOOK - Excelling at Chess

Some players become good at chess, some very good, while others excel at the game. Jacob Aagaard identifies the key factors that separate the very strong players from the rest. He includes chapters on when to calculate, how to evaluate positions, how to study theory, how to study the endgame and when to force the position.

EBOOK - Excelling at Chess

Catalog Code: E-B0117EM

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EBOOK - Its Your Move Improvers

In this highly original and instructive test yourself book Chris Ward invites readers to solve a selection of carefully chosen puzzles. In this, the second book in the 'It's Your Move' series, the positions are aimed at improving players, specifically the low level club players who are looking to hone their skills in order to climb further up the chess ladder.The reader is given a choice of five plausible plans for each position and has to decide which is the most likely to succeed.

EBOOK - Its Your Move Improvers

Catalog Code: E-B0247EM

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EBOOK - Mastering the Opening

The opening phase of the game throws up difficult questions for those keen to study and improve their chess. In Mastering the Opening, international master Byron Jacobs outlines the key plans and strategies in all major openings and helps the reader to decide upon an opening repertoire. This guide deals with every major opening, has numerous thematic games that illustrate important principles and a revolutionary layout allows readers to absorb the key ideas.

EBOOK - Mastering the Opening

Catalog Code: E-B0143EM

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EBOOK - Starting Out - The King's Indian

The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defences in chess and is favoured by ambitious and aggressive players. At the highest level it has been a major weapon for World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to the basics of the King's Indian, studying the key principles of its many variations.

EBOOK - Starting Out - The King's Indian

Catalog Code: E-B0038EM

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EBOOK - Starting Out - Nimzo-Indian

The Nimzo-Indian is one of the soundest and most popular defences against 1 d4, offering Black the chance to unbalance the game early on and play for a win without undue risk. Advocates include virtually all of the world's top players, including Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand and Anatoly Karpov. In this revolutionary book, Grandmaster Chris Ward revisits the basic principles behind the Nimzo-Indian and its many variations.

EBOOK - Starting Out - Nimzo-Indian

Catalog Code: E-B0023EM

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EBOOK - Taming the Sicilian
A Repertoire for White Against the Most Popular Black Opening

The Sicilian Defence is Black's most ambitious and popular defence to 1 e4. Finding a suitable weapon against it has taxed many a grandmaster's brain. Should White dive into the labyrinth of mountainous theory and complications, in which the player who knows the latest theoretical wrinkle is likely to prevail, or should White abstain and instead head for the more tranquil waters of the various Anti-Sicilians on offer? Perhaps the answer lies somewhere in-between!

EBOOK - Taming the Sicilian

A Repertoire for White Against the Most Popular Black Opening

Catalog Code: E-B0212EM

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EBOOK - Nimzo-Indian Kasparov Variation
4. Nf3 as Popularized by Garry Kasparov

The Nimzo-Indian Defence is certainly one of Black's most respectable ways of meeting 1 d4; it's popular at all levels of chess and white players have been banging their heads against brick walls in trying to find an advantageous line. What can White do to throw his opponent off balance at an early stage? The answer is contained in this book!

EBOOK - Nimzo-Indian Kasparov Variation

4. Nf3 as Popularized by Garry Kasparov

Catalog Code: E-B0249EM

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EBOOK - Play the Najdorf - Scheveningen Style
A Complete Repertoire for Black in the Most Dynamic of Openings

The Najdorf Sicilian is one of the most sharp, dynamic and popular openings that Black can play and is a firm favourite amongst the world's elite players, including world number one Garry Kasparov. From very early on, Black unbalances the game to a reach a position in which one can play for the win without exceptional risk.

EBOOK - Play the Najdorf - Scheveningen Style

A Complete Repertoire for Black in the Most Dynamic of Openings

Catalog Code: E-B0245EM

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EBOOK - Starting Out - The French

The French is one of Black's soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while at the top it's played by famous grandmasters such as Vishy Anand and the young Russian star Alexander Morozevich.

EBOOK - Starting Out - The French

Catalog Code: E-B0039EM

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EBOOK - Starting Out - Ruy Lopez

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Ruy Lopez.

The Ruy Lopez is one of the most famous of all chess openings. It has a long and distinguished history and has been played by virtually all of the strongest Grandmasters: Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand - the list goes on!

EBOOK - Starting Out - Ruy Lopez

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EBOOK - Starting Out - English

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the English Opening. The English is a sophisticated and popular opening system that is suitable for all types of players and can lead to both positional and tactical middlegames. Many of the world's top players, including Kasparov and Kramnik, include the English in their openings weaponry.

EBOOK - Starting Out - English

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EBOOK - Excelling at Positional Chess

Positional chess remains a mystery to many and yet an understanding of the finer points of the game so often makes the difference between two equally matched players. Improve your positional play and you will see chess in a totally new dimension! In this unique book, International Master Jacob Aagaard selects many original examples of positional chess, the creme de la creme of those that he uses for training and study.

EBOOK - Excelling at Positional Chess

Catalog Code: E-B0118EM

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EBOOK - The Veresov
Surprise Your Opponents with the Tricky 2. Nc3!

The Veresov could be the one for you! It's a surprisingly tricky system that, in the right hands, can be forged into a powerful attacking weapon. White forgoes the normal queen's pawn opening ideas in favor of speedy development of the queenside pieces. One advantage of this underrated line is that players with the black pieces are less likely to be familiar with all the subtleties here than in a more mainstream opening.

EBOOK - The Veresov

Surprise Your Opponents with the Tricky 2. Nc3!

Catalog Code: E-B0284EM

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EBOOK - Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern

The authors of these books are very skilled and experienced chess writers, who are used to writing for players of all levels and are renowned for their ability to explain ideas in a lucid and straightforward manner.

EBOOK - Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern

Catalog Code: E-B0014EM

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EBOOK - Excelling at Chess Calculation
Capitalizing on Tactical Chances

There are many differing opinions amongst the top players in the world of chess, but there is one thing upon which World Champions, Grandmasters and other experts all agree: the art of chess calculation is the absolute key to the success of a player. Master this discipline and you can surely expect your results to improve dramatically. Jacob Aagaard tackles the 'art of chess calculation', unravelling its many secrets and arming the reader with the necessary tools to be able to calculate effectively at the chessboard.

EBOOK - Excelling at Chess Calculation

Capitalizing on Tactical Chances

Catalog Code: E-B0119EM

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EBOOK - Excelling at Combinational Play
Learn to Identify and Exploit Tactical Chances

Excelling at Combinational Play: Learn to Identify and Exploit Tactical Chances by Jacob Aagaard, 239pp. (Everyman 2004) Being able to solve puzzles and combinations is one of the principal components of a successful chess player. But how can one improve on such an important skill? How can one acquire combinational vision? The answer lies within the pages of this book! Experienced chess writer Jacob Aagaard explains how tactical intuition and ability develops and uses pattern recognition to improve the reader's tactical ammunition. Is also no secret that the continued practice of puzzles and combinations helps to sharpen the chess brain, and here there is a wealth of exercises and problems to solve accompanied by the full solutions and explanations.

EBOOK - Excelling at Combinational Play

Learn to Identify and Exploit Tactical Chances

Catalog Code: E-B0120EM

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EBOOK - Excelling at Technical Chess
Learn to Identify and Exploit Small Advantages

The implication from the author is that the task of converting a typically winning position into a full point or converting a drawing position into half-a-point is relatively straightforward. However, as all of us practical players realise, it's not always a simple as this, and many hard-earned points are wasted through 'a lack of technique'. In this valuable book, Jacob Aagaard aims to solve this perennial problem. He arms the reader with several endgame weapons that every strong technical player has in his toolbox.

EBOOK - Excelling at Technical Chess

Learn to Identify and Exploit Small Advantages

Catalog Code: E-B0121EM

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EBOOK - Dynamic Reti

The Reti Opening has been a popular choice at all levels of chess for many years and is a favorite among hypermodern players who like to control the center with pieces. Yet there remains a dearth of published material on this subject ... until now. In The Dynamic Reti, Grandmaster Nigel Davies redresses the balance and advocates a repertoire for White based on this refined opening. Davies outlines the typical ideas and tactics for both White and Black, and studies both the fashionable main lines and the tricky sidelines. If you already play the Reti or are looking for a sophisticated new opening weapon, then this is essential reading.

* A dynamic repertoire for White
* Full explanation of the most important thematic ideas
* Ideal for club and tournament players

EBOOK - Dynamic Reti

Catalog Code: E-B0168EM

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EBOOK - Scandinavian

From a theoretical backwater to a fully blown main line opening, the rise of the Scandinavian Defence (1. e4 d5) has been nothing short of meteoric. Over the past fifteen years the Scandinavian has become more and more popular both at club and Grandmaster level. It even managed to obtain an ultimate seal of approval when Vishy Anand employed it in his World Championship match with Garry Kasparov!

EBOOK - Scandinavian

Catalog Code: E-B0172EM

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EBOOK - Starting Out - Queen's Indian

The Queen's Indian is one of Blacks most dependable and respected defences to the queen's pawn opening. Is an established favourite amongst world-class grandmasters such as Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Michael Adams and Judit Polgar, not to mention Anatoly Karpov, who has been a loyal Queen's Indian supporter and theory developer for over three decades.

EBOOK - Starting Out - Queen's Indian

Catalog Code: E-B0011EM

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EBOOK - Dealing with d4 Deviations
Fighting the Trompowsky, Torre, Blackmar-Diemer, Stonewall, Colle and Other Problem Openings

This book fills an enormous void in chess literature. There are a countless number of players who are very happy to defend the black side of the Queen's Gambit or play the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, Bogo-Indian or Benoni. However, more often than not they have been forced to muddle their way through a whole variety of annoying sidelines White has at his or her disposal, including the dreaded Trompowsky, the tricky Blackmar-Diemer Gambit and the tiresome Colle Variation.

EBOOK - Dealing with d4 Deviations

Fighting the Trompowsky, Torre, Blackmar-Diemer, Stonewall, Colle and Other Problem Openings

Catalog Code: E-B0241EM

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EBOOK - Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors - VOLUME IV
Fischer

This book brings together the two greatest names in the history of chess. The author, Garry Kasparov, is the world number one and, by common consent, the greatest player ever. The subject of the book, Bobby Fischer, is the only American to have become world champion and is probably the greatest natural talent the world has ever seen.

EBOOK - Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors - VOLUME IV

Fischer

Catalog Code: E-B0135EM

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EBOOK - Play 1. e4 e5
A Complete Repertoire for Black in the Open Games

Play 1 e4 e5! Nigel Davies provides a complete answer to this perennial problem by offering a concise and practical repertoire for the Black player, whilst crucially including a dependable defence to the Ruy Lopez - White's most popular attacking try in the Open Games. Davies is the perfect choice for this subject, having been battle-hardened by years of international competition in these openings.

EBOOK - Play 1. e4 e5

A Complete Repertoire for Black in the Open Games

Catalog Code: E-B0068EM

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EBOOK - Offbeat Nimzo-Indian
A Selection of Aggressive Anti-Nimzo Lines including 4. a3, 4. f3 and 4. Bg5

The Nimzo-Indian Defence continues to be one of Black's most reliable ways of meeting the queen's pawn opening. It's popular at all levels of chess and a constant source of anxiety for White players. How can White find a worthwhile line against this incredibly firm defence? How can White set his Nimzo opponent difficult tasks from the outset? Perhaps it's time to look somewhere different from the well-trodden main lines.

EBOOK - Offbeat Nimzo-Indian

A Selection of Aggressive Anti-Nimzo Lines including 4. a3, 4. f3 and 4. Bg5

Catalog Code: E-B0130EM

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EBOOK - Starting Out - Dutch Defence

The Dutch Defence is an ambitious and underrated counter to the queen's pawn opening. With his very first move Black creates an asymmetrical pawn structure, thus unbalancing the position from a very early stage and allowing both White and Black players to fight for the initiative. Black also has many options within the Dutch Defence, from the ultra-solid Stonewall formation through to the fluid Classical System and the dynamic Leningrad Variation.

EBOOK - Starting Out - Dutch Defence

Catalog Code: E-B0006EM

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