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Hidden Check
The February 2021 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! The Cover story is on the mysterious relationship between chess and espionage. Other articles include It's Your Move, You can do it! by SIM Jon Edwards, Chess Kids Across The Board by Al Lawrence, Avoid the Trap! by Bruce Pandolfini and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!

Chess Life For Kids Magazine - February 2021 Issue
Still Krushin' It
The March 2021 Issue of Chess Life is here! Its Cover Story is on Irina Krush on winning the U.S. Women's Championship for the eighth time, her career, her battle with COVID-19, and balancing teaching and playing. Other articles include "Tata Steel Masters" and "Online Qualifiers".

Chess Life Magazine - March 2021 Issue
GM Wesley So Wins 2020 Skilling Open
The February 2021 Issue of Chess Life is here! Its Cover Story is on GM Wesley So winning the 2020 Skilling Open. Other articles include "Chess and Espionage" and "The 2020 Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities".

Chess Life Magazine - February 2021 Issue
In this book Vlastimil Hort talks about his personal experiences and encounters in the chess world. A long stay in hospital when he was five years old and a caring doctor who explained the chess rules to him were the beginning of his great passion.

My Chess Stories
Reflections of a King
The January 2021 Issue of Chess Life is here! Its Cover Story is on Reflections of a King, a conversation with RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan. Other articles include "So Storms to 2020 U.S. Champ Title" and "Krush Wins Eighth Women's Championship".

Chess Life Magazine - January 2021 Issue
Invitationals Go Online!
The December 2020 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! The Cover story is on the Rockefeller winner Bryan Xie. Other articles include It's Your Move, You can do it! by SIM Jon Edwards, Chess Kids Across The Board by Al Lawrence, Avoid the Trap! and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!

Chess Life For Kids Magazine - December 2020 Issue
John D. Rockefeller V Embraces Family Legacy with $3 Million Gift to US Chess
The December 2020 Issue of Chess Life is here! Its Cover Story is on John D. Rockefeller V Embracing Family Legacy with $3 Million Gift to US Chess. Other articles include "The 2020 Cadet Championship: A Drama in Seven Parts" and "The Iron Man of Chess in the Time of COVID-19".

Chess Life Magazine - December 2020 Issue
Yakov Borisovich Estrin was a Russian chess International Master, International Correspondence Chess Grandmasterand world champion, chess theoretician, and writer. After a brief foray into over-the-board play, he turned to correspondence chess in the early 1960s with immediate success (joint first place in the USSR Correspondence Championship in 1962). He became an International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster in 1966, and would go on to compete in the final of the World Correspondence Championship five times. He is best known for being the seventh ICCF World Champion, 1972-1976.

Theory and Practice of Chess in Russian
The most important endgame to learn is rook and pawn against rook where your king is in front of the opponent's pawn. You will need to know when to defend from the side and so that when the opponent's pawn reaches the sixth rank you immediately go to his back file and defend from behind and build a bridge if need be. You will need to practice this until you have it right or otherwise you will lose many games you could have drawn. Grigory Levenfish and Vasily Smyslov were two of the world's leading chess grandmasters and are the most suitable persons to teach these basic endgames


Rook Endings
The Quest for Greatness - The Abhimanyu Mishra Story
The October 2020 Issue of Chess Life is here! Its Cover Story is on The Quest for Greatness - The Abhimanyu Mishra Story. Other articles include Getting Back to Business - CCCSA Norm Invitationals and The 2020 Tournaments of State Champions Online Invitationals.

Chess Life Magazine - October 2020 Issue
Pandemic Play
The October 2020 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! The Cover story is on Pandemic Play - Elementary Championships. Other articles include It's Your Move, You can do it! by SIM Jon Edwards, Chess Kids Across The Board by Al Lawrence, Avoid the Trap! and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!

Chess Life For Kids Magazine - October 2020 Issue
A Chess Biography with 623 Games
Drawing on new research, this first biography of William Steinitz (1836–1900), the first World Chess Champion, covers his early life and career, with a fully-sourced collection of his known games until he left London in 1882. A portrait of mid-Victorian British chess is provided, including a history of the famous Simpson’s Divan.

Steinitz in London
This book will enable your child to master the rules of the game in a relaxed manner, and will help him or her to conquer new heights not only in chess but in life too. This is because chess develops patience, logical thinking and memory, and teaches how to use time rationally.

Anatoly Karpov's Full Colour Chess Primer - First Level
The man, the player, the riddle, and the colorful characters who surrounded him.
Bobby Fischer and His World is brought to life through a potpourri of first-hand accounts, interviews, letters, and articles by and about the colorful characters that inhabited Fischer’s world. Unifying this wide-ranging tale are over 100 photos and illustrations and 99 newly annotated games.

Bobby Fischer and His World
The New Chess Boom!
The August 2020 Issue of Chess Life is here! Its Cover Story is on The New Chess Boom. "Chess Streamers are taking over Twitch. Wondering what it means?". Other articles include The 2012 Golden Knight Championship and The IM Not a GM Speed Chess Championships.

Chess Life Magazine - August 2020 Issue
Protect, Preserve, Perpetuate
The September 2020 Issue of Chess Life is here! Its Cover Story is on Protect, Preserve, Perpetuate. "Preservation Hall's Charlie Gabriel is bringing chess to a new generation of New Orleans musicians.". Other articles include Singapore defeats New York in Online Charity Chess Challenge and Saleem wins 2020 Iowa Closed Championship.

Chess Life Magazine - September 2020 Issue
Infinity Rook - Powerful Endgames
The August 2020 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! The Cover story is on Infinity Rook - Powerful Endgames. Other articles include It's Your Move, You can do it! by SIM Jon Edwards, Chess Kids Across The Board by Al Lawrence, Avoid the Trap! and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!

Chess Life For Kids Magazine - August 2020 Issue
Rules, Tactics, and Strategies for the Improving Player
Chess Handbook is a comprehensive book for beginners learning the rules and basics of the royal game and the intermediate player looking to improve by gaining a better understanding of chess fundamentals. Learn basic tactics and strategies with hundreds of suggestions and tips for players wishing to increase their knowledge of the game and see rapid improvement.

Chess Handbook
A New Anti-Sicilian to Rattle Your Opponents
The Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5) contains countless variations and sub-variations that have been discussed in detail at all levels of play for many years. Even "small" specialized systems have been covered in exhaustive detail in book after book. That is why this book is unique, The Carlsen Variation, which arises after 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4, has never previously been covered in detail before.

The Carlsen Variation
This book goes to other systems, avoiding the Ruy Lopez but relying on lines considered dull, including The Hungarian Defense, The Philidor Defense, the Latvian Gambit, The Queen Pawn's Counter Gambit, the Petroff Defense, the Four Knights Game and the Three Knights Game.

An Unbeatable White Repertoire After 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3
Chess In The Time of COVID-19
The June 2020 Issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Chess & Coronavirus. "Crises are often catalysts for change. How is chess changing in the time of COVID-19". Other articles include "College Chess" and "An American Three-Peat at the 2020 World Senior Team".

Chess Life Magazine - June 2020 Issue
Chess In The Time of Sheltering
The June 2020 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! The Cover story is on Inside strategies and chess in the time of sheltering. Other articles include It's Your Move, You can do it! by SIM Jon Edwards, Chess Kids Across The Board by Al Lawrence, Avoid the Trap! and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!

Chess Life For Kids Magazine - June 2020 Issue
Sharpen your tactical ability daily on your way to mastery
In this book, you will be challenged 404 times but unlike most tactics puzzle books you don't know what your objective is. Your one advantage over the players in the respective positions is that you know that there is supposed to be something in there for you to find. Working through the puzzles and then carefully play through the thoroughly annotated solutions will help you to up your tactical radar as well as your calculation skills.

Daily Chess Training - Chess Tactics - Vol. 3
GM Humpy Koneru - 2020 Cairns Cup Champion
The May 2020 Issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the 2020 Cairns Cup Champion, GM Humpy Koneru. Other articles include "The Arts, Chess and Dance" and "Toast and Found treasure trovesof games by a former Nebraska state champion".

Chess Life Magazine - May 2020 Issue
Cayman Chess - Grassroots efforts are building a chess community
The April 2020 Issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Grassroot efforts building a chess community. Other articles include "Tata Steel International" and "The Eastern Open Grand Prix".

Chess Life Magazine - April 2020 Issue
Improve your tactical radar to step up your game
Working through the puzzles and then carefully play through the thoroughly annotated solutions will help you to up your tactical radar as well as your calculation skills. So if you are up for the challenge, here is the opportunity to prepare for the next leap forward.

Daily Chess Training - Chess Tactics For Improvers - Vol. 1
The First Automatic Recorder - Meet Mr. Babu and His Visionary Invention
The April 2020 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! The Cover story is on Mr. Babu and his automatic recorder. Other articles include It's Your Move, You can do it! by SIM Jon Edwards, Chess Kids Across The Board by Al Lawrence, Avoid the Trap! and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!

Chess Life For Kids Magazine - April 2020 Issue
Two-Time World Cadet Champion - Liran Zhou, Our 2017 U-10 Champ, Wins Gold Again in 2019
The February 2020 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! The Cover story is on the Two-Time World Cadet Champion. Liran Zhou, our 2017 U-10 Champ, Wins Gold Again in 2019. Other articles include It's Your Move, You can do it! by SIM Jon Edwards, Chess Kids Across The Board by Al Lawrence, Avoid the Trap! and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!

Chess Life For Kids Magazine - February 2020 Issue
50 Mate in Two Chess Puzzles for Intermediate Players
This book contains 50 mate in two puzzles for the intermediate-level chess player. As you work through the book, you’ll not only be looking for your best moves to solve the problems, but also to give your opponent their best moves in response.

Intermediate Puzzles
In the present book, you will be challenged 404 times but unlike most tactics puzzle books you don't know what your objective is: do I need to find a mate, find an opportunity skewer or pin a piece, use a tactical turn to gain a positional advantage and how far do I need to calculate?These questions are you are faced with when you play your own games and therefore this book tries to replicate this position.

Daily Chess Training - Chess Tactics - Vol. 2
Learn basic chess concepts and color some of the most popular chess illustrations from the Chess Detective Workbook series. This book contains fifty basic chess lessons designed to assist beginner level chess players.

Chess Concepts and Coloring Book for Kids
The 2019 World Junior Chess Championship For Players With Disabilities
The December 2019 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! The Cover story is on the 2019 World Junior Chess Championship for players with disabilities. Other articles include It's Your Move, You can do it! by SIM Jon Edwards, Chess Kids Across The Board by Al Lawrence, Avoid the Trap! and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!

Chess Life For Kids Magazine - December 2019 Issue
Tanitoluwa: Tenacious, Thoughtful, and Tough to Beat
The August 2019 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! The Cover story is on eight-year old Tanitoluwa Adewumi wowed the chess world after winning the K-3 section at the 2019 New York State Scholastic Championships. Other articles include It's Your Move, You can do it! by SIM Jon Edwards, Chess Kids Across The Board by Al Lawrence, Dreams and Sacrifice by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, Junior Grand Prix and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!

Chess Life For Kids Magazine - August 2019 Issue
Showdown: Awonder Liang wins U.S. Junior title after Blitz playoff against Nicolas Checa
The October 2019 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! The Cover story is on Awwonder Liang winning the U.S. Junior title after blitz playoff against Nicolas Checa. Other articles include It's Your Move, You can do it! by SIM Jon Edwards, Chess Kids Across The Board by Al Lawrence, Trick or Treat! by WGM Jennifer Yu and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!

Chess Life For Kids Magazine - October 2019 Issue
Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Starting Out: The Nimzo Indian by Chris Ward and Starting Out: The Queen's Indian by John Emms, brought together in one volume.

A Complete Guide to Defending Against 1 d4
Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Starting Out: The French by Byron Jacobs and Starting Out: The Caro-Kann by Joe Gallagher, brought together in one volume.

A Complete Guide to Systems Where Black Meets 1 e4 by Supporting a Pawn on d5
Chess Books
Choose from a huge selection of chess books, including a wide variety of topics, players and strategies from The House of Staunton. There is a chess book for nearly every chess move or chess defense you can think of. Looking for a chess book talking about a specific chess player? Browse the many different miscellaneous chess books available. Need to strengthen your opening game? Middle game? Or maybe your end game is lacking. There are chess books covering all of these topics and much more. The purpose of a majority of the chess books available is to serve as guides for beginners and advanced chess players alike, and to address different tactics and strategies to help improve your game. There are also biographical chess books that talk about specific Chess Players such as Magnus Carlsen or Vishwanthan Anand if you are interested in reading about a chess player and their life.