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New Expanded Edition - Now with 125 Games
The 125 greatest chess games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British experts and illustrated with over 1,000 chess diagrams. Join the authors in studying these games, the cream of two centuries of international chess, and develop your own chess-playing skills - whatever your current standard. Instructive points at the end of each game highlight the lessons to be learned.
PRE-ORDER - The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games
Navigate the hidden paths of the chessboard to strike attacking gold!
Their over-the-board successes are not based on mere bravado or trickery, but on a profound understanding of the chessboard struggle and thought process. Song and Preotu consider the role of manoeuvring and prophylactic thought, and examine attacks in the endgame, as well as more standard topics such as play on colour complexes and when and how to launch the pawns in an all-out assault.
CLEARANCE - The Chess Attacker's Handbook
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Valentina Gunina wins inaugural Cairns Cup
The May 2019 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Valentina Gunina and her blitzing prowess at the inaugral Cairns Cup by WGM Tatev Abrahamyan. Other articles include "Chess Journalism at the Cairns Cup" and "an Interview with WGM Jennifer Shahade advocating for women in chess.".
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - May 2019 Issue
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Hikaru's Grand Tour
The April 2019 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Hikaru Nakamura and his blitzing prowess at the London Chess Classic by Robert Hess. Other articles include "US Chess Affairs 2018 Yearbook" and "the K-12 Grade Nationals".
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - April 2019 Issue
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Dewain Barber - Dean of Scholastic Chess
The March 2019 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on US Chess naming Dewain Barber as the Dean of Scholastic Chess by Al Lawrence. Other articles include "College Chess and 2018 Pan Ams" and "Grand Prix at the Eastern Open".
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - March 2019 Issue
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2018 Olympiad Tiebreak Heartbreak
The January 2019 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the 43rd Chess Olympiad where China nabs historic double gold, the U.S. team takes silver on tiebreaks, and the women's team makes a splash by GM Maurice Ashley. Other articles include "The Eternal Pin and how to use it" and "The Collins manuscripts at Indiana University".
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - January 2019 Issue
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The Challenges of Chess Parenting
The December 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the Challenge of Chess Parenting by Jennifer Vallens. Other articles include "The Victorious Eight" and "World Junior Chess Championship for the Disabled".
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - December 2018 Issue
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Timur Flies High
The November 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Blindfold King Timur Gareyev plays ambitious, take-it-all chess to win the U.S. Open as told by Al Lawrence. Other articles include "Caruana versus Carlsen" and "Novelties & negotiations at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup".
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - November 2018 Issue
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Direct Attacking Moves
The October 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Direct Attacking moves by deconstructing the Myth of Brilliant Attacking Play by IM Erik Kislik. Other articles include "Luck and Skill at the World Open" and "The U.S. World Senior Team has a golden moment in Dresden"
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - October 2018 Issue
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GM Cristian Chirila - National Open Champ
The September 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on GM Christian Chirila's determination wins the day and the Edmonson Cup at the 2018 National Open. Other articles include "The 2018 NATO Chess Championship" and "Sensational Sana" and the US Women's Open.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - September 2018 Issue
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His Amazing Story and His Most Instructive Chess Games
Alexander Kalinin chronicles the amazing story of the first American Challenger since Bobby Fischer and follows his development from a pure attacker to a universal, all-round star. This selection of Caruana's best and most instructive games, arranged in thematic chapters, is a perfect guide for amateur chess players as there is plenty to be learned about all the skills that really matter.
CLEARANCE - Fabiano Caruana
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Caruana Cooks Up a Win in Norway
The August 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Fabiano Caruana winning Norway Chess. Other articles include "Scholastics - 2018 National High School Chess Championship" and "Ju Wenjun Wins Women's World Championship".
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - August 2018 Issue
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The Winning Tactics of Chess Legend Judit Polgar
Award-winning author Charles Hertan has revisited the gold mine of Judit Polgar’s games and selected her best and most instructive tactics. They are arranged by theme and presented with helpful explanations and lots of practical advice. You will be inspired by her clever traps, stunning sacrifices and cunning endgame tricks. You will learn from her tactical vision, calculating skills and counter-intuitive ideas. Strike Like Judit is a riveting guide that will help you win more games as you will find killer moves more easily and more quickly.
CLEARANCE - Strike Like Judit!
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Shankland Shines in St. Louis at US Championship - Paikidze Prevails Wins Second US Women's Championship
The July 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the 2018 US Men's and Women's Chess Championship, which were won by Sam Shankland and Nazi Paikidze respectively. Other articles include "Honoring the Hip-Hop Legacy with Chess" and the PRO Chess League Finals.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - July 2018 Issue
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Win Like the World's Young Champions!
Super Chess Kids tells you all you need to know about recognizing and exploiting weaknesses in your opponent’s position. You will learn how to evaluate your position, develop a plan, and calculate moves of attack and defence. You will also see typical errors that even the best young players tend to make.
CLEARANCE - Super Chess Kids
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Strategies, Techniques and Surprising Ideas
The Tarrasch Defence is one of the most ambitious ways to play against 1.d4. Former Russian Champion Alexey Bezgodov has more than 30 years of experience with the Tarrasch and is one of the world’s greatest experts. The Art of the Tarrasch Defence is a deeply researched journey into the positional structures, the key moments in the fight for the initiative, the players and the variations.
CLEARANCE - The Art of the Tarrasch Defence
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Fabiano Caruana - America's World Championship Candidate
The June 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Fabiano Caruana's win at the 2018 World Championship Candidates Match, where he was the first American to challenger for the World Championship since Bobby Fischer in 1972. Other articles include UT Rio Grand Valley's win at the Final Four College Championship.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - June 2018 Issue
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The Spirit of the Teams
The May 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the 2018 U.S. Amateur Team Events. Other articles include the 2018 Chess Journalists of America Awards and a revolutionary chess program in rural Mississippi with a 75% poverty level.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - May 2018 Issue
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2018 U.S. Championships Preview
The April 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the 2018 U. S. Championships Previews. Other articles include The 2017 K-12 Grade Championships and Innovations with Girl-focused Chess Camps.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - April 2018 Issue
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Learn to Play Blindfold Chess
The April 2018 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! Avoid the Trap, It's Your Move, Chess Kids, Learn All About Blindfold Chess, My First Move by GM Timur Gareyev and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!
CLEARANCE - Chess Life For Kids Magazine - April 2018 Issue
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GM Alexander Shabalov Wins Eastern Open
The March 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Grandmaster Alexander Shabalov and his win at the Eastern Open. Other articles include Webster University winning it's sixth straight PanAm Intercollegiate Championship and Fischer's Legacy in Chess on the 10th Anniversary of his death.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - March 2018 Issue
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SM Jon Edwards - America's ICCF World Championship Candidate
The February 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Senior Master Jon Edwards and the ICCF World Championship Cycle. Other articles include Chess.com's Anti-Cheating Efforts and the Armed Forces Championship.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - February 2018 Issue
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IM Nazi Paikidze: Patience, Practice, Pursuit
The February 2018 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! Avoid the Trap, Junior Grand Prix, It's Your Move, Chess Kids, The 2018 All America Chess Team and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!
CLEARANCE - Chess Life For Kids Magazine - February 2018 Issue
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Remembering GM William Lombardy - 1937-2017
The January 2018 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the life and chess of Grandmaster William Lombardy. It also features coverage of the 2017 World Cadets where three Americans were crowned World Champions and Annie Wang won Gold at the World Youth.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - January 2018 Issue
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A Complete Modern Repertoire for White
The Sicilian Defence is the most widely played chess opening, both at club level as well as among top grandmasters. Since Black gets dynamic play in almost all variations, black players of all levels will probably continue to play the Sicilian for a long time to come. It has been difficult for White to obtain any advantage in Sicilian sidelines, and this book therefore presents a complete repertoire for White in the most widely played main lines: the Open Sicilians with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3.
CLEARANCE - Dismantling the Sicilian - New and Updated Edition
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The December 2017 issue of Chess Life is here! Articles include Aronian winning the 2017 World Cup, an interview with reigning US Women Champion WGM Sabina Foisor and a look at the relationship between Chess and Music.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - December 2017 Issue
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The December 2017 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! Avoid the Trap, Junior Grand Prix, It's Your Move, Chess Kids and My First Move featuring GM Fabiano Caruana and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!
CLEARANCE - Chess Life For Kids Magazine - December 2017 Issue
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Chessabilities
The November 2017 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's win at the 2017 Sinquefield Cup. It also features coverage of the 2017 World Open, 2017 US Open and US Masters Tournaments.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - November 2017 Issue
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A Straightforward Guide for Black and White
International Master Luis Bernal has unraveled the Berlin and made it accessible for amateur players. His practical guide is fully up to date, explains typical formations and strategies, and presents new ideas and resources in the old Berlin Wall structures.
CLEARANCE - The Berlin Defense Unraveled
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Blitz!
The October 2017 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! A look at Blitz Chess and how it impacts overall Chess Performance, What's the Question?, Arabian Knights, The Chess Detective, The Power of the First Estate, Tournament Life Announcements and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!
CLEARANCE - Chess Life For Kids Magazine - October 2017 Issue
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Chessabilities
The October 2017 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the First FIDE World Junior Chess Championship For the Disabled. It also features coverage of the 2017 World Open, 2017 US Junior and Senior Opens and the use of Blitz Chess as a teaching tool.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - October 2017 Issue
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The Most Uncompromising Way to Attack the French Defence
Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov has played the Advance Variation in countless games with excellent results and is, as former World Champion Anatoly Karpov puts it, ‘the world expert' in this variation. Together with his son, International Master Vladimir Sveshnikov, he has thoroughly updated and expanded his earlier investigations that he presented in his first book on the French Advance in 2003.The Sveshnikovs know that when you are teaching new patterns it is much more productive to use illustrative games than to show stand-alone, concrete variations. That is why they present many annotated grandmaster games in which they clearly explain the ideas and plans for both sides.
CLEARANCE - The Complete French Advance
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Chess in Cuba
The September 2017 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the the Cuban Chess Community. It also features coverage of the 2017 National Open, the 2017 Norway Chess event and the 2017 World Team Championships.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - September 2017 Issue
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SuperNationals 2017
The August 2017 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on 2017 SuperNationals Chess Tournament, where 5,575 Players Converged in Nashville for the Largest Chess Event in History! Other articles include Grandmasters choosing the Ivy League over pursuing a full-time playing career and a previously unknown game featuring Bobby Fischer from the 1955 U.S. Junior Championship.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - August 2017 Issue
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5,575 Faces! Supernationals VI Sets Records
The August 2017 issue of Chess Life for Kids is here! A look at the 2017 SuperNationals Chess Tournament, What's the Question?, Arabian Knights, The Chess Detective, The Power of the First Estate, Tournament Life Announcements and more in the latest issue of Chess Life for Kids!
CLEARANCE - Chess Life For Kids Magazine - August 2017 Issue
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Remembering the Dean of American Chess - GM Arthur Bisguier
The July 2017 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the life of Chess of Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier, who recently passed away. Other articles include The 32nd Reykjavik Open and the Pro Chess League.
CLEARANCE - Chess Life Magazine - July 2017 Issue
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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.
