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Games of the Orient
Catalog Code: B0350IS
This collection includes every known game of the Orient, including many otherwise unknown games. These games have different names in Chinese or Korean than the names by which we know them in the West.
This collection includes every known game of the Orient, including many otherwise unknown games. These games have different names in Chinese or Korean than the names by which we know them in the West.
Games of the Orient
$19.95
Chess Concepts and Coloring Book for Kids
Catalog Code: B0136OB
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.
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
$14.95
Monster Your Endgame Planning - Volume 1
Catalog Code: B0058EV
The unique concept of Monster your middlegame planning received a very good feedback from our readers, therefore we decided to continue the series by keeping the same concept for endgames. The author GM Efstratios Grivas is going through the most important endgame topics in a testing format, so the reader not only masters endgames, but also tests his actual knowledge.
The unique concept of Monster your middlegame planning received a very good feedback from our readers, therefore we decided to continue the series by keeping the same concept for endgames. The author GM Efstratios Grivas is going through the most important endgame topics in a testing format, so the reader not only masters endgames, but also tests his actual knowledge.
Monster Your Endgame Planning - Volume 1
$27.50
Yakov Vilner - First Ukrainian Chess Champion and First USSR Chess Composition Champion
A World Champion's Favorite Composers
A World Champion's Favorite Composers
Catalog Code: B0022ER
In this historical work illustrated with rare archival photos from the period, Sergei Tkachenko tells the story of a man who, despite suffering constantly from the respiratory illness that would eventually end his life at the age of just 31, was a leading chess organizer and journalist in Ukraine as well as a player and composer, against a background of major social and political upheaval that significantly impacted the chess world. It was Vilner who, in 1919 as a member of the Revolutionary Tribunal in Odessa, managed to save Alexander Alekhine from the firing squad, which Tkachenko wrote about in his book Alekhine's Odessa Secrets: Chess, War and Revolution.
In this historical work illustrated with rare archival photos from the period, Sergei Tkachenko tells the story of a man who, despite suffering constantly from the respiratory illness that would eventually end his life at the age of just 31, was a leading chess organizer and journalist in Ukraine as well as a player and composer, against a background of major social and political upheaval that significantly impacted the chess world. It was Vilner who, in 1919 as a member of the Revolutionary Tribunal in Odessa, managed to save Alexander Alekhine from the firing squad, which Tkachenko wrote about in his book Alekhine's Odessa Secrets: Chess, War and Revolution.
Yakov Vilner - First Ukrainian Chess Champion and First USSR Chess Composition Champion
$21.95
Chess Informant - Issue 141
Infinitum
Infinitum
Catalog Code: B0141INF
Chess Informant 141 contains hundreds games, annotated by strong players, cross tables, tournament results, separate chapters on combinations, endgames, problems, studies. It includes analysis of particular openings, regular columns of top players on various themes etc.
Chess Informant 141 contains hundreds games, annotated by strong players, cross tables, tournament results, separate chapters on combinations, endgames, problems, studies. It includes analysis of particular openings, regular columns of top players on various themes etc.
Chess Informant - Issue 141
$39.95
Chess Informant - Issue 141 on CD
Catalog Code: INFONCD-141
Chess Informant 141 contains hundreds games, annotated by strong players, cross tables, tournament results, separate chapters on combinations, endgames, problems, studies. It includes analysis of particular openings, regular columns of top players on various themes etc.
Chess Informant 141 contains hundreds games, annotated by strong players, cross tables, tournament results, separate chapters on combinations, endgames, problems, studies. It includes analysis of particular openings, regular columns of top players on various themes etc.
Chess Informant - Issue 141 on CD
$14.95
AMERICAN CHESS MAGAZINE Issue no. 13
Crouching Tiger - Jeffery Xiong
Crouching Tiger - Jeffery Xiong
Catalog Code: ACM0013
American Chess Magazine is "the chess magazine that the chess world needs and deserves!". The winner of six awards and five honorable mentions by the Chess Journalists of America in 2018, this large, beautifully produced magazine not only brings a slew of articles on events with deeply commented games, but includes columns by such legendary players as Seirawan, So, Shahade, Benjamin, Sokolov and many more! If you're interested in American Chess, look no further than American Chess Magazine. Published 6 times per year.
American Chess Magazine is "the chess magazine that the chess world needs and deserves!". The winner of six awards and five honorable mentions by the Chess Journalists of America in 2018, this large, beautifully produced magazine not only brings a slew of articles on events with deeply commented games, but includes columns by such legendary players as Seirawan, So, Shahade, Benjamin, Sokolov and many more! If you're interested in American Chess, look no further than American Chess Magazine. Published 6 times per year.
AMERICAN CHESS MAGAZINE Issue no. 13
$24.95
Chess Life Magazine - October 2019 Issue
Christopher Yoo - America's (Latest!) Youngest IM
Christopher Yoo - America's (Latest!) Youngest IM
Catalog Code: CL1019
The October 2019 Issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Christopher Yoo - America's (Latest!) Youngest International Master. Other articles include "A spectacular finish at the Sinquefield Cup" and "World Open Champion GM Le Quang Liem turns the tables on last years winner, GM Illia Nyzhnyk".
The October 2019 Issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on Christopher Yoo - America's (Latest!) Youngest International Master. Other articles include "A spectacular finish at the Sinquefield Cup" and "World Open Champion GM Le Quang Liem turns the tables on last years winner, GM Illia Nyzhnyk".
Chess Life Magazine - October 2019 Issue
$3.95
Chess Tests
Catalog Code: B0123RE
Chess Tests offers chessplayers material of very high quality for working on various themes, from training combinative vision to techniques of realizing advantages. The author recommends using those materials for in-depth work in the directions mentioned in the book. If you follow this advice, then this volume will become a valuable addition to your chess studies and will help you reinforce skills and knowledge you have already obtained.
Chess Tests offers chessplayers material of very high quality for working on various themes, from training combinative vision to techniques of realizing advantages. The author recommends using those materials for in-depth work in the directions mentioned in the book. If you follow this advice, then this volume will become a valuable addition to your chess studies and will help you reinforce skills and knowledge you have already obtained.
Chess Tests
$24.95
Chess Middlegame Strategies
Strategy Meets Dynamics - Volume 3
Strategy Meets Dynamics - Volume 3
Catalog Code: B0052TH
The book contains 43 annotated games divided among seven chapters. Within these pages you will find strategic plans related to typical pawn structures arising from the Geller/Tolush Gambit or the Anti-Moscow Gambit. By taking the time to study those chapters you should come away with a deeper understanding of the subtle nuances in pawn structures and the dynamics that arise. In addition, you will learn different strategic/dynamic ideas and this will strengthen your practical play in such positions.
The book contains 43 annotated games divided among seven chapters. Within these pages you will find strategic plans related to typical pawn structures arising from the Geller/Tolush Gambit or the Anti-Moscow Gambit. By taking the time to study those chapters you should come away with a deeper understanding of the subtle nuances in pawn structures and the dynamics that arise. In addition, you will learn different strategic/dynamic ideas and this will strengthen your practical play in such positions.
Chess Middlegame Strategies
$31.95
Dynamic Play In The World Champions Masterpieces
Catalog Code: B0026SHV
In this book I collected 40 games of the World Champions which should depict their usage of the dynamic play in the most accessible manner. You will be able to examine how they treated all the dynamic aspects of chess throughout their careers, and how much their ideas contributed to development and evolution of chess technique.
In this book I collected 40 games of the World Champions which should depict their usage of the dynamic play in the most accessible manner. You will be able to examine how they treated all the dynamic aspects of chess throughout their careers, and how much their ideas contributed to development and evolution of chess technique.
Dynamic Play In The World Champions Masterpieces
$32.95
Chess Life Magazine - September 2019 Issue
GM Alexander Shabalov wins the U.S. Senior Championship
GM Alexander Shabalov wins the U.S. Senior Championship
Catalog Code: CL0919
The September 2019 Issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on GM Alexander Shabalov winning the 2019 U.S. Senior Championship. Other articles include "Hunter College Elementary School celebrates it's 40 year anniversary" and "GM Ilia Nyzhnyk's last-round clutch victory earned him the National Open Championship over six others".
The September 2019 Issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on GM Alexander Shabalov winning the 2019 U.S. Senior Championship. Other articles include "Hunter College Elementary School celebrates it's 40 year anniversary" and "GM Ilia Nyzhnyk's last-round clutch victory earned him the National Open Championship over six others".
Chess Life Magazine - September 2019 Issue
$3.95
Chess Tactics Workbook for Kids
Catalog Code: B0206GB
Chess Tactics Workbook for Kids is the first in a new series of books that help players gain chess skills by tackling hundreds of carefully chosen exercises. The themes are similar to those in Gambit’s best-selling ‘Chess for Kids’ series, but the focus is on getting vital hands-on experience. Many positions build on ones given earlier, showing how advanced ideas are normally made up of simpler ones that we can all grasp.
Chess Tactics Workbook for Kids is the first in a new series of books that help players gain chess skills by tackling hundreds of carefully chosen exercises. The themes are similar to those in Gambit’s best-selling ‘Chess for Kids’ series, but the focus is on getting vital hands-on experience. Many positions build on ones given earlier, showing how advanced ideas are normally made up of simpler ones that we can all grasp.
Chess Tactics Workbook for Kids
$16.95
A Startling Chess Opening Repertoire - New Edition
A Turbocharged Modern Update of a Popular Repertoire
A Turbocharged Modern Update of a Popular Repertoire
Catalog Code: B0204GB
For here is a repertoire of opening lines based on 1 e4 that are slightly off the beaten track, but full of practical sting and cunning traps for unwary opponents. All are based on rapid, healthy development, central control and play against the enemy king.
For here is a repertoire of opening lines based on 1 e4 that are slightly off the beaten track, but full of practical sting and cunning traps for unwary opponents. All are based on rapid, healthy development, central control and play against the enemy king.
A Startling Chess Opening Repertoire - New Edition
$22.95
Chess Logic in Practice
How to Find Logical Solutions to Over-the-Board Problems
How to Find Logical Solutions to Over-the-Board Problems
Catalog Code: B0205GB
Throughout, the discussion is illustrated by a mass of examples from both recent elite chess and the play of Kislik and his students, showing how his themes cut across all levels of chess. After the book’s two main sections – Thinking Concepts and Positional Concepts – comes a section of exercises, again with a strikingly original theme: our task is simply to assess each position.
Throughout, the discussion is illustrated by a mass of examples from both recent elite chess and the play of Kislik and his students, showing how his themes cut across all levels of chess. After the book’s two main sections – Thinking Concepts and Positional Concepts – comes a section of exercises, again with a strikingly original theme: our task is simply to assess each position.
Chess Logic in Practice
$26.95
Opening Repertoire - The Queen's Gambit
Catalog Code: B0516EM
Grandmaster Damian Lemos presents a repertoire for White in the Queen’s Gambit, one of the most famous chess openings. The Queen’s Gambit enjoys a long and illustrious past. It has been played by virtually all the strongest grandmasters in the history of chess, and today it remains a popular choice for players of all levels. White’s opening moves in the Queen’s Gambit are built on sound strategic principles, and it can lead to positions rich in both tactical and positional play. It’s a perfect opening to use in order to develop your chess understanding.
Grandmaster Damian Lemos presents a repertoire for White in the Queen’s Gambit, one of the most famous chess openings. The Queen’s Gambit enjoys a long and illustrious past. It has been played by virtually all the strongest grandmasters in the history of chess, and today it remains a popular choice for players of all levels. White’s opening moves in the Queen’s Gambit are built on sound strategic principles, and it can lead to positions rich in both tactical and positional play. It’s a perfect opening to use in order to develop your chess understanding.
Opening Repertoire - The Queen's Gambit
$27.95
New In Chess Magazine - Issue 2019/4
Magnus Carlsen - Stronger Than Ever?
Magnus Carlsen - Stronger Than Ever?
Catalog Code: NIC1904
New in Chess is the magazine of choice for serious Chess players. If it is happening in Chess, you'll read about it in New in Chess Magazine. It features on the spot tournament reports, in-depth interviews with top players, comprehensive analysis.
New in Chess is the magazine of choice for serious Chess players. If it is happening in Chess, you'll read about it in New in Chess Magazine. It features on the spot tournament reports, in-depth interviews with top players, comprehensive analysis.
New In Chess Magazine - Issue 2019/4
$14.95
NIC Yearbook 131 - PAPERBACK EDITION
Artemiev wings it and wins it in the English
Artemiev wings it and wins it in the English
Catalog Code: B0131PYB
New in Chess Yearbook is the #1 guide to Chess Opening news! It is published four times per year, ensuring the most up-to-date and topic chess opening information. It includes 25-30 surveys per issue, covering all of the fashionable lines, wild gambits and even forgotten variations! If you're serious about chess, you need New in Chess Yearbooks!
New in Chess Yearbook is the #1 guide to Chess Opening news! It is published four times per year, ensuring the most up-to-date and topic chess opening information. It includes 25-30 surveys per issue, covering all of the fashionable lines, wild gambits and even forgotten variations! If you're serious about chess, you need New in Chess Yearbooks!
NIC Yearbook 131 - PAPERBACK EDITION
$33.95
First Steps - King's Indian Defence
Catalog Code: B0515EM
In this book the highly experienced coach international master Andrew Martin explains the basic ideas behind all the different variations that occur after 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6. The focus on strategic elements such as pawn structures, attacking plans and typical piece manouevres allows the reader to quickly gain an excellent feel for this complex opening.
In this book the highly experienced coach international master Andrew Martin explains the basic ideas behind all the different variations that occur after 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6. The focus on strategic elements such as pawn structures, attacking plans and typical piece manouevres allows the reader to quickly gain an excellent feel for this complex opening.
First Steps - King's Indian Defence
$24.95
Opening Simulator - King's Indian Defence
Catalog Code: B0158QT
Opening Simulator is a new and innovative approach to studying the opening, based on the Deliberate Practice concept. Rather than presenting moves and variations, the authors offer a 'read, solve and play' approach which is designed to replicate a real game more closely than other opening books. First, a thorough Introduction discusses the main variations, pawn structures and themes. Then, after working through the 400 carefully chosen exercises, the reader will benefit from enhanced tactical and problem-solving ability.
Opening Simulator is a new and innovative approach to studying the opening, based on the Deliberate Practice concept. Rather than presenting moves and variations, the authors offer a 'read, solve and play' approach which is designed to replicate a real game more closely than other opening books. First, a thorough Introduction discusses the main variations, pawn structures and themes. Then, after working through the 400 carefully chosen exercises, the reader will benefit from enhanced tactical and problem-solving ability.
Opening Simulator - King's Indian Defence
$31.95
A Complete Guide to 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4
Catalog Code: B0514EM
In this book, openings expert Jan Pinski investigates the different strategies and tactics in the Italian Game and Evans Gambit. Using model games for both White and Black, Pinski provides crucial coverage of both the main lines and offbeat variations. This book arms the reader with enough knowledge to play the Italian Game and Evans Gambit with confidence.
In this book, openings expert Jan Pinski investigates the different strategies and tactics in the Italian Game and Evans Gambit. Using model games for both White and Black, Pinski provides crucial coverage of both the main lines and offbeat variations. This book arms the reader with enough knowledge to play the Italian Game and Evans Gambit with confidence.
A Complete Guide to 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4
$27.95
Chess Evolution 2
Beyond the Basics - Revised Edition
Beyond the Basics - Revised Edition
Catalog Code: B0159QT
The course is structured in three series with three levels. The Fundamentals level is the easiest one, Beyond the Basics is more challenging, and Mastery is quite difficult, even for stronger players. The various topics – Tactics, Strategy, Positional Play, Endgames, Calculating Variations, and Openings are spread evenly across the nine volumes, giving readers the chance to improve every area as they work through the books.
The course is structured in three series with three levels. The Fundamentals level is the easiest one, Beyond the Basics is more challenging, and Mastery is quite difficult, even for stronger players. The various topics – Tactics, Strategy, Positional Play, Endgames, Calculating Variations, and Openings are spread evenly across the nine volumes, giving readers the chance to improve every area as they work through the books.
Chess Evolution 2
$29.95
NIC Yearbook 131 - HARDCOVER EDITION
Artemiev wings it and wins it in the English
Artemiev wings it and wins it in the English
Catalog Code: B0131HYB
New in Chess Yearbook is the #1 guide to Chess Opening news! It is published four times per year, ensuring the most up-to-date and topic chess opening information. It includes 25-30 surveys per issue, covering all of the fashionable lines, wild gambits and even forgotten variations! If you're serious about chess, you need New in Chess Yearbooks!
New in Chess Yearbook is the #1 guide to Chess Opening news! It is published four times per year, ensuring the most up-to-date and topic chess opening information. It includes 25-30 surveys per issue, covering all of the fashionable lines, wild gambits and even forgotten variations! If you're serious about chess, you need New in Chess Yearbooks!
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NIC Yearbook 131 - HARDCOVER EDITION
$39.95
The Sicilian Taimanov
Catalog Code: B0157QT
The Sicilian Taimanov arises after the opening moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6, and is an ideal weapon for Black in the modern era. It is theoretically sound, and strikes a perfect balance between solidity and dynamic counterattacking potential, which makes it a popular choice among club players and top grandmasters alike.
The Sicilian Taimanov arises after the opening moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6, and is an ideal weapon for Black in the modern era. It is theoretically sound, and strikes a perfect balance between solidity and dynamic counterattacking potential, which makes it a popular choice among club players and top grandmasters alike.
The Sicilian Taimanov
$31.95
Chess for Fun & Chess for Blood
Catalog Code: B0347IS
This book by the well-known author of Modern Chess Strategy makes a unique contribution to chess literature. Added to the purely technical contents are a number of features which make the book interesting even for those readers who do not actually play the game but are merely attracted to its sporting background. This book is written for all experience levels so that the player can use general strategic principles to assist the player in thinking for themselves versus relying on others' analysis's.
This book by the well-known author of Modern Chess Strategy makes a unique contribution to chess literature. Added to the purely technical contents are a number of features which make the book interesting even for those readers who do not actually play the game but are merely attracted to its sporting background. This book is written for all experience levels so that the player can use general strategic principles to assist the player in thinking for themselves versus relying on others' analysis's.
Chess for Fun & Chess for Blood
$19.95
Chess & Checkers - The Way to Mastership
Catalog Code: B0348IS
Edward Lasker was an expert and authority on many games, not only chess and checkers but also go, the Oriental game he introduced to the United States. General strategic principles rather than analyses requiring memorizing are stressed throughout the book, so that even a beginner or a player of moderate experience can understand the discussion. This method of teaching is unquestionably the most interesting and effective, because it makes the student think for himself.
Edward Lasker was an expert and authority on many games, not only chess and checkers but also go, the Oriental game he introduced to the United States. General strategic principles rather than analyses requiring memorizing are stressed throughout the book, so that even a beginner or a player of moderate experience can understand the discussion. This method of teaching is unquestionably the most interesting and effective, because it makes the student think for himself.
Chess & Checkers - The Way to Mastership
$19.95
Side-Stepping Mainline Theory
Cut Down on Opening Study and Get a Middlegame You Are Familiar With
Cut Down on Opening Study and Get a Middlegame You Are Familiar With
Catalog Code: B0223NIC
Side-stepping Mainline Theory will help you to focus on what is really decisive in the vast majority of non-grandmaster games: tactics, positional understanding and endgame technique.
Side-stepping Mainline Theory will help you to focus on what is really decisive in the vast majority of non-grandmaster games: tactics, positional understanding and endgame technique.
Side-Stepping Mainline Theory
$24.95
Coaching Kasparov - Year by Year and Move by Move
Volume I: The Whizz-Kid (1973-1981)
Volume I: The Whizz-Kid (1973-1981)
Catalog Code: B0021ER
In Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move Garry Kasparov’s long-term coach, second and mentor Alexander Nikitin tells the story of how he trained Kasparov from a brilliant but raw junior into becoming and then remaining the world champion. Volume I, the present work, covers the period 1973-1981, until Kasparov reached the age of 18.
In Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move Garry Kasparov’s long-term coach, second and mentor Alexander Nikitin tells the story of how he trained Kasparov from a brilliant but raw junior into becoming and then remaining the world champion. Volume I, the present work, covers the period 1973-1981, until Kasparov reached the age of 18.
Coaching Kasparov - Year by Year and Move by Move
$21.95
Liquidation on the Chess Board - New and Extended Edition
Mastering the Transition into the Pawn Endgame
Mastering the Transition into the Pawn Endgame
Catalog Code: B0222NIC
In this book, former US Chess Champion Joel Benjamin teaches you all you need to know about successfully liquidating into pawn endgames. He focuses on the practical aspects: what to aim for and how to get there. When to start trading pieces and how to recognize favorable and unfavorable liquidations.
In this book, former US Chess Champion Joel Benjamin teaches you all you need to know about successfully liquidating into pawn endgames. He focuses on the practical aspects: what to aim for and how to get there. When to start trading pieces and how to recognize favorable and unfavorable liquidations.
Liquidation on the Chess Board - New and Extended Edition
$29.95
Forcing Chess Moves - New and Extended 4th Edition
The Key to Better Calculation
The Key to Better Calculation
Catalog Code: B0221NIC
Forcing Chess Moves proposes a revolutionary method for finding winning moves. Charles Hertan has made an astonishing discovery: the failure to consider key moves is often due to human bias. Your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural.
Forcing Chess Moves proposes a revolutionary method for finding winning moves. Charles Hertan has made an astonishing discovery: the failure to consider key moves is often due to human bias. Your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural.
Forcing Chess Moves - New and Extended 4th Edition
$29.95
Chess Life For Kids Magazine - August 2019 Issue
Tanitoluwa: Tenacious, Thoughtful, and Tough to Beat
Tanitoluwa: Tenacious, Thoughtful, and Tough to Beat
Catalog Code: CL4K0819
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!
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
$2.95
Beyond Material
Catalog Code: B0224NIC
In this book, Grandmaster Davorin Kuljasevic teaches you how to look beyond the material balance when you evaluate positions. With loads of instructive examples he shows how the actual value of your pieces fluctuates during the game, depending on many non-material factors. Some of those factors are space-related, such as mobility, harmony, outposts, structures, files and diagonals. Other factors are related to time, and to the way the moves unfold: tempo, initiative, a threat, an attack.
In this book, Grandmaster Davorin Kuljasevic teaches you how to look beyond the material balance when you evaluate positions. With loads of instructive examples he shows how the actual value of your pieces fluctuates during the game, depending on many non-material factors. Some of those factors are space-related, such as mobility, harmony, outposts, structures, files and diagonals. Other factors are related to time, and to the way the moves unfold: tempo, initiative, a threat, an attack.
Beyond Material
$24.95
TV Chess
Catalog Code: B0346IS
The book consists of games, chess positions, anecdotes and interesting stories about chess and chess players. Many of the games and problems cannot be found from any other source.
The book consists of games, chess positions, anecdotes and interesting stories about chess and chess players. Many of the games and problems cannot be found from any other source.
TV Chess
$19.95
Chess Life For Kids Magazine - October 2019 Issue
Showdown: Awonder Liang wins U.S. Junior title after Blitz playoff against Nicolas Checa
Showdown: Awonder Liang wins U.S. Junior title after Blitz playoff against Nicolas Checa
Catalog Code: CL4K1019
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!
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
$2.95
200 Open Games
Catalog Code: B0345IS
200 Open Games centers around the popular 1. P-K4 P-K4 opening (Bobby Fischer, for one, consistently chooses the king's pawn opening). "The author's idea," writes Bronstein, "is to show that quite a large number of similar games are in fact different in the way they have been created in the minds of the players. And although they are different, all these games, with their identical first move, still retain for a considerable time traces of one and the same inherited pattern. ..."
200 Open Games centers around the popular 1. P-K4 P-K4 opening (Bobby Fischer, for one, consistently chooses the king's pawn opening). "The author's idea," writes Bronstein, "is to show that quite a large number of similar games are in fact different in the way they have been created in the minds of the players. And although they are different, all these games, with their identical first move, still retain for a considerable time traces of one and the same inherited pattern. ..."
200 Open Games
$19.95
Chess Life Magazine - August 2019 Issue
The 2019 Spring National Scholastic Championships
The 2019 Spring National Scholastic Championships
Catalog Code: CL0819
The August 2019 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the 2019 Spring National Scholastic Championships. Other articles include "the 2019 Pro Chess League Finals" and "Coverage of the Grand Chess Tour First Event of 2019 - Cote D'Ivoire".
The August 2019 issue of Chess Life is here! It's Cover Story is on the 2019 Spring National Scholastic Championships. Other articles include "the 2019 Pro Chess League Finals" and "Coverage of the Grand Chess Tour First Event of 2019 - Cote D'Ivoire".
Chess Life Magazine - August 2019 Issue
$3.95
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.
