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A LIFE DEDICATED TO CHESS AND ITS PLAYERS
This remarkable book is a tribute to a man who is probably the greatest chess coach of all time. Mark Dvoretsky was a fascinating, intelligent, honest, decent, hard-working and good-natured man who dedicated his life to chess and its players.
Do you want to do the same chess homework that world-famous grandmasters Fabiano Caruana, Robert Hess and Peter Heine Nielsen did in their formative years as chess players? This book will test you with hundreds of positions created by their coach Miron Sher (1952-2020). Just like Fabiano, Robert and Peter, you are not supposed to stop after the first move. You have to find the last move of the solution!
The Early Equalizer
In response to 1.e4, White’s most common first move, it has long been recognized that when and if Black can play ...d5 safely, the result is approximate equality. Scandinavian devotees argue all that can happen on Move 1! But it’s hardly a ”peaceful“ equality.
There are many secrets in chess, knowledge of which distinguishes a chess virtuoso from an amateur. One of these secrets is the ability to play positions with opposite-colored bishops.
Sergei Tiviakov was unbeaten in a streak of more than a hundred chess games as a professional player. Who better to share the secrets of Rock Solid Chess and the activity and value of pieces than Tiviakov?
Georgy Lisitsin (1909-72) was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess, which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian.
Georgy Lisitsin (1909-72) was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess, which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian.
Книга посвящена интересному гамбиту, который чёрные предлагают уже на втором ходу: 1.е4 е5 2.Kf3 d5. Подрыв центральной пешкой возникает на доске неожиданно, и требует от неподготовленного соперника чётких знаний. Для любителей активной игры есть очевидные преимущества: большое количество ловушек, лёгкость и быстрота запоминания основных вариантов.
Книга посвящена интересному гамбиту, который чёрные предлагают уже на втором ходу: 1.е4 е5 2.Kf3 d5. Подрыв центральной пешкой возникает на доске неожиданно, и требует от неподготовленного соперника чётких знаний. Для любителей активной игры есть очевидные преимущества: большое количество ловушек, лёгкость и быстрота запоминания основных вариантов.
Классики учили: самый простой и действенный способ переиграть менее опытного шахматиста – получить позицию, в которой конь борется со слоном. Считается, что фигуры эти равны по силе, но уж очень разные у них характеры! Если провести аналогию с хоккеем, то слоны – это скоростные и прямолинейные игроки с мощным броском, любящие свободное пространство.
This book presents a multi-faceted approach to the Reti – 1.Nf3 d5, followed by c2-c4. The core of the proposed repertoire is the topical system 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 and 2.e3 c5 3.c4 d4 4.b4. Play often transposes to the English Opening with White having sidestepped 1.c4 e5.
The sequel, or the second part of the “Secrets of Positional Sacrifice” manual is titled “Positional Sacrifice in Modern Chess”. We assume that readers will conclude that the subject of our analysis are recently played games, especially the games played over the last few years. The book is intended for chess players who aspire to raise the level of positional play in this particular field of expertise, as well as coaches working on chess education.
The sequel, or the second part of the “Secrets of Positional Sacrifice” manual is titled “Positional Sacrifice in Modern Chess”. We assume that readers will conclude that the subject of our analysis are recently played games, especially the games played over the last few years. The book is intended for chess players who aspire to raise the level of positional play in this particular field of expertise, as well as coaches working on chess education.
- Leitao – Opening Ideas in Modern Chess
- Shyam Sundar – Grand Swiss (This or That?)
- Perunovic – European Team Championship
- Foisor – USA Women Championship (Tournament Review)
- Moradiabadi – USA Championship (Tournament Review)
- Ntirlis – The Damiano Defence (Theoretical Survey)
- Prusikin – The Weak King (Instructive Lesson)
- Perelshteyn – The Alekhine 4 Pawns Atack (Theoretical Survey)
- Rogers – Asian Team Championship 1981 (Roger’s Reminiscences)
- Griffin – Larsen – Byrne, Havana 1966 (From Informant Archives)
- Barak Gonen – Correspondence Chess
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!
An informative guide to understanding and implementing the fundamentals of the Caro-Kann, the easy way.
The Caro-Kann defence, named after the German chess players Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann, is notorious for its simple solidity and is a popular chess opening that players of all levels benefit from having in their arsenal. It is a firm favourite of grand masters past and present, including Karpov, Petrosian, Capablanca and Anand.
Oops! He’s Back!
Australian Grandmaster Ian Rogers is back with a new book of silly resignation puzzles - the only chess puzzle book where your solution cannot be worse than the player who mistakenly abandoned the game!
Have you ever wondered why it takes grandmasters just seconds to see what's happening in a chess position? It's all about pawn structures, as Ivan Sokolov explained in his groundbreaking book Winning Chess Middlegames.
Boris Spassky is the most underappreciated World Champion in chess history, remembered as the Soviet who lost to Bobby Fischer in 1972. In this two-volume work, biographer extraordinaire Tibor Karolyi puts the focus on Spassky’s brilliant career and life story.
Have you ever wondered how chess grandmasters always seem to know which pieces need to be exchanged? Or how an attack is influenced by the number of pieces on the board? When should we keep the queens on, and when should we switch to an endgame?
The Dutch Grandmaster Paul van der Sterren was a professional chess player for over twenty years. At the peak of his career, he qualified for the Candidate Matches for the World Championship – and was only four victories away from the World Title. In Mindful Chess, you will get his long and short answer to whether meditation or mindfulness will help your chess.
The best chess training closely resembles the activity you're training for. This book provides you with an essential component - decision-making in the crucial positions of a real game of chess, played by club players rather than grandmasters. You have to answer the same questions that you face when you stare at the chess board and have to find a move.
Nikola Sedlak is a renowned chess player known for his expertise in the London System. He is a grandmaster from Serbia who has been considered one of the strongest players in the country for many years. Sedlak is also a well-known chess trainer and author, who wrote several books on the London System and other chess openings.
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 board. Armin Juhasz explains all this in detail without losing sight of practical decision making.
With the right strategies, anyone can become a champion and level up their game to become unstoppable. This book is for the ambitious and keen player!
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.
Are you passionate about chess and eager to improve without dedicating countless hours to training? Look no further! Introducing “365 Endgame Lessons for Novices” a practical guide focused on the endgame.
In this second and final volume of the Anti-Sicilian series, the author covers all alternatives to 2…Nc6.
The Moscow variation is the only critical alternative to 3.d4 that has caused any concerns for Black, and the author’s choices in this variation were mainly selected by their ability to create practical difficulties for the opponent. Against 3…Nd7, the author analyses two distinct options, either castling immediately or first playing 4.a4.
Zestaw 4 bestsellerów traktujących o grze końcowej. Najlepsze wydania w twardej oprawie, najlepsi autorzy. Jacob Aagaard, Sam Shankland i Steffen Nielsen
For almost two centuries the French Defense has been a universally popular opening. Many authorities have made their contribution to establishing the theory. Thanks to their efforts, players nowadays can easily make a choice between the many and various options, whether peaceful or sharp, whether statically or dynamically orientated. Just as importantly, if not more so, fans of the French worldwide can today find good options to play both for a win and a draw! All this makes the French Defense very popular. However, the authors think that many lines have not been well explained or should be revisited. Some other lines deserve a better reputation. Finally we have also suggested some new approaches. Simply speaking, 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!
This book is about the Nimzo-Indian Classical line 4.Qc2 (also known as the Capablanca Variation) and the 4.Bd2-line, for which basically I could not find an established name.
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.
Repertuar dla czarnych bazujący na: 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
Całkowicie zmienione wydanie, które zachowuje strukturę pierwszego wydania, ale opiera się na nowej analizie wszystkich krytycznych linii.
This book presents a Black repertoire based on the Scandinavian Defence with 3...Qd6. This is the safest yet aggressive queen retreat. It allows Black to increase pressure on d4 with ...0-0-0 or ...Rd8 while keeping coordination in the centre. Kotronias offers new plans for Black in the most topical lines. They are backed with deep analysis based on solid chess understanding.
On 30 April 2023, in Astana, Kazakhstan, Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren sensationally defeated Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in a dramatic battle for the chess crown. Ding Liren not only became the 17th World Chess Champion, but he also won the hearts of chess fans across the globe with his incredible fighting spirit and disarming interviews. At the final press conference, the new champion said the match ‘reflected the deepest of his soul’.
Coach Christof has thoroughly revised and updated his 2018 best-selling chess opening manual. It covers everything you need to know when opening with 1.e4. You will get a complete White chess opening repertoire.
Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland, published as a sister volume to this book as the peak example of this).
Rook endgames are the most important to study, because they are the type of endgame you will face most often over the board. Working on rook endgames gives the biggest bang for your buck.
The variation of the French that starts 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 (or 3 Nd2) 3 ... dxe4 is often called the Rubinstein Variation. It is a great way to simplify the position and ensure that the middlegame battle rewards strategic understanding rather than rote memorisation of opening moves. It is also a very useful weapon to defuse the attacking intentions of aggressive White players who plan an all-out assault in the main lines of the French Defence.
- In Memoriam – Remembering Aleksandar Matanovic
- Leitao – World Cup 2023 (Tournament Review)
- Shyam Sundar – This or that? – World Cup Edition
- Perunovic – Instructive positions from the World Cup
- Foisor – Women FIDE World Championship Match (Tournament Review)
- Gormally – British Chess Championship (Tournament Review)
- Moradiabadi – Biel Chess Festival (Tournament Review)
- Yochanan Afek – Prague Chess Festival (Tournament Review)
- Kotronias – The Classical Scotch 4…Bc5 (Theoretical Survey)
- Davies – The Sandipan Dutch (Theoretical Survey)
- Prusikin – The Exchange Slav Ideas (Instructive Lesson)
- Davies – The Catalan 7.dc5 (Theoretical Survey)
- Szabo – The King’s Indian Defence E91 (Theoretical Survey)
- Perelshteyn – The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon (Theoretical Survey)
- Petrov – World Championship Game Changers – part 7
- Rogers – The Japan 1978 Zonal Tournament (Roger’s Reminiscences)
- Griffin – Spassky-Portisch, Toluca Interzonal 1982 (From Informant Archives)
- Barak Gonen – Correspondence Chess
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!
In a world awash in educational chess content, knowing how to study the game most effectively can be challenging.
As the Perpetual Chess Podcast host, USCF Master Ben Johnson has spent hundreds of hours talking chess with many of the world’s top players and most accomplished trainers. In the popular Adult Improver Series, he has spoken with dozens of passionate amateurs who have elevated their games significantly while pursuing chess as a hobby.
Lambasting the London
Although the London System was first played almost 200 years ago, it lay dormant until the beginning of the 21st century. Then chessplayers rediscovered it, realizing that the London could be played against most responses by Black, obtaining a good game with little preparation.
Improve Your Chess Now is a modern chess classic and one of the most inspiring chess improvement manuals. Adult improvers frequently name this book as one of their primary sources in the popular Perpetual Chess Podcast of Ben Johnson.
