Reveals the author's own white repertoire with the English Opening. This title includes explanations of how to play the resulting positions.

The Pirc rewards understanding its ideas over rote memorisation. This book explains an opening's themes and ideas.

Gives full details of exactly how to play chess. This book explains the basic theory and includes many examples of play. It includes chapters on the openings, middle and end games, and a chapter of master games which illustrate how styles of play have changed over the years. It also shows how to encourage and teach children to play the game.

Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are the protagonists who featured in the greatest ever chess rivalry. Between 1984 and 1990 they contested five long matches for the World Championship. This volume focuses on the third and fourth matches in this sequence: London/Leningrad 1986 and Seville 1987.

A work that includes puzzles that are challenging but not so difficult. It also includes puzzles which can be solved on the train, plane or wherever you happen to be when you have a few minutes to spare.

Tactical play is the nitty-gritty of chess. At a social or weak club level, virtually 100 per cent of games are decided for tactical reasons. If you want to play good chess you have to understand tactics. This title helps you achieve this goal. It teaches you the main tactical ideas that you need to win at chess.

Chess is more than just a game. It is the ultimate test of strategy. It is a game so significant that it once inspired the Vikings and claimed centre stage in the Cold War. Its chequerboard design is iconic, and its evocative pieces have appeared in everything from Alice in Wonderland to Harry Potter . This book celebrates all these elements.

Celebrates fifty years of the famous Italian tournament. This work analyses the games, many of them by the players themselves: those sharing their wisdom include award-winning author Mihail Marin, rising star Ni Hua, tournament winner Zoltan Almasi and the legendary Viktor Korchnoi. It also includes black & white photography.

Profiles twelve chess stars with examples of their greatest achievements, but these stars are not famous - they are geniuses who stay in the background. For example, Pervakov and Afek are not household names but they compose chess studies and puzzles of such elegance and cleverness that they deserve to be famous.

Offers an account of Yasser Seirawan's games and interactions with the world champions of chess including figures such as Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Bobby Fischer, and Boris Spassky. This book helps you discover the characteristics of the legends, on and off the board. It is intended for players of various levels.

Part of a series that aims to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship, this volume covers all Black's other answers to 1.d4.

The old masters dealt only with the static features of positional rules however these are insufficient to explain the basics of chess. This title explains the rules of attack, balanced between understandable examples and deep analysis. It deals with weak kings, sacrifices, various minor attacking themes, intuitive sacrifices and opposite castling.

Presents unorthodox and surprising chess openings that players of various levels can use with confidence. This title is suitable for players who want to open like a pro.

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is a dangerous attacking opening which has amassed a cult following amongst club players, a loyal band of supporters like no other in chess. This book takes a modern look at the gambit. It discusses the key ideas for both sides and highlights the many tricks and traps awaiting the unsuspecting player.

Explains how chess games are won by studying more than 30 brilliant and instructive games. This book explores the increasing role of computers and the way human imagination can work in harness with them. It is suitable for players of various levels.

A guide to the rules, strategies, and etiquette of chess Kings, queens, knights. From using the correct terms to engaging in the art of attack, it provides step-by-step explanations that demystify the game. It also includes information on tournaments and top players, as well as computer chess games and playing chess online.

Reveals information on the Scandinavian, whether you are playing it as Black or facing it with White. This book concentrates on the fundamental principles of the openings. It is intended for improvers, club players, and tournament players.

Studies the Trompowsky by going back to basics, introducing the moves and ideas, and explaining the reasoning behind them. This book is suitable for improvers, club players and tournament players.