Tiviakov's Strategies Searching for the Right Move

Grandmaster Sergei Tiviakov once remained unbeaten in a streak of 110 consecutive professional chess games. Who could be a better guide to help you find the right move in any chess position than Tiviakov? His style was polished in the famous Russian chess school and hardened by his vast experience in hundreds of strong tournaments.

Decoding the Chess Universe

This book is written for beginners who are interested in the game and would like to learn more about its various aspects. It covers the technical aspects of chess: the use of algebraic notation (Chapter 3), chess evaluation (Chapter 4), the opening phase (Chapter 5), the middle game (Chapter 6), the endgame (Chapter 7), and the chess rating system (Chapter 8). It introduces a number of chess problems, formulated with a chess board and chess pieces and presupposing a working knowledge of chess (Chapter 9). It offers an account of variants of chess such as Fischer random chess (Chapter 10).

Few books have dealt with the topic of exchanges in chess, leaving this important part of chess strategy a mystery to most. In Mastering Chess Exchanges, grandmasters Aagaard and Castellanos break down the topic into crystal-clear themes, including piece preferences, tension, weaknesses, colour complexes, king safety and endgames, illustrating the concepts with illuminating examples. Then the reader is given a chance to turn understanding into skill, with 365 instructive exercises, featuring a novel, multiple-choice format designed to focus attention on possible exchanges.

Few books have dealt with the topic of exchanges in chess, leaving this important part of chess strategy a mystery to most. In Mastering Chess Exchanges, grandmasters Aagaard and Castellanos break down the topic into crystal-clear themes, including piece preferences, tension, weaknesses, colour complexes, king safety and endgames, illustrating the concepts with illuminating examples. Then the reader is given a chance to turn understanding into skill, with 365 instructive exercises, featuring a novel, multiple-choice format designed to focus attention on possible exchanges.

Chess Heroes at their best

When Learn from the Legends was published in 2004, the book became an instant classic and Mihail Marin became known as one of the world’s finest chess authors. In this new book, the Romanian GM shines the spotlight on five more all-time-great players:

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.

21st Century Edition

A Guiding Light for the Royal Game

Almost 100 years ago, one of the classics of chess literature was published in French. It was How Not to Play Chess by Eugene Znosko-Borovsky. It clearly and very simply set forth the basic principles of the game and was immediately embraced by chessplayers worldwide. That first edition originally in French was translated into many languages and became a staple of chess instruction everywhere.

Elements of Strategy and Tactics for Club Players

PRACTICAL CHESS TUTOR - FROM BASIC TO MASTERY 2 is a complete manual of chess strategy for club players, with some introductory tactical themes at the very end of the book. All the crucial elements of strategy are examined in great detail by examining the most instructive classical and modern games (100 games in total).

für Trainer und Spieler, Band 2

Mit dem zweiten Band von “Statische und Dynamische Stellungsbewertung” möchte ich meinen Lesern konkrete Methoden der Stellungsbewertung im Schach vermitteln und somit weitere Türen auf dem Weg des fachlichen Aufstiegs öffnen.

Großmeister und FIDE Senior Trainer Thomas Luther und sein Team von Experten haben sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, das für Schachtrainer und -training wichtige Wissen in Buchform zusammenzufassen.

Diese Buchreihe, kurz "HABS" genannt, ist gedacht für:

• Noch unerfahrene Trainer / Lehrer / Neueinsteiger, denen es zugleich eine Materialsammlung für die ca. ersten beiden Jahre des Trainings bietet - auch zum Selbsttraining;
• Erfahrene Trainer, die ihre Kenntnisse erweitern und vertiefen wollen;
• Alle Interessenten für Schach-Training und Schach-Pädagogik;
• Personen, die sich im Rahmen wissenschaftlicher und publizistischer Arbeit mit Schach beschäftigen.

Das Verständnis des Mittelspiels ist von fundamentaler Bedeutung, um nach der Eröffnung stellungsgerechte Pläne zu finden. Oft wird hierfür der Schachcomputer eingeschaltet und die Zugfolge wird einfach übernommen. Dies geschieht vor allem auf Amateurebene. Viel wichtiger ist es jedoch zu verstehen, wie Ideen und Züge ermittelt werden können - und wie Sie daher selbst solche oder bessere Ideen finden können. Dazu werden in diesem Lehrwerk Methoden vermittelt, die Ihnen genau das ermöglichen: den richtigen Plan zu finden. Zunächst jedoch müssen Schwächen in der gegnerischen Stellung ermittelt und festgelegt werden.

What exactly makes the greatest players of all time, such as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov stand out from the rest? The basic aspects of chess (calculation, study of opening theory, and technical endgame ability) are of course of great importance. However, the more mysterious part of chess ability lies within the thought process.

Valuable Lessons for Every Chess Player

It is not the quality of your best moves that wins you games; it is the quality of your worst moves. The quickest way to improve your chess skills is to raise the bar.

Chess School

005 How to use the manual

010 About chess combinations

013 I. Combinations for novices

033 II. Combinations for 2nd and 3rd category players

1 d4 d5 (Tactical Puzzles)

DECISION TIME!

Winning fast is fun. Losing fast is definitely not fun. This book works as a companion volume to the original book. In this book you will be given the task to decide how to continue in hundreds of puzzle positions, all taken from games that were decided in fifteen or fewer moves.