Mastering Pawn Stuctures

Have you ever wondered why strong chess players immediately grasp what is happening in complex positions? The secret is pawn structures. The pawn structure dictates the game's flow, and different structures require distinct approaches. You can improve your game by studying a large variety of pawn structures and the Hidden Laws of Chess.

Strategy and Tactics

Learn from the legacy of one of the most talented players to ever grace the chess world.

All elements of the game explained in an easy-to-digest and highly entertaining fashion.

Dear readers, it is both our solemn duty and exceptional honour to present you a collection of Ivkov’s instructive explorations on various chess themes. In this book you will find a great number of intriguing anecdotes casting a new light on some of the greatest chess players of all time, and some lesser known heroes of our bellowed game.

The Killer Moves Everyone Should Know

The Killer Moves Everyone Should Know There is nothing more satisfying than finishing a chess game with a checkmate. All essential mating patterns, some with intriguing names, are explained in full in this course. You will review every pattern. Master them. And test yourself with 1.000 exercises at all levels of difficulty.

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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.

(new 2022 edition)

This truly outstanding book, first published in Russian in the 1970s and regarded as a classic, contains everything you need to know about how to deliver checkmate.

Strategic Elements

I have known Boroljub since the childhood. When I think of him, the first word that comes to my mind is PASSION. Be it chess or football, Dunst Opening or Nimzovich Defense, he always seemed to be able to reach hights due to his devotion and dedication to whatever he was currently busy with. It doesn’t surprise that this finally results in encyclopedic knowledge of whatever area he chooses to focus on. I will mention an interesting episode.

Improving Visualization and Calculation Skills

When You Are Serious about Improving...

To improve and succeed, a chessplayer must be able calculate precisely and visualize prospective positions. This is easier said than done. While pondering the next move, a chessplayer frequently keeps “replaying” the same melody in his mind, thus falling into a kind of trance.

The Powerful Impact of Engines

This book is dedicated to chess, though I must confess it is not that same chess with which I immediately and eternally fell in love many, many years ago. There were plenty of wonderful moments, and no shortage of horrible disappointments associated with that version of the game in which I certainly considered myself a true professional.

Improve Your Ability to Spot Typical Mates

Giving mate is the ultimate goal of every chess player. Finding that all-decisive combination is immensely satisfying. But how are you supposed to spot a checkmate when you are sitting at the board with the clock ticking?

In this guide International Master Vladimir Barsky teaches the method created by his mentor Viktor Khenkin (1923-2010). It’s based on an ingenious classification of the most frequently occurring mating schemes. A wide range of chess players will find it an extremely useful tool to recognize mating patterns and calculate the often narrow path to the kill.

Von Steinitz bis Tal

Von Steinitz bis Tal

Da ein jeder Weltmeister zu seiner Zeit der herausragendste Spieler war, liegt es nahe, die verschiedenen Aspekte des königlichen Spiels anhand von 'weltmeisterlichen Partien' zu studieren - und natürlich auch zu genießen. In diesem ersten von zwei Bänden über die weltmeisterliche Kombinationskunst bieten die Autoren (beide anerkannte Experten im Bereich der Schachliteratur) dem Leser vorneweg die Möglichkeit, eine große Anzahl der besten Kombinationen der Weltmeister selbst aufzuspüren - und somit die eigenen taktischen Fähigkeiten zu ermessen bzw. zu verbessern.

Fundamentales Schachwissen mit GM Thomas Luther

In diesem Buch von Großmeister und FIDE Senior Trainer Thomas Luther findet der Leser zusätzliches Material zur Unterstützung des Trainings in "Einführung in die Elementartaktik" und "Schachtaktik und Schachstrategie". Das Buch ist aber auch separat verwendbar für Schachfreunde, die die beiden Lehrbücher nicht gelesen haben oder schon weiter fortgeschritten sind.

How to Create a Deadly Attack on the King

Attacking your opponent’s king is not just a shortcut to victory, it’s also one of the most enjoyable and gratifying experiences in chess. If you want to win more games you should become a better attacker. Studying typical attacking motifs and ideas easily brings dividends while you are having a good time.

Legendary Games

Roman Edouard launches a brand new series of exercise books.

The third volume of the "Chess Calculation Training" series focuses on legendary games.

This book is a mixture of all kinds of exercises, but with one thing in common - all the games were played before the year 2000, except for a few by two big names, Kasparov and Karpov.