People who are really, really good at something - unbelievably good, incomprehensibly good, have always held a strong fascination for those fellow humans who are less extraordinarily gifted. In this respect chess does not differ from other areas of human endeavour.

How does one achieve the unique ‘sound’ and distinct technique that are absolutely necessary to become successful at the highest level? It can only be done via a deep understanding of the chess player’s personality and the unique talent that distinguishes him from other soloists. It is here that the role of a coach is of the utmost importance.

Awakening (1989 - 1996)

This work was originally envisioned as a single-volume collection of my most memorable games, annotated by me, à la Bobby Fischer´s My 60 Memorable Games. However the more I delved into the past, the more things started to rise up from the recesses of my memory, which, along with deeper analysis and more detailed introductions to the games, made it more like an anthology of chess stories. Thankfully, my gracious editors decided to split the work into two volumes. 

A Chess Multibiography with 207 Games

This book describes the intense rivalry-and collaboration-of the four players who created the golden era when USSR chess players dominated the world. More than 200 annotated games are included, along with personal details-many for the first time in English.

Romain Edouard, highest rating 2702, has been a member of the French national team since 2011. As a teenager, he won the gold medal at the European U16 Championship in 2006 and silver at the European and World U18 Championships in 2007. He became an IM at the age of 16, GM at 17, French Champion at 21, and has won numerous international events all over the world.

Caruana gegen Carlsen

Das Duell um die Krone des weltbesten Spielers stellt seit Beginn des Turnierspiels stets den absoluten Höhepunkt im internationalen Schachgeschehen dar. Am 9. November dieses Jahres beginnt in London der Weltmeisterschaftskampf zwischen dem amtierenden Weltmeister Magnus Carlsen aus Norwegen und seinem Herausforderer Fabiano Caruana aus den USA. In einem Match über 12 Partien und nötigenfalls einem Stichkampf wird der Weltmeister ermittelt.

Learn from the Games of a Chess Legend

Emanuel Lasker was world champion for a remarkable 27 years (1894-1921) and is generally regarded as having been way ahead of his time in his understanding of chess. He primarily regarded chess as a fight and considered that the strongest move in a position was the one that created greatest problems for the opponent and not necessarily the one that was objectively “best”.

Around 1860 a wave of talented youth intensified the Berlin chess scene. Within a short time Berthold Suhle, Philipp Hirschfeld and Gustav Neumann ranked among the best players in the world. After a few years, Suhle went on to become an authority in ancient Greek, and Hirschfeld proved a successful businessman (while remaining a sparring partner of Johannes Hermann Zukertort). Neumann retained a fascination for the game and grew into one of the world’s strongest players.

Unvergessene Schachpartien hieß ein populäres Schachbuch von Theo Schuster, der dem Publikum das Schaffen von Lasker, Tarrasch, Capablanca, Aljechin und anderen nahebrachte. Als Reminiszenz hierzu beleuchtet Vergessene Meister das Schaffen von fünf weniger bekannten, teils jedoch sehr starken Meistern aus dieser Epoche.

Unvergessene Schachpartien hieß ein populäres Schachbuch von Theo Schuster, der dem Publikum das Schaffen von Lasker, Tarrasch, Capablanca, Aljechin und anderen nahebrachte. Als Reminiszenz hierzu beleuchtet Vergessene Meister das Schaffen von fünf weniger bekannten, teils jedoch sehr starken Meistern aus dieser Epoche.

260 games annotated by Alexander Alekhine. In the years before he left Russia he developed his skill by annotating numerous games, not just his own, for newspapers, magazines and tournament books. Here, for the first time, this complete set of annotations is published, making it an invaluable addition to chess development and history. Researched by Vlastimil Fiala, translated and edited by Ken Neat.

452 Seiten, gebunden, 1. Auflage 2017

Alekhine-Spassky-Tal

Three brilliant books from Everyman Chess brought together in one volume.

• The Masters: Alexander Alekhine, Master of Attack (2005)
• The Masters: Boris Spassky, Master of Initiative (2006)
• The Masters: Mikhail Tal, Tactical Genius By Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik (2004)

What separated Alexander Alekhine from the rest of his contemporaries? Why did he dominate the chess world for so long? The main reason was undoubtedly his brilliant attacking style of play.

Legendary Chess Careers

From the foreword:

In this series he is the fi rst player from the former Soviet Union. It was something
special to be a super-Grandmaster in the Soviet Union — bringing some serious advantages and of course some serious disadvantages. He produced a lot of brilliant games; it is a pleasure for me to present you some of these.

13th World Champion complete career at a glance

Die DVD ist kompatibel zu ChessBase, der Inhalt ist zusätzlich im pgn-Format enthalten.

Garry Kasparov, the 13th World Champion, a truly great chess player, who has tremendously influenced the development of chess with his games, analyses and writings. Chess Informant has had the privilege of hosting the fruits of his deep analytical work for more than thirty years, and there is no doubt that the quality of his work has greatly enriched the contents of our publication - and chess culture overall.

The Move by Move series provides an ideal format for the keen chessplayer to improve their game. While reading you are continually challenged to answer probing questions - a method that greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of chess knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study chess while providing the best possible chance to retain what has been learnt.