The book consists of 36 attacking games from the 21st Century divided into four chapters.

Mastering attacking play in chess is a dream that we all long to achieve, but of course the art of attack does not arise by itself.

Constructing positions which favour the attack is the most difficult task.

The book consists of 36 attacking games from the 21st Century divided into four chapters.

Mastering attacking play in chess is a dream that we all long to achieve, but of course the art of attack does not arise by itself.

Constructing positions which favour the attack is the most difficult task.

The Ragozin & Anti-Catalan

For many chess-players, opening study is pure hard work. It is difficult to know what is important and what is not, and when specific knowledge is vital, or when a more general understanding is sufficient. Tragically once the opening is over, a player is puzzled what plan to follow, or even understand why his pieces are on the squares on which they sit.

Mesmerized

Presents 350 pages of the very best in chess: Gormally World Chess Championship Nepo Ding (Review)

Shyam Sundar World Chess Championship The Most Instructive Moments and Positions

Miodrag & Milos Perunovic European Chess Championship (Tournament Report)

Leitao The English Opening (WCH Edition Theoretical Survey

Book I: Black Avoids 3...a6

Today's openings are reruns of an old sitcom that we have all seen a hundred times before, while for players in the past, life on the chess board was wild, unexplored territory. Learning the details of that gigantic entity, the Ruy Lopez (from either side), is on par with the time that hateful 7th-grade teacher made us memorize the capital cities of every country in the world--in alphabetical order!

Opening Repertoire

In this book the highly experienced grandmaster Milos Pavlovic outlines a powerful repertoire for White based on 1 d4. The variations are very much based on strategic themes where an understanding of plans is far more important than memorisation of lines and move orders. The author focuses on important positional considerations such as:

- Which pieces need to be traded off.

A Modern Counterattack in an Ancient Opening

The Queen’s Gambit Accepted is one of the oldest known openings in chess. It was first mentioned in chess literature in the late 15th century. Over 500 years later, American Grandmaster Max Dlugy demonstrates in this groundbreaking work that the QGA is still a fighting, uncompromising opening that allows Black to play for a win from the very first move.

Der Berliner Friedrich Sämisch ist ein fast vergessener Meister, der erst nach schweren Kriegsverletzungen sein Schachtalent entdeckte. Schnell stieß er in die Weltklasse vor und konnte sich auch gegen die Weltmeister Lasker, Capablanca, Aljechin und Euwe behaupten. Seine Erfolge beim Blindsimultanspiel machten ihn in Europa zum Star mit Kultstatus. Michael Dombrowsky erzählt von seinem aufregenden und tragischen Leben auch abseits der Schachfelder.

384 Seiten, gebunden, 1. Auflage 2023

A Chess Biography

The Russian Boris Spassky was the perfect gentleman. He was a chess genius who became World Champion in 1969. But he was also gracious in defeat after he lost his title to the American Bobby Fischer in 1972 in the Match of the Century.

Collected Portraits + Tales of a Bygone Chess Era

Genna Sosonko is widely acclaimed as the most prominent chronicler of a unique era in chess history. In the Soviet Union chess was developed into an ideological weapon that was actively promoted by the country’s leadership during the Cold War. Starting with Mikhail Botvinnik, their best chess players grew into symbols of socialist excellence.

Opening Hacker Files Vol. 8

Is the Grob/Basman a con artist's bogus-operandi, or is the line actually sound? The truthful answer is that the opening is a bit of both! And we can call 1 g4 a "good opening," the same way a mob member calls a hitman colleague "a stand-up guy." The engine already prefers Black's chances after 1.g4, so nobody can honestly claim it is White's optimal first move from an empirical standpoint. But is it refuted? The answer is "no," and what we nearly always get is a disorienting mess by the early middlegame

Leichtfiguren - 2. Auflage

- New, completely revised and expanded edition - 2020 examples of greatest historical and educational value - Diligently checked with modern engines and endgame tools

592 Seiten, gebunden mit Leseband, Informator-Verlag, 2. Auflage 2023

A Chess Biography of Rudolf Spielmann

Rudolf Spielmann was one of the strongest chess players in the world in the first half of the 20th century. Following his shared second place at the Carlsbad tournament in 1929 with Capablanca, half a point behind Nimzowitsch, he was considered one of the world’s top five. His career spread over four decades and included a host of tournament and match victories, such as defeating Bogoljubov over ten games in 1932

The Moscow Variation & sidelines

Black is forced to make an immediate decision on move 3 and wait for the right moment to open the position. On top the author created practical difficulties for the Black. Naturally, it is not possible to find an advantage in every variation but Ravi added many detailed explanations to guide plans and aid understanding in the various positions White encounters. Ravi’s analysis makes Black’s path to equality extremely narrow.

A Practical Guide for Black

 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! The authors have decided to set the book in order from the less to the more popular and complex lines.