CHESS INFORMANT’S 152nd ADVENTURE

Equinox

Presents 350 pages of the very best in chess:

• Leitao - American Continental Championship (Tournament Review)
• Moradiabadi & Arsovic- Fide Grand Prix Belgrade and Berlin (Tournament Review)
• Gormally - Danny’s Chess Diary - 4NCL (Tournament Review)
• Prusikin - Nimzowitsch Legacy (Instructive Lesson)
• Foisor - The Pillsbury Attack (Instructive Lesson)

The Slav & Semi-Slav

In the second part of the series, I am sharing my knowledge about the Slav Defense. I am confident that the book contains many new and interesting ideas and I have tried to provide you with the best practical options. Objectively speaking Black looks good in many lines but in practice things may look different

This book offers a full repertoire based on the Taimanov move order 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6! 5.Nc3 Qc7. It is especially effective against the English attack and early kingside pawn storms. However, the fianchetto 6.g3 and the Classical system with 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 pose certain problems. I propose to meet them with the Scheveningen set-up ...d6. Thus we take the best of two different worlds.

Study five a week to be a better chessplayer

An informative and accessible new book by Thomas Engqvist, the practical follow up to his previous two authoritative chess books: 300 Most Important Chess Positions and 300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions.

The Slav (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6) is a great choice against 1 d4 for players who are after a solid position from the opening but one that also contains dynamic possibilities. The pawn on c6 guarantees Black a firm foothold in the centre but there is also the ever-present possibility to capture on c4 and possibly even try to hold on to this pawn. The Slav is ideal for combining reliability with a promise for dynamic counterplay in the middlegame.

The Inside Story of the Legendary 1972 WCC

When the Icelandic Chess Federation made a bid to host the 1972 world title match between Soviet icon Boris Spassky and American challenger Bobby Fischer, many Icelanders were rightly shaking their heads in disbelief. How could their small island country in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with a population of less than 300 thousand people stage such a prestigious event in the first place?

New Ideas and Dynamic Strategies

This book not only covers the most-played opening in online chess, but a complementary opening system as well. It makes sense to study both the versatile London System - moving the bishop to f4 - and the more aggressive Trompowsky Attack, moving the bishop to g5. This will offer White more flexibility and deepen your understanding of both systems. It gives White the opportunity to surprise his opponent, while still playing the same opening patterns. And both openings are connected by a large number of possible transpositions

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Der Weg zur Steigerung der eigenen Fähigkeiten liegt mit diesem Buch in Ihren Händen: Profitieren Sie von den kommentierten Partien des amtierenden Weltmeisters Magnus Carlsen!

Wer viel weiss, will noch mehr wissen. Diese Maxime gilt ganz besonders für die zahlreichen Schachfreunde weltweit. Das Eintauchen in die Kommentare und wichtigsten Partien des amtierenden Weltmeisters Magnus Carlsen bietet wertvolle Erkenntnisse und Steigerungspotential für das eigene Spiel.

Opening Repertoire

The Sicilian Taimanov (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6) is a very flexible Black system in the Sicilian Defence developed by Mark Taimanov. It is characterised by the development of the g8-knight on e7, often along with a quick ...b7-b5. The Taimanov often leads to tense, dynamic position which are ripe in counterattacking possibilities.

Revised and Expanded Edition

In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame.

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.

Life stories, games and compositions

First published in Russian in 2004 and now available in English for the first time, The Lubyanka Gambit is a classic work investigating the darkest side of chess history in the Soviet Union. It is the culmination of nearly two decades of research by Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, historian and human rights campaigner Sergei Grodzensky, whose own father was sent to the Gulag in Stalin's times.

Mikhail Tal is one of the most celebrated World Champions in chess history, who confounded his opponents and dazzled chess fans around the world. Seemingly breaking every rule in the book, yet also breaking records with his accomplishments, Tal truly was The Chess Alchemist .

The Ramesh Chess Course - Volume 1

Calculation is key to winning chess games. Converting your chess knowledge into concrete moves requires calculation and precise visualization.

The bad news: calculation is hard work. You cannot rely on feeling or intuition – you will have to turn on your brainpower. The good news: you can improve your calculation skills by training. Set up a position on a chessboard and try to solve exercises without moving the pieces!