The Autobiography of a Chess GM and FIDE Executive

Victor Bologan is not only a strong and creative chess grandmaster, he has also made a career in Moldovan and world chess politics. His strong will and incredible versatility have enabled him to lead a colourful and interesting life. ‘Believe in yourself’ is his motto and it has taken him to places many of us will never see.

A Comprehensive Guide to Intermediate Moves

Zwischenzug! is the first-ever comprehensive guide to the chess tactic also known as the intermediate move, or intermezzo. This exciting manoeuvre can catch opponents off guard because it is against the expected run of play. You will learn how to spot Zwischenzugs, when to look out for them, and how to set them up in your games.

Dieses Buch ist eine Hommage an das Frauenschach. Es räumt auch gründlich mit dem Vorurteil auf, dass Mädchen oder Frauen nicht so gut Schach spielen können wie Männer. Schließlich gibt es genügend Spielerinnen, die diesen anspruchsvollen Sport meisterhaft beherrschen und vielen Männern darin überlegen sind

Drive Your Improvement

Turbo-Charge Your Tactics 1 is essentially a chess puzzle book, but not a typical one. It’s a multi-year effort by GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko and his world-renowned trainer IM Vladimir Grabinsky to introduce you to the world of ”unnatural“ tactical moves.

GM Endgames Collection II

Knight Endgames Workbook comprises 300 pawn endgame exercises curated by GM Branko Tadić. These tests are categorized based on the number of pawns, mirroring the structure of the book “KNIGHT ENDGAMES – GRANDMASTER ENDGAMES COLLECTION” by GM Vlatko Kovačević.

172 Seiten, kartoniert, Chess Fortress, 1. Auflage 2024

Essential Skills for Ambitious Improvers

Dear readers, the book in your hands is primarily intended for all who are entering the magical world of chess, beginners, children and their parents and of course - adult ambitious improvers. This chess textbook will enable readers to strengthen their knowledge of the chess basics and fundamentals and will help trainers and chess teachers in working with their students.

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AFEK – WIJK AAN ZEE 2024

LEITAO – THE DIFFICULT ART OF DEFENCE IN CHESS

GORMALLY – DANNY'S CHESS DIARY – MY HASTINGS NIGHTMARE

KOTRONIAS – KING'S INDIAN DEFENCE – GLIGORIC SYSTEM

A Dynamic Repertoire for Black

The history of the Queen’s Gambit is connected with the very beginnings of modern chess, the opening being cited in the earliest published books on the science of the game, such as the Göttingen manuscript (1490) and the books of Ruy Lopez (1561) and Salvio (1604). The so-called Queen’s Gambit Declined – or Refused – is, together with the Slav, the main defense in the universe of queenside openings, and shares with the aforementioned defense a well-earned reputation for being a reliable and very solid scheme.

Problemschach-Urdrucke 2020-23 (mit CD)

Band VI enthält alle zwischen 2020 und 2023 in der Augsburger Allgemeinen (meiner Schachecke) veröffentlichten Urdrucke von Schachaufgaben (auch eigene). Jede Schachaufgabe, die für sich ein kleines Kunstwerk darstellt, habe ich sehr ausführlich besprochen und gründlich gelöst, so dass insbesondere mit dem Genre des Problemschachs nicht vertraute Personen, auch Jugendliche und

Improving Important Endgame Concepts

Develop Imaginative and Preventive Thinking Nowadays, chessplayers spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgames studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming.

A guide for chess beginners

In this book, German-English Grandmaster Mieses has selected material from all types of endings relevant to players that vary from beginners to experienced club players.

The Profound+Lasting Influence of Mark Dvoretsky

A LIFE DEDICATED TO CHESS AND ITS PLAYERS

This remarkable book is a tribute to a man who is probably the greatest chess coach of all time. Mark Dvoretsky was a fascinating, intelligent, honest, decent, hard-working and good-natured man who dedicated his life to chess and its players.

HTC 039

"Fourth Brooklyn Chess Club Tournament, 15 January - 28 March 1870", which became the prey of the unforgettable American chess champion G. H. Mackenzie. In a tournament where nearly 30 players competed, more than 600-700 games were most likely played (the tournament was played in a two-round, each-player system). In addition to GHM, the tournament featured other great 19th-century New York chess players such as F. Perrin, J. Mason, E. Delmar, F. E. Brenzinger, Ch. A. Gilberg, etc.

von Version 2023 - Seriennummer erforderlich

Wer sich ernsthaft mit Eröffnungen beschäftigt, kommt am Eröffnungslexikon nicht vorbei. Ob Einsteiger oder Großmeister. Das Eröffnungslexikon ist das mit Abstand umfassendste Theoriewerk für den Schachsport!

174 Master Classes

There are many secrets in chess, knowledge of which distinguishes a chess virtuoso from an amateur. One of these secrets is the ability to play positions with opposite-colored bishops.