Chess books

Superbly annotated treasury includes 113 of the Cuban master's greatest games against Marshall, Lasker, Euwe, and...  Read More >>

A thoroughly annotated selection of the finest games played by the best young grandmasters of the 1980s. Presented...  Read More >>

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The legendary Baron Munchausen was famous for telling incredible stories about his astounding happenings and astonishing...  Read More >>

Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them....  Read More >>

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More than a mere pastime, chess was an important pedagogical tool and thought paradigm in the Middle Ages. Much...  Read More >>

(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia...  Read More >>

In this classic chess work, I. A. Horowitz presents the study of chess openings in a logical, easy-to-understand...  Read More >>

Clear, straightforward guide by noted expert coaches readers through fundamentals of attacking and positional play,...  Read More >>

A Grandmaster shares secrets from 40 years of tournament play, outlining hard-won lessons that enable players to...  Read More >>

Endings, combinations, and extensive development of standard openings. Updated by Fred Reinfeld, Sydney Bernstein....  Read More >>

Superior introduction to most demanding part of chess. Basic concepts of middle game play are systematically and...  Read More >>

All mating situations in basic classification, how tactics adjust to each. 127 games analyzed. 80 quiz examples,...  Read More >>

Chernev blends anecdotes with observations on inspiring moves and combinations by well- and lesser-known players,...  Read More >>

Chess enthusiasts can determine their mastery by facing off against 20 of the world's top players. This instructive...  Read More >>

Not what to do, but how to do it : 200 examples of end-game play, values of pieces, relative merits of different...  Read More >>

Informal, intermediate introduction: reasons for moves, tactics, openings, traps, positional play, endgame. Isolates...  Read More >>

Developing plans of action based on positional analysis: weak and strong squares, control of open lines, pawn structure,...  Read More >>

62 masterly demonstrations of basic strategies of winning, featuring games by the greatest chess masters. Compiled,...  Read More >>

The use of the queen, the active king, exchanges, pawn play, the center, weak squares, more. Often considered the...  Read More >>

Vast collection of great chess games from 1798 through 1938, with much hard-to-find material. Fully annotated, arranged...  Read More >>

Two grandmasters offer masterly analysis of neglected area: attacking the king, defense, pawn structure, much more....  Read More >>

Dr. Tarrasch begins with the endgame -- because it's easier for a novice to deal with a few men than the entire...  Read More >>

Analysis of the games and positions of the best chess player of the 19th century -- his rare blunders, omissions,...  Read More >>