Chess books

The Cold War transformed the cloistered world of chess. This work explains how, for the Soviet Union, chess was...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

This expanded and amended second edition of chess games played between 1950 and 1970 by Hampshire chess players...  Read More >>

This book recounts the stories of martyrs of chess and wunderkinds. From as-Suli of the ninth century to Magnus...  Read More >>

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It s your move... The Complete Idiot s Guide to Chess Openings provides all readers need to know to solidify their...  Read More >>

Kasparov distills the lessons he has learned over a lifetime as a Grandmaster of chess to offer a primer on successful...  Read More >>

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• ‘The best opening is the opening your opponent doesn’t know.’ • ‘The winner of the game is the player who makes...  Read More >>

Using his favourite weapon - the Tarrasch Variation - Andreas Tzermiadianos reveals an abundance of opening ideas...  Read More >>

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In this book Richard Palliser provides in-depth coverage of three of the most dangerous set-ups available to White...  Read More >>

"""Chebanenko Slav According to Bologan: A Popular Chess Opening Explained by a Top Player""."  Read More >>

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The author begins with the evolution of the chessmen and traces their evolution as the game spread throughout the...  Read More >>

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Translated from the original MSS (In French) by J. Du Mont and M. E. Goldstein.  Read More >>

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Widely regarded as the best chess book ever written, Masters of the Chessboard , discusses the playing styles of...  Read More >>

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One of the Great Chess Tournaments of All Time! The Famous Tournament Book by the Second World Chess Champion The...  Read More >>