Chess books

For almost half a century, grandmaster Victor Korchnoi has been one of the world's leading chess players, and even...  Read More >>

Having learnt the basic moves, how exactly should a player improve? In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains...  Read More >>

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For the practical player this volume contains a useful arsenal of little known and deadly ideas. For the armchair...  Read More >>

In this revolutionary book, Grandmaster Neil McDonaldrevisits the basic principles behind the English and its many...  Read More >>

In this easy-to-read guide, chess players go back to the basics of the Ruy Lopez, studying the key principles of...  Read More >>

In this unique book, International Master Jacob Aagaard selects many original examples of positional chess, the...  Read More >>

How can one determine if a piece is weak or strong? Or if a square is weak or strong? These are the principal questions...  Read More >>

Garry Kasparov analyzes the style and play of the first four recognized champions: Wilhelm Steintz (1886-1894),...  Read More >>

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This volume retraces Bobby Fisher's chess career from his teenaged years in New York right up to his final matches...  Read More >>

Endorsed by the Chess Education Association (CEA), the official body for scholastic chess in the U.S., this rule...  Read More >>

This book exposes the secrets of the quick kills used at the chessboard and not only how to protect against them,...  Read More >>

Why do so many chess players only draw winning positions or lose drawing ones? Why do many continually slip into...  Read More >>

The Sicilian is far and away the most popular chess opening, and many players prefer to side-step the Open Sicilian...  Read More >>

An instructional book on the tactics of chess to produce a higher level game. The author advises on how to spot...  Read More >>

Vassily Smyslov is one of the greats of chess and this tournament victory is one of the greatest ever chess sporting...  Read More >>

Howard Staunton, the organiser of London 1851 and writer of the book, was the epitome of mid-Victorian versatility...  Read More >>

Winning the candidates' competition is the ultimate and uniquely necessary passport to achievement of glory on the...  Read More >>

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Clear, profound examinations of just what each opening is intended to do and how opponent can counter. Many sample...  Read More >>