Chess books

A synopsis of eminent computer chess programs reveal that they are designed around a 'brute force' approach. An...  Read More >>

Reykjavik, 1 September 1972: a 29-year-old high school dropout armed with little more than a pocket chess set and...  Read More >>

This account of the chess match between world champion Garry Kasparov and the IBM chess program, ""Deep Blue"",...  Read More >>

After a discussion of the characteristics and processes of creativity, 10 central concepts, such as unusual positioning...  Read More >>

Self-improvement manual for players who wish to develop their skills.  Read More >>

Examines the rare defeats of a legendary player. 61 losing battles hold valuable lessons for all players, and text-and-diagram...  Read More >>

Mikhail Tal, the ' magician from Riga, ' was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting...  Read More >>

Grand master Kallai provides a straightforward guide to surviving the maze of chess openings, covering all the popular...  Read More >>

International chess master Byron Jacobs explains the basic elements, strategies, and tactics of the Advance variation...  Read More >>

The Closed Sicilian has always been a great favorite with chess club and tournament players. Here, Grand Master...  Read More >>

The endgame is a subtle phase of the game many ordinary players would like to improve. In taking the reader through...  Read More >>

Grand chess Master Neil McDonald explains the strategy and tactics of the highly fashionable Leningrad variation...  Read More >>

Caro-Kann ist eine der bekanntesten Eroeffnungen des Schachspiels. Weltmeister Vishy Anand und zahlreiche fuhrende...  Read More >>

A study of chess Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov's most effective games which provides advice about how to deploy specific...  Read More >>

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A chess handbook which contains over 450 test positions and a course on how to develop combinational skills, based...  Read More >>

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This book provides an account of the development of the world checkers champion computer program from inception...  Read More >>

A revised edition of a chess title, last published in 1976, which provides coverage of the opening move known as...  Read More >>

A chess title which provides coverage of the principles of opening play.  Read More >>

A chess title which provides coverage of opening moves and the principles behind them.  Read More >>

A illustrated introduction to the fundamental principles of chess, which explains the important concepts of the...  Read More >>

A new title aimed at club and tournament chess players which explains how to apply the Slav Defence. Draws upon...  Read More >>

This thoroughly updated and revised edition of the highly acclaimed 1986 work (detailed analysis--Choice; handsome...clearly...  Read More >>

A new title aimed at club and tournament players which explains how to apply the Taimanov variation of the Sicilian...  Read More >>