Beating Unusual Chess Defences (Greet Andrew)(Paperback)

Beating Unusual Chess Defences (Greet Andrew)(Paperback)

Anyone who plays 1 e4 as White must be prepared not only for Black's main defences but also an assortment of less popular lines. This book features information a 1 e4 player needs to know about facing these

The Hippopotamus Defence: A Deceptively Dangerous Universal Chess Opening System for Black (de Santis Alessio)(Paperback)

Fighting Chess with Black (Dembo Yelena)(Paperback)

Two great books for players who play the Sicilian Defence and King's Indian Defence in one volume. Fighting the anti-King's Indian by Yelena Denbo and Fighting the anti-Sicilians by Richard Palliser. 'I love playing the King's Indian, but no-one ever allows me to reach my favourite opening ' Does

Starting Out: The Accelerated Dragon (Greet Andrew)(Paperback)

Starting Out: The Accelerated Dragon is a further addition to Everyman's best-selling Starting Out series, which has been acclaimed for its original approach to tackling chess openings. International Master Andrew Greet, an Accelerated Dragon expert, revisits the fundamentals of the opening,

How to Swindle in Chess (Soltis Andrew)(Paperback)

An international Grandmaster explores a common, but little written about, aspect of chess: swindling. In chess, a swindle is a ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his opponent, thus achieving a win or draw. It's a skill that involves setting traps that exploit a challenger's

The West Country's Last Line of Defence: Taunton Stop Line (Powell-Thomas Andrew)(Paperback)

Staffordshire Unusual & Quirky (Beardmore Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Derbyshire - Unusual & Quirky (Beardmore Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Nottinghamshire Unusual & Quirky (Beardmore Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

First Steps: The King's Indian Defence (Martin Andrew)(Paperback)

The King's Indian Defence is one of the great classical counter-attacking openings. The most aggressive world champions (including Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov) have all scored brilliant knockout victories with this opening. In this book the highly experienced coach international

Transpo Tricks in Chess (Soltis Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

A transposition in chess is a little like a bait-and-switch marketing ploy. The customer thinks he's getting a bargain on one piece of merchandise, but he ends up buying another at a much higher price. In the first book devoted to chess transpositions, New York Post columnist and acclaimed chess

The Tarrasch Defence: Move by Move (Collins Sam)(Paperback)

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening

The Alekhine Defence (Lakdawala Cyrus)(Paperback)

Alexander Alekhine was a two-time World Chess Champion and is widely regarded to be one of the greatest chess players of all time. During his best years he dominated tournaments, and in 1927 he defeated his great rival Jos Ra l Capablanca to win the world title. Alekhine was renowned both for his

Grandmaster Preparation: Attack & Defence (Aagaard Jacob)(Paperback)

Jacob Aagaard presents the main properties of how to attack and defend in chess. By carving dynamic chess into separate areas of ability, he gives the reader a clear way to expand his understanding of this vital part of the game

Beating the Anti-Sicilians: Grandmaster Repertoire 6A (Kotronias Vassilios)(Paperback)

The Sicilian Defence is the most combative way to meet 1.e4, but Black's hopes of reaching his favourite Dragon, Najdorf or Sveshnikov are often quashed at an early stage. In Grandmaster Repertoire 6A - Beating the Anti-Sicilians, grandmaster Vassilios Kotronias provides full coverage against

The French (Jacobs Byron)(Paperback)

The French is one of Black's soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while at the top it's played by famous grandmasters such as Vishy Anand and the young Russian star Alexander Morozevich. With his first two moves Black

King's Indian Defence: Move by Move, The (Collins Sam)(Paperback)

The King's Indian is a hugely popular opening at all levels of chess. Rather than attempting to secure early equality, Black is fighting for the initiative from the very first moves. White is allowed to build up an early central advantage but Black relies on the middlegame, hoping that the central

Grandmaster Repertoire 8: The Grnfeld Defence Vol.1 (Avrukh Boris)(Paperback)

Grandmaster Repertoire is a series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship. In two volumes, The Gr

Grandmaster Repertoire 9: The Grnfeld Defence Vol. 2 (Avrukh Boris)(Paperback)

Grandmaster Repertoire is a series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship. In two volumes, The Gr

Fighting the anti-sicilians (Palliser Richard)(Paperback)

The Sicilian Defence is by far Black's most popular answer to 1 e4 at all levels of chess. The reason is easy to understand: from the very first move Black unbalances the position and can play for a win without needing to take unjustified risks. This is particularly the case with the Open

Starting Out: The King's Indian (Gallagher Joe)(Paperback)

The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defences in chess and is favoured by ambitious and aggressive players. At the highest level it has been a major weapon for World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to the basics of

Waterproof Bible (Kaufman Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Rebecca has a most unusual problem: no matter how hard she tries, she can't stop broadcasting her feelings to people around her. Luckily, she's discovered how to trap and store her feelings in personal objects - but just how much emotional baggage can Unit 207, E Z Self Storage

Improve Your Chess x 3 (Ward Chris)(Paperback)

-Improve Your Opening Play by Chris Ward -Improve Your Middlegame Play by Andrew Kinsman -Improve Your Endgame Play by Glenn Flear These three titles, brought together for the first time in one volume, explain the important ideas behind every major opening, provide an understanding of the

Spy Dog: Storm Chaser, 11 (Cope Andrew)(Paperback)

Book 11 in the Spy Dog adventures - now a number 1 bestselling series! It's raining chickens! An unusual storm cloud has been hovering over Brickfield town and LARA knows that something isn't quite right about it - it smells, sort of . . . chickeny. The people of Brickfield are becoming strangely