Crucial Chess Skills for the Club Player (Ris Robert)(Paperback)

Crucial Chess Skills for the Club Player (Ris Robert)(Paperback)

In the first volume of 'Crucial Chess Skills for the Club Player', attention is given to the three key elements of practical play. These three aspects aren't closely related to each other, but together form the key to improvement for any ambitious chess player. In the first 3 chapters Ris explores

Winning Chess Traps: Opening Tactics for the Advanced Beginner and Intermediate Player (Snyder Robert M.)(Paperback)

In 'Winning Chess Traps' nationally-renowned chess coach Robert M. Snyder takes his 'Chess for Everyone' book a step further by covering sixty-four additional opening traps. Traps arranged by opening to help students improve knowledge of the most important openings. Traps contain important tactical

Better Chess for Average Players (Harding Tim)(Paperback)

Designed for the typical amateur player who wants to improve his or her chess skills, this clear, straightforward guide provides the extra knowledge and technique that turns a losing player into a winner.The author, a well-known chess teacher and author of a dozen books on openings, coaches the

Chess Strategy for Club Players: The Road to Positional Advantage (Grooten Herman)(Paperback)

Every club player knows the problem: the opening has ended, and now what? With this new edition of his award winning book, International Master Herman Grooten presents to amateur players a complete and structured course on how to recognize key characteristics in all types of positions and how to

Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player (Alburt Lev)(Paperback)

Chess strategy is the long-term planning at the heart of winning chess. Each important idea is clearly explained using games carefully chosen for their instructive clarity and power. This is the fifth but stand-alone volume of the Comprehensive Chess Course, the series that brings readers of

Calculate Like a Grandmaster - Learn from the World-Class Attacking Players (Gormally Daniel)(Paperback / softback)

Join an expert chess player at the table to analyze crucial decisions from major tournaments. Develop a better understanding of the game through a series of themed chapters, each of which examines a particular technique and unravels the thought processes of expert

The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book (Emms John)(Paperback)

It is generally agreed that one of the best ways for a chess-player to improve is by studying tactics - and the best way to do that is by practising. This book provides a wealth of puzzle positions to test just about every facet of your tactical skills.The puzzles in this book have been selected by

Chess: Skills - Tactics - Techniques (Arnott Jonathan)(Paperback)

'Chess' is the perfect tool for anyone wanting to improve their performance, from beginners learning the basic skills to more experienced participants working on advanced techniques. This practical, no-nonsense guide will help you give you that all-important

Advanced Chess Tactics (Psakhis Lev)(Paperback)

A mastery of tactics is essential to a competitive chess player, and the original Advanced Chess Tactics became an instant classic in this field. 'This book is absolutely superb. For serious players... this volume will provide a wonderful breadth of study material and act as a workbook to advance

The Lasker Method to Improve in Chess: A Manual for Modern-Day Club Players (Welling Gerard)(Paperback)

Many club players think that studying chess is all about cramming as much information in their brain as they can. Most textbooks support that notion by stressing the importance of always trying to find the objectively best move. As a result, amateur players are spending way too much time worrying

The Grandmaster Battle Manual (Kotronias Vassilios)(Paperback)

The Grandmaster Battle Manual explains how to be a more competitive chess player. Chess grandmaster Vassilios Kotronias has been a professional player for two decades and now he explains the secrets of his success. As a writer, Kotronias has the skill to explain in words what other top players can

Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice (Beardsley Robert)(Paperback)

Newly focused on the practical communications skills student pharmacists need for effective practice, this updated Seventh Edition--now in full color-- reflects new ACPE standards, including up-to-date coverage of the PPCP model, co-curricular experiences, interprofessional interaction and

Learn Chess Tactics (Nunn John)(Paperback)

Once a chess-player has learnt the basic rules of the game, the next step is to study tactics. A knowledge of tactics will enable a novice to start winning games by giving checkmate or taking his opponent's pieces. As the player progresses, his tactical arsenal will broaden and he will start to

1001 Chess Exercises for Club Players: The Tactics Workbook That Also Explains All Key Concepts (Erwich Frank)(Paperback)

Football Skills - One-To-One Teaching for the Young Soccer Player (Brammer Ralph)(Paperback / softback)

How to excel at football for players ages 7 to

Death's Head Chess Club (Donoghue John)(Paperback / softback)

Readers have been blown away by The Death's Head Chess Club - a deeply poignant and moving debut novel about the extraordinary relationship between an SS officer and a Jewish

Fischer: Move by Move (Lakdawala Cyrus)(Paperback)

Bobby Fischer is a legendary chess figure, and many consider him to be the greatest chess player of all time. Fischer was a child prodigy who later developed into a phenomenal force. During his peak years he dominated his nearest rivals in a manner that had previously never been seen. Fischer

Complete Croquet: A Guide to Skills, Tactics and Strategy (Hawkins James)(Paperback)

Providing a comprehensive guide for the aspiring and improving croquet player, this overviewdeals with basic skills and outlines how to avoid and eradicate common problems. An in-depth coverage of modern tactics is also presented, focusing on the building blocks of break play andexamining in detail

My System & Chess Praxis: His Landmark Classics in One Edition (Nimzowitsch Aron)(Paperback)

As a chess player, Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935) belonged to the very best. In his peak years the Latvian-born maestro was ranked third in the world behind Capablanca and Alekhine. His greatest successes were first place in Dresden in 1926 (81/2/9, one and a half points ahead of Alekhine) and

Winning in the Chess Opening: 700 Ways to Ambush Your Opponent (Kalinichenko Nikolai)(Paperback)

Every chess player loves to win early in the opening. However you should never lose sight of the most important objective of your opening play: the proper development of your pawns and pieces. That is why this book is more than just an enjoyable collection of traps and tricks. Prolific Russian

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Fischer Bobby)(Paperback)

A one-of-a-kind masterclass in chess from the greatest player of all time.Learn how to play chess the Bobby Fischer way with the fastest, most efficient, most enjoyable method ever devised. Whether you're just learning the game or looking for more complex strategies, these practice problems and

Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge (Auerbach Yuri)(Paperback)

By concentrating on the basic principles the average player is not only given a working knowledge of the endgame but also a firm foundation on which to further develop his or her interest and technique in this fascinating stage of a chess game. The author, a Russian Grandmaster and endgame expert,

Chess for Kids (James Richard)(Paperback)

This is the perfect introduction to chess for children from the age of seven upwards. The book contains 30 short lessons, starting with learning about the board and the pieces, then the moves of each piece in turn, then the vital concepts of check, checkmate and stalemate, and finally basic

Fred Reinfeld: The Man Who Taught America Chess, with 282 Games (Dunne Alex)(Paperback)

Fred Reinfeld--his name used to be known to almost every chess player in the United States. Not so well known are his accomplishments. One of the strongest players of his time, he ranked just below Reuben Fine and Samuel Reshevsky (against whom he had a plus score). He was the accomplished author