Starting Out: The Queen's Indian (Emms John)(Paperback)

Starting Out: The Queen's Indian (Emms John)(Paperback)

The Queen's Indian is one of Black's most dependable and respected defences to the queen's pawn opening. It's an established favorite amongst world-class Grandmasters such as Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy Anand, Michael Adams, and Judit Polgar, not to mention Anatoly Karpov, who has been a loyal Queen's

Starting Out: The Sicilian, 2nd edition (Emms John)(Paperback)

Everyman Chess present three new books in their highly praised and best-selling Starting Out series. The series continues with coverage of two very popular openings among club and tournament players: the Trompowsky Attack and the Torre Attack. Added to this, there's an updated and largely expanded

The Nimzo Indian Move by Move (Emms Joihn)(Paperback)

Grandmaster John Emms revisits the Nimzo-Indian, his favourite opening for over 30 years. He shares his experience and knowledge, and continually challenges the reader to answer probing questions, thereby encouraging the learning and practising of vital opening

Starting Out: The Scotch Game (Emms John)(Paperback)

The Scotch Game is one of the oldest openings in chess and has a great history, but more recently it was catapulted back into the limelight due to the enterprise of World number one Garry Kasparov, who completely rejuvenated the opening with an abundance of original ideas for White. He utilized the

A Complete Guide to Queen's Gambit Play (Raestsky Alexander)(Paperback)

Three classic titles from the Everyman Chess Starting Out Series in one volume. Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Accepted by Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik; Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined by Neil McDonald; Starting: Slav Semi Slav by Glenn Flear. The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is

Starting Out: Queen's Gambit (Shaw John)(Paperback)

The Queen s Gambit is one of the most popular and fundamental chess openings of all time and it has been the battleground for countless world-class encounters throughout the history of chess. Adherents include a long list of World champions, including Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, and Vladimir

First Steps: 1e4e5 (Emms John)(Paperback)

Starting a chess game with 1 e4 e5 is so common that the resulting complex of opening systems traditionally commands its own sobriquet, 'The Open Games' (1 e4 met by other replies are 'Semi-Open Games' and everything else comes under 'Closed Games'). The central structure with pawns on e4 and e5

Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined (McDonald Neil)(Paperback)

Everyman Chess continues its original and best-selling Starting Out series with detailed coverage of the Queen's Gambit Declined, an opening that is very much at the forefront of contemporary chess. The Queen's Gambit Declined is Black's fundamental answer to 1 d4 and an opening of great historical

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

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,

A Complete Guide to defending against 1d4 (Ward Chris)(Paperback)

Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Starting Out: The Nimzo Indian by Chris Ward and Starting Out: The Queen's Indian by John Emms, brought together in one volume. The Nimzo-Indian is one of the soundest and most popular defences against 1 d4, offering Black the chance to unbalance the

The Queen's Indian Defence (Roiz Michael)(Paperback)

Scandinavian (Emms John)(Paperback)

From a theoretical backwater to a fully blown main line opening, the rise of the Scandinavian Defence (1 e4 d5) has been nothing short of meteoric. Over the past 15 years the Scandinavian has become more and more popular both at club and Grandmaster level. It even managed to obtain an ultimate seal

Excel 2016 Bible (Walkenbach John)(Paperback)

The complete guide to Excel 2016, from Mr. Spreadsheet himself Whether you are just starting out or an Excel novice, the Excel 2016 Bible is your comprehensive, go-to guide for all your Excel 2016 needs. Whether you use Excel at work or at home, you will be guided through the powerful new features

Simple & More Simple Chess (Emms John)(Paperback)

Two books by Grandmaster John Emms in one volume: It's been said many times before that chess is an easy game to learn, but a difficult one to master. The game is full of difficult questions such as, 'What do you do when your opponent is skilful enough to prevent both checkmate and material loss?'

Discovering Chess Openings: Building a Repertoire from Basic Principles (Emms John)(Paperback)

In Discovering Chess Openings John Emms argues that studying openings doesn't have to be hard work - it can be both enjoyable and enlightening. The key to successful opening play is not simply learning lines off by heart; instead it's the understanding of the basic principles, and here the reader

Sicilian Kan (Emms John)(Paperback)

The Sicilian Kan is one of the most flexible and easy-to-play variations of the entire Sicilian complex. In contrast to opening monsters such as the infamous Dragon and Najdorf Variations, Black players are not forced to memorize massive chunks of opening theory. Success in the Sicilian Kan is more

Declining The Queen's Gambit (Cox John)(Paperback)

This book provides a repertoire for Black with the ever-popular Queen's Gambit Declined. Opening expert John Cox covers not one but two key options for Black. The Tartakower Variation is a sophisticated defence used successfully by world champions such as Kasparov, Karpov and Kramnik. The Lasker

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

Dangerous Weapons: The Caro-Kann (Emms John)(Paperback)

Do you need to freshen up your chess openings? Stun your opponents with new and exciting ideas Dangerous Weapons is a series of opening books which supply the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize his or her opening repertoire. In this book, three opening specialists team up

Indian Textiles (Gillow John)(Paperback / softback)

This all-encompassing survey of textiles from every region of the Indian subcontinent runs the gamut of commercial, tribal, and folk textiles. The authors first place them in context by examining the cultural background: the history, the materials, and the techniques--weaving, printing, painting,

Queen's Indian: Move by Move, The (D'Costa Lorin)(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

Starting Out: The English (McDonald Neil)(Paperback)

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the English Opening. The English is a sophisticated and popular opening system that is suitable for all types of players and can lead to both positional and tactical middlegames. Many of the world s top players, including Kasparov and Kramnik,

Starting Out The Scandinavian (Houska Jovanka)(Paperback)

Jovanka Houska reveals everything you need to know about the Scandinavian, whether you are playing it as Black or facing it with