The Art of Sacrifice in Chess (Spielmann Rudolf)(Paperback)

The Art of Sacrifice in Chess (Spielmann Rudolf)(Paperback)

The 21st Century Edition of Spielmann's Classic Work Austrian Grandmaster Rudolf Spielmann's The Art of Sacrifice in Chess first appeared in the mid-1930s. It was immediately recognized as a classic, a masterpiece that examined the nature of chess sacrifices. In this modernized, 21st century

The Art of Chess Combination (Znosko-Borovsky Eugene)(Paperback)

What, really, is a chess combination? It is a maneuver generally employing surprise and a sacrifice, in which pieces work together to bring about a sudden advantage. It is perhaps the most aesthetically satisfying and successful technique in the game. Some players believe that the combination is a

Art of Attack in Chess (Vukovic Vladimir)(Paperback)

One of the finest chess books ever written, now in the revised algebraic edition. The author expounds both the basic principles and the most complex forms of attack on the

1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations (Reinfeld Fred)(Paperback)

Enhance Your Tactical Weapons 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combination is the companion volume to Reinfeld's 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate. Of course each book can be taken on its own, but together they make a wonderful collection, and cover the full range of tactical chess. And they are

The Lost Art of Sacrifice: How to Carry Your Cross with Grace (Burbach Vicki)(Paperback)

The Lost Art of Sacrifice leaves behind the soft sentimentalism that many today wrongly associate with Christianity, calling readers to remember - and to embrace - Christ's unambiguous challenge in Matthew 16: 'If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow

Mastering Positional Sacrifices: A Practical Guide to a Vital Skill in Chess (Van Delft Merijn)(Paperback)

Most chess games of beginners and post-beginners are decided by fairly straightforward tactics. Anyone who wants to progress beyond this level and become a strong club player or a candidate master, needs to understand that somewhat mysterious-looking resource, the positional sacrifice

The Grunfeld (Vigorito David)(Paperback)

Chess Developments provides state-of-the-art openings coverage. Chess Developments focuses on the current trends - concentrating on critical lines, theoretical novelties and powerful new ideas. It offers players of all levels the opportunity to keep up-to-date with current opening theory whilst

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

History of Chess in the English Civil Service (Thurlow Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

A history of chess in the English Civil

An Introduction to Eurythmy (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

The art of eurythmy strives to make the invisible visible in a harmonious and disciplined play of color, form, sound, and motion. During the early years of the twentieth century when eurythmy was young and little known, Rudolf Steiner's introductory talks prepared nearly 300 audiences for their

Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Fundamentals of the Game (Alburt Lev)(Paperback)

Russia's dominance in modern chess was founded on a uniquely successful program of chess instruction. Now this program has been streamlined and adapted for American readers in a pair of books that will help readers develop, step by step, from total novicehood to an enjoyable and competitive

Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Beyond the Basics (Alburt Lev)(Paperback)

Russia's dominance in modern chess was founded on a uniquely successful program of chess instruction. Now this program has been streamlined and adapted for American readers in a pair of books that will help readers develop, step by step, from total novicehood to an enjoyable and competitive

Chess Rules of Thumb (Alburt Lev)(Paperback)

Chess Rules of Thumb gives you the winning principles of chess in clear, short statements. Three-time US Champion Lev Alburt and World Chess Hall of Fame Curator Al Lawrence have put together three centuries of insights from the masters. Fun to browse or to read from cover-to-cover, it's a book

Forget Colonialism?, 1: Sacrifice and the Art of Memory in Madagascar (Cole Jennifer)(Paperback)

While doing fieldwork in a village in east Madagascar that had suffered both heavy settler colonialism and a bloody anticolonial rebellion, Jennifer Cole found herself confronted by a puzzle. People in the area had lived through almost a century of intrusive French colonial rule, but they appeared

Chess Tests (Dvoretsky Mark)(Paperback)

Chess Tests Mark Dvoretsky (1947-2016) is considered one of the greatest chess instructors in the modern era. He left behind a great legacy of many books and publications. At the time of his passing, there were two unpublished manuscripts he had finished (and one other co-authored with study

Film as Art, 50th Anniversary Printing (Arnheim Rudolf)(Paperback)

In the fall of 1957 the University of California Press expanded Arnheim's 1933 book Film by four essays and brought that landmark work back into print as Film as Art. Now nearly fifty years after that re-edition, the book continues to occupy an important place in the literature of film. Arnheim's

Art of Chess Analysis (Timman Jan)(Paperback)

The Royal Chess Couple in Action (Bhm)(Paperback)

The Royal Chess Couple in Action introduces the dominant leadership of the royal game. The King is its most significant piece while the Queen is its mightiest one. Following a brief historical overview the reader is met with the wealth of tactical abilities characterizing the main heroes, their

Mindfulness and Reverence: Steps in Perception (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Selections from various volumes in The Collected Works of Rudolf SteinerContemporaryinterest in the meditative schooling of mindfulness is usually associated withEastern traditions. Rudolf Steiner spoke of the same phenomenon, although heused the terms 'attentiveness' and 'dedication'--or,

Commandant at Auschwitz: The Autobiographys of Rudolf Hoess (Hoess Rudolf)(Paperback)

An extraordinary and unique document: Hoess was in charge of the huge extermination camp in Poland where the Nazis murdered some three million Jews, from the time of its creation (he was responsible for building it) in 1940 until late in 1943, by which time the mass exterminations were half

The Art of Attacking Chess (Franco Zenon)(Paperback)

All chess-players love to play a smooth attacking game, flowing from start to finish, and sprinkled with spectacular ideas and sacrifices. However, few can do so regularly, and for most players, their collection of brilliancies missed far outweighs their creative successes. Innate talent plays an

The Apocalypse in Rudolf Steiner's Lecture Series (Kovacs Charles)(Paperback)

In 1908, Rudolf Steiner gave a series of lectures about the Book of Revelation. He showed that the messages to the seven churches and the unsealing of the seven seals should be understood as references to initiation. In this light, the great images of the Apocalypse take on new meaning. As well as

Mastering Chess Strategy (Johan Hellsten)(Paperback)

This book provides a basic foundation of strategy in all three phases of chess - the opening, middlegame and endgame - as well as an abundance of carefully selected exercises to monitor

The Dynamics of Architectural Form, 30th Anniversary Edition (Arnheim Rudolf)(Paperback)

In this classic volume, Rudolf Arnheim, an authority on the psychological interpretation of the visual arts, turns his experienced eye to the visual aspects of buildings, amplifying his theories with new features specific to the medium of the architect. Arnheim explores the unexpected perceptual