• Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess

    Learn the art of the checkmate from Bobby Fischer, chess grandmaster.Through practice problems and exercises, you'll learn tactics and strategies to master the art of the checkmate. Perfect for all chess players beginner to advanced; from those just learning the game to experienced players trying to improve, every chess student will learn more about the game. This book is the definitive way to learn how to play chess, or to master more complex chess strategies. It's a must-have for any chess library.This book teaches through a programmed learning method: It asks you a question. If you give the... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0553263153
    • ASIN: 0553263153
    • ISBN: 0553263153
    • Brand: Fischer, Bobby
    • Manufacturer: Bantam

  • Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained New Algebraic Edition

    "The novice who plays through Logical Chess can learn an ocean of basic chess wisdom."—Leonard Barden, Engilsh chess master and broadcaster “Entertains . . . as it reinforces strategic lessons gleaned from chess titans. Illustrates effective middle-game plans.”—Library Journal Having learned the basic moves, how exactly should a player improve? In this popular classic, the author explains 33 complete games, in detail, move by move, including the reason for each one. Playing through these games and explanations gives real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most ef... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0713484640
    • ASIN: 0713484640
    • ISBN: 0713484640
    • Brand: US Chess Federation
    • Manufacturer: Batsford

  • The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy (Dover Chess)

    Here are 62 masterly demonstrations of the basic strategies of winning at chess, compiled and annotated by one of the game's most admired and respected writers. Each game offers a classic example of a fundamental problem and its best resolution, described and diagrammed in the clearest possible manner for players of every level of skill.As Irving Chernev observes in the Introduction, "Who will doubt the tremendous power exerted by a Rook posted on the seventh rank after seeing Capablanca's delightfully clear-cut demonstration in Game No. 1 against Tartakower? And who will not learn a great dea... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B00A3YE81A
    • ASIN: B00A3YE81A
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

  • Best Lessons of a Chess Coach

    An innovative book on game-winning strategy for players at the intermediate level--from a master chess coach. Every truth about chess must be coached in context, and the book's interactive teacher-student dialogue does just that. Weeramantry teaches how to think during a chess game. 300 diagrams.

    • ASIN: 0812922654
    • ASIN: 0812922654
    • ISBN: 0812922654
    • Manufacturer: David McCay

  • Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games

    Chess endings have an immediacy lacking in chess endgame or chess problems: endings are not theoretical or composed, but actual board positions, the point in every game when the superfluous falls away, leaving only the essential. José Raúl Capablanca (1888–1942) had no need for isolated artistic theory or compositions — he composed and created chess art as he played. All of his genius — intuitive, tactical, strategic, logical — all of his art shines clearest in his endings, as he himself was proud to declare, advising others to study them carefully. "In order to improve your game," h... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0486242498
    • UPC: 800759242498
    • ASIN: 0486242498
    • ISBN: 0486242498
    • Brand: The House of Staunton
    • Manufacturer: Dover Publications

  • Mikhail Chigorin: The Creative Genius

    Mikhail Chigorin (1850-1908), the first great Russian chess master, belongs to that select group of exceptionally strong players who did not quite succeed in winning the world championship.The defining moment for Chigorin came when he blundered away a completely winning position in the decisive final game of his second title match against Steinitz.Chigorin remains universally admired for his creative and courageous style of play. He was not guided by Dr. Tarrasch's ‘general principles', prevalent at the time, but by the specific characteristics of each individual position. He would always pl... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 9056916017
    • ASIN: 9056916017
    • ISBN: 9056916017
    • Manufacturer: New In Chess,Csi

  • Chess for Beginners: Winning Tips and Tactics to Dominate your Opponents (CHESS MIDDLEGAME)

    Best-in-Class Guide on Chess Middlegames for Beginners!You mastered the opening phase but how do you make way to win the game? What are proven strategies and tactics to establish winning positions? Do you want to outsmart your opponents way before he even realizes that he runs into a chessmate?If so, this is the book you have been waiting for. Learn the most successful Chess Middlegames to dominate every game and become a savvy chess player. Playing a successful Middlegame is crucial to prepare for a successful Endgame. It is typically the longest phase in a Chess Game where the most material ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07D1BHL5J
    • ASIN: B07D1BHL5J

  • The Complete Harvard Classics (Eireann Press)


    • ASIN: B076PKKZ22
    • ASIN: B076PKKZ22
    • Manufacturer: JA

  • The Master of Go

    Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other’s black or white stones. Simple in its fundamentals, infinitely complex in its execution, Go is an essential expression of the Japanese spirit. And in his fictional chronicle of a match played between a revered and heretofore invincible Master and a younger, more modern challenger, Yasunari Kawabata captured the moment in which the immutable traditions of imperial Japan met the onslaught of the twentieth century. The competition between the Master of Go and his opponent, Otaké, is waged over several months and laye... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0679761063
    • ASIN: 0679761063
    • ISBN: 0679761063
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • Chess for Beginners: Winning Strategies to Crush your Opponents (CHESS ENDGAME)

    Master the Art of CheckmateDo you want to master the arguably most important phase of every chess game? Do you want to reap the fruits of playing a sovereign Opening and Middlegame? Do you want to deliver Checkmate and crush your opponents?If so, this is the book you have been waiting for. Learn the most successful Chess Endgames to win each and every game and become a savvy chess player. Mastering the art of Checkmate requires you to understand the Endgame fundamentals, knowledge of common Checkmate Patterns and the basic strategies behind. Only then will you be able to deliver more often an... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07D19M6FP
    • ASIN: B07D19M6FP

  • Barbed Wire Heart


    • ASIN: B074M69WMG
    • ASIN: B074M69WMG
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

  • Chess for Beginners: How to Play Chess - The Ultimate Guide for the Beginner Chess Player! Learn the Rules of the Game, Master Proven Tactics and Winning ... and Quickly Go from Beginner to Pro

    Want to Play Chess Like the World Masters?* * *LIMITED TIME OFFER! 50% OFF! (Regular Price $5.99)* * *It's the most respected game in the world, shrouded in mystery and a calling card for a keen mind. Learning how to play the game of chess is a rewarding exercise - but refining your skill to compete with the experts is a much more elusive goal.I'm here to show you how to play chess like the world-renowned masters. Are you ready to start winning against any and every opponent, unlocking all those tantalizing secrets of strategy?Then let me tell you more...Give me ONE WEEK of your time and I'll ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B00FCW0NGC
    • ASIN: B00FCW0NGC

  • How to Catch a Russian Spy: The True Story of an American Civilian Turned Double Agent

    The fascinating story of a young American amateur who helped the FBI bust a Russian spy in New York—named the Funniest Book of the Year by The Washington Post, sold in ten countries, and to be a major motion picture for 20th Century Fox.For three nerve-wracking years, Naveed Jamali spied on America for the Russians, trading thumb drives of sensitive technical data for envelopes of cash, selling out his own beloved country across noisy restaurant tables and in quiet parking lots. Or so the Russians believed. In fact, this young American civilian was a covert double agent working with the FBI.... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1476788820
    • ASIN: 1476788820
    • ISBN: 9781476788821
    • Brand: Scribner
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

  • Tactics Training - Garry Kasparov: How to improve your Chess with Garry Kasparov and become a Chess Tactics Master

    Garry Kasparov is a fighter, both in chess and in life. The 13th World Champion regards his playing style as 'a symbiosis of the styles of Alekhine, Tal and Fischer'. Kasparov was known for his deep opening analysis, but also for his positional understanding and combinatory play. Do you want to adopt Kasparov-like thought processes in your own games? Try this tactics training book and play the same winning moves as the former World Champion did in his games! One hundred training exercises are offered, in positions where Kasparov turned the game in his favour. The puzzles start at a moderate le... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B01CTFCQ6Y
    • ASIN: B01CTFCQ6Y
    • Manufacturer: New in Chess

  • Death by Default

    An online game turns deadly. To fill the void following his divorce, Detective Conner Smyth plays chess with anonymous opponents. The stakes soar when white chess pieces turn up on murder victims. The problem? Conner's never won a game. His search for a master player leads to a ten year old chess champion. To what extremes will he go to stop a serial killer? Risk a boy's life, betray his partner, lose a new love interest...before someone he cares about dies?

    • ASIN: B00FEKNAUS
    • ASIN: B00FEKNAUS
    • Manufacturer: Trish Reeb

  • The Greatest Move in Chess History - Or So They Say

    One Of The Greatest Moves In Chess History!

    The greatest chess move of all time