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My Best Games of Chess, 1908 - 1937
World Champion from 1927-35 and again from 1937-46, Alexander Alekhine ranks as one of the four or five greatest players in chess history. Edward Lasker rates him the game’s supreme inventive genius; Euwe considers him the all-time greatest attacking player. A master of all phases of chess, his games were richly conceived and immensely complex. As Bobby Fischer observes in his writings, “He played gigantic conceptions, full of outrageous and unprecedented ideas.”This unequaled collection reproduces Alekhine’s 220 best games, his own personal accounts of the dazzling victories that made... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0486249417
- UPC: 800759249411
- ASIN: 0486249417
- ISBN: 0486249417
- Brand: The House of Staunton
- Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
A fresh, engaging look at how 32 carved pieces on a board forever changed our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain.Chess is the most enduring and universal game in history. Here, bestselling author David Shenk chronicles its intriguing saga, from ancient Persia to medieval Europe to the dens of Benjamin Franklin and Norman Schwarzkopf. Along the way, he examines a single legendary game that took place in London in 1851 between two masters of the time, and relays his own attempts to become as skilled as his Polish ancestor Samuel Rosenthal, a nineteenth-century champion. With... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1400034086
- ASIN: 1400034086
- ISBN: 9781400034086
- Brand: Shenk, David
- Manufacturer: Anchor
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Chess and the Art of War: Ancient Wisdom to Make You a Better Player
Inside Chess and the Art of War, you'll find an ancient military history drawn from and adapted into a helpful guide on how to become a chess master at any skill level. 2,500 years ago Sun Tzu wrote a military treatise called The Art of War. Since then, the book has been used not just by military tacticians but by business leaders, planners, traders, politicians, and even sports coaches. Here, Sun Tzu's lessons are applied to how to play a winning game of chess.Chess is not an easy game to learn, nor an easy game to master, even if you've been playing chess for years. In Chess and the Art of W... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0785832815
- ASIN: 0785832815
- ISBN: 0785832815
- Manufacturer: Chartwell Books
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The Immortal Games of Capablanca (Dover Chess)
"Chess was his mother tongue." − Richard RétiUndoubtedly one of the strongest players the games has ever seen, the Cuban master José Raul Capablanca (1888–1942) was renowned for his lightning-quick chess comprehension, faultless judgment, and nearly unrivaled endgame skill, qualities which enabled him to win and retain the World Championship from 1921 to 1927.His remarkable talent is evident in this superbly annotated treasury of 113 of his greatest games, regarded as one of the classics of chess literature. Study "the chess machine" in action against a host of the world's finest layers,... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0486263339
- UPC: 800759263332
- ASIN: 0486263339
- ISBN: 0486263339
- Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Alexander Alekhine's Best Games (Batsford Chess Library)
Alekhine's games and writings inspired me from an early age. ...I fell in love with the rich complexity of his ideas at the chessboard. ...I hope readers of this book will feel similarly inspired by Alekhine's masterpieces. - from the Foreword by Garry Kasparov. Alexander Alekhine captivated the chess world with his dazzling combinative play. His genius has been a strong influence on every great player since, none more so than World Champion Garry Kasparov. This book contains a selection of the very best of Alekhine's annotations of his own games, coverted to algebraic by John Nunn. These gam... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0805047239
- ASIN: 0805047239
- ISBN: 0805047239
- Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Co
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Lexicon of Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Terms in English
The Lexicon of Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Terms is the first ever English lexicon on Xiangqi. There are well over 1600 entries and over 490 figures in the book, which span all disciplines in Xiangqi. Chinese terms have been added with Hanyu Pinyin wherever appropriate so that the entries would be clear and leave no room for doubt in the process of transliteration.The lexicon was born out of necessity. The author, Jim Png Hau Cheng, has written extensively about Xiangqi, in English, for over six years on his website, www.xqinenglish.com, which has over 2300+ web pages at last count. During the pro... [Read More]
- ASIN: 9574347079
- ASIN: 9574347079
- ISBN: 9574347079
- Manufacturer: Jim Png Hau Cheng
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My System (Chess Classics)
My System is at the top of a very short list of chess classics. Nimzowitsch’s ideas have had a profound influence on modern chess thinking. Most chess masters will at some point have studied Nimzowitsch’s work, and not to have read My System is by many regarded as a shocking gap in a chess player’s education.The problem for an English-speaking audience has been that My System was written in German more than eighty years ago. The commonly-used contemporary translations have sounded dated for some time, and were always questionable: the translators frequently toned down many passages, fear... [Read More]
- ASIN: 9197600539
- ASIN: 9197600539
- ISBN: 9197600539
- Brand: The House of Staunton
- Manufacturer: Quality Chess
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The Big Book of World Chess Championships: 46 Title Fights - from Steinitz to Carlsen
Wilhelm Steinitz, the winner of the first official World Chess Championship in 1886, would have rubbed his eyes in disbelieve if he could have seen how popular chess is today. With millions of players all around the world, live internet transmissions of major and minor competitions, and educational programs in thousands of schools, chess has truly become a global passion.And what would Steinitz, who had financial problems his whole life and died in poverty, have thought of the current world champion, Magnus Carlsen, who became a multi-millionaire in his early twenties just by playing great che... [Read More]
- ASIN: 9056916351
- ASIN: 9056916351
- ISBN: 9789056916350
- Brand: The House of Staunton
- Manufacturer: New In Chess
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Jose Raul Capablanca: A Chess Biography
This is the most complete and thorough biography of Jose Raul Capablanca, one of the greatest players in the history of chess. Beginning with his family background, birth, childhood and introduction to the game in Cuba, it examines his life and play as a young man; follows his evolution as a player and rise to prominence, first as challenger and then world champion; his loss of the title to Alekhine and his efforts to recapture the championship in the last years of his too-short life. What emerges is a portrait of a complex man with far-ranging interests and concerns, in stark contrast to his ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0786470046
- ASIN: 0786470046
- ISBN: 0786470046
- Brand: The House of Staunton
- Manufacturer: McFarland
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FCO: Fundamental Chess Openings
* The perfect survival guide to the chess openings* All openings covered* Detailed verbal explanations of plans for both sides* Up-to-date and featuring many tips and recommendations* Insights into the 'character' of each opening* Written by one of the world's foremost opening experts The first moves of a chess game define the nature of the whole struggle, as both players stake their claim to the critical squares and start to develop their plans. It is essential to play purposefully and to avoid falling into traps or reaching a position that you don't understand. This is not a book that provi... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1906454132
- ASIN: 1906454132
- ISBN: 9781906454135
- Brand: Gambit Publications
- Manufacturer: Gambit Publications
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Hooked On Chess: A Memoir
The story of Bill Hook?s life with his many passions: chess, painting, traveling, photography and blackjack. A regular at New York?s legendary chess club, Fisher?s on 42nd Street, Hook met a motley crowd of amateurs, hustlers and celebrities such as Marcel Duchamp, Stanley Kubrick and New York Times music critic Harold Schonberg. With a keen eye for detail Bill Hook portrays lesser gods and famous champions, including a young Bobby Fischer, who, after Hook beat him in their first four blitz encounters, started to cry.
- ASIN: 9056912208
- ASIN: 9056912208
- ISBN: 9056912208
- Brand: Brand: New In Chess,Csi
- Manufacturer: New In Chess
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Gyula Breyer: The Chess Revolutionary
Although his career lasted barely ten years, Gyula Breyer (1893-1921) was a highly successful and imaginative chess player. He won the championship of his native country Hungary as a teenager and achieved remarkable results against the leading players of his day. But first and foremost, Breyer was a revolutionary in his chess thinking. He promoted the idea of dynamic chess and formulated many of the Hypermodern concepts, long before others started their investigations. After his death, however, he was omitted from most of the chess history books, or relegated to a one line reference. Today he ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 9056917218
- ASIN: 9056917218
- ISBN: 9056917218
- Brand: Ingramcontent
- Manufacturer: New In Chess
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The King is Dead: Struggles for Power in King Arthur's Court (Osprey Games)
The King is Dead is a board game of politics and power struggles in the dark Arthurian Britain for 2 to 4 players.King Arthur is dead. The nation is divided. The Saxons are coming.The game is set in Britain just after the death of King Arthur. Players are potential claimants to the throne who operate behind the scenes manipulating the power held by various factions, to make sure that in the end, they have the most influence in the most powerful faction. It is a dangerous game, however, and if the players cause too much chaos, they will leave the door open for Saxon Invasion.Now, more than ever... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1472813936
- ASIN: 1472813936
- ISBN: 1472813936
- Brand: Osprey Games
- Manufacturer: Osprey Games
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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
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Dismantling the Sicilian: A Complete Modern Repertoire for White
The Sicilian Defence is the most widely played chess opening, both at club level as well as among top grandmasters. Since Black gets dynamic play in almost all variations, black players of all levels will probably continue to play the Sicilian for a long time to come. It has been difficult for White to obtain any advantage in Sicilian sidelines, and this book therefore presents a complete repertoire for White in the most widely played main lines: the Open Sicilians with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3. All of Black's possible answers are covered.‘Dismantling the Sicilian' is clearly organized, and each variat... [Read More]
- ASIN: 9056917528
- ASIN: 9056917528
- ISBN: 9056917528
- Manufacturer: New In Chess
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Stephen Curry : Never Give Up. a Boy Who Became a Star. Inspiring Children Book about One of the Best Basketball Players in History.
Stephen Curry: Never Give UpThis is the inspiring children story of Stephen Curry, a boy who became a star.Fully illustrated children picture book.Fun illustrations with the story of a young boy who nobody believe can
- UPC: 463872134
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Power Chess for Kids : Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School
A power move, explains experienced chess teacher Charles Hertan, is a winning master tactic that requires thinking ahead. To become one of the best chess players in your school you need to be able to
- UPC: 15438293
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The New in Chess Book of Chess Improvement : Lessons from the Best Players in the World's Leading Chess Magazine
The back catalogue of New In Chess magazine is a fabulous source of chess instruction. For more than three decades every issue has been full of detailed and highly enlightening annotations by the world's best
- UPC: 55337767
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Power Chess for Kids, Volume 2 : More Ways to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School
For kids who love to amaze their friends with their chess skills, Charles Hertan presents new ways to find Power Moves, winning tactics that require thinking ahead. In Volume 2, the four special teachers get
- UPC: 24053757
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Chess Studies and End-Games : Systematically Arranged, Being a Complete Guide for Learners and Advanced Players
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as
- UPC: 933720821
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The Bristol Chess Club : Its History, Chief Players, And 23 Years' Record Of Principal Events, 151 Games By 64 Past And Present Members, Including All Correspondence And Consultation Games, Specimens Of Play By Nearly All The Best English And
The Bristol Chess Club: Its History, Chief Players, And 23 Years' Record Of Principal Events, 151 Games By 64 Past And Present Members, Includ Height : 0.46 In Length : 9.21 In Width : 6.14
- UPC: 644664486
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Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion : An Account of His Career in America and Europe, with a History of Chess and Chess Clubs and Anecdotes of Famous Players (1859)
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important,
- UPC: 437955037
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Fifty Games at Chess: Which Have Actually Been Played, Most of Which Occurreed Between the Author and Some of the Best Players in England, F
Fifty Games at Chess: Which Have Actually Been Played, Most of Which Occurreed Between the Author and Some of the Best Players in England,
- UPC: 53481822
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Six Practical Chess Openings Comp. from Match Games Played by Modern Chess Masters and Strong Club Players...
Six Practical Chess Openings Comp. From Match Games Played By Modern Chess Masters And Strong Club
- UPC: 785199233
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The Bristol Chess Club, Its History, Chief Players, and 23 Years' Record of Principal Events, 151 Games by 64 Past and Present Members, Including All
The Bristol Chess Club, Its History, Chief Players, and 23 Years' Record of Principal Events, 151 Games by 64 Past and Present Members, Including
- UPC: 886642635
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