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Starting Out: The Trompowsky Attack is a further addition to Everyman's best-selling Starting Out series. Richard Palliser revisits the fundamental...

Andrew Martin studies this famous opening in a simplistic way, introducing the crucial initial moves and ideas and taking care to explain the reaso...

Michael Jackson’s closest sister pulls back the curtain to reveal the inner workings of the Jackson family, Michael’s tortured soul, and her own lo...

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 ...

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Ruy Lopez.The Ruy Lopez is one of the most famous of all chess openings. It has a long and ...

These books are perfect for enthusiastic chess players who are starting out in the game, and who are seeking to understand the basic principles beh...

The Nimzo-Indian is one of the soundest and most popular defences against 1 d4, offering Black the chance to unbalance the game early on and play f...

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...

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...

The Caro-Kann Defence has a well-deserved and established reputation as an incredibly solid and, at the same time, dynamic defence to 1 e4. The Car...

These books are perfect for enthusiastic chess players who are starting out in the game, and who are seeking to understand the basic principles beh...

Endgames with kings, rooks and pawns are by far the most common type--it is estimated that rook endgames are reached in nearly one in five of all c...

The French is one of Black's soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, wh...

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the English Opening.The English is a sophisticated and popular opening system that is suitable ...

How do chess players react in the line of fire? Are they able to remain calm in a storm? Defending against a threatening attack on their own king i...

Starting Out: The Accelerated Dragon is a further addition to Everyman's best-selling Starting Out series, which has been acclaimed for its origina...

The very closely linked Slav and Semi-Slav Defences are two of the most popular and combative openings that Black can play against the Queen's Gamb...

Starting Out: Open Games is a further addition to Everyman's best-selling Starting Out series. Grandmaster Glenn Flear revisits the fundamentals of...

In this user-friendly book, International Master Endre Vegh goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Modern Benoni and its m...

Backgammon is the ultimate race game and has been enjoyed around the world for over five thousand years. Although the play is highly skilful, the f...

Endgames involving only kings and pawns are the most fundamental of all chess positions, and a firm understanding of them is required in order to b...

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 be...

In this user-friendly book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Dutch Defence and its many va...

Endgames with kings, bishops, knights, and pawns are generally considered among the most complex and can seem quite bewildering to improving player...