Learn from Kramnik, Karpov, Petrosian, Capablanca and Nimzowitsch
A selection of some of the most prominent strategists in chess history and highlights the major contributions they made. This book examines their differing approaches and styles, and from Nimzowitsch to Kramnik, how they followed in each other's footsteps. It helps you to understand and improve in one of the most crucial elements of the game.
The Definitive Guide to the Endgames That Really Matter
Explains how to handle those positions that frequently occur in practical play in endgames. This book examines all endgames which feature precisely two pieces for each side. It shows why it is an important subject - because these situations arise surprisingly frequently in practical play.
Combating 2 C3, the Closed, the Morra Gambit and Other Tricky Ideas
The Sicilian Defence is by far Black's most popular answer to 1 e4 at all levels of chess. Using examples from modern play, this title examines tactical and positional ideas for both White and Black, and pays special attention to tricky move orders which are very much in the armoury of contemporary Grandmasters.
In Play 1...Nc6!, Christoph Wisnewski provides the reader with an ambitious and all-encompassing chess opening repertoire for Black against every main line opening that White can play, based on the initial move 1...Nc6. Reading through this book will allow you to being playing this opening with the necessary skill and confidence in your own games.
In The Classical King's Indian Uncovered, Krzysztof Panczyk and Jacek Ilczuk, theoreticians renowned for their original analysis, uncover the secrets behind this contentious chess opening and share their discoveries with the reader.
The Grunfeld is an exciting and dynamic answer to 1 d4, and has become very popular at all levels of chess. This work presents a comprehensive repertoire for Black, offering a solution against each of White's tries, whether it's a critical main line or a tricky sideline. It covers White's main tries, and reveals the tactical ideas for both sides.
Provides approach to tackling chess openings. This book helps reader with a plethora of notes, tips and warnings highlighting the vital characteristics of the Sicilian Sveshnikov and of opening play in general.
In Gambiteer, opening expert Nigel Davies produces a complete opening repertoire which is certainly not for the feint-hearted: a no holes barred weaponry of wild attacking ideas for both colours. This first volume deals with a gambit-style approach for White, while the second volume will concentrate on an ambitious black repertoire.
The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. One of its major advantages is that although the system is very easy to learn and play, it leads to exciting middlegame positions. This book examines the fundamentals of the Colle, elaborating on the crucial early moves and ideas for both sides.
