Secrets of Practical Chess
Secrets of Practical Chess

Author: John Nunn

Publisher: Gambit Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904600701

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"A chess Olympic Gold Medal winner explains how you can dramatically improve your chess results"--Cover.

Grandmaster Secrets- The Caro-Kann
Grandmaster Secrets- The Caro-Kann

Author: Peter Wells

Publisher: Gambit Publications

Published: 2007-10-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904600619

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The Caro-Kann is one of the most popular responses to 1 e4. Black stakes a claim to the central squares and seeks free development for all his pieces. While solid, it is by no means a drawing weapon - the resulting positions generally contain at least a degree of imbalance and the critical lines lead to sharp positions with chances for both sides. Many new approaches for both sides have been developed in recent years, and a good understanding of these ideas is vital for anyone looking to handle either side of the Caro with success.

100 Chess Master Trade Secrets
100 Chess Master Trade Secrets

Author: Andrew Soltis

Publisher: Batsford Books

Published: 2013-10-30

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1849941556

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If you want to become a chess master, there are certain things you need to know – essential tips and techniques that the masters know, and you need to learn. This incredibly useful book collects all these techniques together in one volume, so you can try them out, tick them off, and start on your path towards chess greatness. Arranged in chapters covering every aspect of chess, from openings to endgames, renowned chess author Andrew Soltis provides top 20 rundowns of these specific positions and techniques: chapters include Top 20 Sacrifices, Top 20 Crucial Middlegame Decisions, Top 20 Endgame Techniques and Top 20 Exact Endgames. Written in Andrew Soltis's eternally engaging and accessible style, this book will prove invaluable to any player who wants to become a chess master.

Grandmaster Secrets: Winning Quickly at Chess
Grandmaster Secrets: Winning Quickly at Chess

Author: John Nunn

Publisher: Grandmaster Secrets

Published: 2008-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904600893

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In this tremendously instructive and entertaining work, John Nunn selects 125 of the finest short decisive grandmaster games of the modern era. For a grandmaster to lose a game in 25 moves or fewer takes something special, and club players can learn a great deal from studying these miniatures. Each of these games is a true battle, with the result often in doubt until near the very end of the struggle. Nunn identifies the most common causes of the errors that lead to the loser's demise, and how one can seek to take dramatic advantage of the opponent's risky or faulty play. In his thought-provoking extended introduction, he explains that in many cases, the problem was of a psychological nature: often the loser fails to accept that events have not unfolded according to plan, and as a consequence steers into the reefs when there was still time to head for safer waters.

Play Like a Grandmaster
Play Like a Grandmaster

Author: A.A. Kotov

Publisher: Batsford Books

Published: 2014-01-28

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 184994170X

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Alexander Kotov's trilogy, of which this is the second volume and now available in digital format for the first time, marks a landmark in chess literature. For the first time, a leading player managed to tackle the important elements of chess mastery in a methodical way which all chess players could understand, spiced with insight and colourful observation. Furthermore, his ideas and approach are as relevant to players today as they were when the books were first published. Alexander Kotov was one of the strongest players of the immediate post-war period, twice reaching the Candidates stage of the World Championship. He was also one of the leading Soviet trainers but is primarily remembered for his trilogy of classic works on chess coaching, of which Think Like a Grandmaster, one of the best-selling chess books of all time, was the first volume, and Play Like a Grandmaster the second.

Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy

Author: John Watson

Publisher: Gambit Publications

Published: 1999-03

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781901983074

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The first section of [this] book discusses classical themes, such as pawn majorities, the centre and structural weaknesses. Watson then moves on to discuss new concepts, including the willingness of modern players to accept backward pawns in return for dynamic play, the idea of a good 'bad' bishop, knights finding useful roles at the edge of the board, and the exchange of sacrifice ideas that became prevalent with the post-war Soviet world champions. ..." --

John Nunn's Best Games, 1985-1993
John Nunn's Best Games, 1985-1993

Author: John Nunn

Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780713477269

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This collection of John Nunn's best games was named the British Chess Federation Book of the Year.