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Your Jungle Guide to 1.d4! -1B – Queen’s Gambit Accepted - Aggressive Enterprise

Vassilios Kotronias, Mikhail Ivanov

‘I as though traced the evolution of chess thought and repeated its basic steps in my own development … convinced that any player with high ambition should follow such a path’ ~ Vassily Smyslov, 125 Selected Games (1983)

This book takes the reader on a journey from early 19th century developments in the game up to the present-day. It takes in the revolutionary Wilhelm Steinitz’s early summation and establishment of a firm positional basis for chess and the considerable contributions made by all of the subsequent world champions and certain other great players, including the contemporary computer phenomenon, AlphaZero.

In his new endgame series, Boroljub Zlatanovic shows a profound understanding of the most common material imbalance in chess: that of the bishop against the knight. The didactic concept of the book is admirable as well as the detailed explanations of the typical characteristics of this endgame. Despite the importance of this subject, it has received very little detailed coverage in chess literature and this encyclopedic work will definitely fill this gap and offer a lot of useful tips for practical play.

~ Alexander Delchev

Why do I recommend my book to you, dear reader? First of all, the lines are all analyzed very deeply. You do not have to turn on the engine and wait for the computer to produce a ready-made solution. Believe me, in analyzing this book, I used the most modern equipment, and thus the reader saves a lot of time. In our information age, time is very precious, and by buying my book you will gain at least time. I have spent a huge amount of my own time analyzing the various lines, but also commenting on the options especially for you, my friends.

Your Jungle Guide to 1.d4! -1B – Queen’s Gambit Accepted - Aggressive Enterprise

Vassilios Kotronias, Mikhail Ivanov

Endgame theory teaches us two fundamental issues: First, how to extract the maximum from a basic theoretical position with little material, where the experts (from practice comprising thousands of games) have reached definite conclusions. Second, the way in which we can handle an endgame, depending on the material remaining on the board, and the ideas and plans we should employ.

Endgame theory teaches us two fundamental issues: First, how to extract the maximum from a basic theoretical position with little material, where the experts (from practice comprising thousands of games) have reached definite conclusions. Second, the way in which we can handle an endgame, depending on the material remaining on the board, and the ideas and plans we should employ.

The idea behind this book is for you to ‘play’ as in a real game, and it is my job to ensure you have a pleasant time while training. 

Proper handling of pawns in the middlegame and endgame are important features in today's chess and a serious must for every player who wants to climb the world's chess hierarchy. 

The Slav encompasses a wide but solid body of theory. Black has plenty of options and finding advantages and practical chances was not easy at all. In any case. From amateurs to very strong players, I believe that every chess player will appreciate this book.

I am convinced that to cultivate the memory of the past and to study the classics is always useful and worthwhile, not least because it enables us to understand and face with greater awareness the facts and the problems of the present time. Much has already been written about the giants who have preceded us, and in particular, the Cuban, José Raúl Capablanca, and the Russo-Frenchman, Alexander Alekhine, but a new approach can surely offer different and interesting perspectives.

This sentiment can be felt throughout this book, and together with great material, it gives the reader that little extra something, that can’t be described by words, but only felt. 

Przekazujemy w Państwa ręce jubileuszowe, setne wydanie naszego czasopisma. Mimo trudnych czasów, długiego okresu epidemii oraz zmian związanych z rosyjską agresją na Ukrainę, wciąż przygotowujemy kolejne wydania „Mata”, dokładając starań, by były one atrakcyjne, wartościowe merytorycznie i dopracowane edytorsko.

The French Defence is coming back to fashion again!

Study chess without wasting your time and energy

Every chess player wants to improve, but many, if not most, lack the tools or the discipline to study in an effective way. With so much material on offer, the eternal question is: ‘How can I study chess without wasting my time and energy?’

Davorin Kuljasevic provides the full and ultimate answer, as he presents a structured study approach that has long-term improvement value. He explains how to study and what to study, offers specific advice for the various stages of the game and points out how to integrate all elements in an actionable study plan.

-How do you optimize your learning process?

- How do you develop good study habits and get rid of useless ones?

- What study resources are appropriate for players of different levels?

Many self-improvement guides are essentially little more than a collection of exercises. Davorin Kuljasevic reflects on learning techniques and priorities in a fundamental way. And although this is not an exercise book, it is full of instructive examples looked at from unusual angles.

To provide a solid self-study framework, Kuljasevic categorizes lots of important aspects of chess study in a guide that is rich in illustrative tables, figures and bullet points. Anyone, from casual player to chess professional, will take away a multitude of original learning methods and valuable practical improvement ideas.

Davorin Kuljasevic is an International Grandmaster born in Croatia. He graduated from Texas Tech University and is an experienced coach. His bestselling book Beyond Material: Ignore the Face Value of Your Pieces was a finalist for the Boleslavsky-Averbakh Award, the best book prize of FIDE, the International Chess Federation.

Csaba’s puzzle-book series has the longest tradition of all the Chess Evolution books. We are delighted to continue this with the latest pearls from the chess world, - the most beautiful combinations of 2020.

However, this current book is a special edition, since the selection is strictly from online games. We wish you a lot of fun solving them and, hopefully, you will find a combination of your own in the next edition of our puzzle-books!

The Caro-Kann is a rare beast among chess openings. While respected as a sound and safe way to start the game, it also avoids symmetry or simplification. This allows Black many ways to keep the game unbalanced and play for a win.

Viktor Moskalenko’s bestselling books The Flexible French (2008) and The Even More Flexible French (2015) were hailed by reviewers from all over the world as eye-opening, full of new ideas, easy to read, sparkling, and inspirational.

Time has not stood still, and the popular French Defence has seen a lot of new developments, not in the last place thanks to Moskalenko’s books. The Ukrainian grandmaster himself has kept playing and researching his beloved chess opening and decided to write a new book with countless improvements, alternatives, new ideas and fresh weapons that will delight and surprise the reader.

As always, Moskalenko’s analysis is high-level, yet his touch is light and fresh. In his own inimitable style, he whets the reader’s appetite and shares his love for the French with gusto. The wealth of original and dynamic options in every main line proves that the French continues to be a highly intriguing defence that is very much alive.

The Fully-Fledged French is a typical Moskalenko book: practical, accessible, original, entertaining and inspiring.

Viktor Moskalenko (1960) is an International Grandmaster and a FIDE Senior Trainer. Other books by the former Ukrainian champion include Training with Moska, The Fabulous Budapest Gambit, and An Attacking Repertoire for White.

This book considers a gambit treatment of the Slav and the Semi-Slav.

White offers the c4-pawn in order to get a space advantage and a long-term initiative. It also covers the Closed Catalan and the modern line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.g3 0-0 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.Ne5. The author’s idea is to throw 1...d5 players off their comfort zone by dragging them into sharp unbalanced positions. If you are fed up with all the mainstream Slav/Meran theory out-there, this book will offer you new refreshing approaches for both sides.

Grandmaster Kiril Georgiev has been one of the strongest Bulgarian players for many years. He was a Junior World Champion and a bronze medalist in Europe. He has played in 15 Olympiads and also coached Bulgarian national team. His peak rating was in the world's top ten. Kiril wrote the books The Sharpest Sicilian, Squeezing the Gambits, Fighting the London System and The Modern English.

The author presents a full opening repertory for the club player, which is analysed in seven volumes. In the books you will find many novelties for both sides, with a full move-to-move presentation. Furthermore, the reader will get access to middlegame strategies, endgame techniques and common tactical motifs, which are patterning the proposed variations.

With the seventh volume Grivas is completing the full opening repertoire!

A total of over 2000 pages in 7 books will give you a chance of having a solid, long time lasting opening repertoire which will make you feel confident in your tournament games.

A great deal for a player who just wants to open the book and get to a solid level in the opening theory instead of spending hundreds of hours on the opening studies.

In the seventh and last volume the openings of the Benoni Defence, the Old Indian Defence, the Modern Defence, the Polish Defence and Various Sidelines are presented.

The first ever English translation of this remarkable book, giving the inside story on the 1971 match.

Książka pozwala na zapoznanie się ze strategią i taktyką partii włoskiej i na zrozumienie jej niuansów.

Oto drugi (i ostatni) z klasycznych podręczników gry szachowej autorstwa trzeciego mistrza świata uważanego za większość znawców szachów za największy talent w dziejach królewskiej gry.

Pełny tytuł książki:

The Best Combinations of the World Champions Część 2

From Petrosian to Carlsen

Pełny tytuł książki:

The Best Combinations of the World Champions Część 1

From Steinitz to Tal

Pełny tytuł książki:

The Best Endgames of the World Champions Część 2

From Petrosian to Carlsen

Pełny tytuł książki:

The Best Endgames of the World Champions Część 1

From Steinitz to Tal

Winning with 1.e4! - A confident and promising title that consistently stands for the idea that White starts the game with 1.e4, determined to obtain an opening advantage.

Międzynarodowy mistrz Tibor Karolyi i mistrz FIDE Tigran Gyozalyan napisali obszerny, dwutomowy traktat o życiu i grach Tigrana Petrosiana, który był mistrzem świata w latach 1963-1969. Niniejszy Tom I zabiera czytelnika w podróż od dzieciństwa Tigrana, przez lata wojny, sukcesy w krajowych mistrzostwach Gruzji i Armenii, jego wyłonienie się jako elitarny gracz zdobywając mistrzostwo Związku Radzieckiego i złoto olimpijskie, a także zwycięstwo w słynnym Turnieju Kandydatów w 1962 r. Curaçao.

The Revised and Expanded Edition of a Chess Classic

Improving Your Visualization and Calculation Skills

Każda faza partii, otwarcie, gra środkowa i końcówka, ma duże znaczenie. Jeżeli na początku gry, któraś ze stron uzyskała przewagę materialną lub pozycyjną, to zniwelować ją w grze środkowej będzie bardzo trudno. W tej sytuacji do końcówki może w ogóle nie dojść. Bez poprawnej gry w debiucie nie można więc myśleć o sukcesach w szachach.

Anatolij Karpow, dwunasty Mistrz Świata w Szachach.

W książce szczegółowo opisano wszystkie nasze turnieje od pierwszego do trzydziestego. Publikacja ukazuje, jak impreza ewaluowała i jak z roku na rok zyskiwała coraz to większą popularność. Książka ukazuje także efekt naszej współpracy transgranicznej, z sąsiednimi gminami po stronie czeskiej.

King’s Indian 2 is the concluding volume of a complete repertoire for Black. GM Gawain Jones is the ideal guide, as a world-class player and longstanding expert on the King’s Indian. This book version of Jones’s Chessable course has been extensively edited and reorganized by Quality Chess.

The Ramesh Chess Course - Część 1

Calculation is key to winning chess games. Converting your chess knowledge into concrete moves requires calculation and precise visualization.

A Compact (but Complete) Black Repertoire for Club Players against 1.d4

Inspirational Lessons from the All-Time Best Female Chess Player

New Ideas, Dynamic Strategies and Powerful Weapons

With contributions by Vasyl Ivanchuk, Ruslan Ponomariov, Mariya and Anna Muzychuk and many, many others