The French Defence is a classical opening that has featured in the repertoire of many elite grandmasters. Black generally concedes a slight spacial disadvantage early but in return gains a sound structure and middlegame opportunities to undermine the white centre. A close study of the French Defence can be very rewarding for all players as the structures and themes that arise are found in numerous other openings. In this book grandmaster Damian Lemos guides the reader through the complexities of this dynamic opening and explores all the important variations.

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge.

- Essential guidance and training in the French Defence

- Analyses all key variations

- Utilizes an ideal Q+A approach to chess study

Damian Lemos is a grandmaster from Argentina. He is a former Pan-American junior champion and was only 15 years old when he qualified for the international master title. He went on to become a grandmaster at 18. An active tournament player, he also trains students at ichess.net.

The Caro-Kann is renowned as a top-tier defence to 1.e4, and Lars Schandorff’s Grandmaster Repertoire (2010) book on this opening received rave reviews. As GM Zenon Franco Ocampos put it, “I cannot imagine a better way of converting into a Caro-Kann player.” A decade later, Schandorff is back with a completely new repertoire which improves on his previous work in every way.

Playing the Caro-Kann offers a complete repertoire for Black after 1.e4 c6, based on 2.d4 d5 followed by 3.e5 Bf5 or 3.Nc3/3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6. With cutting-edge analysis, thorough explanations of positional motifs and instructively annotated illustrative games, this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Caro-Kann.

Lars Schandorff is a Danish grandmaster who is renowned for his opening preparation and skills as an author.

Street Smart Chess is an expert guide to scoring more points at the chessboard. When does it pay off to play hard for a win? Or safe for a draw? And how do you adapt your playing style accordingly?

GM Axel Smith answers these questions, and more, by using a world-class player as a model for each chapter. Learn how Magnus Carlsen grinds out wins from level positions; how David Navara beats lower-rated opponents, and how Baskaran Adhiban beats higher-rated ones! Or serve-and-volley in the opening like Peter Heine Nielsen.

Playing well is a good start in chess, but you also need to be Street Smart.

Axel Smith is the award-winning author of The Woodpecker Method, Pump Up Your Rating and e3 Poison, which were all enthusiastically received by readers and reviewers. Using the Woodpecker as part of his training, as an adult he improved from a rating of 2100 to becoming a Grandmaster.

If you had to choose a single luxury chess item to take to a desert island, then how about this – a superb selection of 400 puzzles to solve? Each author has carefully chosen 100 original positions, graded by difficulty and theme into four sections of 25. The emphasis throughout is on entertainment, instruction and inspiration. The solutions pinpoint lessons to be learnt and explain why plausible but incorrect solutions fail.

It is hard to understate the importance of tactic ability to overall chess proficiency. Of course other elements such as a knowledge of opening play and an understanding of strategy are also important. However, it is undoubtedly the case that 99% of games are won or lost because one player either spots or overlooks a tactic. Consider your own games and just imagine how much stronger you would be if you never overlooked a tactical idea.

The good news is that your tactical ability is not some genetically-acquired unalterable trait. Tactical ability can always be improved through the application of diligent practice. Tactical themes are repetitive. The same arrangements of pieces occur again and again and a continual study of the subtle interactions between the forces will inevitably lead to a greater sharpness in actual play.

In Tactical Training, experienced chess coach and prolific author Cyrus Lakdawala guides the reader through numerous tactical themes. Topics include:

Checkmating patterns.

- The 32 major combinational concepts.

- Numerous positions ranked in terms of level of difficulty.

- The final chapter focuses on a 2020 online match between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, currently the top two ranked players in blitz, the form of chess where tactics predominate.

"We talk a lot about defence in chess but rarely try to break this major notion down into elements that constitute it and, importantly, that we can systematically learn. This book does exactly that. It is suitable for players of all levels aiming to improve their game. It may be especially appropriate for coaches because of its systematized character."

- GM Adrian Mikhalchishin

“To utilize the Giuoco Pianissimo successfully, a club player needs only to master the general ideas of this setup, without overloading their brain with hundreds of variations. At the same time, they find themselves in the pleasant company of the world’s elite, and may even pick up recommendations to improve their opening from top grandmasters. Of course, such interactions will bring an amateur some concrete benefits in the opening, but more importantly it will increase their understanding of the game as a whole, because they will start to learn from the games of high-level players, with a vested interest!” ~ Alexander Kalinin & Nikolai Kalinichenko

New In Chess Yearbook, which appears four times a year, contains the latest news in chess openings. Each issue brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess opening theory. Have a look at what this issue has to offer.

Forum

The experiments have continued in the many online events held during the OTB lockdown. That makes excellent Forum material! Han Schut writes about Magnus Carlsen’s 7.g4 in the QGD (it gets played earlier and earlier) and René Olthof was pleasantly surprised by a Vasily Ivanchuk win with the King’s Gambit – an opening on which we also have a Survey, for the first time in ages, by Bogdan Lalic. And be sure not to miss Krishnan Sasikiran’s amazing analysis of a recent correspondence game featuring the Anti-Sveshnikov Sicilian.

From Our Own Correspondent

This time Erwin l’Ami presents a mixture of standard and non-standard openings. You’ll be surprised to know that From’s Gambit seems to hold up even in correspondence games! That is an encouraging thought for all those gambiteers out there. The Catalan and the QGD are also extensively scrutinized, the latter with a correspondence game by the Dutch GM himself, and he concludes with a study of two nice offbeat openings.

Reviews

The same juxtaposition as in the Correspondence column can also be found in Glenn Flear’s reviews this time. A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5! by new author Yuriy Krykun (who will be awarded the IM title soon and has also written Surveys for us) features some fresh out-of-the-box ideas, and this is even more so in the case of Unconventional Approaches to Modern Chess Volumes 1 and 2 by Alexander Ipatov, whose middle name seems to be ‘Unorthodox’. More classical approaches can be found in Martyn Kravtsiv’s thorough work The Italian Renaissance (also 2 volumes!) and Squeezing 1.e4 e5: a solid strategic approach by Alexander Khalifman and Sergei Soloviov.

This book is written with the intention to introduce the reader to the creative chess ideas of Michael Basman. He gave up more intense regular tournament chess around the turn of the millennium, to concentrate his energy on the development of school chess. And that is what he is mainly known for in recent times, as the motor who made the UK Chess Challenge blossom. Nowadays the yearly nation-wide school competition still attracts around 40,000 children, and that is not even the record. […]

Książka jest zbiorem zadań i kontynuacją popularnej serii książek do doskonalenia gry w szachy polecana przez Czasopismo MAT (oficjalne czasopismo Polskiego Związku Szachowego) zawiera 684 zadania szachowe. Tym razem autor prezentuje najpiękniejsze kombinacje polskich szachistów. W "Czwartym kroku do szachowego mistrzostwa" zadania oparte są na: widełkach, podwójnym uderzeniu, związaniu, słabości ostatniej linii.

In my first volume of the Anti-Sicilians, we will be examining the Rossolimo variation. The Sveshnikov and Classical Sicilians, where Black begins with 2 ... Nc6, have consistently been a popular way for Black to acquire counter-attacking chances straight from the opening. These openings are the favorites of many top level Grandmasters; none more so than Magnus Carlsen, who most famously fashioned the Sveshnikov Sicilian against Fabiano Caruana in the 2018 World Championship match. The Rossolimo variation with 3.Bb5 is the clearest indication that we are attempting to frustrate Black’s counterplay. By delaying opening the center, we can simply wait for Black to show us how he intends to continue before we make any big commitments. Most importantly, we have the positional threat of Bxc6, which Black has to be wary of if he himself tries to open the center too quickly. In nearly all variations our principal aim is to achieve rapid development, ensuring optimal conditions for a timely central break. In the main three systems (3 ... d6, 3 ... e6 and 3 ... g6), my multiple suggestions are based on the dual concepts of playing as actively as possible, whilst simultaneously frustrating Black’s ideals.

Europe's youngest FIDE accredited trainer, IM Armin Juhasz, is an active player and a successful coach living in Budapest, Hungary. Born in 1998 he is currently 22 years of age and earned the IM title when 17. In 2016 he achieved his highest ELO of 2424. Armin has twice won the Hungarian Youth Championship.

Justin Tan is an International Grandmaster who has represented Australia in numerous international events. He is currently based in the UK and was previously British under-21 champion, British blitz champion and joint second runner-up at the British Championship.

Justin has been a l.e4 specialist throughout his playing career and is recognised for his deep opening preparation, especially in the open games. He is a monthly columnist for ChessPublishing's section on 1.e4, where he publishes his analyses of key 1.e4 games and the latest trends.

The first volume dealt with the Najdorf and Scheveningen variations, and it is now time to pay attention to three other extremely popular systems: the Taimanov, Kan and Richter-Rauzer variations. After careful consideration within the Thinkers Publishing team, we decided that it made sense to group these variations together. In particular, the first two are closely related and share the feature that, in both cases, Black plays …e7-e6 and …a7-a6 at an early stage. They typically have the idea of retaining more options for their king’s bishop by postponing …d7-d6 (or even omitting it entirely.) The bishop may go to b4 or c5 in different lines.

Książka Aleksieja Pawłowicza Sokolskiego (1908-1969), autora wielu publikacji, znanego mistrza gry praktycznej i trenera ZSRR, stawia sobie za zadanie pokazanie Czytelnikowi, jak uniknąć sprytnie zastawionych sieci i samemu skłonić przeciwnika do wpadnięcia w pułapkę. Opisuje typowe pułapki zdarzające się w debiucie, grze środkowej i w końcowej oraz pouczające krótkie partie. Książka adresowana jest do wszystkich miłośników szachów, niezależnie od poziomu gry.

„Co to jest pułapka?”

Pułapka w partii szachowej to interesujący, a nawet trochę zagadkowy obszar wciąż niedostatecznie zbadany, a jednocześnie interesujący dla szerokiego grona szachistów. Każda pułapka oznacza zawsze – zaskoczenie, oryginalny zamysł, błyskotliwą kombinację.

Znajomość pułapek, zwłaszcza debiutowych, jest pożyteczna, a nawet niezbędna. Przede wszystkim dlatego, aby uniknąć szybkiej przegranej po wpadnięciu w zasadzkę przygotowaną przez przeciwnika.

The Sicilian Defence is the most popular reply to 1 e4. With 1...c5 Black comes out fighting, immediately challenging any sense of a “natural white advantage”. Sicilian Defence players are often very well prepared theoretically and the tremendous dynamism of the Sicilian can often disturb their opponents. In this book, German FIDE master Jonas Hacker provides a complete repertoire for White when facing the Sicilian. The recommended systems are based on solid strategic considerations. The backbone of the repertoire is the line 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 f3!? This is a perfect line to throw Najdorf and Dragon players off their stride. White will (usually) follow up with c2-c4 and establish a useful space advantage. Many of the other recommended lines are also based around the space-gaining c2-c4 advance providing cohesion across the whole repertoire.

In Opening Repertoire: Beating the Sicilian, Jonas Hacker guides the reader through the complexities of the Sicilian and carves out a repertoire for White. He examines all aspects of this highly complex opening and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans.

- A complete repertoire for White against the Sicilian.

- A question and answer approach provides an excellent study method.

Jonas Hacker is a German FIDE Master. He has more than five years teaching experience and is a professional chess coach.

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3198 przykładów!

Dear readers, the book you are holding in your hands has an extraordinary history and development over the last 40 years. The 1st edition of the “Encyclopaedia of Middlegames: Combinations” was published in 1980, and ever since it has been a favourite training tool for aspiring chess students, trainers, and of course – professionals. The 6th edition of our classic (Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations 6th edition – ECC 6) contains examples and instructive positions from games played by all World Champions. From Steinitz to Carlsen!

Also, in this edition of the Encyclopaedia we kept the standard division of all the themes and tactical motifs into 10 topics, while all the positions are graded in three levels according to playing strength – basic, intermediate and advanced. Therefore, the book should prove to be extremely useful for chess trainers allowing them to choose the examples and level of difficulty based on their student’s knowledge and progress.

Grandmaster Peter Prohaszka is one of the top Hungarian players, crossing the 2600 level in 2014 at age 22. He won the U14 European Chess Championship in 2006. He won the gold medal on board one as a member of the Hungarian youth team which went on to win the U18 European Team Chess Championship in 2010. He achieved the grandmaster title at age 17 and has been a member of the Hungarian National Team.

One of his biggest achievements is winning the 2018 Benasque Chess Festival, one of the strongest annual open tournaments in Spain. He is currently studying in St. Louis, Missouri (USA). He represents Webster University, which has the best chess program in the country. At the 2019 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, he captured the gold medal on board one, helping his team to a second-place finish.

"There are countless puzzle books available. However, it is very surprising that there is virtually almost none that gives a comprehensive overview with all of the frequent tactical motifs and themes that occur in practice. The ones that I am aware of are either largely incomplete, not systematic, without text, or old, and therefore the analysis contains lots of mistakes. The ambitious goal of this book is to fill this critical gap by addressing all of these issues.

Each of the 25 Chapters contains a thorough introduction with the games best showcasing the motif at hand. Next, the puzzle sections specifically aim to reinforce the reader’s pattern recognition. There are 365 training puzzles in total, and all of them have a 1-5 star value to show the level of difficulty. The solutions are given at the e nd of every chapter.

This book is dedicated to ambitious players who want to improve their game, as well as for coaches to help their students get to the next level.” - Peter Prohaszka

The Modern Benoni is one of the most controversial but also dynamic answers to 1.d4.

This opening remained the favorite of famous attacking players as Tal, Kasparov, Gashimov and Topalov.

From the outset, Black creates a new pawn structure and deploying his active piece play against White’s central majority.

In his book, Alexey Kovalchuk focuses on a set of new ideas and deep analyses supported by his silicon friends. His book supplies all Black needs to know to fight for the initiative from move two!

006 Key to Symbols

009 Foreword by Le Quang Liem

010 Introduction

PART I - Alternatives to the modern major lines

015 Chapter 1 - Questionable setups for Black

019 Chapter 2 - Bird’s Defense

031 Chapter 3 - Schliemann Defense

053 Chapter 4 - Cozio Defense

073 Chapter 5 - Smyslov Defense

091 Chapter 6 - Classical Defense

111 Chapter 7 - Steinitz Defense

145 Chapter 8 - Norwegian Variation

151 Chapter 9 - Averbakh Variation

PART II - Berlin Defense

173 Chapter 10 - 4.0-0: Sidelines on move 4

179 Chapter 11 - 4.0-0: Sidelines on move 5 and 6

201 Chapter 12 – 4.0-0: Black plays 7...Nf5

239 Chapter 13 – 4.0-0: Black plays 7...Nxe5

303 Chapter 14 - 4.d3: Sidelines on move 4

315 Chapter 15 - 4.d3: Black plays 4...d6

337 Chapter 16 - 4.d3: Black plays 4...Bc5

PART III - Ruy Lopez Open Defense

391 Chapter 17 - Sidelines on move 6 and 7

405 Chapter 18 - White plays 8.Nxe5

425 Chapter 19 - White plays 8.dxe5 (9...Bc5 and 9...Nc5)

469 Chapter 20 - White plays 8.dxe5 (9...Be7)

SPIS TREŚCI:

006 Key to Symbols

009 Foreword by Le Quang Liem

010 Introduction

PART I – Systems with ... Bc5

015 Chapter 1 – Moller Defense

057 Chapter 2 – Archangelsk Defense

PART II – Closed Ruy Lopez

105 Chapter 3 – Rare Lines

135 Chapter 4 – Zaitsev Variation

173 Chapter 5 – Chigorin Variation

201 Chapter 6 – Breyer Variation

225 Chapter 7 – Anti-Marshall

PART III – Modern Line with d3

287 Chapter 8 – Rare Lines

297 Chapter 9 – Main Line

Chess has the rare quality that children love it despite the fact that it is good for them. Playing chess is just like life: you have to make plans, take decisions, be creative, deal with challenges, handle disappointments, interact with others and evaluate your actions.

In this guide, psychologist and chess teacher Karel van Delft provides access to the underlying scientific research and presents the best didactical methods. Van Delft has created a dependable toolkit for teachers and scholastic chess organizers.

What can teachers do to improve their instruction? How (un)important is talent? How do you support a special needs group? How do you deal with parents? What are the best selling points of a chess program? Boys and girls, does it make a difference? How do ‘chess in schools’ programs fare in different countries?

This is not a book on chess rules and moves, but it points the way to where good technical chess improvement content can be found. Van Delft offers a wealth of practical advice on the most effective didactics in order for kids to build critical life skills through learning chess.

Книга рассказывает о шахматных соревнованиях в 1945 году. Об участии советских (российских) шахматистов в соревнованиях за рубежом... В 1945 году - это был в основном Алехин. Рассказывается о главных соревнованиях: чемпионаты СССР, республик, городов, областей, спортивных обществ... Освещены только очные соревнования... Основное внимание в книге посвящено РСФСР. Освещены события и отдельно по областям, краям, республикам. Издание энциклопедического формата тиражом 45 экземпляров!

Szachy drewniane turniejowe w rozmiarze idealnie dopasowanym do dzieci w wieku 6-10 lat !!

Figury szachowe - drewniane, wykonane w klasycznym kształcie.

Zastosowany rozmiar figur to idealne rozwiązanie dla dzieci, które zaczynają swoją przygodę z królewską grą.

Szachownica - klasyczna składana na pół szachownica w formie zamykanej kasetki, wewnątrz której znajdziemy miejsce na figury.

Dzięki temu, że szachownica jest składana i można w niej przechowywać figury, zestaw jest prosty w użyciu i transporcie.

Szachy idealnie sprawdzą się jako narzędzie treningowe, które można mieć właściwie zawsze przy sobie.

Drewno: Grab, Buk, Akacja

Waga zestawu: ok.1 kg

WYPRODUKOWANE W POLSCE!

Гроссмейстер Савон. Чемпион и Наставник Автор: Александр Моисеенко У книзі детально описується спортивний і життєвий шлях Володимира Андрійовича Савона, першого гросмейстера в історії міста Харкова. Володимир Андрійович відомий не тільки як шахіст найвищого рівня, але і як видатний тренер, який виховав цілу плеяду відомих гросмейстерів. Описуються перипетії змагань і спортивного життя, починаючи з 1960-х років і закінчуючи 21-м століттям. Любитель шахів знайде в ній більше 100 прокоментованих партій Володимира Андрійовича. Спеціально для цієї книги главу написав Василь Іванчук. Автор: Олександр Моїсеєнко Міжнародний гросмейстер, учень Володимира Савона. Дворазовий Олімпійський чемпіон у складі збірної України з шахів 2004 і 2010 рр. Чемпіон Європи 2013 р. Переможець і призер багатьох міжнародних турнірів.

Для тех игроков, кто профессионально занимался и играл в шахматы в прошлом веке, очевидно, что игра в наше время отличается от той, докомпьютерной эпохи. Новое поколение гроссмейстеров набирает силу. Учителем этого поколения стали не наработанные классические методики советской шахматной школы.  Стратегическое мышление у профессионалов новой волны формировал главным образом компьютер. От гроссмейстеров старой школы, воспитанных на классических принципах, иногда можно услышать, что во время партии им не всегда понятны замыслы молодых соперников.

Вы держите в руках задачник, составленный по партиям Гарри Каспарова – шахматного гения, короля комбинационной игры! Здесь представлены самые интересные шахматные позиции из партий великого шахматиста. Задача - найти решение в ситуациях, с которыми в ходе партии сталкивался Гарри Каспаров.

Вы держите в руках задачник, составленный по партиям Гарри Каспарова – шахматного гения, короля комбинационной игры! Здесь представлены самые интересные шахматные позиции из партий великого шахматиста. Задача - найти решение в ситуациях, с которыми в ходе партии сталкивался Гарри Каспаров.

Вы держите в руках задачник, составленный по партиям Гарри Каспарова – шахматного гения, короля комбинационной игры! Здесь представлены самые интересные шахматные позиции из партий великого шахматиста. Задача - найти решение в ситуациях, с которыми в ходе партии сталкивался Гарри Каспаров.

Вы держите в руках задачник, составленный по партиям Гарри Каспарова – шахматного гения, короля комбинационной игры! Здесь представлены самые интересные шахматные позиции из партий великого шахматиста. Задача - найти решение в ситуациях, с которыми в ходе партии сталкивался Гарри Каспаров.

Творчество Иоганна Германа Цукерторта является одной из самых ярких страниц шахматного искусства XIX века. Участник первого матча на первенство мира, триумфатор крупнейшего международного турнира в Лондоне 1883 года, Цукерторт являлся продолжателем славных романтических традиций «старой» комбинационной школы и, одновременно, одним из созидателей «новой» позиционной школы. Поэтому стиль Цукерторта был отмечен особой гармонией и изяществом.

Новая работа известного шахматного историка и писателя Сергея Воронкова – это книга-откровение, книга-сенсация! Перед нами, по сути, первая серьезная попытка осмыслить загадку личности легендарного чемпиона мира Александра Алехина.

Перед Вами легендарный учебник, вошедший в золотой фонд мировой шахматной литературы. Он написан выдающимся гроссмейстером, блестящим литератором и посвящен последовательному изучению всех приемов и стадий игры в миттельшпиле – от комбинационных возможностей каждой фигуры до перехода в эндшпиль, включая типовые пешечные структуры. 

Таль Михаил Нехемьевич (9.11.1936—28.06.1992) восьмой чемпион мира (1960—1961), международный гроссмейстер (1957). Чемпион Латвии 1953, 1965 гг. Чемпион СССР 1957, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 гг. 

Tаль Михаил Нехемьевич (9.11.1936—28.06.1992) восьмой чемпион мира (1960—1961), международный гроссмейстер (1957). Чемпион Латвии 1953, 1965 гг. Чемпион СССР 1957, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 гг. 

Новая книга известного тренера посвящена такому важному разделу шахматной тактики, как форсированный мат. Варианты с непрерывными шахами не требуют специальной подготовки, они достаточно просты и понятны даже для игроков начального уровня. Сквозь призму многочисленных шахов читатель сможет не только научиться безупречно матовать короля соперника, но и получит базовые знания об остальных приемах, которые неминуемо потребуются для дальнейшего изучения тактики.

Фабиано Каруана - один из сильнейших шахматистов современности, участник матча за звание чемпиона мира. В своей книге гроссмейстер Сайрус Лакдавала изучает в деталях шахматный стиль Каруаны на примере его лучших, включая 2020 год, партий.

Уважаемый читатель! В твоих руках сборник самых дорогих и памятных автору произведений – и давно написанных, и пролежавших несколько десятилетий в архиве, и родившихся в последние годы. Мои пробы пера в самых разных литературных жанрах, включая поэтический, всегда удивляли и радовали папу – историка шахмат Исаака Линдера. 

Many club players think that studying chess is all about cramming as much information in their brain as they can. Most textbooks support that notion by stressing the importance of always trying to find the objectively best move. As a result amateur players are spending way too much time worrying about subtleties that are really only relevant for grandmasters.