The legendary Bobby Fischer would likely vote for the bishop. Other authorities like Nimzowitsch would prefer the knight. The truth is somewhere in the middle.

Of course, it is clear a bishop usually dominates in open positions while the knight should be preferred in blocked positions. But what does that “usually” mean? Are there exceptions? Sure, a bishop can dominate even in a blocked position if the controlled diagonal is important. Further, the knight can dominate in open positions if there is a good outpost or influential place for it.

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

What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening?

This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile their material. The result is a book that gives explanations to help the reader understand the 'Queen's Gambit' – and instructions to show him how to use it.

And no matter if he is little or even completely unfamiliar with opening theory, this book gives him easy access to this difficult and comprehensive field. The ideas and plans behind each line are explained in detail to ensure that the reader understands them properly instead of just playing moves that he has learned by heart. Even the sense and purpose of single moves are ex- plained, if they are not quite obvious.

Based on the knowledge that the reader will surely acquire by studying this book, it will be easy to build a game and play interesting, entertaining and – last but not least – successful chess.

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 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.

In the sixth volume the openings of the the Janowski Defence, the Orthodox Defence, the Cambridge Springs Defence, Various Slav Systems and the Tartakower Defence are presented.

The author presents a full opening repertory for the club player, which is analyzed in six 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.

In the fifth volume, the openings of the Chigorin Defence, the Queen's Gambit Declined, the Tarrasch Defence, and the Semi-Tarrasch Defence are presented.

The Daunting Domain of Queen Endgames Explained!

Knowing the abilities and limitations of the powerful queen is very valuable for mastering the secrets of the royal game, and this can be studied best in the endgame.

Queen endgames are very difficult, if only for purely mathematical reasons – the queen is the most mobile peace in chess, and the amount of possible options is incomparably higher than in any other type of endgames.

This book follows a dual philosophy as in the three previous works by the same authors: Understanding Rook Endgames, Understanding Minor Piece Endgames and Understanding Rook vs. Minor Piece Endgames. The 7-piece endings are dealt with in great detail. They are often so complex that pre-tablebase analysis almost always contains errors. Many new discoveries are revealed here.

But to really understand the fight of a queen against a queen or minor pieces with rooks, these theoretical positions are of course not enough. So subchapters on the principles of each material configuration have been added.

In the first book ever exclusively devoted to the Exchange French Variation, American grandmaster Alex Fishbein recognizes that the Exchange French is an opening for a player who likes active piece play, fights for the initiative, excels in positions with possibilities on both sides of the board, and finds strategic and tactical nuances that arise out of almost nothing. And if you play the French as Black, then this book will help you deal with White’s 3.exd5.

Authors of French Defense books from the black perspective have recognized for a while that there is no draw here at all and have proposed lines where Black can create interesting play. Indeed, both sides can create complications. The author shows that playing “boring” moves is actually risky with both White and Black. The Exchange French is a vibrant opening, just like any other, and yet there has been very little literature showing how to play it from the white side. That void is filled with this book.

While the main point of this book is to build a White repertoire, any player of the Black side of the French will benefit by reading it. A good number of the sample games end well for Black, whereas in the games in which White gains the upper hand, Fishbein is careful to note improvements for the second player. I have been playing and writing about the French Defense, including this variation, for many years, but I came across a lot that I hadn’t known in nearly every sub-variation.

I suspect that most readers of this book will be pleasantly surprised to find out how rich the play can become in the French Exchange Variation. That alone is enough to reward a careful reading, and Fishbein’s careful exposition of lines and strategies will undoubtedly translate into extra points over the board. – from the Foreword by John Watson

A Memoir of Players, Games and Engines

Larry Kaufman can safely be called an exceptional chess grandmaster

Larry Kaufman started out as a prodigy, however not in chess but as a whizz kid in science and math. He excels at shogi (Japanese chess) and Go, and is also a world-famous computer programmer and a highly successful option trader. Remarkably, as a chess player he only peaked at the weirdly late age of fifty.

Yet his victories in the chess arena are considerable. Over a career span of nearly sixty years Kaufman won the state championships of Massachusetts, Maryland, Florida, Virginia, D.C. and Pennsylvania. He was an American Open Champion and won the U.S. Senior Championship as well as the World Senior Championship.

‘Never a great chess player’ himself (his words), he met or played chess greats such as Bobby Fischer, Bent Larsen, Walter Browne, Boris Spassky, Viktor Kortchnoi and many others. He worked as a second to legendary grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, and coached three talented youngsters to become International Master, one of them his son Raymond.

This engrossing memoir is rife with stories and anecdotes about dozens of famous and not-so-famous chess players. In one of the most remarkable chapters Larry Kaufman reveals that the American woman chess player that inspired Walter Tevis to create the Beth Harmon character of Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit fame, is his former girlfriend. You will learn about neural networks, material values and how being a chess master helps when trading options. And find lots of memorable but little-known annotated games.

Larry Kaufman is an American Grandmaster. He has been involved in computer chess since 1967, when he worked on ‘MacHack’, the first computer that competed in tournaments with human players. More recently he has been working on the programs Rybka and Komodo.

Bobby Fischer’s Road to Reykjavik

Initially things looked gloomy for Bobby Fischer. Because he had refused to participate in the 1969 US Championship, he had missed his chance to qualify for the 1970 Interzonal Tournament in Palma de Mallorca. Only when another American, Pal Benko, withdrew in his favour, and after the officials were willing to bend the rules, could Bobby enter the contest. And begin his phenomenal run that would end with the Match of the Century in Reykjavik against World Champion Boris Spassky.

Fischer started out by sweeping the field at the 23-round Palma Interzonal to qualify for the next stage of the cycle. In the Candidates Matches he first faced Mark Taimanov, in Vancouver. Fischer trounced the Soviet ace, effectively ending Taimanov’s career. Then, a few months later in Denver, he was up against Bent Larsen, the Great Dane. Fischer annihilated him, too. The surreal score in those two matches, twice 6-0, flabbergasted chess fans all over the world.

In the ensuing Candidates Final in Buenos Aires, Fischer also made short shrift of former World Champion Tigran Petrosian, beating the hyper-solid ‘Armenian Tiger’ 6½-2½. Altogether, Fischer had scored an incredible 36 points from 43 games against many of the world’s best players, including a streak of 19 consecutive wins. Bobby Fischer had become not just a national hero in the US, but a household name with pop-star status all over the world.

Jan Timman chronicles the full story of Fischer’s sensational run and takes a fresh look at the games. The annotations are in the author’s trademark lucid style, that happy mix of colourful background information and sharp, crystal-clear explanations.

Jan Timman is the author of many bestselling books. His Timman’s Titans won the 2017 ECF Book of the Year Award. In The Longest Game, Timman revisited the epic rivalry between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. His most recent book Timman’s Triumphs: My 100 Best Games again met with wide acclaim.

The Scandinavian Defence is one of the most popular chess openings among amateur players, and it is easy to see why. Black players immediately limit the opening theory they have to know because there is no way White can side-step Black’s first move. What’s more, the Scandinavian requires only very little theoretical knowledge, so it has an extremely low maintenance factor. To cap it all, Black gets a solid structure.

And that’s not even the end of the good news, as Thomas Willemze demonstrates in this compact and practical manual. Playing the Scandinavian teaches invaluable techniques that you can use in almost all of your other games. Pressuring the centre, neutralizing your opponent’s initiative, improving your piece coordination, trading the right pieces and exploiting your opponent’s weak points are all typical ‘Scandinavian’ spin-offs that Thomas Willemze teaches you in his trademark lucid style.

The Scandinavian for Club Players offers everything you need to know to be fully prepared to meet 1.e4. The various lines are enriched with verbal explanations, diagrams, flash-cards and exercises that make this book even more accessible. Willemze not just uses examples from the games of elite grandmasters. As an experienced trainer he knows that discussing club player’s adventures are particularly instructive for his target group.

Thomas Willemze is an International Master from The Netherlands. He is an experienced trainer of amateur players and has been the National Youth Coach of the Dutch Chess Federation. He is the author of the acclaimed ‘What would you play?’ column in New In Chess magazine, aimed at helping club players to improve their decision-making skills. In 2018 he published the best-selling improvement guide The Chess Toolbox, also available as a NIC Interactive eBook and a Chessable video course.

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

This issue’s Forum Section features an article by René Olthof on the stunning piece sacrifice with which Fabiano Caruana took Maxime Vachier-Lagrave by surprise in the second leg of the Candidates Tournament. This is followed by some unique analysis material by Ganguly on a game he lost against Pavel Eljanov! Two other grandmasters, Mikheil Mchedlishvili and Max Warmerdam, also made a contribution, and you should certainly check out IJntze Hoekstra’s short but intriguing note to the book Side-Stepping Mainline Theory by Gerard Welling and Steve Giddins!

From Our Own Correspondent

Our GM correspondent Erwin l’Ami starts his column with a good equalizing method for Black in the Tarrasch and then presents a thorough analysis of a correspondence game with the Delayed Poisoned Pawn in the Najdorf. L’Ami has played the Black side of Kramnik’s QGD endgame and demonstrates that Black is OK here – which cannot be said of his two final subjects, the Poisoned Pawn line in the London System and the Winawer French with 7…0-0.

Reviews

Part of Glenn Flear’s Reviews column is dedicated to modern media again. The 2-volume ebook The Modern French by Kryakvin is reviewed and compared to two other recent works on the French: Anish Giri’s awesome Lifetime repertoire course; The French Defense (for Chessable) and Pentala Harikrishna’s book Beat the French Defence with 3.Nc3. The Englishman also pays attention to Ilya Smirin’s book Sicilian Warfare – arguably more than just an opening book – and of course the latest masterpiece by Parimarjan Negi: Grandmaster repertoire: 1.e4 vs Minor Defences.

Selected and analysed by Ivan Ivanisevic

- Test your chess prowess and sharpen your tactical antenna

- 500 carefully selected exercises

- 5 levels of difficulty

- Practical training tool with detailed solutions

Study, practice and improve with our selection of tactical jewels!

Шахматы - одна из самых распространенных игр в мире, причем их популярность постоянно растет. И не важно, сколько вам лет: восемь или восемьдесят. В этой книге вы найдете все, чтобы в полной мере насладиться шахматами — от объяснений правил игры до начального курса дебютов.

Вашими наставниками станут легендарные Эмануил Ласкер, Хосе Рауль Капабланка, Макс Эйве, Арон Нимцович и другие. Шахматы существуют не только для особо одаренных людей, они — одно из самых увлекательных занятий для всех и каждого.

Для широкого круга читателей.

Z okazji stulecia urodzin Wasilija Wasiljewicza Smysłowa Rosyjska Federacja Szachowa wydała album fotograficzny przedstawiający życie siódmego mistrza świata. To nie tylko fotobiografia wielkiego szachisty, ale także panorama szachowego życia naszego kraju przez siedemdziesiąt lat, od lat trzydziestych do początku XXI wieku.

Album wydany na papierze kredowym. Zdjęcia w albumie są wydrukowane na kolorowo.

Half a century ago the first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings was released, as a truly unique, ground-breaking tome. Such monumental work was a logical continuation to the Informant series which came to life a few years earlier. Chess Informant introduced a completely revolutionary system of chess signs, and also created the classification of chess openings, according to codes (ECO codes). Today Chess Informant’s ECO Codes and System of Signs are integral parts of the universal chess culture and heritage.

Over the years, and subsequent editions of five ECO tomes (A, B, C, D and E) all the greatest chess players and analysts contributed to the Encyclopaedias, each focusing on the sections which they were most acquainted with, producing astounding analyses and recommendations.

Eighteen years passed since the previous edition of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings - Volume B was released. We tried to keep all the major qualities of the previous ECO Volumes intact, but to make the book easier to read and browse through, especially when used as a source of reference. The material we gathered was so rich in details and nuances, so ultimately we decided to publish the ECO B Volume in two parts. We are positive that omitting any of the lines would be a terrible shame, so you will have the pleasure of reading and digesting the material in its completeness.

Finally, we are sure that the human touch should remain crucial, so all the members of the editorial crew gave their absolute best in researching, analysing, evaluating and suggesting lines of the greatest value and strength, thus allowing you to read the book and apply the lines in your own games with complete confidence.

ECO B - Part II contains detailed coverage of ECO codes 50-99

Half a century ago the first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings was released, as a truly unique, ground-breaking tome. Such monumental work was a logical continuation to the Informant series which came to life a few years earlier. Chess Informant introduced a completely revolutionary system of chess signs, and also created the classification of chess openings, according to codes (ECO codes). Today Chess Informant’s ECO Codes and System of Signs are integral parts of the universal chess culture and heritage.

Over the years, and subsequent editions of five ECO tomes (A, B, C, D and E) all the greatest chess players and analysts contributed to the Encyclopaedias, each focusing on the sections which they were most acquainted with, producing astounding analyses and recommendations.

Eighteen years passed since the previous edition of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings - Volume B was released. We tried to keep all the major qualities of the previous ECO Volumes intact, but to make the book easier to read and browse through, especially when used as a source of reference. The material we gathered was so rich in details and nuances, so ultimately we decided to publish the ECO B Volume in two parts. We are positive that omitting any of the lines would be a terrible shame, so you will have the pleasure of reading and digesting the material in its completeness.

Finally, we are sure that the human touch should remain crucial, so all the members of the editorial crew gave their absolute best in researching, analysing, evaluating and suggesting lines of the greatest value and strength, thus allowing you to read the book and apply the lines in your own games with complete confidence.

ECO B - Part I contains detailed coverage of ECO codes 00-49

Książka "Oceń posunięcie" zawiera 210 pozycji szachowych, pod każdą pozycją zaproponowane jest rozwiązanie w postaci ruchu, który planuje zagrać będący na posunięciu. Naszym zadaniem jest ocena tego posunięcia, jako "!", jeśli to posunięcie uważamy za dobre, dające przewagę lub prowadzące do mata, albo "?", jeśli posunięcie naszym zdaniem jest kiepskie.

Naszą ocenę musimy poprzeć analizą wariantu, udowadniając siłę, lub słabość posunięcia.

Na każdej stronie znajduje się 6 zadań traktowanych jako mini turniej, w każdym zadaniu możemy zdobyć 1 punkt. Po wykonaniu i sprawdzeniu zadań na jednej stronie sumujemy zdobyte punkty i otrzymujemy ocenę według zaproponowanej przez autora skali.

- Rozwiązania znajdują się na końcu książki.

- Zadania umieszczone w książce są wyjątkowo ciekawe oraz podchwytliwe.

- Przeznaczone są dla szachistów z minimum III kategorią szachową (przedział od 1100 do 2000 ELO).

ZADANIA JAKICH JESZCZE W POLSKICH SZACHACH NIE BYŁO!

Wyjątkowa książka szachowa, w której zadania nie zawsze polegają na znalezieniu najlepszego ruchu. Te zadania wymagają wyjścia poza schematy, myślenia abstrakcyjnego i wyobrażeniowego. Znajdziecie tutaj takie polecania jak zamień figury, zamiana kolorów bierek, a nawet znajdź najgorszy ruch. Ciekawa propozycja dla tych, którym tradycyjne zadania się znudziły i dla tych, którzy nie odnaleźli frajdy w standardowych zadaniach. Autorem książki jest Martin Surman autor takich książek szachowych jak Taktyka w grze środkowej i Łamigłówki debiutowe. 

W książce "Zagadki szachowe - 600 zagadek dla każdego" znajduje się dokładnie 600 zadań, podzielonych na 4 części. Zadania przeznaczone są jednocześnie dla początkujących oraz zaawansowanych. W przybliżeniu sprawdzą się idealnie dla szachistów od V do I kategorii. 

Dodatkowo w książce znajdują się rozwiązania do wszystkich zagadek, a każda część rozpoczyna się opisem danego typu zagadek wraz z wyjaśnieniem.

FIGURY

W zestawie znajdziecie piękne ekskluzywne figury drewniane sprowadzane z Indii. Wykonane zostały z egzotycznego drewna, dzięki czemu zyskują swój niepowtarzalny wygląd, ciężkość oraz połysk. To jedyne w swoim rodzaju figury na rynku, co jest szczególnie widoczne w przypadku niepowtarzalnego kształtu skoczków.

Figury American są na dzień dzisiejszy jednymi z najbardziej popularnych modeli ekskluzywnych, co zawdzięczają swojemu oryginalnemu wyglądowi i profesjonalnemu wykonaniu.

KASETKA

Piękne, drewniane ekskluzywne pudełko na figury wykonane z czerwonego drewna, wyściełane w środku materiałem.

SZACHOWNICA

Drewniana deska wykonana metodą intarsji w kolorze orzechu o wyglądzie zbliżonym do szachownicy elektronicznej DGT używanej na całym świecie na największych i najmocniejszych turniejach szachowych, która pięknie komponuje się z figurami i kasetką tworząc wspaniały i profesjonalny zestaw, który ucieszy oko każdego miłośnika królewskiej gry.

Szachownica ma nie tylko niespotykany kolor i piękny połysk, ale także bardzo charakterystyczną czarną obwódkę, co czyni ją całkowicie wyjątkową.

FIGURY

W zestawie znajdziecie piękne ekskluzywne figury drewniane sprowadzane z Indii. Wykonane zostały z egzotycznego drewna, dzięki czemu zyskują swój niepowtarzalny wygląd, ciężkość oraz połysk. To jedyne w swoim rodzaju figury na rynku, co jest szczególnie widoczne w przypadku niepowtarzalnego kształtu skoczków.

Figury American są na dzień dzisiejszy jednymi z najbardziej popularnych modeli ekskluzywnych, co zawdzięczają swojemu oryginalnemu wyglądowi i profesjonalnemu wykonaniu.

KASETKA

Piękne, drewniane pudełko na figury idealnie dopasowane do zestawu. 

SZACHOWNICA

Drewniana deska wykonana metodą intarsji z rzadko spotykanymi jasnymi brzegami, która pięknie komponuje się z figurami tworząc wspaniały zestaw, który ucieszy oko każdego miłośnika królewskiej gry.

Figury szachowe turniejowe, drewniane, obciążone  turniejowe nr 6  w oryginalnym kształcie i pięknym czarnym kolorze. 

Wysokość króla - 98 mm, średnica - 35 mm.

Wysokość pionka - 48 mm, średnica - 26 mm

Waga kompletu - 0,50 kg

Profesjonalne szachy turniejowe wypalane nr 4 (S-11/W/W)

Szachy turniejowe nr 4 wypalane

Figury szachowe drewniane nr 4 to figury o klasycznym, turniejowym kształcie. 

Szachownica turniejowa nr 4 składana na dwa została wyprodukowana przy użyciu metody wypalania, dzięki czemu zyskała efektowny i oryginalny wygląd. Jest to wyjątkowa, a przy tym klasyczna szachownica w kolorze  mahoniu. Wewnątrz kasetki znajdziemy plastikową wkładkę na figury.

Zestaw idealnie nadaje się zarówno na prezent jak i do własnego, profesjonalnego użytku. Będzie wspaniałym narzędziem treningowym dla dzieci. Przez swoje wymiary będzie wygodny i poręczny dla dziecięcej ręki, ale przy tym, w przeciwieństwie do mniejszych szachów wciąż bardzo przejrzysty i klarowny.

Dzięki temu, że szachownica jest składana i można w niej schować figury zestaw jest prosty w użyciu i transporcie, a także zabiera niewiele miejsca w przestrzeni domowej.

Nigel Davies guides you through the Grünfeld Defence.

The Grünfeld Defence is is a combative reply to 1.d4 which has been favoured by many world champions including those two legends of the game, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. It is an opening in the hypermodern style, in that Black generally allows White to build a strong centre early on in the expectation of being able to undermine it in the middlegame play.

Opening Repetoire: The Grünfeld Defence cuts through the dense theory that surrounds this opening and establishes a straightforward repertoire which is based around consistent strategies and concepts. It has all the information necessary to enable the reader to begin playing the Grünfeld with confidence. There are also “Grünfeld-type” suggestions to counter White systems based on the English and Réti openings.

In Opening Repertoire: The Grünfeld Defence, Nigel Davies guides the reader through the complexities of the Grünfeld and carves out a repertoire for Black. 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 Black against 1 d4.

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

Nigel Davies 

is an International Grandmaster and respected coach. He is the author of numerous books and DVDs on the game and is known for the clarity of his explanations.

“To be passive... is fatal to the beginner or medium player – such players must be aggressive. He must attack, because only in that way can he develop his imagination, which is a very important thing.” This quote comes, perhaps surprisingly, from José Capablanca, a world champion far better known for his brilliant strategic and positional play than his attacking prowess.

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.

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.

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!

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.

PROFESJONALNE SZACHY TURNIEJOWE

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, wykonana metodą sitodruku w formie zamykanej na zatrzaski kasetki wewnątrz której znajdziemy miejsce na figury.

Dzięki temu, że szachownica jest składana i można w niej schować figury zestaw jest prosty w użyciu i transporcie, a także zabiera niewiele miejsca w przestrzeni domowej.

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

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Автор, международный мастер, тренер ФИДЕ, задумал эту книгу как вводный курс по стратегии, в понятной форме объясняя ее базовые принципы.

В первом томе рассматриваются позиционные маневры и приемы, типичные для каждой отдельной фигуры, во втором - для сочетания фигур в их взаимодействии или противостоянии.

В книге содержится множество примеров, в которых надо найти нужные ходы в партии или решение для заданной позиции.

Данная работа послужит отличным пособием как для самостоятельного обучения игроков, так и для шахматных тренеров.

Перед вами знаменитый труд, написанный международным гроссмейстером и опытнейшим шахматным литератором А.С.Волчком.

Во втором томе автор дополняет содержание начального курса более трудными примерами из практики.

Для их решения потребуется умение сочетать несколько разных тактических приемов.

Вы научитесь разнообразным комбинационным элементам, форсировать игру, проводить эффектные тактические удары и комбинации.

Материал расположен в форме уроков, заканчивающихся примерами для самостоятельного решения.

Изучив эту книгу, вы бесспорно значительно усилите свою игру!

3-е издание, дополненное и переработанное.

Перед вами книга, выдержавшая испытание временем. Издавна говорят, что шахматы на 90% состоят из тактики, и известный советский шахматный тренер Николай Шумилин предложил книгу для развития комбинационного I зрения и способностей к расчёту вариантов - один из наиболее качественных в отечественной литературе сборников шахматных позиций для решения в уме.

Глубоко продуманная структура книги, тщательный подбор материала, постепенное и плавное усложнение позиций от простых к сложным позволяет использовать книгу в качестве пособия как начинающим шахматистам, так и опытным игрокам, а также шахматным тренерам.

Идейно книга состоит из трех основных частей:

- приёмы тактических операций;

- примеры реализации стратегических особенностей позиции;

- сложные позиции с сочетанием различных элементов.

Новое издание прошло тщательную компьютерную проверку, и в него были внесены необходимые исправления. Также книга дополнена примерами из современной практики.

W skład zestawu wchodzą 2 książki:

- Poznaj po pierwszym spojrzeniu. Typowe plany gry środkowej (K-5893)

- Poznaj po pierwszym spojrzeniu. Typowe plany gry środkowej. Księga druga (K-5989)

Чемпион мира Магнус Карлсен, отвечая на вопрос о методах совершенствования юных шахматистов, особо подчеркнул: «Одним из наиболее важных умений является распознавание образов: способность увидеть типичные темы и шаблоны на доске, характерные особенности позиции и вытекающие из этого последствия». Развитию именно этих навыков и умений посвящена эта книга: она наглядно показывает, какой именно «образ» (шаблон, типичный маневр, план) нужно распознать в позиции, чтобы избрать правильный план. Речь идет именно о стратегических приемах, а не о тактических, вроде типичных матовых атак.

Первая книга из серии «Узнай с первого взгляда» представляла собой «стратегический ликбез» для не слишком искушенных шахматистов. Во второй известный голландский тренер представляет еще 40 «лайфхаков» от ведущих гроссмейстеров и мастеров. Каждая из 40 глав содержит, как минимум, по 6-8 примеров на конкретный шаблон. Задания для самостоятельного решения помогут лучше усвоить материал. После изучения книги представленные в ней типичные планы, маневры и связанные с ними идеи прочно сохранятся в вашей памяти и позволят добиться высоких результатов в турнирных баталиях.

Книга Джонатана Хокинса отвечает на вопрос о том, как обычный игрок клубного уровня сумел в короткий срок выйти на штурм гроссмейстерских высот.

Секрет успеха – в знании того, что нужно изучать, и как это делать максимально эффективно. Сделав упор на изучение эндшпиля, Джонатан разработал метод «строительных блоков» и выделил строго необходимые темы для глубокого анализа. Результатом упорной работы стал его стремительный взлет по рейтинговой лестнице.

На страницах книги впервые открываются секреты записных книжек автора. Его личные наработки и методы, доказавшие свою эффективность, помогут читателю серьезно повысить свою практическую силу игры за счет глубокого освоения ключевых аспектов шахмат. Многие задания учат тем идеям, которые не найти ни в одном учебнике.

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.