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Reaching the Top?!: A Practical Guide to Master-Level Chess

Reaching the Top?!: A Practical Guide to Master-Level Chess

What Does It Take to Play Master-Level Chess? Becoming a master is a goal many chessplayers seek. And for most, it is an unfulfilled dream. Now, for the first time, the topic is squarely addressed. Not by a super grandmaster or high-powered international master, but by a "regular" national master,  a master who earned his stripes in the trenches, battling his way to the title.  In Reaching the Top?!, author Peter Kurzdorfer shares his journey to the coveted 2200 Elo mark. Using his own games, ma

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Scandinavian Defense - 2nd, Revised Enlarged Edition: The Dynamic 3...Qd6

Scandinavian Defense - 2nd, Revised Enlarged Edition: The Dynamic 3...Qd6

A Very Dangerous Weapon! In 2001, Correspondence Master Michael Melts' book on the dynamic 3...Qd6 variation of the Scandinavian Defense grabbed the attention of chess world.  It began to be played regularly at all levels. Novice and Intermediate players found it easy to learn and understand, while powerful grandmasters such as Sergei Tiviakov realized it was an excellent line in which Black could play fearlessly - and soundly - for a win. Now, in the second edition of The Scandinavian Defense: The Dyn

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Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master

Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master

Winner of the ChessCafe 2007 Book of the Year Award

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The Exchange Sacrifice: A Practical Guide

The Exchange Sacrifice: A Practical Guide

The Inscrutable Exchange Sacrifice! The exchange sacrifice, giving up a rook for a bishop or knight, is one of the more mysterious concepts for most players to fathom. In this book – the first of its kind dedicated exclusively to the various types of positional exchange sacrifices – Belarussian grandmaster Sergey Kasparov weighs the pros and cons of this sacrifice – when it should be on, and when not. With almost 200 annotated games, he examines common themes in exchange sacrifices, including Dom

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The Hague-Moscow 1948: Match/Tournament for the World Chess Championship

The Hague-Moscow 1948: Match/Tournament for the World Chess Championship

At the Crossroads of Chess History   On March 24, 1946, the fourth world chess champion, Alexander Alekhine, passed away. He was the first – and still the only – champion to die while holding the title. To select a new champion, a powerful quintuple round-robin was held in The Hague and Moscow. The five strongest players of the era, including one former world champion, two future world champions, and two perennial contenders, took part in a grueling two-month, 25-round tournament.  From the Foreword b

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The Art of Sacrifice in Chess: Revised and Expanded by GM Karsten Müller

The Art of Sacrifice in Chess: Revised and Expanded by GM Karsten Müller

The 21st Century Edition of Spielmanns Classic Work Austrian Grandmaster Rudolf Spielmanns The Art of Sacrifice in Chess first appeared in the mid-1930s. It was immediately recognized as a classic, a masterpiece that examined the nature of chess sacrifices. In this modernized, 21st century edition, all of Spielmanns original work has been preserved. The antiquated English Descriptive Notation has been replaced with modern Figurine Algebraic, and German grandmaster Karsten Müller has added his own notes

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The Modern Morra Gambit, Second Edition: A Dynamic Weapon against the Sicilian

The Modern Morra Gambit, Second Edition: A Dynamic Weapon against the Sicilian

When the first edition appeared more than five years ago, FM Hannes Langrock's groundbreaking work breathed new life into a gambit that conventional wisdom viewed as no more than a nuisance for Black.   A nuisance?! Au contraire! As noted by German GM Karsten Mueller, "The Morra Gambit is well-suited for players striving for tactical and uncompromising play, as White's better development often leads to a dangerous initiative. Furthermore, traditional Sicilian players may be taken by surprise and remove

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The Reassess Your Chess: Workbook: How to Master Chess Imbalances

The Reassess Your Chess: Workbook: How to Master Chess Imbalances

In this comprehensive workbook, International Chess Master Jeremy Silman tests a player's strengths and weaknesses with 131 problems that cover openings, tactical and positional middlegames, and endgames. Unique among books that present problems and their solutions, but offer little actual instruction, The Reassess Your Chess Workbook takes the player through the processes of problem solving and analysis and provides advice and instruction that ultimately helps him discover the major flaws imbedded in hi

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The Life Games of Akiva Rubinstein, Vol. 2: The Later Years

The Life Games of Akiva Rubinstein, Vol. 2: The Later Years

Akiva Rubinstein occupies a unique position in chess history. One of the greatest artists ever to sit down at a chessboard, Rubinstein was also the strongest player never to get an opportunity to play for the title of World Champion. This greatly enlarged second edition chronicles the second half (1921-1961) of the Polish grandmasters life. Dozens of archival photographs, photographs and approximately 40% more material finish off this splendid work, completing the journey begun in volume 1.   Internati

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St. Petersburg 1909: New 21st Century Edition of a Famous Tournament Book

St. Petersburg 1909: New 21st Century Edition of a Famous Tournament Book

The Famous Tournament Book by the Second World Chess Champion   In February 1909, nineteen of the worlds best chessplayers gathered in St. Petersburg to play in one of the most famous tournaments in chess history. World Champion Emanuel Lasker topped the list of competitors, which also included Akiva Rubinstein, considered by many to be Laskers likely successor, Carl Schlechter, who would play one of the most famous matches against Lasker a year later, and many other of the greats of the era – Spielmann

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Pirc Alert! Revised Updated 2nd Edition: A Complete Defense Against 1.e4

Pirc Alert! Revised Updated 2nd Edition: A Complete Defense Against 1.e4

Every chess player needs a defense he can trust. Pirc Alert!  gives you a complete repertoire, everything you need to know to defend against White's most popular way of starting the game- 1.e4.  International Grandmasters Alburt and Chernin explain both the winning ideas as well as the theory and movers of the Pirc Defense, a dynamic system used by the world's chess elite.  Additionally, the merits of the Modern Defense, a related opening, are considered in every one of White's variations. Ideal for tho

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Positional Attacks: Uncovers the Artistic Side of Attacking

Positional Attacks: Uncovers the Artistic Side of Attacking

The third instalment of the best-selling series of attack books - Formation Attacks, Formation Attack Strategies, and now, Positional Attacks is another 500 page book, full of great attack information with 532 fabulous attack games from all openings and all eras. The aim of Positional Attacks is to uncover the artistic side of attacking, one that is primarily centered on the creation and exploitation of weaknesses. Oh sure, there will be tactics; after all they cannot be avoided in chess - nor would we w

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Profession: Chessplayer Grandmaster at Work

Profession: Chessplayer Grandmaster at Work

A True Professional From his childhood, Vladimir Tukmakov realized that there was something special about his ability to play chess. He had it all - talent, skill and motivation. After winning many junior and student tournaments, he went on to play in fourteen Soviet championships at a time when these were considered some of the most powerful competitions in the world.   You are now invited to join the author in a very personal autobiographical journey, as he traces his development from one of many gif

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Recognizing Your Opponent's Resources

Recognizing Your Opponent's Resources

Know Thy Enemy - Sun Tsu, The Art of War Understanding what your opponent is planning to do or trying to accomplish is one of the core skills required to take your game to the next level. Viktor Kortchnoi once wrote: "Well, if you do not check what your opponent is doing, you will end up complaining about bad luck after every game." This book consists of four chapters, all associated with the ability to think not only for yourself, but also for your opponent, to put yourself in his place. In thi

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Topalov-Kramnik WCC 2006: On the Edge in Elista

Topalov-Kramnik WCC 2006: On the Edge in Elista

The Clash of the Titans Two world champions, in a class by themselves. The profound Russian World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, who had defeated the seemingly invincible Kasparov to take the "classical" world title in 2000.  The brilliant Bulgarian Challenger Veselin Topalov, ranked No. 1 in the world, winner of the FIDE title in 2005. The immovable object versus the irresistible force. Not since Bobby Fischer had faced Boris Spassky in Reykjavik in 1972 had the chess world seen such a tumultuous, controv

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