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Chess Camp Volume 5, Two Move Checkmates

Chess Camp Volume 5, Two Move Checkmates

Wersja angielska, twarda oprawa. Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. In Two-Move Checkmates, the fifth volume in the Chess Camp series, the student will be introduced to t

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Chess Camp Volume 6, Tactics in Attack and Defense

Chess Camp Volume 6, Tactics in Attack and Defense

Wersja angielska, twarda oprawa. Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. Volume 6, Tactics in Attack and Defense, presents 618 problems and exercises introducing the advancing

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Chess Camp Volume 7, Opening Tactics

Chess Camp Volume 7, Opening Tactics

Wersja angielska, twarda oprawa. Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. The seventh volume in this series, Opening Tactics, sets problems in more lifelike conditions, as they

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The Gambit Files: Tactical Themes to Sharpen Your Play

The Gambit Files: Tactical Themes to Sharpen Your Play

Sharpen your sword! Puzzle king Bill Harvey presents 237 violent positions from 15 gambit variations – ranging from the rare Lisitsin and the neglected Blumenfeld, to the popular Milner-Barry and the fashionable Gajewski – where one side is poised to deliver the final blow. Studying typical tactics is one of the best ways to get to know an opening: you will discover the traps and the pitfalls, develop both a sense of danger and a feel for opportunities, and learn to stay always on the alert. In Th

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Gary's Adventures in Chess Country

Gary's Adventures in Chess Country

For centuries, chess has been the world's most popular board game. But did you know that it can also improve your child's ability to learn? Studies have shown that by focusing on basic chess concepts, children as young as four can improve their reasoning and develop their problem-solving abilities. Gary's Adventures in Chess Country is designed to help children delve into the world of chess through an engaging adventure story. Spirited away by a mysterious young girl on a magic tricycle, Gary is t

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The Complete Hedgehog: Volume 1

The Complete Hedgehog: Volume 1

The Hedgehog is a thoroughly modern defense where flexibility and understanding trump rote memorization. Using deeply annotated critical games from international practice, GM Sergey Shipov traces the Hedgehog's development - from its origins as a way to avoid well-trodden paths to its current status as a respected weapon in Black's armory. The Hedgehog has been adopted by the likes of Tal, Larsen, Adams, Kasparov, Kamsky, and Karpov. Drawing on decades of experience playing this defense, Shipov ha

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Wojo's Weapons, Volume 1: Winning with White

Wojo's Weapons, Volume 1: Winning with White

The late Aleksander Wojtkiewicz was one of the most feared players in the U.S. tournament circuit. Using his dynamic, Catalan-based opening repertoire, the Polish Magician won hundreds of tournaments before his untimely death in 2006.  Now, Wojtkiewicz experts IM Dean Ippolito and NM Jonathan Hilton have joined forces to produce the definitive "how-to" manual for learning Wojo's repertoire with White after 1.Nf3 d5.  Over the course of 75 fully annotated games, the authors make Wojtkiewicz's approach ea

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The Complete Hedgehog, Volume 2: The Hedgehog lives!

The Complete Hedgehog, Volume 2: The Hedgehog lives!

The Hedgehog lives! GM Sergey Shipov concludes his monumental investigation of this counterattacking system for Black with in-depth coverage of formations arising from 1.e4 and 1.d4.  Sparing no effort to discover best play for both sides, he presents Whites most promising plans and breathes new life into variations that – according to theory – had turned the Hedgehog into an endangered species. Like its companion volume focusing on the English Opening, this is no dry reference manual, but a labor of lo

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Wojo's weapons: Winning with White - Volume 2

Wojo's weapons: Winning with White - Volume 2

IM Dean Ippolito and NM Jonathan Hilton team up again to continue their coverage of the late GM Aleksander Wojtkiewiczs winning repertoire with the White pieces, designed to grind down weaker players while challenging his peers. In this second volume, Ippolito and Hilton examine Wojos handling of the popular Kings Indian Defense, focusing on the positional Fianchetto Variation.  Over the course of 78 fully annotated complete games, the authors examine Blacks various plans, explain the key ideas, offer

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Is Your Move Safe?: Initial and Final Candidate Moves

Is Your Move Safe?: Initial and Final Candidate Moves

Safety first! Success in chess begins with asking yourself the basic question, Is the move that Im considering a safe one?  The question may sound simple, but answering it is not so simple. National Master and award-winning chess instructor Dan Heisman has carefully selected more than 150 theoretical and tournament positions to show how a move may look safe but isnt, or how it can appear risky and still be the safest option on the board. Traditional tactics books tell you that your opponent's position i

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The King is a Powerful Piece: More than 100 Illustrative Games

The King is a Powerful Piece: More than 100 Illustrative Games

Cowering in the middlegame, towering in the endgame: chess theory teaches that the king needs protection from enemy pieces until the ending, when finally it can come out from hiding to decisive effect. But what if the king can take care of itself, and even march out to battle with its army? FIDE Master and coach Tigran Gyozalyan fills a gap in the chess literature with the first systematic exploration of the kings role and capabilities in the opening and the middlegame. Relying on a selection of more tha

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The Gambit Files: Tactical Themes to Sharpen Your Play

The Gambit Files: Tactical Themes to Sharpen Your Play

Sharpen your sword! Puzzle king Bill Harvey presents 237 violent positions from 15 gambit variations ranging from the rare Lisitsin and the neglected Blumenfeld, to the popular Milner-Barry and the fashionable Gajewski where one side is poised to deliver the final blow. Studying typical tactics is one of the best ways to get to know an opening: you will discover the traps and the pitfalls, develop both a sense of danger and a feel for opportunities, and learn to stay always on the alert. In The

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Chess Camp Volume 7, Opening Tactics

Chess Camp Volume 7, Opening Tactics

Chess Campis a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. The seventh volume in this series,Opening Tactics,sets problems in more lifelike conditions, as they arise from standard openings an

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Chess Camp Volume 6, Tactics in Attack and Defense

Chess Camp Volume 6, Tactics in Attack and Defense

Chess Campis a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. Volume 6,Tactics in Attack and Defense,presents 618 problems and exercises introducing the advancing student to more complex tactica

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Chess Camp Volume 5, Two Move Checkmates

Chess Camp Volume 5, Two Move Checkmates

Chess Campis a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. InTwo-Move Checkmates,the fifth volume in theChess Campseries, the student will be introduced to the elements of planning, aiming at

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