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Mikhail Tal's Best Games 3 - The Invincible by Tibor Karolyi (miękka okładka)

Mikhail Tal's Best Games 3 - The Invincible by Tibor Karolyi (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska In this, the third and final volume of his landmark series, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi concludes his investigation into the life and career of Mikhail Tal, the most entertaining and popular world champion of all time. This book covers the final two decades of Tals life and games, from 1972 until his death in 1992. Despite being more than a decade removed from his world title reign, the early 1970s saw Tal rewrite chess history with two record-breaking unbeat

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The Dragon Volume Two by Gawain Jones

The Dragon Volume Two by Gawain Jones

Wersja w miękkiej okładce. Książka wydana w jęz. angielskim The Dragon is one of the most thrilling chess openings and a favourite of attacking players. But can this sharp and provocative system still be played in the modern era? GM Gawain Jones says Yes! In this two-volume work, the worlds strongest Dragon specialist guides you through the Black repertoire he has played successfully against world-class opposition. Drawing on his deep understanding as a lifelong Dragon exponent, Jones explains the key

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The Dragon Volume One by Gawain Jones

The Dragon Volume One by Gawain Jones

Wersja w miękkiej okładce. Książka wydana w jęz. angielskim The Dragon is one of the most thrilling chess openings and a favourite of attacking players. But can this sharp and provocative system still be played in the modern era? GM Gawain Jones says Yes! In this two-volume work, the worlds strongest Dragon specialist guides you through the Black repertoire he has played successfully against world-class opposition. Drawing on his deep understanding as a lifelong Dragon exponent, Jones explains the key

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Grandmaster Repertoire 20 - The Semi-Slav by Lars Schandorff

Grandmaster Repertoire 20 - The Semi-Slav by Lars Schandorff

Wersja w miękkiej okładce, wydana w jęz. angielskim Lars Schandorffs two volumes on 1.d4 were celebrated by reviewers and grandmasters. GM Simen Agdestein said: I have recently been reading Lars Schandorffs Playing 1.d4 books, thinking that it cannot possibly get more instructive than this. Meanwhile, GM Boris Avrukhs verdict was simple: Lars, I want to play your book. Now Schandorff switches sides and offers a top-class Semi-Slav repertoire against 1.d4. The Semi-Slav strikes the perfect balance of amb

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Mikhail Tal's Best Games 2 - The World Champion by Tibor Karolyi

Mikhail Tal's Best Games 2 - The World Champion by Tibor Karolyi

Wersja w miękkiej okładce. Książka wydana w jęz. angielskim In this, the second of three volumes, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi continues his groundbreaking exploration of Tals sparkling career. Mikhail Tal is one of the most celebrated chess players of all time, and in 1960 he demolished Botvinnik to become the youngest ever World Champion at the time, at the age of twenty-three. This book examines some of the golden years of Tals career, from 1960 to 1971. Despite losing his world title in a retu

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Grandmaster Repertoire 13 - The Open Spanish by Victor Mikhalevski (miękka okładka)

Grandmaster Repertoire 13 - The Open Spanish by Victor Mikhalevski (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   The Open Spanish is one of Blacks most direct methods of fighting against the Ruy Lopez. Instead of subjecting himself to the so-called Spanish torture of the Closed Ruy Lopez, Black boldly captures the e4-pawn and provokes an early confrontation. Grandmaster Repertoire 13 – The Open Spanish provides a complete repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6, based on the Open Variation which occurs after 5.0–0 Nxe4. Blacks system

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Grandmaster Repertoire 11 - Beating 1.d4 Sidelines by Boris Avrukh (miękka okładka)

Grandmaster Repertoire 11 - Beating 1.d4 Sidelines by Boris Avrukh (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   Most players are comfortable using their favourite defence against 1.d4 followed by c2-c4, but it is not always easy to find an antidote to the many sidelines at Whites disposal. From the bodacious Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, to the villainous Veresov, to fiendish fianchetto systems to the treacherous Trompowsky, Black must be ready to meet a whole array of slippery systems, each bringing its own unique dangers and challenges. Grandmaster Repertoire

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Playing 1.d4 - The Indian Defences by Lars Schandorff (miękka okładka)

Playing 1.d4 - The Indian Defences by Lars Schandorff (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   Playing 1.d4 – The Indian Defences is part of an ambitious two-volume repertoire for White with 1.d4. This book covers all lines except 1...d5. Schandorff presents the ideas and information in an accessible and entertaining style. The repertoire is based on classical lines and inspired by Botvinniks approach. White will dominate the centre and repel all Blacks attempts to seize the initiative – only White is allowed to attack! The repertoire i

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Mayhem in the Morra by Marc Esserman (miękka okładka)

Mayhem in the Morra by Marc Esserman (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   Mayhem in the Morra offers a complete fighting repertoire for White against the Sicilian with 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3. The Morra Gambit is a popular weapon at club level, but can it be effective at GM level? Marc Esserman believes so and he has 2700-rated scalps to back up his view. Esserman is the world's leading expert on the Morra Gambit and he shares all his secrets and many novelties in a lively witty style. The Morra leads to exciting gambit

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Alterman Gambit Guide - Black Gambits 2 by Boris Alterman (miękka okładka)

Alterman Gambit Guide - Black Gambits 2 by Boris Alterman (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   The Alterman Gambit Guide: Black Gambits 2 is an instructional manual for improving chess players. Sharpen your tactics and learn to play dynamic attacking chess while studying the most entertaining gambits. This volume deals with various openings after 1.e4 e5, and lines covered include: Marshall Attack, Traxler variation, Frankenstein-Dracula variation, Falkbeer Counter-Gambit and more. GM Boris Alterman founded the Shevah-Mofet Chess Academy i

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Grandmaster Repertoire 10 - The Tarrasch Defence by Nikolaos Ntirlis Jacob Aagaard (miękka okładka)

Grandmaster Repertoire 10 - The Tarrasch Defence by Nikolaos Ntirlis Jacob Aagaard (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   The Tarrasch Defence arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 and leads to dynamic play. Based on the variation 9.Bg5 c4, Ntirlis and Aagaard radically change the theoretical landscape for this classic opening, with analysis checked many times over and an ocean of new ideas. Nikolaos Ntirlis is a computer specialist and successful trainer from Greece. GM Jacob Aagaard has won the Guardian, ECF and ChessCafe book of the year awards, as well as man

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The Alterman Gambit Guide - Black Gambits 1 by Boris Alterman (miękka okładka)

The Alterman Gambit Guide - Black Gambits 1 by Boris Alterman (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   The Alterman Gambit Guide: Black Gambits 1 is an instructional manual for improving chess players. Sharpen your tactics and learn to play dynamic attacking chess while studying the most entertaining gambits. Lines covered include: Benko Gambit, Blumenfeld Gambit, Vaganian Gambit and more. The second and concluding volume, covering 1.e4 e5, should be out early in 2012. GM Boris Alterman founded the Shevah-Mofet Chess Academy in Israel. Alterman is

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Grandmaster Repertoire 9 - The Grunfeld Defence Volume Two by Boris Avrukh (miękka okładka)

Grandmaster Repertoire 9 - The Grunfeld Defence Volume Two by Boris Avrukh (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   Grandmaster Repertoire is a series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship. The Grünfeld Defence offers a repertoire for Black against 1.d4. Avrukh's two previous Grandmaster Repertoire books White received universal rave reviews and have been hugely inf

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Grandmaster Repertoire 8 - The Grunfeld Defence Volume One by Boris Avrukh (miękka okładka)

Grandmaster Repertoire 8 - The Grunfeld Defence Volume One by Boris Avrukh (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   Grandmaster Repertoire is a series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship. Grandmaster Repertoire 8 - The Grünfeld Defence offers a repertoire for Black against 1.d4. Avrukh's two previous Grandmaster Repertoire books for White received universal rave r

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The Cutting Edge 2 - Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 by Milos Pavlovic (miękka okładka)

The Cutting Edge 2 - Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 by Milos Pavlovic (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Miękka okładka.   This book is part of a new series from Quality Chess examining the cutting edge of opening theory. The idea is to identify the most important theoretical battlegrounds and then analyse as deeply as possible in search of improvements. Thus the reader will be ahead of the current state-of-the-art, rather than lagging behind trying to memorize old games. The Cutting Edge 2 considers the Sicilian Najdorf – a favourite opening of ambitious player

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