Draw! The art of the Half-Point in Chess

Draw! The art of the Half-Point in Chess

We have all seen games – and perhaps even played them – in which a difficult or lost game is salvaged by a brilliant drawing combination. 
In the early 1970s, Soviet International Master Leonid Verkhovsky collected some of the most fantastic draws ever played.
You will be captivated by combinations and threats, as inexhaustible imagination in defense and attack counterbalance each other. 
The chess prowess of one player is basically in equilibrium with the mastery of his opponent. Both are playing for a win, both send their chess armies into close combat, and peace sets in on the chessboard when it practically becomes empty after a long and fierce battle.
You will also delight at the spectacular saving draws, when, although in a difficult position, a player finds all possible (and impossible!) resources to make a draw. 
Examples are drawn from the praxis of world champions and outstanding grandmasters, as well as from the games of lesser-known players. 
Of special interest is the research made by the author regarding stalemate, that special exception in the rules. 
The book is crowned with an interesting chapter in which the author addresses the drawn games of the worlds top players.
From the foreword by Mikhail Tal:
"I am sure that all those who love and cherish our ancient game will appreciate this wonderful book."
 

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Looking for Trouble: Recognizing and Meeting Threats in Chess

Looking for Trouble: Recognizing and Meeting Threats in Chess

This book is written to address and underemphasized area of chess training and study, the identification of and reaction to threats.   For beginning and intermediate-level players, the study of tactics is paramount. Almost all tactics books take the approach of providing a position where there is a forced win, checkmate, or draw. However Looking for Trouble – now in a revised and enlarged second edition – takes a different tack. It helps you to recognize threats by providing over 300 highly instructiv

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The Amazing Chess Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Amazing Chess Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The legendary Baron Munchausen was famous for telling incredible stories about his astounding happenings and astonishing feats. Munchausen was both a fearless, bold adventurer and a fun, inspiring companion. Now, imagine the Baron playing chess! This book presents a series of extraordinary chess tales, describing Munchausen's captivating chess adventures, as told by the great Baron to Amatzia Avni, his diligent biographer. Prepare to be amazed as the Baron engages in chess battles with a range of

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Reinfeld on the Endgame

Reinfeld on the Endgame

Sharpen Your Endgame Play! Reinfeld on the Endgame is a very fine specialty book about several aspects of endgames. This charming piece concentrates on a very difficult, too-often glossed over aspect of the transition between the middlegame and the endgame. Transition phases are harder to cover than either of the three favorite phases because they dont fit quite so neatly into the rigid classification that openings, middlegames, and endgames do. But mastering them is essential to those who wish to mast

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New In Chess 2018/6: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2018/6: The Club Player's Magazine

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Street Smart Chess by Axel Smith (twarda okładka)

Street Smart Chess by Axel Smith (twarda okładka)

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Positional Decision Making in Chess by Boris Gelfand (twarda okładka)

Positional Decision Making in Chess by Boris Gelfand (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Positional Decision Making in Chess offers a rare look into the mind of a top grandmaster. In his efforts to explain his way of thinking, Boris Gelfandfocuses on such topics as the squeeze, space advantage, the transformation of pawn structures and the transformation of advantages. Based on examples from his own games and those of his hero, Akiba Rubinstein, Gelfand explains how he thinks during the game. Grandmaster Boris Gelfand won the European Junior Champion

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Analyzing the Chess Mind by Boris Gulko and Dr. Joel R. Sneed (twarda okładka)

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Power Chess for Kids: Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best...

Power Chess for Kids: Learn How to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best...

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Chess Mazes: Increase Your Piece Awareness by Seeing Ahead Further

A completely new kind of chess puzzle helps you develop the necessary skills to take your game to the next level. Excellent training to avoid one-move blunders. To master Chess Mazes you have to exert better control and command of the full potential of all your pieces and you have to visualize their movements in your mind's eye.  This sounds more difficult than it is: Alberston's unique method takes you by the hand. Very good for beginners and improving chess players. With hundreds of exercises. Ameri

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Blok do rysowania Concept Sketch Draw - Hahnemühle - A3, 220 g, 20 a

Blok do rysowania Concept Sketch Draw - Hahnemühle - A3, 220 g, 20 a

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Blok do rysowania Concept Sketch Draw - Hahnemühle - A4, 220 g, 20a

Blok do rysowania Concept Sketch Draw - Hahnemühle - A4, 220 g, 20a

Blok do szkicowania i rysowania Concept Sketch Draw 220g

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Grandmaster vs Amateur edited by Jacob Aagaard and John Shaw (miękka okładka)

Grandmaster vs Amateur edited by Jacob Aagaard and John Shaw (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska.   Learn to think like a grandmaster A multinational array of top grandmasters explain the differences in thinking between professional and amateur chess players, and how the amateur can bridge the gap. It usually takes at least a decade of sustained effort for even the most talented player to reach the grandmaster level and though this book cannot guarantee to make the reader a grandmaster, it is certainly a healthy nudge in the right direction. The authors are

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Grandmaster vs Amateur edited by Jacob Aagaard and John Shaw (twarda okładka)

Grandmaster vs Amateur edited by Jacob Aagaard and John Shaw (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska.   Learn to think like a grandmaster A multinational array of top grandmasters explain the differences in thinking between professional and amateur chess players, and how the amateur can bridge the gap. It usually takes at least a decade of sustained effort for even the most talented player to reach the grandmaster level and though this book cannot guarantee to make the reader a grandmaster, it is certainly a healthy nudge in the right direction. The authors are

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Chess for Kids and Parents by Heinz Brunthaler (miękka okładka)

Chess for Kids and Parents by Heinz Brunthaler (miękka okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska.   It is widely accepted that learning chess has a very positive effect on children. Many parents want to help their children to study chess, but dont know how to do it. This book is the solution. It is a practical handbook that teaches the mysteries of chess with a light touch. All rules and aspects of the game are covered. This book will help children progress from absolute beginners to playing in tournaments. Heinz Brunthaler has his background in business. F

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My System by Aron Nimzowitsch (twarda okładka)

My System by Aron Nimzowitsch (twarda okładka)

Wersja językowa książki - angielska.   Aron Nimzowitsch was one of the greatest chess players of the 1920s and 1930s, ranked just behind the famous World Champions Alekhine and Capablanca. His reputation as an author is higher still. My System is at the top of a very short list of chess classics. Nimzowitschs ideas have had a profound influence on modern chess thinking. Most chess masters will at some point have studied Nimzowitschs work, and not to have read My System is by many regarded as a shocki

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