New In Chess 2017/1: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2017/1: The Club Player's Magazine

Issue 2017#1 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess:Close, but no cigarIn Doha Magnus Carlsen tied for first in both the Rapid and the Blitz World Championships, but the tiebreak rulesdecided in favour of the delighted veteran Vasily Ivanchuk and the perhaps even happier Sergey Karjakin.Lust for lifeGenna Sosonko remembers Mark Taimanov (1926-2016), a man with an unshakeable passion for life.Wesley So finishes in styleWith a victory in the London Chess Classic, the 23-year-old American clinched the Grand Chess Tour, crowning amajestic year with a $295,000 payday.Interview: Wesley SoAn inspirationJudit Polgar learned a lesson or two from Paul Keres.Maximize Your TacticsCeleb 64: Marlon BrandoBlindfold KingIn Las Vegas, Timur Gareyev broke the blindfold simul world record, taking on 48(!) opponents. Heres his own story.Its a knockoutWhat does it take to become British Knock-Out Champion? Nigel Short explains.S.O.S.An opening surprise against the Open Spanish.Chess Pattern RecognitionA rookie move?Sadler on BooksIncluding: My favourite book of the year 2016!Jan Timmans columnMark Taimanovs sense of initiative and another look at Ortueta-Sanz. Was it a fake game?Just CheckingWhat is Jovanka Houskas favourite square? 

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New In Chess 2017/2: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2017/2: The Club Player's Magazine

Issue 2017#2 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess:Living the dreamAs if he is casually checking off dream goals on a bucket list, Wesley So is going from strength to strength. In Wijkaan Zee the 23-year-old American reached a new milestone as he claimed another super-tournament, for the firsttime finishing ahead of the World Champion.Interview: Adhiban BaskaranMeet the next big thing from India.Still Writhing In Agon(y)Nigel Short cannot believe why hardly anyone wants to see what is there for everyo

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Train Your Chess Pattern Recognition: More Key Moves Motifs in the Middlegame

Train Your Chess Pattern Recognition: More Key Moves Motifs in the Middlegame

In this sequel to his instant classic, Arthur van de Oudeweetering presents players of almost every level with a fresh supply of easy-to-remember building blocks for their chess knowledge.Pattern recognition is one of the most important mechanisms of chess improvement. It helps you to quickly grasp the essence of a position on the board and find the most promising continuation.In short, well-defined and practical chapters, IM Van de Oudeweetering presents hundreds of surprising middlegame themes. After wo

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New In Chess 2017/6: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2017/6: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2017#6 covers Hou Yifan and her victory in Biel. And of course there is an abundance of exclusive masterclasses by elite players from all over the world: Levon Aronian, youngest IM in history Praggnanandhaa, MVL and many others. Issue 2017#6 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess:Hou Yifan: Queen BielThe Chinese star underpinned her ambitions to shine in mixed events with a spectacular win after a superb 3/3 finish.Sinquefield CupAmid a mind-boggling stream of top-quality events, the Sinqu

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Play 1...d6 Against Everything

Play 1...d6 Against Everything

The average club player doesnt need to study hundreds of pages of chess opening theory. Understanding structures and finding tactics are much more important than memorizing variations.Renowned German chess trainers Erik Zude and Jörg Hickl have created an ideal club players repertoire for Black. This compact manual presents a set of lines that is conveniently limited in scope, yet varied, solid and complete. The core repertoire is based on lines that the authors have successfully played at (grand)master l

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New In Chess 2018/7: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2018/7: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2018#7 brings you 108 pages of the best in chessDouble Gold for China In a nail-biting finish China became the big winner of the 43th Olympiad in Batumi. In a unique double strike, the Chinese were victorious both in the Open and the Womens competition.The Best of Batumi With teams from 180 different countries, the 43rd Olympiad in Batumi was a gathering of old and new friends from all corners of the world.Summer of Chess In another month packed with chess, the St. Louis Chess Club hosted the

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New In Chess 2017/7: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2017/7: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2017#7 covers Levon Aronian's win of the World Cup, and Carlsen hitting back in the Isle of Man. And of course there is an abundance of exclusive masterclasses by elite players from all over the world: Wesley So, Ding Liren, Anish Giri and many others. Issue 2017#7 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess:Profile: Levon AronianMark Glukhovsky writes about Levon Aronians search for spiritual comfort. A personal profile of a dear friend.Aronian wins World CupIn Georgias capital Tbilisi, physic

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1001 Exercises for Advanced Club Players

1001 Exercises for Advanced Club Players

Miękka okładka. Wydanie w języku angielskim. Opis ze strony wydawnictwa:An advanced club player must look deeper!In this follow-up to his acclaimed 1001 Chess Exercise for Club Players, FIDE Master Frank Erwich teaches you how to reach the next level of identifying weak spots in the position of your opponent, recognizing patterns of combinations, visualizing tricks and calculating effectively.

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Think Like a Super-GM by Michael Adams and Philip Hurtado

Think Like a Super-GM by Michael Adams and Philip Hurtado

Książka wydana w języku angielskim. W książce występują symbole szachowe. Twarda okładka.  Think Like a Super-GM is a unique collaboration combining the chess insights of an elite grandmaster with a scientific investigation into thinking at the chess board.40 chess puzzles were shown to a panel of players ranging from occasional club players up to Super-GM and co-author Michael Adams. Researcher Philip Hurtado recorded not only the moves chosen, but also the detailed thought processes of every player in o

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Aron Nimzowitsch 1928-1935

Aron Nimzowitsch 1928-1935

ChessCafe Book of the Year Finalist!English Chess Federation Book of the Year Finalist!Every chess player who is serious about improving his game, should study the lessons of Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935). 'My System' (published in 1925) and 'Chess Praxis' (1928) had tremendous impact and made Nimzowitsch one of the most influential chess thinkers of the 20thcentury. His books continue to be printed, sold and read to this day. During several decades of research, German chess historian Rudolf Reinhardt comp

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New In Chess 2017/5: The Club Player's Magazine

New In Chess 2017/5: The Club Player's Magazine

Issue 2017#5 brings you 108 pages of the best in chess:Smart bearAn amazing, chess-loving pet.NICs CaféConor McGregor, another boxer that loves our game, and scantily-clad ladies (playing chess) that got a Tory MP in trouble.Your MoveThe World Champions manners. And a letter from Prague by David Navara.The strongest tournament everHow high does Altibox Norway Chess 2017 reach on the list?Fair SquareDoes Madeleine Albright agree that international relations is like a game of chess?Clash of the TitansNorwa

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The Power of Pawns: Chess Structures Fundamentals for Post-Beginners

The Power of Pawns: Chess Structures Fundamentals for Post-Beginners

If you want to improve at chess, you must know the characteristics of typical pawn formations.Understanding the pawn structure is a key tool when you are evaluating a position on the board.One simple pawn move can ruin your position or win the game.Post-beginners should know the basic essentials of chess structures and that is what this modern training manual focuses on.Experienced chess teacher Jörg Hickl helps you to:- Assess the strengths and weaknesses of pawn structures- Recognize strategic patterns-

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Attacking Chess for Club Players

Attacking Chess for Club Players

Every chess player loves to attack the enemy King. Your goal is clear, your thinking is concrete, your creativity is flowing and direct victory is just around the corner. Few things in life are better than successfully conducting a blistering attack on your opponents King! But how good are you actually at attacking? Have you ever analysed your efforts? Looked at calculation errors, missed opportunities and derailed efforts? After the immense success of his award-winning classic Chess Strategy for Club Pla

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The Shereshevsky Method to Improve in Chess: From Club Player to Master

The Shereshevsky Method to Improve in Chess: From Club Player to Master

Two instructional classics condensed into one practical volumeIn 2014 the Russian Chess Federation started a wide-ranging programme aimed at the revival of chess in Russia. One of the first actions that were taken was commissioning legendary Belarusian chess coach Mikhail Shereshevsky to recapitulate and condense his famous training methods.In doing so Shereshevsky has created a totally reworked compendium of his acclaimed classics Endgame Strategy and The Soviet Chess Conveyor, with many new examples, ex

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Techniques of Positional Play: 45 Practical Methods to Gain the Upper Hand in Chess

Techniques of Positional Play: 45 Practical Methods to Gain the Upper Hand in Chess

Opening preparation is essential, but for aspiring players understanding the middlegame is even more important. Techniques of Positional Play, an improved edition of a Russian classic, teaches amateur chess players 45 extremely effective skills in a crystal-clear manner.Quite a few of these techniques will be revelations for club players, as they offer solutions for problems amateurs are often only subconsciously aware of. For example: How do you restrict the efficacy of your opponents pieces? What is the

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Winning in the Chess Opening: 700 Ways to Ambush Your Opponent

Winning in the Chess Opening: 700 Ways to Ambush Your Opponent

Every chess player loves to win early in the opening. However you should never lose sight of the most important objective of your opening play: the proper development of your pawns and pieces.That is why this book is more than just an enjoyable collection of traps and tricks. Prolific Russian chess author Nikolai Kalinichenko has collected 700 brilliant miniatures, topical games from a wide variety of players, from World Champions to amateurs. They are selected for their instructional value, and not merel

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