Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor presents weapons for Black against the hugely popular Spanish Opening, basing his repertoire on the Modern Steinitz Defence. This opening can lead to razor-sharp
The Scotch Game is an ideal opening weapon for White: it’s ambitious and yet totally sound; it’s also easy to learn but leads to a wide variety of positions. It was a particular favourite for Garry Ka
The Sniper ? based on a system of development with 1...g6, ...Bg7 and ...c5! ? is a dynamic weapon for Black against both 1 e4 and 1 d4. Black allows White to occupy the centre but, in true hypermoder
Endgames involving only kings and pawns are the most fundamental of all chess positions, and a firm understanding of them is required in order to become confident of tackling more complex endings that
Fed up with getting difficult positions with the black pieces? Tired of always having to keep up with all the latest developments? Take a break from the mountains of opening theory and play 1...b6! W
The Queen’s Indian is a dynamic and flexible way to meet 1 d4, and it leads to complex and intricate positions rich in ideas both sides. Such is the high regard for the Queen’s Indian tha
The greatest attraction of the Sicilian is that it allows Black to unbalance the position and play for a win, without having to take any unjustified risks. This work focuses on the key principles of t
The King’s Indian remains a hugely popular opening ? unsurprising given the attacking opportunities it offers. In many of the ultra-sharp main lines, White wins the queenside battle but this often tur
What’s the best way to get better at chess? Coaching expert Nigel Davies examines the methods of players who were looking to improve, and how they went about achieving their aim.
The Classical Dutch is an ambitious and underrated defence to queen?s pawn openings. With his first few moves Black creates an asymmetrical pawn structure which unbalances the position from a very ear
This book provides a repertoire for Black with the ever-popular Queen’s Gambit Declined. Opening expert John Cox covers not one but two key options for Black. The Tartakower Variation is a sophisticat
An up-to-date survey of the always popular Main Line Caro-Kann, which remains the most dependable ways for Black to meet 1 e4 and plays a key role in the repertoires of such stars as Anatoly Karpov an
In this book the highly experienced coach international master Andrew Martin explains the basic ideas behind all the different variations you can encounter after 1 d4 d5 2 c4.First Steps is a new open
Grandmaster Glenn Flear presents a repertoire for Black based on the Semi-Slav Triangle, an ambitious way to fight the ever-popular Queen’s Gambit. Black’s weapons include the Abrahams-No
Grandmaster Zenón Franco examines chess legend Boris Spassky’s chess style, selects and studies his favorite Spassky games, and demonstrates how we can all improve our chess by learning from Spassky’s
Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Part II is the second volume in a major three-volume series made unique by the fact that it records the greatest chess battles played by the greatest chessplayer of a
Do you like setting your opponent problems from the very first move? And are you happy to roll the dice and take some risks? Then enter the intriguing world of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit! This title t
