Two Soviet titles, seven Olympiad team gold medals and three Olympiad golds for individual performance are just a few of Geller's accomplishments in chess. He crowned his long career by becoming World Senior Champion in 1992. Geller was also noted for his ability to share his wisdom - he coached World Champions Boris Spassky and Anatoly Karpov. In The Nemesis, Geller annotates over 130 of his greatest games with wit and insight.
Key Concepts of Gambit Play is an inspirational guide for those seeking to sharpen their game and fight for the win. By covering 14 gambits from a wide range of openings, this book offers ideas and in
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The Soviet Union is history, but its influence on chess is still strong in the 21st century, as a glance at the rating list proves.Soviet Chess Strategy is a collection of Suetin’s finest writing. Sue
My System is at the top of a very short list of chess classics. Nimzowitsch’s ideas have had a profound influence on modern chess thinking. Most chess masters will at some point have studied Nimzowitsch’s work, and not to have read My System is by many regarded as a shocking gap in a chess player’s education.The problem for an English-speaking audience has been that My System was written in German more than eighty years ago. The commonly-used contemporary translations have sounded dated for some time, and were always questionable: the translators frequently toned down many passages, fearing Nimzowitsch’s biting wit would be too controversial.This edition uses a brand-new translation that recreates the author’s original intentions. For the first time an English-speaking audience can appreciate the true nature of a famous chess book.
Another Reinfeld Classic Now in Algebraic Notation!Fred Reinfeld’s timeless Attack and Counterattack in Chess starts with the basic premise that White plays to build on the natural initiative that is
Simple diagrams make examples easy to followTest-yourself puzzles with answers at the backClear cross-referencing of chess rules as players progress through the bookLively illustrations of snooty quee
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