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New In Chess 2015/6

2015-09-10T19:43:00.002+07:00

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New In Chess
Rating: -
Editor: The NIC Editorial team
Pages: 106 pages
Publisher: New In Chess, 2015
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-90-5691-581-0

Content

The beauty beneath 0.00
On silly online kibitzers and more

Top Gear
Tesla-owner Magnus Carlsen is taking driving lessons

NIC’s Café
New computer game: Alekhine’s Gun. ‘Four moves in, we all are blind’. Taxing poker to fund chess. Revisited: the notorious game Marcel Duchamp – Ms Eve Babitz!

Your Move
GM Michalchishin asks: would Hans Ree like to see Ivanchuk and Ponomariov (who got draft notices for the Ukrainian army) killed?

Mr. Biel Strikes Again
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave: how I won Biel, an exclusive report. Navara annotates his instant classic king march against Wojtaszek.

Infographic
Earning the GM title at 15 is now almost commonplace

Fair&Square
What F.Scott Fitzgerald, Denis Diderot, Brian Sewell and others said about chess.

Herman Steiner
The story of a charismatic man whose legendary Hollywood Chess Group was only one of his contributions to American chess.

Ding Liren
China’s number one, the third of The Three Musketeers, explains why he is (not) studying law at Beijing University, why no one has more potential than Wei Yi and how he beat Gelfand in their recent match in Wenzhou

China beats Russia
An exclusive report with annotations by Bu Xiangzhi and Shen Yang

Chess Pattern Recognition
Improve your middlegame technique with Arthur van de Oudeweetering’s training column

Finding Bobby Fischer
How good is Tobey Maguire in the long-awaited movie Pawn Sacrifice? By Joe Ponterotto, author of A Psychobiography of Bobby Fischer

Maximize Your Tactics
Train your tactical skills with Russian expert Maxim Notkin.

Greek Gift
You proudly queen a pawn and then you lose. A masterclass by Contributing Editor Anish Giri

Dr Short, I presume?
Nigel Short orders a beer in Cape Town that is specially brewed ‘for freaks, gypsies and international chess superstars’

Parimarjan’s Chess Gym
Parimarjan Negi explains how to avoid the opening trap that almost every player falls into: trying to memorize moves

S.O.S.
A crude and early attack in the Queens Indian

Sadler on Books
Matthew Sadler reviews ‘Positional Decision Making’ by Gelfand and Aagaard, ‘Meet the Nimzo Insian’ by Kasimdzhanov, ‘Power Strategy’ by Marin, ‘The Ragozin Defence’ by Ramirez and ‘Chess Endgames for Kids’ by Müller

Crying and Self-Despair
Hans Ree on grandmasters that cry.

Danish Delight
Jan Timman looks at the key games of the Politiken Cup and shows highlights from his lecture on endgame studies.

Just Checking
What was the best game Radoslaw Wojtaszek ever played?

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Chess Developments - The Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bg5

2015-09-10T19:36:00.002+07:00

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Everyman Chess
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Author: Kevin Goh Wei Ming
Pages: 394 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2014
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-1-78194-021-1

The Sicilian Najdorf is undoubtedly one of the most popular chess openings.

It was played with great success by world champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, and today it remains a favourite defence at all levels, from grandmaster to beginner. 6 Bg5 is widely acknowledged as a critical test of the Sicilian Najdorf.

It leads to razor-sharp positions and hotly contested lines such as the fascinating Poisoned Pawn Variation, where one small slip by either side can be fatal.

In this book, International Master Kevin Goh Wei Ming examines the most theoretically important and instructive games in recent years, highlighting the main developments and novelties for both sides.

Whether playing White or Black, this book provides you with essential knowledge of an important opening.

• Essential coverage of a popular opening
• Written by a Sicilian Najdorf 6 Bg5 expert
• Packed with new ideas and critical analysis

Kevin Goh Wei Ming is an International Master from Singapore. He is a four-time consecutive Singaporean National Champion and has represented his country at four Chess Olympiads.

Chess Developments is a series which provides state-of-the-art openings coverage. Chess Developments focuses on the current trends – concentrating on critical lines, theoretical novelties and powerful new ideas. It offers players of all levels the opportunity to keep up-to-date with current opening theory whilst also expanding and improving their repertoires.

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Chess Combinations - World Champions vol. 2

2015-09-10T19:26:00.001+07:00

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Editor: Anatoly Karpov
Pages: 274 pages
Publisher: Russian Chess House, 2011
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-5-946931-05-2

The book contains 926 chess combinations by 6 World Champions - from Spassky to Anand - to solve. Each combination has its difficulty rating. The correct answers are given in the end of the book.

For centuries, combinative storms and the brilliance of paradoxical sacrificial manoeuvres have generated enormous enthusiasm among chess fans. The present book is an original work, containing valuable practical material, very interesting from the aesthetic point of view, which can also be successfully used as an instructional aid.

Anatoly Karpov, 12th world champion

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The Chess Tactics Detection Workbook

2015-09-10T19:20:00.000+07:00

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Everyman Chess
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Author: John Emms, Volker Schleputz
Pages: 256 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2014
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-1-78194-118-8

Experts agree that regularly solving tactics is a vital component of chess training.

However, it's also widely acknowledged that there is one drawback of traditional chess puzzles – when solving them students know for sure that there is a genuine tactic in the position, whereas during a real game there is no such guarantee.

In this workbook, Volker Schlepütz and Grandmaster John Emms offer a unique framework to study chess tactics independent of themes, difficulty and – most importantly – even the existence of an actual tactic in a given position.

Analysing carefully selected games, from beginner level through to club and tournament level, the reader assumes the role of a tactics detective, checking for mistakes and missed opportunities by both sides without the help of a chess engine.

This training method resembles live play far more realistically than solving puzzles, because each move has to be analysed with respect to tactical possibilities – whether they exist or not. The same thinking processes used in the training can then be applied in real games

• A unique framework to practise chess tactics
• Exercises resemble over-the-board situations
• Ideal for beginners, intermediate and club players

Volker Schlepütz is a highly ambitious amateur chess player and a member of the Sportfreunde Katernberg chess club in Essen, Germany. He holds a school chess licence and has gained experience in chess coaching.

Grandmaster John Emms has played for England in two Chess Olympiads and was captain of the team at the 2002 Olympiad in Bled. He's an experienced coach who has worked with World Championship finalist Michael Adams and some of the UK's top junior players. He's also a highly respected chess writer, with many outstanding works to his name.

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Carlsen - Move by Move

2015-09-10T19:14:00.000+07:00

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Everyman Chess
Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars from Amazon
Author: Cyrus Lakdawala
Pages: 430 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2014
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 9781781942079

Despite his relatively young age, Magnus Carlsen has already secured his place in chess history as a legend of the game.

In a short space of time his accomplishments have been extraordinary. In December 2012 he broke Garry Kasparov’s record to become the highest-rated chess player of all time. He followed up this achievement in 2013 by defeating Vishy Anand to become World Chess Champion.

Carlsen’s universal style, positional mastery and incredible mental strength add up to make him a formidable opponent.

In this book, former American Open Champion Cyrus Lakdawala invites you to join him in a study of his favourite Carlsen games. Lakdawala examines Carlsen’s skills in attack and defence, exploiting imbalances, accumulating advantages and endgame play, and shows us how we can all improve by learning from Carlsen’s masterpieces.

Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study chess. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to improve your chess skills and knowledge.

Learn from the games of a world champion
Important ideas absorbed by continued practice
Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study

Jeremy Silman:
"Lakdawala writes in a charming and highly instructive manner."

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Attacking Chess - The King's Indian Volume 2

2015-09-03T11:02:00.003+07:00

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Everyman Chess
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Author: David Vigorito
Pages: 368 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2011
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-1-85744-664-7

The King's Indian remains a hugely popular opening at all levels of chess - unsurprising given the attacking opportunities it offers. In many of the ultra-sharp main lines, both sides can fight for the initiative. White frequently wins the queenside battle but this often turns out to be a Pyrrhic victory as Black wins the war by checkmating on the kingside! Black is hunting the enemy king and this gives him a psychological edge in practical play.

Volume 2 deals with the Four Pawns Attack, the Fianchetto Variation, the Averbakh Variation and many other lines.

Here David Vigorito presents an aggressive repertoire for Black based on the main lines. Vigorito is renowned for his attention to detail and creativity, and his repertoire is full of innovative ideas. What's more, his lucid explanations of the key plans and tactics will benefit all King's Indian players. Volume 1 deals with the Main Line (Classical) and Sämisch variations.

Attacking Chess is a brand new series of opening repertoire books. It focuses on traditional attacking openings, as well as creative and forceful ways to play openings that are not always associated with attacking chess. It provides ambitious repertoires designed for players of all levels.

A King's Indian repertoire for Black
Packed with new ideas and analysis
Ideal for club and tournament players

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Attacking Chess - The King's Indian Volume 1

2015-09-03T11:02:00.001+07:00

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Everyman Chess
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Author: David Vigorito
Pages: 368 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2010
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-1-85744-645-6

The King's Indian remains a hugely popular opening at all levels of chess - unsurprising given the attacking opportunities it offers. In many of the ultra-sharp main lines, both sides can fight for the initiative. White frequently wins the queenside battle but this often turns out to be a Pyrrhic victory as Black wins the war by checkmating on the kingside! Black is hunting the enemy king and this gives him a psychological edge in practical play.

Here David Vigorito presents an aggressive repertoire for Black based on the main lines. Vigorito is renowned for his attention to detail and creativity, and his repertoire is full of innovative ideas. What's more, his lucid explanations of the key plans and tactics will benefit all King's Indian players. Volume 1 deals with the Main Line (Classical) and Sämisch variations.

Attacking Chess is a brand new series of opening repertoire books. It focuses on traditional attacking openings, as well as creative and forceful ways to play openings that are not always associated with attacking chess. It provides ambitious repertoires designed for players of all levels.

A King's Indian repertoire for Black
Packed with new ideas and analysis
Ideal for club and tournament players

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Attacking Chess - The French

2015-09-03T11:01:00.001+07:00

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Everyman Chess
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Author: Simon Williams
Pages: 320 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2011
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-1857446463

Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black based on the ever-popular French Defence. In this book one of the world’s most imaginative Grandmasters combines his unique attacking ideas with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of weapons.

This will prove ideal for players who like to seize the initiative and cause problems for their opponents from the outset. Williams’ recommendations are based on his own practical experience, where his ideas have stood the test of time against powerful grandmaster opposition.

Attacking Chess is a brand new series of opening repertoire books. It focuses on traditional attacking openings, as well as creative and forceful ways to play openings that are not always associated with attacking chess. It provides ambitious repertoires designed for players of all levels.

A Grandmaster’s repertoire in the French Defence
Packed with new ideas, analysis and novelties
Illustrative games explain typical plans and tactics

Simon Williams is a Grandmaster, an experienced chess coach and popular writer. He has represented the English national team and is much admired for his dynamic and spontaneous attacking style.

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The New Old Indian - A Repertoire for Black against 1.d4

2015-08-31T18:35:00.000+07:00

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Everyman Chess
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Author: Alexander Cherniaev, Eduard Prokuronov
Pages: 160 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2011
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-1-78194-232-1

The Old Indian Defence is considered to be a sound way for Black to meet 1 d4. Some might argue that it is steady rather than spectacular, but is this reputation totally deserved?

Grandmaster Alexander Cherniaev strongly disagrees, and in this book he has re-examined this ancient opening and the result is a "new" Old Indian.

In this modern interpretation, he has introduced ambitious and aggressive ways for Black to play in the main lines. He constructs an improved version of a repertoire he has himself utilized with great success against grandmaster opposition.

Using illustrative games, he studies the fundamental tactical and positional ideas for both sides, and also covers what to do if White avoids the Old Indian. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the New Old Indian.

• A Grandmaster’s repertoire against 1.d4
• Full of new ideas and critical analysis
• Illustrative games highlight key ideas

Alexander Cherniaev is a Russian Grandmaster, journalist and author. He's a very experienced player and has enjoyed numerous tournament successes, including winning the silver medal at the Moscow Championship and competing in the prestigious Hasting Premier Tournament.

Eduard Prokuronov is a FIDE Master and a many-time Champion of the Arkhangelsk region of Russia.

"Now my interest in the Old Indian has been given an extra, fresh boost by GM Alex Cherniaev's excellent new Everyman book, “The New Old Indian". It's choc-full of original ideas."

Paul Motwani, The Scotsman

"This is a fascinating book...***** (out of 6)"

Carsten Hansen, ChessCafe.com

"By organizing the material around model games and plenty of prose the authors have made The New Old Indian accessible to a wide range of players from 1800 to 2400. It doesn't hurt that the proposed repertoire is not theoretical by today's standards nor does it lead to excessive simplification - the one exception 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 is still quite rich in possibilities for both sides. Recommended."

John Donaldson

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Recognizing Your Opponent's Resources - Developing Preventive Thinking

2015-08-30T22:24:00.000+07:00

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Russel Enterprises
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Author: Mark Dvoretsky
Pages: 360 pages
Publisher: Russel Enterprises, 2015
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-1-941270-004

“Know Thy Enemy”

Sun Tsu, The Art of War

Understanding what your opponent is planning to do or trying to accomplish is one of the core skills required to take your game to the next level.

Viktor Kortchnoi once wrote: "Well, if you do not check what your opponent is doing, you will end up complaining about bad luck after every game."

This book consists of four chapters, all associated with the ability to think not only for yourself, but also for your opponent, to put yourself in his place.

In this book, renowned author and chess trainer Mark Dvoretsky supplies the reader with high-quality material for independent training.

Each chapter starts with a short theoretical section. Then dozens of exercises are given, from easy, even elementary, to difficult.

Training your skills in searching for a move and calculating variations will help you at all stages of the game – which is why among the almost 500 exercises, there are opening, middlegame and endgame positions.

Finally, the comments in the Solutions are quite detailed. Throughout the book, the author has tried to set forth the logic of the search for a solution, to show how a player can come to the right conclusions at the board.

Recognizing Your Opponent’s Resources is virtually unique in chess literature. And Sun Tsu would surely have approved…

Mark Dvoretsky is considered by many to be the premier chess instructor of our era. His works on the middlegame and endgame have set the standard by which other chess books are measured. He lives with his family in Moscow, Russia.

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Secrets of Creative Thinking - School of Future Champions 5

2015-08-30T22:23:00.000+07:00

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Edition Olms
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Author: Artur Yusupov, Mark Dvoretsky
Pages: 220 pages
Publisher: Edition Olms, 2009
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-3-283-00519-1

The world's top trainer, Mark Dvoretsky, and one of his best-known pupils, grandmaster Artur Yusupov, present a five-volume series based on courses given to talented young players throughout the world.

The books contain contributions by other leading trainers and grandmasters, as well as games by pupils who have attended the courses.

The final volume of the series which deals with various creative aspects, such as the calculation of variations and the development of intuition.

It also explores the psychology of taking decisions, both when attacking and when defending.

Mark Dvoretsky is an International Master and Artur Yusupov is an International Grandmaster of chess.

Chapters:

Part I The calculation of variations

Part II Intuitive decisions

Part III Practical expediency in the taking of decisions

Part IV Attack

Part V Defence

Part VI Analysis of a game

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Secrets of Positional Play - School of Future Chess Champions 4

2015-08-30T22:22:00.001+07:00

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Edition Olms
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Author: Artur Yusupov, Mark Dvoretsky
Pages: 240 pages
Publisher: Edition Olms, 2008
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-3-283-00518-4

The main theme of volume 4 is prophylaxis , a concept first expounded by Nimzowitsch and one which has been brilliantly developed by Mark Dvoretsky and his pupils. The art of positional play is explained in terms of planning, manoeuvring, the study of typical positions, and deep strategy in grandmaster games.

The material in the book is based upon lectures given by Dvoretsky and others to strong young players in 1992. The other authors/lecturers are Dlugy, Kosikov, Khenkin, Kramnik, Bareev and Yusupov.

Contents:
Part I - Methods of improving in positional play
Part II - Ways of looking for positional solutions
Part II - Typical positions
Part IV - Complicated strategy in practice
Part V - From games by pupils of the school

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Secrets of Endgame Technique - School of Future Champions 3

2015-08-30T22:22:00.000+07:00

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Edition Olms
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Author: Artur Yusupov, Mark Dvoretsky
Pages: 228 pages
Publisher: Edition Olms, 2008
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-3-283-00517-7

Successful endgame play is all about technique. In this third volume of the series the authors explain how to study the endgame and to analyse endgame positions, and illustrate the highly important technique of converting an advantage.

“This series of books is addressed to those who do not regard chess simply as an amusement, but want to understand its secrets more deeply and substantially raise their standard of play. How can this be achieved? What are the ways and methods of working independently on chess? That is what we teach in our school, and that is what is described in these books. We hope that you will derive benefit from them.” Mark Dvoretsky, Artur Yusupov

"Practically all the players whom I have trained have possessed good etchnique and an excellent understanding of the endgame. This menas that the working methods described in this book stood the test of time." Mark Dvoretsky.

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Secrets of Opening Preparation - School of Future Champions volume 2

2015-08-30T22:21:00.001+07:00

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Edition Olms
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Author: Artur Yusupov, Mark Dvoretsky
Pages: 280 pages
Publisher: Edition Olms, 2007
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-3-283-00516-0

The second volume explains the basic principles of the opening, discusses how to build an opening repertoire and produce opening novelties, and explores the connection between the opening and the later stages – the middlegame and the endgame.

The materials of this book have been made out of lectures read at sessions of the Dvoretsky/Yusupov chess school, with the most interesting articles on the given topic. It's intended for players wishing to deepen their understanding of chess in general and the opening stage in particular, and to learn to work independently on the opening.

The book consists of five parts:
- part I: Problems you will encounter in the opening and how to solve them
- part II: The development of an opening repertoire
- part III: Creating opening novelties
- part IV: The connection of the opening with the other stages of the game
- part V: Games by the pupils of the school

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Secrets of Chess Training - School of Future Champions 1

2015-08-30T22:21:00.000+07:00

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Edition Olms
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Author: Artur Yusupov, Mark Dvoretsky
Pages: 220 pages
Publisher: Edition Olms, 2006
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-3-283-00515-3

Winner of the British Chess Federation Book of the Year 1991 Award

The world's top trainer, Mark Dvoretsky, and one of his best-known pupils, grandmaster Artur Yusupov, present a five-volume series based on courses given to talented young players throughout the world. The books contain contributions by other leading trainers and grandmasters, as well as games by pupils who have attended the courses.

In this first volume the reader is shown how to assess his strengths and weaknesses, analyse his own games, and learn from the rich heritage of the past by a study of the chess classics. Over a hundred graded test positions provide ample material for selfimprovement.

By what is success in chess determined? Usually, in answer to this question, two necessary factors are singled out: talent and work. However, ability and a desire to work, on their own, are insufficient. Of great significance are physical condition, competitive character and the ability to concentrate during a game. It is no less important to choose correctly the direction of the work and to be able to carry it out qualitatively. Of course, this is by no means a simple problem. At the first session of our school we try to help our pupils to master the skills of working independently on chess.

Contents

PART 1
A Chess Player's Virtues and Deficiencies, and their Influence on the
Course of a Game (Mark Dvoretsky)
The Way to the Top (Mark Dvoretsky)
American Observations (Mark Dvoretsky)

PART II
The Analysis of one's own Games (Artur Yusupov)
Commentator's Doubts (Mark Dvoretsky)
Black (Artur Yusupov)

PART III
The Technique of working on your own and other Players' Games
Admit your Mistakes! (Mark Dvoretsky)
The `superfluous' Piece (Mark Dvoretsky)

PART IV
Studying the Chess Classics (Mikhail Shereshevsky)
Finding new Ideas (Mark Dvoretsky)

PART V
Positional Evaluation and the Choice of Plan in the Middlegame (Alexey Kosikov)
Regarding a certain Article (Mark Dvoretsky)

PART VI
A Feeling for the King (Grigory Kaidanov)
Supplement to Grigory Kaidanov's Lecture (Artur Yusupov, Mark Dvoretsky)

PART VII
Ideas and Advice of great Players

PART VIII
Tests 12x8 (Mark Dvoretsky)
Solutions to Exercises
Thematic Index of Tests

PART IX
Games by Pupils of the School (Artur Yusupov)
Postscript - School of Future Champions (Viktor Glatman )

From the Authors
This book, like our whole series of books, is addressed to those who do not regard chess simply as an amusement, but want to understand its secrets more deeply and substantially raise their standard of play. How can this be achieved? What are the ways and methods of working independently on chess? That is what we teach in our school, and that is what is described in this book. We hope that you will derive benefit from it.
Mark Dvoretsky Artur Yusupov

This a revised and expanded edition of "Training for the Tournament Player".

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Winning Chess Manoeuvres

2015-08-28T22:24:00.000+07:00

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New In Chess
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Author: Sarhan Guliev
Pages: 240 pages
Publisher: New In Chess, 2015
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-90-5691-568-1

Strategic Ideas that Masters Never Fail to Find

When a chess master finds a winning strategic idea it is seldom by accident.

An amateur, staring at a position on the chess board is often fumbling in the dark, his head spinning with a multitude of general rules and vague notions. The master’s approach is concrete. He knows how and where to look, because he has studied the games of other masters.

In this book, grandmaster Sarhan Guliev presents a wide range of strategic manoeuvres that have been repeatedly employed by great chess players. He shows how masters generate ideas from the games of other masters:

-- positional sacrifices
-- amazing counterplay concepts,
-- unorthodox exchanges
-- winning with g2 – g4 or h2-h4
-- overcoming a blockade
-- the advantages of double pawns
-- the e5 pawn wedge
-- the uses of the queen-bishop battery
-- and much more.

Winning Chess Manoeuvres is brimming with interesting and instructive stories about the chess greats, and written in an accessible and entertaining style.

After studying this book, ambitious chess players will find winning strategic manoeuvres quicker and more often. They will not find them by accident or by relying on general principles, but because they have built up a large stockpile of highly practical ideas.

International Grandmaster and FIDE Senior Coach Sarhan Guliev won the championship of Azerbaijan three times. He is a highly experienced chess teacher, coach and writer.

British Chess Magazine:
"New In Chess deserve praise for commissioning this work (..) The Azeri Grandmaster aims to help the reader increase their own stockpile of strategic ideas, such as the queen and bishop battery or the many typical ways in which a blockade may be broken."

Matthew Sadler, former British Champion:
"I learned so much new from this book!"

Chris Wainscott, ChessIQ:
"Both highly original and highly instructive (..) I give this one five out of five stars and recommend that anyone who is serious about improving at chess purchases this book and works through it."

Elburg Chess Reviews:
"Fascinating manoeuvres and amazing counter play ideas."

B.H.Wilders, Nederlands Dagblad:
"Guliev shows that (grand)masters are standing on the shoulders of the greats from the past. With interesting lessons about the art of the exchange, the positional sacrifice, how to make a plan when you have double pawns, etc. Guliev also points out in which situations you have to do exactly the opposite of what one would expect."

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The Even More Flexible French

2015-08-28T20:27:00.000+07:00

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New In Chess
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Author: Viktor Moskalenko
Pages: 368 pages
Publisher: New In Chess, 2015
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-90-5691-574-2

Strategic Ideas & Powerful Weapons

When Viktor Moskalenko’s 'The Flexible French' appeared in 2008, it caused a sensation. It was hailed by reviewers from all over the world as eye-opening, full of new ideas, easy to read, sparkling, and inspirational.

Time has not stood still, and the popular French Defence has seen a lot of new theoretical developments, not few of which were inspired by 'The Flexible French'. Seven years after its publication, Viktor Moskalenko has decided to fully revise, update and extend his modern classic.

The Even More Flexible French has largely the same structure as its predecessor, but the content is fully up-to-date on the latest theory. There are twelve new chapters on lines that have grown in importance, 28 more games, and throughout Moskalenko has found hundreds of improvements, alternatives, new ideas and fresh weapons that will delight and surprise the reader.

The book contains a more or less complete French repertoire for Black. Yet Moskalenko also presents quite a few weapons and opportunities for White. The Ukrainian Grandmaster’s analysis is, as before, high-level, his touch has remained light and fresh.

Viktor Moskalenko (1960) is an International Grandmaster and a well-known chess coach. The former Ukrainian champion has won many tournaments in Spain, his new home country. He is the author of The Fabulous Budapest Gambit (2007), The Flexible French (2008), Revolutionize Your Chess (2009), The Wonderful Winawer (2010), The Perfect Pirc-Modern (2013), and The Diamond Dutch (2014).

IM John Donaldson:
"Moskalenko does an excellent job of explaining what Black is aiming for and the 103 model games this book is structured around make it more user friendly for amateur players than the traditional opening book."

CHESS Magazine (UK):
"All French players wishing to refresh their repertoire should examine this work, both for new ideas in the main lines and some tricky surprise weapons."

Chris Wainscott, ChessIQ:
"This isn’t just a slapdash reprint where a couple of words have been changed. This is a meaningful update to in-depth content."

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The Flexible French

2015-08-28T20:26:00.002+07:00

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New In Chess
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Author: Viktor Moskalenko
Pages: 280 pages
Publisher: New In Chess, 2008
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-90-5691-245-1

Strategic Explanations & Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Players

Selected as one of the Best Chess Books of 2008 by CHESS Magazine (London)

The famous French Defence is one of the most widely-played chess openings. It is a fighting opening, which perfectly suits many club players as well as a growing number of top players.

The Flexible French is a revolutionary repertoire & resources book for both Black and White. Viktor Moskalenko presents a wealth of original and dynamic options in every main line, proving that the French is a very lively and intriguing defence.

The Ukrainian grandmaster’s analysis is high-level, yet his touch is light and fresh, and the book sparkles with original ideas. In his own inimitable style, Moskalenko gives the reader new gusto for the French.

This extremely accessible book rounds off with seven relatively unknown weapons, early deviations with which you may surprise your opponent – as Black or as White!

Viktor Moskalenko (1960) is an International Grandmaster, a successful author and a wellknown chess coach who has worked with Vasily Ivanchuk. The former Ukrainian champion remains a very active player and has won many tournaments in Spain, his new home country.

Arne Moll, ChessVibes:
"This is simply a great opening book (..) I prefer to delve deep into the IDEAS of this beautiful opening, and I can't think of a better guide than Viktor Moskalenko."

Steve Giddins, author of '50 Ways to Win at Chess':
"This volume has opened my eyes to numerous new ideas and possibilities (..) It is the most interesting English-language opening book I have seen for years."

John Watson, The Week In Chess:
"You get multiple weapons against many systems (..) the analysis simply sparkles with ideas."

Carsten Hansen, ChessCafe:
"Moskalenko's coverage is excellently balanced (..) [E]asy to read and understand; even weaker players will benefit from Moskalenko's breakdown of the material"

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The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal

2015-08-28T07:12:00.000+07:00

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Everyman Chess
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars from Amazon
Author: Mikhail Tal
Pages: 468 pages
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 1997
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 9781857442021

Mikhail Tal, the "Magician from Riga", was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting autobiography chronicles his extraordinary career with charm and humor.

Dazzling games are interspersed throughout with anecdotes and witty self-interviews, and in typically objective fashion he relates both the downs and ups of his encounters.

An inveterate smoker and drinker, Tal's life on the circuit was punctuated by bouts in hospital with kidney problems, but nothing could dull his love for chess and his sheer genius on the chessboard.

His illustrious tournament record, up to his death in 1992, is included here in full, along with 100 complete games and nearly as many positions.

Tal's annotations in this book are a world apart from ordinary games collections.

No reader could fail to be swept along by his passion and vitality as he sets the scene for an encounter and then recounts every psychological twist and turn.

"Mikhail Tal was a remarkable man. His brilliant successes in the years leading up to his World Championship victory excited the chess world; his very name became synonymous with brilliance and attacking flair.

The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal is one of those rare chess books which is not only splendidly instructive, but also conveys a real impression of the author's personality."

John Nunn

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Bent Larsen´s Best Games - Fighting Chess with the Great Dane

2015-08-28T06:44:00.000+07:00

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New In Chess
Rating: -
Author: Bent Larsen
Pages: 352 pages
Publisher: New In Chess, 2014
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-90-5691-468-4

Bent Larsen (1935-2010) was one of the greatest fighters chess has ever seen. In his rich career the great Dane defeated all World Champions from Botvinnik to Karpov and he became one of the most successful tournament players of his time.

Bent Larsen's uncompromising style and his unorthodox thinking made him popular with chess players all around the globe.

In 1967/1968 Larsen won five international elite events in a row, a truly spectacular achievement. His successes were such that Bobby Fischer let him play first board in the legendary Soviet Union vs. the World match in Belgrade in 1970.

Bent Larsen also was a highly original chess writer and an extremely productive chess journalist. Not surprisingly the first chess book that Magnus Carlsen ever studied was written by the strongest Scandinavian player before him.

This collection brings together more than 120 of Bent Larsen’s games, selected and annotated by himself. His comments are lucid, to the point, often humorous and always instructive. Together, these games are a tribute to his genius and a continuous joy to read and play through.

Garry Kasparov:
“One of the most colorful players of the 20th century.”

Alfonso Romero Holmes, former Spanish Chess Champion:
“One of the best books in the entire history of chess. A masterpiece.”

Davide Nastasio, ChessCafe:
"I have long wanted to have a collection of Larsen’s games in algebraic notation. Unfortunately, the previous books were all in descriptive. Larsen’s writing style is very pleasant, and accessible to the widest range of players (..) He shares many nice anecdotes and compelling insights."

Anatoly Karpov:
"Of the many chess masters I have met, Bent is the most original."

Leonard Barden, The Guardian:
"A collection of 120 of the legend’s games annotated in his lucid, humorous and instructive style. An evocative book, and an excellent read."

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The Modern Anti-Sicilian

2015-08-28T06:20:00.000+07:00

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Chess-Stars
Rating: -
Author: Sergei Soloviov
Pages: 534 pages
Publisher: Chess Stars, 2013
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-5-90-3609-38-8

This hefty book offers the results of S.Soloviov's ten-year-long investigation of a nearly virgin territory of chess theory – 1.e4 c5 2.a3. This is a more flexible version of the Sicilian Gambit with 2.b4 as the play often takes original courses.

One of the most principled retorts is 2...Nc6 3.b4! cxb4 4.axb4 Nxb4 5.d4 d5 6.c3 Nc6 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.Na3!. The unfamiliar with this position will quickly lose it. The rest – they avoid it! The game is often over in 5 moves.

This surprise weapon is used by grandmasters Bezgodov, Dobrov, Sh. Mamedyarov, T.L. Petrosian, K. Chernyshov, Ermenkov.

Part 1
1.e4 c5 2.a3 Nc6

Part 2
1.e4 c5 2.a3 e6

Part 3
1.e4 c5 2.a3 d6 3.b4

Part 4
1.e4 c5 2.a3 g6 3.b4

Part 5
1.e4 c5 2.a3 d5 3.exd5

Part 61.e4
c5 2.a3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3

Part 7
1.e4 c5 2.a3 Miscellaneous

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Positional Decision Making in Chess

2015-08-26T06:50:00.000+07:00

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Quality Chess
Rating: -
Author: Boris Gelfand
Pages: 288 pages
Publisher: Quality Chess, 2015
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-1-78483-006-9

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 Gelfand focuses 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 Championship in 1987 and reached No. 3 in the World in 1990. He has led the Israeli team to numerous medals at both European and Olympiad level. Gelfand won the 2009 World Cup and has participated in six Candidates cycles, winning it in 2011. He lost the 2012 World Championship match in the play-off. At 46 he is still winning tournaments ahead of the best players in the world, in many cases men half his own age.

"This is an outstanding book, probably the best I’ve read this year. I have to admit, from a personal perspective, that I found this book to be the most useful decision-making chess guide I have ever read. It’s jam-packed full of useful gems, little pieces of positional advice that probably just come naturally to Gelfand, but need to be dictated to and learned by the rest of us."

GM David Smerdon

"This is a special book, which explains important concepts through wonderful games, annotated with wit and insight by a phenomenal player. The notes to Game 7 of the Anand – Gelfand World Championship match alone are worth the price of admission.

My assessment ***** (5/5)"

IM Sam Collins

"Gelfand has given us a superlative book...

This might well be the book of the year, and serious students of modern chess practice should not miss out on its lessons."

John Hartmann

"When purchasing a Quality Chess product that is exactly what you get - a quality chess book not only in appearance and handling but also in content. At the moment I am deep into their latest product 'Positional Decision Making in Chess' and can confirm that the standard has been maintained and even (if this is possible) improved.

Gelfand has been on the chess scene for many years and can truly be called one of the elite. His experience shines through in the book... Not only is the book a pleasant and easy read, it is very instructive and is worthy of deep study."

Bill Frost

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Rossolimo and Friends

2015-08-26T06:49:00.001+07:00

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http://www.chess-stars.com/
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Author: Alexei Kornev
Pages: 348 pages
Publisher: Chess-Stars, 2015
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-619-7188-03-5

A Complete Repertoire vs. the Sicilian

Every chess player, who begins his games with the move 1.e2-e4, should be perfectly prepared to encounter the move 1...c7-c5.

Why is this opening so dangerous for White?

The point is that in all the basic variations of the Sicilian Defence the fight is double-edged and often White risks at least as much as Black does. White is practically deprived of the possibility to simplify the position by numerous exchanges.

In almost all the variations of the Sicilian Defence an enormous amount of theory has been amassed and not all the chess fans can afford to spend so much time and efforts in order to learn the endless variations in all the main lines.

Accordingly Alexei Kornev decided to choose systems which did not require phenomenal memory from the White player, but were based on sound positional basis.

The Rossolimo Attack and the Moscow variation are analysed in the first and the second part of this book and they both satisfy perfectly these criteria.

As theoretical material they are not so huge as the Najdorf variation, the Chelyabinsk variation, or the Rauzer attack. On the other hand White’s play is very sound from the positional point of view.

He wishes to develop his pieces as quickly as possible. He exchanges in numerous variations his light-squared bishop, which later may turn out to be “bad”, because White’s e4-pawn is placed on a square of the same colour.

In the third part of the book, numerous second moves for Black are analysed, besides 2...Nc6 and 2...d6 and no doubt, the most dangerous move for White is 2...e6. Against this move Kornev has suggested the quite modern move in the last several years – 3.g3. You should accept as a proof of its strength the fact that Magnus Carlsen plays often like this.

Alexei Kornev is an international grandmaster and coach. In 2001 he took the silver in the Russian Cup Final. He is also the winner of a number of international tournaments.

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The Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein Volume 2 - The Later Years

2015-08-26T06:49:00.000+07:00

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Russell Enterprises
Rating: -
Author: John Donaldson, Nikolay Minev
Pages: 440 pages
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, 2011
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-1-936490-39-4

Akiva Rubinstein occupies a unique position in chess history. On of the greatest artists ever to sit down at a chessboard, Rubinstein was also the strongest player never to get an opportunity to play for the title of World Champion.

This greatly enlarged second edition chronicles the second half (1921-1961) of the Polish grandmaster’s life. Dozens of archival photographs, photographs and approximately 40% more material finish off this splendid work, completing the journey begun in volume 1.

International Master John Donaldson is one of America's most popular chess authors. His most recent release is the second edition of "A Legend on the Road", about Bobby Fischer's 1964 transatlantic exhibition tour.

International Master and three-time champion of Bulgaria Nikolay Minev is well-known for his books and articles, although his most recent work,"A Practical Guide to Rook Endgames", has been well received by chessplayers worldwide.

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The Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein Volume 1 - Uncrowned King

2015-08-26T06:48:00.001+07:00

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Rating: -
Author: John Donaldson, Nikolay Minev
Pages: 402 pages
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, 2006
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 978-1888690-29-3

The Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein, Volume 1: Uncrowned King focuses on the years 1882-1920, covering Rubinstein’s rise from a modest upbringing to his emergence as Emanuel Lasker’s chief challenger in the last years leading up to World War I. It also examines the effects this conflict had on his sensitive psyche and the way it influenced his play in the post-War years.

The most definitive work ever done on the first part of Rubinstein’s career, this revised and expanded second edition offers almost 500 games, many of them deeply annotated with notes translated from top players of the pre-World War I era, including Lasker, Tarrasch, Schlechter and Rubinstein.

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