Study brings wisdom. Practice brings perfection. This is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Johan H...

The return in 1992 of American Grandmaster Bobby Fischer against his old rival Boris Spassky has ...

The Caro-Kann is a reliable yet at the same time dynamic answer to White's most popular opening m...

The Grand Prix Attack is one of White's most aggressive ways of fighting the Sicilian. It leads t...

The Kan is an ideal choice as an opening weapon against 1 e4, as it is one of the easiest variati...

The Italian Game (sometimes referred to as the Giuoco Piano) is one of the oldest openings around...

In this ideal book for players wishing to improve their endgame play, Grandmaster Glenn Flear exp...

No opening in recent times has captured the imagination of the chess public more than the Sicilia...

If you are one of the thousands of players who understand the rules of chess, but would like to t...

In Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian, John Emms and Richard Palliser team up to investigate by far ...

The Sicilian Defence is by far the most popular chess opening. If you play 1 e4 as White, on aver...

Are you: confused by the Caro-Kann? Scared of the Sicilian? Rattled by the Ruy Lopez? In this com...

Fed up with getting difficult positions with the black pieces? Tired of always having to keep up ...

Endgames with kings, rooks and pawns are by far the most common type - it is estimated that rook ...

'Lessons with a Grandmaster' bridges the gap between grandmaster and amateur through a series of ...

In this collection of his best games, Grandmaster Alexei Shirov shows why he is widely regarded a...

The legendary Mikhail Tal was the finest ever exponent of attacking chess. His all-out sacrificia...

Openings expert Jan Pinski studies the Two Knights Defence, one of the trickiest tactical openings.

The King's Indian has always been one of the sharpest, most complex and popular openings that Bla...

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Modern Benoni. The Modern Benoni is one o...

Are you constantly struggling with the black pieces? Can't make up your mind which openings to pl...

Anyone who plays 1 e4 as White must be prepared not only for Black's main defences but also an as...

The sharp and dangerous Grand Prix Attack is one of White's most aggressive ways of countering th...

The Scotch Game is one of the oldest openings in chess and has a great history, but more recently...

Bird's Opening is an underrated and dynamic choice for White that immediately directs the game in...

It's no secret why the London System is such a popular opening, especially at club level. White's...

A thorough understanding of the middlegame is essential for any aspiring player wishing to improv...

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of Benoni Systems. This book is a study of all t...

The Philidor is a dynamic and underrated answer to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. Recen...

Since he first burst onto the world chess scene in 1992, displaying a maturity of play far beyond...

The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. A ma...

The Accelerated Dragon is a dynamic choice for Black and arguably the most natural way to play th...

Being able to solve puzzles and combinations is one of the principal components of a successful c...

There is no easier way to win a game of chess than by luring your opponent into a devious trap. S...

Fed up with having to learn so much theory? Struggling to keep up with all the latest development...

This book provides the reader with a selection of puzzles to solve. However, unlike other books o...

Is the ability to make combinations something you are born with or can it be acquired by practice...

By concentrating on the basic principles the average player is not only given a working knowledge...

Do you like setting your opponent problems from the very first move? Are you happy to roll the di...

Grandmaster Mark Taimanov is one of the most consistently successful players of the post-war era....

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Nimzo-Indian.The Nimzo-Indian is one of t...

The Four Knights has the distinction of being one of the oldest openings in the history of chess....

In this highly original and instructive test yourself book Chris Ward invites readers to solve a ...

The Modern Defence leads to sharp and dynamic positions from the very first few moves. Black conc...

The Dutch Defence is an ambitious and underrated counter to the queen's pawn opening. With his ve...

Some players become good at chess, some very good, while others excel at the game. In this book J...

The chess world has been blessed by a number of wonderful strategists, innovators of the game wit...

The Slav Defense (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6) has been one of Black's most reliable defenses to the queen's ...