Chess Strategy by General Books LLC $28.39
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Chess; Games / Chess;
Chess Cafe Puzzle Sampler by Russell Enterprises Inc. $0.99
The ChessCafe Puzzle Books! We are pleased to offer excerpts from three of the most popular chess books available today. They are The ChessCafe Puzzle Books 1 and 2 by German grandmaster Karsten Müller and Book 3, also by Müller, and in cooperation with Dutch international master Merijn van Delft. All three books are available in both traditional, hard copy and electronic editions. The original...
The Blue Book of Chess : Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings (Annotated with linked TOC) by
The Blue Book of Chess by Howard Staunton. Howard Staunton was an English chess master who is generally regarded as having been the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, largely as a result of his 1843 victory over Saint-Amant. The following work is designed for those who are learning the noble game of Chess
The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Free Press $15.00
Josh Waitzkin knows what it means to be at the top of his game. A public figure since winning his first National Chess Championship at the age of nine, Waitzkin was catapulted into a media whirlwind as a teenager when his father's book Searching for Bobby Fischer was made into a major motion picture. After dominating the scholastic chess world for ten years, Waitzkin expanded his horizons, taking...
Chess for Children by Gambit Publications $16.95
With this charming book, children will delight in learning the basic moves of chess - the most popular and challenging strategy game of all. All the rules of chess are clearly explained, step by step, assuming no prior knowledge. The lessons are reinforced by the inventive tales that George is told by his pet alligator Kirsty, self-proclaimed Grand Alligator of chess. Chess is recognized in...
Practical Chess Exercises: 600 Lessons from Tactics to Strategy by Wheatmark $17.95
Raise your chess to the next level with this program of 600 instructive and challenging exercises covering all aspects of the game. This book will sharpen your tactical vision, deepen your positional understanding, and enrich your knowledge of theoretical positions. It will also strengthen your analytical skills, and instill a sound move selection process. Win more games and increase your...
The Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess $13.95
For rookie chess players or advanced players who simply want to hone their skills, this new edition of the chess classic has been fully revised and updated. With this guide, which includes courses in tactics and attacking strategy, a selection of the greatest games ever played, helpful advice on club and tournament chess, and a useful glossary of chess terms, victory will be yours. Checkmate!
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess (Gambit Chess) by Gambit Publications $16.95
This is not just a book for kids - for 'Dad' read any opponent who beats you regularly! This book teaches the 50 Deadly Checkmates - basic attacking patterns that occur repeatedly in games between players of all standards. Each mating motif is carefully and simply explained, and several illustrative examples are given. A final test enables the reader to grade his pattern recognition...
Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness by Broadway $16.00
Endgame is acclaimed biographer Frank Brady’s decades-in-the-making tracing of the meteoric ascent—and confounding descent—of enigmatic genius Bobby Fischer. Only Brady, who met Fischer when the prodigy was only 10 and shared with him some of his most dramatic triumphs, could have written this book, which has much to say about the nature of American celebrity and the distorting effects of...
Chess: The Play of the Game (Gaming eBook with Easy Navigation) + Free PDF by Gaming eBook Publishing $0.99
Chess: The Play of the Game 2How Do the Pieces Move? 3The Opening of the Game 6The Opening Phase of the Game 8The Middlegame of Chess 10Strategic Planning for the Middlegame 12The Endgame of Chess 14The Most Common Chess Game Endings 15Chess Player’s Thinking during the Endgame 17Chess Tactics 18Special Chess Moves 21Chess Related Terms 25Resources 27