A cornucopia of games, positions, biographies, mysteries, howlers, reviews, quotations, etc., featuring a cast of hundreds from the chess world of today and yesteryear -- the champions and the under-achievers; the scholars and the bunglers...

Between 1955-1972, Bobby Fischer, more or less single-handedly, took on the might of the Soviet Chess Empire and won. In this book, a must for all chess players, the author analyses Fischer's greatest games and his legacy. This book brings...

Garry Kasparov, the thirteenth world champion and widely acclaimed as the greatest player ever, assesses the contribution of his 12 great predecessors. This is the second part of a three-volume series. The battle for the World Chess Championship...

Garry Kasparov analyzes the style and play of the first four recognized champions: Wilhelm Steintz (1886-1894), Emanuel Lasker (1894-1921), Jose Capablanca (1921-1927) and Alexander Alekhine (1927-1935 and 1937-1946). This is the first part of...

64 Playing Levels: Fun Casual and Fixed Depth Alec’s animated face responds to your every move throughout the game 11 Teaching Modes 16 stored Opening Systems Option to Play Against the Computer or a Friend Hints Given -...

Slip this Micro Chess Computer into your pocket and play it anywhere! With its great styling and funky touch screen never has a chess computer been so easy to use and so desirable! This is a perfect starting point for be...

William 'Bill' Hook's life is filled with his passions - travelling, painting, blackjack, and most of all, chess. Known by many as the 'King of the Chess Olympiad' Hook has competed in more than 15 of the illustrious tournaments, winning gold...

How do you teach chess? What materials do you need? Is there a particularly successful method? How can you sell a chess curriculum, motivate learners, and monitor progress? This book provides answers to these, and other questions. It is suitable...

No time to study chess opening theory? Secrets of Opening Surprises (SOS) consists of highly playable, unusual opening ideas. Because an SOS is such an early deviation from the regular lines in mainstream openings (usually before move six)...

There are, contrary to what most amateurs believe, relatively few chess endgames one must know. Jesus de la Villa, an international grandmaster and former champion of Spain, presents the endgames that show up most frequently in practice...

San Luis 2005 is the most celebrated chess tournament of the decade. Bulgarian Grandmaster, Veselin Topalov triumphed and proved that he is a worthy successor to World Champions such as Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. This work analyses all the...

Grandmaster Repertoire is a new series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly...