Beating Unusual Chess Defences: 1 E4. Dealing with the Scandinavian, Pirc, Modern, Alekhine and Other Tricky Lines, Paperback - Andrew Greet

Anyone who plays 1 e4 as White must be prepared not only for Black's main defences but also an assortment of less popular lines. This book features...

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Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black's most ambitious counters to 1 e4, the Alekhine Defence. He constructs a practical reperto...

Presents a repertoire for White after 1 e4 e5, based on the Italian Game and the Bishop's Opening. This book provides what you need to know about p...

Reducere. The Sicilian Defence is the most popular reply to 1 e4. With 1...c5 Black comes out fighting, immediately challenging any sense of a "natural white...

Offering a different approach to tackling chess openings, this book presents the basics and elaborates on the crucial early moves and ideas for bot...

The Caro-Kann is a reliable and highly respected answer to White's popular opening move, 1 e4. This book presents the reader with a concise reperto...

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Neil McDonald advocates his favourite opening - the French Defence - and chooses a repertoire for Black that requires minimum study.

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The Sicilian Defence is by far Black's most popular answer to 1 e4 at all levels of chess. Using examples from modern play, this title examines tac...

In diesem innovativen Band nimmt der frühere U.S. Open-Gewinner Timothy Taylor eine der ehrgeizigsten Antworten des Nachziehenden auf 1. e4 unter d...

Presents an opening system for Black based on the Semi-Slav Triangle - an ambitious way to fight the ever-popular Queen's Gambit. This title includ...

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Master Steve Giddins selects and examines his favorite games from Alexander Alekhine, one of the greatest players of all time, and shows us how we ...

In this easy-to-read guide, openings expert John Cox goes back to basics, studying the essential principles of Alekhine's Defence and its numerous ...

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International Master Cyrus Lakdawala invites you to join him in studying the Alekhine Defence. Lakdawala outlines a reliable repertoire for Black, ...

Jovanka Houska reveals everything you need to know about the Scandinavian, whether you are playing it as Black or facing it with White.

Publisher: Everyman ChessAuthor(s): John EmmsNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 228 x 151 x 10Cover type: Paperback / softbackRe...

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DescriptionDeveloping a punchy repertoire with 1.e4 requires extensive research, mixed with fine judgement and a good deal of creativity. In this t...

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The Sicilian Defence is the most combative way to meet 1.e4, but Black's hopes of reaching his favourite Dragon, Najdorf or Sveshnikov are often qu...

Reducere. 303 fascinating tactical chess problems are not only a fun challenge but a great training tool Both a fascinating challenge and great training tool...

For many chess-players, opening study is sheer hard work. It is difficult to know what is important and what is not, and when specific knowledge is...

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Cyrus Lakdawala examines the popular Scandinavian Defence, focusing on the modern lines with 3...Qd6. He presents a repertoire for Black and tells ...

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The Ruy Lopez is an incredibly popular opening at all levels of chess; this is perhaps unsurprising given that it's recognized by most experts as W...

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Reducere. This is the first book fully devoted to the double fianchetto for both colors, White and Black. GM Daniel Hausrath draws upon his vast experience t...

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Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Fighting the Ruy Lopez by Milos Pavlovic and Open Ruy Lopez by Glenn Flear, brought together in on...

A respectful and practical approach to communicating with your child.Publisher: Bonnier Books LtdAuthor(s): Joanna FaberNumber of pages: 400Collect...

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Publisher: Everyman ChessAuthor(s): D.I. BronshteinIllustration(s): d.Number of pages: 154Publication date: 1995Dimensions: 166 x 217 x 10Cover typ...

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Andrew Darby follows the extraordinary migratory shorebirds from Australia's southern ocean to the Arctic and back. On these travels he explores th...

Explores how fate played a capricious role in the lives of five of the greatest players in chess history, such as Russian champion Mark Taimanov be...

Reducere. The Budapest Gambit (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5) is an aggressive, dynamic approach for meeting 1 d4 and is a great line for throwing opponents onto their ow...

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