Presents three hundred chess problems for beginners, each of which requires no more than ten pieces on the board and can be solved in one move, covering eleven tactical themes including forks, pins, traps, and direct checkmates.

"American-Czech Grandmaster Lubomir Kavalek (1943-2021) was a three-time US Chess Champion and one of the best chess writers of the last decades. He reached millions of chess fans with his much-acclaimed columns in the Washington Post and the Huffington Post. Kavalek could speak from experience as he had played with or met all the chess greats of the last century. He assisted Bobby Fischer during the legendary Match of the Century in 1972, and in...

Cómo ganar al ajedrez te enseña todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el juego, incluidos los movimientos y estrategias más importantes para empezar con fuerza y seguir pensando varios pasos por delante. Con el humor y el estilo característicos de Rozman-que le han hecho famoso entre millones de aficionados-, la primera parte de esta guía única introduce a los jugadores principiantes (0-800 ELO) en las cuatro áreas clave a tener en cuenta al jugar...

Chess players! Are you having trouble facing 1.e4? Is your Spanish too sticky and your Sicilian too sickly? Wrongfoot White with the Nimzowitsch Defence. Correspondence Chess Master and experienced author Marek Soszynski analyses 1.e4 Nc6 in detail, including sidelines and novelties, to give you a complete deviant repertoire against White's most popular first move.

The Blue Book of Chess is a book about chess by a chess master Howard Staunton intended for teaching the rudiments of the game of chess, and giving an analysis of all the recognized openings. The main goal was to simplify a great variety and the delicate distinctions of the openings, showing such moves as are recognized to be the best. At each opening, the student of the game is presented with the variations made by experienced players in accordance...

"José Raúl Capablanca: The Chess Prodigy" is a captivating exploration of one of the greatest chess players in history, celebrating his exceptional intellect, revolutionary approach to the game, and enduring impact on the world of chess and beyond.The book also includes 14 annotated chess games by Capablanca.Chapters included:Chapter 1: The Early YearsChapter 2: Rise to ProminenceChapter 3: The Unconventional World ChampionChapter 4: Legendary MatchesChapter...

En el ajedrez, cada jugada exige una decisión que puede condicionar el resultado final. Este innovador método de estudio te ofrece la posibilidad de avanzar paso a paso a través de los recursos tácticos más famosos del ajedrez desde un enfoque didáctico orientado a la práctica. • Las principales tácticas del ajedrez explicadas con ejemplos y consejos para vencer a tu rival. • Un gran número de ejercicios para practicar maniobras, jugadas...

Chess Throughout the Ages is a book about the history if chess by English chess player Henry Bird. The author's goal is to trace the ancient origins of the game of chess, beginning with what is known from India, Persia and China. He tracks the changes that happened in the game of chess into the final modifications in the mid-15th century and surveys the rise of interest in chess in England and other parts of the world. The book provides a historical...

Your White opponents will be booked-up on the main lines of the Ruy Lopez. How can you beat such experts? DoubleMaster and experienced chess author Marek Soszynski shows and explains to you three different variations of Bird's Defence 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nd4!? The first is tactical (with a kingside fianchetto) while the other two are more positional. In all of them you will reach unusual positions with special features requiring special treatments,...

Sammy Reshevsky was a child prodigy who became a World Chess Championship contender. In this book, Correspondence Chess Master Marek Soszynski discusses Reshevsky's playing style, annotates 20 of his games (9 of them not in Gordon's Compendium) and adds contemporary newspaper accounts and other reports to give a full and frank picture of the ruthless American Grandmaster.