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We have numerous new shipments ranging from full shipping containers to small parcels arriving from all over the world in November 2005.
The Trompowsky – The easy way - $49.95
Thirty years ago the Trompowski opening was
almost totally unknown. It took a few spectacular games by Rafael Vaganian to
bring 2 Bg5 into the limelight, and after that, the die was cast. Today 1 d4 Nf6
2 Bg5 is used by many of the best players in the world and a whole body of
complicated theory has built up. In this fascinating DVD, International Master
Andrew Martin traces the history of the opening from those early days, through
the ‘golden age’ of the late 1980’s and 1990’s, and shows how the theory and
ideas have evolved into the sharp and dangerous weapon that the Trompowski
undoubtedly is today. Martin simplifi es the theory of 2005 and creates an easy
to understand repertoire for the White player that recaptures the pioneering
spirit of those early days...with interest! He argues conclusively that 2 Bg5
can still lead to original chess. Games from Vaganian, Hodgson, Bellon,
Miladanovic, McShane, Ivanchuk and a whole cast of excellent players help to
demonstrate why.
Available from 20th October 2005
Andrew Martin is 47 years old and lives in
Sandhurst, England, with his wife and four children. He has written several
best-selling chess books, including
the recent ‘King’s Indian Battle Plans’ and ‘Secret Weapons’. He writes for
ChessPublishing.com and has several monthly columns at chessville.
com, JeremySilman.com and for CHESS magazine. He is a noted trainer and coach.
System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300
Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM,
Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9.0, DVD drive
The Scandinavian - The easy way - $49.95
It’s easy-to-learn and easy-to-play. Here is an opening for Black
which will furnish good results in the shortest possible time. Which other
opening could we be referring to apart from the Scandinavian or Centre-Counter
Defence; 1 e4 d5 ! International Master Andrew Martin has written extensively on
the Centre-Counter and here he turns his attention to 1 e4 d5 2 exd5 Qxd5 3 Nc3
Qd6!? Playing fl at out for the win against 1 e4 is never easy, but here we
encounter a variation where Black can do just that! All relevant second and
third move alternatives for White are covered too! This DVD will be a boon to
all chessplayers,but particularly to the busy person with limited time for study
or those who wish to incorporate a new defence into their Black repertoire with
the minimum possible hassle. This really is the Scandinavian – the easy way!
Knut Neven: Classical Nimzo-Indian – 4.Qc2 - $49.95
The Nimzo-Indian is not only one of the most
solid openings against 1.d4, but it also suits the player with Black who is
aiming from the start for the full point. In many treatments of the opening,
White runs slight risks – doubled pawns and an isolated queen pawn are typical.
At the peak of world chess, there is thus a clear preference for the Classical
System 4.Qc2 – in which White usually retains the bishop pair and the pawn
structure remains intact; however on some occasions it is necessary to make up
for being behind in development.
Our author, Knut Neven, has produced an easily comprehensible database with 24 texts and 478 selected and mainly annotated games. After an introduction and a history of the system and opening, there comes a specially interesting text about typical motifs which crop up in the Classical System: the advantage of the bishop pair, the placement of the minor pieces, recurring tactical motifs, key pawn structures and pressure against c4 are themes which the author explains and provides with links to sample games. Then there comes the opening theory of the Classical System in 18 chapters. And as well as that there is also a large reference database of nearly 23,000 games, of which approximately 1000 are annotated. The CD is rounded off with a training database and an extensive opening tree, generated from all the games. All the data on the CD can be accessed with a reader based on ChessBase 9.0.
About the author Knut Neven is the editor of the Canadian chess magazine „En Passant“. His principal playing activities are in the realm of correspondence chess, where he has already qualified three times for the fi nal of the IECG World Championship. ChessBase has already published his works on the „French Defence with 3.Nc3“ and „French Defence without Nc3“ as well as on the „Grünfeld Defence”.
Squares Strategy, Vol. 3 Middlegame - $39.95
The Bangiev method of thinking is a strategy
based on squares. Before every move, it therefore checks the constellation of
pieces against quite specifi c pre-determined criteria. What it encourages is
not your memory but your thinking: learn to understand the logic of the game by
means of a few rules! It always the same restricted number of questions which
you have to ask yourself and to answer at whatever stage of the game. Once you
have understood the principle, you can have the pleasure of discovering that,
with a little practice, you are always able to fi nd the best move. You can
check your progress with grandmaster games, because grandmasters apply the
correct thought processes without even being aware of it! The third CD, which is
based on Bangiev‘s new method of training, is dedicated to the middlegame. There
is a „Learning“ database in which the new method of training is presented in 20
introductory texts and 131 annotated game fragments. In a second database there
are then 69 game fragments by means of which you can put into practice what you
have learned.
This is what makes chess training fun:
About the author
International Master AlexanderBangiev has made his name as a chess trainer and
the author of various chess books. Various openings disks and CDs by Bangiev
have already appeared under the ChessBase label, including „The King‘s Gambit“,
the „Gambit
Lexicon“ and „The Philidor Defence“.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Pentium 166, 32 MB RAM, WinXP, Win2000, Win ME, Win98.
Henrik Schlößner: Test your Chess - $49.95
In the training questions, the new function
Multiple Choice also allows questions to be set about the evaluation of
positions, or for example what chance is there of an attack on the king.
Possible answers are always suggested and the training is done by clicking on
what you consider to be the correct solution. But things do not have to be
simple… The author has provided 555 game fragments with training questions and
divided the material into six chapters:
About the author: Henrik Schlößner is the author of the tactics database on the Tal-CD and is also responsible for Technique Trainer 1 and 2.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Pentium, 32 MB RAM, Windows 98 SE/2000/Me/XP
Our best selling Digital Game Timer II (new stock) arrived in October and remains at $79.95 including batteries - the only digital chess clock endorsed by the US Chess Federation.
More of our best selling quartz analogue clocks arrive in November (we had only 100 left in stock) and is the best value clock under $50.
Our two new chess computers - touch screen at $79
and $179
are
the latest in technology (more details ee October
2005)
We have well over 3000 different items in stock. Our main catalogue is June 30th 2005 with monthly updates. Many more new products this month.
Chess Discount Sales in the Sydney CBD has one of the largest ranges of chess goods in the world - at lower prices.
DVDs
Roman Labs
The Prince of Chess
A fascinating film about the worlds youngest Chess Grandmaster
by
Oyvind Asbjorsen
Our Price: $ 42.95 Publisher: Main Island Production, 2005 |
Chess prodigy: 14-year-old Norwegian Magnus
Carlsen is the world's youngest Chess Grand Master.The Carlsen family sublet
their house for a year in order to travel around with Magnus and help him fulfil
his potential as a world class chess player. From Iceland to Libya, he has
sought battle with chess icons such as Karpov and Shirov.
We follow him through important tournaments as well as daily life, trying to
understand the workings of his brilliant mind. The film also looks at the game
of chess as a player in both cultural history and intemational politics.
Special features:
Books back in stock
Chess Openings Traps and Zaps - Pandolfini $21.95
More Chess Openings Traps and Zaps (2) - Pandolfini $24.95
Wonderboy Magnus Carlsen $39.95
Pandolfini's Endgame Course (algebraic, 320 pages) $24.95
Chessercizes Pandolfini $24.95
Special
Biographical material,
tournament results plus all known tournament and match games played by Lasker
during this period.
Pub. 1998, softback, 273 pages. (only 32 copies in stock)
Was $49.95 Now $16.95
Books
De la Bourdonnais versus
McDonnell, 1834 - $89.95
The Eighty-Five Games of
Their Six Chess Matches, with Excerpts from Additional Games Against Other
Opponents
Cary
Utterberg
ISBN
0-7864-2114-2
photographs, diagrams, appendices, notes,
bibliography, indexes
416pp.
library binding
(7 x 10)
2005
Description
When chess masters Louis Charles Mahé de la Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell
met at London’s Westminster Chess Club in 1834, the occasion was notable for a
number of reasons. Hard-earned reputations were zealously protected, and masters
of equal standing seldom faced each other on even terms. The chess world was
watching closely, but it was the actions of bystander William Greenwood Walker,
who carefully recorded each move of the 85 games, that would have the greatest
impact on the future of chess.
The recording and publication of game scores from a series of matches between
masters was a first in chess history. The event irrevocably altered the game,
giving birth to modern chess theory. Once based upon composed, abstract
exercises, studied in isolation, theory now became concrete and measurable.
Practice replaced contrivance, and tactics could be studied and honed in light
of the avalanche of match records that followed.
Louis Charles Mahé de la Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell played six chess
matches in 1834. Biographies of the combatants illuminate their place in the
game’s history, and their historic venue is examined. The 85 games are analyzed
using modern theory; there are numerous diagrams and previously published
commentary. The merits of the openings, middle- and endgame maneuvers of the two
are weighed. Nine appendices present selected games against other opponents;
excerpt a contemporary account of the games’ ambience; provide other interesting
documents; present statistics; and provide a schematic of mistakes made by both
contestants. Bibliography, notes, indexes.
About the Author
Cary Utterberg lives in Golden Valley,
Minnesota. He has held the National Master title with the U.S. Chess Federation
since 1985.
Jonathan Rowson, author of the highly acclaimed
Seven Deadly Chess
Sins, investigates three questions important to all chess-players:
1) Why is it so difficult, especially for adult players, to improve?
2) What kinds of mental attitudes are needed to find good moves in different
phases of the game?
3) Is White's alleged first-move advantage a myth, and does it make a difference
whether you are playing Black or White?
In a strikingly original work, Rowson makes use of his academic background in
philosophy and psychology to answer these questions in an entertaining and
instructive way. This book assists all players in their efforts to improve, and
provides fresh insights into the opening and early middlegame.
Rowson presents many new ideas on how Black should best combat White's early initiative, and make use of the extra information that he gains as a result of moving second. For instance, he shows that in some cases a situation he calls 'Zugzwang Lite' can arise, where White finds himself lacking any constructive moves. He also takes a close look at the theories of two players who, in differing styles, have specialized in championing Black's cause: Mihai Suba and Andras Adorjan. Readers are also equipped with a 'mental toolkit' that will enable them to handle many typical over-the-board situations with greater success, and avoid a variety of psychological pitfalls.
Chess for Zebras offers fresh insights into human idiosyncrasies in all phases of the game. The depth and breadth of this book will therefore help players to appreciate chess at a more profound level, and make steps towards sustained and significant improvement.
Jonathan Rowson is an accomplished Grandmaster and Scotland's strongest ever player. In 2002 he shared first at the World Open, in 2004 he won the Hastings Premier and the British Championship, and in 2005 he successfully defended his British title. He is also a prolific and successful chess writer and book reviewer for one of the world's foremost chess magazines, New in Chess. His previous books for Gambit, Understanding the Grünfeld and The Seven Deadly Chess Sins, have been widely praised in the chess press.
Download a pdf file with a sample from the book.