What's New April 2011
(updated 21st April 2011)
30% off all products
Over 3400 different products all reduced by 30%
Discount up to 90% apply to some products - see full catalogue as at 30 June 2010 and "What's New" monthly updates
Deduct 30% from all prices below
Gambit
1001 DEADLY CHECKMATES (John Nunn) 2011, 304 pages (248 mm by 172 mm). - $47.95
ELEMENTS OF CHESS
STRATEGY (Alexei Kosikov) 2011, 160 pages (248 mm by 172 mm). - $41.95
(back in stock)
MASTERING THE CHESS
OPENINGS volume 4 (John Watson) 320 pages (248 mm by 172 mm).- $59.95
NUNN'S CHESS
ENDINGS volume 1 (John Nunn) 320 pages (248 mm by 172 mm).- $52.95
NUNN'S CHESS ENDINGS
volume 2 (John Nunn) 2010, 352 pages (248 mm by 172 mm). - $52.95
Quality Chess
The Alterman Gambit Guide - White Gambits by Boris Alterman (2010) - $54.95
Boost Your Chess 1: The Fundamentals by Authur Yusupov (2010) - $59.95
Boost your Chess 2 - Beyond the Basics by Artur Yusupov (2010) - $59.95
Boost your Chess 3 - Mastery by Artur Yusupov (2011) - $59.95
Chess Lessons by Vladimir Popov (2011) - $54.95
The Cutting Edge 1 - The Open Sicilian 1 by Milos Pavlovic (2010) - $54.95
The Cutting Edge 2 - Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 by Milos Pavlovic (2011) - $54.95
Experts on the Anti-Sicilian by Jacob Aagaard & John Shaw (editors) (2011) - $62.95
Grandmaster Repertoire 4 - The English Opening vol. 2 by Mihail Marin (Oct 2010)- $69.95
Grandmaster Repertoire 5 - The English Opening vol. 3 by Mihail Marin (Oct 2010) - $62.95
Grandmaster Repertoire 6 - The Sicilian Defence by Lubomir Ftacnik (2010) - $69.95
Karpov's Strategic Wins 1 - The Making of a Champion by Tibor Karolyi (2011) - $62.95
Play the Scandinavian by Christian Bauer (Oct 2010) - $62.95
The Quality Chess Puzzle Book - by John Shaw (2010) - $59.95
Everyman
10 Great Ways to Get Better at Chess - by Nigel Davies (Jul 2010) - $47.95
A
Ferocious Opening Repertoire by Cyrus Lakdawala (2011) - $49.95
A
Guide to Chess Improvement: The Best of Novice Nook by Dan Heisman (Nov 2010) - $52.95
Checkmate
Tactics by Garry Kasparov (Oct 2010) - $29.95
Gambit Busters: Take it, keep it ... and win! by Sam Collins (Dec 2010) - $47.95
How
to Play against 1d4 by Richard Palliser (Sep 2010) - $47.95
Mastering Chess Strategy by Johan Hellsten (Oct 2010) - $59.95
Play
the London System - by Cyrus Lakdawala (Jul 2010) - $47.95
Your
Best Move: A Structured Approach to Move Selection in Chess by Per Ostman (2011) -
$47.95
Why
We Lose at Chess by Colin Crouch (2010) - $47.95
Slay
the Spanish! by Timothy Taylor (2011) - $49.95
The
Scotch Game by Yelena Dembo and Richard Palliser (2011) - $49.95
Attacking
Chess: The King's Indian, Volume 1 by David Vigorito (Nov 2010) - $52.95
Chess Informant
Chess Informant 109 (2011) - $54.95
CD only - $52.95
Book & CD - $69.95
Small Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings 3rd ed. (2011) - $84.95
Play like a Girl: Tactics by 9 Queens (2011) - $27.95
Back to the future! Far from a dusty relic once played by great masters such as Rubinstein, Pillsbury, and Bogolyubov, the Zukertort System now enjoys new life. Modern world-class players such as Artur Yusupov, Teimour Radjabov, and Lázaro Bruzón have come to appreciate the Zukertort's rich potential and play it with confidence against strong opposition. The Zukertort System is a fully viable, dynamic 21st-century opening.
Often considered a variation of the better-known Colle System, the Zukertort stands proudly on its own, offering White chances to launch a sharp kingside attack or to work up a slow squeeze on the queenside. In this monograph by Zukertort practitioner IM Grigory Bogdanovich, players of the white pieces will discover how to build on the assets of their position, while players of Black will learn how to defend their territory. All along, the reader is treated to a positional manual on fundamental themes such as hanging pawns, the isolated queen's pawn, and sacrifices to open lines for attack.
Sharpen your sword! Puzzle king Bill Harvey presents 237 violent positions from 15 gambit variations - ranging from the rare Lisitsin and the neglected Blumenfeld, to the popular Milner-Barry and the fashionable Gajewski - where one side is poised to deliver the final blow.
You are looking for an opening with the following attributes:
1. easy to learn
2. extremely solid
3. full of poison
4. fascinating positions
5. relatively unknown
6. plenty of scope for own ideas
It is interesting to note that the London-System is very well known in amateur circles as White can reach a playable position after the opening phase without having to have a lot of theory knowledge. This fact alone underlines the solidity of the London-System.
As the system covers all variations after 1 .d4 d5 (lazy people can also use it against 1 ...Nf6), it must be regarded as a universal weapon. But if this system is so good, then why is it still so little-known?
I can only guess at the reason - probably the opinion established itself at higher levels that the London-System (LS) would not have enough bite to seriously endanger Black.
However, there are also a few people among the top grandmasters who think otherwise. Gata Kamsky for instance used the London-System with reasonable success and the London-System is very popular one or perhaps two steps lower down at the IM- to FM-level, as White can easily avoid long theory variations, forcing his opponent to play chess from the very beginning.
The much-praised solidity should not be mistaken for boredom as in truth the concept for a very dangerous kingside attack is inherent in the London-System. Numerous games have been decided in favour of White long before the 30th move just because Black underestimated the white set-up.
Annotating your own games can help you to play better chess. By examining the choices you made during the game and how they turned out you can pinpoint the flaws in your thinking process so that you can work on them. Chess master, author, and renowned teacher Dan Heisman shows you the whys and the hows of annotating your games. Using entertaining clashes from four decades of tournament play, Heisman traces his own development as a player and analyst, illustrating how his method works in practice.
My Best Games (Vol 1& II combined) - Victor Korchnoi - $56.95
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The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games - Burgess, Nunn & Emms (2010) - $32.95
512 pages, paperback
This title includes the 125 greatest chess games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British experts and illustrated with over 1,000 chess diagrams. Join the authors in studying these games, the cream of two centuries of international chess, and develop your own chess-playing skills - whatever your current standard. Instructive points at the end of each game highlight the lessons to be learned. Highlights include: Adolf Anderssen's 'Immortal' and 'Evergreen' games; Bobby Fischer's 'Game of the Century'; Boris Spassky's James Bond' Mating Combination; Nigel Short's 'Sadistic King March'; Deep Blue's historic first win over Garry Kasparov; Kasparov's flash of genius against Topalov; and, Indian wizard Anand's bamboozling of the Russian champion Kramnik. Learn how to attack, keep the initiative, and defend and counterattack. Learn about logical opening play, endgame strategy, psychological warfare, and how the great players think.
Graham Burgess has been a World Chess Federation (FIDE) Master since the age of 20. As well as having competed at international level for many years, he has written more than 20 highly acclaimed books on chess, two of which have won 'Book of the Year' awards, and edited more than 250. In 1994 he set a new world record by playing 510 games of blitz chess scoring a remarkable 87 per cent. Dr John Nunn is one of the most respected figures in world chess. He was among the world's leading grandmasters for nearly twenty years, winning four gold medals in chess Olympiads and finishing sixth overall in the World Cup in 1989. In both 2004 and 2007 Nunn was crowned World Chess Solving Champion, ahead of many former champions. John Emms is one of England's strongest grandmasters, and an experienced trainer and editor. He is also a skilful and versatile writer: who has written successful books on topics as vaied as opening monographs, general training guides and puzzle books.
These remarkable chess sets span civilizations, chronicling the game and its design beginning with the earliest known pieces and coming up to the surprising present. Considering chess through the perspectives of art and history, the engaging text touches upon the influences of local cultures and available materials, as well as the battles, rulers, and political factions that often inspired thematic sets. In addition to classic sets produced by Wedgwood, Meissen, and Murano, Chess Masterpieces includes the first ever comparison of two sets created by Fabergé (only one of which was previously known to exist), and extensive examples of 20th- and 21st-century sets crafted by artists such as Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dalí, and Damien Hirst.
George Dean is a practicing physician with a passion for collecting art. He has amassed one of the greatest chess collections in the world, which forms the basis for this book. He divides his time between Michigan and Florida.
Garry Kasparov is a chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. He has written a number of books on chess, as well as an autobiography. He lives in New York.
The Chess Player's Guide to Opening News
by The NIC Editorial team
Grandmaster Chess Strategy (2011) - $49.95
What Amateurs Can Learn from Ulf Andersson
by Jürgen
Kaufeld,
Guido Kern
Improve Your Chess Tactics (2011) - $39.95
700 Practical Lessons & Exercises
by
Yakov Neishtadt
Chessbase
Tactics
- from Basics to Brilliance Vol. 1:
Valeri Lilov - $55.95
The Queen's Gambit Declined by Andrew Martin - $59.95
Strategy University Vol 3: Positional Pawn Sacrifice by Adrian Mikhalchishin -
$59.95
Chess Endgames 7 - Endgame Principles Weaknesses & Fortresses by Dr. Karsten
Müller - $59.95
Power of Tactics - A World Champion's Guide for a Club Player by Rustam
Kasimdzhanov - $65.95
