The return in 1992 of American Grandmaster Bobby Fischer against his old rival Boris Spassky has ...

The Italian Game (sometimes referred to as the Giuoco Piano) is one of the oldest openings around...

No opening in recent times has captured the imagination of the chess public more than the Sicilia...

Are you: confused by the Caro-Kann? Scared of the Sicilian? Rattled by the Ruy Lopez? In this com...

Endgames with kings, rooks and pawns are by far the most common type--it is estimated that rook e...

Imagine you are a club player who has been given the opportunity to talk at length with a famous ...

The legendary Mikhail Tal was the finest ever exponent of attacking chess. His all-out sacrificia...

The Two Knights Defence is one of the trickiest tactical openings around. If White initiates comp...

The King's Indian has always been one of the sharpest, most complex, and popular openings that Bl...

In this user-friendly book, International Master Endre Vegh goes back to basics, studying the fun...

Anyone who plays 1 e4 as White must be prepared not only for Black's main defences but also an as...

Bird's Opening is an underrated and dynamic choice for White that immediately directs the game in...

A thorough understanding of the middlegame i s essential for any aspiring player wishing to impro...

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of Benoni Systems. This book is a study of all t...

Being able to solve puzzles and combinations is one of the principal components of a successful c...

There is no easier way to win a game of chess than by luring your opponent into a devious trap. S...

This book provides the reader with a selection of puzzles to solve. However, unlike other books o...

Study brings wisdom. Practice brings perfection. This is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Johan H...

Grandmaster Mark Taimanov is one of the most consistently successful players of the post-war era....

The Nimzo-Indian is one of the soundest and most popular defences against 1 d4, offering Black th...

The Four Knights has the distinction of being one of the oldest openings in the history of chess....

In this user-friendly book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald goes back to basics, studying the fundament...

The Advance variation of the Caro-Kann (1 e4 c6 d4 d5 3 e5) is a highly aggressive method of coun...

The chess world has been blessed by a number of wonderful strategists, and in Chess Secrets: The ...

Some players become good at chess, some very good, while others excel at the game. In this book J...

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the English Opening.The English is a sophisti...

Once a chess player has figured out how all the chess pieces move, what is the next step on the c...

The Sicilian Defence is Black¿s most ambitious and popular defence to 1 e4. Finding a suitable we...

Everyman Chess continues its original and best-selling Starting Out series with detailed coverage...

Yefim Geller has been one of the world's foremost grandmasters over the past four decades, during...

The opening phase of the game throws up difficult questions for those keen to study and improve t...

The Kalashnikov Variation is one of the most modern variations of the Sicilian Defence. As early ...

International Master Craig Pritchett studies the Sicilian Scheveningen in a clear-cut way, introd...

The Veresov is a surprisingly tricky system that, in the right hands, can be a powerful attacking...

The middlegame can prove to be a minefield for many players, throwing up numerous difficult quest...

‘I love playing the King's Indian, but no-one ever allows me to reach my favourite opening!' Does...

The Stonewall is an ideal choice for those players who are keen to avoid the reams of theory that...

The King's Indian remains a hugely popular opening – unsurprising given the attacking opportuniti...

This book provides a repertoire for Black with the ever-popular Queen's Gambit Declined. Opening ...

'And the rest is a matter of technique' is an annoyingly common phrase used in chess literature. ...

Tired of playing the same old openings? Bored with stuffy mainline opening theory? This book prov...

Prominent opening specialists take a revolutionary look at the Pirc and Modern Defences and selec...

The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defences in chess and is favoured by ambitious and ...

You may be happy with your main openings – sorted with the Sicilian and content with the King's I...

Endgames involving only kings and pawns are the most fundamental of all chess positions, and a fi...

The Queen¿s Gambit is one of the most popular and fundamental chess openings of all time and it h...

In this easy-to-read guide, openings expert John Cox goes back to basics, studying the essential ...

This is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually cha...