Games & Activities - Chess

Calculation is key to winning chess games. Converting your chess knowledge into concrete moves requires calculation and precise visualization. The bad news: calculation is hard work. You cannot rely on feeling or intuition - you will have to turn on your brainpower. The good...

Author: John DonaldsonPublisher: Silman-James PressPublished: 12/01/2025Pages: 402Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.60lbsSize: 9.95h x 7.09w x 0.82dISBN: 9781890085285About the AuthorJohn Donaldson, inspired by the World Championship between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, began playing chess in the fall of 1972, at the Tacoma Chess Club. He...

Build new chess skills and practice key tactics with these 500 entertaining, intermediate chess exercises for skilled chess players to improve their game. For practiced chess enthusiasts who are eager to grow their skills even further, Intermediate Chess Puzzles has hundreds of puzzles to...

A riveting chronicle of the battle for chess supremacy and the brilliant, eccentric, extremely online grandmasters changing an ancient game. Every elite chess player dreams of becoming world champion, of wearing the wreath and going down in history. Yet for many of today's top...

Learn and master the fascinating game of Japanese Chess or "Shogi" with this expert guide and chess set. Japanese Chess: The Game of Shogi is the ultimate strategy guidebook for players of any skill level to improve their game and winning strategies. Played by...

A fun illustrated guide for beginners who want to learn about more chess! Perfect for fans of the hit Netflix show The Queen's Gambit! Chess is played on every continent and by several hundred million people. It's the most popular board game in the...

The Polgar Way to Better Chess! Learn Chess the Right Way is a five-volume chess puzzle book series aimed at the novice, beginner and intermediate level player, using the unique methods of the award-winning coach and former world champion Susan Polgar. It introduces the...

Mikhail Tal, the 'magician from Riga, ' was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting autobiography chronicles his extraordinary career with charm and humor. Author: Mikhail TalPublisher: Everyman ChessPublished: 07/01/1997Pages: 496Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.48lbsSize: 8.32h x 5.77w x 1.22dISBN: 9781857442021About...

From Simon & Schuster, Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained is Irving Chernev guide to beginners chess and the basic moves for every player to improve. In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader...

The classic No.1 chess bestseller, now in a new and refreshed edition. Once you've learned the basic moves, where can you go next? What's the best way to improve your chess? Try this book! In this much-loved classic, legendary chess writer Irving Chernev explains...

All chess players know that they need to study tactics, calculation, endgames, and openings, but when it comes to defense, far too many wait until they're under pressure. The truth is that more games are lost because of defensive mistakes than strategic ones. By...

This book provides a basic foundation of strategy in all three phases of chess - the opening, middlegame and endgame - as well as an abundance of carefully selected exercises to monitor progress.Author: Johan HellstenPublisher: Everyman ChessPublished: 10/19/2010Pages: 496Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.75lbsSize: 9.50h x...

A completely revised and updated edition of the classic English language reference on chess openings, first published more than fifty years ago Modern Chess Openings is the best and most trusted tool for serious chess players on the market. An invaluable resource for club...

One of the most important chess books ever written, reissued in celebration of a chess genius, Bobby Fischer. The American takes the reader through 60 of his games, describing his thoughts, the intricacies behind his and his opponent's strategies, the tactical justification of moves...

Nimzowitschs ideas about how to play better chess have had a profound influence on modern chess thinking. It is commonly agreed that almost every chess master in the world has studied Nimzowitschs work.Author: Aron NimzowitschPublisher: WWW.Snowballpublishing.comPublished: 05/29/2012Pages: 272Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

Start every game with confidence! The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defence formations in the process. Winning Chess Openings shows players how to do both. In Yasser...

Play Winning Chess is an introduction to the moves, strategies and philosophy of chess, with clear explanations of the games, fundamental and instructive examples, question-and-answer sections, sample games and psychological hints.Author: Yasser SeirawanPublisher: Everyman ChessPublished: 03/15/2003Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.10h x 7.40w x...

The Caro-Kann is renowned as a top-tier chess defense to 1.e4, and Lars Schandorff's Grandmaster Repertoire book on this opening received rave reviews. As GM Zenon Franco Ocampos put it, "I cannot imagine a better way of converting into a Caro-Kann player." A decade...

Raise your chess to the next level with this program of 600 instructive and challenging exercises covering all aspects of the game. This book will sharpen your tactical vision, deepen your positional understanding, and enrich your knowledge of theoretical positions. It will also strengthen...

In this comprehensive workbook, International Chess Master, Jeremy Silman tests a player's strengths and weaknesses with 131 problems that cover openings, middlegames (both positional and tactical), and endgames.Author: Jeremy SilmanPublisher: Siles PressPublished: 11/01/2000Pages: 423Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 8.97h x 6.02w x 1.10dISBN: 9781890085056