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Think Like a Super-GM is a unique collaboration combining the chess insights of an elite grandmaster with a scientific investigation into thinking at the chess board. 40 chess puzzles were shown to a panel of players ranging from occasional club players up to Super-GM and co-author Michael Adams. Researcher Philip Hurtado recorded not only the moves chosen, but also the detailed thought processes of every player.

The Secret Ingredientis a grandmaster guide to maximizing your chess results, focusing on key elements of practical play.

Coffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 chess player¿s dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class grandmaster to surprise and confound your opponents, combining coffeehouse trickery with complete theoretical soundness.In Volume 1, GM Gawain Jones shows how to put pressure on the Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Scandinavian and Alekhine¿s Defences.

In 1971 Bobby Fischer defeated Mark Taimanov by the sensational score of 6-0, but the games were far more competitive than the score suggests. Twenty years later Taimanov put pen to paper, reflecting on the experience. Now the first English translation provides a richly detailed, honest and emotional account of the drama on and off the chessboard.

Street Smart Chess is an expert guide to scoring more points at the chessboard. When does it pay off to play hard for a win? Or safe for a draw?GM Axel Smith answers these questions and more. Learn how Magnus Carlsen grinds out wins from level positions; how David Navara beats lower-rated opponents and how Baskaran Adhiban beats higher-rated ones!

The Dutch chess opening is renowned as a fighting weapon as 1...f5 immediately sets up an unbalanced struggle. Then Black's kingside fianchetto, which defines the Leningrad Dutch, allows pawn-storming play in similar style to the King's Indian Defense. Mihail Marin is the ideal author to explain both the strategic ideas and the latest theory. Leningrad Dutch covers lines where White also fianchettoes the king's bishop - these lines are the critical test of the Leningrad.

Former World Chess Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses decision making in endgames and positions where one side possesses a structural or material advantage. This investigation will illuminate difficult parts of the game that many players find elusive. Concepts like the "Zone of one mistake" are certain to be a revelation to many.

In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Chess Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens. Countless games are decided by good or bad technique in such endgames, so readers are certain to benefit from the insights of a world-class Grandmaster on this vital topic.

The fifth volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 series provides a top-class repertoire against the Alekhine, Scandinavian, Pirc and Modern Defenses, plus various offbeat alternatives Black may try. Negi's latest work continues the winning formula of his previous books: the 1.e4 repertoire is founded on established main lines and turbo-charged with the innovative ideas of a world-class theoretician, making this an essential addition to the library of every ambitious chess player.

With the ascent of computer technology, humans have a chance to develop their thinking process in chess based on hard evidence. Think Like a Machine explores human limitations and proposes new avenues for human thinking, inspired by computer engines. In positions taken almost exclusively from modern tournament play, the authors present jaw-dropping continuations which humans struggle to find, not due to lower human computing power, due to conceptual and perceptual limitations.

GM Martyn Kravtsiv shares his insights on TheItalian Renaissance from White's perspective. The first topic is the Bishop's Opening, which can be used as an Anti-Petroff move order as well as a weapon in its own right. Next is the more popular 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3, when White must be ready to deal with the Petroff Defense (2...Nf6). Kravtsiv includes a large number of untested yet dangerous ideas.

GM Martyn Kravtsiv shines the spotlight on the Italian Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4). Most chess players learn the basics of this opening as beginners, yet it contains enough depth and complexity to provide the world's best players with a rich and ever-evolving battleground. The author delves deep into the most important main lines, explaining the key move-order details and providing White with a series of well-researched ideas.

The Grünfeld Defence is well known to be one of Black's best and most challenging responses to 1.d4, and has long been a favorite choice of elite chess players including Kasparov, Svidler, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave and many more. Alexey Kovalchuk is a young Russian talent with expert knowledge of the Grünfeld, and in this book he shares his best ideas to form a complete, coherent and combative repertoire for Black.

Pawn play is a fundamental aspect of chess strategy, yet often neglected in chess literature. In this, his second book on pawn play, Super-GM Sam Shankland sheds light on the vital topic of Passed Pawns. Your effectiveness in playing with or against passed pawns will make the difference between victory and defeat.

The Petroff Defense is universally recognized as one of Black's soundest responses to 1.e4, having been tried and tested by a host of World Champions and other elite players. This book shows how you too can harness the power of this top-class opening. It also provides guidance on how to deal with 1.e4 e5 games where White avoids 2.Nf3, with particular focus on 'Anti-Petroff ' lines such as 2.Bc4.

The Anand Files offers a detailed insight into the strategies Viswanathan Anand used to win three World Championship chess matches. It takes the reader behind the scenes to show the inner workings of Team Anand, including pre-game planning and preparing opening novelties. Over a hundred colour photographs illustrate the story.

The Sicilian Najdorf is one of Black¿s best and most combative responses to 1.e4, and was championed by Fischer and Kasparov among others. IM David Vigorito offers a complete repertoire for Black based on positional principles, offering sound recommendations which lead to a fighting game.

A mastery of tactics is essential to a competitive chess player, and the original Advanced Chess Tactics became an instant classic in this field. The chapters are usefully categorized by opening or common pawn structure, and this new edition includes an entirely new chapter dedicated to attacking in the French Defence.

On a fateful summer afternoon Alma, Drifter, Felix and Bella are mysteriously transported to an alien world. Can they find their way back home? The magic of chess features in an exciting adventure story. To enjoy this book, you don¿t need to know how to play chess ¿ Almäs companions don¿t. But without their help, Alma would be doomed to fail¿

The Sicilian Taimanov arises after the opening moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6, and is an ideal weapon for Black in the modern era. It is theoretically sound, and strikes a perfect balance between solidity and dynamic counterattacking potential, which makes it a popular choice among club players and top grandmasters alike. GM Antonios Pavlidis is the ideal guide to this opening. A keen theoretician, he has been using the Taimanov as the backbone of his repertoire for many years. As a lifelong 1.e4 player, he is also adept at seeing the position from White¿s perspective, making his insight all the more valuable to the reader. In this book, Pavlidis shares top-class analysis as well as the expert knowledge he has gained from his many years of experience with the Taimanov.

Grandmaster Opening Preparation addresses such questions as how to balance computer preparation with human considerations, along with a wealth of practical advice on how to go about building the opening repertoire which is right for you. The book also provides an in-depth treatment of the evolution in understanding of Isolated Queen's Pawn positions, which will enable the reader to become more effective in a multitude of openings, with either color.

The Queen¿s Indian Defence is one of the most reliable defences against 1.d4, and features in the repertoires of many of the world¿s top grandmasters. GM Michael Roiz supplies an elite repertoire built on sound positional principles, offering active piece play and a fight for the initiative.

Tibor Karolyi concludes his investigation into the life and career of Mikhail Tal, the most entertaining and popular world chess champion of all time.This book covers the final two decades of Tal's life. Insightful chess analysis and biographical research is complemented by anecdotes from famous players who share their memories of Tal.

Nikolaos Ntirlis provides a top-class repertoire for Black after 1.d4 d5 with the Queen¿s Gambit Declined. This is truly the Rolls Royce of chess openings, having been played by World Champions for more than a century. The book also offers a complete repertoire against the Catalan, London System, Torre and all other significant alternatives.

In this, the last of three volumes on 1.e4, GM John Shaw completes his state-of-the-art chess opening repertoire for White by tackling the main lines of the Sicilian Defence. Including the Dragon, Taimanov, Sveshnikov and the nefarious Najdorf, this book provides everything you need to face all the major Sicilian systems with confidence.