Zoekfilters
Denksporten (schaken dammen) (16)
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100 Endgames you must know, new edition
2023 || Paperback || Jesus de la Villa || New in Chess
The good news about endgames is:
there are relatively few endings you should know by heart
once you know these endings, that's it. Your knowledge never goes out of date!
The bad news is that, all the same, the endgame technique of most players is deficient. Modern time-controls make matters worse: there is simply not enough time to delve deep into the position.
Jesus de la Vila debunks the myth that endgame theory is complex and he teaches you to steer the game into a position you are familia...
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The Hidden Laws of Chess
Mastering Pawn Structures
2023 || Paperback || Nick Maatman || New in Chess
Have you ever wondered why strong chess players immediately grasp what is happening in complex positions? The secret is pawn structures. The pawn structure dictates the game's flow, and different structures require distinct approaches. You can improve your game by studying a large variety of pawn structures and the Hidden Laws of Chess.
IM Nick Maatman invented the Hidden Laws of Chess as an instructional tool to help his students bridge the gap between the basic understanding of a club playe...
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Timman's Triumphs
My 100 Best Games
2023 || Paperback || Jan Timman || New in Chess
Jan Timman is one of the greatest chess players never to win the world title. For many years ‘the Best of the West’ belonged to the chess elite, collecting quite a few super tournament victories. Three times Timman was a Candidate for the World Championship and his peak in the world rankings was second place, in 1982.
For this definitive collection, Timman has revisited his career and subjected his finest efforts to fresh analysis supported by modern technology. The result is startling an...
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The Unstoppable American
Bobby Fischer’s Road to Reykjavik
2023 || Paperback || Jan Timman || New in Chess
Initially things looked gloomy for Bobby Fischer. Because he had refused to participate in the 1969 US Championship, he had missed his chance to qualify for the 1970 Interzonal Tournament in Palma de Mallorca. Only when another American, Pal Benko, withdrew in his favour, and after the officials were willing to bend the rules, could Bobby enter the contest. And begin his phenomenal run that would end with the Match of the Century in Reykjavik against World Champion Boris Spassky.
Fischer star...
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Keep it Simple with Black
A Solid and Straightforward Chess Opening Repertoire for Black
2023 || Paperback || Christof Sielecki || New in Chess
Looking for an easy-to-learn yet super-solid repertoire for Black against everything, which doesn’t require endless memorization of sharp theoretical lines? It’s here – and it was voted the best opening course on Chessable by the users of the most popular chess learning platform.
In this book, YouTube personality IM Christof Sielecki, aka ‘Chessexplained’, presents a complete solution to chess players of all levels for their opening choices with the Black pieces. With this one-volum...
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1001 Chess Endgame Exercises for Beginners
The Tactics Workbook that also Improves Your Endgame Skills
2023 || Paperback || Thomas Willemze || New in Chess
The best place to start your tactics training is in the endgame! Chess is 99% tactics – and if you want to win more games, nothing works better than training tactics. Win a piece or find a mate. That will get you results.
Since most of the pieces have left the board, endgame tactics have the clarity that enables you to grasp all basics concepts quickly and comprehensively. In the endgame, you can focus on what is important without any distractions by a couple of random pawns and pieces.
In ...
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The Ink War
Romanticism versus Modernity in Chess
2023 || Paperback || Willy Hendriks || New in Chess
The rivalry between William Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort, the world's strongest chess players in the late nineteenth century, became so fierce that it was eventually named The Ink War. They fought their battle on the chessboard and in various chess magazines and columns. It was not only about who was the strongest player but also about who had the best ideas on how to play the game.
In 1872, Johannes Zukertort moved from Berlin to London to continue his chess career. Ten years earlier, Wil...
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The Chess Pub Quiz Puzzle Book
Who is MC Hammer and other Chess Trivia
2023 || Paperback || Dimitri Reinderman || New in Chess
The most famous team ever participating in a chess pub quiz was MC Hammer. The team members are pretty decent chess players and happened to know their bit of chess trivia and chess history. Do you know or can you guess their names?
This book offers a collection of hundreds of chess trivia and chess-related trivia. You can use it by yourself, solving puzzles. Or you can use the book for multiple thematic pub quizzes at your local chess café or chess club.
Enjoy. The best game ever.
Grandmaste...
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Improve Your Chess Calculation
The Ramesh Chess Course - Volume 1
2023 || Paperback || Ramesh RB || New in 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 news: you can improve your calculation skills by training. Set up a position on a chessboard and try to solve exercises without moving the pieces!
Grandmaster Ramesh RB is the perfect coach to awaken your chess brain an...
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The How to Study Chess on Your Own Workbook
Volume 1: Exercises and Training for Club Players (1800 - 2100)
2023 || Paperback || Davorin Kuljasevic || New in Chess
The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves.
The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook with the accompanying exercises and training tools a chess student can use to immediately start his training.
Mos...