Chess Basics BUY NOW $11.99
Whether you are a total beginner or just think you'd like to play, International Grandmaster Nigel Short can show you how to play and win the "game of kings." With over 140 two-color diagrams and photographs, learn how to set up the board, the moves and origins of the pieces, how to play, how to study other games by following notation, and finishing off an opponent-with tips on gamesmanship. A great introduction for new players. A Chess Basics Kit, which includes a magnetic chess set, is also available.
Mensa Guide to Chess BUY NOW $12.95 $10.36 SAVE $2.59 ! You don't have to be a genius to enjoy chess. The practical instruction provided here can help anyone progress from first timer or novice to capable intermediate in 30 days, while instilling an understanding of the game's fundamentals, and providing a strong foundation for future advancement. The game's history, the basic moves for each piece, and strategies for openings, middle game and endgame positions are all covered, and you can measure your progress with the exercises that follow each section. Checkmating tips for the Queen and minor pieces are included, as is advice for salvaging a draw when you have a weakened position. Unlike many other chess books, the lessons included here are designed for "real-world" play, using positions that are most likely to occur for newer players. Also featured is a Foreword by renowned chessmaster, teacher, and columnist Bruce Pandolfini, who was the instructor played by Ben Kingsley in the film, Searching for Bobby Fisher.
Chess For Dummies BUY NOW $21.99 $14.95 SAVE $7.04 ! It was inevitable, thank goodness, that the Dummies series would give us an introductory chess book. The light touch is perfect to offset the sober aura of mystery that surrounds the game in many people's minds. And the extras that reach beyond the well-written move explanations, strategies, and pattern-recognition make the book a real winner. It won't take much playing for readers to appreciate the section on chess etiquette, for example, or the one on uncommon moves, subtitled, "The Ones That Start the Fights." Informative tips and amusing bits of trivia add to the fun.
Chess For Kids BUY NOW $12.99 $9.74 SAVE $3.25 ! Making chess accessible to kids. International Master Michael Basman invites you into the challenging and exciting world of chess. His simple and accessible text presents the beginner with the rules, skills, and techniques of the game. Every aspect is illustrated with clear step-by-step photography, from setting up the board and basic moves, to more advanced tactics and strategy. A must for any budding Grandmaster!
The Right Way to Play Chess BUY NOW $12.95 $10.36 SAVE $2.59 ! With remarkable ease and clarity, D. Brine Pritchard explains the modern and internationally approved method of chess to the beginning chess player. In this, the tenth revised edition of the standard work on the subject, Pritchard draws new inspiration from the latest developments in chess, taking the reader through detailed and illustrated explanations of the basic rules and general theories of chess, openings, middle games, end games, and much more.
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played BUY NOW $9.95Sixty-two masterly demonstrations of the basic strategies of winning at chess, featuring games by the greatest chess masters — Capablanca, Tarrasch, Fischer, Alekhine, Lasker, Petrosian among them — compiled and annotated by one of chess literature's most brilliant authors. Each game selected offers a classic example of a fundamental problem and its best resolution, described and diagramed in the clearest possible manner for players of every level of skill. 146 illustrations.
Chess for Beginners BUY NOW $10.00 $8.00 SAVE $2.00 ! In this book, I. A. Horowitz, Chess Editor of the New York Times and former U.S. Open Champion, applies some of the ideas and convictions acquired from thirty-five years of playing, teaching and analyzing the royal game. He emphasizes the tactical aspects of the game: how to recognize the big chance and hit hard when it occurs. He also stresses the ideas and methods in opening play, rather than the routine memorizing of variations that takes the joy out of chess for so many beginners. When you have completed this book, you will be able to play chess with pleasure and some ability.
Chess Fundamentals BUY NOW $15.95 $10.20 SAVE $5.75 ! 
This handbook is packed with timeless advice on different aspects of practical play, and illustrated by Capablanca's own games. This book first appeared in 1921, the year Jose Capablanca captured the world championship title, and has remained a classic ever since.
Victory In The Opening - The Art Of Winning Quickly In Chess BUY NOW $15.95 $14.99 SAVE $0.96 ! Learn the secrets of a quick victory on the chessboard! A great guide for chess players looking to improve their game. The golden rules of successful opening play are all too easily forgotten, even by the grandmasters. Using examples played by by contemporary stars from Bobby Fischer to Garry Kasparov to Anatoly Karpov, this book shows how to chase an uncastled king, surprising your opponent, and great winning moves.
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