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The Games of Wilhelm Steinitz,
First World Chess Champion
annotated by Wilhelm Steinitz

$19.95
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Softcover:  6x9, 260 pages, figurine algebraic, index, 2nd printing

It is well known that the surest way to improve one's skill at chess is to carefully play over the games of the great Masters. The greatest Masters, of course, are the World Champions, and the student is well-advised to select one from this handful of the best to model his play after. All the better if the chosen World Champion has provided deep and careful annotations for his best games to increase our understanding! Click here for more information on The Games of Wilhelm Steinitz, First World Chess Champion.

The Alekhine Defense Playbook
by Rev. Tim Sawyer

$21.95  
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Softcover:  6x9, 160 pages, figurine algebraic, index of variations, 10 main line games, 1000+ reference games!

After 1.e4 Nf6 Black is playing full contact “provocateur” chess. He develops a piece and attacks the White center pawn, drawing it forward to be targeted for siege. Click here for more information on The Alekhine Defense Playbook.

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit,
KeyBook II
by Rev. Tim Sawyer

$29.95  
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Softcover: 7x10, 408 pages, 2700 games cited! Figurine algebraic, variation index, over 350 diagrams 

Now the exciting Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is brought up-to-the-minute in this incredible volume, featuring the latest in computer-guided analysis, correspondence and e-mail tournaments, even high-rated blitz encounters from the Internet Chess Club! Click here for more information on The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, KeyBook II.

Danish Dynamite
by Karsten Müller and Martin Voigt

$19.95   
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Softcover:  6x9, 231 pages, figurine algebraic, 230+ diagrams

The Danish Gambit - 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3, is one of the most aggressive chess openings ever devised. Dynamite was invented by a Swede, Alfred Nobel. This amazing book, however, was not written by Nordic players. Instead, Grandmaster Karsten Müller and FIDE Master Martin Voigt bring a touch of the German method to the analysis of these explosive groups of classical open games where White goes for out-and-out attack based on an early e4, d4 and Bc4, often with c2-c3 to follow. Learn more about Danish Dynamite.

In the World of Tactics, Volume 1
by Grandmaster Anatoly Lein

$14.95   
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Softcover:  6x9, 112 pages, figurine algebraic, 230+ diagrams

See today's top-rated Grandmasters (including the World Champion!) conjure their tactical wizardry at "crunch time," in the toughest elite tournaments of 1997. Click here for more information on In the World of Tactics, Volume 1.

Middlegame Strategy,
With the Carlsbad Pawn Structure
by National Master Robert Leininger

$17.50   
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Softcover:  6x9, 160 pages, figurine algebraic, 235 games, player, opening and theme indices.

Today we know that understanding the pawn structure is vital when choosing a plan of action for the middlegame. Let Middlegame Strategy take the guesswork out of planning in chess. Click here for more information on Middlegame Strategy, With the Carlsbad Pawn Structure.

The Chess Games of Adolph Anderssen,
Master of Attack
by F.I.D.E. Master Ron Burnett

$24.95  
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Softcover:  6x9, 352 pages, 897 games and 80 chess problems, indices

No one has ever played chess like Adolph Anderssen, nor won as much fame and glory for his charismatic style. Anderssen's hallmark is the direct (and often spectacular!) Kingside attack. Click here for more information on The Chess Games of Adolph Anderssen.

The Puzzle King, Sam Loyd's Chess Problems
and Selected Mathematical Puzzles
Edited by Sid Pickard

$22.95  
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Softcover:  7x10, 240 pages, 710 chess problems and 34 mathematical puzzles, algebraic notation, index

Sam Loyd, the "Puzzle King", is an authentic American genius. Famous as a composer of chess problems and puzzles of every kind, his inventive and original posers have amused, perplexed and delighted people by the millions. Click here for more information on The Puzzle King.

Hastings 1895, The Centennial Edition
edited by Sid Pickard

$18.95  
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Softcover:  6x9, 260 pages, 230 games 173 diagrams, algebraic notation, indices, crosstable

The greatest chess tournament of all time was held in the summer of 1895 at Hastings. This "Grand International Chess Congress" attracted the strongest field of players ever assembled, with Steinitz, Lasker, Tchigorin, Tarrasch and others present. Click here for more information on Hastings 1895.

Center Counter Defense, The Portuguese Variation
by National Master Selby Anderson

$14.95   
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Softcover:  6x9, 96 pages, figurine algebraic, player and variation indices, bibliography, over 100 diagrams

In the Portuguese Variation (after 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4), Black offers a pawn for rapid development and the chance to exploit weak squares in the enemy camp. The resulting play is sharp and trappy. Click here for more information on the Center Counter Defense.

Scotch 4...Qh4, The Steinitz Variation
by Senior Master John Hall

$14.95   
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Softcover:  6x9, 104 pages, algebraic notation, indices

After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 (the Scotch Game) Black plays 4...Qh4. White is practically forced to gambit his e-pawn, but he gets...compensation! The Steinitz variation is full-throttle chess! Click here for more information on Scotch 4...Qh4.

Startling Correspondence Chess Miniatures
by Tim Harding

$18.00   
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Softcover:  128 pages, including player and opening indices

This collection of 100 entertaining and instructive short games contains a wealth of opening tricks and middle-game tactics played by e-mail or post. Click here for more information on Startling Correspondence Chess Miniatures.

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