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Chess books of general interest contain a rich assortment of books, e-books, and CDs some found no else! We are sure you will find something interesting and entertaining.

The Classic Chess Sampler I
by Pickard & Son, Publishers

$98.95 Usually ships in 24 hours
CD-ROM: 14 Ebooks, no other software required.

Here is your chance to own the classics you've always wanted...but now in the latest ChessBase format! Each book faithfully follows the original, with text documents, photos, richly annotated games – and all fully interactive. Just look at the titles included on this CD:

* Common Sense in Chess * Chess Fundamentals * Modern Ideas in Chess * My Chess Career * Morphy's Games of Chess * Chess Masterpieces * Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess * Chess Endings for Beginners * St. Petersburg 1909 * The Capablanca – Lasker Match

These 10 chess classics will keep you entertained for months, but that's not all – you get War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells and Art of War by Sun Tzu, timeless classics of literature in .pdf eBook format. Plus you'll find a special bonus folder of chess stories, screensavers and more!
Click here to get the full details of this ultimate chess experience The Classic Chess Sampler I.

 

The Classic Chess Sampler II
by Pickard & Son, Publishers

$49.95 Usually ships in 24 hours
CD-ROM: 5 E-Books, no other software required.

Here is your chance to own the classics you've always wanted...but now in the latest ChessBase format!
* My Chess Career (Capablanca)
* Morphy's Games of Chess (P. Sergeant)
* International Chess Congress, St. Petersburg 1909 (Emanuel Lasker)
* Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess (J. H. Blackburne)
* Art of War (Sun Tzu)
* Bonus folder of chess stories, screensavers and more!
Click here for complete details on The Classic Chess Sampler II

   

The Classic Chess Sampler III
by Pickard & Son, Publishers

$29.95  Usually ships in 24 hours
CD-ROM: 4 E-books, no other software required.

Here is your chance to own the classics you've always wanted...but now in the latest ChessBase format!
* Modern Ideas in Chess (Richard Reti)
* Chess Masterpieces (Henry Bird)
* Common Sense in Chess (Em. Lasker)
* War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
*  Bonus folder of chess stories, screensavers and more!
 Click here to learn more about The Classic Chess Sampler III CD-ROM

   

The Russians versus Fischer
by Dmitry Piletsky and Sergey Voronkov.

$24.95 Usually ships in 24 hours
Print Book, hardcover, 395 pages

Secret documents found about Bobby Fischer, all of the documents concerned Bobby Fischer, the most dangerous rival of the Soviet chessplayers in the entire postwar period, who in 1972 managed to wrest the world title from them.  Learn more about Russians versus Fischer.

   

E.C.O. BUSTED!
by Sid Pickard

$17.95 Usually ships in 24 hours
Print Book, softcover, 240 pages

Although E.C.O. is the Bible of modern opening theory, there have been numerous discoveries, both from tournament and postal play, since the latest editions. In these pages you will find hundreds of splendid opening traps, reversals, and pit- falls such as those shown above. The book covers virtually every opening played today, and the serious competitor is advised to study it in self-defense. After all, that's exactly what your opponents are doing! Click here to learn more.

   

Modern Ideas on Chess chess e-bookModern Ideas in Chess
by Richard Retichess books of General Interest add to cart

$14.95 Download Now!
E-book: 40 annotated games and illustrations, 9 text documents, and photo. For use with ChessBase or CB Light. 534KB

Here is Richard Reti’s classic manifesto of the hypermodern movement. Nothing like Modern Ideas in Chess has ever been attempted, before or since - a call for independent thinking, and a self-conscious break with established modes of play. Now you can own this classic, complete with all commentary and annotations - even a photo of Reti himself - tastefully rendered as a ChessCentral e-book. Click here to learn more on Modern Ideas in Chess.

   

Common Sense in Chess e-bookCommon Sense in Chess
by Emanuel Laskerchess books of General Interest add to cart

$14.95  Download Now!
E-book:  Annotated games, theme keys, text documents, and photos. For use with ChessBase or CB Light

Lasker's Common Sense in Chess has always been one of the standard works in chess literature, enjoying a place on the short list of required reading for over 100 years. Click here for more information on Common Sense in Chess.

   

Chess Masterpieces e-bookChess Masterpieces
by H.E. Birdchess books of General Interest add to cart

$12.95  Download Now!
E-book: 157 annotated games, text documents, theme keys, photos. For use with ChessBase or CB Light

Henry Bird's classic! Here the reader will find gem after gem, the very essence of Romantic chess, with wonderful commentary by the "Grand Old Man" himself. Click here for more information on Chess Masterpieces.

   

Play Chess - Have Fun! e-bookPlay Chess - Have Fun!
by Lewis McClarychess books of General Interest add to cart

$12.95  Download Now!
E-book:  Annotated games, diagrams and text documents. For use with ChessBase or CB Light

If you know the movements of the chess pieces, and are ready to start conquering your opponents, then Play Chess - Have Fun! will show you how. Play Chess - Have Fun! fills the gap between knowing how the chess pieces move (the basic rules) and knowing what to do next. This e-book will be a BIG help in quickly and easily absorbing the logic and principles of good chess play. Click here for more details on Play Chess - Have Fun!

   

Combination Challenge!
by John Hallchess books of General Interest add to cart

$17.95  Usually ships in 24 hours
Print Book, softcover, 1154 positions, 230 pages

In our modern era in which many chess opening and middelgame positions are guided by sophisticated stratagems, the iron fist of tactical blows is still inevitably the final arbiter of the result. This classic best seller gives you 1154 tactical problems to solve PLUS a training method for learning chess tactics by "osmosis". Learn more about Combination Challenge!

   

My System- 21st Century Edition
by Aron Nimzowitschchess books of General Interest add to cart

$17.50 Usually ships in 24 hours
Print Book, softcover,  419 diagrams, 260 pages

From Grandmaster to beginner, every chessplayer learns more as he reads and rereads My System. You now can hold in your hands the new algebraic version of this treasure of positional chess, edited for today's reader and loaded with 419 diagrams. True chess understanding lies within these pages. This edition makes the "classic" easier than ever before. Click here to learn more about My System

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