The Quality Wood Chessboard is a fantastic chess board for three reasons. #1 - It is extremely affordable! #2 - It is very attractive. And #3 - it is the perfect size for tournament pieces. This is just like our Quality Vinyl Chessboard, but made of wood! It is made in Poland of quality manufacturing with alternating Mahogany and White Birch squares. ...MORE

ChessBase is a personal, stand-alone chess database that has become the standard throughout the world. Everyone uses ChessBase, from the World Champion to the amateur next door. It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it.What you can do with ChessBase: Enter, annotate and save games, including variations, text commentary, spoken comments, embedded ...MORE

Steve Giddins is an author acclaimed for his ability to write in down-to-earth style on fundamental chess topics. In this book he answers the questions that really matter to chess-players. His topics include many basic ideas, including some that have rarely been addressed so directly in chess literature, and thus are often misunderstood by club players. Where appropriate, the answers also address ...MORE

Fritz Trainer: Queens Indian Defence - The Easy Way: After 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 White players often play 3.Nc3 allowing the Nimzo-shop Indian Defence. But what happens if White plays the just as natural 3.Nf3? On this DVD IM Jacob Aagaard follows up on his DVD on the Nimzo to by giving a recommendation based on his own repertoire with the Queens Indian Defence: 3b6. This system is a favourite of ...MORE

This Classic Folding Sheesham board's timeless style is reminiscent of the older classic folding wooden chess boards. When folded it is 10" x 20" x 1 1/2"and the outside shows the beautiful grain of the wood. Because the board is so slim storage is easy. ...MORE

Choosing the Dutch Defence with the black pieces is a clear signal that you are willing to go for the full point. There are no such things as exchange variations or an early trade of queens. What's more, limited theoretical knowledge will serve you quite well here, for a change. What both parties do have to know in the Dutch Defence, however, is a couple of good ideas and manoeuvres then a ...MORE

The Tournament Staunton Complete Chess Set features regulation tournament design staunton style wooden pieces and an attractive wood board with 2 1/4" squares that folds up to hold the pieces. The pieces are held inside the board in a soft plastic mold shaped to the pieces, and the board clasps together tightly to hold everything. This set is handmade in Poland with top quality workmanship ...MORE

In The Portable Chess Coach, Judith Shipman presents a fun but thorough primer to chess. Packed with diagrams and valuable instruction, this is the ideal book for beginners, who want a clear and concise introduction that will keep them interested and entertained. Judith Shipman has been playing tournament chess for over 25 years. She has taught many after-school programs, as well as private ...MORE

The Executive Tournament Chess Set Combo is our top of the line tournament combo chess set and includes our very popular triple-weighted 3 7/8" Executive Staunton Chess Pieces, a Quality Vinyl Chessboard (20"), and a Carryall Tournament Chess Bag. These amazing chess sets appeal to those who want a striking combination set that will turn heads at any club or tournament. Each set comes ...MORE

Searching for Bobby Fischer is the best mainstream chess movie ever made. It is a great family film that reinforces positive attributes like dedication, patience, good sportsmanship, but most importantly - perspective. A great movie for young chess players and their parents... or old chess players and their kids!PLOT SUMMARY: Josh Waitzkin is just a typical American boy interested in baseball ...MORE

The Mini Royal Travel Chess Set is an ideal sized folding chess set that features fun styled wooden pieces and a handsome wood board that folds up to hold the pieces. The pieces are held inside the board in a soft plastic mold shaped to the pieces, and the board clasps together tightly. This Chess set is handmade in Poland with top quality workmanship and materials. ...MORE

My best games in the Petroff DefenceWith this DVD on the Russian Defence (Petroff Defence) Alexei Shirov continues the successful and highly praised series of his best games. Since many players look on the Russian Defence with the suspicion that it is a drawish opening, and one which at the same time is both dry and boring, Shirov has in this DVD set himself the specifi c task of countering this ...MORE