Most Popular Chess Books of Week 20

Do you like to complicate the game right from the beginning? Do you feel the need to use tactics of all sorts? Are you in for a lot of calculation? Do you hate quite positional games? Are you a Gambiteer? If you can answers all these questions with 'Yes!' than you will definitely like this book!

In the Gambiteer series, Nigel Davies, well known for his attacking openings, has designed ...

After being faced with 1.e4, Black’s most popular answer at all levels of chess would be The Sicilian Defence. Why you might ask? The answer is simple: by the very first move Black will unbalance the position on the board and will play for a win without having to take unjustified risks. Regarding the Open Sicilian, this is particularly the case, since Black controls the centre with h...

Are you playing at your top level? Don’t you think there’s more to achieve? For chess players who want to expand both results and skills: read on!

Grandmaster and expert tournament player John Emms explains in this book how to maximize your potential, results and skills. Emms takes care of essential aspects of pratical play such as concentration, playing for a win or a draw, handli...

An opening repertoire is a must-have for the improving player, without it you will find yourself at some point being crushed by opponents who did develop their opening skills. But it’s not an easy job. Given the amount of different openings and variations it’s a time taking job- not even mentioning all the literature and knowledge is available for every opening.

John Cox saves you ...

Rudolph Spielman was a great supporter of the so-called “Romantic School” which was the most dominant style of chess in the 19th century. Romantic Chess is characterized by open tactical games and brash sacrifices. Winning with style was more important than winning itself, so gambits (the sacrifice of a piece to obtain an attack) were almost always accepted. Spielmann himself really adored the Kin...

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