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(Paperback, Second Edition)

By: Victor Henkin

ISBN: 9781849947251
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2022
UK Publication Date: 3rd February 2022
Publisher: Batsford
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1000 Checkmate Combinations is a truly remarkable classic, containing everything you need to know about how to execute a checkmate.


(Paperback)

By: Thomas Engqvist

ISBN: 9781849947510
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2022
UK Publication Date: 5th May 2022
Publisher: Batsford
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An informative and accessible new book by Thomas Engqvist, filled with 300 engaging chess exercises and solutions to test and consolidate your knowledge.


(Paperback)

By: Thomas Engqvist

ISBN: 9781849946124
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2022
UK Publication Date: 4th March 2021
Publisher: Batsford
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An International Master's guide to essential tactical strategies and positions in chess. The perfect guide for players who want to reach a higher level but don't have time to spend hours every week on less productive study.


(Paperback, Revised edition)

By: Feng-hsiung Hsu

ISBN: 9780691118185
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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On May 11, 1997, as millions worldwide watched a stunning victory unfold on television, a machine shocked the chess world by defeating the defending world champion, Garry Kasparov. This book reveals the inside story of what happened behind the scenes at the two historic Deep Blue vs. Kasparov matches.


(Paperback)

By: Bobby Fischer

ISBN: 9780553263152
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 1984
UK Publication Date: 14th November 2012
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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Originally published: Stamford, CT: Learning International, 1966.


(Board book)

By: BlueBean

ISBN: 9781946000248
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2021
Publisher: Starry Forest
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Strategy is child's play in this friendly, adorable guide to Chess.


(Paperback)

By: Kvin Bordi

ISBN: 9781788404600
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2023
UK Publication Date: 9th November 2023
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
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Want to learn chess Not sure where to start

Go from beginner to winner with this simple-to-follow guide by chess streaming sensation Kvin Bordi and FIDE master Samy Robin.


(Hardback)

By: James Eade

ISBN: 9781845436018
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2015
UK Publication Date: 7th May 2015
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
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Master the ancient art of chess, the game of kings. Learn the key techniques and classic moves of the chess masters, including basic and advanced tactics, combinations, sacrifices, and pawn structures.


(Paperback)

By: Jennifer Shahade

ISBN: 9781399701389
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2023
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
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For fans of The Queen's Gambit, this is the real life story of a female chess champion travelling the world to compete in a male-dominated sport with the most famous players of all time.


(Paperback)

By: Bruce Pandolfini

ISBN: 9781579125547
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2001
UK Publication Date: 1st January 2011
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
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Win at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever strategies for more than 5000 situations and clear diagrams, Chess is for the enthusiastic novice as well as the competitor taking the game to the next level.


(Spiral bound, New edition)

By: Hugh Patterson

ISBN: 9781786648082
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2018
UK Publication Date: 10th October 2018
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
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Chess is a popular and fascinating game, its good for the mind, and satisfying to play with others, in clubs, or alone, in travel, against a computer, or an app. This new book will take you quickly through the movement of the pieces to good opening strategies, middle game techniques, and how to either finish off or defend against your opponent.


(Paperback)

By: Andrew Soltis

ISBN: 9781849947213
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2022
UK Publication Date: 3rd March 2022
Publisher: Batsford
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An invaluable insight into the mind of chess prodigy turned Grandmaster, Fabiano Caruana, tracing his stratospheric rise to chess fame. Andrew Soltis takes the reader through 60 of his games, describing the tactical intricacies behind his and his opponent's strategies.


By: Insight Editions

ISBN: 9798886638042
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2025
Publisher: Insight Editions
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Inspired by the Harry Potter films, Harry Potter Pocket Pop-Up Wizard Chess Set is an innovative, portable chess set with an ingenious construction.


By: David Hawcock

ISBN: 9798886635119
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
Publisher: Insight Editions
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(Hardback)

By: Levy Rozman

ISBN: 9780241676738
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2023
UK Publication Date: 24th October 2023
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)

By: Patrick Wolff

ISBN: 9781465483812
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2019
Publisher: DK
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In the pages of this guide is an introduction to all the chess pieces including their strengths and weaknesses, tips on how to protect pieces and prevent their capture, and guidance on when to attack and defend like a boss. Includes a bonus tear-out card to take tactics on the go.


(Paperback, Second Edition)

By: Irving Chernev

ISBN: 9780713484649
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2016
UK Publication Date: 15th June 2003
Publisher: Batsford
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Having learnt the basic moves, how exactly should a player improve In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move.


(Hardback)

By: Brian Byfield

ISBN: 9781849940153
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2011
Publisher: Batsford
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A gift book explaining the basic rules of chess, enabling you to go off and play your first game of chess.


(Paperback)

By: Tim Crothers

ISBN: 9781925321791
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2016
Publisher: Scribe Publications
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This is the true story of a female prodigy from the Ugandan slum of Katwe.


(Paperback)

By: Roland Hall

ISBN: 9780711289840
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2023
UK Publication Date: 7th September 2023
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
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365 chess-themed puzzles - one to solve every day of the year


(Paperback)

By: Peter Doggers

ISBN: 9781472149336
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
UK Publication Date: 24th October 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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The best chess journalist in the world explores why, after 1,500 years of existence, chess has never been more relevant than now.


(Paperback)

By: Graham Burgess

ISBN: 9781472146205
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2022
UK Publication Date: 3rd March 2022
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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Fully revised and updated award-winning, bestselling classic chess book, with a foreword by Dr John Nunn, Grandmaster and three-times World Chess Solving Champion


(Paperback)

By: Wesley So

ISBN: 9781472146229
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2021
UK Publication Date: 5th August 2021
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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Improve your chess by studying the greatest games of all time, from Adolf Anderssen's 'Immortal Game' to Magnus Carlsen's world championship victories.


(Paperback)

By: Graham Burgess

ISBN: 9781849013680
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2009
UK Publication Date: 26th August 2004
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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Improve your chess by studying the greatest games of all time, from Adolf Anderssen's 'Immortal Game' to Anand versus Kramnik 2008

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