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Lessons in Pawn Play (Download)by E. E. Cunnington Every chess player knows that endgame study is the difference between winning, drawing, or losing. No question or debate, just like...

Modern Ideas in Chessby Richard Reti A ChessCentral E-Book Here is Richard Reti's classic manifesto of the hyper-modern movement, a book called by H. Golombek "the most important contribution to...

Morphy's Games of Chessby Philip Sergeant A ChessCentral E-Book Morphy's Games of Chess by Philip Sergeant was, for many players, their first chess book. Certainly in the 85 years since its...

Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chessby J. H. Blackburne A ChessCentral E-Book Joseph Henry Blackburne met and defeated the top players in chess history, including Anderssen, Steinitz, and Tschigorin...

My Chess Careerby J. R. Capablanca The 3rd World Chess Champion's own account of his chess career, from the earliest days through the Hastings "Victory Congress" in 1919. Capablanca has divided...

Play Chess - Have Fun!by Lewis McClary A ChessCentral E-Book Are you ready to begin a lifetime of adventure in chess? Here is your chance to quickly learn the movements of each chess piece,...

Focus on San Remo 1930 International Chess Tournament A ChessCentral E-Book by Franco Pezzi and Francis VivianSan Remo is situated near the French border facing the Ligurian Sea off the beautiful...

St. Petersburg 1909by Emanuel Lasker A ChessCentral E-Book The International Chess Congress at St. Petersburg was the premier event of 1909, by far the strongest chess competition held that...

The Big Bird PowerBase - 4th Edition for Download Never again will you agonize over what to play as White, because Bird's Opening is the perfect system for the rest of your life! There's no need to...

The Blackmar-Diemer GambitChessCentral's Data Library Get focused with our new series of on-target databases ready for immediate download! The ChessCentral Data Library is for the specialist who...

The Bozo-Indian Defense A ChessCentral E-Book What's in a name? The subject of this ChessCentral E-book is the Bozo-Indian Defense, 1.d4 Nc6 2.d5 Ne5, a unique and self-contained chess opening...

The Capablanca - Lasker Matchby J. R. Capablanca The 1921 match in Havana between J. R. Capablanca and Emanuel Lasker was the most decisive victory ever achieved by any challenger. The young Cuban...