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Chess Traps and Stratagemsby E. E. Cunnington Chess books written by Edward Ernest Cunnington (1852-1942) were extremely popular at the turn of last century, with many of his titles revised and...

Common Sense in Chessby Emanuel Lasker A ChessCentral E-Book 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...

Discart-Bonetti Chess Match, 1863 A ChessCentral E-Book Here is your chance to experience chess as it used to be - or might have been! In January of 1863 a match took place in Modena, Italy,...

Domination!by Victor Charushin A ChessCentral E-Book Volume 6 of The Tactician's Handbook focuses on "Domination" - the trapping or confinement of a piece. Simple examples include a Knight...

Fifty Great Games of Modern Chessby H. Golombek A ChessCentral E-Book Harry Golombek was a highly respected British chess author, and strong player in his own right - he earned the title of...

The Fried Liver and Lolli Gambitby Dan Heisman A ChessCentral E-Book Computer guru Dan Heisman returns, and this time he's cooked up a treat in the legendary Fried Liver Attack! This volume...

Grandmaster Efim Bogoljubowby Victor Charushin  For over three decades Efim Bogoljubow dominated the world of chess, along with his rival Alekhine - yet Fate has made the latter name...

Grob's Attack A ChessCentral E-Book Welcome to the exciting and radical world of Grob's Attack! This is an offbeat chess opening based on attacking immediately with 1.g4!? on the first move...

Hastings 1895Grand International Chess Congress A ChessCentral E-Book The Hastings 1895 chess tournament has always been remembered with astonishment and wonder. There was never anything like it...

Instructive Positions from Master Chessby Jacques Mieses What if someone could present the critical point of chess games between top-level players, and demonstrate the key ideas and mechanics of...

The Janowski-Indian Defenseby Eric Schiller A ChessCentral E-Book The Janowski-Indian arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Bf5, and is a flexible defense that can lead either to the King's Indian...

Lady of Shalott A ChessCentral E-Book The Lady of Shalott is a magical being who lives alone on an island upstream from King Arthur's Camelot. Her portion in life is to gaze at the outside world ...