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ChessCentral carries printed chess books of only the highest quality, aiming to offer chess titles that will stand the test of time - and those that already have! These chess books are in the traditional print format, and cover the whole of chess - biographies, chess openings, tournaments, all about chess strategy and tactics, etc. There's nothing like the feel of a solid chess book in your hands, and every title in our online chess shop will help you get more from your chess games!
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Emanuel Lasker: Second World Chess Champion - Chess Book in Print
Now: AUD 25.53Was: AUD 32.04Emanuel LaskerSecond World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker was a great chess fighter, thinker and researcher. He was possessed of gigantic playing strength, retaining the title of World's Number One Chess player for 27(!) years. Even after losing his...- SKU:
- lasker-bk
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A History of Chess: From Chaturanga to the Present Day Chess Book
AUD 21.82A History of Chess: From Chaturanga to the Present Dayby Yuri Averbakh Chess: An Historical PerspectiveChess – the “Royal Game” – is an ancient board game, perhaps fifteen hundred years old. There are many legends about how chess...- SKU:
- history-chess
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Draw! The Art of the Half-Point in Chess
Russell Enterprises
AUD 21.82Draw!: The Art of the Half-Point in Chessby Leonid Verkhovsky The Luck of the Draw!? We have all seen games and perhaps even played them in which a difficult or lost game is salvaged by a brilliant drawing combination. In the early 1970s, Soviet...- SKU:
- draw-book
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A Legend on the Road: Bobby Fischer's 1964 Simultaneous Exhibition Tour (2nd Edition)
Russell Enterprises
AUD 21.82A Legend on the Road: Bobby Fischer's 1964 Simultaneous Exhibition Tour (2nd Second Edition) John Donaldson Fischer on TourNo chess player has received the worldwide recognition that Bobby Fischer has. His match for the World Cliampionsbip with...- SKU:
- legend-fischer
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Back to Basics: Strategy Chess Book
ChessCentral
AUD 29.12Back to Basics: Strategy Valeri Beim The Basics of Chess StrategyWhile there are many books about how to improve your chess tactics, instructive books about chess strategy, particularly for players of less than master strength, are few and far...- SKU:
- basic-strat-bk
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The Hague-Moscow 1948 Match/Tournament for the World Chess Championship
Russell Enterprises
MSRP: AUD 32.04Now: AUD 18.90Was: AUD 32.04The Hague-Moscow 1948 Match Tournament for the World Chess Championshipby Max Euwe The crossroads of chess history occurred on March 24, 1946, when the 4th world chess champion, Alexander Alekhine, passed away. He was the first – and still...- SKU:
- hague1949-bk
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Vienna 1922 - International Chess Tournament
Russell Enterprises
MSRP: AUD 29.12Now: AUD 18.90Was: AUD 29.12Vienna 1922 - International Chess Tournament by Larry Evans The first book – and sadly the last – by Larry Evans covers the Vienna 1922 international chess tournament, remembered as one of the first great tournaments after World War I. All...- SKU:
- vienna1922-bk
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The International Chess Congress, St. Petersburg 1909
Russell Enterprises
MSRP: AUD 24.80Now: AUD 18.90Was: AUD 24.80The International Chess Congress, St. Petersburg 1909by Emanuel Lasker One of the great chess tournaments of all time! This famous tournament book by the 2nd World Chess Champion covers the premier event of 1909, by far the strongest chess competition...- SKU:
- stpete1909-bk
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A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-Step Instructions for Winning Chess the Polgar Way!
Russell Enterprises
AUD 29.12A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-Step Instructions for Winning Chess the Polgar Way! GM Susan Polgar The best-selling A World Champion’s Guide to Chess is available again! Winning Chess the Polgar Way! In A World Champion’s Guide...- SKU:
- guide-susan
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New York 1927 Tournament Chess Book
Russell Enterprises
AUD 29.12New York 1927 Tournamentby Alexander Alekine For decades, Alexander Alekhine's account of New York 1927 was at the top of the list of works that should have been rendered into English but unaccountably were not.This is unlike any other tournament book...- SKU:
- ny-1927
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Nottingham 1936 - Chess Tournament Book
Russell Enterprises
AUD 36.42Nottingham 1936by Alexander Alehkine Forward by Andrew Soltis The great international chess tournament at Nottingham, 1936 has taken its place next to other legendary tournaments such as St. Petersburg 1909, London 1922 and New York 1924. It set a...- SKU:
- not-1936
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My System
Hays Publishing
AUD 29.12My SystemThe Landmark Positional Chess Training Classic in an Easy-to-Study Algebraic Format Ask 100 chess masters if they have studied My System by Nimzowitsch and at least 99 will answer, "Yes!" Many will tell you they have reviewed this masterpiece...- SKU:
- System-Nimzovich
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The Soviet Championships
Everyman
AUD 33.50The Soviet Championships The famous Soviet Championships, run annually from 1920 to 1991, were truly extraordinary events. Every top Soviet Grandmaster, including Botvinnik, Tal, Kasparov, Spassky, Petrosian, and Karpov, participated regularly, and the...- SKU:
- soviet
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Sicilian Attacks: Typical Tactics - Chess Opening Print Book
ChessCentral
AUD 32.04Sicilian Attacks: Powerful Charges and Typical Tactics Against most Sicilian variations in the chess opening, White's sharpest and often best weapon is Queenside castling, a strategy that frequently leads to spectacular fireworks. Regrettably,...- SKU:
- sic-attack-bk
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Practical Endgame Play - Beyond the Basics
Everyman
AUD 47.44Practical Endgame Play - Beyond the BasicsHere is yourdefinitive guide to all the endgames that really matter. This huge book (544 pages!) covers everything a good chess player needs to know about the endgame phase - but not in dull encyclopedic style!...- SKU:
- Practical-Endgame
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A Parent's Guide to Chess Book
ChessCentral
MSRP: AUD 40.80Now: AUD 29.12Was: AUD 40.80Parent's Guide to Chess A parents' roadmap to their child's fascinating new hobby - chess. The good news from teachers and other parents: kids who play chess not only have a lot of fun, but they also:* do better in school * learn self-reliance *...- SKU:
- parents-guide
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Modern Ideas in Chess - Print Book plus Download
ChessCentral
AUD 29.12Modern Ideas in Chess Book and E-book Both for the Price of One! Get your E-book Immediately - Print Book will be Shipped Here is Richard Reti's classic manifesto of the hypermodern movement, a book called by H. Golombek "the most important...- SKU:
- modernideas
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London 1922 Chess Tournament Book
ChessCentral
MSRP: AUD 29.12AUD 14.53London 1922 International Chess Tournament Special bonus included: Capablanca-Lasker 1921, by Jos̩ Ra̼l Capablanca Jos̩ Capablanca was the superstar of chess in 1922 and London was his first serious chess in the 15 months since he had won the...- SKU:
- london1922
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Lasker's Manual of Chess Book
Russell Enterprises
AUD 40.80Lasker's Manual of Chess This new edition takes Lasker's legendary classic and puts it in a form more congenial to 21st century readers. In this new edition figurine algebraic notation is used and thechapter on descriptive has been replaced with one...- SKU:
- Lasker-Manual
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Grundlagen des modernen Eroffnungsspiels Kania-eff
ChessCentral
AUD 14.53Grundlagen des modernen EroffnungsspielsGrandmaster Aleksej Suetin teaches opening play in this well organized single-volume survey. Not a compendium (like E.C.O. or M.C.O.), Suetin instead offers guidelines and advice, grouped around annotated games,...- SKU:
- Kania-eff
AUD 14.53