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General Chess

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Chess books of general interest contain a rich assortment of themes, from chess problems to chess classics like Manual of Chess by Lasker. Here you are sure to find chess books in print that are both interesting and entertaining - everything from chess biographies to chess tournament books. Enjoy!

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    Emanuel Lasker: Second World Chess Champion - Chess Book in Print

    Emanuel Lasker: Second World Chess Champion - Chess Book in Print

    Now: € 15.93
    Was: € 19.99
    Emanuel 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
    Now: € 15.93
    Was: € 19.99
  • Draw!: The Art of the Half-Point in Chess Book

    Draw! The Art of the Half-Point in Chess

    Russell Enterprises

    € 13.61
    Draw!: 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
    € 13.61
  • Back to Basics: Strategy Chess Book

    Back to Basics: Strategy Chess Book

    ChessCentral

    € 18.17
    Back 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
    € 18.17
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     The Hague-Moscow 1948: Match/Tournament for the World Chess Championship Print Book

    The Hague-Moscow 1948 Match/Tournament for the World Chess Championship

    Russell Enterprises

    MSRP: € 19.99
    Now: € 11.79
    Was: € 19.99
    The 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
    MSRP: € 19.99
    Now: € 11.79
    Was: € 19.99
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    Vienna 1922 - International Chess Tournament

    Vienna 1922 - International Chess Tournament

    Russell Enterprises

    MSRP: € 18.17
    Now: € 11.79
    Was: € 18.17
    Vienna 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
    MSRP: € 18.17
    Now: € 11.79
    Was: € 18.17
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    The international Chess Congress, St. Petersburg, 1909

    The International Chess Congress, St. Petersburg 1909

    Russell Enterprises

    MSRP: € 15.47
    Now: € 11.79
    Was: € 15.47
    The 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
    MSRP: € 15.47
    Now: € 11.79
    Was: € 15.47
  • New York 1927 Tournament Chess Book

    New York 1927 Tournament Chess Book

    Russell Enterprises

    € 18.17
    New 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
    € 18.17
  • Nottingham 1936 Chess Book

    Nottingham 1936 - Chess Tournament Book

    Russell Enterprises

    € 22.72
    Nottingham 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...
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    not-1936
    € 22.72
  • My System

    My System

    Hays Publishing

    € 18.17
    My 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
    € 18.17
  • The Soviet Championships

    The Soviet Championships

    Everyman

    € 20.90
    The 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
    € 20.90
  • Modern Ideas in Chess Book and Download

    Modern Ideas in Chess - Print Book plus Download

    ChessCentral

    € 18.17
    Modern 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...
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    modernideas
    € 18.17
  • London 1922 Chess Tournament Book

    London 1922 Chess Tournament Book

    ChessCentral

    MSRP: € 18.17
    € 9.06
    London 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...
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    london1922
    MSRP: € 18.17
    € 9.06
  • Lasker's Manual of Chess Book

    Lasker's Manual of Chess Book

    Russell Enterprises

    € 25.45
    Lasker'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
    € 25.45
  • Grundlagen des modernen Eroffnungsspiels Kania-eff

    Grundlagen des modernen Eroffnungsspiels Kania-eff

    ChessCentral

    € 9.06
    Grundlagen 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,...
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    Kania-eff
    € 9.06
  • Chess Words of Wisdom Book

    Chess Words of Wisdom Book

    € 14.52
    Chess Words of WisdomThe Principles, Methods and Essential Knowledge of Chess Chess Words of Wisdom is made up of the crucial information mined from over 400 chess books (plus hundreds of magazine articles, videos, DVDs, web sites and various other...
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    chess-wisdom
    € 14.52
  • Chess for Kids

    Chess for Kids

    Sterling

    € 11.79
    Chess for Kids International Master Basman puts 20 years of experience teaching children how to play chess into this systematic, succinct, and thorough book. Dedicating each page to a different topic, he guides readers through the rudiments of the...
    SKU:
    chess-kids
    € 11.79
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    Chess Analytics: Training with a Grandmaster

    Chess Analytics: Training with a Grandmaster

    Russell Enterprises

    Now: € 11.79
    Was: € 13.61
    Chess Analytics: Training with a Grandmaster   Analytics The Method of Logical Analysis   You are invited to take an instructive journey with one of the most successful chess coaches of our era, Greek grandmaster Efstratios Grivas. Over...
    SKU:
    chess-analytics
    Now: € 11.79
    Was: € 13.61