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Instant chess downloads - electronic chess information that can be downloaded now! ChessCentral carries the latest versions of top chess software programs and bestselling chess ebooks. Convenient and interactive, the bottom line is that chess downloads are fun to use, and of course no shipping costs or VAT charges. Try an e-book classic like Lasker's Common Sense in Chess or Reti's Modern Ideas in Chess; improve your chess endgame or explore a dynamic chess opening. ChessCentral also offers the complete line of Everyman chess ebooks for download.
All these chess ebook downloads mean no more fumbling to find a page or setting up the board, because everything is a click away. Chess e-books for download are like regular paper books...only better! Now opening manuals, tournament books, even past classics can be presented with fully integrated text and graphics. The chess software you need to enjoy your e-book is the FREE software Chessbase Reader.
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Winning Chess Combinations - E-Book Download
Everyman
$19.95Winning Chess Combinations Combinations are the central element in chess; they make the game so magical and captivating. The beautiful point of sacrificing a queen, the strongest piece, in order to checkmate with a lowly pawn brings a...- SKU:
- ev-86
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Starting Out: The Dutch Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Starting Out: The Dutch Defense (Download) The Dutch Defense is an ambitious and underrated counter to the queen's pawn opening. With his very first move Black creates an asymmetrical pawn structure, thus unbalancing the position from a very early...- SKU:
- ev-85
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 4: Kasparov vs Karpov 1988-2009
Everyman
$29.95Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 4:Kasparov vs Karpov 1988-2009 Between 1984 and 1990 Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov contested five long matches for the World Championship. This fourth volume of the series 'Garry Kasparov on Modern...- SKU:
- ev-84
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Alekhine Alert! A Repertoire for Black against 1.e4 - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Alekhine Alert! A Repertoire for Black against 1.e4 (E-Book Download) Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black's most ambitious counters to 1.e4, the Alekhine Defense. This is a sharp opening in which...- SKU:
- ev-83
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- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Starting Out: The Modern Benoni Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Starting Out: Modern Benoni Defense Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Modern Benoni Defense.The Modern Benoni is one of Black's most ambitious and audacious defenses to the Queen's Pawn opening, and it has been used with...- SKU:
- ev-82
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Excelling at Chess - Practical Training E-Book
Everyman
$19.95Excelling at Chess Some players become good at chess, some very good, while others excel at the game. Jacob Aagaard identifies the key factors that separate the very strong players from the rest. He includes chapters on when to calculate, how to...- SKU:
- ev-81
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Play the Sicilian Kan: Dynamic and Flexible - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Play the Sicilian Kan:A Dynamic and Flexible Repertoire for Black The Kan is an ideal choice as an opening weapon against 1.e4, as it is one of the easiest variations of the Sicilian to learn and play. This is because, unlike some variations of...- SKU:
- ev-80
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- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Starting Out: The RÌ©eti Opening - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Starting Out: The Reti Opening (Download) The Reti is a popular opening at all levels of chess. The great advantage it possesses over other openings is that it's a thematic system which can be adopted against many different defenses, and because of...- SKU:
- ev-79
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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How to Win at Chess - Quickly!
Everyman
$19.95How to Win at Chess - Quickly! Let's face facts: everyone enjoys winning. And the only thing better than winning is to win quickly! Mistakes are often made in the early part of the game - at all levels of chess - but a key skill is to recognize these...- SKU:
- ev-78
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Mastering the Opening E-Book
Everyman
$19.95Mastering the Opening The opening phase of the game throws up difficult questions for those keen to study and improve their chess. In Mastering the Opening, international master Byron Jacobs outlines the key plans and strategies in all major openings...- SKU:
- ev-77
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Play the Nimzo-Indian Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Play the Nimzo-Indian Defense (Download) The Nimzo-Indian is one of Black's most universally popular and respectable answers to 1.d4. It could be said that no other opening allows Black to play for a win from such a sound positional basis, while its...- SKU:
- ev-76
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Fighting the Ruy Lopez Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Fighting the Ruy Lopez Defense The Ruy Lopez is a hugely popular opening, and anyone who plays 1.e4 e5 as Black needs to have a reliable answer ready. This book provides a solution. Drawing upon his years of experience facing the Lopez, Grandmaster...- SKU:
- ev-75
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Dangerous Weapons: The Dutch Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Dangerous Weapons:The Dutch - Dazzle your Opponents! Are you tired of playing the same old openings again and again? Perhaps it's time for a change and here's the answer: choose Dangerous Weapons and amaze your opponents with new and exciting opening...- SKU:
- ev-74
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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The Pirc Defense in Black & White - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95The Pirc in Black & White:Detailed Coverage of an Enterprising Chess Opening The Pirc is an ambitious counter-attacking response to White's most popular opening move, 1.e4. Black's philosophy is based around allowing White to build a large and...- SKU:
- ev-73
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Nimzo-Indian, Kasparov Variation: 4.Nf3 - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Nimzo-Indian, Kasparov Variation: 4.Nf3 The Nimzo-Indian Defense is certainly one of Black's most respectable ways of meeting 1.d4; it's popular at all levels of chess and white players have been banging their heads against brick walls in trying to...- SKU:
- ev-72
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Excelling at Combinational Play: Identify and Exploit Tactical Chances
Everyman
$19.95Excelling at Combinational Play:Learn to Identify and Exploit Tactical Chances Being able to solve puzzles and combinations is one of the principal components of a successful chess player. But how can one improve on such an important skill? How...- SKU:
- ev-71
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Play the Queen's Indian Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Play the Queen's Indian Defense (Download) The Queen's Indian is a dynamic and flexible way to meet 1 d4. Using Nimzowitsch's principles, Black adopts the hypermodern plan of controlling the center with pieces rather than the traditional idea of pawn...- SKU:
- ev-70
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Dangerous Weapons: 1.e4 e5 - Chess Opening E-book Download
Everyman
$19.95Dangerous Weapons: 1.e4 e5 Do you need a well-deserved break from your normal chess openings? Are you tired of constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to try out something new and inspiring, but...- SKU:
- ev-69
- System Requirements::
- Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
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Excelling at Technical Chess - Strategy Training E-Book
Everyman
$19.95Excelling at Technical Chess: Learn to Identify and Exploit Small Advantages "And the rest is a matter of technique" is an annoyingly common phrase used in chess literature. The implication from the author is that the task of converting a typically...- SKU:
- ev-68
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Excelling at Chess Calculation: Capitalizing on Tactical Chances
Everyman
$19.95Excelling at Chess Calculation:Capitalizing on Tactical Chances There are many differing opinions among the top players in the world of chess, but there is one thing upon which World Champions, Grandmasters and other experts all agree: the art of...- SKU:
- ev-67
$19.95