The Bb5 Sicilian:Detailed Coverage of a Thoroughly Modern System The Bb5 Sicilian is a logical and practical weapon against Black's most popular defense to 1.e4 and is an excellent choice for White players who are fed up of constantly trying to keep...

Tango! A Dynamic Answer to 1.d4 Tired of constantly defending passive positions with the Black pieces? Looking for something new and exciting to unleash at the chessboard? This book provides an answer to these perennial questions. International Master...

Starting Out: The Sicilian Dragon Few would disagree that the Sicilian Dragon is one of the most exciting, high profile and controversial openings in chess history. Right from the very beginning of the game Black chooses to unbalance the position,...

Starting Out: The Sicilian Defense This is an updated and largely expanded edition of Starting Out: The Sicilian, the highly acclaimed guide to the most popular and famous opening in chess. In this user-friendly book, Grandmaster John Emms goes back...

Starting Out: The Scotch Game The Scotch Game is one of the oldest openings in chess and has a great history, but more recently it was catapulted back into the limelight due to the enterprise of World number one Garry Kasparov, who completely...

Starting Out: The Ruy Lopez Defense The Ruy Lopez is one of the most famous of all chess openings. It has a long and distinguished history and has been played by virtually all of the strongest Grandmasters: Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand.....

Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern Defense The very closely linked Pirc and Modern Defenses are dynamic systems that are favored by ambitious, counter-attacking players. Black plays very much in a hypermodern fashion, allowing White to build an unopposed...

Starting Out: The Nimzo-Indian Defense The Nimzo-Indian is one of the soundest and most popular defenses against 1.d4, offering Black the chance to unbalance the game early on and play for a win without undue risk. Advocates include virtually all of...

Starting Out: The King's Indian Defense The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defenses in chess and is favored by ambitious and aggressive players. At the highest level it has been a major weapon for World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry...

Starting Out: The French Defense (Download) The French is one of Black's soundest defenses to 1.e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while at the top it's played by famous Grandmasters such as...

Starting Out: Slav and Semi-Slav Defenses The very closely linked Slav and Semi-Slav Defenses are two of the most popular and combative openings that Black can play against the Queen's Gambit. They have provided the battleground for thousands of...

Starting Out: The Sicilian Najdorf (Download) The Sicilian Najdorf is one of Black's sharpest and most popular lines against 1.e4. From the very start Black directs the game into asymmetrical positions in which he or she can play for the win without...

Starting Out: Rook Endgames Endgames with Kings, Rooks and pawns are by far the most common type - it is estimated that Rook endgames are reached in nearly one in five of all chess games. Clearly then a firm understanding of Rook...

Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Accepted The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is Black's simplest way of dealing with one of White's most fashionable openings, the Queen's Gambit. Black grabs the gambit pawn and thus refuses to succumb to the passive...

Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov, Part III: 1993-2005 Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Part III is the final volume in a major three-volume series made unique by the fact that it records the greatest chess battles played by the greatest chess player...

Test Your Chess Grandmaster and renowned chess coach Zenón Franco provides a training course designed to help all aspiring players to improve their chess. During each lesson, you are invited to play a 'game' in which you try to find the best...

The King's Indian Attack: Move by Move This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and...

Petrosian: Move by Move Tigran Petrosian was a World Chess Champion and a true legend of the game. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" because of his incredible defensive skills that made him a formidable opponent who was virtually impossible to defeat...

Opening Repertoire: The Fianchetto SystemWeapons for White against the King's Indian and Grunfeld Grandmaster Damian Lemos presents a repertoire for White against both the King's Indian and Grunfeld defenses. Many players struggle to find suitable...

The Trompowsky Attack: Move by Move This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and...