A collection of 59 of Sanakoev’s best games, with detailed annotations, played between 1959 and 1995. This is a marvellously entertaining and informative book containing profound analysis, games in a wide variety of opening systems and biographical information from Sanakoev’s early days. Grigory Sanakoev became World Correspondence Chess Champion by winning the 12th Championship in 1992.pub. 1999, softback, algebraic, 256 pages.
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Includes 244 games, 54 photos & drawings, and good indexes and bibliography. The author has undertaken detailed research into Schlechter's life, writings and career. pub. 1994, hardback, 551 pages.
The author has been collecting Schlecter games for many years and, whilst he makes no claim to have found them all, this is the largest collection of Schlecter games published so far. The book begins with a brief biography, followed by the games tournament by tournament from Vienna 1893 to Berlin 1918. The games are unannotated but tournament cross tables are included. Also includes Schlecters match games & results and as many off hand games as could be found. A bibliography and index of opponents are present. Karl Schlecter was undoubtably one of the world's best players during this time, narrowly failing to take the World Championship title from Lasker in a famous match in 1910. Pub. 1998, hardback, 288 pages.
Walter Penn Shipley was crucial to the development of chess in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His contributions were very great. He organized correspondence chess in the United States in the 1890s, became a talented player and dangerous opponent, and a friend and supporter of world champions and contenders. He served as the treasurer of the Franklin Chess Club in Philadelphia and later as the club’s president at the height of its power and prestige. This work is a complete biography and games collection of Walter Penn Shipley. It draws from such original documents as personal correspondence with great chess players of his era (Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, Pillsbury and others), detailed Shipley family records, and extensive research conducted in contemporary newspapers, journals and magazines. The book contains approximately 250 games (most of them annotated), with about 250 positional diagrams. John S. Hilbert is a senior attorney for the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Social Security Administration. He lives in Kenmore, New York. Pub. 2002, hardback, 424 pages.
Russian publication containing 500 of Shirov's best games in order of opening (ECO code) with Informator style, languageless annotations. The book is split into two main sections, one where Shirov had the White pieces and one where he was Black. The introduction (14 pages) is in Russian and the book includes an index of opponents names (in English). Games upto the year 2004 are included. Good value if you are looking for a Shirov game collection. pub. 2005, hardback, 734 pages.
Delays occurred in the production of this book when, in 1995, Shirov lost his computer containing all his work! This has resulted in a better book since many of the original annotations have been revised or re-written completely. What we end up with is a magnificent collection of 82 of the Latvian’s best games - all deeply annotated - plus additional chapters on his favourite Botvinnik variation of the Semi-Slav and on some selected endings. The complexity and originality of Shirov’s play explains why he is regarded by many as the natural heir to Mikhail Tal. The games included here were played between 1983 and 1996, mostly against the world’s leading Grandmasters. A top class work.pub. 1997, softback, 232 pages.
Super GM Alexei Shirov has attracted many admirers across the chess world with his own brand of sacrificial, attacking chess. In 1998 he was due to play Kasparov for the World Championship title but this match never happened. In an introduction to this book, which begins where part one left off, he describes the significant events of his life from 1997 to 2004 and then, in the main body, presents 53 of his best games from this period, with his own annotations. Whether anyone can attempt to emulate Shirov is an open question but playing through his games cannot fail to inspire and entertain players of all standards. Alexei Shirov has been one of the world's leading Grandmasters since 1990 and was runner-up in the 2000 FIDE world Championship. Pub. 2005, softback, 192 pages.
Born in Riga, in 1972, Alexei Shirov has often been thought of as the natural successor to Mikhail Tal because of his combinative style and his frequent attempts to defy the logic of a position and to impose his own creativity at whatever risk or cost. His talent has seen him become one of the World's strongest Grandmasters and yet, perhaps because of his constant seeking for originality, he has not, so far, reached the summit of the modern chess scene. His aborted match against Kasparov in 1998 was a sad loss for chess players everyshere. This book includes a brief biography, an interview with Shirov conducted by Yuri Vasiljev, one hundred of Shirov's best wins with text annotations by Grandmasters Khalifman, Yudasin, Kochiev, Motwani, Speelman and others, 8 pages of colour plates, 4 pages of b/w plates, crosstables and indexes of openings and opponents. A well produced tribute to one of the modern game's greatest talents. Pub. 2003, softback, 315pp
Biography and 76 annotated games of this Grandmaster who played most of his chess in the USSR until his death in 1968. Much of the material is taken from the Russian "black book" series.pub. 2000, softback, 99 pages.
When Smyslov became World Champion by defeating Mikhail Botvinnik in 1957 it was the culmination of a ten year personal battle to reach the summit of the chess world. This book is a translation from Russian, by Dr. Ken Neat, of volume one of Smyslov's autobiography which includes 140 games, annotated by Smyslov, and covers the period up to his match victory over Botvinnik. Smyslov also gives a brief account of the key events in his struggle from 1948 to 1957 and tournament crosstables illustrate all of Smyslov's results during this period. An index of openings and opponents is also included. This book is be a welcome addition to the literature of the game as Smyslov is a true giant of the chess world. His harmonic, natural style of play meant that he was still a World Championship challenger in 1983: overs 25 years after winning the title! Pub. 2003, hardback, 348 pages.
The concluding part of Smyslov's autobiography contains 186 games with his own annotations from a period which saw Smyslov losing the World Championship back to Botvinnik and gradually being overtaken by Tal, Petrosian, Spassky and Fischer. Nevertheless he continued to play in the world's top events throughout the 1960s and 1970s and, in 1984, found himself a World Championship candidate again defeating Hubner and Ribli before losing to Kasparov. The book also contains over 100 pages of tournament result tables and is an outstanding autobiography of one of the world's greatest players. Pub. 2004, hardback, 456 pages.
Contains 150 annotated examples of instructive endgame play by former World Champion Smyslov. Five chapters cover the different types of endgame and the final part of the book contains annotated, illustrative games from which the endings arose. Pub. 1997, softback, 176 pages.
Contains 50, extensively annotated games from Sokolov who was one of the leading young GMs to emerge in the early 1990s. These games cover the period from 1988 to 1996 and are all against top level opposition. Sokolov's aggressive style guarantees entertainment as well as education throughout. Pub. 1997, softback, 157 pages.
This "find the winning continuation" style book has 150 diagrammed puzzles, all taken from Spassky's games, together with hints and solutions. The complete game from which the puzzle comes is given in the solutions section. In the brief biographical introduction the authors look back over Spassky’s long and distinguished career to examine how he defeated his long-time adversaries, carefully highlighting his most colourful and celebrated encounters over the chessboard. Boris Spassky is a true chess legend, a World Champion who, thanks to his monumental battles with Bobby Fischer, raised the popularity of the game to a level that had never been seen before. Although at the height of his powers many saw Spassky as a universal player, adept at outplaying his opponents in any type of position, it is no secret that from an early age he thrived on sharp, attacking play. With the initiative at his hands he could conjure up wonderful combinations and deadly attacks. Upb. 2006, softback, 160 pages.
An interesting attempt to illustrate some aspects of middlegame strategy using the games of Boris Spassky as examples. The three main sections are Struggle, Prophylaxis and Pocket Strategies. The author has an idiosyncratic approach to strategy which is thought provoking at least. Contains 50 complete,annotated Spassky games. Pub. 2000, softback, 144 pages.
Rudolf Spielmann (1883-1942) was one of the last of the "romantic school" of chess, playing in an open sacrificial manner whenever possible. His classic Art of Sacrifice remains one of the best tactical manuals written. Here Schiller has collected 100 of Spielmann's best games all beginning with 1.e4,e5; and arranged by opening to provide a flavour of his attacking style. Price: £8.30(£8.30 Including VAT at 0%)This product is included in our 10% discount offer for orders of 2 or more qualifying books & CD or DVD products!
Rudolph Spielmann played in the same era as Capablanca, Rubinstein and Nimzowitsch but his style was that of earlier times, abounding as it did in sacrificial and gambit play. He was described by Tartakower as "The last knight of the King's Gambit" and he wrote the classic book "The Art of Sacrifice in Chess" based on his own games. In this book Neil McDonald analyzes some of Spielmann's best games and most famous sacrifices and combinations with a mixture of complete and part games. He has organised the examples according to material theme with chapters such as The Noble Knight, Rampaging Rooks and Pawn Power. Each chapter includes examples of Spielmann's play together with quiz positions for the reader to solve. This study of Spielmann's play provides both entertainment and instruction for chess players of all abilities. Pub. 2006, softback, 144 pages.
This book celebrates the achievements of the 12th FIDE Women's World Chess Champion, Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria. Part one describes how Stefanova ascended to the chess summit and gained her title and includes an interview with her. Part two contains a collection of annotated games played by Stefanova in the 2004 World Championship, held in Elista, in which she triumphed. The book also includes eight pages of (mainly) colour photographs of Antoaneta, taken at various stages of her life, and a list of her tournament results. Published in Bulgaria, the text is presented in both English and Russian. Pub. 2004, softback, 147 pages.
54 diagrams. 6 illustrations; 2 biographies; 2 best results lists; 52 games with notes. Two strong Hungarian masters from before World War 2. Pub. 1996, softback, stapled laser printed booklet, 55 pages.
Lajos Steiner was one of Hungary's leading players in the first half of the 21st century, making his mark by finishing equal 2nd in the Kecskemet 1927 tournament. After the retirement of Maroczy he played top board for Hungary in Olympiads until, in 1939, he moved to Australia and lived there until his death in 1975. This book contains 83 of Steiner's games, mostly with contemporary annotations and a record of his most notable tournament results. Pub. 1997, stapled, 68 pages.
This collection of 1022 of Steinitz' games includes 227 with his own annotations in abbreviated, mainly languageless style. In addition to 559 match and tournament games there are odds games, exhibition & blindfold games and consultation games. Includes index of opponents, match and tournament record and 243 diagrams. Pub. 1995, softback, 260pp
This is a facsimile reprint of a 1901 publication which was produced in response to Steinitz' death a year earlier. It contains a biographical sketch together with 73 of Steinitz' best games, indexes of opponents and openings and details of Steinitz' match and tournament record. The Dover edition of this book called "Steinitz' Selected Games" is no longer in print. In old style english descriptive notation (1P-K4 etc) Pub. 2006, hardback, descriptive notation, 106 pages.
Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz had a rich and elevated career and life, which can now be known as well. From Steinitz’s own writings and the fruits of extensive first-time-ever research by the author, a fascinating portrayal emerges of the life and genius of a man widely known as the "Bohemian Caesar" quite apart from his chess dominance. Lengthy annotations for the 15 selected games are provided by modern grandmaster Andy Soltis, often augmented by Steinitz’s own observations. Three additional games are also included. Each game is illustrated. Kurt Landsberger, born in Prague with the name Steinitz, is the champion’s great-grandnephew. He is also the editor of The Steinitz Papers: Letters and Documents of the First World Chess Champion (2002). Pub. 2006, softback, 539 pages.
Long known as one of the greatest chess masters of the nineteenth century, William Steinitz had a rich and elevated career and life, which can now be known as well. From Steinitz’s own writings and the fruits of extensive first-time-ever research by the author, a fascinating portrayal emerges of the life and genius of a man widely known as the Bohemian Caesar quite apart from his chess dominance. Lengthy annotations for the 15 selected games are provided by modern grandmaster Andy Soltis, often augmented by Steinitz’s own observations. Three additional games are also included. Kurt Landsberger, born in Prague with the name Steinitz, is the champion’ s great-grandnephew. Pub. 1993, hardback, 504 pages.
Reprint of the 1965 BCM Quarterly chronicling the career of the Indian servant who came to Europe in the late 1920s and beat many of the leading Masters and Grandmasters, including Capablanca, in tournament play. He became British Champion three times before returning to India in the early 1930s. This book includes tournament crosstables, a brief biography and 64 annotated games. In English descriptive notation (1.P-K4, N-KB3 etc) pub. 2003, softback, descriptive notation, 143 pages.
