CHESS TACTICS FROM SCRATCH

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Martin Weteschnik
An improved and expanded second edition of a modern classic.
'Chess is 99 per cent tactics' is an old saying. This may be an exaggeration, but even the remaining 1 per cent still depends on tactics. When Martin Weteschnik started working as a trainer in his local chess club, he quickly realized that even the stronger club players had great weaknesses in their tactical play. He also discovered that simply asking them to solve a huge number of puzzles did not fix the problem. These players clearly needed a good book, but when Weteschnik looked for it he found nothing suitable, so he decided to write it himself.
But Weteschnik was not completely satisfied with the book and decided to restructure and rewrite it completely. The first edition of this book, Understanding Chess Tactics, was hailed as a modern classic. This expanded and improved second edition offers more puzzles to test the tactical chess skill that Weteschnik helps the reader develop.
Publication due February 2012, softback, 320 pages.

STRATEGIC NIMZO-INDIAN

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Ivan Sokolov
The Nimzo-Indian Defence continues to be one of the most important chess openings, both at club level as well as with almost all top players.
In this ground-breaking and well-structured book, one of today’s greatest Nimzo-Indian experts presents a complete guide to the important 4.e3 (Rubinstein) Variation.
Playing this opening successfully requires a thorough positional understanding and Ivan Sokolov clearly presents the ideas, structures and plans in the various continuations, as well as quite a few new ideas and previously unknown resources for both Black and White.
Publication due February 2012, softback, 384 pages.

TRIANGLE SYSTEM

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Ruslan Scherbakov
Noteboom, Marshall Gambit and other Semi-Slav Triangle Lines
Grandmaster Ruslan Scherbakov presents a repertoire for Black based on the Semi-Slav Triangle, an ambitious way to fight the ever-popular Queen's Gambit. Black's weapons include the Abrahams-Noteboom Variation - a dynamic counter-attack taking White out of his comfort zone and offering Black the chance to dictate the game from the outset. cherbakov also considers options for Black against the aggressive Semi-Slav Marshall Gambit as well as White's quieter tries, such as the Exchange Variation. Scherbakov has over 20 years’ experience in studying and playing these opening variations, which have been tried and tested successfully at grandmaster level and are specially designed for players who want to challenge White in the opening.
Written by a renowned Semi-Slav Triangle expert
Packed with new ideas and critical analysis
Explains typical plans and tactics for both sides
Packed with new ideas and analysis.
Publication due February 2012, softback, 448 pages.

1001 CHESS EXERCISES FOR BEGINNERS

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Franco Masetti & Roberto Messa
The tactics workbook with many chess puzzles that explains the basic concepts too
There are two types of books on tactics, those that introduce the concepts followed by a some examples, and workbooks that contain numerous exercises.
Chess masters Franco Masetti and Roberto Messa have done both: they explain the basic tactical ideas AND provide an enormous amount of exercises for each different theme.
1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners is a great first tactics book. It helps you in identifying weak spots in the position of your opponent, in recognizing patterns of combinations, and in visualizing tricks.
Publication due March 2012, softback, 144 pages.

BOBBY FISCHER COMES HOME

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Helgi Olafsson
The Final Years in Iceland, a Saga of Friendship and Lost Illusions
Icelandic chess Grandmaster Helgi Olafsson was 15 year old in 1972, when in a sensational match in his home country Bobby Fischer beat Boris Spassky for the world chess title. Breathlessly, Helgi had followed the match and attended a number of games in the playing hall in Reykjavik.
When thirty-three years later his childhood hero was arrested in Tokyo, Olafsson became one of the members of the "Committee to Free Bobby Fischer". In 2005 Fischer returned to Iceland, a country he was never to leave again until his death in January 2008, and Olafsson and Fischer became fast friends.
Bobby Fischer Comes Home tells the story of their friendship and paints an intimate portrait of the last years of the man who many see as the greatest chess player that ever lived.
Publication due March 2012, softback, 128 pages.

ENIGMA OF CHESS INTUITION

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Valerie Beim
How chess players can improve their intuitive decision making.
Experienced chess trainer Valeri Beim explains, with hundreds of wonderfully clear examples, when intuition comes into play, why some players have better intuition than others, what the functions of intuition are, and why your intuition gets weaker as you get older.
Each of us has the power of making intuitive decisions, and you will learn how you can train and develop this human gift.
With sparkling tales about Fischer, Carlsen, Tal and other greats in chess and instructive examples of practical play, this is a thought-provoking, yet highly accessible work.
Publication due March 2012, softback, 304 pages.

KING'S GAMBIT

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John Shaw
The King's Gambit must be the favourite opening of every attacking player. In the glory days of Paul Morphy, in the nineteenth century, to play anything else was regarded as almost cowardly; but in modern times the popularity of the King's Gambit has faded. Today's players, under the influence of their computer programs, are more materialistic and loath to sacrifice a pawn for long-term compensation. The honourable exceptions are Alexander Morozevich and Nigel Short, two world-class players who are willing to risk the King's Gambit. John Shaw seeks to popularise this ancient opening, with in-depth analysis solving many of the supposed problems with this opening. Despite the complexity of the material, the reader will have no difficulties following the book, as Shaw clearly explains the issues using his skill as an experienced author. The romantic King's Gambit was favoured by the chess elite of the 19th century, but can it thrive in the 21st century? Grandmaster John Shaw takes up the challenge.
Publication due March 2012, softback, 256 pages.

MODERN CHESS PREPARATION

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Vladimir Tukmakov
Winning starts with planning before the game, teaches legendary chess trainer Vladimir Tukmakov. He describes how planning has become a systematic process, how methodical preparation works, and which critical steps you have to take.
The role of the computer in preparing for a game has grown tremendously, and Modern Chess Preparation explains how it is used by top players. But you will also learn the limitations on the use of chess engines and databases, and how disastrous it can be to overly rely on them.
With powerful anecdotes and many instructive high-level games, Tukmakov explains how you can organize your homework, focus your efforts, and arrive at a viable game plan.
Publication due March 2012, softback, 272 pages.

POSITIONAL CHESS SACRIFICES

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Mihai Suba
In chess, sacrificing material is the most dramatic way to try to seize the advantage. Most sacrifices have a forcing aim in mind, but most profound of all are positional sacrifices where the end is impossible to foresee and thus fine judgment, understanding and intuition are required. Such sacrifices are usually a mystery to average players, but acclaimed author and grandmaster Mihai Suba explains the secrets of this entertaining technique.
Mihai Suba is a Romanian GM whose previous book, Dynamic Chess Strategy, was highly acclaimed by the critics.
Publication due March 2012, softback, c300 pages.

SICILIAN SCHEVENINGEN: MOVE BY MOVE

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Lorin D'Costa
This new 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 practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge.
The Sicilian Scheveningen is a popular opening and was a firm favourite of Garry Kasparov, who successfully demonstrated how to gain counterplay and strive for the win from its solid foundations. In this book, Sicilian expert Lorin D’Costa invites you to join him in examining the opening. He highlights the plans and tactics for both sides, constructs a practical repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions.
* Essential guidance and training in the Sicilian Scheveningen
* Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study
* Important ideas absorbed by continued practice
Lorin D'Costa is an International Master and a full-time chess teacher. He coaches some of the top chess schools in the UK, some of England's very strongest juniors, and also the England team at World and European Youth Championships.
Publication due March 2012, softback, 400 pages.

SICILIAN TAIMANOV: MOVE BY MOVE

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John Emms
This is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, Move by Move greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved, and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general skills and knowledge.
In this book, Grandmaster John Emms examines his favourite Sicilian variation, the Taimanov, which is one of Black’s most reliable answers to 1 e4. He shares his experience and knowledge grown from over 15 years playing the opening at grandmaster level, and offers answers to the all the key questions.
* Essential guidance and training in the Sicilian Taimanov
* Written by a renowned Sicilian Taimanov expert
* Utilizes an ideal approach to opening study
John Emms is a Grandmaster and has captained the English Team at two Chess Olympiads. He's an experienced coach who has worked with many top players, including World Championship finalist Michael Adams. He's also a highly respected chess writer, with many outstanding works to his name.
Publication due March 2012, softback, 400 pages.

SLAY THE SICILIAN!

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Timothy Taylor
Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor presents an attacking repertoire for White against the most popular opening in chess - the Sicilian Defence. His repertoire is based first and foremost on the Open Sicilian, which is generally regarded as White’s most aggressive and challenging response. Taylor constructs an armoury which contains a potent mix of mainline and offbeat weapons. He examines the most important games, studies in depth the main plans and tactics for both sides, and highlights key practical issues. Read this book and you will be ready to slay the Sicilian!
· Presents a Sicilian repertoire for White
· Covers all the main variations
· Ideal for improvers, club players and tournament players
International Master Timothy Taylor is an experienced tournament player who has enjoyed several notable successes. He is an accomplished chess writer who is renowned for his entertaining and thought-provoking style.
Publication due March 2012, softback, 192 pages.

VISHY ANAND: WORLD CHESS CHAMPION

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Vishy Anand & John Nunn
This new expanded edition of the award-winning Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess (New Edition) features 30 extra games from the period of Anand's greatest successes.
Anand has been one of the world's top players for more than two decades, and cemented his place in the all-time hall of fame by winning the unified World Championship in 2007, and successfully defending his title against Kramnik and Topalov. But it's not just his results that make Anand special. His style of play leads to highly spectacular games, and his speed of thought is the stuff of legends. He is also a great explainer of ideas, as his annotations for this book demonstrate. Anand is renowned as 'Mr Nice Guy', popular with both the public and his fellow supergrandmasters.
John Nunn, who collaborated with Anand on the original book, has annotated 30 games selected by Anand himself from the period 2001-2011. This new edition also features biographical information and a career record.
Viswanathan (Vishy) Anand comes from southern India and is the greatest chess-player of his generation. Having shot to fame as a child, playing master-standard chess at lightning speed, he became a grandmaster in 1987. Anand contested his first world championship match in 1995, and won the FIDE Championship in 2000. He has been World Champion since 2007, and has won many elite-level tournaments throughout his long career. Grandmaster John Nunn is a three-time World Chess Solving Champion, and is famous for the quality of his chess writing.
Publication due March 2012, softback, 544 pages.

WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A CHESS MASTER

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Andrew Soltis
* Always dreamed of becoming a chess master, but don't know how to go that extra step? This book shows you how.
* Packed with tips, tricks and practical exercises aimed at players of all skill levels who aspire to greatness,
So you're a fairly decent chess player, You compete in tournaments, you play on the Internet. But you would love to make that leap to become a chess master, What do you need to know, how much do you have to practice, and how much of the success of the masters is simply a matter of innate talent, superior brainpower or just good luck? This useful book, aimed at all chess players who aspire to become chess masters, shows you what the masters know and you don't. Written by one of our biggest-selling and best-loved chess authors, in his trademark chatty, accessible but always informative style, this book is filled with practical exercises and test games that will reveal the secrets of how to join chess's elite ranks.
International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is chess correspondent for the New York Post and a very popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess, Transpo Tricks in Chess and How to Choose a Chess Move.
Publication due March 2012, softback, 208 pages.

A ROCK-SOLID CHESS OPENING REPERTOIRE FOR BLACK

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Viacheslav Eingorn
Playing as Black in a game of chess can be difficult. Do you simply try to neutralize White's initiative, or go all-out to complicate the game? Either way, there are many pitfalls, and a lot of study may be needed.
In this book, Grandmaster Eingorn shows that it is possible both to play solidly, and to take White out of his comfort zone. He recommends ideas and move-orders that are a little off the beaten track, but which he has very carefully worked out over many years of his own practice. The repertoire, based on playing 1...e6, is strikingly creative and will appeal to those who want a stress-free life as Black. You will get every chance to demonstrate your chess skills, and are very unlikely to be blown off the board by a sharp prepared line. All you need is a flexible approach, and a willingness to try out new structures and ideas. Eingorn's subtle move-orders are particularly effective if White refuses to pick up the gauntlet, as Black can then use his delay in playing ...Nf6 to good effect and take the fight directly to his opponent.
Viacheslav Eingorn is an extremely experienced grandmaster from Odessa (Ukraine), who played regularly and successfully in the Top League of the USSR Championship in the 1980s. He has represented Ukraine many times in team events, winning a gold medal at the 2001 World Team Championship. Eingorn is a FIDE Senior Trainer, and coached the victorious Ukrainian women's team at the 2006 Olympiad.
Publication due April 2012, softback, 176 pages.

GREATEST EVER CHESS STRATEGIES

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Sam Collins
Do you instinctively know what to do in every type of chess position, or are you often uncertain about how to proceed? Wouldn’t it be really useful to know all the best chess strategies, and to recognize when we should use them?
In this book, Sam Collins looks back through chess history and at modern times, and examines the best ever chess ideas, devised by the creative minds of great players. Studying these classic examples helps us to recognize key positions over the board, making it easier to determine the most effective ways to attack and defend, how to make the most of our pieces, what to do in typical pawn structures, how to carry out typical plans, how to block our opponent’s ideas, and much more. Read this book and arm yourself with brilliant chess ideas!
· The best chess strategies and ideas- explained
· Covers opening, middlegame and endgame play
· Ideal for players of all levels
International Master Sam Collins is a former Irish Champion and an individual gold medalist at the 2002 Bled Chess Olympiad. He’s an experienced chess teacher, an author of many chess books and a regular columnist for Chess Today.
Publication due April 2012, softback, 192 pages.

MASTERING OPENING STRATEGY

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Johan Hellsten
This book is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Johan Hellsten’s acclaimed Mastering Chess Strategy. In this new book Hellsten focuses exclusively on opening play. He examines a wide variety of key subjects, including development, the centre, gambit play and punishing opponents’ mistakes, providing the reader with a vital foundation in opening strategy. Just like his previous book, Mastering Opening Strategy is a product of Hellsten’s many years’ work as a full-time chess teacher, and is specifically designed as part of a structured training programme to improve strategic thinking. In addition to the many examples there’s an abundance of carefully selected exercises which allow readers to monitor their progress and put into practice what they have just learned. Following such a course is an ideal way for players of all standards to improve. Although designed mainly for students, this book is also an excellent resource for chess teachers and trainers.
*An essential course in opening strategy
*Includes many exercise games
*Ideal for both chess study and practice
Johan Hellsten is a Grandmaster, a former Swedish Champion and a European Team Championship individual gold medallist. He’s a renowned chess teacher and has firmly established himself as a writer with outstanding credentials.
Publication due April 2012, softback, 352 pages.

MOVE FIRST - THINK LATER

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Willy Hendriks
The chess playing mind does not work like a machine and selecting a move is not the logical outcome of applying a rational method.
The only problem with that, says International Master Willy Hendriks, is that most books and courses on improving at chess claim exactly the opposite.
The dogma of the chess instruction establishment is that if you only take a good look at certain "characteristics" of a position, then good moves will follow more or less automatically.
Move First, Think Later shows a healthy distrust of accepted methods to get better at chess. It teaches that winning games does not depend on ticking off a to-do list when looking at a position on the board. It presents club and internet chess players with loads of much-needed no-nonsense training material.
Publication due April 2012, softback, 240 pages.

PLAY THE PETROFF

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Ronen Har-Zvi and Ankit Gupta
The Petroff Defence is a world-class opening, renowned for its tremendous reliability. It has stood the test of time and enjoys a reputation for being virtually bullet-proof. It’s no coincidence that the Petroff is favoured by such greats as Anatoly Karpov, Vladimir Kramnik and the current World Champion, Vishy Anand. It has always enjoyed great support at grandmaster level, and it is becoming increasingly popular at club and tournament level too.
In this book, opening experts Ronen Har-Zvi and Ankit Gupta provide a sound repertoire for Black based on the main lines. As well as presenting state-of-the-art theoretical coverage, they also explain in detail the key plans and tactical ideas for both sides. This book tells you everything you need to know about the playing the Petroff.
*A repertoire for Black in a world-class opening
*Packed with novelties and critical analysis
*Contains many carefully selected exercises
Ronen Har-Zvi is a Grandmaster and a former World Youth Champion. He is a regular expert commentator and host at the hugely popular Internet Chess Club, and is the head chess coach at the University of Texas. Ankit Gupta is a National Master, a rapidly improving player and a keen opening theoretician.
Publication due April 2012, softback, 240 pages.

BREAK THE RULES!: A MODERN LOOK AT CHESS STRATEGY

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Neil McDonald
As we progress as chess players we quickly learn a set of guidelines which help us to formulate plans, develop typical strategies and recognize key tactics. However, chess is not an easy game, with fixed ‘rules’ that can be applied to every single position. In fact, blindly following such rules proves to be counterproductive and prevents a player from moving on to the next level, whereas knowing when to ‘break’ these rules is precisely the skill which separates the best from the rest.
In this instructive book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald studies in depth the key components of successful rule-breaking in chess. Drawing upon his own experience and using illuminating examples from modern grandmaster chess, McDonald examines how to avoid stereotypical thinking, how to exploit typical thinking patterns, and how to confuse and beat opponents with surprising ideas.
* Enhance your chess strategy and creativity
* Recognize and exploit typical thinking processes
* Covers opening, middlegame and endgame play
Publication due May 2012, softback, 192 pages.

KILLER SICILIAN

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Tony Rotella
Fighting 1.e4 with the Kalashnikov
Are you searching for a new weapon against 1.e4? Look no further - choose the Killer Sicilian!
In this book, opening expert Tony Rotella presents a Sicilian repertoire for Black, the backbone of which consists of the Kalashnikov Variation (1.e4,c5; 2.Nf3,Nc6; 3.d4,cxd4; 4.Nxd4,e5; 5.Nb5,d6). The Kalashnikov is an ideal choice for those looking to take up the Sicilian. Black follows an easy-to-learn system of development, with clear strategic aims. What's more, in many lines Black can choose between aggressive and positional options. It's no coincidence that the Kalashnikov has attracted such attacking talents as World Championship candidate Teimour Radjabov and multi-time US Champion Alexander Shabalov.
Rotella critically examines the main lines and lucidly explains the key positional and tactical ideas for both sides. He also shows what Black should do against White's various Anti-Sicilian options. Read this book and unleash the Killer Sicilian!
Tony Rotella is an experienced correspondence player, teacher, analyst and openings theoretician, from Ohio, USA.
Publication due May 2012, softback, 192 pages.

MODERN FRENCH

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Dejan Antic & Branimir Maksimovic
A very popular chess opening thoroughly modernized
Grandmaster Dejan Antic and International Master Branimir Maksimovic have written a book that will change the way chess players look at the French Defense, one of the most popular chess openings.
This is a complete and up-to-date work for players of all levels, and contains brand-new concepts in topical modern lines such as the Steinitz, McCutcheon and Morozevich Variations.
The authors explain strategic concepts and methods of attack, and present numerous novelties in all main lines of the French. But they have also developed several sidelines into deadly surprise weapons.
Publication due May 2012, softback, 368 pages.

PLAY 1.Nf3

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Bryan Paulsen
Bryan Paulsen presents a complete repertoire for White based on the opening move 1 Nf3. This flexible choice allows White to enter many mainline 1 d4 openings while avoiding some of Black’s most popular defences. The opening system based on 1 Nf3 was popularized by former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and has been employed successfully by many other players.
In this book Paulsen draws on his many years of experience studying and playing 1 Nf3 to provide the reader with a concise and practical repertoire. He offers options against all of Black’s defences and particularly focuses on finding challenging problems for Black to solve in the critical lines. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the 1 Nf3 repertoire.
* A complete opening repertoire for White
* Packed with new ideas and critical analysis
* Covers typical plans and tactics for both sides
Bryan Paulsen is a National Master in the US. He has 10 years of experience coaching scholastic players and adults alike. He's also worked as an openings analyst for titled players.
Publication due May 2012, softback, 192 pages.

STRATEGIC CHESS OPENING REPERTOIRE FOR WHITE

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John Watson
Such has been the acclaim for John Watson's ground-breaking works on modern chess strategy and his insightful opening books, that it is only natural that he now presents a strategic opening repertoire.
It is the chess-player's holy grail: a flexible repertoire that gives opponents real problems but doesn't require masses of memorization or continual study of ever-changing grandmaster theory. While this book can't quite promise all of that, Watson offers an intriguing selection of lines that give vast scope for over-the-board creativity and should never lead to a dull draw.
The repertoire is based on 1 d4 and 2 c4, following up with methodical play in the centre. Watson uses his vast opening knowledge to pick cunning move-orders and poisonous sequences that will force opponents to think for themselves, providing a true test of chess understanding. Throughout, he discusses strategies for both sides, so readers will be fully ready to pounce on any inaccuracies, and have all the tools to decide on the most appropriate plans for White.
International Master John Watson is one of the world's most respected chess authors. In 1999, his Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy won 'Chess Book of the Year' awards in the USA and the UK. His bestselling four-volume work Mastering the Chess Openings has reaffirmed his reputation as a perceptive and authoritative chess opening writer.
Publication due May 2012, softback, 208 pages.

STRESS OF CHESS (AND IT'S INFINITE FINESS)

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Walter Browne
The career and best games of a 6-time US Champion
Walter Browne is a living legend of chess. A hurricane of a player with a daredevil approach of the game, he was and is famous for ending up in hair-raising time-trouble.
During the peak of his career, in the 1970’s and 80’s, Browne won the US championship six times as well as of countless national and international tournaments.
His career in poker is almost as impressive: he is a regular competitor in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and has pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars in poker wins.
In this memoir Walter Browne recounts his formative years, how he befriended and played Bobby Fischer in New York City, how he travelled the world, made his name and lived his life. He annotates his best chess games from over four decades, great attacking games full of sacrifices and fireworks, in a clear style that is accessible for amateur players.
Publication due May 2012, softback, 432 pages.

CHESS DEVELOPMENTS: THE GRUNFELD

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David Vigorito
Chess Developments is a brand new series providing state-of-the-art openings coverage. Chess Developments focuses on the current trends - concentrating on critical lines, theoretical novelties and powerful new ideas. It offers players of all levels the opportunity to keep up-to-date with current opening theory whilst also expanding and improving their repertoires.
The Grünfeld is a dynamic opening in which Black allows White to build an imposing pawn centre before plotting its downfall with a series of attacks. This ambitious, hypermodern approach is popular from club level all the way through to the world’s elite. In this book, David Vigorito examines the most important and instructive Grünfeld games in recent years. Vigorito is renowned for his opening expertise, and his lucid explanations of the key plans and tactics will benefit all players.
* Essential coverage of the Grünfeld Defence
* Packed with key new ideas and critical analysis
* User-friendly design to help readers absorb information
David Vigorito is an International Master from the United States. His previous books have received great praise and he is now firmly established as one of the world's leading chess writers.
Publication due June 2012, softback, 192 pages.

TORRE ATTACK: MOVE BY MOVE

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Richard Palliser
The "Move-by-Move" 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 practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge.
The Torre Attack is a popular opening, especially at club level. White’s development plan is straightforward and there are clear tactical and strategic goals. Sometimes White plays quietly; on other occasions he suddenly launches a direct attack against Black’s king, and many quick victories arise because this unexpected aggression catches Black off guard. In this book, renowned opening expert Richard Palliser answers all the key questions and reveals everything you need to know about the opening.
*Essential guidance and training in the Torre Attack
*Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study
*Important ideas absorbed by continued practice
Richard Palliser is an International Master and a former British Rapidplay Champion. He has established a reputation as a highly respected chess writer, with many outstanding works to his name.
Publication due July 2012, softback, 400 pages.

ATTACKING WITH THE ISOLATED QUEEN'S PAWN

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John Emms
The Isolated Queen's Pawn arises in countless chess positions, because this pawn structure can be reached via a host of popular openings: the Sicilian, the Caro-Kann, the French, the Queen's Gambit and the Nimzo-Indian to name a few. Love them or hate them, these positions are very difficult to avoid, so you really need to know what to do when you get them.
In this book, John Emms examines the key tactical and positional ideas in IQP positions, with an emphasis on how to attack and how to defend. In addition, he also explores openings which lead to IQPs, and suggests repertoire options which make sure you reach the positions you desire.
•A Grandmaster's guide to IQPs
•Includes practical tips on opening choices
•Ideal for improvers, club players and tournament players.
Publication due October 2012, softback, 192 pages.