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J. R. Capablanca "Chess fundamentals" (ENG, 1934) |
 "In chess the tactics may change but the strategic fundamental principles are always the same".
J. R. Capablanca
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Reinfeld Fred, Reuben Fine "Alekhine vs. Bogoljubow (1934)" (ENG, 1967) |
 This book by Reinfeld Fred and Reuben Fine covers the second World chess championship title match between Alexander Alekhine and Efim Bogoljubov. All the games are heavily annotated in an old, non-computer style. Enjoy the chess classic!You need the DJVU viewer to read and print this ebook.Download DJVU version (1,9 Mb) :: Added 15.02.2009 |
Flesch "Planning in Chess" (ENG, 1983) |
 Forming a correct plan in the middle game is one of the most important aspects of chess and a feature that distinguishes the master from the amateur. The author uses complete games to illustrate which factors influence the selection of a correct plan and how this plan is carried out.In addition he examines the established chess "rules" and how and when they can be broken.Download PDF version (6,2 Mb) :: Added 18.10.2008 |
Pandolfini "Pandolfini's Endgame Course" (ENG, 1988) |
 Existing books on chess endings were of two unsatisfactory types. Either they were too analytic and technical or too vague and general. There was a compelling need to combine the best features of both types into a single instructional chess endgame book format.So on my own I started to collect insightful endgame positions, explaining in both words and chess variations the concepts I judged to be most helpful to my students. My goal was to create an inventory of positions that would benefit any chessplayer who studied them.
Bruce Pandolfini
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Korn "The Brilliant Touch in Chess" (ENG, 1966) |
 The popularity of books on combinations among chess players has a deeper reason than mere love of the brilliant, the sensational, the unexpected. No doubt this love is an integral part of their attraction, but deeper down there is the realization that the combination is an essential part of the game.When both sides have played tenaciously and well, there comes a time when the players are, as it were, on the verge of deadlock, with a draw as the inevitable result.Than the supreme effort, the combination, comes to the rescue, not necessarily to win a piece or to bring about mate, but, possibly, merely to effort a breach or to gain the essential tempo which will enable the player to turn the scales in his favour. You need the DJVU viewer to read and print this ebook. Download DJVU version (2,5 Mb) :: Added 10.03.2008 |
Edward Lasker "Chess Strategy" (ENG, 1915) |
 There is no doubt that any chess player who will take the trouble to study Chess Strategy will spend many a pleasurable hour. Incidentally new vistas will be opened to him, and his playing strength increased to a surprising degree.The large majority of chess players who would like to improve their game, have not the necessary opportunity of pitting themselves against players of master-strength, or at least of obtaining the desired instruction from personal intercourse with them. It is for such players that the present work is intended. The perfect Chess Strategy ebook prepared by Nasser Baei. Download PDF version (1 Mb) :: Added 06.01.2008 |
E. Znosko-Borovsky "How not to play chess" (ENG, 1961) |
 How Not to Play Chess has long been regarded as a classic of a chess literature. It illustrates Eugene Znosko-Borovsky's gift for explaining a difficult subject briefly and yet unhurriedly.Addressed to beginners and average chess players, it impacts valuable knowledge and gives them a glimpse into the delightfully complex problems of master chess. You need the DJVU viewer to read and print this ebook. Download DJVU version (2,3 Mb) :: Added 30.12.2007 |
Winter "Kings of chess" (ENG, 1954) |
 In bringing before the chess playing public this account of the matches contested for the highest crown of chess ability, the title of Champion of the World, William Winter (British Open Chess Champion 1935, 1936) actuated by the desire to give present-day players some idea of the colourful personalities who strove for it, their general concepts of play and the conditions under which they fought.You need the DJVU viewer to read and print this ebook.Download DJVU version (4 Mb) :: Added 09.12.2007 |
Troitzky "360 Brilliant and Instructive Endgames" (ENG, 1968) |
 In chess, as in advertising, there are brand names. Few names are honored in chess as that of Troizky, who for more than forty years maintained a magnificent record of unbroken creative activity.During that time he composed hundreds of these delightful chess endgame studies which are unsurpassable for elegance and subtlety. Troizky is the great artist of the endgame domain, immitable in his skillful manipulation of the chess pieces.The present collection contains the chess studies that Troizky considered his best. It would be difficult to think of a more enjoyable experience than savoring and enjoying these gems. You need the DJVU viewer to read and print this ebook. Download DJVU version (4,5 Mb) :: Added 02.12.2007 |
"Kasparov - Karpov. Seville 1987" (ENG, 1988) |
 This is the fourth match for the world title between these two players. Their first (unlimited) competition (September 1984 - February 1985) was interrupted by FIDE President Florencio Campomanes without declaring a winner, when the score was +5 -3 =40 in favor of Karpov. The second and third contests were won by Kasparov, the scores being +5 -4 =16 and +5 -4 =15 respectively.Before the Seville Match the players had met each other over the chess board one hundred times exactly, the total score being +13 -12 =75 in favor of Kasparov.David Bronstein, an outstanding International Grandmaster, once a Challenger himself, illuminates the underlying philosophy of each chess game of this exciting contest. You need the DJVU viewer to read and print this ebook. Download DJVU version (1,7 Mb) :: Added 18.11.2007 |
Keres, Kotov "The Art of the Middle Game" (ENG, 1964) |
 Many chess-players know a large variety of openings and understand well the pattern of the endgames - but what happens in the middle? The difficulty of understanding the principles of middlegame play is perhaps best illustrated by the dearth of good chess books on the middle game. They can be counted on the fingers of one hand.Yet the middle game is a real challenge to the player. Here in the full orchestration of the chess game the player has the chance to use all his pieces to carry out his ideas. All players will be grateful to the grandmasters, Keres and Kotov, for their masterly analysis of attack and defense in the middlegame, and to Mr Golombek for his translation and fully authoritative introduction.Download PDF version (3,5 Mb) :: Added 01.11.2007 |
"Kasparov - Karpov. New York - Lyon 1990" (ENG, 1991) |
 The fifth World Chess Championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov (New York - Lyon, 1990) was one of the most complicated in the chess history. The opponents presented the highest level of chess mastership and notable grandmasters hardly discovered the plans and ideas of the world champion and his challenger for title in the press center.You can find all of 24 annotated games in this ebook.Download PDF version (220 Kb) :: Added 14.10.2007 |
Yudovich "Garry Kasparov" (ENG, 1988) |
 One should remember that the creative element in chess takes shape in hard-fought battles, in which, apart from talent and knowledge, a player must have the energy and will to win.There is ample evidence of this in the present book, dealing with the chess career and creative development of the 13th World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov and his contribution to modern chess. The book is interesting because it shows how the chess talent of this brilliant chess player has evolved; how, by strenuous work in chess, he succeeded in overcoming the shortcomings of his play, in improving chess style and in deepening his understanding of the chess strategy and chess tactics.You need the DJVU viewer to read and print this ebook. Download DJVU version (2,5 Mb) :: Added 08.10.2007 |
"San Remo 1930" (ENG, 1973) |
 The international tournament in San Remo, Italy, in 1930 brought together the leading chess masters of Europe. The competition itself was an outstanding triumph for Alexander Alekhine. The games annotations written by Alekhine, Nimzovitch, Spielman, Botvinnik, Ragozin and other great chessplayers. Enjoy!Download PDF version (1,1 Mb):: Added 20.09.2007 |
M. Euwe "Judgment And Planning In Chess" (ENG, 1953) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 During the Plymouth Congress in August 1948 I met Mr. J du Mont, then editor of the British Chess Magazine, who suggested that I should write a book on the lines of the present volume.His idea was to give practical player some guidance as to how to proceed in a game from the point where the books on opening theory leave off. The result is the present volume...
Max Euwe
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Feel another whisper of chess history with the rare contribution "St. Petersburg Tournament, 1895-1896". This ebook is an exact copy of original book published in 1896 and contains all games with annotations by James Mason.You need the 
In this collection you can find all games of XX category super tournament Morelia - Linares which was completed recently. All the games are annotated by the experts of chess sites CrestBook.com and ChessZone. You can also find here online-notices by the Grand Master Sergey Schipov (
In this collection you can find all games of XIX category super tournament Wijk-aan-Zee which was completed recently. All the games are annotated by the experts of chess sites CrestBook.com and ChessZone. You can also find here online-notices by the Grand Master Sergey Schipov (
Raritive collection of games of match on chess championship of the world 1935 between Alekhin and Euwe with the notes of participants is offered to your attention . In a sharp fight the great Russian chess-player was not able to protect the title and Max Euwe was proclaimed a new world champion on chess . Joint account of match +9 -8 =13.You need the 
A delightful book of the brightest romanticism in history of chess David Bronstein, quite recently, alas, gone from us, will not leave indifferent any chess-player.200 won, lost and finished the draw, chess games of knights's, incorporated a general motto: "1. �4 �5 - not anachronism!", looked over on the single breathing and inspire on creation of own, though and not such accomplished, masterpieces in a chess.
Commented by sixth world champion on the chess Mikhael Botvinnik collection of games of match Flor - Botvinnik (1934) will enable you to present the atmosphere of the colossal getting up of chess of that epoch and also to feel deeply all degree of responsibility of young chess-player which it was enabled to battle in a match from 12 parties with one of strongest grossmesterov of the thirtieth years of the last century Salo Flor.You need the 
Creativity of prominent Estonian grand master - one of the most bright pages in history of chess art of XX age. Depth and beauty of his chess projects, originality and activity of creative process, rare talent is all in combination with the personal charm made the name of Paul Keres by a magnet for the hundreds of thousands of amateurs of our noble chess art.You need the 
"Life - to the chess" - it is not appeal. The name of book establishes a fact only. Folded so, that meeting once with this wise game, Andre Arnoldovich Liliental devoted it right through life.An author complimented with the chess world quite a bit authentic works of chess art. Reading this book, chess enthusiasts will get large aesthetic satisfaction.
Flashbacks of international grand master Grigory Yakovlevich Levenfish, participant of first three Moscow international tournaments (1925, 1935 and 1936 y.y.) engulf the period of the first half of the twentieth age.Contemporary of Lasker, Kapablanka and Alekhin, he repeatedly met behind a board not only with them but also with Nimtsovich, Rubinshteyn, Tartakoverm and many other foreign and soviet chess-players of those times. On his eyes and there was becoming of soviet chess school at his direct participation.
Third international chess tournament, taking place in Moscow in 1936 assembled very representative composition: Kapablanka, Lasker, Botvinnik, Liliental, Flor... Rarest collection of games of this unique contest, published in 1937 now for generl use. Thank you Valeriy Scherba!You need the 
With gladness we offer to your attention the best from some time published collection of select games of 4th world champion A. A. Alekhin. All parties are commented on by prominent grand master with one's own hand.You need the 
All games of tournament of applicants, which was conducted in Neygauzene and Zurich in 1953, are presented in a book. In a creative relation this tournament appeared one of most rich in content in post-war years. In comments author most attention spares the analysis of middle of game. A book is considered one of the best in chess literature, and interest does not diminish at the years to it.You need the 
"This book gives the key to solution of one of main secrets of Fisher's successes is his exceptional devotion to the chess art, incessant creative burning. A book to full degree exposes this secret and herein its untransient value".
"Selected author's games can serve as a wonderful train aid. They are located on thematic principle, and the detailed notes to them, as justly P. A. Romanovsky specifies, expose �internal sense of processes of fight�. In book entered games of author with Alekhin, Botvinnik, Kotov, Levenfish, Bondarevsky, Averbakh and many other great masters. Not always the class of game is identical in these parties, but there are deep and rich in content notes at unchanging high level". L. ABRAMOVIn this book the author in inherent himself analyses the select games in containing self-criticism manner. The deep and instructive comments of P. A. Romanovsky make happy everyone, who aspires to perfection and increase of class of the game sure.
"When in 1922, after long-term negotiations, repeatedly calling in question possibility of competition on championship in the world, two of genii chess thinkers sat down against each other, to begin unexampled in history of chess art fight, all the world caught breath, preparing to witness extraordinary yet tension of chess idea and will, exceptional on the deep penetration in truth of creation". P. ROMANOVSKYThe electronic version of 2th edition of book of Em. Lasker is here presented "My match with Kapablanka" (1925) in which a world ex-champion analyses motion of fight of two brightest chess-players began XX ages for a world chess crown.
"To play off end-game correctly means to carry out maximal activation and provide clear co-operation of the battle forces", - grand master Y. Averbakh talks. His brochure must help a beginning chess-player in a capture necessary theoretical information in area of end-game.
Before you there is a legendary pre-revolution book which the not alone generation of chess-players study on. Edition consists of three "departments": "Preparatory" (information of commons about a chess game, governed, notation, etc.), "Course of opens, explained on played games" and, grant an interesting, last department "Ends of game" (end-game positions in accordance with material).
"Chess manual for self-tuition" consists of 44 lessons and section of "Basis of aesthetics of chess". Basic principles and laws of chess are expounded in lessons, in the section of "Basis of aesthetics of chess" a reader meets with originality of this ancient art, fastens knowledges, got at the study of rules of chess, and acquires necessary for reading of chess literature skills. Classic games, showy combinations of this section can come to love for reader, and in a chess achieves success only that, who understands and values their beauty
Many prominent chess-players studied on this edition. A book contains primary information about a chess game, studies about opens. The special chapters are devoted to combination, pozition fight, problems of chess aesthetics. A final section is made by commented on author's games.
The rules of game are expounded in this small book, and also elementary information is resulted from a theory and advices are given to the beginnings chess-players.
Remarkable, easy and merry book by A. Vaynshteyn, about that, how to play in a debut properly, how to develop combination sight, what is necessary to be done, not to meet in traps, and how to learn to place sly traps.
Book of prominent grand master, long-term applicant on world championship and popular man of letters David Bronsteindiffers from ordinary manuals for self-tuition, that addressed people, who already plays a chess.A "manual" for self-tuition is an unusual book. An author offers itself in interlocutors to the reader and a frank talk conducts about that, how strong chess-players play, about what they think before and during party, as choose a plan and separate motions.
Materials, illustrating the method of preparation to the competitions of M.M. Botvinnik, are plugged in collection. Head "Notebooks of Botvinnik" is published first. This small train aid is counted on young chess-players, trainers, wide circle of chess enthusiasts.
The problems of method of teaching chess are explored in the book of the known chess teacher, deserved trainer of USSR V. Zak. Coming from rich own experience on the examples of games of young chess-players an author acquaints readers with typical errors, incident to the young chess-players and by the ways of their removal.
Excellent book of grand master A. Kotov became one of the first works, devoted a decision-making method behind a board. Such interesting problems as making of position flair, criteria of estimation of position and finding of plan of game, method of trainings, moments of problems of calculation of variants, sense of danger, prosecution of debut and end-game and other major questions of chess creation rise in a book.
It has been said that ideas are weapons. That is certainly as true in chess as in any fields. A mastery of a little theory which conveys real understanding of the game is infinitely more valuable than a carefully memorized compilation of endless moves.
Dear reader, we are pleased to share with you an old ebook by an outstanding Czech grandmaster Richard Reti (1889 - 1929) titled "Modern Ideas In Chess". Enjoy the chess classic!You need the 
Continuation of work of author "The Middlegame. Plan". The book "The Middlegame. Combination", not denying importance of aesthetic essence of tactic in a chess art, above all things called to show the position hidden motive of combination shots, necessity of strategic ground of tactical actions.The permanent estimation of position, even on a "burning" chess-board, serves as reference point for us at the choice between motions-candidates, helps to chop off from a position point sights that have no prospects, though and tempting, continuations. This book is directed to develop these skills.
"In this work we aimed to reflect the modern understanding of row of key questions of general theory of debut and its connection with middlegame.Correct understanding of general principles of debuts, laws, ideas, I.e. a major value has mastering so to say of general "spirit" of debut. A chess-player as though gets durable foundation for creative development of the most various projects, not feeling tied down to the numberless reference books of debuts".
"The problems of modern chess theory, being based on the basic law of development of chess game - law of co-operation of forces are analysed in this book (figures and pawns). The offered solutions of these problems are a result of long-term researches and personal practice of author as chess master. A book is intended for the chess-players of most significant digits, methodists, teachers and trainers and can be useful for self-education".
"The book of the honoured master of sport and deserved trainer of USSR P.A. Romanovsky "Middlegame. Plan" comprehensively lights the questions of theory of middlegame - the major stage of chess game. The book will help chess-player to capture skill of drafting and realization of plan in chess game".You need the 
"Nimtsovich is bold pione, confidently laying new original ways in maze of chess possibilities. His book "My system" offers great logical and psychological interest".
Book of the fifth world champion "Course of chess lectures", long-term president of FIDE, professor Max Euwe was written soon after the conquest of title of world champion and is the attempt of new champion to reflect the looks on the pas, nastoyaschee and future of chess. In it the evolution of understanding chess is consistently analysed beginning from Dzhoakino Greko and to William Steynits (lection 1-6). Five last lectures are devoted strategy and end-game technique.Second book of M. Euwe "Strategy and tactic" is one of the best manuals from this class, according to A. Karpov.
On Your court, respected chess enthusiasts, the article of one of the most gifted chess masters of pre-war chess school of USSR Sergey Belavenets darts out . This article was first published in 1963 in a book "Master Sergey Belavenets".You need the 
"230 examples in this book are not dry chess material at all. In them - critical, deciding the moments of games, minutes of the greatest tension, requiring the most intensive mental efforts. Life of man also can be compared to large chess party. Happy memoirs are alternated in a book with moments less pleasant; during a bookwork we as though again outlived all chess gladnesses and adversities and now want to divide them with you".
Small book of the known chess-player of beginning of the last century Gans Kmokh devoted defence in chess game and interesting possibility to give a glance on questions of chess problems art by professionals of the last century eyes, seeing in a chess not only the mean of earnings or logical game but also opredelenuyu philosophy, in a great deal calling with life.
