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    Winning Chess Explained

    Winning Chess Explained: Zenon Franco has regularly annotated top-level games for more than a quarter of a century. He has drawn upon this vast experience to present 50 hugely instructive…

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    Chess Explained: The Grunfeld

    Chess Explained: The Grunfeld, is a Gambit publication written by International Master Valentin Bogdanov . The Grunfeld is essentially an opening of grand ideas, which need to be understood…

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    Win With The Stonewall Dutch

    The Stonewall Dutch is a traditional favorite amongst club players, as it offers Black ready-made attacking plans on the kingside. As Grandmaster Bent Larsen has noted, the Dutch also has the…

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    Play the Najdorf Sicilian

    The Najdorf Sicilian has a unique place amongst chess openings: for several decades it has been regarded by the top grandmasters as the best way for Black to play soundly for a win against 1…

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    Understanding the Marshall Attack

    The Marshall Attack is a chess opening like no other. Rather than subjecting himself to the 'Spanish torture' so typical in the Ruy Lopez, Black simply gives away a center pawn. But in…

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    Mastering the Chess Openings: Volume 4

    In this highly-acclaimed series, International Master John Watson helps chess-players achieve a more holistic and insightful view of the openings.   He explains not only the ideas and…

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    Chess Explained: The Main-Line Slav

    The Main-Line Slav, from Gambit Books, is written by International Master David Vigorito.   The Main-Line Slav is one of the key battlegrounds of modern chess, with adherents among all…

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    Mastering the Chess Openings: Volume 3

    Mastering the Chess Openings is written by International Master John Watson and is published by Gambit Publications. This is volume three of the highly acclaimed series of Mastering the Chess…

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    Chess Opening Essentials, Vol 1,
    the Complete 1.e4

    Most chess opening books are either too detailed or too shallow. Chess Opening Essentials has exactly the right balance and is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It…

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    Secrets of Opening Surprises: Volume 9

    The Secrets of Opening Surprises series brings you a wide variety of unusual opening ideas. They may seem outrageous at first sight, but have proven to be perfectly playable.   An SOS…


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