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    Grandmaster Secrets: Counter-Attack!

    Superb defensive technique is a hallmark of all great chess-players. With a few deft counterstrokes, they not only deflect what looked like an overwhelming offensive, but also expose the…

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    Understanding Chess Endgames

    One of the world's foremost chess writers provides everything you need to know about chess endgames! Assuming no specialized endgame knowledge, John Nunn presents 100 key endgame concepts,…

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    Improve Your Chess by Learning from the Champions

    In this book Lars Bo Hansen shows how chess understanding has evolved and explains how and why a study of the great champions of the past and present will significantly improve your…

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    Play the Alekhine

    The Alekhine is arguably the most forcing and aggressive reply to 1 e4. Black immediately forces the pace and drags the game onto his own favored territory. This strategy is not without risk,…

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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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    Nunn's Chess Endings: Volume 1

    In this major two-volume work, renowned endgame theoretician John Nunn teaches the skills that are most important to success in practical endgames.   Going beyond standard texts, Dr Nunn…

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    NUNN'S CHESS ENDINGS:VOLUME 2

    In this major work, renowned endgame theoretician John Nunn teaches the skills that are most important to success in practical endgames.   Going beyond standard texts, Dr. Nunn shows how…

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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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