Through an illustrated story of the creation of chess, this book provides narrative and visual devices for learning the game and remembering the moves. The highly individualistic illustrations help demonstrate the mechanics of the game explained in the text, and a more conventional board-and-piece ...
Many chess players find it difficult to improve their game beyond a certain level. They can see basic tactics, know a little about openings and can calculate a few moves ahead. However, so do their opponents. What is the next level, and how does one get there? The answers to these questions and ...
egyptian and roman theme chess set! did that catch your eye? then this set will be a favorite-with the rulers of egypt, their queens, commanders, and armies, you are all set for a pitched battle of the mind! a caesar with his wife dominate the roman side; flanked by centurions, cavalry, and roman ...
Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig's final achievement, completed in Brazilian exile and sent off to his American publisher only days before his suicide in 1942. It is the only story in which Zweig looks at Nazism, and he does so with characteristic ...
Written by an international chess master, this book includes information for both novice and expert, including more than 400 illustrated chessboards and detailed answer key notes.
Designed for the typical amateur player who wants to improve his or her chess skills, this clear, straightforward guide provides the extra knowledge and technique that turns a losing player into a winner. 384 diagrams.
The essential sequel to Peter Clarke's companion book on Tal, Mikhail Tal's Best Games of Chess. Cafferty takes us further on Tal's career path, covering his loss to Botvinnik in the revenge match, but also the triumphs of Bled 1961 and Tal's remarkable sequence of tournament victories in 1973. Tal ...