Andrew Martin: The Blumenfeld Gambit - A Sharp Weapon in the Benoni It was back in the 1920s that the Russian master Benjamin Blumenfeld invented his famous gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 b5!?, and to the present day the opening...

A wry, supersmart, seriocomic first novel from a prodigious talent - a Sentimental Education for our time.

Has the Evans Gambit been refuted in this year of 2008? Not according to Nigel Short and the many other strong Grandmasters that you will see on this DVD. In fact, the Evans Gambit is ideal as a weapon for all players who wish to learn...

Andrew Martin: Meeting the Gambits Vol. 2 - Gambits after 1.d4 Squashing counterplay is a favourite pastime of strong chess players and in meeting the Gambits Vol 2 we see plenty of that. Advice and suggestions are given against: . The...

For potters, mold making is invaluable because it allows them to slip-cast identical multiples of their work--and this newly revised, now in color edition of Andrew Martin's classic is "the "definitive guide to the craft. No other volume...

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The story goes that a low-rated player once bravely asked Viktor Korchnoi his advice about what opening to play against a stronger opponent. "Play Grünfeld" was the grumpy reply. "Play Grünfeld against everything apart from 1 e4." I have...

One night, in a private boarding house in Scarborough, a railwayman vanishes, leaving his belongings behind... It is the eve of the Great War, and Jim Stringer, railway detective, is uneasy about his next assignment. And when Jim...

Why is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from King's Cross to King's Cross on the Circle line?The London Underground is the oldest, most sprawling and illogical metropolitan...

Not quite a London System and not quite a Veresov. The unusually named 'Barry Attack' lies somewhere between the two. Yet another challenging queen pawn system that Black has to prepare for. In fact, the 'Barry Attack' had roots as early...

What is the Hippopotamus system of defence? The idea is that, at the beginning of the game, Black develops within his own first three ranks. He constructs a solid, flexible and hopefully stable position, awaiting events. At the right...

Do you have a fantastic memory and a liking for sharp positions, the evaluations of which can change with a few taps of a computer button? If so, then the main lines of the Open Sicilian are for you. But if you are one of the 99% of...