Alexander Morozevich, one of the strongest and most popular chess players in the world, has almost single-handedly transformed this half-forgotten opening with a shady reputation into a ready-to-use weapon for chess players who like a...

Generally recognized as the world?s greatest expert on the c3 Sicilian, Russian grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov has written the definitive book on this fascinating opening. Sveshnikov covers all lines of the c3 (or Alapin) Sicilian and...

In Die Kraft der Leichtfiguren zeigt der frühere Weltmeisterschaftskandidat und gefeierte Schachautor Jan Timman Wege durch den faszinierenden Reichtum des Mittelspiels. Auf der Grundlage zahlloser Beispiele, die ihm während seiner...

Every chess player knows that some moves are harder to see than others. Why is it that, frequently, uncomplicated wins simply do not enter your mind? Even strong grandmasters suffer from blind spots that obscure some of the best ideas...

Alexey Bezgodov presents an unusual idea for White against the ever popular Caro-Kann Defence. The Russian Grandmaster and chess opening expert advocates a very early deviation, the annoying and little explored 3.f3!? This move may look...

"Tactics in the Chess Opening 4: Queen's Gambits" von Geert Van Der Stricht ist ein Schachbuch, das sich auf die taktischen Aspekte des Damengambits konzentriert. Es richtet sich an Spieler, die ihre Fähigkeiten im Eröffnungsbereich...

This book presents new and surprising ways for Black to play for a win against 1.d4. Dejan Antic and Branimir Maksimovic have created a highly original chess opening repertoire in the Bogo-Indian Defense, re-evaluating older analysis,...

New In Chess Yearbook, which appears four times a year, contains the latest news in chess openings, and each issue brings you dozens of new ideas on the cutting edge of modern chess theory. The Yearbook not only covers the latest...

One of the best and most popular ways to meet White's first move 1.e4 remains the tried and tested 1...e5. After this move many games steer for the Ruy Lopez. The Ruy is a perfectly fine choice for White, but one that requires you to...

"New in Chess Yearbook 67" von Paul van der Sterren ist eine Sammlung von Schachpartien, Eröffnungsanalysen und innovativen Ideen im Bereich der Schacheröffnungen. Diese Ausgabe bietet Schachspielern auf verschiedenen Niveaus wertvolle...

No time to study chess opening theory? Secrets of Opening Surprises (SOS) consists of highly playable, unusual opening ideas. Because an SOS is such an early deviation from the regular lines in mainstream openings (usually before move...

"In the Zone: The Greatest Winning Streaks in Chess History" von Cyrus Lakdawala ist ein faszinierendes Buch, das sich mit den bemerkenswertesten Siegesserien in der Geschichte des Schachsports beschäftigt. Der Autor analysiert die...