"A fascinating tale of discovery and mystery." --The Minneapolis Star TribuneIn the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory. The Lewis Chessmen are probably the most famous chess pieces in the world. Harry played Wizard's Chess with them in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Housed at the British Museum, they are among its most visited and beloved objects. Questions abounded: Who carved them? Where? Nancy Marie Brown's Ivory Vikings explores these mysteries by connecting medieval Icelandic sagas with mo... View More...
Now a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo, directed by Mira Nair. The "astonishing" (The New York Times Book Review) and "inspirational" (Shelf Awareness) true story of Phiona Mutesi--a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda. One day in 2005 while searching for food, nine-year-old Ugandan Phiona Mutesi followed her brother to a dusty veranda where she met Robert Katende. Katende, a war refugee turned missionary, had an improbable dream: to empower kids in the Katwe slum through chess--a game so foreign there is no word for it in their nat... View More...
How can one determine if a piece is weak or strong? Or if a square is weak or strong? These are the principal questions that grandmaster and trainer Drazen Marovic addresses in this important book. By discussing carefully chosen games and positions, Marovic explains how to recognize good and bad features of positions, and how to make use of one's advantages and exploit the opponent's weaknesses. Themes that crop up repeatedly include 'weaknesses' that are unexploitable (and therefore are not weaknesses at all), surrendering certain squares in order to gain more important squares, and material... View More...
The opening phase of the game throws up difficult questions for those keen to study and improve their chess. Should I open with 1 d4, 1 e4, or something else? What is the best strategy as Black - immediate counter-attack or solid development? Should I learn numerous different systems or concentrate on a few specialist lines? In Mastering the Opening, international master Byron Jacobs asnwers these and other key questions. * Deals with every major opening * Numerous test positions enables readers to guage their progress * Revolutionary layout allows readers to absorb the key ideas View More...
This companion volume to the popular and award-winning Chess: from first moves to checkmate uses an innovative visual approach to make a variety of familiar and unfamiliar games quick and easy to learn. The dazzling digital recreations of game boards, pieces, cards, and moves will convince newcomers that they can quickly play these time-tested games like the pros. Simple and visually explained instructions, strategies, and moves are provided for a wide range of board and card games. Also included is information about the historical origins of games, a glossary, and an index.Games is the perfec... View More...
Go from tentative beginner to formidable player! This complete chess course contains everything novices need to know, from basic strategies to advanced tactics. References to world-class champions like Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Tal bring the concepts to life; Quick Start reference pages help you retain the information; and puzzle sections let you test your new skills as you go along. View More...
Teaching beginners the key concepts of the opening, this book features more than 25 moves, including: King's Gambit, Centre Game, Scotch game, Giucco Piano, Bishop's Opening, Caro-Kann, Sicilian and Nimzo-Indian. Examples from 25 grandmasters and champions are included. View More...
Newly formatted and updated Fourteen chapters illustrate the explanations and thinking behind every tactical concept. Learn to use pins, single and double forks, double attacks, skewers, discovered and double checks, multiple threats and other crushing tactics to gain an immediate edge. Each concept is fully explained in easy-to-understand language with diagrams, examples, and game situations so you understand the thinking and game plan behind every move. Tons of diagrams and examples along with insightful comments on strategy and tactics applicable to every player make this a valuable guide ... View More...
This is a book for players who want to play killer chess using the insights, concepts and moves of the greatest tactics and combinations ever by the greatest players who ever lived. This fascinating book teaches you how to learn from the incredible combinations and brilliant sacrifices of 14 World Champions, how the champions used these brilliant stratagems to bring opponents to their knees, and how they themselves fell prey to these deadly surprise attacks. Packed with fascinating ideas, two hundred fully annotated games, one thousand diagrams, and great practical advice for any player's own ... View More...
