Playing, Guessing

The Hog, insufferable and all but insuperable, brings off one coup after another and seldom fails to triumph over his hated rival, Papa the Greek. Neither is a match for the Rabbit, for though R.R. r …

'This romantic opening is a real rarity at top-level chess. Probably the greatest expert on this line right now is England's Grandmaster Joe Gallagher.' – Nigel Short in The Daily Tele …

PLAY CHESS LIKE A PRO EVEN… IF YOU’D NEVER LAID HANDS ON CHESS BOARD BEFORE! Do you consider yourself a complete chess newbie and want to beat your experienced player friends? Maybe you played in t …

• One of the world’s greatest chess players reveals the secrets of how he plans his play • Packed with invaluable information on how to mobilise your forces, avoid threats and win the game • Illustra …

Over the past few years the great chess player Garry Kasparov has written five  best-selling books praising the contributions to chess made by the previous  world champions. The series is called &apo …

Chess is the art that expresses the science of logic. Mikhail Botvinnik Grandmaster Neil Mc Donald explains every single move made by White and Black in 30 striking tactical or strategical games play …

This is a well-established training manual which encourages the average player to understand how a grandmaster thinks, and even more important, how he works. Kotov tackles fundamental issues such as …

• Learn the calculation secrets of the world’s best attacking players • First book from one of the UK’s biggest chess stars • Illustrated with a wealth of examples from top-level chess games This fir …

From ancient riddles to modern Sudoku, people have been fascinated by puzzles. Whether they are seen as a glorious waste of time, a harmless way to spend a train journey or a valuable way of exercisi …

There are plenty of chess books that cover openings, but not so many that tell you what to do next. Every player has encountered problems once the opening phase of the game has ended, and this book p …