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"Tactics in the sicilian","Text: English (translation) Original Language: Russian"

"Tactics in the King's Indian",""

"Tactics in the King's Indian","I picked up Tactics in the King's Indian at Half-Price books for five dollars. It is worth 5 times this price. It is 126 pages long, which may not sound like much but while reading you never feel that there is any lack of material. This book is organized around tactical themes, all stemming from the King's Indian defense. The book is lain out thus:Introduction1 Enticement2 Deflection3 Vacating or Seizing a square4 Opening Files and Diagonals5 Demolition6 Exploiting unfortunate piece positions7 Illustrative GamesThe book is essentially a collection of games, all in the King's Indian opening, and all with some sort of tactical idea (though this sort of begs the question, why incorporate a section called Illustrative Games?). Why buy this book?-It is cheap (Used is $10 on Amazon)-Studying tactics in an opening is a great way to learn to play it-It has plenty of instructive, beautiful but relatively unknown games-It deals with lesser known tactical themes (though there are many forks in here too)-The book deals with obscure but wonderfully creative moves and ideasI suppose my only complaint is that some of the commentary on variations of the King's Indian are a little outdated."

"Tactical Chess Exchanges",""

"Study Chess with Tal",""

"Strategy & Tactics in Chess",""

"Starting Out: The Grunfeld Defence (Starting Out - Everyman Chess)","These books are perfect for enthusiastic chess players who are starting out in the game, and who are seeking to understand the basic principles behind these important openings: the Pirc/Modern and the Gr?nfeld. These 2 books are written in a user-friendly style with an abundance of notes, tips and warnings scattered throughout, while key strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.The authors of these books are very skilled and experienced chess writers, who are used to writing for players of all levels and are renowned for their ability to explain ideas in a lucid and straightforward manner.These books will be especially beneficial to those players who have previously sharpened their chess skills with the earlier books Starting Out in Chess, Tips for Young Players and Improve Your Opening Play.*User-friendly design to help readers absorb ideas*Concentrates on the fundamental principles of the openings*Ideal for the improving player "

"Starting Out The French","The French is one of Black's soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while at the top it's played by famous grandmasters such as Vishy Anand and the young Russian star Alexander Morozevich. With his first two moves Black obtains a substantial foothold in the centre, and a structure that is incredibly difficult to break down. In this user-friendly book, International Master Byron Jacobs revisits the basic principles behind the French Defence and all of its variations. Throughout the reader is helped along by a wealth of notes, tips, warnings and exercises. This book is ideal for the improving player.Explanations to key ideas throughoutWritten is an easy-to-learn formatAll the important variations are covered"

"Starting Out: The Caro-Kann (Starting Out - Everyman Chess)","If you're looking for a good introduction to the Caro-Kann, this is the book for you. It's not a repertoire book for either side. Gallagher presents the main lines and gives ideas for both sides. As with other books in the Starting Out series, this book avoids deep theory as much as possible. The idea is to give the reader a good foundation off of which to build. This book serves its purpose well, but if you want to be a C-K expert, your reading can't end here. As good as the book is, I must give it one criticism. The author's bias for the White side of the Fantasy variation is quite obvious. He gives Black's basic ideas in the theory sections, but the example games could have been chosen better. A repeated theme seems to be Black does something stupid in the opening and then gets crushed. I understand that no chess game is perfect and that mistakes are made in every game, but I do think that it would have been more useful to include games with more accurate play by Black. So, while you may want something else for the Fantasy Variation, and you will want something else if you intend to go far into the Caro-Kann, this book serves its purpose quite well. It will give you a good introduction to the Caro-Kann."

"Starting Out: Sicilian Grand Prix Attack","Even in an age of video and computer games, chess still continues to be one of the most popular and challenging of the gaming pastimes and enjoys a world wide enthusiasm as evidenced by a proliferation of chess clubs, organizations, and tournaments. 'Starting Out: Sicilian Grand Prix Attack' by British Grandmaster Gawain Jones focuses specifically on the Grand Prix Attack as one of White's most aggressive options with respect to traditional Sicilian opening move. Illustrative, step-by-step examples provide the aspiring chess student with everything necessary to employ this opening, complete with key moves for both players, along with discussion of the underlying rationales of the moves themselves. 'Starting Out: Sicilian Grand Prix Attack' covers all the main lines after 2 Nc3 and 3 f4; as well as featuring informed and informative chapters on the currently fashionable 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 Bb5 moves. One of the newest titles in the extensive and prestigious Everyman Chess series, 'Starting Out: Sicilian Grand Prix Attack' is especially recommended reading for novice chess students, as well as players seeking to improve their tournament game performance."

"Starting Out: Pawn Endgames","In this innovative book, Grandmaster and renowned endgame expert Glenn Flear concentrates on the very basics of pawn endings. He outlines the key principles and rules, and demonstrates how these work in practical examples. "

"Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames","In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster and renowned endgames expert John Emms concentrates on the absolute fundamentals of minor piece endings and slowly but surely arms readers with the essential knowledge and confidence to move onto slightly trickier positions. As is normal with the Starting Out series, there are an abundance of notes, tips, and warnings throughout the book to help improving players. "

"Starting Out: King's Indian","The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defenses in chess and is favored by ambitious and aggressive players. At the highest level it has been a major weapon for World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to the basics of the King's Indian, studying the key principles of its many variations. Throughout the book there are numerous notes, tips, warnings and exercises to help the improving player, while important strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. (6 3/4 x 9 3/4, 176 pages, diagrams)"

"Starting Out: Closed Sicilian (Starting Out - Everyman Chess)","English International master Richard Palliser presents Starting Out: Closed Sicilian, an in-depth guide for intermediate to advanced chess players. Staring Out: Closed Sicilian offers the white- piece chess player an aggressive way to attack the Sicilian while avoiding the extreme complexity of opening theory associated with Open Sicilians. Being aware of core themes is more important than memorizing variations in the Closed Sicilian, making it valuable to players who prefer to immerse themselves in the experience of the game rather than rely heavily on rote study. Examples and sample chess problems, and illustrative chess diagrams on almost every page offer highly descriptive case-based breakdown of theory and execution. Starting Out: Closed Sicilian lives up to the high quality and exacting professional standards of in-depth chess guides from Everyman Chess. "