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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Can I Take It?: An Introduction to the Counting Tactic in Chess. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. You've learned the rules of chess and how the pieces move. Now what? You take your opponent's pieces, that's what! But as you may have experienced in your games, taking the wrong pieces - or taking with the wrong piece - can backfire horribly.That's where this course comes in. Can I take it? A Beginner's Guide to Capturing in Chess teaches you the most basic skills of chess tactics and strategy. You won't just learn if you can take an opponent's piece. You'll also learn how to take that piece - which can make the difference between winning and losing a game!In particular, you'll learn how to easily evaluate every piece trade you make. You'll also learn how to count attackers and defenders - and when it doesn't matter!This book will greatly improve your chances of winning - by starting to capture your opponent's pieces! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. This opening manual completes the Black repertoire against the Sicilian that uses the Kalashnikov as the main line. When possible, Black will opt for the adventurous moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5, covered in the book King's Kalashnikov. But everyone playing 1. c5 has to be ready when White chooses to avoid the Open Sicilian. In this volume King gives you the answer to all of the so-called Anti-Sicilians, including the Rossolimo, the Alapin and the Grand Prix Attack. All other, less frequently played variations such as the Morra and the Wing Gambit, are covered as well. Grandmaster Daniel King has extensive experience playing the Sicilian, having done so for over forty years. His clear explanations and practical approach will help you achieve your own successes with the Sicilian. Additionally, there is a selection of annotated model games by grandmasters such as Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, and Daniel King, which demonstrate how the recommendations are applied in real games. The two volumes provide a compact and versatile repertoire for Black, focusing on the most important lines, and always aiming for dynamic middlegame play.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Bobby Fisher's Endgame Technique: The Iron Logic of the Eleventh World Champion. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Chess has come a long way since Bobby Fischer became World Champion over fifty years ago. But can we still learn from his games all these years later? The answer is yes. This book gives you the chance to emulate Bobby Fischers playing style and learn to put non-stop pressure on your opponents, just as he did half a century ago. By studying his most masterful endgames, you will begin to think like one of the greatest chess masters of all time.Alex Colovics aim is to teach you how to play the endgame with the same precision as Bobby Fischer. He achieves this by providing exercises and questions to help you gradually learn to think like Fischer, adopting his aggressive and straightforward playing style. Studying these endgames will also sharpen your overall play.In five chapters, you will be able to savour Fischers technique by examining three of his most notable games. You will also learn about endgames involving a bishop or a knight dominating the opposing piece. You will gain an insight into how Fischer always fought for the initiative. He was also a master of endgames involving rooks and opposite-coloured bishops, often creating mating threats.This book is designed so that players of all levels can benefit from studying Fischers endgames, with clear explanations ranging from simple concepts to advanced combinations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Although Jose Raul Capablanca was the World Chess Champion a century ago, his games remain among the most interesting to study. The clear logic and simplicity of his moves inspired other great players such as Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer. And the clarity of his play will boost the confidence of any chess student. It all seems so easy when you read the explanations, says a student in a comment on Chessable, so much so that you really believe you can play like Capablanca.Capablanca's most instructive endgames will help you to understand:The principle of two weaknesses - the art of creating a second weakness, leaving opponents helpless because they cannot deal with both at the same timeHow to convert an advantage in the endgame, not by brute calculation, but by knowing where best to position your piecesSharpen your intuition in double rook endgames and avoid wasting energy calculating everything and making mistakesThe key concept of prophylaxis when it comes to trading pieces, a remarkable aspect of all Capablanca's games. You will learn when to trade off unnecessary piecesCapablanca's Endgame Technique will help you play with precision at all levels of the game, not just in the endgame. It was Capablanca himself who said, 'To improve your game, you must study the endgame before anything else.' Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. The popular Chessable and New In Chess author Christof Sielecki has thoroughly revised and updated his 2018 best-selling chess opening manual. This one-volume hardcover covers a solid and interesting repertoire for white when opening with 1.e4, allowing to always play for a win but without too much risk. Sielecki's three courses in the Keep It Simple series, all published by New In Chess and our sister company Chessable, have won numerous awards on the Chessable platform.…

hardcover. Condition: Fine. In like new, unmarked condition. Cover is very good. No DJ. Like New. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.