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Nimsowitsch / Larsen Attack
Häftad, 2002
273 kr
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The Nimsowitsch/Larsen attack ( 1 b3) is one of the most interesting and most flexible opening systems in which the theory has not yet fully crystallised. It is, therefore, an ideal choice for the player wishing to avoid sharp theoretical duels in the opening and preferring to throw his opponent on …
Grandmaster Strategy
Häftad, 2002
279 kr
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Ray Keene selects and annotates his most interesting games against such giants as Anatoly Karpov, Mikhail Botvinik, Mikhail Tal, Jan Timman, John Nunn, Tony Miles and Svetozar Gligoric. Originally published as a private limited edition.
Age Heresy
How to Achieve More - Not Less - As You Get Older
E-bok, 2012
125 kr
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It is widely assumed that as we grow older there is a gradual decline in the way we use our brains. This book draws on acclaimed and proven scientific evidence to put forward a sensational brand-new theory which explodes the myth and shows that, with the right sort of mental and physical exercise, …
Carlsen v Caruana
FIDE World Chess Championship London 2018
Av Raymond Keene, Byron Jacobs
Häftad, 2018
209 kr
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This match between the number one and number two ranked players in the world is one of the most eagerly-awaited World Championship clashes of recent years. Defending champion Magnus Carlsen first gained the title in 2013 when he beat Viswanathan Anand. He has already successfully defended his title …
Leonid Stein - Master of Attack
Häftad, 2002
273 kr
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Leonid Stein?s brilliant chess career, cut tragically short in 1973, included overwhelming victories against the world?s leading grandmasters, Stein not only stormed to an incredible total of 3 first prizes (out of 4 attempts) in the USSR Championships, but also won what were arguably the two …
Winning with the Nimzo-Indian
Häftad, 2003
273 kr
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The Nimzo-Indian Defence is one of Black's most dynamic ways of countering 1 d4. From the outset of the game Black seeks to create pawn weaknesses in his opponent's position to be exploited in the middlegame. Usually this involves renouncing the bishop pair, typically leading to positions in which …
Moscow Challenge
Häftad, 2003
273 kr
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Moscow, in the autumn of 1984, was the setting for a clash between two of the all-time greats of chess: defending champion Anatoly Karpov, the most deadly tournament player in the history of the game, and Gary Kasparov, the 21 year old from Baku who would become the youngest ever World Champion …
Complete King's Indian
The Favourite Defence of Kasparov, Tal and Fischer
Av Raymond Keene, Byron Jacobs
Häftad, 2003
303 kr
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The King's Indian is noted as a dynamic counter-attacking defence par excellence. This book describes the key strategies for both sides in the main lines such as the Fianchetto variation, the Petrosian system, the Samisch/ Four Pawns attack and Averbakh. Analysis is backed up with verbal …
How to Play the Nimzo-Indian Defence
A Key Introduction to a Major Defence
Av Raymond Keene, Shaun Taulbut
Häftad, 2003
273 kr
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The first part of a full explanation of one of the most important defences to the Queen's pawn in contemporary chess. It has been a favourite of Fischer, Kasparov, Karpov, Petrosian and Botvinnik, to name but a few of the greats who have employed it. This book - unlike many rivals - concentrates on …
Two Opening Repertoires for White - Volume 2: Aggressive Plans for White
Av Raymond Keene, Byron Jacobs
Häftad, 2003
273 kr
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A companion volume to Two Opening Repertoires for White: Volume 1, this book details some more aggressive strategies in the opening for White again based on the key move 1d4! Together the two volumes give ambitious White players a complete arsenal of choice against all Black defences. The companion …
World Chess Championship: Botvinnik to Kasparov
Soviet Domination and the Rise of Fischer
Av R. G. Wade, A. J. Whiteley m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
309 kr
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The history of the World Chess Championship continues in this volume with the epic struggles between Botvinnik, Bronstein, Smyslov, Tal and Petrosian, via the brief but spectacular advent of Bobby Fischer, and on to the modern superstars Karpov and Kasparov. All games from the matches are annotated …
Manoeuvres in Moscow: Karpov-Kasparov II
Kasparov Seizes the World Crown
Av Raymond Keene, David Goodman
Häftad, 2003
265 kr
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In early 1985 Florencio Campomanes - the now disgraced former president of FIDE, the World Chess Federation - halted the World Title challenge from Garry Kasparov "without result", thus forcing a rematch in the autumn of that same year. This book recounts Kasparov's determined fresh assault on the …
Centenary Match: Karpov-Kasparov II
Av Raymond Keene, David Goodman
Häftad, 2003
265 kr
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This book recounts the third of the five chapters in the half-decade long rivalry which erupted between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. In the eyes of many this conflict symbolised the clash between the Brezhnev-inspired forces of reaction in the old USSR and the new Gorbachev/Yeltsin-driven …
Showdown in Seville: Karpov-Kasparov II
The Soviet Empire Strikes Back
Av Raymond Keene, David Goodman m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
265 kr
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This book recounts the fourth and penultimate chapter in the half-decade long rivalry which erupted between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. In the eyes of many this conflict symbolised the clash between the Brezhnev-inspired forces of reaction in the old USSR and the new Gorbachev/Yeltsin-driven …
Karpov - Korchnoi 1978
Häftad, 2004
279 kr
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The 1978 world chess championship in the Philippines was the most riotous of modern times. Pitting the soviet defector Korchnoi against the golden boy of the soviet establishment - Karpov - the players were not just content to hammer each other over the chess board; they also enlisted such weird …
Karpov - Korchnoi 1981
Massacre in Merano
Häftad, 2004
265 kr
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In 1981 - World Champion now for 6 years - Anatoly Karpov had reached the height of his powers. He was a master of sharp modern opening systems, thought swiftly and acted decisively. His play was virtually error free. Facing this juggernaut the veteran Viktor Korchnoi pulled out the final stops for …
Understanding the Caro-Kann Defense
Learning a reliable and flexible opening for black
Av Raymond Keene, Andy Soltis m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
265 kr
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Compiled by three grandmasters and two international masters this scholarly treatise explains in depth the thinking behind a defence that has been a favourite of champions such as Capablanca, Botvinnik, Petrosian and Karpov. Even Kasparov has been known to use the Caro Kann on occasion, for example …
World Chess Championship
Kramnik Vs Leko 2004
Häftad, 2004
265 kr
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With FIDE (the World Chess Federation) claiming that its Tournament in Libya - in fact, little more than a rapidplay open - was the world title clincher, this match for the Classical World Chess Championship would confirm one of the two mental matadors -Kramnik or Leko - as the legitimate heir of …
Fifty Shades of Ray
Chess in the year of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Häftad, 2021
308 kr
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Inspired by both Daniel Defoe's 'A Journal of the Plague Year' (1722) and 'The King', an anthology of the witty and provocative chess columns of the Dutch Grandmaster, Jan Hein Donner, Ray Keene here collects his thoughts and writings on the year 2020 - both in chess and the wider world. His …
Chess for Absolute Beginners
Häftad, 2021
265 kr
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A new edition of Ray Keene and Barry Martin's lucid presentation of how to start on the stimulating path of playing chess. It features: a clear explanation of the legal moves for each piece; a straightforward guide to special rules, such as castling and en passant; and a discussion of how to begin …
Fifty Shades of Ray
Chess in the year of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Inbunden, 2021
442 kr
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Inspired by both Daniel Defoe's 'A Journal of the Plague Year' (1722) and 'The King', an anthology of the witty and provocative chess columns of the Dutch Grandmaster, Jan Hein Donner, Ray Keene here collects his thoughts and writings on the year 2020 - both in chess and the wider world. His …
L'est indienne entre les mains de Kasparov
Av Raymond Keene, Garry Kasparov
Häftad, 2018
422 kr
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