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Games and Goals
Simen Agdestein was awarded the title of chess grandmaster at the age of eighteen, the youngest in the world at the time. Two years later he wrote in his diary that he believed he …
It's Your Move
In this highly original and instructive test yourself book Chris Ward invites readers to solve a selection of carefully chosen puzzles. In this, the second book in the 'It's Your …
Illuminating Chess
Chess has fascinated people for centuries. But what exactly is chess? Is it a sport, a science, or an art? Well, people think differently about that. Some Grandmasters may say it’s …
The Decline and Fall of Whist
Chess Battles of Hastings
No other chess tournament has such a long and rich history as the annual gathering in between the years at the English seaside resort of Hastings. Countless chess players, …
Blindfold Chess
During the 18th century, when Philidor played two blindfold games of chess simultaneously, eyewitnesses were asked to swear affidavits attesting to this remarkable feat. Since …
Tactical Training
It is hard to understate the importance of tactic ability to overall chess proficiency. Of course other elements such as a knowledge of opening play and an understanding of …
Small Steps to Giant Improvement
In chess you cannot take your move back, but you can always return a misplaced piece to its former square at the cost of some time. Pawns on the other hand can never move …
Chess fundamentals
Schachfieber
All the Wrong Moves: A Memoir About Chess, Love, and Ruining Everything
An enthralling journey into the world of chess--a story of heartbreak, obsession, failure, and the hunger for greatness Sasha Chapin is a victim of chess. Like countless amateurs …
Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016
The International Chess Federation or FIDE (from the French Federation Internationale des Echecs) was founded in Paris in 1924 but only from 1950 began to award international …