Board Games category: 898 books
Danish Dynamite
Explosive Gambits: the Danish, Göring, Scotch and Urusov
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
White Goes for the Jugular The Danish Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3, is one of the most aggressive chess openings ever devised. Dynamite was invented by a Swede, Alfred Nobel. The book you are reading now, however, was not written by Nordic players. Instead, Grandmaster Karsten Müller and FIDE...
Jose Raul Capablanca
Third World Chess Champion (Chesscafe World Chess Champions Series) (The World Chess Champions Seri
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
The name of José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942), the third world champion, is indelibly inscribed in the annals of chess history. Capablanca s technique, intuition, remarkably quick calculation, and sense for elegant combinations made him the paragon of grandmasters during his lifetime. At the peak...
The Hague-Moscow 1948
Match/Tournament for the World Chess Championship
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
At the Crossroads of Chess History On March 24, 1946, the fourth world chess champion, Alexander Alekhine, passed away. He was the first – and still the only – champion to die while holding the title. To select a new champion, a powerful quintuple round-robin was held in The Hague and...
Power Chess for Kids
More Ways to Think Ahead and Become One of the Best Players in Your School
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
For kids who love to amaze their friends with their chess skills, Charles Hertan presents new ways to find Power Moves, winning tactics that require thinking ahead.In Volume 2, the four special teachers get a new colleague! Knelly the Knight arrives on the scene and will assists Zort (a computer...
by Wikipedia Contributors, Wikipedia Contributors
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Chess, unlike many other games, does not involve chance. It does not hinge on the roll of dice or which card is drawn. The outcome completely depends on the decisions of both the players. However, because of its vast complexity, the far-reaching consequences of some decisions are practically unforeseeable.
This...
by Timothy Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor presents a repertoire for Black against the universally popular Spanish Opening (Ruy Lopez). The backbone of Blacks repertoire is based on the Modern Steinitz Defence, which has justifiably earned a reputation as an important alternative to the main lines. The...
Tactics Training - Hikaru Nakamura
How to improve your Chess with Hikaru Nakamuraand become a Chess Tactics Master
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Have you always wanted to play chess like American #1 chess player? This tactics training book gives you the opportunity to make the same wonderful moves as Nakamura did in his games. One hundred puzzles are offered in which the bullet-expert turned the game in his favour. The puzzles start at a moderate level then get steadily more difficult. Can you match the performances of Nakamura?
Bingo!
The Secret to Scrabble Success
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
If you enjoy Scrabble but are clueless about how the experts score 400 points in their games, this book will let you in on their strategies. Follow these easy steps, and you can regularly use all your tiles to make bingosand tote up the fifty-point bonus you can earn for each one. Discover a whole new level of fun!
by Simon Webb
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2013
One of the most influential books on chess ever published now in digital format. The Tiger is a vicious beast. He doesnt care about the aesthetic side of chess. He doesnt even care about making the best moves. All he cares about is winning. Do you want to win more games? Then become a Tiger. 'Chess...
by U.S. Chess Federation
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
This comprehensive rulebook is the only guide sanctioned and compiled by the U.S. Chess Federation (USCF), the governing body for chess in the United States. It is designed to be a useful reference for all chess players, especially tournament directors and chess club teachers.
THIS NEW EDITION...
by J. H. Blake
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Originally published early 1900s. A well illustrated and informative book dealing with the various ways to end a game of chess. Contents Include: Pawn Endings - Miscellaneous Endings - Solutions etc. Many of the earliest games books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now...
by Neil McDonald
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge....
Stepping Stones to Go
A Game of Strategy
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Learn the Asian strategy game of Go with this user-friendly, expert guide.
Go was invented some four thousand years ago in China, and is the oldest game in the world, still enjoyed today. Played with black and white stones, it is easy enough to be enjoyed by any beginner, yet sophisticated...
Tactics Training - Magnus Carlsen
How to improve your Chess with Magnus Carlsen and become a Chess Tactics Master
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Have you always wanted to play chess like a World Champion? This tactics training book gives you the opportunity to make the same winning moves as Carlsen did in his games. One hundred training exercises are offered here. You only have to find the move that Carlsen played! The puzzles start at a moderate...