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Batsford Book of Chess Records
By Yakov Damsky
Publication Date: 25 August 2005
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The book aims to fill a gap in chess literature by listing the record holders in numerous aspects of the game. It is divided into four sections: Games; People; Tournaments, Matches and Events; and Around the Black and White Board, giving the chess play of some amazing chess record moves.
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Test Your Chess with Daniel King
By Daniel King
Publication Date: 25 October 2004
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Assess your chess strength with this test-yourself guide. In this instructive and entertaining book, based on the author's Chess Monthly column, Grandmaster Daniel King invites you to sit alongside the leading players in the world and predict their moves. Points are awarded – or deducted – depending on how successful you are. By testing yourself over several games you can gauge your chess rating. In addition, by examining the strategies and ideas of the world's best players, you will have the opportunity to improve your own game.
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Imagination in Chess
By Paata Gaprindashvili
Publication Date: 11 February 2004
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There is much published on chess tactics, strategy, openings and endings, but little on training the brain to think and evaluate. This book is dedicated to that task and provides numerous positions that encourage independent and original problem solving. The examples emphasise the power of logical thinking, quick wit and imagination. The author presents some new concepts, such as progressive and reciprocal thinking, to help readers to make fewer mistakes and avoid unnecessary foolish errors.
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Chess Choice Challenge 3
By Chris Ward
Publication Date: 29 January 2004
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By popular demand, a third Chess Choice Challenge and another bumper bundle of tricky and varied chess positions on which to test your analytical ability. Multiple-choice questions direct your attention to different facets of each position, while you are also invited to 'take your pick' from a range of suggested continuations.
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Chinese School of Chess
By Wenzhe, Liu
Publication Date: 28 February 2003
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Though some of the earliest forms of chess are to be found in Ancient China, its entry into world tournament play came only in the latter part of the 19th century. In 1978, author Liu Wenzhe became the first Chinese player to defeat a western grandmaster and subsequently gained a reputation as China¦s top chess trainer. He is thus ideally equipped to chart the dramatic progress of Chinese players over the past twenty five years, during which time we have seen Xie Jun and Zhu Chen become world women¦s champions, Bu Xianghzi the youngest grandmaster of all time at 14 years of age and China¦s leading men players performing at a consistently high standard and defeating even world champions in tournament play.
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Practical Chess Psychology
By Avni, Amatzia
Publication Date: 1 October 2001
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Understanding the Human FactorMost chess books give you a chapter and verse on how to understand chess better, but pay little attention to how your behaviour and psychological outlook - before, during and after a game - can affect your standard of play. Author Amatzia Avni addresses the latter issue head on, covering: The setting of goals Handling spectators Dealing with losses Motivational aspects Cause-effect analysis The search for behavioural clues.Drawing on research findings, strong players' descriptions, as well as the views of the psychologist author, Practical Chess Psychology covers this much-neglected human aspect of chess.
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Popular Chess Variants
By Pritchard D. B.
Publication Date: 31 January 2000
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Popular Chess Variants introduces established chess variants in a “how to play” context. Written in a light, informal style the book contains simple explanations of the games features.
The majority of games discussed involve standard chess sets, but, in addition, there are a few examples using Chinese (Xiangqi), Japanese (Shogi) and four-handed chess sets.
David Pritchard deals in depth with up to a dozen of the most played games. Among these are Avalanche, Baseline (Fischerandom), Extinction, Knight Relay, Kriegspial, Marseillais and Racing Kings.
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