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Chess books of general interest contain a rich assortment of themes, from chess problems to chess classics like Manual of Chess by Lasker. Here you are sure to find chess books in print that are both interesting and entertaining - everything from chess biographies to chess tournament books. Enjoy!
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Emanuel Lasker: Second World Chess Champion - Chess Book in Print
Now: $17.49Was: $21.95Emanuel LaskerSecond World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker was a great chess fighter, thinker and researcher. He was possessed of gigantic playing strength, retaining the title of World's Number One Chess player for 27(!) years. Even after losing his...- SKU:
- lasker-bk
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A History of Chess: From Chaturanga to the Present Day Chess Book
$14.95A History of Chess: From Chaturanga to the Present Dayby Yuri Averbakh Chess: An Historical PerspectiveChess – the “Royal Game” – is an ancient board game, perhaps fifteen hundred years old. There are many legends about how chess...- SKU:
- history-chess
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Draw! The Art of the Half-Point in Chess
Russell Enterprises
$14.95Draw!: The Art of the Half-Point in Chessby Leonid Verkhovsky The Luck of the Draw!? We have all seen games and perhaps even played them in which a difficult or lost game is salvaged by a brilliant drawing combination. In the early 1970s, Soviet...- SKU:
- draw-book
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A Legend on the Road: Bobby Fischer's 1964 Simultaneous Exhibition Tour (2nd Edition)
Russell Enterprises
$14.95A Legend on the Road: Bobby Fischer's 1964 Simultaneous Exhibition Tour (2nd Second Edition) John Donaldson Fischer on TourNo chess player has received the worldwide recognition that Bobby Fischer has. His match for the World Cliampionsbip with...- SKU:
- legend-fischer
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Back to Basics: Strategy Chess Book
ChessCentral
$19.95Back to Basics: Strategy Valeri Beim The Basics of Chess StrategyWhile there are many books about how to improve your chess tactics, instructive books about chess strategy, particularly for players of less than master strength, are few and far...- SKU:
- basic-strat-bk
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The Hague-Moscow 1948 Match/Tournament for the World Chess Championship
Russell Enterprises
MSRP: $21.95Now: $12.95Was: $21.95The Hague-Moscow 1948 Match Tournament for the World Chess Championshipby Max Euwe The crossroads of chess history occurred on March 24, 1946, when the 4th world chess champion, Alexander Alekhine, passed away. He was the first – and still...- SKU:
- hague1949-bk
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Vienna 1922 - International Chess Tournament
Russell Enterprises
MSRP: $19.95Now: $12.95Was: $19.95Vienna 1922 - International Chess Tournament by Larry Evans The first book – and sadly the last – by Larry Evans covers the Vienna 1922 international chess tournament, remembered as one of the first great tournaments after World War I. All...- SKU:
- vienna1922-bk
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The International Chess Congress, St. Petersburg 1909
Russell Enterprises
MSRP: $16.99Now: $12.95Was: $16.99The International Chess Congress, St. Petersburg 1909by Emanuel Lasker One of the great chess tournaments of all time! This famous tournament book by the 2nd World Chess Champion covers the premier event of 1909, by far the strongest chess competition...- SKU:
- stpete1909-bk
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A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-Step Instructions for Winning Chess the Polgar Way!
Russell Enterprises
$19.95A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-Step Instructions for Winning Chess the Polgar Way! GM Susan Polgar The best-selling A World Champion’s Guide to Chess is available again! Winning Chess the Polgar Way! In A World Champion’s Guide...- SKU:
- guide-susan
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New York 1927 Tournament Chess Book
Russell Enterprises
$19.95New York 1927 Tournamentby Alexander Alekine For decades, Alexander Alekhine's account of New York 1927 was at the top of the list of works that should have been rendered into English but unaccountably were not.This is unlike any other tournament book...- SKU:
- ny-1927
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Nottingham 1936 - Chess Tournament Book
Russell Enterprises
$24.95Nottingham 1936by Alexander Alehkine Forward by Andrew Soltis The great international chess tournament at Nottingham, 1936 has taken its place next to other legendary tournaments such as St. Petersburg 1909, London 1922 and New York 1924. It set a...- SKU:
- not-1936
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My System
Hays Publishing
$19.95My SystemThe Landmark Positional Chess Training Classic in an Easy-to-Study Algebraic Format Ask 100 chess masters if they have studied My System by Nimzowitsch and at least 99 will answer, "Yes!" Many will tell you they have reviewed this masterpiece...- SKU:
- System-Nimzovich
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The Soviet Championships
Everyman
$22.95The Soviet Championships The famous Soviet Championships, run annually from 1920 to 1991, were truly extraordinary events. Every top Soviet Grandmaster, including Botvinnik, Tal, Kasparov, Spassky, Petrosian, and Karpov, participated regularly, and the...- SKU:
- soviet
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Modern Ideas in Chess - Print Book plus Download
ChessCentral
$19.95Modern Ideas in Chess Book and E-book Both for the Price of One! Get your E-book Immediately - Print Book will be Shipped Here is Richard Reti's classic manifesto of the hypermodern movement, a book called by H. Golombek "the most important...- SKU:
- modernideas
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London 1922 Chess Tournament Book
ChessCentral
MSRP: $19.95$9.95London 1922 International Chess Tournament Special bonus included: Capablanca-Lasker 1921, by Jos̩ Ra̼l Capablanca Jos̩ Capablanca was the superstar of chess in 1922 and London was his first serious chess in the 15 months since he had won the...- SKU:
- london1922
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Lasker's Manual of Chess Book
Russell Enterprises
$27.95Lasker's Manual of Chess This new edition takes Lasker's legendary classic and puts it in a form more congenial to 21st century readers. In this new edition figurine algebraic notation is used and thechapter on descriptive has been replaced with one...- SKU:
- Lasker-Manual
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Grundlagen des modernen Eroffnungsspiels Kania-eff
ChessCentral
$9.95Grundlagen des modernen EroffnungsspielsGrandmaster Aleksej Suetin teaches opening play in this well organized single-volume survey. Not a compendium (like E.C.O. or M.C.O.), Suetin instead offers guidelines and advice, grouped around annotated games,...- SKU:
- Kania-eff
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Chess Words of Wisdom Book
$15.95Chess Words of WisdomThe Principles, Methods and Essential Knowledge of Chess Chess Words of Wisdom is made up of the crucial information mined from over 400 chess books (plus hundreds of magazine articles, videos, DVDs, web sites and various other...- SKU:
- chess-wisdom
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Chess for Kids
Sterling
$12.95Chess for Kids International Master Basman puts 20 years of experience teaching children how to play chess into this systematic, succinct, and thorough book. Dedicating each page to a different topic, he guides readers through the rudiments of the...- SKU:
- chess-kids
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Chess Analytics: Training with a Grandmaster
Russell Enterprises
Now: $12.95Was: $14.95Chess Analytics: Training with a Grandmaster Analytics The Method of Logical Analysis You are invited to take an instructive journey with one of the most successful chess coaches of our era, Greek grandmaster Efstratios Grivas. Over...- SKU:
- chess-analytics
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