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Instant chess downloads - electronic chess information that can be downloaded now! ChessCentral carries the latest versions of top chess software programs and bestselling chess ebooks. Convenient and interactive, the bottom line is that chess downloads are fun to use, and of course no shipping costs or VAT charges. Try an e-book classic like Lasker's Common Sense in Chess or Reti's Modern Ideas in Chess; improve your chess endgame or explore a dynamic chess opening. ChessCentral also offers the complete line of Everyman chess ebooks for download.

All these chess ebook downloads mean no more fumbling to find a page or setting up the board, because everything is a click away. Chess e-books for download are like regular paper books...only better! Now opening manuals, tournament books, even past classics can be presented with fully integrated text and graphics. The chess software you need to enjoy your e-book is the FREE software Chessbase Reader.

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  • Starting Out: 1.e4! A Reliable Repertoire - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Starting Out: 1.e4! A Reliable Repertoire - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    Starting Out: 1.e4A Reliable Repertoire for the Improving Player (Download) Building and maintaining an opening repertoire can be a demanding task - for a start there are an enormous number of different lines to choose from. There's a strong...
    SKU:
    ev-16
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • The Modern Defense: Move by Move - Chess Opening E-book Download

    The Modern Defense: Move by Move - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $24.95
    The Modern Defense: Move by Move  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...
    SKU:
    ev-159
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $24.95
  • Prepare to Attack, E-book for Download

    Prepare to Attack! Chess E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    Prepare to Attack "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." Abraham Lincoln There's no escaping the fact - if you want to win chess games, you have to attack at some point. Many...
    SKU:
    ev-158
    $19.95
  • Mastering Opening Strategy - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Mastering Opening Strategy - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $22.95
    Mastering Opening Strategy Study brings wisdom. Practice brings perfection.  This is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Johan Hellsten's acclaimed Mastering Chess Strategy. In this new book Hellsten focuses exclusively on opening...
    SKU:
    ev-157
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $22.95
  • Lessons with a Grandmaster 2, E-book for Download

    Lessons with a Grandmaster, Part 2 - Chess Coach E-book

    Everyman

    $21.95
    Lessons with a Grandmaster 2: Improve your Tactical Vision and Dynamic Play  Imagine you are a club player who has been given the opportunity to talk at length with a famous Grandmaster. How would you make the most of this...
    SKU:
    ev-156
    $21.95
  • Lessons with a Grandmaster 1, E-book for Download

    Lessons with a Grandmaster , Part 1 - Chess Coach E-Book

    Everyman

    $21.95
    Lessons with a Grandmaster:Enhance your Chess Strategy and Psychology  Imagine you are a club player who has been given the opportunity to talk at length with a famous Grandmaster. How would you make the most of this...
    SKU:
    ev-155
    $21.95
  • Break the Rules! - A Modern Look at Chess Strategy, E-book for Download

    Break the Rules! A Modern Look at Chess Strategy

    Everyman

    $19.95
    Break the Rules! A Modern Look at Chess Strategy  As we progress as chess players we quickly learn a set of guidelines which help us to formulate plans, develop typical strategies and recognize key tactics. However, chess is not...
    SKU:
    ev-154
    $19.95
  • Play 1...Nc6! - A Repertoire for Black - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Play 1...Nc6! - A Repertoire for Black - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    A Play 1...Nc6: A Complete Chess Opening Repertoire for Black  Are you constantly struggling with the Black pieces? Can't make up your mind which openings to play? Are you looking for something new: an all-in-one solution to...
    SKU:
    ev-153
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • Play the French (4th Ed) - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Play the French (4th Ed) - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    Play the French, 4th Edition  The wait is over. Finally it's here, the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson's Play the French - the must-have book for all French Defense players for over 20 years! Watson's highly acclaimed...
    SKU:
    ev-152
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • Chess Developments: The Pirc Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Chess Developments: The Pirc Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    Chess Developments: The Pirc Defense Chess Developments is a brand new series providing state-of-the-art openings coverage. Chess Developments focuses on the current trends - concentrating on critical lines, theoretical novelties and...
    SKU:
    ev-151
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • The Semi-Slav Defense: Triangle System - Chess Opening E-book Download

    The Semi-Slav Defense: Triangle System - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    The Semi-Slav Defense: Triangle System Grandmaster Ruslan Scherbakov presents an opening system for Black based on the Semi-Slav Triangle, an ambitious way to fight the ever-popular Queen's Gambit. Black's weapons include the Noteboom...
    SKU:
    ev-150
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • Starting Out: 1.d4! A Reliable Repertoire - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Starting Out: 1.d4! A Reliable Repertoire - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    Starting Out: 1 d4!A Reliable Repertoire for the Improving Player Building and maintaining an opening repertoire can be a demanding task - for a start there are an enormous number of different lines to choose from. There's a strong temptation amongst...
    SKU:
    ev-15
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • The English Opening: Move by Move - Chess Opening E-book Download

    The English Opening: Move by Move - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    The English Opening: Move by Move (Download) 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...
    SKU:
    ev-149
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • The Four Knights Game: Move by Move - Chess Opening E-book Download

    The Four Knights Game: Move by Move - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    The Four Knights Game: Move by Move This new 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...
    SKU:
    ev-148
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy E-book for Download

    Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy - E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    Learn from Kramnik, Karpov, Petrosian, Capablanca and Nimzowitsch Chess Secrets is a brand new series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess: strategy, attack, opening play and gambits, classical...
    SKU:
    ev-147
    $19.95
  • The Torre Attack: Move by Move - Chess Opening E-book Download

    The Torre Attack: Move by Move - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    The Torre Attack: Move by Move This new 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...
    SKU:
    ev-146
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • Slay the Sicilian Defense! Chess Opening E-book Download

    Slay the Sicilian Defense! Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    Slay the Sicilian! Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor presents a repertoire for White against the most popular opening in chess - the Sicilian Defense. Taylor's repertoire is based first and foremost on the Open Sicilian, which is...
    SKU:
    ev-145
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • The Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps, E-book for Download

    The Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps - E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
     The Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps There is no easier way to win a game of chess than by luring your opponent into a devious trap. Similarly, there's nothing worse than being the one on the receiving end. Tricks, traps and...
    SKU:
    ev-143
    $19.95
  • Starting Out: The Trompowsky Attack - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Starting Out: The Trompowsky Attack - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    $19.95
    Starting Out: The Trompowsky Attack (Download) The Trompowsky Attack is well known as an ambitious and aggressive chess opening. Initially an offbeat line favored by club players, in recent history it has undergone somewhat of a...
    SKU:
    ev-142
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    $19.95
  • Chess Secrets: Giants of Innovation E-book for Download

    Chess Secrets: The Giants of Innovation

    Everyman

    $19.95
    Chess Secrets, Giants of Innovation:Learn from Steinitz, Lasker, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Ivanchuk Chess Secrets is a series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess, such as strategy, attack, defense,...
    SKU:
    ev-141
    $19.95

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