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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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  • Analyze Your Chess E-Book for Download

    Analyze Your Chess - Strategy Training E-Book

    Everyman

    £15.88
    Analyze Your Chess Games Leading chess author Colin Crouch believes that the key to sustained chess improvement lies in the critical analysis and assessment of your own games. Each and every game you play provides a significant learning opportunity,...
    SKU:
    ev-104
    £15.88
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    Slay the Spanish! - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Slay the Spanish! - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    Now: £15.88
    Was: £17.47
    Slay the Spanish! (Download) Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor presents a repertoire for Black against the universally popular Spanish Opening (Ruy Lopez). The backbone of Black's repertoire is based on the Modern Steinitz Defense, which has...
    SKU:
    ev-103
    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
    Now: £15.88
    Was: £17.47
  • Starting Out: The Queen's Gambit - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Starting Out: The Queen's Gambit - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    £15.88
    Starting Out: The Queen's Gambit (Download) The Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the most popular and fundamental chess openings of all time and it has been the battleground for countless world-class encounters throughout the history of chess...
    SKU:
    ev-102
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    £15.88
  • Starting Out: The Queen's Indian Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Starting Out: The Queen's Indian Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    £15.88
    Starting Out: The Queen's Indian Defense The Queen's Indian is one of Black's most dependable and respected defenses to the Queen's Pawn opening. It is an established favorite among world-class Grandmasters such as Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy...
    SKU:
    ev-101
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    £15.88
  • Play 1.e4 e5!: A Repertoire for Black - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Play 1.e4 e5!: A Repertoire for Black - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    £15.88
    Play 1.e4 e5!A complete repertoire for Black in the Open Games There is no doubt that playing the Open Games is one of Black's most reliable and yet aggressive ways of meeting White's favorite opening move, 1.e4. Experts also agree that playing these...
    SKU:
    ev-10
    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
    £15.88
  • It's Your Move - Chess Puzzles E-book

    It's Your Move - Chess Puzzles E-book

    Everyman

    £15.88
     It's Your Move! This book provides the reader with a selection of puzzles to solve. However, unlike other books of the White to play and mate in three' variety, it simulates real game scenarios, offering readers a choice of tempting alternatives...
    SKU:
    ev-09
    £15.88
  • It's Your Move Improvers E-book

    It's Your Move: Chess Instruction E-book

    Everyman

    £15.88
    It's Your Move: Chess Improvers E-book 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 Move" series, the positions are...
    SKU:
    ev-08
    £15.88
  • Improve Your Opening Play - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Improve Your Opening Play - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    £15.88
    Improve Your Opening Play (Download) Grandmaster Chris Ward explains the important ideas behind every major opening, unraveling among others the secrets of the Sicilian, the mysteries of the Modern and the fundamentals of the French. He emphasizes the...
    SKU:
    ev-07
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    £15.88
  • Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 2: Kasparov vs. Karpov 1975-1985 E-book

    Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 2: Kasparov vs. Karpov 1975-1985

    Everyman

    £28.61
    Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 2:Kasparov vs. Karpov 1975-1985 E-book The history of sport has seen many great gladiatorial clashes: Ali vs. Frazier in boxing, McEnroe vs. Borg in tennis, Prost vs. Senna in motor racing. None however can quite...
    SKU:
    ev-06
    £28.61
  • Gambiteer II: A Hard-hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for Black E-book

    Gambiteer II: A Hard-hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for Black E-book

    Everyman

    £15.88
    Gambiteer II:A Hard-hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for Black E-book Are you fearless in your approach to chess openings? Do you like to attack your opponents from the very beginning? Are you happy to take calculated risks? Are you a Gambiteer? If the...
    SKU:
    ev-05
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    £15.88
  • Gambiteer I: A Hard-hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for White E-book

    Gambiteer I: A Hard-hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for White E-book

    Everyman

    £15.88
    Gambiteer I: A Hard-hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for White E-Book Are you fearless in your approach to chess openings? Do you like to attack your opponents from the very beginning? Are you happy to take calculated risks? Do you loathe trivial...
    SKU:
    ev-04
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    £15.88
  • Dealing with 1.d4 Deviations - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Dealing with 1.d4 Deviations - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    £15.88
    Dealing with 1.d4 Deviations: Fighting the Trompowsky, Torre, Blackmar-Diemer, Stonewall, Colle and other Problem Openings This book fills an enormous void in chess literature. There are a countless number of players who are very happy to defend the...
    SKU:
    ev-03
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    £15.88
  • Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian Defense -  Chess Opening E-book Download

    Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    £15.88
    Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian Defense (Download) Are you bored of playing the same old openings time and time again? Fed up with constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to play something new and exciting,...
    SKU:
    ev-02
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    £15.88
  • Dangerous Weapons: The Nimzo-Indian Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Dangerous Weapons: The Nimzo-Indian Defense - Chess Opening E-book Download

    Everyman

    £15.88
    Dangerous Weapons: The Nimzo-Indian Defense Are you tired of constantly following the same old opening moves? Fed up with always having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to try something new and exciting, but cannot...
    SKU:
    ev-01
    System Requirements::
    Windows 8 & 7, Windows Vista, XP (Service Pack 3) to run the Reader which can be ChessBase 6.0 +, Fritz 5+, Junior 7+, Shredder 7+, Hiaracs 7+, or the FREE software ChessBase Reader
    £15.88
  • Domination - Chess Strategy E-Book for Download

    Domination - Chess Strategy E-Book

    ChessCentral E-Books

    £10.31
    Domination!by Victor Charushin A ChessCentral E-Book Volume 6 of The Tactician's Handbook focuses on "Domination" - the trapping or confinement of a piece. Simple examples include a Knight trapped on a1 after capturing a Rook, or the position of a...
    SKU:
    domination-dl
    £10.31
  • Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess - Autobiography E-Book Download

    Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess - Autobiography E-Book

    ChessCentral E-Books

    £15.08
    Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chessby J. H. Blackburne A ChessCentral E-Book Joseph Henry Blackburne met and defeated the top players in chess history, including Anderssen, Steinitz, and Tschigorin. Known as the "Black Death," Blackburne's game was wide...
    SKU:
    Blackburne-dl
    £15.08
  • The Chess Machine: Jose Raul Capablanca - Biography for Download

    The Chess Machine: Jose Raul Capablanca - Chess Biography E-Book

    ChessCentral E-Books

    £19.86
    The Chess Machine: Jose Raul Capablanca No chess player's education is complete without reference to the games and works of Jose Raul Capablanca, 3rd World Chess Champion. Capablanca had perhaps the greatest natural talent for chess ever seen. A...
    SKU:
    ChessMachine-dl
    £19.86
  • The Goring and Danish Gambits - Chess Opening Download

    The Goring and Danish Gambits - Chess Opening Download

    ChessCentral E-Books

    £7.92
    The Goring and Danish GambitsChessCentral's Data Library Get focused with our new series of on-target databases ready for immediate download! The ChessCentral Data Library is for the specialist who needs a comprehensive source of games for his chosen...
    SKU:
    Goring-dl
    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
    £7.92
  • Modern Ideas in Chess by Richard Reti - Chess Classic for Download

    Modern Ideas in Chess - E-Book Tutorial

    ChessCentral E-Books

    £10.31
    Modern Ideas in Chessby Richard Reti A ChessCentral E-Book Here is Richard Reti's classic manifesto of the hyper-modern movement, a book called by H. Golombek "the most important contribution to the literature of chess since Tarrasch's 300 Games of...
    SKU:
    ModernIdeas-dl
    £10.31
  • St. Petersburg 1909 - Chess Tournament E-Book Download

    St. Petersburg 1909 - Chess Tournament E-Book

    ChessCentral E-Books

    £10.31
    St. Petersburg 1909by Emanuel Lasker A ChessCentral E-Book The International Chess Congress at St. Petersburg was the premier event of 1909, by far the strongest chess competition held that year. Even today, St. Petersburg 1909 ranks high on any...
    SKU:
    StPetersburg-dl
    £10.31

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