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ChessCentral offers a wide variety of chess downloads, covering all aspects of our royal game. Get instant access to everything from classic chess literature to the latest in modern chess opening theory - each in the highest digital quality.  Shop and compare: ChessCentral books for download represent value not seen elsewhere. Begin your journey to chess mastery with modern and enjoyable chess e-books for download!

  • Chess Advocate, Issue 16

    Chess Advocate: Issue 16 - Free Chess Magazine Download

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    Chess Advocate: Issue 16Free Chess Magazine Download A special treat for all fans of the visual arts! Here you can download the latest issue of the Chess Advocate, a full-color digital magazine devoted to chess - but a magazine unlike any other. This...
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  • Chess Openings - Chess E-Book for Download

    Chess Openings - Chess E-Book for Download

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    $18.20
    Chess Openingsby Isidor Gunsberg A ChessCentral E-Book One thing most players enjoy is for a top notch chess player to give his opinion on what are the best opening moves. Isidor Gunsberg was one of the best players in the world during the 1883-1893...
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    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
    $18.20
  • Fifty Great Games of Modern Chess - Classic E-Book for Download

    Fifty Great Games of Modern Chess - Classic E-Book for Download

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    $13.99
    Fifty Great Games of Modern Chessby H. Golombek A ChessCentral E-Book Harry Golombek was a highly respected British chess author, and strong player in his own right - he earned the title of International Master in 1950, represented England nine times...
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    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
    $13.99
  •  Instructive Positions from Master Chess - Classic E-Book Download

    Instructive Positions from Master Chess - Classic Training E-Book

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    $18.20
    Instructive Positions from Master Chessby Jacques Mieses What if someone could present the critical point of chess games between top-level players, and demonstrate the key ideas and mechanics of winning or drawing. Imagine an experienced Grandmaster...
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    $18.20
  • 30 Three-Movers and 50 Two-Move Chess Problems - E-Book Download

    30 Three-Movers and 50 Two-Move Chess Problems - Both E-Books Together

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    $13.99
    30 Three-Movers and 50 Two-Move Chess Problems - Two E-Book Bundleby P. Wenman Many of the top players throughout history all share a little secret - they solved chess problems. Not tactical puzzles or endgame studies (those are great too!), but...
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  • Lessons in Pawn Play - Instructional E-Book Download

    Lessons in Pawn Play - Instructional E-Book Download

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    $21.02
    Lessons in Pawn Play (Download)by E. E. Cunnington Every chess player knows that endgame study is the difference between winning, drawing, or losing. No question or debate, just like everyone knows to take the proper remedy when ill, to win...
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  • Chess Traps and Stratagems - Instructional E-Book Download

    Chess Traps and Stratagems - Tactics Training E-Book

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    $18.20
    Chess Traps and Stratagemsby E. E. Cunnington Chess books written by Edward Ernest Cunnington (1852-1942) were extremely popular at the turn of last century, with many of his titles revised and reprinted for decades. This book, Chess Traps and...
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    $18.20
  • Basic Chess Skills Test - Chess Software Download

    Basic Chess Skills Test - Chess Training E-Book

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    $13.99
    Basic Chess Skills Test Welcome to our "Basic Chess Skills" examination! We have prepared this test to give everyone the chance to estimate his current playing level at chess. Whether you're an experienced tournament player, or have never seen the...
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    $13.99
  • The Sixth American Chess Congress - Tournament Book for Download  by Wilhelm Steinitz

    The Sixth American Chess Congress - Tournament E-Book Download

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    $28.04
    The Sixth American Chess Congressby Wilhelm Steinitz On Monday the 25th of March, 1889, twenty chess players gathered "in commodious rooms at No. 8, Union Square" in New York City. Over the next two months, until May 27th, each player would face all of...
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  • The Steinitz Gambit - Chess Opening E-Book for Download

    The Steinitz Gambit - Chess Opening E-Book Download

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    $21.02
    The Steinitz Gambit(1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4 Qh4+ 5.Ke2)by Sid Pickard The undercurrent of exchanged glances and suppressed smiles, raised eyebrows and knowing looks - these were the high tide of expression allowed in the tranquil calm of the...
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  • The Modern Chess Instructor - Chess Opening E-Book for Download

    The Modern Chess Instructor - Chess Opening E-Book Download

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    $28.04
    The Modern Chess Instructorby Wilhelm Steinitz Steinitz was justly proud of The Modern Chess Instructor, which he quoted from extensively for the rest of his career in columns and game annotations. Although he hardly made a financial profit at the time,...
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    $28.04
  • The Collected Works of Wilhelm Steinitz - Chess Biography Download

    The Collected Works of Wilhelm Steinitz - Chess Biography E-Book

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    $70.21
    The Collected Works of Wilhelm Steinitz * The Games of Wilhelm Steinitz * The Modern Chess Instructor* The Sixth American Chess Congress * The Steinitz Gambit* Magazine Articles Collection* Crosstables and Research folders* ChessBase Reader...
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    $70.21
  • The Big Bird Powerbase, 4th Edition - Chess Opening E-Book for Download

    The Big Bird PowerBase (4th Edition) - Chess Opening E-Book Download

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    $35.07
    The Big Bird PowerBase - 4th Edition for Download Never again will you agonize over what to play as White, because Bird's Opening is the perfect system for the rest of your life! There's no need to learn a dozen openings based on the King's pawn or...
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    $35.07
  • Modern Ideas in Chess Book and Download

    Modern Ideas in Chess - Print Book plus Download

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    $28.04
    Modern 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...
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  • Hastings 1895 Grand International Chess Congress - Chess Tournament E-book Download

    Hastings 1895 - Chess Tournament E-book Download

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    $21.02
    Hastings 1895Grand International Chess Congress A ChessCentral E-Book The Hastings 1895 chess tournament has always been remembered with astonishment and wonder. There was never anything like it - this "Grand International Chess Congress" showcased...
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    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
    $21.02
  • Domination - Chess Strategy E-Book for Download

    Domination - Chess Strategy E-Book

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    $18.20
    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...
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  • Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess - Autobiography E-Book Download

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

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    $26.64
    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...
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  • The Chess Machine: Jose Raul Capablanca - Biography for Download

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

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    $35.07
    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...
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  • The Goring and Danish Gambits - Chess Opening Download

    The Goring and Danish Gambits - Chess Opening Download

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    $13.99
    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...
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    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
    $13.99
  • Modern Ideas in Chess by Richard Reti - Chess Classic for Download

    Modern Ideas in Chess - E-Book Tutorial

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    $18.20
    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...
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    $18.20

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