Quality chess glasgow (66 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. One of the most critical lines in the Najdorf. 216 pp.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. Pb, 435pp. Fair. A grubby copy with dog-eared corners, cover creases/edgewear and several pages wrinkled due to dampstaining. One page has inked notation. Revamped and updated edition of the author's earlier "1 d4 volume 1" which has now been divided into two- this one primarily on the Catalan, while also dealing with the Bogo-Indian and Benoni.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The Sicilian Defence is the most combative way to meet 1.e4, but Black s hopes of reaching his favourite Dragon, Najdorf or Sveshnikov are often quashed at an early stage. In Grandmaster Repertoire 6A Beating the Anti-Sicilians, grandmaster Vassilios Kotronias provides full coverage against White s many attempts to steer the game away from Open Sicilian territory. Beginning with sidelines on move 2, and extending all the way to variations tested at World Championship level, the author provides expert recommendations against all White s sensible deviations (as well as some not-so-sensible ones!) with specific advice tailored for 2.d6, 2.e6 and 2.Nc6 players.Be it tackling Wing and Morra Gambits head first, outmanoeuvring 2.c3 and Closed aficionados, bashing 3.Bb5 or ruining the Rossolimo, this book contains everything you need to make your opponents wish they had played 2.Nf3 and 3.d4!". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Pb, 124pp. Good, slight wear to one corner, clean contents. Includes 49 illustrative games. Contents: Introduction to the classical Benko structures; Benko Gambit Accepted; The positional 5 b6; The ambitious 5 e3; 5 f3; 5 Nc3 - the Zaitsev variation; Five sidelines.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Pb, 264pp. Good, corner edgewear, clean contents . Proposes active and aggressive lines for White in the Trompowsky with at least two recommendations against most of Black's major defensive set-ups. Also includes related systems : 2 Bg5 vs the Dutch; the Pseudo-Trompowsky 1 d4 d5 2 Bg5.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Pb, 168pp. Good+, light corner crease but otherwise very good and clean. Organized into the Sveshnikov, Rauzer, Dragon, Taimanov and Kan variations.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Pb, 557pp. Good, light corner crease and small dent top of spine, clean contents. Fifth and final volume in the author's series on the King's Indian Defence. This book covers all major variations after 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 which were not covered in earlier volumes. Includes the Smyslov, Sokolov and Seirawan systems, the Four Pawns Attack and the Samisch system.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 216pp. VG clean copy. Contents : Topalov variation; Perenyi attack; Main line; Scheveningen; 6 . . . e5.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 340pp. VG(-), clean contents, marginal crease to back corner. 43 annotated games from the Biel Supertournament, Dortmund, Tal memorial, Russian championship, Ukrainian championship. Plus 5 endgames and 20 puzzles.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Pb, 284pp. Good, light corner wear, clean contents. Examines how chess grandmasters have a deeper understanding of the subject, which features of a position they focus on and how they think at the board. In seven main parts covering : Laws of the chess world; Inhabitants of the chess board; Time in chess; Openings; Decision-making; Computers; Beauty in chess.With many examples from top level play.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Pb, 343pp. Good, corner dent, clean contents. Completely new repertoire from the author's work on the Caro-Kann ten years earlier. Based on 2 d4 d5 followed by 3 e5 Bf5 or 3 Nc3 dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6 exf6. Includes through explanations of positional motifs and annotated games.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 349pp. VG, clean contents. First of two volumes on the Gruenfeld, this one covering the Fianchetto variation, the Russian variation with 5 Qb3, the Bf4 and Bg5 lines, as well as all White's minor tries.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 304pp. VG, clean contents. Second of three volumes on the French, this one covering the most critical variation of the Winawer with three choices against 7 Qg4 : 7. . .cxd4 the Winawer Poisoned Pawn; 7. . .0-0 8 Bd3 f5; 7. . .0-0 8 Bd3 Nbc6.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 324pp. VG, clean contents. First of three volumes on the French, this one covering the Winawer Variation, with recommendations against all of White's major options except for the 7 Qg4 line which is covered in Volume 2.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 232pp. VG, clean contents. The German champion combines autobiography, advice on what it takes to become a chess professional and training in the form of analyzed games ( including many of his own) and positions to solve. In four main parts: How I became a Grandmaster; Training with a Grandmaster; Everyone can improve !; Turning professional - a critical assessment.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 247pp. VG clean copy. Investigates the kinds of moves recommended by chess engines but which human players are unable to find, not due to lack of calculating ability but more due to conceptual limitations. Taken from modern tournament play, each game fragment is first accompanied by "human" commentary followed by the " machine twist" or engine analysis.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Pb, 614pp. Good+, marginal cover wear, light crease along spine, contents clean. Covering 1 d4 and focusing on main lines with a kingside fianchetto. Contents: Bogo-Indian defence; Budapest gambit; Benoni systems; Dutch defence; Grunfeld defence; King's Indian defence; Modern defence; Minor systems. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Pb, 320pp. Good+, back corner crease, otherwise very good and clean. Second of five volumes by the author on the King's Indian Defence, this one covering the main line of the Mar del Plata variation.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 277pp. VG clean copy. Third of five volumes by the author on the King's Indian Defence, this one continuing his repertoire against the Mar del Plata variation, with the focus on 9 b4, 9 Nd2 and all other sensible alternatives to 9 Ne1.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 432pp. VG+ clean copy. Second in a three-volume series on a repertoire for White with 1 c4. This book covers all Black's replies except for 1. . .e5 and 1. . .c5.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 381pp. VG+ clean copy. Provides a repertoire for Black based on the Spanish Open Variation and covering all lines after 4 Ba4 Nf6 so White sidelines are also included.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 384pp. VG, clean contents. Recommends amongst others the Breyer vs the Spanish. With 67 annotated games.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Pb, 464pp. Good+, slight corner wear, clean contents. Complete repertoire for Black based on 3 Nc3 Nf6 and 3 Nd2 c5.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Pb, 264pp, colour illustratiions. Good+, marginal wear, clean contents. A large range of chess puzzles taken from games played by the author and his wife. With increasing difficulty, a points system and manga-style illustrations.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 325pp. VG+ with clean contents. Second of two volumes providing a Black repertoire in the Sicilian Dragon. This volume deals with the 9 0-0-0 variation of the Yugoslav Attack as well as the Classical variation, Fianchetto variation and minor lines.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Pb, 291pp. As New clean copy. Translated from the 2004 Russian edition and updated by Jacob Aagaard in the form of a "Recent developments" section at the end of each chapter. Covers 14 gambits and includes 78 annotated games.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 480pp. VG, clean contents.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 335pp. VG(-), clean contents. Provides a repertoire for Black after 1 d4 d5 with the Queen's Gambit Declined. In addition to the classical QGD, there are also recommendations against the Catalan, London System, Torre and all other significant alternatives from move 2 onwards, plus bonus chapters covering starter repertoires against 1 c4 and 1 Nf3. With 57 annotated games.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 464pp. VG, clean contents, Fourth of five volumes by the author on the King's Indian Defence, this one covering the Gligoric, the Makogonov, the Petrosian, the Averbakh, the Karpov and several types of Exchange variations.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Pb, 424pp. VG, clean copy. Contents : Rare options; Petrosian system; 4 g3; Catalan.