Dan Heisman

"Winning Chess Exercises for Kids" is a wonderfully entertaining and effective book that covers everything a child needs to know about chess strategy. With its easy-to-follow layout and cartoon images of chess characters, learning chess becomes an exciting experience for kids. The bright and colorful cover and large workbook format make this book a fun activity that will keep your child occupied for hours. Perfect for young chess enthusiasts!

One of the greatest books ever written about a world championship match. Take a trip with the Magician from Riga as he invites you to share his thoughts and feelings as he does battle for the world title. International Grandmaster Andy Soltis: "Mikhail Tal's splendid account of his world championship match victory is one of the masterpieces of the golden age of annotation - before insights and feelings and flashes of genius were reduced to mere moves and Informant symbols. This is simply the best book written about a world championship match by a contestant. That shouldn't be a surprise because Tal was the finest writer to become world champion." Misha is no longer with us, but his highly acclaimed, deeply annotated account of his ascent of Mount Olympus continues to impress and intrigue players of all generations and strengths.

Improve your chess game by developing effective thinking processes with this book by acclaimed instructor Dan Heisman. He compares how players of different strengths approach analytical positions and provides insights that will help players at each level to avoid typical flaws in their thought process and move up to the next level. Heisman offers solutions to difficult practical issues such as time management and decision making. This book is perfect for ambitious players looking to improve or coaches looking for powerful new teaching tools.

Learn practical competitive play by studying 30 amateur games handpicked by renowned chess instructor Dan Heisman. Each game offers valuable lessons, such as proper clock management and sound strategy, and showcases common errors to avoid. Heisman presents the games with gentle humor and dissects the players' thinking process to offer valuable tips. Even better, you'll enjoy the entertaining stories of amateur chess battles, including some cases of chess suicide, so you can learn from others' mistakes!

Elevate your chess skills with Practical Chess Exercises, a comprehensive program featuring 600 challenging exercises that covers all aspects of the game. Sharpen your tactical vision, deepen your positional understanding, and enhance your knowledge of theoretical positions. Boost your analytical skills and improve your move selection process to win more games and enjoy chess even more!

A must-read for young chess enthusiasts! Power Chess for Kids by Charles Hertan teaches the four main tricks to making winning "power moves" in chess. Forget about memorizing openings and endgames, this book will help you win in all stages of the game. With fun characters like Zort (a teenaged computer from the planet Zugszwang) and the Dinosaurs, you'll learn how to weed out silly moves and consider only the most important ones. Get ready to become one of the best chess players in your school!

This collection features 220 of the best games played by Alexander Alekhine, one of the greatest chess players in history. Alekhine's matches against other legendary players, such as Capablanca, Euwe, and Bogoljubov, are included, as well as his ascent to world mastery, his surprising defeat in 1935, and his dramatic return two years later. Alekhine's own commentary on strategy and tactics, along with a revealing memoir, make this volume an essential resource for any serious student of chess.

Одна из лучших книг в истории шахматной литературы впервые издается на русском языке. Практически любая книга на английском языке, затрагивающая вопросы атаки в шахматах, не обходится без упоминания и даже цитирования этого шедевра. И профессионалы, и любители особенно отмечают отличную организацию материала и исчерпывающую глубину раскрытия заявленных тем. Кое-кого эта книга даже заставила полностью поменять взгляд на шахматы: чисто позиционные игроки, совсем не умевшие атаковать, превращались в убежденных приверженцев атакующего стиля. Пусть достоинства этой книги станут вашими достоинствами в игре.

Discover the art of pawn play in this masterful chess guide by Hans Kmoch, an International Master and prolific chess writer. With over 180 games and diagrams, you'll learn the paramount importance of pawn manipulation and how it holds the proceedings under its remote control. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced player, this profoundly original and stimulating book offers superb instruction in pawn play and demonstrates how the fate of a game depends on pawn formation.