Review: Advanced Chess Tactics
Review of Advanced Chess Tactics, 2nd edition “Long variation, wrong variation” – Bent Larsen, as quoted by the author in this book. Despite its title, this is not your average…
Review: Learn from Bent Larsen
Book review of Learn from Bent Larsen “Of the many chess masters I have met, Bent is the most original.” – Former World Champion, Anatoly Karpov. The great Danish champion…
Forward Chess Highlight: The Perfect Pirc-Modern
How time flies! Suddenly, we have a new version of Viktor Moskalenko’s The Perfect Pirc-Modern, flagged as ‘New Edition – 10 Years Later.’ View Book What is new to this…
Review: The Immortal Games of Capablanca
Review of The Immortal Games of Capablanca “I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius – Capablanca!” – Former World Champion, Emanuel Lasker.…
Review: Oops! I Resigned Again
Review of Oops! I Resigned Again “After a tense fight, with the whole world watching, I resigned a technically drawn position. This was surely the most humiliating moment of my…
Review: Fundamental Chess Strategy in 100 Games
Book review of Fundamental Chess Strategy in 100 Games “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” - Benjamin Franklin. As the title indicates, this book is devoted…
Bobby Fischer Explained: And some stories
Review of Bobby Fischer Explained: And some stories “Chess is a matter of subtle judgment – knowing when to punch and knowing when to duck.” – Bobby Fischer. The year…
Review: The Modern French
Review of The Modern French - Volumes 1 and 2 “The French is one of the most solid defences to 1.e4. It has the virtues of simplicity and economy… It…
Review: The Royal Chess Couple in Action
Book Review of The Royal Chess Couple in Action “No one will pretend that solving problems is going to help over-the-board play, but there is more to chess than going…
Review: The Secret Ingredient
Book review of The Secret Ingredient “In short, this book wants to teach you how to win at chess.” – The author, Jan Markos. The Secret Ingredient complements Under the Surface,…