The Art of Sacrifice in Chess
"A sacrifice is the natural product of the initiative." - GM Ivan Sokolov "Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack." - Wilhelm Steinitz (Former World Champion,…
The Center: A Modern Strategy Guide
"The nature of the central pawn structure determines the direction of the fight and the choice of strategy." - GM Alexander Kotov "I earned my first IM norm after studying…
Amateur to IM: Proven Ideas and Training Methods
“In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the…
Kings of the Chessboard
Our BOOK OF THE WEEK is Kings of the Chessboard by Paul van der Sterren. This book is about the greatest chess players who ever lived, who dominated their era and…
Attacking with g2-g4
"I believe that without the g2-g4 thrust I would never have achieved success as a player and trainer." - GM Dmitry Kryakvin Our BOOK OF THE WEEK is Attacking with…
Book Review: Winning Chess Manoeuvres
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." - Issac Newton Our BOOK OF THE WEEK is Winning Chess Manoeuvres by GM Sarhan Guliev.…
Author Files – Grandmaster Repertoire 2B – Dynamic Systems
Once again, our new video series Author Files provides an inside look into the book straight from the source, the book's author. Whether it is explaining some of the material…
Author Files: Beat The Najdorf And Taimanov Sicilians
From the first moment (about a year ago) when Mr. Daniel Vanheirzeele from Thinkers Publishing contacted me about the possibility of writing an opening book, I was really excited about…