Latest Book Highlights September
The Exchange Sacrifice according to Tigran Petrosian by Vassilios Kotronias (Russell Enterprises) The ninth World Champion’s unique style has never been replicated, even though he died 38 years ago. There…
Latest Book Highlights August
The World Chess Championship is making the headlines again, thanks to the recently-concluded Candidates tournament and the decision of reigning champion, Magnus Carlsen, to step away from the title rather…
Book Review: Say No to Chess Principles
Review: Say No to Chess Principles! “It is the aim of the modern school not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent…
Latest Book Highlights July
Forward Chess (July 2022) Smyslov Time Studying the games of strong players is always a good way to improve one’s understanding of chess. Some of the most instructive games to…
100 Endgames you must know WORKBOOK
Review: The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook “It is a well-known phenomenon that the very same amateur who was able to conduct the middlegame very creditably appears to be…
Latest Book Highlights June
We start our new series, looking at recent Forward Chess releases, with five stunning highlights. Gambits may be rare at the top level, although they do make the occasional surprise…
Study Chess with Matthew Sadler
Review: Study Chess with Matthew Sadler “I suppose you could call this book a collection of my personal 'Eureka!' experiences, those wonderful moments when something complicated suddenly feels as natural…
Book Review: Lasker’s Manual Of Chess
Review: Lasker's Manual of Chess “Can studying the classics be helpful? That depends. Many books that were popular in their day have grown dated, and are now of interest only…
Book Review: Winning by Nigel Short
Review: Winning “You cannot be serious.” – John McEnroe, berating a tennis umpire. Like John McEnroe in tennis, English GM Nigel Short has somewhat of a “bad boy” image in…
Book Review: Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition
Book Review: Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition by Sunil Weeramantry and Edward Eusebi (Mongoose Press) Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended EditionPublisher: Mongoose PressAuthor: Sunil…