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Wojo's Weapons, Volume 2

The late Aleksander Wojtkiewicz was one of the most successful tournament grandmasters of his era — a player who racked up wins year after year with a compact, repeatable White system rather than a sprawling theoretical repertoire. This series preserves and teaches that "Wojo System," and Volume 2 carries it forward into the heart of the Queen’s-Pawn battleground.

The backbone is the Catalan, reached via the flexible 1.Nf3 and g3 move orders Wojo favoured. The book gives a complete, layered treatment of both the Closed Catalan and the Open Catalan — the latter examined in real depth, line by line — and then extends the same fianchetto approach to the Slav, the Queen’s Gambit Accepted, the Tarrasch, and the Chigorin.

What makes the material so practical is its coherence: the same bishop on g2, the same pressure on the long diagonal and the c-file, and the same handful of plans recur across every line, so the repertoire is far easier to learn and maintain than its scope suggests. The authors explain how to assemble the pieces of the system into a working whole.

A sound, grandmaster-tested White repertoire for club players and above who want to win the way Wojo did — quietly building pressure and grinding out the point. It is the second of three volumes in the Wojo’s Weapons: Winning With White series; this book concentrates on the ...d5 and ...e6 defences (the Catalan and the Queen’s-Gambit family), while the companion volumes cover the rest, so the three together form the complete repertoire.

Club players looking to master an efficient, safe, and practical White repertoire will benefit from this highly readable book

Have you ever wished for a “formula” to help you decide what move to make in any given chess position?

This is the complete tournament and match record of the most compelling figure in chess history — all 735 of Bobby Fischer’s games, from his first recorded efforts as a twelve-year-old in 1955 through the 1972 world-championship triumph to the 1992 rematch with Spassky.

The collection is framed by an unusually distinguished cast. The foreword is by Larry Evans, Fischer’s long-time second and friend; the introduction is by endgame authority Karsten Müller; and Andy Soltis contributes a survey of Fischer’s openings, tracing how the American’s razor-sharp repertoire evolved over a career that reshaped opening theory.

Organised year by year, the book lets you follow Fischer’s development in a way no anthology of “best games” can: the early brilliancies, the dominant runs of the early 1960s, the astonishing streak through the 1971 Candidates, and the match that made him champion. Career results, highlights, and full opening and player indexes make it as useful for reference as it is for study.

For anyone drawn to Fischer — whether to relive the classics or to study the precision and clarity that defined his play — this is the definitive single-volume games collection.

If you play chess for blood, it makes sense to learn the violent tactics that feature in the openings that you play.

Far from a dusty relic once played by great masters such as Rubinstein, Pillsbury and Bogolyubov, the Zukertort System now enjoys new life.

The Benoni Defense can be divided into two main structures…

Mikhail Tal’s splendid account of his world championship match victory

“I had a fantastic position, but I couldn’t figure out what to do next!” If that sounds familiar, this book is written for you. Fred Wilson’s aim is to take the apparent mystery out of attacking the enemy king and reduce it to a handful of recurring principles that underlie most successful attacks.

The teaching is done through a curated collection of complete games rather than disembodied positions, so you see each idea arise, get prepared, and get executed in a real game. Wilson groups them to highlight specific attacking methods — the classic Greek Gift bishop sacrifice on h7, attacks against a fianchettoed king, and the deflection and removal-of-the-guard motifs that so often deliver the final blow.

The range of games is part of the charm: alongside masterpieces by Rossolimo, Larsen, and Maróczy sit instructive club and scholastic games — including some never previously published — chosen because they show the ideas cleanly. The style is conversational and welcoming throughout.

Novices and intermediate players will benefit most from the explanations and practical tips, while stronger players can simply enjoy it as a collection of enterprising attacking chess. A short, encouraging book about turning a promising position into a win.

The final, and eagerly awaited, volume of the series will complete the opening repertoire for White according to Wojo.

Enhance your positional understanding in chess and sharpen your endgame skills with Johnathan Hawkins’s book, Amateur to IM. In this informative work, the author shares invaluable insights learned from his transformative journey from an average tournament player to the cusp of securing the Grandmaster title. He explores foundational concepts and key areas for focused study of the endgame.

Through in-depth analysis and practical exercises, players are guided toward enhancing their proficiency and developing a deeper understanding of crucial endgame elements. This will enable them to outplay opponents with weaknesses in this area and strengthen their overall game, paving the way to victory. 

By studying Hawkins’ insights and approach, readers can replicate his strategies and adopt his mindset and methodologies that will lead to tangible improvements in chess.