Originally published at the beginning of the 20th century as part of a series for chess improvers on all phases of the chess game, this little book contains samples of all types of endgames that inexperienced and club players will greatly benefit from studying.
With more than 100 well-chosen positions, the author illustrates the types of chess endgames that players should master once they understand and master the fundamentals.
The material has been reexamined, reanalyzed, and edited by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.
This is the first time this book has been published in algebraic notation.
The best chess training closely resembles the activity you're training for. This book provides you with an essential component - decision-making in the crucial positions of a real game of chess, played by club players rather than grandmasters. You have to answer the same questions that you face when you stare at the chess board and have to find a move.
Amateur games can be very instructive. Studying the games of top players will undoubtedly help you to improve. However, it is often more enlightening to make decisions or see mistakes at a lower level, as they are easier for most of us to relate to.
Thomas Willemze has carefully selected thirty games that illustrate an important theme, for example:
– Dealing with irreversible moves
– Rerouting your rooks
– Aligning your bishop and pawns
– Converting a long-term advantage
– Taming the London
Willemze is a master at choosing just the right positions to help you improve your chess knowledge and understanding.Amateur games can be very instructive. Studying the games of top players will undoubtedly help you to improve. However, it is often more enlightening to make decisions or see mistakes at a lower level, as they are easier for most of us to relate to.
Thomas Willemze has carefully selected thirty games that illustrate an important theme, such as the centre, king safety or a space advantage. Willemze is a master at choosing just the right positions to help you improve your chess knowledge and understanding.
Thomas Willemze is an experienced chess trainer and International Master from the Netherlands. All thirty games in What Would You Play have been published in New In Chess magazine. Willemze has written five books for New In Chess, all of which are available as courses on Chessable.
In this, the fifth and final volume of the epic Kotronias on the King’s Indian series, Grandmaster Vassilios Kotronias completes his masterpiece by tackling all major variations after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 which were not covered in the previous volumes. The book starts with 3.f3 and works through numerous set-ups including the Smyslov, Sokolov and Seirawan Systems, followed by the Four Pawns Attack and culminates in the mighty Sämisch System.
The Benoni is a chess opening that offers Black excellent chances to play for a win. One of the main reasons for this is that it creates unbalanced positions from the very beginning, which favors the player with a better understanding of the nuances of the position. The Benoni involves Black placing their pawns on d6 and c5, and then fianchettoing their dark-squared bishop on g7. This setup creates a solid pawn structure and puts pressure on White’s center, making it difficult for them to launch a direct attack, while simultaneously threatening the c3 knight and the b2 pawn.
The Benoni is a chess opening that originated in the 19th century, but it wasn’t until the mid-20th century that it gained widespread popularity. The Benoni was initially viewed as somewhat dubious, as it allowed White to gain a strong pawn center with moves like d5 and e4. However, in the 20th century, players such as Mikhail Tal and Robert Fischer began to experiment with the Benoni and achieve success with it. They demonstrated that the opening could create dynamic and unbalanced positions that favored Black’s attacking chances. Over the years, the Benoni has gone through many variations and refinements as players on both sides have sought to find the best way to play against it. Despite this, the opening remains a popular and viable option for Black, offering excellent chances to play for a win in the right hands.
As a player, Ivanišević has had many successful games with the Benoni, including wins against many top-ranked players. He is known for his aggressive and dynamic style of play, which is well-suited to the Benoni’s unbalanced and tactical positions. He has been playing Benoni for more than ten years in both classical and rapid chess formats.
The book “Benoni” is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to master this exciting and challenging opening. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, this book is sure to help you improve your game and achieve better results. The book covers all the key variations of the Benoni and provides readers with a deep understanding of the opening’s strategic and tactical ideas. Ivanišević’s extensive experience and expertise with the opening are evident in the book, which is full of practical tips, annotated games, and detailed analysis.
The book proposes a White repertoire against all variants of the Dutch in the spirit of the London System with 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4.
Georgiev also covers the tricky move orders 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4, 1.c4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 (4...Bb4 5.Bd2) 5.Bf4, 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4 to offer a complete repertoire with Bf4.
It is in no way worse than the standard fianchetto lines, and has the huge advantage of being unexplored and barely mentioned in the books on the Dutch. The f4-bishop often proves to be White's most important and active piece, especially when he carries out the thematic break c4-c5. At the same time it defends White's castling position. In contrast to the worn-out fianchetto lines, White always has clear plans in the middlegame, which range from pawn advance on the queenside against set-ups with ...Be7, to h4, Qf3 and long castling against the Leningrad. Play is intuitive, and Black cannot easily prepare at home as the engines consistently show a fair advantage for White while top GM games are scarce. If it comes to that, they are even misleading.
On the White side we can see grandmasters as Carlsen, Aronian, Topalov, Grischuk, Morozevich, Praggnanandhaa, Nihal, Najer, Grandelius and many others. The Bf4-System against the Dutch is not a tricky, one-game opening. It can stand deep analysis with the latest versions of Leela AI and Stockfish. That makes it perfect for a long-term repertoire.
Grandmaster Kiril Georgiev has been the strongest Bulgarian player for many years. He was a Junior World Champion and a bronze medalist in Europe. He has played in 15 Olympiads and also coached Bulgarian national team. His peak rating was in the world's top ten. Kiril wrote the books Fighting the London System, Attacking 1...d5, The Modern English, The Sharpest Sicilian, Squeezing the Gambits.
In the second volume of this repertoire set GM Kornev analyzes Caro-Kann as well as openings where White doesn’t play 1.e4 or 1.d4
Have you ever wished for a “formula” to help you decide what move to make in any given chess position?
After 1.e4 e5, the early bishop move to c4 has quietly become one of the most fashionable choices at every level — the modern elite has rediscovered the slow Italian and the Bishop’s Opening as a way to sidestep heavy theory and simply play good chess. This book turns that approach into a complete White repertoire.
The recommendation is built around the Giuoco Pianissimo and Bishop’s Opening structures, reaching them by various move orders (2.Bc4 and 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4) with a flexible d3 set-up. White delays committing the centre, develops harmoniously, and aims for a small, durable edge and a rich middlegame rather than a forced theoretical duel.
Coverage runs through the main set-ups Black can choose — early ...c6 and ...d5 breaks, the ...h6 and ...a6 systems, plans with Bg5, and the lines after 5.0-0 0-0 6.c3 d5 — in the Chess Stars three-part format of Main Ideas, Step by Step, and annotated games.
A practical, modern repertoire for club players who want a sound, low-maintenance way to meet 1...e5 and outplay opponents from a quiet position.
The London System has become one of the most popular weapons in club and even elite chess, and for good reason: White develops the dark-squared bishop to f4, builds a sturdy, low-maintenance set-up, and steers the game toward positions understood by plan rather than memorised by rote. This book presents a complete, up-to-date White repertoire built on it.
Rather than dumping raw theory, the coverage is organised by the structures Black can choose. Separate chapters handle the Caro-Kann-style set-ups, the early ...Qb6 counter, the Classical formations with and without ...e6, the Slav and symmetrical ...Bf5 lines, and the King’s-Indian/Grünfeld fianchetto and Queen’s-Gambit approaches — so whatever Black tries, there is a clear answer and an explained plan.
A dedicated chapter on the typical London endgames is a welcome touch, since so many of these positions are decided in simplified play where knowing the right technique matters more than any opening novelty.
The result is a practical, modern repertoire designed to be learned efficiently and relied upon for the long term. Well suited to club players who want a sound, repeatable system with 1.d4 that keeps the game on their own terms.
This hefty book offers the results of S. Soloviov’s ten-year-long investigation of a nearly virgin territory of chess theory.
This book is the first part of a trilogy and is designed to help chess players up to 1700 rating improve their endgame calculation skills. The book covers all of the important theoretical positions and techniques that are necessary for successful endgame play, and includes 400 carefully selected exercises to help readers practice and reinforce their understanding of these concepts. The exercises are arranged in a progressive manner. What sets this book apart from other endgame books is authors' clear and concise explanations of the key concepts and ideas combined with practical exercises.
Overall, the first book of the trilogy is an excellent resource for any chess player looking to improve their endgame skills. Mihalcisin's and Sakelsek's thorough coverage of important theoretical positions and techniques, combined with their clear explanations and numerous exercises, make this book an ideal choice for players up to 1700 rating.
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