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Petr Izmailov was considered to be one of the top four players of the Soviet Union in 1929 according to Yuri Averbakh, and he was ranked around number 50 in the world at the time based on Chessmetrics methodology. Izmailov won the 1928 Championship of Soviet Russia, reached the last four of the 1929 Soviet Championship, and had a 2/2 lifetime score against Botvinnik. He was a regular winner of Siberian regional and city championships as well as a pioneer in some openings, playing a line similar to the Makogonov Attack against the King’s Indian more than ten years before Makogonov himself. Izmailov, like many players of his generation, fell victim to Stalin’s purges. He was arrested on spurious charges in 1936 and executed in 1937. His name was then mostly expunged from the Soviet chess press for over 50 years. At the time of Petr’s arrest, his son Nikolai was less than two years’ old. Once the Soviet-era archives opened up, Nikolai set out to reconstruct the life and chess career of the father he never knew. This book is the result of his research over many years. It contains as complete a tournament record of Izmailov as could be found, as well as all 25 games and fragments that were reported in the contemporary press. At the time of this book’s publication in English Nikolai is a sprightly 86-year old great-grandfather. All games and fragments have been thoroughly analyzed in this book in move-by-move style by Romanian Grandmaster and leading chess author Mihail Marin. While his analysis is in itself highly instructional Marin has provided a comprehensive historical background to the chess openings deployed in these games, often showing their origin, contemporary treatment by such masters as Alexander Alekhine and Jose Capablanca, and how they have evolved to modern interpretation by today’s leading grandmasters, such as Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri. This book will hence be of interest both to practical players wishing to improve their play and fans of chess history.

A modern reappraisal of Bobby Fischer’s greatest games by US grandmaster Joel Benjamin. With engine-aided insight and personal perspective, this book highlights the clarity, technique, and huge impact of Fischer’s chess.

The games of the eleventh World Champion continue to fascinate chess fans. In Bobby Fischer’s Best Games, American grandmaster Joel Benjamin revisits his fellow countryman’s legacy with fresh eyes, modern engines, and a deeply personal perspective, as a chess Grandmaster launched by the Fischer chess boom in the 1970s.

Within the context of Fischer’s dramatic life, Benjamin focuses firmly on the chess. In this careful selection of 64 games, his analyses illuminate Fischer’s strategic clarity, technical mastery, and unique approach to decision-making. With today’s analytical tools, Benjamin reassesses famous fragments and sheds new light on Fischer’s play without losing sight of the Champion’s great artistry.

Organized chronologically, the book traces Bobby Fischer’s development from prodigy to World Champion. Benjamin gives special attention to Fischer’s openings, endgame play, and recurring strategic themes.

This book is a modern, thoughtful exploration of Fischer’s chess – respectful, honest, and deeply instructive.

At thirteen years of age Joel Benjamin broke Bobby Fischer's record as the youngest ever US master, and this was followed by countless tournament successes. He won the US Championship three times and was the chess consultant for IBM's Deep Blue computer, which made history by beating World Champion Garry Kasparov in an epic encounter.

Knight Endgames Workbook comprises 300 knight endgame exercises curated by GM Branko Tadić. These tests are categorized based on the number of pawns, mirroring the structure of the book “KNIGHT ENDGAMES – GRANDMASTER ENDGAMES COLLECTION” by GM Vlatko Kovačević.

The engine has become the “Holy Cow” to which all chess players now pray regardless of their religious convictions or rating. Far from being a foe or rival it has become an invaluable helper, consultant and the highest of authorities. Since the highest of all oracles is soulless and cynical it is ready to help anyone ignoring opinions and preferences. Therefore, the task before each player is to use this dominant and universally accessible power to their particular advantage.

The ability to determine when conditions are suitable for attacking the opposing king is critical to successful chess play. Readers will hone this skill while learning valuable techniques to force the enemy monarch out of his fortress.

In 1921, the long-reigning champion Dr. Emanuel Lasker finally accepted the conditions to play a match for the World Chess Championship against the young, Cuban Phenom José Raúl Capablanca. The match took place in Havana and became a rather one-sided affair, with Capablanca with four games before Lasker forfeited the match after just 14 games.

The present book revisits the material and analysis put forward by Capablanca in a 1921 book on the match and includes:

– The analysis by Capablanca has been re-examined, computer-checked, and expanded. 

– Additional game references from contemporary games, with an emphasis on games and variations played by Lasker and Capablanca. 

– In the second part of the book, all other games between Lasker and Capablanca have been included. drawing on the analysis and annotations from the original tournament books. 

– Analysis included by Capablanca, Alekhine, Tarrasch, Bohatyrchuk, Sozin, and others. 

– Tournament tables from all tournaments where both Lasker and Capablanca took part, both before and after the 1921 match. 

– Unique material including pictures from some of their encounters and a recounting of a conversation between Capablanca and Rokhlin ahead of Capablanca's game vs Lasker in Moscow, 1936.

FIDE Master Carsten Hansen has carefully re-examined all games and analyses for this expanded and updated edition that should thrill both fans of Capablanca, Lasker, and chess history.

Modern Reti

The Réti is the connoisseur’s way to open: 1.Nf3 followed by 2.c4, sidestepping reams of 1.d4 and 1.e4 theory while keeping all the flexibility of a flank opening. This book turns it into a complete White repertoire against Black’s most principled reply, 1...d5.

The treatment is organised by Black’s set-up after 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4. White is given clear, modern answers to the Queen’s-Gambit-Accepted-style 2...dxc4, the space-grabbing 2...d4 "reversed Benoni", and — most importantly — the solid ...c6 and ...e6 systems, where the book supplies detailed anti-Slav, anti-Chebanenko, anti-Meran and anti-Queen’s-Gambit plans, often with a quiet e3/b3 structure.

In the Chess Stars house style, each line comes in three layers — a "Main Ideas" overview, a detailed "Step by Step" theoretical section, and complete annotated games — so you can engage with the material at whatever depth you need.

A practical, low-theory repertoire for club players and above who want to steer the game into strategically rich middlegames on their own terms, rather than memorising the latest main-line theory.

The main goal in choosing lines was to reach positions with well-defined plans for both sides, then illustrate how to handle a typical middlegame in each variation through the use of well-chosen instructive games.

When Viktor Moskalenko’s The Flexible French appeared in 2008 it became something of a cult favourite — praised everywhere as fresh, inspiring, and unusually fun to read. This is his full revision of that modern classic: same broad structure, but rebuilt around a decade of new theory, with hundreds of fresh ideas, improvements, and surprise weapons added.

It is a complete repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e6, organised by White’s main systems. The Advance, Tarrasch, Classical, and Winawer each get their own section, and a final part offers off-beat answers to the Exchange French, the King’s Indian Attack, and other sidelines that French players meet in practice.

What sets the book apart is Moskalenko’s style. Rather than dumping variations, he teaches the French as a living, dynamic opening — full of the counterattacking resources, pawn breaks, and piece manoeuvres that give Black the initiative. He writes with genuine enthusiasm, flagging the critical ideas and the traps in each line, and even points out resources for White along the way, so you understand both sides of the battle.

Best suited to club players and above who want a French repertoire built on understanding and active play rather than memorisation. If you already own the 2008 edition, this is a thorough update rather than a cosmetic one.

2020 ENDGAME MAZE, selected and analysed by Ivan Ivanisevic: * Practice your planning and decision-making skills in the final phase of the game!, * Complete coverage of most instructive and interesting endgames in 2020, * 151 carefully selected endgame positions, * 42 test positions.