Risk is a fundamental element of human activity, from ancient advisory systems in Babylon to modern concepts of risk assessment and management used in engineering, finance, and safety systems.
Chess, although deterministic and without randomness, provides a highly dynamic model of decision-making under uncertainty. Each move changes the nature of the position, creating new possibilities while simultaneously introducing new risks, including counterplay for the opponent. The balance between initiative and vulnerability is therefore central to correct evaluation.
In this sense, chess can be viewed as a practical laboratory of risk management: players assess positions, anticipate scenarios, and choose between competing lines under time pressure, often relying on a combination of calculation and intuition. These processes closely mirror analytical methods used in risk assessment models.
Beyond the board, chess develops discipline, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills applicable in many fields, including management and complex system analysis. It trains the ability to act under pressure, evaluate incomplete information, and adapt to changing conditions.
Ultimately, chess represents a structured form of controlled risk, where success depends on accurate evaluation, timely decisions, and the ability to balance calculation with practical judgment.
The Dragon Sicilian is the perfect choice for club players searching for chaotic and imbalanced positions. This opening manual shows how Black can turn up the heat against 1.e4, and enjoy dynamic winning chances game after game.
Top-10 player Anish Giri is the best tutor to bring this complicated opening across to 'everyday' club players. Anish serves up his super-GM lines and clearly explains the ideas and strategies behind the moves. So when game time comes, you know exactly which moves to play, at what moment, and how to deliver the knockout blow.
Make no mistake: This repertoire's "take-no-prisoners"-strategy means you will sometimes reach razor-sharp positions, where both sides must play 'only moves'. But that's why you'll love having Anish Giri as your opening coach. Giri delivers just the right mix of cutting-edge analysis and practical guidance for players of all levels with his trademark witty and down-to-earth teaching style.
The Dragon Sicilian also covers all other major systems Black could face, including what to play against Anti-Sicilians such as the Rossolimo, the 2.c3 Alapin, and the Grand-Prix Attack.
Grandmaster and world top-10 player Anish Giri is one of today’s most popular chess players. He has an active Twitter account, a massive YouTube channel, and is a regular contributor to New In Chess magazine. Giri has Russian, Nepalese, and Indian ancestry. He lived in Russia and Japan before his family settled in the Netherlands. His opening preparation is one of his strongest suits, and Giri is often referred to as the most prominent theory expert in the world.
‘This book, which is highly recommended, will interest a wide audience. Club players will find it provides all the detail they need while higher rated players are pushed the right direction for further investigation. Giri’s assessments are clear and to the point.’ – IM John Donaldson, Mechanics Institute Newletter
I decided to divide the book into four parts. In the first and the most difficult and time-consuming part of the book you will find my memorable games. I emphasize that these are my most memorable games, not my best games so out of 25 games given here there are a few draws and one loss. If I had decided to collect my best games the selection would have been quite different. It should therefore come as no surprise that as many as seven games with world champions found their way into the book.
The second part consists of my 50 most memorable fragments. There you will see both instructive and curious examples. Here too the selection process was quite strict. While the memorable games cover the period of 1991-2010, the fragments cover the span from 1982 till 2016. And since they cover my early years as well, you will find some of them that did not find their way into databases.
The third part of the book contains my 75 studies, in 50 of which White must draw and in 25 must win. I have many more but except for a couple of examples I decided not to include the most difficult and interesting rook studies in the book. I have to say that composing studies is much more difficult than problems; it’s just a hell of a job.
And finally, the fourth, my favorite part of the book, featuring my 150 best chess problems. I should talk about this in greater detail: I was 12 when I composed my first problem. It was later published in the article by the famous composer and study-maker Alexander Sarychev, whom I had had the great fortune to meet. Yet, despite this positive experience at a young age, it was only much later that I composed a significant number of problems.
And so, I hope that in each of the 300 snippets presented in the book, be it games, fragments, studies or problems, the reader will find something worthwhile. At least, the author really strove for that.
El Tratado General de Ajedrez es un clásico de la enseñanza del juego ciencia. Se trata de una obra que nos permite descubrir de forma amena y sencilla la esencia del juego, desde las enseñanzas básicas hasta la estrategia superior. Está íntegramente transcrito al sistema algebraico de notación, los nombres de las aperturas y de las líneas han sido actualizados y se han solventado algunos errores tácticos detectados en la obra original con notas al pie.
TÁCTICA Y ESTRATEGIA
Esta entrega es la llave al apasionante mundo de las combinaciones. El autor, sirviéndose de magníficos ejemplos, logra transmitir las ideas esenciales de forma fácil y comprensible. Los temas subyacentes, como el balance entre material y tiempo, el sacrificio, el espacio o la iniciativa, están tratados con especial detalle.
Roberto Grau (1900-1944) fue un estudioso del ajedrez, actividad a la que consagró gran parte de su vida, como periodista, jugador y maestro. Obtuvo el título de Campeón Argentino en 6 oportunidades, y participó en 6 olimpiadas, logrando excelentes resultados. Dirigió las publicaciones Ajedrez Americano y Ajedrez Argentino. Su columna Frente al Tablero, en el periódico La Nación, cautivó a los aficionados de su época. Además de su obra cumbre, el Tratado General de Ajedrez, escribió La Historia de Ajedrez, Códigos del Ajedrez, Aperturas y Finales, Estrategias del Ajedrez y Cartilla de Ajedrez.
Play Winning Chess is an enthusiastic introduction to chess that will transform you into a veritable gladiator of the chessboard.
Yasser Seirawan begins by explaining piece movement, chess notation, the rules of play and basic tactics. His examples, question-and-answer sections, psychological hints, and lively sample games help you learn strategies and play aggressively while having fun. Discovering how to engage in clever attacks and subtle defenses will take you beyond the thrill of competition into the realm of creative art.
Play Winning Chess is exuberant and conversational, enlivened by personal anecdotes and fascinating historical details.
The entire Winning Chess series is fully revised with a modern, fresh layout.
Yasser Seirawan, born 1960, is a 4-time US Champion, and 13 times US international, representing the US first time in the 1980 Chess Olympiad, and last time at the 2011 World Team Championship, where he won a personal silver medal and defeated Polgar and Mamedyarov.
In his long career he managed to defeat six World Champions: Smyslov, Tal, Spassky, Karpov, Kasparov, Topalov and Anand. His highest World Ranking was no. 4 in 1982.
In the last decade he has mostly worked as a live commentator for top level events, such as the US Championship and the Grand Chess Tour.
Yasser Seirawan knows winning chess.
Attack? Defend? Swap pieces? Tactics are the watchdogs of strategy that take advantage of short-term opportunities to trap or ambush your opponent and quite possibly change the course of a game in a single move. Why play in a fog, only hoping that your opponent will blunder, when Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan can show you how to put the tactics of the world’s chess legends to work for you?
Winning Chess Tactics teaches you to choose from the double attack, the pin, the skewer, deflection, the decoy, X-rays, windmills and many more time-tested tactics. With plenty of expertly picked exercises at your disposal, you will get the opportunity to not just learn theoretically about tactics but also get the opportunity to develop your ability in a practical setting.
Winning Chess Tactics is part of Yasser Seirawan’s highly acclaimed Winning Chess series, the bestselling series of chess books ever.
The entire Winning Chess series is fully revised with a modern fresh layout.
– Plan your entire game from the first move.
– Think ahead, step-by-step, anticipating every obstacle your opponent can throw in your way.
– Position yourself for the smashing combination and endgame you’ve always dreamed of.
Yasser Seirawan is one of the top-ranked chess players in the USA and was the first American candidate for the World Championship title since Bobby Fischer. He is a four-time US Champion, the 1989 Western Hemisphere Champion, and a ten-time member of the US Chess Olympiad team. His achievements distinguish him as one of only a handful of players to defeat world champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in tournament play.
Chess Informant 168 “Signal light” presents:
* IN MEMORIAM JAN TIMMAN (1951 – 2026) by Vitomir Božić and IM Goran Arsović
* FIDE MEN'S CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT PEYIA 2026 by FM Ivan Martić
* FIDE WOMEN'S CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT PEYIA 2026 by WGM Sabina Foişor
* PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 by IM Yochannan Afek
* SAINT LOUIS MASTERS 2026 by GM Miloš Perunović
* REYKJAVIK OPEN 2026 by FM Csaba Zoltan Varga
* A LOOK AT ROOK ENDGAMES by FM Milan Jocev & FM B. Djurasevic
* ROGERS' REMINISCENCES by GM Ian Rogers
Traditional sections:
* The best game and most important theoretical novelty from the previous Volume
* Endgames
* Combinations
* 200 games + fragments according to ECO Codes.
The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!
The passing of David Bronstein was the saddest chess news of 2006, but at least his many fans now have the chance to read his collection of memoirs and games from his long career. Much of the material appeard in Russian several years ago, but this is the first English translation. Bronstein’s love of the game, and his special rapport with chess amateurs, shines through especially strongly. English players will find details of his visits to Hastings, appearances for Charlton in the London League, and friendship with numerous chess fans in the UK. Lovers of more sinister gossip and conspiracy theories will enjoy his account of the alleged shenanigans at Zurich 1953, and his secret preparation with Korchnoi bevor the latter’s 1974 match with Karpov. Any lover of chess will find hours of delight in this book, which is a worthy tribute to one of the games’s immortals.
CHESS INFORMANT’S 143rd ADVENTURE
EQUILIBRIUM
CONTENTS:
TATA Steel 2020 GM Ivan Sokolov
DAVID'S GIBRALTAR DUELS GM David Navara
JERUSALEM GRAND PRIX GM Danilo Milanović
BEWARE: Generation Z is here! GM Elshan Moradiabadi
FRESH IDEAS IN THE WINAWER GM Francesco Rambaldi
THE GRAND PRIX ATTACK GM Miloš Perunović
NEW TRENDS IN THE TARRASCH DEFENCE GM Ivan Ivanišević
Mr. FIRE ON BOARD IN BRAZIL! GM Rafael Leitão
A VENOMOUS LINE IN THE ENGLISH – PART I GM Aleksander Delchev
WOMEN'S WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WGM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
DANNY'S CHESS DIARY GM Daniel Gormally
THE POSITIONAL PAWN SACRIFICE GM Michael Prusikin
FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES Douglas Griffin
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, correspondence chess, endgame blunders, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
CHESS INFORMANT’S 144th ADVENTURE
JUBILEE
ALEKSANDAR MATANOVIĆ – TRIBUTE TO CHESS LEGEND
FIDE NATIONS CUP GM Pentala Harikrishna
NO LIMITS FOR CREATIVITY GM Rafael Leitão
CHESS IN THE TIME OF CORONA GM Milos Perunović
ELSHAN'S EXPLORATIONS GM Elshan Moradiabadi
PAWN STRUCTURES AND PAWN PLAY AT MAGNUS INVITATIONAL WGM Sabina-Francesca Foişor
THE ISOLATED PAWN COUPLE GM Michael Prusikin
WHEN h2-h3 PAWN ADVANCE BECOMES TOO COSTLY GM Mihail Marin
DISMANTLING THE DUTCH GM Ivan Ivanišević
ROGERS' REMINISCENCES – KERES MEMORIAL 1985 GM Ian Rogers
CHESS IN THE 1990s AND HOW IT INSPIRED ME GM Daniel Gormally
En este nuevo libro el GM paraguayo Zenón Franco Ocampos comenta 54 partidas poniendo énfasis en la parte posicional y en la parte práctica.
Está dividido en cuatro capítulos con diferentes temas estratégicos, al finalizar cada capítulo se proponen ejercicios sobre los temas tratados, de dificultad variada.
El libro tiene una versión previa en inglés, llamada Winning Chess Explained publicada en 2005.
Este volumen contiene correcciones y actualizaciones, es un libro seminuevo.
Se suprimieron algunos ejemplos y se agregaron partidas más recientes, tiene 11 partidas en formato “Jugada a Jugada” y ocho ejercicios “nuevos”.
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