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The Royal Chess Couple is a combined attempt to introduce the various traits of the most significant piece with the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Following a short historic review of the development and metamorphoses of each piece over time, the reader is offered 240 positions (480 in total) from tournament practice as well as from the magic world of chess composition. In each position a royal piece plays either a crucial offensive or defensive role. These positions are subdivided into 60 themes, four positions per theme, arranged by their increasing difficulty. The reader may use the positions as training challenges to improve his understanding and playing skills or just to enjoy playing through them. In either case he will learn to appreciate the characteristic qualities of each piece alone and in collaboration with other pieces.

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British Chess Magazine (February 2026)

Practical White Repertoire, Volume 3

The concluding volume of Alexei Kornev’s practical White repertoire with 1.d4 and 2.c4 mops up everything the first two books didn’t — and at its heart sits the most important customer of all: the Nimzo-Indian Defence.

 

Against the Nimzo, Kornev recommends the solid, classical Rubinstein System with 4.e3, giving complete coverage of the Taimanov, Botvinnik, Fischer, and Reshevsky variations. Around that he supplies clear answers to the whole supporting cast: the Dutch (in its various move orders), the Benoni and Volga/Benko Gambit, the Budapest and Fajarowicz, the Czech Benoni, and the many offbeat first moves and Queen’s-Indian-Accelerated tries Black can throw at a 1.d4 player.

 

As throughout the series, the watchword is practicality — sound, unified lines a club player can actually learn and rely on, with the key plans and move-orders spelled out clearly so you understand the ideas behind them.

 

Together with Volumes 1 and 2 it completes a coherent, classical 1.d4 and 2.c4 repertoire covering everything Black can play. Best suited to club players and above who want a principled, low-fuss White system for life.

The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is so popular that the total number of games played in this line exceeds the number of games played in many complete openings! It has been the favourite line of many world champions and grandmasters. Famous lines such as the Poisoned Pawn, the Polugaevsky Variation, the Sozin, the English Attack, to name just a few, are known to all chess players as belonging to the Najdorf Sicilian. Learning the Najdorf will help all players to understand Sicilians in a better way. Different aspects of chess such as defence, attack and sacrifice, positional themes and tactical storms, can be found in this book.

Yuri Razuvaev (1945-2012) was an outstanding Russian chess player. He had a refined positional style and for many years he was one of the leading Grandmasters in the Soviet Union. He also was a first-rate chess author and opening theoretician, always open to new ideas. But it was as a trainer that Razuvaev was truly world-class. The long list of prominent players he worked with includes Karpov, Kramnik, Gelfand, Lautier, Fressinet, Salov, Tomashevsky, Topalov and Kosteniuk. Both Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana had sessions with Yura, as his friends called him. It was his exceptional feeling for chess, his understanding of weaknesses and strong points in someone’s play, that made working with Razuvaev a privilege. Moreover, spending time with him was a joy because he was intelligent, cultured and witty. In this book, compiled by Boris Postovsky, dozens of chess players and contemporaries share anecdotes and insights into chess that Razuvaev gave them. Devoted to Chess also presents Razuvaev’s best games, accessibly analysed by himself and others. His finest articles and interviews on a wide variety of subjects are also included in the book. "Studying the creative heritage of Yuri Razuvaev will bring you great benefits", writes Vladimir Kramnik in his foreword.

In Schach 5/2026 finden Sie Berichte über folgende Veranstaltungen/Themen:

* Kandidatenturnier 

* Schachfestival Karlsruhe 

* Europameisterschaft der Herren 

* Fragebogen: Alexej Schirow 

* Kombinationsschule, Problemschach, Turnierausschreibungen, Rezension 

* Mitarbeiter dieser Ausgabe: Mateusz Bartel, Ding Liren, Alexandr Fier, Aleksandar Indjic, Mihail Marin, Peter Heine Nielsen, Franz Pachl, Michael Prusikin 

* Insgesamt 32 Seiten zusätzlich!

Composing and solving chess problems can seem like an entirely different world from regular chess, and in many ways, they are, but there are plenty of overlapping issues and applications.

In this volume, James Rayner, who was a leading composer in his own right and the editor of the chess problem section in British Chess Magazine, dives into how to compose and solve chess problems, presenting techniques that can be applied immediately.

Furthermore, he presents a selection of chess problems, including some of his own by the leading composers of his day.

In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.

What you are holding in your hands is the natural follow up of Volume 1 where some “lesser” openings aft er 1.d4 d5 2.c4 were examined, as well as a couple of less popular variations of the Queen’s Gambit Accepted. This second Volume comprises all of the established main lines of the QGA aft er our recommended 3.e4 with the intention of giving you a full picture of this topical opening while helping you build a repertoire based on aggressive ideas. Objectively speaking, it is very hard for White to find an advantage in the event of the absolute main lines 3…Nf6 and 3…e5, but we believe we have done our duty. We scrutinized multiple interesting variations with the help of engines while applying our human understanding to select those lines that would be the most unpleasant for Black. Additionally, we tried to provide you with as many alternatives as possible so as not to become “victims” of a narrow repertoire.

The Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence provides a battleground for one of the key conflicts in chess: structure versus activity. Black voluntarily accepts a weak pawn formation but in return obtains easy development and excellent piece activity. This is a line that finds favour with aggressive, attacking players who are confident in their tactical ability. The idea of playing ...e5 in the Sicilian is an old one but the modern Sveshnikov treatment was developed in the 1970s, since when it has featured in the repertoires of numerous elite players. It is currently experiencing great popularity due to the fact that it was Magnus Carlsen’s choice in his World Championship Match against Fabiano Caruana in London 2018. Carlsen’s success with the line was a significant factor in his eventual victory in the match. Since then he has continued to use the Sveshnikov with great success. In Opening Repertoire: The Sveshnikov leading chess author Cyrus Lakdawala guides the reader through the complexities of this dynamic variation and carves out a repertoire for Black. He examines all aspects of this highly complex opening and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans.

If you want to amaze your friends with your chess skills, this is exactly the book you have been looking for. To become one of the best chess players in your school you need to play Power Moves, winning tactics that require thinking ahead.

But how do you find Power Moves? Experienced chess trainer Charles Hertan will show you and help you to become a very dangerous player!

• You will learn how to weed out silly moves and just consider a few important ones. 

• You will learn how to start seeing great moves you never thought of before. 

• You will learn the two easiest ways to think one-and-a-half moves ahead: 

 1. Takes Takes Bang! 

 2. Check Moves Bang!

Charles Hertan introduces the four main characters who will help you to learn these basic skills: Zort (a teenaged computer from the planet Zugszwang), the Dinosaurs, Power Chess Kids and the Chess Professor. The most complete and fun kids book ever on learning how to win games!

Charles Hertan is a FIDE master from Massachusetts who has been teaching kids formore than thirty years. He has written a chess book for advanced players called Forcing Chess Moves: the Key to Better Calculation, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Chess Book of the Year Award and won the ChessCafe Book of the Year Award.

Edward Scimia, About.com-CHESS: 

"I really enjoyed 'Power Chess for Kids'. Just as importantly, the kids I work with got a kick out of it, too (..) The fact that kids can read this book on their own and be entertained while they learn to improve their chess is an added bonus." 

Martin Rieger, Rochade Europa Magazine: 

"I myself have three children and when my youngest son (8 years old) saw the book, he immediately got excited. The drawings and the child-friendly lay-out had a magic impact on him."

Dr Alexey W. Root, former US Women's Chess Champion, author of 'Children and Chess': 

"The organization of the book is stellar, the layout is cheerful (with cartoon-style characters) and the material is important for chess improvement."

Marshtower Chess Reviews: 

"Cartoon characters and a very lively writing style make this an appealing book for young juniors. Chess teachers and coaches will be able to put the material to good use, too."

Neha Batt, Outlook India: 

"Recommended reading for young chess players to sharpen tactics and strategy."

Marcia Duran, chess parent: 

"Charles Hertan is the perfect chess teacher for kids. He has a great grasp of the material and, even more importantly, he makes learning chess fun, and understandable for kids of all ages."

CHESS INFORMANT’S 146th ADVENTURE

Once Upon a Time

CONTENTS:

NORWAY CHESS 2020 GM Elshan Moradiabadi & GM Miloš Perunović

FOUR NATIONS CHESS LEAGUE (4NCL) GM Gawain Jones

CRITICAL TIMES AT THE US CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020 WGM Sabina-Francesca Foişor

THE LEGEND OF HENRIQUE MECKING GM Rafael Leitão

HOW I SHOULD HAVE WON THREE BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS GM Daniel Gormally

THE ENGLISH OPENING – PART II GM Aleksander Delchev

THE ENGLISH REPERTOIRE FOR WHITE – PART II GM Ivan Ivanišević

SACRIFICING THE QUEEN – PART II GM Kannappan Priyadharshan

POSITIONAL EXCHANGE SACRIFICE – Occupying The Outpost GM Michael Prusikin

THE BEAUTY OF THE KING MARCH GM Sundar Mohanraj Shyam

ROGERS' REMINISCENCES – LINARES 2003 GM Ian Rogers

FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES Douglas Griffin

Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, puzzles, Tournament reviews, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.

The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!

Victor Korchnoi is one of the greatest figures in chess history, which he has helped to shape for nearly 50 years now. Now, at the beginning of the 21st century, the aggressive style of the now over 70-year-old is undiminished and as awe-inspiring as ever. At tournaments with numerous entrants, the naturalized Swiss citizen leaves world-class players young enough to be his grandchildren far behind him.

It is high time, therefore, to update Viktor Kortshnoi’s autobiography Chess is my life, which met with great interest on its publication more than 20 years ago. In long interviews, Victor Korchnoi has completely retold his life story. The memories of his childhood in the besieged Leningrad, his time as a student of the university of his home town (now Saint Petersburg), his rise to the top of the major chess power USSR and the years before and after his defection to the West in 1976 are also of significance as contemporary documents of a life spent in the former Soviet Union. The volume also includes many photographs as well as a number of games with comments in typical Korchnoi-style and which are of decisive importance for his brilliant chess career.