Endgames involving only kings and pawns are the most fundamental of all chess positions, and a firm understanding of them is required in order to become confident of tackling more complex endings that preceded them. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster and distinguished endgames expert Glenn Flear focuses on the very basics of pawn endings. Beginning with the simplest of positions and only gradually working through to more challenging material, Flear outlines the key principles and rules, and demonstrates how these work in practical examples. As one of the priorities of such endings is to...

The very closely linked Slav and Semi-Slav Defences are two of the most popular and combative openings that Black can play against the Queen's Gambit. They have provided the battleground for thousands of exciting encounters between the world's chess elite, including Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexei Shirov, and Alexander Morozevich. Players of all levels are attracted to the Slav and the Semi-Slav because they are solid, dependable defences that do, however, promise abundant possibilities for dynamic counterplay. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster and openings expert...

International Master Richard Palliser studies the Closed Sicilian in a clear-cut way introducing the crucial initial moves and ideas and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them something that is sometimes neglected or taken for granted

Everyman Chess continues its original and best-selling Starting Out series with detailed coverage of the Queen s Gambit Declined, an opening that is very much at the forefront of contemporary chess. The Queen s Gambit Declined is Black s fundamental answer to 1 d4 and an opening of great historical importance."