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Square One: A Chess Drill Book for Beginners
ISBN: 9780671884246 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Synopsis coming soon.......
Synopsis coming soon.......
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Power Mates: Essential Checkmating Strategies and Techniques
ISBN: 9780684801209 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Invaluable instruction in the art and science of checkmate for experienced amateur, club, and tournament players--from a premier chess master. Bruce Pandolfini is the creator of the respected Fireside Chess Library and a National Master in U.S. chess competition.
Invaluable instruction in the art and science of checkmate for experienced amateur, club, and tournament players--from a premier chess master. Bruce P...
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Attacking Chess: Aggressive Strategies and Inside Moves from the U.S. Junior Chess Champion
ISBN: 9780684802503 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, Josh Waitzkin has long been the top-ranked player for his age in the United States and a role model for chess-playing kids everywhere. Now, for the first time, Waitzkin reveals the aggressive tactics and psychological techniques that have propelled him to the forefront of the chess world. His unique introduction to the game combines solid instruction with stories about his personal experiences that capture all the excitement and tension of playing chess at the championship level.
Josh Waitzkin's Attacking Chess... The subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, Josh Waitzkin has long been the top-ranked player for his age in the United Sta...
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Logical Chess: Move By Move: The classic No. 1 chess bestseller
ISBN: 9780713484649 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Having learned the basic moves, how exactly should a player improve? In this popular classic, the author explains 33 complete games, in detail, move by move, including the reason for each one. Playing through these games and explanations gives real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively. "The novice who plays through Logical Chess can learn an ocean of basic chess wisdom."--Leonard Barden Beginner
Having learned the basic moves, how exactly should a player improve? In this popular classic, the author explains 33 complete games, in detail, move b...
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88,44 |
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Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book: 50 Never-Before-Published Puzzles
ISBN: 9780743222662 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Created by the best contemporary crossword constructors and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson, these puzzles provide clever and stimulating challenges for solvers of every level. Spiral bound.
Created by the best contemporary crossword constructors and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson, these puzzles provide clever and stimulating c...
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53,76 |
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The Insider's Guide Instant Win Tickets (Pulltabs): How to Win! How to Sell! How to Profit!
ISBN: 9780759660090 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Insider Guide Instant Win Tickets is a 'How to' guide. It answers the questions of how to win, how to sell and how to profit from instant win tickets. This book will increase player's odds of winning.
The Insider Guide Instant Win Tickets is a 'How to' guide. It answers the questions of how to win, how to sell and how to profit from instant win tick...
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64,52 |
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Chess Results, 1936-1940: A Comprehensive Record with 990 Tournament Crosstables and 125 Match Scores
ISBN: 9780786427482 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive chronological reference lists the results of men's chess competitions all over the world. From the famous to the lesser known, both individual and team matches from 1936 through 1940 are remembered here. Entries record location and, when available, the group that sponsored the event. Both first and last names of players are included whenever possible and are standardized for easy reference. Compiled from contemporary sources such as newspapers, periodicals, tournament records and match books, this work contains 990 tournament crosstables and 125 match scores. It is indexed...
This comprehensive chronological reference lists the results of men's chess competitions all over the world. From the famous to the lesser known, both...
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275,77 |
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Chinese Chess: An Introduction to China's Ancient Game of Strategy
ISBN: 9780804835084 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Learn the ancient and fascinating game of Chinese Chess with this expert guide. Chinese chess, or "elephant chess," has intrigued the powerful and the quizzical for centuries. Although its rules are similar to the well-known Western game, subtle and fascinating variations must be mastered in order to understand the strategies it requires. A great way to learn Chinese Chess, this book is simple enough for Chess beginners but contains a wealth of information and tips that experienced players will find useful as well. In Chinese Chess, author H.T. Lau explains the game's...
Learn the ancient and fascinating game of Chinese Chess with this expert guide. Chinese chess, or "elephant chess," has intrigued the power...
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57,61 |
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Line of Sight: American Avant-Garde Film Since 1965
ISBN: 9780816642656 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For three decades, Paul Arthur has been a leading observer and critic as well as a direct participant in America's avant-garde cinema. In A Line of Sight, he provides a sweeping new account of the extravagant energies of American experimental cinema since 1965. Balancing close analysis of both major and lesser-known films with detailed examinations of their production, distribution, and exhibition, Arthur addresses the avant-garde's cultural significance while offering a timely reconsideration of accepted critical categories and artistic options. Rather than treating... For three decades, Paul Arthur has been a leading observer and critic as well as a direct participant in America's avant-garde cinema. In A Line... |
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97,90 |
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Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
ISBN: 9781579125547 / Angielski / Miękka / 1104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most complete collection of chess problems ever published, including 5,334 instructional situations, presented by the world's leading chess teacher Chess analyzes more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from real matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one move, 3,412 mates in two moves, 744 mates in three moves, 600 miniature games, 144 simple endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations. Chapters are organized by problem type. Each problem, combination, and game is keyed to an easy-to-follow solution at the back of the book,... The most complete collection of chess problems ever published, including 5,334 instructional situations, presented by the world's leading chess ... |
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The Everything Chess Basics Book
ISBN: 9781580625869 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents readers of all ages with complete step-by-step instructions on the game. The highly illustrated contents include: - What the pieces are and what they are called - How they move and take - Setting up the board for a game - Opening gambits - Basic moves and sequences - Rules, etiquette, and sportsmanship - Scoring...and much, much more
This book presents readers of all ages with complete step-by-step instructions on the game. The highly illustrated contents include: - What the pieces...
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69,32 |
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Anthem
ISBN: 9781604240733 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rand was a Russian born American author who pioneered the philosophy of "objectivism." Anthem is a futuristic science fiction novella. Man is in a dark age, because of earlier socialistic values. Technology is carefully planned and rarely allowed to advance. Individualism has almost ceased to exist. The theme of individualism versus collectivism runs throughout the novella.
Rand was a Russian born American author who pioneered the philosophy of "objectivism." Anthem is a futuristic science fiction novella. Man is in a dar...
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The World Chess Championship 1948: How Botvinnik Became World Champion
ISBN: 9781843820055 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inspiration and controversy alike still surround the 1948 match tournament. Why for example was the Polish grandmaster Miguel Najdorf not invited when US Grandmaster Reuben Fine dropped out?
Inspiration and controversy alike still surround the 1948 match tournament. Why for example was the Polish grandmaster Miguel Najdorf not invited when...
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The World Chess Championship 1963: M.M.Botvinnik v. Tigran Petrosian
ISBN: 9781843820116 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From 1948 until 1963 Mikhail Botvinnik, the iron man of soviet chess and chess board devotee of Josef Stalin, had maintained his grip on the supreme title. Tigran Petrosian was a super subtle strategist.
From 1948 until 1963 Mikhail Botvinnik, the iron man of soviet chess and chess board devotee of Josef Stalin, had maintained his grip on the supreme t...
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107,86 |
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Fifty Great Games of Modern Chess: A Selection of Best Games from 1900 to 1940
ISBN: 9781843820673 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A companion volume to Larry Evans's selection from the 1960's, this book takes the story of the best games of the top players from the beginnning of the 20th century up to 1940. This volume is arranged chronologically and reaches the period of the Second World War. The games by such immortals as Capablanca, Alekhine, Lasker, Botvinnik, Nimzowitsch and Rubinstein are annotated with the customary lucidity, authority and elegance synonymous with Golombek.
A companion volume to Larry Evans's selection from the 1960's, this book takes the story of the best games of the top players from the beginnning of t...
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Rueben Fine's Best Games
ISBN: 9781843821014 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the 1930s, it appeared that the USA, not the USSR, would inevitably become the dominant force in the chess world. During that time the USA team won four consecutive gold medals in the Chess Olympiads. Moreover, the USA could boast two world beaters in the form of Sammy Reshevsky and Reuben Fine, whose best games appear in this book.
During the 1930s, it appeared that the USA, not the USSR, would inevitably become the dominant force in the chess world. During that time the USA team...
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Manoeuvres in Moscow: Karpov-Kasparov II: Kasparov Seizes the World Crown
ISBN: 9781843821199 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In early 1985 Florencio Campomanes - the now disgraced former president of FIDE, the World Chess Federation - halted the World Title challenge from Garry Kasparov "without result," thus forcing a rematch in the autumn of that same year. This book recounts Kasparov's determined fresh assault on the world title which made him at age 22 the youngest champion in the history of the game.
In early 1985 Florencio Campomanes - the now disgraced former president of FIDE, the World Chess Federation - halted the World Title challenge from Ga...
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The Centenary Match: Karpov-Kasparov II
ISBN: 9781843821205 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book recounts the third of the five chapters in the half-decade long rivalry which erupted between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. In the eyes of many this conflict symbolised the clash between the Brezhnev-inspired forces of reaction in the old USSR and the new Gorbachev/Yeltsin-driven imperatives of perestroika and glasnost which ultimately led to the collapse of the creaking Soviet empire.
This book recounts the third of the five chapters in the half-decade long rivalry which erupted between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. In the eyes...
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Showdown in Seville: Karpov-Kasparov II: The Soviet Empire Strikes Back
ISBN: 9781843821212 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book recounts the fourth and penultimate chapter in the half-decade long rivalry which erupted between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. In the eyes of many this conflict symbolised the clash between the Brezhnev-inspired forces of reaction in the old USSR and the new Gorbachev/Yeltsin-driven imperatives which ultimately led to the collapse of the creaking Soviet empire.
This book recounts the fourth and penultimate chapter in the half-decade long rivalry which erupted between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. In the ...
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99,23 |
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Grand International Masters' Chess Tournament St. Petersburg, 1914
ISBN: 9781843821625 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The St. Petersburg Grand International Masters' Tournament of 1914 was undoubtedly the most important tournament since the first San Sebastian Tournament, when Capablanca won his spurs, or, as some will have it, since the St. Petersburg Quadrangular Tournament of 1895. It would be noteworthy even if for no other reason than that the World's Champion, Dr. Emanuel Lasker, took part - the first occasion since the last International Tournament in St. Petersburg in 1909. On that occasion, however he tied for the first place with Akuba K. Rubinstein instead of winning outright, as on this occasion...
The St. Petersburg Grand International Masters' Tournament of 1914 was undoubtedly the most important tournament since the first San Sebastian Tournam...
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