Deepen your understanding of chess! Ray Keene teaches you the important concepts of chess and how to apply them. You will also learn how to read chess notation and become acquainted with important facts and history of the world of chess. Through examples, numerous diagrams and annotated games, you will follow the masters and learn from their outstanding victories as well as their blunders. All the key concepts of winning chess are covered in this...

The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defences in chess and is favoured by ambitious and aggressive players. At the highest level it has been a major weapon for World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to the basics of the King's Indian, studying the key principles of its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, warnings and exercises...

Every chess player needs to decide which openings he is going to play. But where do you start? The risk of drowning in the turbulent sea of opening theory is only too real for beginning amateurs. Often your goals and ambitions will be misguided. If you are trying to win in 20 moves, copy what's in fashion among top-GM's or memorize variations, you are wasting your time. Most likely you will never get to play your 'preparation' and end up aimlessly...