The Benko and Benoni Defenses have been moved to their own file.

Openings Reference: Most ARE NOT in this collection.

Benko Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5

Benoni Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5

Benoni Defense (Czech)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5

Benoni Defense (Four pawns attack)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4

Benoni Defense (Knight's Tour Variation)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2

Benoni Defense (Mikenas Attack)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. e5

Benoni Defense (Old)
1. d4 c5 2. d5

Benoni Defense (Taimanov Variation)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+

Black Knights' Tango
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3

Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5

Budapest Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5

Budapest Defense (Balogh Gambit)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 d6

Budapest Defense (Fajarowicz Variation)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4

* Diagrammed Checkmate Patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Frank Marshall plays the Albin Countergambit:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* ABCs: Game Collection: The ABC of the Benko Gambit

* 23 pages of King's Gambit (over 2000 games) wins by Black! http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

"Winning needs no explanation, losing has no alibi." ― Greg Baum

"A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop." ― Robert Hughes

"Chess is a fairy tale of 1,001 blunders." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Pawns are the soul of the game." ― François-André Danican Philidor

"The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"There is no such thing as an absolutely freeing move. A freeing move in a position in which development has not been carried far always proves illusory, and vice versa, a move which does not come at all in the category of freeing moves can, given a surplus of tempi to our credit, lead to a very free game." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"I always use only the openings that bring fruitful results in practice, regardless of the positions arising in the middle-game." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion, it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this... His book was the first chess book that I studied from cover to cover. Of course, his ideas influenced me." ― Anatoly Karpov

"The future reshapes the memory of the past in the way it recalibrates significance: some episodes are advanced, others lose purchase." ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." ― General Douglas MacArthur

"Chess is a matter of vanity." ― Alexander Alekhine

"As a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine." ― Levon Aronian

"Sometimes it happens that the computer's assessment is very abstract. It's correct, but it's not useful for a practical game. You have to prove the assessment with very strong moves and if you don't find all of these strong moves you may lose very quickly. For a computer this is not a problem, but for humans it is not so easy." ― Vassily Ivanchuk

"A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit." ― John Milton

"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory." ― Max Euwe

"A sport, a struggle for results and a fight for prizes. I think that the discussion about "chess is science or chess is art" is already inappropriate. The purpose of modern chess is to reach a result." ― Alexander Morozevich

"No one man is superior to the game." ― A. Bartlett Giamatti, in reference to Pete Rose, the all-time MLB hits leader banned for gambling.

"To err is human; to forgive, divine." ― Alexander Pope

"I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais himself. In all his games with me, he has not only played, in every instance, the exact move, but the most exact. He never makes a mistake; but, if his adversary commits the slightest error, he is lost." ― Adolf Anderssen

"After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes" ― Howard Staunton

"I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed." ― Emanuel Lasker

"With opposite coloured bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

"A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune." ― Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

"Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess." ― Adrian Rogers

"Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position." ― Anatoly Karpov

"The object of the state is always the same: to limit the individual, to tame him, to subordinate him, to subjugate him." ― Max Stirner

"It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." ― Richard Reti

"A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes." ― Ajahn Brahm

"As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities." ― Alexander Alekhine

"It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all." ― Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." ― David Bronstein

"If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public." ― Agnes Repplier

"If you watch it, you should watch it with other players and try to find moves, like it was before. Now on many sites you watch together with the computer and the pleasure is gone." ― Boris Gelfand

"I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of chess and other events can seem quite unimportant in comparison with a catastrophe on the chessboard." ― Vlastimil Hort

"It's funny, but many people don't understand why I draw so many games nowadays. They think my style must have changed but this is not the case at all. The answer to this drawing disease is that my favorite squares are e6, f7, g7 and h7 and everyone now knows this. They protect these squares not once but four times!" ― Mikhail Tal

"Having spent alarmingly large chunks of my life studying the white side of the Open Sicilian, I find myself asking, why did I bother?" ― Daniel J. King

"Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development." ― Alexey Suetin

"Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found in the textbooks and to which players try to conform because they cannot think up anything better or equal, anything original." ― Mikhail Chigorin

"The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the disposition with which he sits down at the board." ― Efim Geller

"Despite the development of chess theory, there is much that remains secret and unexplored in chess." ― Vasily Smyslov

"No matter how much theory progresses, how radically styles change, chess play is inconceivable without tactics." ― Samuel Reshevsky

"Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous." ― Abdelkader El Djezairi

"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and diligence." ― Abigail Adams

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." ― Winston Churchill

"When I was preparing for one term's work in the Botvinnik school I had to spend a lot of time on king and pawn endings. So when I came to a tricky position in my own games, I knew the winning method." ― Garry Kasparov

"As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively." ― Mark Dvoretsky

"It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock." ― Viktor Korchnoi

"The fact that the 7 hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media." ― Alexei Shirov

"For me, each game is a new challenge, which has to be dealt with rationally and systematically. At that time, every other thought fades into oblivion." ― Viswanathan Anand

Ne kadar bilirsen bil, o kadar azdır.

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." ― Albert Einstein

"One bad move nullifies forty good ones." ― Israel Albert Horowitz

"It is a well-known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless in the end game. One of the principal requisites of good chess is the ability to treat both the middle and end game equally well." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors." ― Pola Negri

"Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so often, few have mastered them thoroughly. They are often of a very difficult nature, and sometimes while apparently very simple they are in reality extremely intricate." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"Capablanca used to talk calmly and moderately about everything. However, when our conversation turned to the problems of the battle for the world championship, in front of me was a quite different person: an enraged lion, although with the fervour typical only of a southerner, with his temperamental patter, which made it hard to follow the torrent of his indignant exclamations and words." ― Alexander Koblencs

"A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games." ― Howard Staunton

"A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without necessarily obtaining a lost position. In the endgame ... an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance." ― Paul Keres

"Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns." ― Benjamin Franklin

"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that." ― Boris Spassky

"Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged into the detriment of other and more serious avocations - should not absorb or engross the thoughts of those who worship at its shrine, but should be kept in the background, and restrained within its proper province. As a mere game, a relaxation from the severe pursuits of life, it is deserving of high commendation." ― Paul Morphy

"Attackers may sometimes regret bad movez, but it's much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by." ― Garry Kasparov

"Even the laziest king flees wildly in the face of a double check." ― Aron Nimzowitzch

"When you see a good move – WAIT! – look for a better one." ― Emanuel Lasker The Portuguese chess player and author Pedro Damiano (1480–1544) first wrote this in his book "Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi et de li partiti" published in Rome, Italy, in 1512.

Proverbs 29:25
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

French Proverb: "Ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire la grimace." ― (There's no substitute for experience.)

* Crisis of Character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWE...

* Tips for 100-1000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCb...

* Sacrifice on f7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGk...

* Most common errors below 1200: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmw...

* 15,000,000 disappeared? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn0...

* Tips for 1100-2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIE...

* 3 Tips to reach 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzB...

* The Bob Fischer Story collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8...

* Deflect the Defender of the mating square w/a Pin: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/axBq...

* Trap the bishop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQG...

* Boo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzC...

* Budapest Gambit Trap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xWC3...

* Englund Gambit beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0...

* Soller Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jB5M...

* Learn the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWH...

* Tips for the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAt...

* 5 Traps Against 1.d4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkd...

* Meet Old Ben: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34N...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts8...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqA...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8cpd...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0hQP...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nue...

* A65 by RJ Fischer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Op...

* Fischer's Trap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTC...

* Transpose to a Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ0...

* Kasparov breaks the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_1...

* Fantastic attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuw...

* Benoni success: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsb...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40e...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6x... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv5... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mz...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhG...

* Beat the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIa...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M25...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZq... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuy...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUr...

* GMAC likes the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNm...

* MC plays the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzo...

* Online Benoni victory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUN...

* The Benoni is a Joke? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aT...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otb...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYW...

* Black tries the Czech Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIt...

* Chess - The Art of the Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3P...

* English Opening: Game Collection: Korchnoi/So, English Opening, A10-A19

* French Defense: Game Collection: French Korchnoi III

* VK's Best Games: Game Collection: My Best Games (Korchnoi)

* User Tabanus' collections are VERY impressive!!! Game Collection: Korchnoi - Petrosian Candidates Quarterfinal '77

* Ideas in the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONB...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYB...

* Simple but vital habit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CX...

* Complete Chess EG series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc2...

* Naroditsky's EG series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhU...

* Win R&P endings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkG...

* Mental Endgame Mastery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvv...

* Scut'in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7...

* 1.d4: Game Collection: Winning with 1 d4!

* Glossary W: Wikipedia article: Glossary of chess

* Epic: Game Collection: Epic Battles of the CB by R.N. Coles - keypusher

* "Messi of Chess": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0w...

* Master of Pawn Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBk...

All that glitters is not gold – this line can be found in a text from c.1220: ‘ Nis hit nower neh gold al that ter schineth.'

A friend in need is a friend indeed – a proverb from c.1035 say this: ‘Friend shall be known in time of need.'

All's well that ends well – a line from the mid-13th century is similar: ‘Wel is him te wel ende mai.' Meanwhile, Henry Knighton's Chronicle from the late 14th-century one can read: ‘ If the ende be wele, than is alle wele.'

<CHESS

Meet me then, within this grid,
this little wooden battlefield as equals,
as we forget our bodies to inhabit these pieces, control these spaces, trade threats and responses, send our thoughts out into possible positions, our eyes imagining nothing but sweet forks and lancing fianchettoes. We chessplayers, pretend enemies, bound to our miniature war inexplicably & inescapably: when did we find ourselves so obsessed, insidiously seduced to advances and exchanges, lost inside this abyss of infinite moves, willing servants of it's rules?> ― Rael

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This hour, this hour, a chalice. Unto its golden cup We have poured our love, for there be not one man Who may honestly disclaim that he hath taken within His heart, God. Mayhap to refuse Him an abiding place; But His shadow hath rested upon him.
Behold, from this instant we disperse and His shadow Shall follow thee. I say that tomorrow at some instant Of time, each of thee shall stop, and I, like a moth Shall flit thee, and thou shalt remember Him.
I charge thee; it shall be!>

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"I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! His ideal was to win by maneuvering. Capablanca's genius reveals itself in his probing of the opponent's weak points. The slightest weakness cannot escape from his keene eye." ― Emanuel Lasker

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 King James Version

16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

St. Agnes

Mine's paid off.

For those who pop-a-top: https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddr...

How about a juke box song?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DoMG...

That ended much too soon...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm-...

Beer is the third-most popular drink on Earth, after water and tea.

Chess Earth: https://chessearth.com/

Cats aren't stupid, even the ninnies. I'll bet that's iced tea, not soda pop: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DqTr...

Straws were invented by the ancient Sumerians for drinking beer.

Kev's: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3Zlf...

Down Alabama way: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/33MR...

Another one from Kev: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eIww...

Beer spas across Europe offer the chance to soak in a warm tub of beer.

Does that require a background check? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pPwr...

Adaptation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Crqy...

In Ancient Egypt, beer was made to make the water from the Nile drinkable.

You'll have another? O.K. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5HBQ...

Watch yourself now... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UGVY...

Oktoberfest is the world's largest beer festival.

Know your limit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pz3M...

Super stupid: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hOXn...

In medieval Europe, brewers would test the temperature of their beer by sticking their thumb into the liquid. If it was too hot for their thumb, it was too hot to add the yeast. Thus, the phrase "rule of thumb" was born.

Back when we had Bergermeister, Falstaff, and Hamm's beer, before Dirty Harry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKq...

Antiques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlw...

As a rule of thumb, darker and bitter beers have higher alcohol content.

Buy low, sell high: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOS...

The world's longest bar can be found at the Beer Barrel Saloon in Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Stretching over 700 feet, the bar offers plenty of space for patrons to enjoy a cold one.

There was accountability at dinner time: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...

Bud Light says... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drC...

Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty beer glass.

More big boy toys in action: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LAJo...

Small town bar action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3u...

Mcdonald's serves alcohol as part of its daily menu in several countries, including South Korea, Germany, France, and Portugal.

What are we drinkin' to Arch? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awo...

Gaylord Perry always had a few: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuP...

In Argentina, political parties have their own brands of beer.

It's 5 o'clock? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPC...

Most accidents are avoidable: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Di_g...

Most, well... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Vq_u...

Especially jaywalkers: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yj0j...

Beer is recorded in the written history of ancient Iraq and ancient Egypt, and archaeologists speculate that beer was instrumental in the formation of civilizations.

Commercial break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycd...

So, that's how it's done: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/knTs...

In addition to the basics—water, grain, hops, and malt—beer can be brewed with nearly any conceivable ingredient and can take on an incredible range of flavors, textures, and aromas.

The hat seems to make a difference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pv...

The beer isn't to blame: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WTdv...

At the Wife Carrying World Championships in Finland, the first prize is the wife's weight in beer.

A bit more serious: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BkpS...

Ancient Egyptians used beer for a wide variety of purposes, including as an enema and douche.

That beer truck delivery shoulda been here by now: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KSUT...

Turn the channel, listen to Fred: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4G...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" melody was initially a tune from an English drinking song referenced as "To Anacreon in Heaven."

Waitn fer mo beer, feudn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSx...

What woulda preacher say? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI_...

Catholic priests and monks took up the art of brewing in the early Middle Ages, and many European breweries today have grown out of this monastic tradition.

Tex Ritter's take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsC...

Yep, Ima shown my age.

Best seat in the house: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VNmY...

Little charmer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T4x2...

Since beer is made in large batches, it is difficult to hide and thus, easier to tax. This made beer an important source of income for all levels of government during the Middle Ages.

Finally. Took ya long enough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhI...

It was the sour mash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ize...

In the Middle Ages, beer was healthier than water.

Earthship: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...

House for Animals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw0...

Albert Heineken created a beer bottle in 1963 that could also be used as a brick to build sustainable housing in impoverished countries.

Bovines: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5pA3...

Houses of worship for Catholics: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Lk-T...

Catholic monks fasting for Lent in Medieval Europe would consume only beer for these 40 days.

You don't have to have all the answers now: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8S9o...

This guy explains everything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ece...

MC and the boys: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qE8C...

The Guinness Book of World Records was conceived of by Hugh Beaver, the Managing Director of the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, as a way to settle pub disputes.

Not old enough to drink in bars? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e-Id...

Questions, Questions: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3RT...

The Czech Republic consumes the most beer per capita in the world. China drinks the most overall.

Chess world-wide: https://premierchess.com/uncategori...

Zugzwang: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/al3u...

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Keres vs Petrov, 1940

The video link still works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ts...

Self-Talk:

"Was that move legal?"

"Where/what is my opponent aiming at now?
How many times?"

"Am I in check now? How can I be put in check on the next turn? How would I respond to check?" Checklist CBA:
CAPTURE the checker,
interpose BETWEEN (self-pin), or
fly AWAY to a safe square?

"What can my opponent capture?" etc. etc.

GM Lilov mentions counting the material as part of the evaluation process. Do be sure to count the number of attackers against the number of defenders where checks, captures, and pawn advances/promotions are threatened. Can more attackers be added? Can defenders be removed, obstructed, pinned, etc.? This forcing assessment is vital before every move.

The value of the pieces involved, and the move order in which the pieces capture and re-capture also matters. In <tpstar's diagram above>, White has three attackers aiming at the g6-pawn, that is protected by only two defenders. However, the attackers are more valuable pieces, and the defenders are lowly pawns, so capturing on g6 with a White piece will lose material value even though White has Black outnumbered there.

GM Lilov does mention the unprotected a2-pawn as a weakness. Thus, it had one attacker (the Black queen) and no defender. Then he shows that White has an adequate response to the ... Qxa2 capture by counterattacking. One must not be baited into capturing for free or material gain without knowing what will happen AFTER the capture is made.

"Simply plans are best. Tactics will prevail." -- C.J.S. Purdy Wikipedia article: Cecil Purdy

IM Zaur Tekeyev: https://thechessworld.com/articles/...

More Tactics: https://www.chessjournal.com/chess-...

To improve your chess, improve your tactics: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

Become a Predator at the Chessboard: https://www.chesstactics.org/introd...

Endgames focus on creating and promoting a passed pawn, then checkmating with the new piece, usually a queen. Endgames have reoccurring patterns too, so study your endings! Your endgame knowledge will assist your ability to assess trades in the opening and middlegame, what appears to be an even exchange. One color or the other often benefits slightly more when an even exchange is made.

If your opponent knows that one doesn't know endings, s/he'll swap off the pieces (avoiding tactical play) and head for positions with greatly reduced material.

For example, many young players panic without their beloved queen on board, so the experienced player will trade off the queens and some other like pieces and drag the young player into an undesired endgame. The point is, knowledge of middlegame tactics can be dissolved into an uncomfortable endgame through exchanges, so the study of endgames is also vital.

Endgame knowledge will be rewarded time and time again over the course of one's chess career, particularly in hard fought games where it's been difficult to find an advantage.

* Here's an easy, chatty start: Easy Endgame Strategies by Bill Robertie (Cardoza publishing, 2003). This combines his earlier books into one. https://www.abebooks.com/book-searc...

* How to Beat Your Kids at Chess by David MacEnulty explains the endgame thoroughly: https://books.google.com/books/abou... Note that MacEnulty's other topical books are excellent instruction; most have been re-printed with different titles and covers -- same book, different look.

* Turnabout is fair play: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/chess... Chess is chess -- it's the same game regardless of your age. If it's good for kids to know, then it's good for grown-ups to know.

* Sign up for free and you can read Polgar's guide for FREE: https://archive.org/details/worldch... Section I is all about tactics, Section II is the endgame. Gotta recognize all these patterns! Her other books are good too.

* Winning Chess Endings by Yasser Seirawan is easily available from used book sources: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/winni... That was my attempt at saying that I wouldn't pay $25 for the latest edition.

* Openings? You worried about openings? This opening puzzle book is more than enough to get one going for a few years: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-w... If you miss these tactical opportunities, there's no point studying anything more advanced. Way too many chess players study long lines of grandmaster variations and miss the basics. It's far better for the average Joe Sixpack to never-miss-an-opportunity-to-punish-simple-mista- kes by rehearsing common patterns and blunders quickly and repeatedly.

Chess for Children by Ted Nottingham, Bob Wade, Al Lawrence Published by Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1989
ISBN 10: 0806904526 / ISBN 13: 9780806904528
Published by Sterling, 1996
ISBN 10: 0806904534 / ISBN 13: 9780806904535

Chess for Everyone: A Step-By-Step Guide to Rules, Moves, & Winning Strategies by Al Lawrence Published by Globe Pequot Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 1599215101 / ISBN 13: 9781599215105

Principles of the New Chess by Bruce Pandolfini
Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 0671607197 / ISBN 13: 9780671607197

Chess Opening Trap of the Day by Bruce Albertson Published by Brand: Cardoza, 2007
ISBN 10: 1580422179 / ISBN 13: 9781580422178

Your First Move: Chess for Beginners by Alexei/Alexey Pavlovich Sokolsky Published by Progress Publishers, 1982
ISBN 10: 0828521603 / ISBN 13: 9780828521604
Published by Raduga Publisher, C.I.S., 1987, 1994 ISBN 10: 5050021790 / ISBN 13: 9785050021793
Published by Russian Chess House/Russkii shakhmatnyi do, 2017 ISBN 10: 594693337X / ISBN 13: 9785946933377

Everyone's First Chess Workbook: Fundamental Tactics and Checkmates for Improvers – 738 Practical Exercises by Peter Giannatos ISBN 10: 9056919881 ISBN 13: 9789056919887
Publisher: New In Chess, 2021

Unbeatable Chess Lessons for Juniors: Instruction for the Intermediate Player by Robert M. Snyder
Published by Random House Puzzles & Games, 2003
ISBN 10: 081293511X / ISBN 13: 9780812935110

Russian Chess Learn from the New Champions by Bruce Pandolfini Published by Fireside, N.Y., 1987
ISBN 10: 0671619845 / ISBN 13: 9780671619848

A Guide to Chess Improvement: The Best Of Novice Nook by Dan Heisman ISBN 10: 1857446496 ISBN 13: 9781857446494
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2010

Winning Chess Tactics (Everyman Chess) by Yasser Seirawan Published by Everyman Chess, Guilford, CT, 2003
ISBN 10: 1857443330 / ISBN 13: 9781857443332

The Winning Way: The How What and Why of Opening Strategems by Bruce Pandolfini ISBN 10: 0684839490 ISBN 13: 9780684839493
Publisher: Fireside, 1998

Logical Chess - Move By Move by Irving Chernev
ISBN 10: 0713484640 ISBN 13: 9780713484649
Publisher: Batsford Chess, 2003
"The novice who plays through Logical Chess can learn an ocean of basic chess wisdom." —Leonard Barden, English chess master and broadcaster

Discovering Chess Openings: Building Opening Skills from Basic Principles by John Emms ISBN 10: 1857444191 ISBN 13: 9781857444193
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2006

Chess for the Gifted and Busy: A Short But Comprehensive Course From Beginner to Expert (First Edition) (Comprehensive Chess Course Series) by Lev Alburt, Al Lawrence
Published by Chess Information & Research Institute, 2011 ISBN 10: 1889323241 / ISBN 13: 9781889323244

Improve Your Chess in 7 Days by Gary Lane
Published by Batsford, 2007
ISBN 10: 0713490500 / ISBN 13: 9780713490503

Chess Tactics for Champions: A step-by-step guide to using tactics and combinations the Polgar way by Susan Polgar & Paul Truong ISBN 10: 081293671X ISBN 13: 9780812936711
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games, 2006

Chess Made Simple by Milton L. Hanauer
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1957

A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
ISBN 10: 1412039061 ISBN 13: 9781412039062
Publisher: Trafford Publishing, 2006

The Logical Approach to Chess by Max Euwe; M. Blaine; J.F.S. Rumble ISBN 10: 0486243532 ISBN 13: 9780486243535
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1982

Prepare to Attack by Gary Lane International Master Published by Everyman Chess (edition First Edition), 2011 ISBN 10: 185744650X / ISBN 13: 9781857446500

Chess and the Art of War: Ancient Wisdom to Make You a Better Player by Al Lawrence, Elshan Moradiabadi
Published by Chartwell Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 0785832815 / ISBN 13: 9780785832812

Colle system: Koltanowski Variation, 5 c3 by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1998
ISBN 10: 0875682863 / ISBN 13: 9780875682860

Colle System: Zukertort Variation, 5 b3: A White Opening You Can Use for the Rest of Your Career by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1998
ISBN 10: 087568288X / ISBN 13: 9780875682884

The Ultimate Colle by Gary Lane
Published by Batsford, 2001
ISBN 10: 0713486864 / ISBN 13: 9780713486865

The Noteboom Variation by GM Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, TX, 1995
ISBN 10: 0875682650 / ISBN 13: 9780875682655

The Soviet Chess Primer (Chess Classics) by Ilya Maizelis, Ilya ISBN 10: 190798299X ISBN 13: 9781907982996
Publisher: Quality Chess, 2015

Common Sense in Chess by Dr. Emanuel Lasker
ISBN 10: 0486214400 ISBN 13: 9780486214405
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1965
ISBN 10: 1376042789 ISBN 13: 9781376042788
Publisher: Andesite Press, 2017

Common Sense in Chess, New 21st Century Edition by Emanuel Lasker ISBN 10: 1888690402 ISBN 13: 9781888690408
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2008

Pillsbury The Extraordinary by Andrew Soltis & Ken Smith Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, 1990
ISBN 10: 0875681875 / ISBN 13: 9780875681870

Sharpen Your Chess Tactics in 7 Days by Gary Lane Published by Batsford, 2009
ISBN 10: 1906388288 / ISBN 13: 9781906388287

More Unbeatable Chess Lessons: Instruction for the Advanced Player Robert M. Snyder
Published by iUniverse, 2007
ISBN 10: 0595453465 / ISBN 13: 9780595453467

The Masters: Rudolf Spielmann Master of Invention by Neil McDonald Published by Everyman Chess, 2006
ISBN 10: 185744406X / ISBN 13: 9781857444063

Vienna Game by Gary Lane International Master
Published by Everyman Chess, 2000
ISBN 10: 1857442717 / ISBN 13: 9781857442717

500 Chess Questions Answered: For All New Chess Players by Andrew Soltis, Published by Batsford, 2021 ISBN 10: 1849947120 / ISBN 13: 9781849947121

Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games by László Polgár ISBN 10: 1579125549 ISBN 13: 9781579125547
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2013

The First Book of Chess by Joseph Leeming
Published by Franklin Watts Inc

First Book of Chess (English Descriptive Notation) by I.A. Horowitz, Fred Reinfeld Published by Barnes and Noble, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1964

E. S. Lowe's Chess in 30 minutes: instruction for beginners by E. S. Lowe Published by NY E. S. Lowe Co (1955)., 1955

A Primer of Chess (English Descriptive Notation) by J.R. Capablanca Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977
ISBN 10: 0156739003 / ISBN 13: 9780156739009

Attack and Counterattack in Chess by Fred Reinfeld Published by Barnes & Noble, New York, 1968
ISBN 10: 0064632040 / ISBN 13: 9780064632041

How Not to Play Chess by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky Published by Dover Pubns
ISBN 13: 8601406456211

How to Improve Your Chess by I.A. Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld Published by Collier Books, New York, 1973
ISBN 10: 0020288905 / ISBN 13: 9780020288909

Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur by Max Euwe & Walter Meiden ISBN 10: 0679140409 ISBN 13: 9780679140405
Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1978
ISBN 10: 0486279472 ISBN 13: 9780486279473
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1994

How to Win Chess Games Quickly Including 120 Pages Published Under the Title: How to Beat Your Opponent Quickly by Fred Reinfeld Published by Barnes & Noble Inc c.1957, New York,

The Game of Chess (A Penguin handbook) by Harry Golombek Published by Penguin Books, 1955
ISBN 10: 0140460241 / ISBN 13: 9780140460247

Morphy Chess Masterpieces by Fred Reinfeld and Andrew Soltis Published by Collier Books, 1974

Winning Chess Traps: 300 Ways To Win In The Opening by Irving Chernev Published by Chess Review/David McKay, New York, 1967 ISBN 10: 0679140379 / ISBN 13: 9780679140375

Alexander Alekhine - My Best Games of Chess - 1908-1937 by A. Alekhine ISBN 10: 0679140239 ISBN 13: 9780679140238
Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1978
ISBN 10: 0486249417 ISBN 13: 9780486249414
Publisher: Dover Chess, 2011

Alexander Alekhine's Best Games: Algebraic Edition by A. Alekhine, J. Nunn ISBN 10: 0713479701 ISBN 13: 9780713479706
Publisher: Batsford, 1998
ISBN 10: 0805047239 ISBN 13: 9780805047233
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1996

The Middle Game in Chess by Reuben Fine
Published by Hollis & Carter Ltd London, 1953
Published by D. McKay Co., Inc, 1969, 1972, 1973 ISBN 0679104212
Published by Three Rivers Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0679140212 / ISBN 13: 9780679140214
ISBN 10: 4871875776 ISBN 13: 9784871875776
Publisher: Ishi Press, 2014

Modern Ideas in Chess by Richard Reti
ISBN 10: 0486206386 ISBN 13: 9780486206387
Publisher: Dover Pubns, 1974
ISBN 10: 4871878244 ISBN 13: 9784871878241
Publisher: Ishi Press, 2009

New York 1927 21st Century Edition by Alexander Alekhine Published by Russell Enterprises, Milford, Connecticut, 2011 ISBN 10: 1888690836 / ISBN 13: 9781888690835

Modern Chess Strategy by Ludek Pachman
ISBN 10: 0486202909 ISBN 13: 9780486202907
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1971

How Good Is Your Chess?: Rate Your Skill and Improve Your Strategy by Participating in 35 Master Games by Leonard Barden, William R. Hartston, Raymond D. Keene Published by Dover, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1976 ISBN 10: 0486232948 / ISBN 13: 9780486232942

Discover Your Chess Stregth by Raymond Keene
Published by Henry Holt and Company., NY., 1992
ISBN 10: 0805024328 / ISBN 13: 9780805024326

The Pleasures of Chess by Assiac.
Published by Dover Publications, New York, NY, 1960 ISBN 10: 0486205975 / ISBN 13: 9780486205977

The Younger School of Soviet Chess Andrew Soltis Published by G. Bell, London, 1976
ISBN 10: 0713519568 / ISBN 13: 9780713519563

Tal The Magnificent by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest, 1990, 1990

Petrosian The Powerful by Andrew Soltis and Ken Smith Published by Dallas, TX: Chess Digest (1990), 1990

Play for Mate by David Vincent Hooper (1915-1998) and Bernard Cafferty Published by David McKay Co, New York, 1977
ISBN 10: 0679507701 / ISBN 13: 9780679507703

The Best Chess Games of Boris Spassky by Andrew Soltis Published by David McKay Company, Inc., New York, 1973

Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games by Irving Chernev (1900-1981) ISBN 10: 0486242498 / ISBN 13: 9780486242491
Published by Dover Publications, Inc, New York, 1982

The Best of Chess Life and Review, Volume 1 (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini, Published by Touchstone, 1988 ISBN 10: 0671619861 / ISBN 13: 9780671619862

Bobby Fischer: Profile of a Prodigy by Frank Brady Published by Dover Publications, New York, 1989
ISBN 10: 0486259250 / ISBN 13: 9780486259253

Confessions of a Chess Grandmaster by Andrew Soltis Published by Thinkers' Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 0938650467 / ISBN 13: 9780938650461

Chess Rules of Thumb by Lev Alburt, Al Lawrence
Published by Chess Information, 2003
ISBN 10: 1889323101 / ISBN 13: 9781889323107

Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From The First Move To The Last by Neil McDonald Published by Batsford, 2004
ISBN 10: 0713488948 / ISBN 13: 9780713488944

Bird - Larsen Attack: A Complete Opening System with 1 f4 Then 2 b3 by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1989

Winning with 1 F4 by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 1992 ISBN 10: 0875682030 / ISBN 13: 9780875682037

A Complete Opening System For White with 1P-K4 by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest Magazine, U.S.A., 1973

Winning with 1 d4 by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest Inc, 1988
ISBN 10: 0875681751 / ISBN 13: 9780875681757

White Opening System: Combining Stonewall Attack, Colle System, Torre Attack by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, TX, 1992
ISBN 10: 0875682057 / ISBN 13: 9780875682051

Winning with 1 C 4: a Complete Opening System by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 0875681921 / ISBN 13: 9780875681924

The Great Chess Tournaments & Their Stories by Andy Soltis ISBN 10: 0801961386 / ISBN 13: 9780801961380
Published by Chilton Book Company, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1975

The London System: A Complete White Opening System by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1993
ISBN 10: 0875682316 / ISBN 13: 9780875682310

The Agile London System by Alfonso Holmes, Alfonso; Oscar De Prado ISBN 10: 9056916890 ISBN 13: 9789056916893
Publisher: New in Chess, 2016

The London System in 12 Practical Lessons: Strategic Concepts, Typical Plans and Tactical Themes by Oscar De Prado ISBN 10: 9056919652 ISBN 13: 9789056919658
Publisher: New In Chess, 2021

Win with the London System by Sverre Johnsen; Vlatko Kovacevic ISBN 10: 1911465848 ISBN 13: 9781911465843
Publisher: Gambit Publications, 2021

The Trompowsky Attack by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest, 1995
ISBN 10: 0875682731 / ISBN 13: 9780875682730

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit by Gary Lane
Published by Henry Holt & Company, 1995
ISBN 10: 080504230X / ISBN 13: 9780805042306

Laskers Defense to the Queens Gambit by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1993
ISBN 10: 0875682391 / ISBN 13: 9780875682396

The Baltic Defense to the Queen's Gambit by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, Inc., 1993
ISBN 10: 0875682286 / ISBN 13: 9780875682280

Judgment and Planning in Chess by Max Euwe
ISBN 10: 0713504293 ISBN 13: 9780713504293
Publisher: G. Bell & Sons, 1957
ISBN 10: 0679130128 / ISBN 13: 9780679130123
Published by David McKay Co, 1979
ISBN 10: 0679143254 ISBN 13: 9780679143253
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games, 1980
ISBN 10: 0713484365 / ISBN 13: 9780713484366
Published by Batsford Ltd, 1657

Chess to Enjoy by Andrew "Andy" Eden Soltis ( 1947- ) Published by Stein and Day A Scarbrough Book, New York, 1978 ISBN 10: 0812823311 / ISBN 13: 9780812823318

Catalog of Chess Mistakes by Andrew Soltis
Published by David McKay Company, New York, 1979 ISBN 10: 0679141510 / ISBN 13: 9780679141518

Chess Mistakes: How to Detect and Avoid Them by Andrew Soltis Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 0047940115 / ISBN 13: 9780047940118

Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0679130500 / ISBN 13: 9780679130505
Published by David McKay Co, 1976
ISBN 10: 0679144757 ISBN 13: 9780679144755
Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1986
ISBN 10: 0812925297 ISBN 13: 9780812925296
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games, 1995
ISBN 10: 1849940703 ISBN 13: 9781849940702
Publisher: Batsford, 2013

The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings by Reuben Fine ISBN 10: 1131810015 ISBN 13: 9781131810010
Publisher: David McKay, 1943
ISBN 10: 0679140166 ISBN 13: 9780679140160
Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1980
ISBN 10: 0812917561 ISBN 13: 9780812917567
Publisher: D. McKay Co., 1990
ISBN 10: 4871874605 ISBN 13: 9784871874601
Publisher: Ishi Press, 2012

New Sicilian Gambits by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest 1993, Dallas TX, 1993 ISBN 10: 0875682359 / ISBN 13: 9780875682358

Fischer's Weapon: Winning with The Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation by Andrew Soltis Published by The House of Staunton
ISBN 10: 0875681972 / ISBN 13: 9780875681979

The Ruy Lopez for the Tournament Player by Gary Lane Published by Henry Holt & Company, 1992
ISBN 10: 0805023178 / ISBN 13: 9780805023176

The Ruy Lopez Explained by Gary Lane
Published by Batsford, 2005
ISBN 10: 0713489782 / ISBN 13: 9780713489781

Queen's Indian defense (Understanding the chess openings) Andy Soltis, Edmar Mednis, Raymond Keene, John Grefe Published by R. H. M. Press, 1981
ISBN 10: 0890580510 / ISBN 13: 9780890580516

Karl Marx Plays Chess and Other Reports on the World's Oldest Game by Andy Soltis
Published by Three Rivers Press (CA), 1991
ISBN 10: 0812919068 / ISBN 13: 9780812919066

Opening Ideas and Analysis for Advanced Players (Vol. 1) by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1991
ISBN 10: 0875681905 / ISBN 13: 9780875681900

The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 0812922913 ISBN 13: 9780812922912
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games, 1994

Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic
ISBN 10: 0080111971 ISBN 13: 9780080111971
Publisher: Pergamon Pr, 1965
ISBN 10: 1857444000 ISBN 13: 9781857444001
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 1999

White dare not protect his backward a-pawn with 39.Qa2/Qb2 because a decisive double discovered check looms with 39...Nxf3+. See diagram:

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Thus, 39.Bf1 plays it safe and a draw by three-time repetition of the position is the result.

Art of Defence in Chess by Iakov Damsky, Iakov & Lyev Polugayevsky ISBN 10: 0080320597 ISBN 13: 9780080320595
Publisher: Pergamon Pr, 1989
ISBN 10: 1857441540 ISBN 13: 9781857441543
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 1996

Sam Loyd: His Story and Best Problems by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, Inc. / Labateche, 1995 ISBN 10: 0875682677 / ISBN 13: 9780875682679

The Art of Sacrifice in Chess, 21st Century Edition by Rudolf Spielmann Published by Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2015
ISBN 10: 1936490781 / ISBN 13: 9781936490783

Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 by David Bronstein ISBN 10: 0486238008 ISBN 13: 9780486238005
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1979

The Art of the Middle Game by Paul Keres & Alexander Kotov ISBN 10: 0140461027 ISBN 13: 9780140461022
Publisher: Penguin Books, 1973
ISBN 10: 0486261549 ISBN 13: 9780486261546
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1989

Tal-Botvinnik 1960: Match for the World Chess Championship by Mikhail Tal ISBN 10: 1888690089 ISBN 13: 9781888690088
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2001
ISBN 10: 1941270425 ISBN 13: 9781941270424
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2016

From the Middlegame Into the Endgame by Edmar Mednis ISBN 10: 1857440609 ISBN 13: 9781857440607
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 1994

The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev ISBN 10: 0571068499 ISBN 13: 9780571068494
Publisher: Faber and Faber, 1966
ISBN 10: 0486273024 ISBN 13: 9780486273020
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1992

American Chess Masters from Morphy to Fischer
Arthur Bernard Bisguier (1929-2017) and Andrew Eden Soltis Published by MacMillan Publishing Company A Collier Books, New York and London, 1974 ISBN 10: 0025110500 / ISBN 13: 9780025110502

The United States Chess Championship, 1985-1996
by Andrew Soltis and Gene H. McCormick
Published by McFarland and Company, Jefferson, NC, 1997

Grandmaster Secrets Endings by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0938650661 ISBN 13: 9780938650669
Publisher: Thinkers Pr Inc / Chessco, 1997

H.O.T. Chess by Paul Motwani, Paul; Gary Lane
Published by International Chess Enterprises, 1997 ISBN 10: 1879479435 / ISBN 13: 9781879479432

Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances since Nimzowitsch by John Watson ISBN 10: 1901983072 ISBN 13: 9781901983074
Publisher: Gambit Publications, 1999

Grandmaster Secrets: Openings by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0938650688 ISBN 13: 9780938650683
Publisher: Thinkers Pr Inc / Chessco, 2000

Rapid Chess Improvement: A Study for Adult Players by Michael De la Maza Published by Everyman Chess, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 1857442695 / ISBN 13: 9781857442694

Chess Lists by Andy Soltis
ISBN 10: 0786412968 / ISBN 13: 9780786412969
Published by McFarland & Company, 2002

Bobby Fischer Rediscovered by Andrew Soltis
Published by Batsford, 2003
ISBN 10: 0713488468 / ISBN 13: 9780713488463
Revised And Updated Edition Published by Batsford, 2020 ISBN 10: 184994606X / ISBN 13: 9781849946063

Chess Strategy in Action by John Watson
Published by Gambit Publications, U. K., 2002
ISBN 10: 1901983692 / ISBN 13: 9781901983692

Three Days with Bobby Fischer & Other Chess Essays: How to Meet Champions & Choose Your Openings by Lev Alburt, Lev; Al Lawrence Published by Chess Information and Research Center, 2003 ISBN 10: 1889323098 / ISBN 13: 9781889323091

The Four Knights by Jan Pinski
Published by Gloucester Publishers, 2003
ISBN 10: 185744311X / ISBN 13: 9781857443110

Marshall. Mille risorse sulla scacchiera by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 8872640857 / ISBN 13: 9788872640852
Published by Prisma, 2004

Find the Winning Move by Gary Lane
Published by Batsford, 2004
ISBN 10: 0713488719 / ISBN 13: 9780713488715

Turning Advantage into Victory in Chess: Algebraic Notation (McKay Chess Library) by Andrew Soltis Published by Random House Puzzles & Games, 2004
ISBN 10: 0812935810 / ISBN 13: 9780812935813

Winning Chess Endgames: Just The Facts! by Lev Alburt, Nikolay Krogius, Al Lawrence Published by Chess Information, 2005
ISBN 10: 1889323152 / ISBN 13: 9781889323152

Rethinking the Chess Pieces by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0713489049 ISBN 13: 9780713489040
Publisher: Batsford, 2005

How To Choose A Chess Move by Andrew Soltis
Published by Batsford, 2005

Why Lasker Matters by Andew Soltis
Published by B T Batsford Ltd, 2006
ISBN 10: 0713489839 / ISBN 13: 9780713489835

The 100 Best Chess Games of the 20th Century, Ranked by Andrew Soltis Published by McFarland & Co Inc Pub, 2006
ISBN 10: 0786427418 / ISBN 13: 9780786427413

Victory in the Opening!: The Art of Winning Quickly in Chess by Gary Lane Published by Batsford, 2003
ISBN 10: 0713484276 / ISBN 13: 9780713484274

Transpo Tricks in Chess Finess by Andrew Soltis
Published by Batsford, 2007
ISBN 10: 0713490519 / ISBN 13: 9780713490510

Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps by Gary Lane International Master ISBN 10: 1857445775 / ISBN 13: 9781857445770
Published by Everyman Chess, 2008

Tricks, Tactics, and Tips in the Chess Opening: Practical Lessons for Ambitious Improvers by Dean Ippolito ISBN 10: 9493257436 ISBN 13: 9789493257436
Publisher: New In Chess, 2022

The Wisest Things Ever Said about Chess by Andrew Soltis Published by Batsford, 2008
ISBN 10: 1906388008 / ISBN 13: 9781906388003

Chess Openings for Black, Explained: A Complete Repertoire Alburt, Lev; Dzindzichashvili, Roman; Perelshteyn, Eugene; Lawrence, Al (CON) ISBN 10: 1889323187 / ISBN 13: 9781889323183
Published by Chess Information & Research Institute, 2009

Mastering Chess Strategy by Johan Hellsten
ISBN 10: 1857446488 ISBN 13: 9781857446487
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2010

Frank Marshall - US Chess Champion by Andy Soltis ISBN 10: 0786475013 ISBN 13: 9780786475018
Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 2013

The Art of Defense in Chess by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0679141081 / ISBN 13: 9780679141082
Published by David McKay Company, New York, 1975

New Art of Defense in Chess by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 1849941602 ISBN 13: 9781849941600
Publisher: Batsford Chess, 2014

Mikhail Botvinnik: The Life and Games of a World Chess Champion by Andrew Eden Soltis
Published by McFarland Publishing, Jefferson, NC, 2014

ISBN 10: 1476691398 / ISBN 13: 9781476691398
Soviet Chess 1917-1991 by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 0786497580 ISBN 13: 9780786497584
Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2014

My 60 Memorable Games: Chess Tactics, Chess Strategies With Bobby Fischer - ISBN 10: 0671509667 ISBN 13: 9780671509668
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1969
ISBN 10: 0671214837 ISBN 13: 9780671214838
Publisher: Fireside, 1972
ISBN 10: 190638830X ISBN 13: 9781906388300
Publisher: Batsford, 2009
Ishi Press produced a Russian edition in 2015

Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis
Published by Batsford, 2010
ISBN 10: 1906388679 / ISBN 13: 9781906388676

What It Takes to Become a Chess Master: Chess Strategies That Get Results (Batsford Chess) by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849940266 ISBN 13: 9781849940269
Publisher: Batsford, 2012

World Chess Championship Carlsen v. Karjakin New York, 2016 Lev Alburt, Al Lawrence, Jon Crumiller
Published by Lev Alburt, 2017
ISBN 10: 1889323292 / ISBN 13: 9781889323299

Opening Ideas and Analysis for Advanced Players, Volume One by Andrew Soltis
Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, 1991

Opening Ideas and Analysis for Advanced Players (2) by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, 1992
ISBN 10: 0875682006 / ISBN 13: 9780875682006

Modern Defence (Everyman Chess) by Jon Eelman, Jon & Neil McDonald, Neil ISBN 10: 1857442814 ISBN 13: 9781857442816
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2000

1...d6 Move by Move (Everyman Chess) by Cyrus Lakdawala ISBN 10: 1857446836 ISBN 13: 9781857446838
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2012

Modern Defence: Move by Move (Everyman Chess) by Cyrus Lakdawala ISBN 10: 185744986X ISBN 13: 9781857449860
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2012

A Black Defensive System With 1.d6 by GM Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, Inc, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., 1994 ISBN 10: 0875682448 / ISBN 13: 9780875682440

Black to Play and Win with 1.g6. A complete defensive system by GM Andrew Soltis

Beating the Pirc/Modern with the Fianchetto Variation by Andrew Soltis Published by Chess Digest, Dallas, 1993
ISBN 10: 0875682200 / ISBN 13: 9780875682204

A Complete Guide to the Modern/Pirc Complex by Joe Gallagher & Nigel Davies ISBN 10: 1781944687 ISBN 13: 9781781944684
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2018

Opening Repertoire: The Modern Defence by Cyrus Lakdawala ISBN 10: 1781945306 ISBN 13: 9781781945308
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2019

100 Chess Master Trade Secrets from Sacrifices to Endgames by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849941084 / ISBN 13: 9781849941082
Published by Batsford, London, 2013

The Inner Game of Chess by Andrew Soltis
Published by Mongoose Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 1936277603 / ISBN 13: 9781936277605

Your Kingdom for My Horse: When to Exchange in Chess: Tips To Improve Your Chess Strategy by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849942773 ISBN 13: 9781849942775
Publisher: Batsford, 2015

Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at their Best by Mihail Marin ISBN 10: 1784830046 ISBN 13: 9781784830045
Publisher: Quality Chess, 2015

David vs Goliath Chess : How to Beat a Stronger Player by Andrew Soltis Published by Pavilion Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 1849943575 / ISBN 13: 9781849943574

What it Takes to Become a Grandmaster by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849943397 ISBN 13: 9781849943390
Publisher: Batsford, 2016

100 Endgames You Must Know: Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player by Jesus De La Villa ISBN 10: 9056916173 ISBN 13: 9789056916176
Publisher: New In Chess, 2016

The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook: Practical Endgame Exercises for Every Chess Player by Jesus De La Villa ISBN 10: 9056918176 ISBN 13: 9789056918170
Publisher: New In Chess, 2019

365 Chess Master Lessons: Take One A Day To Be A Better Chess Player by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849944342 ISBN 13: 9781849944342
Publisher: Batsford, 2017

300 Most Important Chess Positions (Batsford Chess) by Thomas Engqvist ISBN 10: 1849945128 ISBN 13: 9781849945127
Publisher: Batsford, 2019

Most Instructive Games of the Young Grandmasters by Paul Motwani (1962- ) Published by Everyman Chess, London, 1999
ISBN 10: 1857445341 / ISBN 13: 9781857445343

How to Swindle in Chess: Snatch Victory From A Losing Position (Batsford Chess) by Andrew Soltis Published by Batsford, 2020
ISBN 10: 1849945632 / ISBN 13: 9781849945639

Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games by Andrew Soltis ISBN 10: 1849946507 ISBN 13: 9781849946506
Publisher: Batsford, 2020

Tal, Petrosian, Spassky and Korchnoi: A Chess Multibiography with 207 Games by Andrew Soltis
Published by McFarland, 2020
ISBN 10: 1476683646 / ISBN 13: 9781476683645

Chessmaster Checklist by Andrew Soltis
ISBN 10: 1849947147 ISBN 13: 9781849947145
Publisher: Batsford, 2021

Smyslov, Bronstein, Geller, Taimanov and Averbakh: A Chess Multibiography with 220 Games by Andrew Soltis Published by McFarland, 2021
ISBN 10: 147667793X / ISBN 13: 9781476677934

The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games: New edn by Graham Burgess, Graham, Dr. John Nunn, John Emms ISBN 10: 1849013683 ISBN 13: 9781849013680
Publisher: Robinson, 2021

Endgame Strategy by Mikhail Shereshevsky
ISBN 10: 9493257371 ISBN 13: 9789493257375
Publisher: New In Chess, 2022

Fabiano Caruana: 60 Memorable Games by Andrew Soltis Published by Batsford, 2022
ISBN 10: 184994721X / ISBN 13: 9781849947213

Zlotnik's Treasure Trove: Enjoyable Chess Training for Amateurs (1600-2200 Elo) by Boris Zlotnik ISBN 10: 9493257894 ISBN 13: 9789493257894
Publisher: New In Chess, 2023

Perpetual Chess Improvement: Practical Chess Advice from World-Class Players and Dedicated Amateurs (New in Chess) by Ben Johnson ISBN 10: 9083336549 ISBN 13: 9789083336541
Publisher: New In Chess, 2023

Technique in Chess by Mark Dvoretsky
ISBN 10: 1949859649 ISBN 13: 9781949859645
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2023

World Chess Champion Strategy Training for Club Players: From Bobby Fischer to Ding Liren by Thomas Willemze ISBN 10: 9083328481 ISBN 13: 9789083328485
Publisher: New In Chess, 2023

Re-Engineering The Classics: A Silicon Reappraisal of Thirty-Five Classic Games by Mattew Sadler & Steve Giddins ISBN 10: 9083311260 ISBN 13: 9789083311265
Publisher: New In Chess, 2023

The Modern Gurgenidze: A Counterpunching Repertoire for Black by Jaan Ehlvest ISBN 10: 1949859568 ISBN 13: 9781949859560
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2023

Deadline Grandmaster: A Chess Memoir by Andrew Soltis Published by McFarland, 2024
ISBN 10: 1476689989 / ISBN 13: 9781476689982

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