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100 Endgames You Must Know: Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player - Jesus de la Villa (pdf)

Grandmaster Jesus de la Villa debunks the myth that endgame theory is complex and he teaches you to steer the game into a position you are familiar with. This book contains only those endgames that show up most frequently, are easy to learn and contain ideas that are useful in more difficult positions.

Your performance will improve dramatically because this book brings you simple rules, detailed and lively explanations, many diagrams, clear summaries of the most important themes and dozens of tests.

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Improve Your Chess Calculation: The Ramesh Chess Course - RB Ramesh (pdf)

Calculation is key to winning chess games. Converting your chess knowledge into concrete moves requires calculation and precise visualization. The bad news: calculation is hard work. You cannot rely on feeling or intuition – you will have to turn on your brainpower. The good news: you can improve your calculation skills by training. Set up a position on a chessboard and try to solve exercises without moving the pieces!

Grandmaster Ramesh RB is the perfect coach to awaken your chess brain and feed you precisely the right exercises. 'After only a month of intensive training with Ramesh, I could sense a seismic shift in both the precision of my calculation as well as my general level of sharpness,' says GM Daniel Naroditsky.

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Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy - Neil McDonald (pdf)

The chess world has been blessed by a number of wonderful strategists, and in Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy, Neil McDonald decides upon his selection of the most prominent ones, highlighting the major contributions they have made. McDonald examines their differing approaches and styles, and from Nimzowitsch to Kramnik, how they followed in each other's footsteps.

Throughout history there have been many famous players who have dazzled the chess world with their swashbuckling approach to opening play. In Chess Secrets: The Great Gambiteers, John Cox picks out his selection of famous gambiteers and studies the mark they made in the sphere of attacking play in the opening. Themes include attacking the opponent's king, exploiting a lead in development, controlling the centre, as well as the significant enhancement of opening theory through the invention of numerous dangerous gambits.

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A Matter of Endgame Technique - Jacob Aagaard (pdf)

The most hated cliche in chess is: And the rest is a matter of technique. In A Matter of Endgame Technique Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard deals with one of the few things chess players hate even more losing a winning position. No serious chess player is new to the misery of spoiling hours of hard work in a few minutes.

A Matter of Endgame Technique offers the second-best happiness the misfortune of others as well as deep explanation of the underlying patterns of how and why we misplay winning endgames. At just under 900 pages, this hardcover book is actually six books in one, explaining the technical and practical areas of chess endgames plainly, simply and deeply. Endgame theory is well covered elsewhere; this book is all about technique and devoid of material to memorise.

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Bullet Chess: One Minute to Mate - GM Hikaru Nakamura (pdf)

Chess in the Fast Lane! Can anyone play a decent game of chess in one minute? Surprisingly, the answer is “Yes-as this unique book reveals. In this book the Hikaru Nakamura discusses the relationship between the position on the board and time on the clock, the techniques and dangers of “pre-moving,-bullet openings, the importance of the initiative and consistent strategy, and how endings are different in bullet chess.

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Mastering Positional Chess - Daniel Naroditsky (pdf)

Mastering Positional Chess is a serious, but entertaining chess instruction book. Daniel started writing it when he realized that his lack of positional understanding was causing him to lose many games.

Despite his young age, Daniel’s mature style and systematic method of working stand out. He gives crystal-clear, verbal explanations on the essence of positional chess, thus showing himself to be a born writer and instructor.

This refreshingly original book contains six chapters on the important positional aspects of chess, with many attractive games and fragments from Daniel’s own games, but also from games by top players like Kasparov, Karpov, Topalov and Petrosian.

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Tricks, Traps, and Tips in the Chess Opening - Dean Ippolito (pdf)

A good start is half the battle. Experienced American chess coach Dean Ippolito has trained thousands beginners and adult improvers and knows exactly how you should build your opening knowledge.

Each chapter focuses on a concrete tactical theme. Those will allow you to set traps, and play tricks, but will also develop your general understanding of opening play with concepts as development and the importance of the center.

In this first book of a series of three, Ippolito gives you the tools you need to start your chess games with confidence. Delve into the exciting world of the Center Fork Trick, the Fried Liver Attack, and many more powerful openings tips and tactics.

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Mastering Chess Logic - Joshua Sheng and Guannan Song (pdf)

What exactly makes the greatest players of all time, such as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov stand out from the rest? The basic aspects of chess (calculation, study of opening theory, and technical endgame ability) are of course of great importance. However, the more mysterious part of chess ability lies within the thought process.

In particular:
• How does one evaluate certain moves to be better than others?
• How does one improve their feel of the game?

This book will tackle this woefully underexplored aspect of chess: the logic behind the game. It will explain how chess works at a fundamental level.

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Calculation Workshop with FM Viktor Neustroev (MP4)

Viktor created a complete Calculation Workshop where he takes you from the basics to very advanced tactics explaining the key ideas, techniques, and patterns throughout the way!
But, I have to warn you. It is a lot of work.

Just watching 7.5 hours of videos isn’t enough.

You’ll need to constantly stop and calculate the positions in the video. You’ll need to find the best moves. You’ll need to identify tactics even if it seems like there is nothing there. You need to make mistakes. And try again, and again – until you succeed.

In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the course takes you 25 or 30 hours to complete.

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How to Study Chess on Your Own by Davorin Kuljasevic (pdf)

Every chess player wants to improve, but many, if not most, lack the tools or the discipline to study in an effective way. With so much material on offer, the eternal question is: ‘How can I study chess without wasting my time and energy?’

Davorin Kuljasevic provides the full and ultimate answer, as he presents a structured study approach that has long-term improvement value. He explains how to study and what to study, offers specific advice for the various stages of the game and points out how to integrate all elements in an actionable study plan.

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700 Opening Traps - Bill Wall (PDF + PGN)

700 Opening Traps is a unique collection of chess moves which set up the opponent to fall into a mating traps. All the games have been derived from practical play, from amateur to Grandmaster level. Opening traps are useful in blitz play, Internet play, and usually with players who do not study opening theory. And at one time or another, all players, from Grandmaster to novice, have fallen for a chess trap or sprung one on some unsuspecting opponent. This books contains basic chess instructions for the novice as well as hundreds of chess positions that will help even the most experience chess players master the art of the chess trap. Another great publication from notable chess Master and author Bill Wall!

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100 Endgames You Must Know by Jesus de la Villa (pdf + pgn)

Jesus de la Villa, an international grandmaster and former champion of Spain, presents the endgames that show up most frequently in practice, are easy to learn and contain ideas and concepts that are useful in more difficult positions. He brings you simple rules, guiding ideas at the beginning of each chapter, detailed and lively explanations, many diagrams, clear summaries of the most important themes, recommended exercises that will help you understand the material, and tests, divided in two parts: basic and final. The main thing De la Villa asks of you is to always understand WHY you play a move.

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COMPLETE TOURNAMENT PREPARATION with IM David Fitzsimons

In this brand-new course, Complete Tournament Preparation, IM David Fitzsimons reveals the 4-step process to get you ready for the best performance of your lifetime. Whether you are competing in a local Club Championship or a major Open… just follow David’s VERY detailed preparation manual and play at your best when it matters most!

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Pawn Structure Mastery - IM Mat Kolosowsky

Wouldn’t it feel great to READ position on the board like the Grandmasters do?Planning and Strategic Decision-Making are two VERY important elements of the game. You ask what that has to do with the Pawn Structures? The short answer is… everything. Ability to recognize the pawn structures makes it WAY easier to come up with a "perfect" plan and to generate winning ideas. That’s how GMs and IMs get an upper hand against the rest of the world.

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The Manual of Chess Combinations 5 - Sergey Ivashchenko (pdf + pgn)

It is time now to learn and solve more complicated problems, where deeper thought is required. Such combinations and manoeuvres can bring not only victory, but also aesthetic pleasure, and thanks to books and magazines they are stored forever in the treasury of chess. Our new book too includes combinations that have occurred in games by well-known players, including outstanding masters of the past and present. Here there are also many specifically composed positions, not instructional exercises, but artistic compositions called studies. In them, ideas are usually expressed in a cleaner and more memorable form than in practical games.

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Coach Yourself - Neil McDonald (pdf)

This book addresses this problem and is your self-improvement plan. It shows you how to work on your own games to root out mistakes. It will sharpen your calculation of variations. You will be challenged to find the best middlegame strategy. Endgame technique is also covered in detail. All topics are discussed with numerous examples and puzzles from the games of modern players such as Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and Viswanathan Anand. If you want your chess to leap forward it’s time to Coach Yourself!

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