I am cleaning my house and below are some of the quality chess stuff I have
to offer. I only have one of each of the packages listed. First
come - first get. If you pay and the package is gone - your money will be
promptly refunded. Insured shipping in US. International orders - I suggest to contact me before paying
for the shipping / insurance options and cost. If you order any of the packages
- you can purchase my Chess Exam (2004) book for $19.95
and/or my Chess Exam 2 (2007) for $18.95 and free shipping. The pictures
should reasonably accurately match the text. The text description is what you are really
paying for, but you might get more, certainly not less. Any problems - we will
resolve!
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I
have a few copies of my book "Chess Exam and Training Guide"
(2004) with some minor/medium damages (almost exclusively to the
cover) You can save 50% off on them -
$12.50 each + $3.50 shipping in US or +
$12 for Non-US. Only 3 available.
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I
have a few copies of my new book "Chess Exam and Training Guide
Tactics" (2007) with some minor/medium damages (almost
exclusively to the cover) You can save 50% off on them -
$10 each
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BIG
DATABASE 2008
Contains more than 3.75 million games from 1560 to 2007 in the highest
ChessBase quality standard, with ChessBase opening classification with
more than 100,000 key positions, direct access to players, tournaments,
middlegame themes, endgames. details
here $65
$44.95 /
free insured shipping. Opened, but new!
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Dvoretsky's
collection
- 2 older books:
Training
for the Tournament Player (1993, Batsford $23);
Secrets of Chess Tactics (1992, Batsford, $23)
Collectors special -
All like New - no visible defects. $44
insured s/h
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Baburin
Winning Pawn Structures (1998,
Batsford, $23); .
Out
of Print. Amazon and Ebay
- $63
Collectors special -
All minor cover defects (front - small crease, back larger crease) $44.95
insured s/h
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French
Language / Collectors special - My Chess
Exam translated/published by Olibris (2006;
27e) autographed and personalized (none exists to date!) - $35.
S/H included in US. Non-US - contact me ($15 no insurance and $22 insured.
2 available)
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French
Language / Collectors special - My Chess
Exam translated/published by Olibris (2006;
27e) autographed and personalized (none exists to date!).
+, RARE
French edition - Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual (French
federation; 2004; 30e) - $69.
S/H included in US. Non-US - contact me ($22 no insurance and $29 insured.
1 available)
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(NEW) Chess
Informant #88-99 (set of 12)
Intended Audience – Players
1600 - 2600. All recent games (2003/2007 annotated by World Elite
Grandmasters - Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand etc...) Excellent
book - for opening preparation. (Also, included with each - CDs)
Individual
copies - range $10-$29 - contact me with #s you
need
Approx.
$360 + $29 shipping. Your price - $200 + $19 insured shipping (US); or + $49 shipping non-US
(insurance extra).
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Encyclopedia
of Chess Endings - beautiful hard-cover books with dust-jacket. Great for
a chess student as well as a collector.
Pawn
Endgames (© 1982!) 1610 positions
$59 SOLD
Bishop
/ Knight Endgames (© 1993) 2017 positions
$49
Hurry,
only 1 of each! Insured shipping in US is included.
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Hardcover Chess Scorebook
- This is a very nice keepsake scorebook, holding 100 games.
Nice touch. Shelve it next to
your other chess books! Each game has space for 80 moves. Has one diagram per game.
Dimensions: 8 1/8" x 5 1/4" x 5/8"
Colors available - Blue
and Dark green, please specify, or you will get Blue.
List $11.95+$3.95
s/h - sale $9.95-free s/h (if
any 2+ products purchased)
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Encyclopedia
of Middlegame IV (Unopened)
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This course was composed by GM Kalinin. It
is aimed at teaching a student much of the middlegame methods and
intricacies through a theoretical section which includes over 560
games/lectures, each of them illustrating typical plans and
methods in the following openings: Two Knights' defense, Ruy Lopez (Schliemann
and 5...b5 variations), Sicilian defense (Richter attack), French defense
(3. e5 and 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 variations), Caro-Kann defense (3.e5 var.),
English defense, King's Indian defense (Classical, Saemisch, Fianchetto
and Averbakh variations), Nimzo-Indian defense, Slav defense (4...dc
var.), Old Indian defense, etc. A special training section
includes more than 530 exercises for a user to solve, giving
refutations of the wrong moves as well as numerous hints to help you find
the correct answer. There are also training 380 positions to be
played against the embedded chess playing program Crafty.
Multiple user profiles are featured with independent ratings and
statistics for each. Printing options are also available.
English and Spanish. System
requirements: IBM-compatible PC, 32 Mb RAM, hard disk 50Mb,
Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP/Vista, CD-ROM drive. No additional software
required.
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s/h - sale $24.95 - free s/h
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Modern
Chess Openings. Slav Defence (Unopened)
– This unique
program allows one to master the standard methods of playing in this
popular opening. The chess material is provided by the prominent coach and
grandmaster Alexander Kalinin. This program includes theoretic material
that focuses on typical methods of play in various lines of this popular
opening (150 instructive examples), more than 500
commented grandmasters' games, over 200 additional tasks
for solving and much more. After having studied this program you should be
able to better understand and implement methods of play in your favorite
opening.
- Languages: English, German, French, Spanish and
Italian
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM-compatible PC, 64 Mb RAM,
Hard Disk 200 Mb, of free disk space, Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP/2003/Vista,
CD-ROM drive. No additional software is required.
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Chess
Strategy Package - fantastic books
less than $8 per book!
Click
to enlarge and see the 9 books. 2 best chess book award winners - Stohl and
Aagard. (Nunn's book has being sold) The bottom 3 are used, but in very good to 'like new' condition.
The top 6 are new. Total value is over $150. You get it for
$70 + $12 insured shipping (US). Non-US - $27 shipping, insurance extra.
Free 2008 chess cartoon calendar ($8) and other extras.
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Three DVD Set: MasterChess 6000 + Nalimov Table Base
+ The Ultimate Game Collection
7
Software databases - only $24.95 free shipping in US details here
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Pocket
PC package - (NEW)
Pocket
Encyclopedia of Middlegame
($26), Pocket Chess Endings
($26), Pocket Chess Strategy ($26). Free insured
shipping (US) $78
$63
US,
SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS: Pocket Chess Endings runs on
Pocket PCs with Windows Mobile 2005, Windows Mobile 2003 and Pocket PC
2002. Installation requires a PC.
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Chess
DVDs - Roman fantastic books
Mastering Chess Series
Volume 3
"Transition to the Middle Game"
Volume
7 "Think and Play Like a GrandMaster"
Total value is
$40, s/h is additional $9.95. You get it for
$39.95 + with free insured shipping (US). Non-US - $20 shipping, insurance
extra $12.
Free 2006/2007 chess cartoon calendar ($8) and other extras.
Buy
any 6 or more DVDs offered here-
and save 20% or more!
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Training
package - 3 books
A. Soltis
- Grandmaster Secrets: Openings
Edmar Mednis The King in the
Middlegame
Anthony J.
Gillam Attacking the King in the Center
See
details from publisher by clicking on each book.
See
my comments and also cost if purchased individually here
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$44 + shipping - you pay $26 (US) or $38 (Non-US - insurance extra)
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Book Package
1: French: - 5 books
Kosten
/ The French Advance / ISBN 1-901259-10-2 / $20 / like new
Psakhis
/ The Complete French / ISBN 0-8050-2641-x / $22 / like new
Watson
/ Play the French / ISBN 0-08-026929-x / $20 / very good - small crease on
the back
Soltis
/ Beating the French with Advance variation / 0-87568-223-5 / $15 / like
new
Short
/ The French Defense / 0948443138/ $15 / Like new
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non-US (insurance extra).
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Book
Package 2: Pirc / Modern: - 5 books
Gallakher
/ Starting Out Pirc/Modern / 1-85744-336-5 / $17 / Like new
Chernin
/ The Pirc Defense / 1-880673-16-9 / $18 / like new
Speelman
& McDonald / Modern Defense / 1-85744-281-4/ $20 / Like new
Soltis
A black defensive system with 1….d6 / 0-87568-244-8 / $17 / Like new
Nunn
– New ideas in the Pirc Defense / 0-8050-2939-7 / $17 / Very good
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(NEW) Book
Package 3: Slav Defense: - 4 books
Markov,
Shipkov / Winning with the Slav / 0-8050-3283-5 / $20 / Like new
Flear
/ The Slav for the Tournament Payer / 0-7134-5635-3 / $15 / Older, but new
Flear
/ The a6 slav / 1-85744-320-9/ $20 / New
Sadler
/ The Slav / 1 901259 005 / $20 / Like new
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My book "Chess
Exam and Training Guide" - autographed for only $19.95
and free shipping. Must be combined with any of the above orders.
Save $9-$15!
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Your opponent's King is more vulnerable to attack while it remains in the
center of the board, hence the early castling to remove the King to a safer
position. But conditions during the early moves often precludes castling, and
proper early development of one's pieces can provide the strength to take
advantage of the weaker King position. Here are 141 games illustrating attacks
against such a King, with numerous diagrams to assist in following the attacking
moves. The notes clearly explain the flow of the attack for the developing
player. The author emphasizes the message to enjoy yourself! A quick attack
against the opponent's King is a source of constant enjoyment, and here are the
ways to accomplish this.
On the chessboard, an open line, a file or a diagonal, means an opportunity
to attack. If a king stands on, or close to, that line then the opportunity is
greater because the attack will be stronger.
Every game begins with the kings in the centre where they are most likely to
be exposed to attack by the opening of files and diagonals. The first few moves
of every game decide whether the king will be able to castle into relative
safety or stand, and perhaps die, in the centre of the board.
Yet during those first few moves, the players have many other things to
consider apart from the safety of their kings. They must establish a position in
the critical central part of the board and they must bring into play as many of
their forces as possible, in preparation for the future, whether that be attack
or defense, or both. The games and positions in this book are arranged according
to the direction from which the king is attacked. In this way, types of attack
can most easily be seen. In the notes to the examples, you will find the most
important aspect constantly referred to - the development of the pieces.
This is the real theme of the openings in chess. You cannot attack or defend
without having your forces in play, so the opening is a competition in which you
should seek to achieve more, or better, development. That is the real message of
this book.
The other message is - enjoy yourself! The surprise attacks, the cavalier way
in which pieces can be thrown away, the impossible positions you can put an
opponent into and the way you can chase him down, are all part of playing the
game, once you have established a superior position.
Tony Gillam, Nottingham, England
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The middle game has tended to be the most difficult subject for authors to
define for the chess student. Yet, for this reason the chess player needing to
improve his or her game needs the greatest assistance, not in trying to memorize
some set of "rules" which have more exceptions than uses, but in
understanding and developing confidence in recognizing strategic themes which
win games. This is the first book to approach the Middlegame from how to use the
King as a useful and powerful tool, rather than simply putting it in as safe a
place as possible and forgetting about it. Grandmaster Mednis has provided a
multitude of game examples, clearly illustrating key concepts. There are 129
diagrams to assist the reader. This book will certainly serve as a guide to
improving your game. Mednis has a well deserved reputation as a reliable
teacher, and this book will only enhance that reputation.
005 Preface
009 Chapter 1: The Contained King
019 Chapter 2: King Moves to Prepare
for Action
055 Chapter 3: King Moves to Mark
Time
060 Chapter 4: To Be or Not to Be
Afraid
069 Chapter 5: King Moves to Prevent
Threats
077 Chapter 6: Performing Various
Defensive Tasks
100 Chapter 7: Active in Defense
107 Chapter 8: The King in the Open
130 Chapter 9: The King on a Forced
Flight
138 Chapter 10: The Aggressive King
159 Chapter 11: Erroneous King
Activity
166 Chapter 12: Voluntary King
Repositioning
174 Chapter 13: Correct/Incorrect
King Moves
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Nothing Like It In Chess Opening
Literature!
If you want to score a lot of points
when playing chess against good opponents you'll have to know how to play the
opening well any books have been written to convey this concept and, with few
exceptions, using them has often been unsatisfying and sheer drudgery often with
old examples and writing lacking any great inspiration, direction, or
usefulness.
Welcome to Grandmaster Secrets:
Openings by NY Grandmaster and well-known chess author, Andrew Soltis. The
"safe" not only contains the pearls of chess rewards (money, trophies,
and chess antiquities), but also the pearls of wisdom, subjects seldom or never
touched upon in those venerable tomes of chess "education."
Using a Socratic teacher-student
approach in the characters of GM Noah Tall, and Pat Sayre, the topic of this
aspect of chess centers around the subjects of materialism, give and take,
myths, difficulties, picking and choosing, rules, decisions, de-booking, and
many more - dealt with from a veteran chess grandmaster's perspective.
An illustrative way is used so that
everyone can grasp the concepts quickly; to improve in a shorter amount of time.
Charts, graphics, and modern games in algebraic notation will add to your
enjoyment and a faster learning of the preliminary phase of chess. Volume 1 was
Grandmaster Secrets: Endgames.
The opening phase is the easiest part
of the game to play-if all you want to do is get to the Middlegame.
It's easy because it's the one part
of a game in which you can rely on someone else's ideas, if not their exact
moves.
Secondly, it's the one phase that you
can learn and immediately apply what you've studied.
If you spend a weekend on the
rudiments of the French Defense, for example, you can put them to work the next
time someone opens 1. e4.
In contrast, if you study the
minority attack, or a tactic such as smothered mate, it may take dozens of games
before you can use what you've learned.
And that's not surprising when you
look at the literature these days. I wonder how any amateur can make sense of
the endless analysis, dumbed-down generalizations and just plain bad writing of
opening books. Chess players love to learn-but they hate being taught,
especially if it's done that way.
