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The Dutch Defence by Neil McDonald
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £12.74The Dutch Defence is an ambitious and underrated counter to the queen's pawn opening. With his very first move Black creates an asymmetrical pawn structure, thus unbalancing the position from a very... -
The Rules of Winning Chess by Nigel Davies
RRP: £15.99SciFier: £12.61The Rules of Winning Chess provides you with the key fundamentals of the game, principles that you can easily learn and remember, and that will help you to achieve both greater understanding and... -
Starting Out: Closed Sicilian Richard Palliser 9781857444148
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £14.24International Master Richard Palliser studies the Closed Sicilian in a clear-cut way, introducing the crucial initial moves and ideas and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them, something... -
Taimanov's Selected Games M.E. Taimanov 9781857441550
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £14.74Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorMark Taimanov, famous Russian Grandmaster and former World Championship Candidate, has selected and annotated... -
Starting Out: The Reti Neil McDonald 9781857446227
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £13.29Starting Out: The Reti is a further addition to Everyman's best-selling Starting Out series. Grandmaster Neil McDonald revisits the fundamentals of the Reti, examining the key moves and plans for... -
The Bb5 Sicilian: Detailed Coverage of a Thoroughly Modern System Richard Palliser 9781857443974
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.91The Bb5 Sicilian is a logical and practical weapon against Black's most popular defence to 1 e4 and is an excellent choice for White players who are fed up of constantly trying to keep abreast of the... -
Fighting the Anti-Sicilians: Combating 2 C3, the Closed, the Morra Gambit and Other Tricky Ideas Richard Palliser 9781857445206
RRP: £15.99SciFier: £15.49The Sicilian Defence is by far Black's most popular answer to 1 e4 at all levels of chess. The reason is easy to understand: from the very first move Black unbalances the position and can play for a... -
Chess Secrets: The Great Attackers Colin Crouch 9781857445794
RRP: £15.99SciFier: £12.61Colin Crouch studies his favorite attacking players, and highlights all the important themes of one of the most crucial elements of the game.About the AuthorDr Colin Crouch is an International... -
How to Beat the French Defence Andreas Tzermiadianos 9781857445671
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £14.67The French Defence is considered to be one of Black's most reliable answers to 1 e4. Indeed, many players have become frustrated in their attempts to prove an advantage and make headway against... -
Petroff Defence Alexander Raetsky 9781857443783
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £12.74Until a few years ago, the Petroff was opening that was favored by a few top Grandmasters, including Anatoly Karpov and Artur Yusupov. However, the last few years have seen a dramatic rise in its... -
Starting Out: The Scandinavian Jovanka Houska 9781857445824
RRP: £17.99SciFier: £14.99Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857445824Author Jovanka HouskaFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint < -
True Combat Chess: Winning Battles Over the Board Timothy Taylor 9781857445848
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.91Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor draws upon his wealth of personal experience to offer an instructive and entertaining account of how to improve your chess. This book is awash with invaluable... -
Excelling at Chess Calculation by Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £14.24There are many differing opinions among the top players in the world of chess, but there is one thing upon which World Champions, Grandmasters, and other experts all agree: the art of chess... -
The Scandinavian by John Emms
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.95From a theoretical backwater to a fully blown main line opening, the rise of the Scandinavian Defence (1 e4 d5) has been nothing short of meteoric. Over the past 15 years the Scandinavian has become... -
The Sicilian Dragon Andrew Martin, International Master 9781857443981
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £12.74Andrew Martin studies this famous opening in a simplistic way, introducing the crucial initial moves and ideas and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them, something that has sometimes been... -
D-pawn Attacks: The Colle-Zukertort, Barry and 150 Attacks Richard Palliser 9781857445787
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £14.24In this book Richard Palliser provides in-depth coverage of three of the most dangerous set-ups available to White after 1 d4: The Colle-Zukertort, the Barry, and the 150 attacks.About the... -
It's Your Move: Tough Puzzles: Tough Puzzles Chris Ward 9781857443417
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £10.00Feeling up to a challenge? In this highly original and instructive self-test book, Grandmaster Chris Ward presents a selection of carefully chosen puzzles to solve. Hot on the heels of his very... -
The Philidor Files: Detailed Coverage of a Dynamic Opening Christian Bauer 9781857444360
RRP: £18.99SciFier: £14.67The Philidor is a dynamic and underrated answer to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. Christian Bauer, himself a renowned Philidor expert, uncovers the secrets behind this intriguing opening... -
Alekhine Alert!: A Repertoire for Black Against 1 e4 Timothy Taylor 9781857446234
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £13.29Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black's most ambitious counters to 1 e4, the Alekhine Defence. This is a sharp, creative opening in which Black attacks from... -
The English Opening: Classical and Indian V.K. Bagirov 9781857440331
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £16.24An up-to-date and complete coverage of opening systems beginning with 1c4 written by a Soviet grandmaster and acknowledged expert in this line of play. After an apparently modest beginning the game... -
The Queens Gambit Declined Neil McDonald 9781857444261
RRP: £13.99SciFier: £10.74Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857444261Author Neil McDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint -
Play the Dutch by Neil McDonald
RRP: £15.99SciFier: £13.49The Dutch Defence is one of Black's most enterprising answers to 1 d4. Black strives to unbalance the position by creating an asymmetrical pawn structure on the very first move, giving himself every... -
The Trompowsky by Nigel Davies
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.91From relative obscurity to one of White's favorite queen's pawn openings, the rise in popularity of the Trompowsky Attack over the last decade or so has been quite staggering. Even the World number... -
Play the Sicilian Kan by Johan Hellsten
RRP: £17.99SciFier: £13.98The Kan is an ideal choice against 1 e4, as it is one of the easiest variations of the Sicilian to learn and play. It's relatively theory free, and success is more likely to occur through the... -
The Colle by Richard Palliser
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £14.24The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. A major selling point is that although the system is very easy to learn and play it leads to complex,... -
Tango!: A Complete Defence to 1 D4 Richard Palliser 9781857443882
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.91Tired of constantly defending passive positions with the black pieces? Looking for something new and exciting to unleash at the chessboard? This book provides an answer to these perennial questions... -
Chess Secrets: The Giants of Power Play: Learn from Topalov, Geller, Bronstein, Alekhine and Morphy Neil McDonald 9781857445978
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £13.29Chess Secrets is a series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess: strategy, attack, opening play and gambits, classical play, endgames and preparation. In each... -
Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps Gary Lane 9781857445770
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.91There is no easier way to win a game of chess than by luring your opponent into a devious trap. Similarly, there's nothing worse than being the one on the receiving end. Tricks, traps and swindles... -
Open Ruy Lopez Glenn Flear 9781857442618
RRP: £15.99SciFier: £12.61The Open Ruy Lopez or Open Spanish has withstood the test of time after decades. It offers both sides opportunities for a sharp clash of forces in which the better prepared player will often come out... -
Starting out: the French Byron Jacobs 9781857442298
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £12.74The French is one of Black's soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while at the top it's played by famous grandmasters... -
Practical Endgame Play - Mastering Basics: The Essential Guide to Endgame Fundamentals Efstratios Grivas 9781857445565
SciFier: £16.99How can you improve your chess? It's not by chance that the top players say: 'Study the endgame!' This is because a great number of encounters reach the endgame, and studying these positions will... -
Starting Out: the Queen's Indian John Emms 9781857443639
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £12.74The Queen's Indian is one of Black's most dependable and respected defences to the queen's pawn opening. It's an established favorite amongst world-class Grandmasters such as Vladimir Kramnik, Vishy... -
How to Play Against 1 D4 by Richard Palliser
RRP: £15.99SciFier: £15.49Finding a suitable defence to 1 d4 isn't an easy task, especially if you don't have endless time available to study all the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it's... -
Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames by John Emms
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £13.29Endgames with kings, bishops, knights, and pawns are generally considered among the most complex and can seem quite bewildering to improving players. This is hardly surprising given that even... -
Starting Out: Alekhine Defence John Cox 9781857443707
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £12.74In this easy-to-read guide, openings expert John Cox goes back to basics, studying the essential principles of Alekhine's Defence and its numerous variations. Throughout the book there are an... -
Play the Queen's Gambit Chris Ward 9781857444117
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.91Few would disagree that the Queen's Gambit is one of the most important openings in chess. It has a long and distinguished history and has been played by virtually all the strongest Grandmasters:... -
Fighting the Ruy Lopez Milos Pavlovic 9781857445909
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.91The Ruy Lopez is incredibly common at all levels of chess, and everyone who plays 1 e4 e5 as Black needs to have a reliable antidote to this powerful opening. In this book, Milos Pavlovic provides... -
Sicilian Kan John Emms 9781857443028
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.95The Sicilian Kan is one of the most flexible and easy-to-play variations of the entire Sicilian complex. In contrast to opening monsters such as the infamous Dragon and Najdorf Variations, Black... -
Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 1: Revolution in the 70's Garry Kasparov 9781781945209
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £19.51Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781945209Author Garry KasparovFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint < -
How to Play Against 1 e4 Neil McDonald 9781857445862
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £11.91It's not easy finding a good opening to play against 1 e4, especially if you don't have endless time available to study the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it's...