For all levels of chess players, Chess For Dummies, 3rd Edition, brings readers an updated guide to the wide world of chess. Offering easily-understood explanations of the game and its components, this book is a must have for those developing an interest or looking for an extra edge in chess.

A top chess coach explains the fundamentals of chess strategy to amateur players. Herman Grooten, an International Master with over 25 years of experience, has written a systematic primer about the basics of positional understanding, with a massive amount of examples and exercises.

Ivan Sokolov, a famous grandmaster who has beaten world champions like Kasparov, Kramnik and Anand, has written a lucid guide on how to win chess middlegames, by addressing an almost universally ignored but extremely important topic: pawn structures.

A collection of video tutorials from the site chess.com. The authors of the video - known players (from the masters of sports to GMs), many of whom are coaches.
Videos are divided into folders corresponding to their division on the site.

In this tremendously instructive and entertaining work, John Nunn selects 125 of the finest short decisive grandmaster games of the modern era.
For a grandmaster to lose a game in 25 moves or fewer takes something special, and club players can learn a great deal from studying these miniatures. Each of these games is a true battle, with the result often in doubt until near the very end of the struggle.

Steve Giddins has chosen 50 supremely instructive games - some old, some new, and including many that few readers will have seen before. He has annotated these games in detail from a modern perspective, explaining the useful lessons that can be learnt from them, while avoiding the harmful dogma that characterized many older works of this type. Topics include: Attacking the King, Defence, Piece Power, and Endgame Themes. Each game is followed by a recap of the main lessons to be learned.

Crystal-clear explanations of grandmaster tactics and strategies from which players of all abilities can learn. Anand annotates the finest and most interesting games from his career. In this expanded edition by the official FIDE World Champion, he describes his best games and brings his career right up to date.

Most chess puzzle books put you in an artificial situation: you are told a combination exists, what the theme is and what you are required to achieve. This one is different. In a real game, a player may sometimes need to find a combination. On the other hand he may have to reject a tactical idea and simply find a good positional move. His task is to find the right move, whatever it may be. The 300 puzzles in this book put you precisely in that situation.

Chess on Toast is a brand new series of chess DVDs aimed at juniors and improving players. The Giuoco Piano is a popular opening at all levels, ranging from beginner to Grandmaster. Tactical fireworks ignite the board as white prepares a devastating thrust into the heart of the black camp! International Master Lorin D'Costa and chess-software expert Nick Murphy lead you through the twists and turns of this exciting opening!

Chess on Toast is a brand new series of chess DVDs aimed at juniors and improving players. The Scotch Gambit is a popular opening at all levels, ranging from beginner to Grandmaster. White sacrifices a pawn to rip open the centre and drive their forces deep into enemy territory! International Master Lorin D'Costa and chess-software expert Nick Murphy lead you through the twists and turns of this exciting opening!

Chess on Toast is a brand new series of chess DVDs aimed at juniors and improving players. The Scotch Four Knights is a popular opening at all levels, ranging from beginner to World Champion. White explodes into the centre of the board, leaving black to dodge a barrage of tactical bullets. International Master Lorin D'Costa and chess-software expert Nick Murphy lead you through the twists and turns of this exciting opening!

Every chess player knows that some moves are harder to see than others. Why is it that, frequently, uncomplicated wins simply do not enter your mind? Even strong grandmasters suffer from blind spots that obscure some of the best ideas during a game. What is more: often both players fail to see the opportunity that is right in front of their eyes.

There is much published on chess tactics, strategy, openings and endings, but little on training the brain to think and evaluate. This book is dedicated to that task and provides numerous positions that encourage independent and original problem solving. The examples emphasise the power of logical thinking, quick wit and imagination. The author presents some new concepts, such as progressive and reciprocal thinking, to help readers to make fewer mistakes and avoid unnecessary foolish errors. Paata Gaprindashvili is an International Correspondence Chess Master and past European CC Champion.

The book presents a different set of chess collection Gustavus A. Pfeiffer: Japanese, Chinese, ideological, bizarre, etc.