<![CDATA[The Book Company: New Products - Chess]]> https://www.thebookco.com Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:28:42 +0000 <![CDATA[Play the French with 3...dxe4]]> https://www.thebookco.com/play-the-french-with-3dxe4-9781781947081 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:12:34 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/play-the-french-with-3dxe4-9781781947081 Play the French with 3...dxe4 by Andrew Martin, 9781781947081The variation of the French that starts 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 (or 3 Nd2) 3 ... dxe4 is often called the Rubinstein Variation. It is a great way to simplify the position and ensure that the middlegame battle rewards strategic understanding rather than rote memorisation of opening moves. It is also ..

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]]> Play the French with 3...dxe4 by Andrew Martin, 9781781947081The variation of the French that starts 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 (or 3 Nd2) 3 ... dxe4 is often called the Rubinstein Variation. It is a great way to simplify the position and ensure that the middlegame battle rewards strategic understanding rather than rote memorisation of opening moves. It is also ..

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]]> <![CDATA[Play the O'Kelly Sicilian]]> https://www.thebookco.com/play-the-okelly-sicilian-9781781946244 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:12:27 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/play-the-okelly-sicilian-9781781946244 Play the O'Kelly Sicilian by Andrew Martin, 9781781946244The O'Kelly variation of the Sicilian Defence (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 a6) is a wonderful system for those who enjoy playing Sicilian positions but don't want to get bogged down in heavy theory. The O'Kelly relies far more on an understanding of general strategic ideas and middlegame planning than on rote m..

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]]> Play the O'Kelly Sicilian by Andrew Martin, 9781781946244The O'Kelly variation of the Sicilian Defence (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 a6) is a wonderful system for those who enjoy playing Sicilian positions but don't want to get bogged down in heavy theory. The O'Kelly relies far more on an understanding of general strategic ideas and middlegame planning than on rote m..

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]]> <![CDATA[Hermann Helms - The Good Samaritan of Chess (Biography and Game Collection)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/hermann-helms-the-good-samaritan-of-chess-9789493435315 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:56:11 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/hermann-helms-the-good-samaritan-of-chess-9789493435315 Hermann Helms - The Good Samaritan of Chess (Biography and Game Collection) by John S. Hilbert, 9789493435315

This biography presents Hermann Helms as one of the most devoted servants in chess history. More than a strong player, Helms was the backbone of American chess for over seventy years—writer, ed..

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]]> Hermann Helms - The Good Samaritan of Chess (Biography and Game Collection) by John S. Hilbert, 9789493435315

This biography presents Hermann Helms as one of the most devoted servants in chess history. More than a strong player, Helms was the backbone of American chess for over seventy years—writer, ed..

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]]> This biography presents Hermann Helms as one of the most devoted servants in chess history. More than a strong player, Helms was the backbone of American chess for over seventy years—writer, ed..]]> <![CDATA[Aron Nimzovich (Master of Positional Chess)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/aron-nimzovich-master-of-positional-chess-9789493435346 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:57:28 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/aron-nimzovich-master-of-positional-chess-9789493435346 Aron Nimzovich (Master of Positional Chess) by Boroljub Zlatanovic, 9789493435346

This book is a tribute to Aron Nimzovich, one of the most influential figures in chess history and a true pioneer of positional and hypermodern chess. His revolutionary ideas transformed the understanding of strategy, introducing timeless concepts..

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]]> Aron Nimzovich (Master of Positional Chess) by Boroljub Zlatanovic, 9789493435346

This book is a tribute to Aron Nimzovich, one of the most influential figures in chess history and a true pioneer of positional and hypermodern chess. His revolutionary ideas transformed the understanding of strategy, introducing timeless concepts..

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]]> This book is a tribute to Aron Nimzovich, one of the most influential figures in chess history and a true pioneer of positional and hypermodern chess. His revolutionary ideas transformed the understanding of strategy, introducing timeless concepts..]]> <![CDATA[Beat the Flank Openings - The Reti with 1.Nf3 & 2.c4 - Volume 1]]> https://www.thebookco.com/beat-the-flank-openings-the-reti-with-1nf3-2c4-volume-1-9789493435308 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:38:59 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/beat-the-flank-openings-the-reti-with-1nf3-2c4-volume-1-9789493435308 Beat the Flank Openings - The Reti with 1.Nf3 & 2.c4 - Volume 1 by Milos Pavlovic, 9789493435308

English Réti-type openings have received a tremendous boost over the last decade. More and more players are choosing flexible systems, while at the same time using modern chess engines to uncover completely new ideas in older, less frequently played—or perhaps bette..

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]]> Beat the Flank Openings - The Reti with 1.Nf3 & 2.c4 - Volume 1 by Milos Pavlovic, 9789493435308

English Réti-type openings have received a tremendous boost over the last decade. More and more players are choosing flexible systems, while at the same time using modern chess engines to uncover completely new ideas in older, less frequently played—or perhaps bette..

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]]> English Réti-type openings have received a tremendous boost over the last decade. More and more players are choosing flexible systems, while at the same time using modern chess engines to uncover completely new ideas in older, less frequently played—or perhaps bette..]]> <![CDATA[The Modernized Scotch Gambit (Where Classical Gambits Meet Modern Precision)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/the-modernized-scotch-gambit-9789493435292 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:38:47 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/the-modernized-scotch-gambit-9789493435292 The Modernized Scotch Gambit (Where Classical Gambits Meet Modern Precision) by Gellert Karacsonyi, 9789493435292

In modern chess, maintaining a predictable repertoire is incredibly difficult, as opponents can easily prepare for a specific line once you have played it just once or twice. While this book is written from White's perspective, my main aim is to solve this m..

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]]> The Modernized Scotch Gambit (Where Classical Gambits Meet Modern Precision) by Gellert Karacsonyi, 9789493435292

In modern chess, maintaining a predictable repertoire is incredibly difficult, as opponents can easily prepare for a specific line once you have played it just once or twice. While this book is written from White's perspective, my main aim is to solve this m..

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]]> In modern chess, maintaining a predictable repertoire is incredibly difficult, as opponents can easily prepare for a specific line once you have played it just once or twice. While this book is written from White's perspective, my main aim is to solve this m..]]> <![CDATA[Positional Chess Sacrifices]]> https://www.thebookco.com/positional-chess-sacrifices-9781906552879 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:44:40 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/positional-chess-sacrifices-9781906552879 Positional Chess Sacrifices by Mihai Suba, 9781906552879IN CHESS, SACRIFICING MATERIAL IS THE MOST DRAMATIC WAY TO TRY TO SEIZE THE ADVANTAGE.

In chess, sacrificing material is the most dramatic way to try to seize the advantage. Most sacrifices have a forcing aim in mind, but most profound of all are positional sacrifices where..

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]]> Positional Chess Sacrifices by Mihai Suba, 9781906552879IN CHESS, SACRIFICING MATERIAL IS THE MOST DRAMATIC WAY TO TRY TO SEIZE THE ADVANTAGE.

In chess, sacrificing material is the most dramatic way to try to seize the advantage. Most sacrifices have a forcing aim in mind, but most profound of all are positional sacrifices where..

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]]> IN CHESS, SACRIFICING MATERIAL IS THE MOST DRAMATIC WAY TO TRY TO SEIZE THE ADVANTAGE.

In chess, sacrificing material is the most dramatic way to try to seize the advantage. Most sacrifices have a forcing aim in mind, but most profound of all are positional sacrifices where..]]> <![CDATA[My System - 2nd Edition]]> https://www.thebookco.com/my-system-2nd-edition-9781784833145 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:38:37 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/my-system-2nd-edition-9781784833145 My System - 2nd Edition by Aron Nimzowitsch, 9781784833145ARON NIMZOWITSCH WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST CHESS PLAYERS OF THE 1920S AND 1930S, RANKED JUST BEHIND THE FAMOUS WORLD CHAMPIONS ALEKHINE AND CAPABLANCA. HIS REPUTATION AS AN AUTHOR IS HIGHER STILL.

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]]> My System - 2nd Edition by Aron Nimzowitsch, 9781784833145ARON NIMZOWITSCH WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST CHESS PLAYERS OF THE 1920S AND 1930S, RANKED JUST BEHIND THE FAMOUS WORLD CHAMPIONS ALEKHINE AND CAPABLANCA. HIS REPUTATION AS AN AUTHOR IS HIGHER STILL.

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]]> ARON NIMZOWITSCH WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST CHESS PLAYERS OF THE 1920S AND 1930S, RANKED JUST BEHIND THE FAMOUS WORLD CHAMPIONS ALEKHINE AND CAPABLANCA. HIS REPUTATION AS AN AUTHOR IS HIGHER STILL.]]> <![CDATA[Chess Evolution 3 - 3rd Edition (Mastery)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/chess-evolution-3-3rd-edition-mastery-9781784833114 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:38:23 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/chess-evolution-3-3rd-edition-mastery-9781784833114 Chess Evolution 3 completes Artur Yusupov's course of chess improvement. The Fundamentals series showed players the basic ideas they should know. The Beyond the Basics series set off on the road to mastery, and now in the Mastery series we have arrived at our final destination.
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]]> Chess Evolution 3 completes Artur Yusupov's course of chess improvement. The Fundamentals series showed players the basic ideas they should know. The Beyond the Basics series set off on the road to mastery, and now in the Mastery series we have arrived at our final destination.
Yusupov..

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]]> Chess Evolution 3 completes Artur Yusupov's course of chess improvement. The Fundamentals series showed players the basic ideas they should know. The Beyond the Basics series set off on the road to mastery, and now in the Mastery series we have arrived at our final destination.
Yusupov..]]> <![CDATA[Chess Evolution 2 - 2nd edition (Beyond the Basics)]]> https://www.thebookco.com/chess-evolution-2-2nd-edition-9781784833091 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:38:10 +0000 https://www.thebookco.com/chess-evolution-2-2nd-edition-9781784833091 CHESS EVOLUTION 2 CONTINUES YUSUPOV'S AWARD-WINNING INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES

Chess Evolution 2 continues Yusupov's award-winning instructional series. The Fundamentals series shows players the basic ideas they should know, then the Beyond the Basics series sets off on the road ..

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]]> CHESS EVOLUTION 2 CONTINUES YUSUPOV'S AWARD-WINNING INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES

Chess Evolution 2 continues Yusupov's award-winning instructional series. The Fundamentals series shows players the basic ideas they should know, then the Beyond the Basics series sets off on the road ..

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]]> CHESS EVOLUTION 2 CONTINUES YUSUPOV'S AWARD-WINNING INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES

Chess Evolution 2 continues Yusupov's award-winning instructional series. The Fundamentals series shows players the basic ideas they should know, then the Beyond the Basics series sets off on the road ..]]>