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BOOK REVIEWS
May 2013
Alexander Alekhine, My Best Games of Chess 1908-1937
A new version of Alekhine’s masterpiece.
Chess Evolution 3: Mastery
The final book in a nine volume series.
Eminent Victorian Chess Players
Tim Harding’s masterpiece.
Emanuel Lasker: 2nd World Chess Champion
The best English language book on the 2nd World Champ.
Play The Alekhine
An excellent introduction to this fascinating opening.
Slay The Spanish
Tim Taylor resurrects the Modern Steinitz Variation.
The Cutting Edge: The Open Sicilian 1
Advanced opening analysis.
Capablanca Move by Move
A must own for fans of the Cuban legend.
Kramnik Move by Move
Turns Kramnik’s game into pure instructional gold.
Paul Morphy
The great Maroczy’s legendary book, finally available in English!
How to Beat Your Kids at Chess
A well-known teacher gives adults some much needed help.
April
2013
Albert Beauregard Hodges: The Man Chess Made
A beautiful book rich in games and American chess history.
Boost Your Chess 1: The Fundamentals
Volume One in an epic three-volume series.
Boost Your Chess 2: Beyond The Basics
Volume Two in an epic three-volume series.
Boost Your Chess 3: Mastery
The third and final volume in Yusupov’s epic series.
Fighting The French: A New Concept
Grandmaster Yevseev recommends a new remedy vs. the French Defense.
Forcing Chess Moves
An award winning combination/quiz book.
Secrets of Pawn Endings
A Gambit re-issue of Muller & Lamprecht’s celebrated endgame book.
The World Champions I Knew
A masterpiece that explores the secret lives of Capablanca, Alekhine, and other World Champions.
March 2013
The Absolute Correspondence Championship of the United States Chess Federation, 1976-2010
Dangerous Weapons: The Ruy Lopez
Modern Chess Preparation: Getting Ready for Your Opponent in the Information Age
Move First, Think Later: Sense and Nonsense in Improving Your Chess
Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 1: How I Beat Fischer’s Record
February 2013
Chess Developments: The Pirc
Kramnik: Move by Move
The Magic Tactics of Mikhail Tal
Playing 1.d4: The Queen’s Gambit
Playing 1.d4: The Indian Defences
World Champion At the Third Attempt
January 2013
Solving in Style
Endgame Challenge
Beating 1.d4 Sidelines
Encyclopedia of Chess Problems: Themes and Terms
Chess Informant 115
Lessons with a Grandmaster (books
one
and
two
)
Positional Play
Chess Puzzle Book 4: Mastering the Positional Principles
Simple Attacking Plans
December
Amateur to IM: Proven Ideas and Training Methods
The Queen’s Gambit Declined
Smith-Morra Gambit
An Anti-Sicilian Repertoire in 60-minutes
The Russian Endgame Handbook
The Stress of Chess: My Life, Career and 101 Best Games
Aron Nimzowitsch: On the Road to Chess Mastery, 1886-1924
(reviewed by McKim)
The Powerful Catalan
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White: A Complete Plan of Attack With 1.d4 and 2.c4
(reviewed by Silman)
November
Bobby Fischer Comes Home
(reviewed by Donaldson)
Aron Nimzowitsch: On the Road to Chess Mastery, 1886-1924
(reviewed by Donaldson)
Mayhem in the Morra!
Modern Defence: Move by Move
The Modern French
English 1.c4 c5 for Black
October
Grandmaster Preparation: Calculation
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White
(reviewed by Donaldson)
The Sicilian Taimanov, Move by Move
1…d6, Move by Move
Bobby Fischer Comes Home
(reviewed by Silman)
The Slav, Move by Move
September
Chess Developments: The Sicilian Dragon
Chess Highways
The Greatest Ever Chess Endgames
Arthur Kaufmann: A Chess Biography, 1872-1938
Zurich 1953
The Triangle System
Books from Siles Press