{"title":"Festive Sale 2026 - Choose your FREE Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eChoose you FREE book from this collection for the festive offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy 3 books, get 1 FREE (The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement by Matthew Sadler or choose from 50+ others)\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"after-magnus-who-can-dethrone-the-world-chess-champion-anish-giri","title":"After Magnus: Who Can Dethrone the World Chess Champion? - Anish Giri","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter Magnus: Who Can Dethrone the World Chess Champion? - Anish Giri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTwenty more years?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagnus Carlsen has said that he may stay at the top for another 20 years. And who can argue with the World Champion? 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We have known each other since the dinosaurs were around, and my friend Frederic narrates many of the things that we have been through together, some never before told: from long train rides to matches for the World Championship to my Human versus Machine challenges against the computer Deep Blue. Frederic’s gregarious personality, intelligence and quick wit attracts people and makes them want to spend time with him. He has the ability to turn every encounter into something memorable, material fit for legends. Christian Hesse is an internationally known Professor of Mathematics with a PhD from Harvard. He has thought about the relation between chess and mathematics for decades. It is fascinating how deep the connections between these two human endeavours are, from the Queens Problem to Knight’s Tour to the staggering numbers that the game of chess encompasses. Indeed the “Chess Logicals” that he invented bring a whole new dimension to chess studies and to mathematical logic. If you want to apply your mind to the subject, I recommend ‘The first Zen Chess Logical’ in this book. ii Frederic and Christian are a dream team that has succeeded in writing a chess book like no other. It is full of entertaining and heart-warming stories, on and off the board, and it introduces a new genre of wonderfully entertaining logical chess puzzles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry Kasparov \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13th World Chess Champion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 May, 2022 New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFREDERIC FRIEDEL Born on August 2nd 1945, studied Philosophy and Linguistics at the University of Hamburg and Oxford, graduating with a thesis on speech act theory and moral language. He started a university career but switched to science journalism, producing documentaries for German TV. In 1986 after two massively popular reports on how computers play chess, Friedel co-founded the chess database company ChessBase, which went on to become one of the leading chess software enterprises in the world. Friedel served as an advisor to a number of World Champions, most notably Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand. Today he looks after a number of world-class teenage chess talents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHRISTIAN HESSE Born on August 2nd, 1960, is one of the internationally best known living German mathematicians. He received his doctorate in Mathematical Statistics from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. From 1987 to 1991 he was on the faculty of the University of California in Berkeley. In 1991 he took up a professorship at the University of Stuttgart, where he became the youngest professor in the Federal Republic of Germany. Hesse’s professional lecturing and research activities extend to many parts of the world, from Mumbai to the Yucatan Peninsula to Easter Island, from Tahiti to Dublin to Cape Town. He spent extended research stays at the University of California in Santa Barbara, Queen’s University in Canada, the University of the Philippines in Manila, the University of Concepcion in Chile, the Australian National University in Canberra, among others. In 2006 Hesse published the bestseller The Joys of Chess, which has been translated into several languages and was praised as “one of the most ingenious and enjoyable books ever written on chess.” Over the last decade Hesse has been friends with several of the top chess players and world champions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopyright Notice: Original Title: Schachgeschichten Copyright © 2022 by Droemer Verlag. An imprint of Verlagsgruppe Droemer Knaur GmbH \u0026amp; Co. 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Black invites his opponent to gain space in the centre, with the intention of undermining the enemy position and launching a counterattack. 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In a two-volume work, Emanuel has performed a piece of research worthy of a doctorate on these rich lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book on World Championship level; but also brilliant for the ordinary club player fascinated with chess openings and the aesthetic aspects of chess.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGM Simen Agdestein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's a nice mix of delving deep into the well-known and dabbling with dynamic deviations. In both cases he seems to have found so many novel moves and ideas. Open the book at random and novelties just leap out of the page!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGM Glenn Flear\u003c\/strong\u003e, New in Chess Yearbook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Berg consistently selects aggressive continuations for Black. One is his advocacy of the challenging 4...Nc6 after 4.Ne2 meeting 5.a3 with 5...Ba5. This is much more ambitious than 4...dxe4 and receives 40 pages. 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This book combines a world-class approach to the French, with a Starting-Out guide that introduces the opening to those of you who never touched the French. From the very first chapter, this book builds your understanding not only of the opening itself but also of the unique structure arising after 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3. I’m sure that once all three volumes are finished, the long-term reign of “Play the French” by John Watson will come to an end. A new era of the French may lie just two volumes ahead.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLukas Wedrychowski\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/reviews.dailychess.org\/grandmaster-repertoire-14-the-french-defence-volume-1-by-emanuel-berg-quality-chess-2013-325-pages\/\"\u003efull review\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The first two volumes of Emanuel Berg's trilogy on the French Defence offer a repertoire against White's best move, namely 3 Nc3. Nothing else tests Black's skill as much as this classical developing move. On the other hand, nothing else offers Black as much as fun and adventure either; it represents a true challenge for players on both sides of the board, especially if Black selects the Winawer Variation (3 ...Bb4) as recommended here by Berg...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe depth of both books is impressive and there is a fine blend of explanatory prose and variations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSean Marsh\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/marshtowers.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/12\/chess-reviews-228.html\"\u003efull review\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Swedish GM offers good explanations in many places. Some of the sub-variations are analysed too deeply with engines for my taste. But as I say, this is perhaps a matter of taste. 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Do not miss the secrets of his success and the anecdotes of a world traveller!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGM Karsten Müller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The best three chess books: Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, all the volumes of Kasparov’s My Great Predecessors, and Winning by Nigel Short.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIM Irina Bulmaga\u003c\/strong\u003e, CHESS magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Winning is easy to read, with anecdotes about the events, players, and the ‘chess life’. Short’s thoughtful annotations emphasize conceptual descriptions over analytical detail, although there is enough of the latter to satisfy the studious reader. This is one of the most enjoyable game collections in recent years, and I can recommend it to players of all strengths.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIM John Watson\u003c\/strong\u003e, Chess Life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Rather than produce a typical best games collection Short has written something which might be unique in chess literature – he has annotated all of his games from eight tournaments he won… Short’s idea, in writing this book, was to present an unvarnished account of what it took to win these tournaments, not just present his very best moments. In doing so he has made this book all the more instructive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Winning’ offers first rate instruction and entertainment. 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