Chess - Middlegame And General Improvement from Glynn's Books

Kecskemet, Hungary: Caissa Kft, 2010. Pb, 160pp. VG(-), clean contents. Organized into: Basic positions, connected pawns; Three connected pawns; Split pawns with one square/two squares/three squares/four or more squares between them; Practical endings and games. Examples include both studies and endgames from paly.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

N.Y.: CiRC, 1999. Pb, 256pp. VG, clean contents. Five broad lessons, with games and exercises : Attacking the King in the centre; When the King is safe in the centre; Piece attacks with same-side castling; Pawn attacks with same-side castling; Attacks with opposite-side castling.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2018. Pb, 139pp. VG+, clean contents. Teaches elementary chess strategy and tactics using games from Junior Championships around the world. Contents divided into a) Strategy - Weaknesses; Piece Play; Evaluating the position and planning; Tests; Solutions b) Tactics - Calculation; Attack; Defence; Tests; Solutions.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Batsford, 2007. Pb, 204pp. Good+ with clean contents, marginal wear. Contents: Day 1 So you want to improve your chess?; Day 2 Understanding the openings; Day 3 Strategy vs Tactics; Day 4 Creating the attack; Day 5 Avoiding blunders; Day 6 Mastering the endgame; Day 7 The art of swindling; Moving on.. Soft Cover. Good.

London: Batsford, 1997. Pb, 240pp. VG, clean contents. Revised and expanded on the earlier Dutch edition. Entertaining survey on castling which explains the dangers of leaving the King in the centre and of castling too early or on the wrong side. Includes 275 examples.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Hong Kong: The Alternative Press, 1994. Hb, laminated pictorial covers, no dj, 264pp. VG, clean contents. Adapted from "A Crash Course in Chess" (Robert Lin & Kaarlo Schepel), "A Step-by-step Program of Chess Mastery" (Advanced trainer book by Saitek Ltd) and "Russian Handbook of Chess Openings" (Eduard Gufeld & Nikolaj Kalinichenko). Contents: Part 1 The Basics of Chess; Part 2… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 1995. Pb, 240pp. Good with clean contents, a few light speckles along edge of page block. Discusses good technique and how to win won positions and save difficult ones. In four main parts: Theory of the endgame; Endgame analysis; Technique; Examples from pupils' games.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

N.Y.: CiRC, 2012. Pb, 304pp. VG(-), marginal wear, clean contents. Condensed one-volume work of the authors' multi-volume Comprehensive Chess Course series. 24 lessons in three levels, suitable for self-learning or for teaching chess to others and for reviewing techniques for the improving player.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Pitman, 1950. Hb, xvii + 101pp. Fair in a Good dj which has a tear and a couple of marks. Foxing on endpapers, several pages and along edge of page block. Forward by Du Mont. Collection of annotated chess combinations taken from games mainly from the 1930s/40s but ranging back to the 1850s. . Hard Cover. Fair/Good. 8vo -… Read more about this item

Gothenberg: Quality Chess, 2006. Pb, 332pp. Good, dent to base of spine but otherwise very good and clean. Award-winning book in which the author examines the contributions of past chess greats to his own development, in an entertaining and highly instructive way. Contents: Akiba Rubinstein's rook endings: Alexander Alekhine and the fourth phase of the game; In the patriarch's footsteps… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 2007. Pb, 219pp. Good, light wear, clean contents. Examines transpositional tricks in chess openings, covering all key opening variations, discussing the benefits and drawbacks of move orders and using illustrative examples from master play. Contents: Double King Pawn openings; Ruy Lopez; Sicilian Defense; Semi-open games; Double Queen Pawn openings; Indians; Dutch Defense and Flank openings.. Soft Cover. Good.… Read more about this item

London: G. Bell, 1974. Hb, xi + 190pp. Good in a Fair (green) dj which has a couple of tears and edgewear. Contents clean other than a small pen mark on fep. Translated by J. Du Mont. Contents: First steps in judging and planning; Pawn majority on the Queen's side; Queen's side attack; Knight v "bad" Bishop;… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 2006. Pb, 247pp. Goood, light wear, a couple of marks on title page otherwise contents clean. Examines 35 outstanding games, commenting on every move from the early middlegame onwards, with the emphasis on planning and how the players plot their strategy. Includes games from Anand. Carlsen, Kramnik and Topalov.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2011. Pb, 384pp. Good, covers in adhesive laminate with light creases, contents clean. 736 decisive combinations from tournament games. Half of these are used in the first part of the book which examines the most important tactical themes (with some tests) and the rest are self-test exercises with detailed solutions.. Soft Cover. Good.

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2019. Pb, 187pp. VG, clean contents. " The tactics workbook that also explains all the key concepts". 1001 combinations to solve, organized into : Elimination of the defence; Double attack; Discovered attack; Skewer; Pin; Trapping a piece; Promotion; Draw; Mate; Defending; Mix.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Batsford, 1998. Pb, 288pp. Good+, clean contents. Contents: Calculating variations; Intuitive decisions; Practical elements in decisions; Attack; Defence; Further examples. Includes exercises and analysed games.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Batsford, 1994. Pb, 189pp. Good+, clean contents. Chess theory and exercises, which includes chapters on discovering your strengths and weaknesses, analysing your own games, studying the classics, assessment and planning. Includes contributions from other renowned chess trainers such as Shereshevsky and Alexei Kosikov. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Batsford, 1997. Pb, 224pp. Good+, marginal wear, clean contents. Algebraic edition of Euwe's classic book on how chess style has changed from the 17th century through to the Soviet era. Nunn has added four new chapters, to include the contributions of players since 1968, and has edited other parts of the book while trying to remain true to Euwe's… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 2004. Pb, 240pp. VG, clean contents. Uses 20 top-level games whereby readers guess the next move and are awarded (or deducted) points. Each game has an introduction profiling the winner and his/her playing style. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Gambit, 2006. Pb, 192pp. VG clean copy. Includes 50 complete games annotated in depth plus supplementary games and 45 exercises with solutions. Organized into four main topics: Art of sacrifice (the pawn sacrifice; the exchange sacrifice); Manouevering play (art of manoeuvering, the second weakness, permanent vs temporary advantages, regrouping, the King's destination); Simplification ("strange" exchanges, Queen exchange);… Read more about this item