Giving mate is the ultimate goal of every chess player. Finding that all-decisive combination is immensely satisfying. But how are you supposed to spot a checkmate when you are sitting at the board with the clock ticking? In this guide...

I chose to write a book on advanced rook endings as I simply did not wish to write another book that would be like the many already available. I have done my best to present analysis and articles I have written over the past 10–15 years....

In 2017, Romain Edouard launched a brand new series of exercise books, Chess Calculation Training . The series became one of the most popular tactics books amongst advanced players. This new series, Chess Calculation Training for Kids...

The unique concept of Monster your Middlegame Planning received a very good feedback from our readers, therefore we decided to continue the series by keeping the same concept for endgames in two volumes. The author GM Efstratios Grivas...

This is a book for those who have started to play chess and want to know how to win from good positions and survive bad ones. The endgame is where most games are decided, and knowing all the tricks will dramatically improve your results....

The author’s aim in this volume is to improve the tournament chess player and professional alike in their ability to evaluate and execute crucial and hard-fought practical endgames – either in converting a winning position or holding a...

The Royal Chess Couple is a combined attempt to introduce the various traits of the most significant piece with the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Following a short historic review of the development and metamorphoses of each...

Understanding = Mastery! Knowing the abilities and limitations of the minor pieces is very valuable for mastering the secrets of the royal game, and this can be studied best in the endgame. It is essential to understand the management of...

The Colle-Zukertort is a deep independent opening in its own right, but is also very flexible. Transpositions to the Queen’s Indian or Slav are often possible. The simplicity of placing the bishop on d3, a knight on e5 and following up...

People who are really, really good at something - unbelievably good, incomprehensibly good, have always held a strong fascination for those fellow humans who are less extraordinarily gifted. In this respect chess does not differ from...

Chess Informant proudly presents the timeless classic by NIKOLA KARAKLAJIC LET ME ASK YOU, DO YOU KNOW…? A Practical Endgame Guide One of the rare books that transcends the time in which it was written and continues to teach and...

Schach gilt als das vollkommenste Brettspiel, das wir kennen. Phantasie, strategisches Geschick und taktisches Einfühlungsvermögen sind erforderlich, um eine gute Partie Schach spielen zu können. 50 ausgesuchte Lehrbeispiele in...