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...

This book includes strategic themes from specific openings and combined these with standard strategies such as the open file, space or flexibility. Indeed, the subtitle for this book is "Strategy Meets Dynamics" and that is a good...

In order to win a game of chess you very often have to sacrifice material. Gathering the courage to do so while accurately assessing the potential benefits is a real challenge. The big question is always: what’s my compensation?...

Just like in the 1st volume, the author teaches chess middlegames in a unique format, as he separates different kind of middlegame topics and each topic is studied in a test format. The reader not only learns important middlegame...

With this book I have sought to provide a training guide that will be helpful mostly to players in the 1500–2200 range — corresponding to a lower club level up to those with aspirations for a FIDE title. Of course, the book may well also...

This book is devoted to typical methods of play in the middlegame. This topic, of course, is not new. Many books have been written on it at different times by authors old and modern. Unfortunately, the content of such books is not always...

Techniques that have revolutionized chess analysis. Chess analysis is nearly as old as the game itself, with many of the pioneering works by the giants of chess history being devoted to the analysis of positions, openings and endings....

After his outstanding book from 2008, 'Winning Chess Middlegames', Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov takes us a step further into his dungeon of middlegame skills. In his well known style, Sokolov focuses on the different aspects of the complex...

After his outstanding book from 2008, 'Winning Chess Middlegames', Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov takes us a step further into his dungeon of middlegame skills. In his well known style, Sokolov focuses on the different aspects of the complex...

Finally this modern classic is back in print! Ever wondered why grandmasters take only seconds to see what's really going on in a chess position? It's all about structures, as Ivan Sokolov explains in this groundbreaking book. Winning...

Improve Your Opening Play by Chris Ward Improve Your Middlegame Play by Andrew Kinsman Improve Your Endgame Play by Glenn Flear These three titles, brought together for the first time in one volume, explain the important ideas behind...

Das Mittelspiel, die nur unscharf abgegrenzte Phase zwischen Eröffnung und Endspiel, ist für die meisten Schachspieler der bedeutsamste und faszinierendste Teil der Partie. Ungleich den anderen Partiephasen, die von Theoriekenntnissen...