Improve your chess calculations : the Ramesh Chess course 794.1 Im78
In practice you can "run through" problems on a chess board to see how a given move will work out. During games, however, it is against the rules to do this. The process of figuring out the results of a given move or series of moves chess players call "calculation." This book provides advice and exercises for players to improve their ability to visualize the board in a variety of different situations.
A. E. J. Mackett-Beeson Chessmen 794.1 M157
A wonderful, beautiful, well-illustrated book on the chess pieces showing remarkable chess sets throughout history. A very welcome donation to our collection.
Danny Gormally Pandemic shark : a journey through the world of chess improvement 794.12 G671p
A grandmaster addresses the common mistakes that amateur chess players (and also grandmasters) often make. Organized thematically by kind of mistake. Intended for beginners and intermediate players.
Efstratios Grivas The passed pawn : power of the passer, an innovative course 794.12 G872
Arranged thematically by the kind of passed pawn position. With a tribute to Aaron Nimzowitsch in the introduction reminding us of his warning: The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient.
Boroljub Zlatanovic The essence of chess strategy 794.12 Z825e
A 2 volume work. Volume 1 : Strategic elements ; volume 2 : Pawn structures. Recommended for club players, advanced players and masters.
Gabor Kalla. Basic chess openings 794.122 K14b
An excellent "first book" about chess openings for beginners who have only just started to study on how to improve their game. Keep in mind that this and many of the best "beginners books" are old enough to have some lines that no longer work effectively in club play. Very good for beginners to learn the core concepts of a given opening, but for more up-to-date and detailed lessons, look for a book specifically about a given opening.
Sergey Voronkov Masterpieces and dramas of the Soviet Championships 794.157 V954
A massive three-volume work covering Russian chess games from 1920 to 1953. An important addition to our collection for those members who want to study the great games of the early 20th century and for chess historians who want to see the development of opening thought and the roots of current ideas. Includes a selection of games annotated by the players themselves, checked with modern computer evaluation to provide up-to-date analysis. "It's hard to find the right balance between analytical facts and historical truth." (From the Forward by Garry Kasparov).
Walter Tevis The queen's gambit / Ebook
The library recently purchased a license to the eBook version of Walter Tevis' popular novel about a young woman chess champion in the mid-20th century America. (Basis for the Netflix mini-series of the same name).
Dima Novak Pushing pawns Fic Novak
A new young adult fiction book from an "indie" publisher. Urban high school kid Moses Middleton hoped that chess competition could be a ticket out of mediocrity, but everything goes pear-shaped after a disastrous tournament. That's when he meets Viktor, a mad Russian grandmaster who agrees to coach the team by revealing the secrets of Soviet chess.
