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  • The Tao Of Chess

    200 Principles to Transform Your Game and Your Life

    by Peter Kurzdorfer ...
    The real secrets to winning the game of chess - and the game of lifeChess mastery has been recognized since ancient times as an unparalleled way to learn political strategy, but until now no book has explored the life lessons chess teaches and how they can transform lives. In The Tao of Chess, the author seamlessly blends the wisdom of a time-honoured spiritual quest for truth with 200 principles ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Everything Chess Basics Book

    by Peter Kurzdorfer, US Chess Federation ...
    Series series Everything® Series
    If you're looking to learn about the game of chess--and win--The Everything Chess Basics Book provides you with the perfect introduction. Endorsed by the United States Chess Federation, The Everything Chess Basics Book is an authoritative guide that appeals to chess players of all ages and skill. From understanding the chess pieces to learning the basic moves to forming a winning strategy, The ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Reaching the Top?!

    A Practical Guide to Playing Master-Level Chess

    by Peter Kurzdorfer ...
    What Does It Take to Play Master-Level Chess? Becoming a master is a goal many chessplayers seek. And for most, it is an unfulfilled dream. Now, for the first time, the topic is squarely addressed. Not by a super grandmaster or high-powered international master, but by a “regular†national master, a master who earned his stripes in the trenches, battling his way to the title. In Reaching the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Attack and Counterattack in Chess

    by Fred Reinfeld ...
    Fred Reinfeld’s timeless Attack and Counterattack in Chess starts with the basic premise that White plays to build on the natural initiative that is inherent in having the first move, while Black plays to sap White’s divine right to this initiative, only to take it over the moment it is possible. The book is neatly divided into two sections: How White manages to make good use of his right to the ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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  • First Chess Openings

    by Eric Schiller ...
    First Chess Openings teaches you solid, near-foolproof openings that will help you win. You'll learn the most important openings, plus the four goals you should accomplish in the early moves of the game of chess. This base of knowledge will take your overall game to the next level -- and make playing more fun! ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • A Dance with Dragons

    A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five

    by George R. R. Martin ...
    Series Book 5 - A Song of Ice and Fire
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BOOK BEHIND THE FIFTH SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONESNAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADEHere is the fifth book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece in the making.A DANCE WITH DRAGONSIn the aftermath of a colossal battle, Daenerys Targaryen rules with her ... ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Game of Thrones

    A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One

    by George R. R. Martin ...
    Series Book 1 - A Song of Ice and Fire
    NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENONHere is the first book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece.A GAME OF THRONESIn a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the North of Winterfell, sinister ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess

    With over 250 annotated positions

    by Andrew Soltis ...
    • 'The best opening is the opening your opponent doesn't know.' • 'The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.' This fascinating book contains 300 of the most astute insights on chess ever uttered, culled from three centuries of great players. Each of these invaluable maxims is illustrated with an annotated chess position, making the book a short cut to learning from ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • The Middle Game in Chess

    by Eugene Znosko-Borovsky ...
    Superior introduction to most demanding part of chess. Basic concepts of middle game play are systematically and logically presented. Every significant idea is illustrated by well-chosen excerpts from master play, including games by Alekhine, Capablanca, Lasker, Reshevsky, Botvinnik, Marshall, Pillsbury, and other prominent players. 80 illustrations. ... Read more

    $2.50 CAD

  • Chess Strategy (1915)

    by Edward Lasker ...
    Classic chess guide, first published in 1915. According to Wikipedia: "Edward Lasker (December 3, 1885 March 25, 1981) was a leading German-American chess and Go player. He was awarded the title of International Master of chess by FIDE. Lasker was an engineer by profession, and an author." ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Human Comedy of Chess

    A Grandmaster's Chronicles

    by Hans Ree ...
    Brilliant Chess, Brilliant Essays, Brilliant Writer Dutch Grandmaster Hans Ree is considered by many to be the best chess writer in the world today. As noted by the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, reviewing the original Dutch edition, "This is more than a book about chess politics or leaders in the chess world. It is above all a declaration of love for the game, with an elegant collection of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Study Chess with Tal

    chess tactics from the grandmaster

    by Mikhail Tal, Alexander Koblencs ...
    Mikhail Tal is one of the all-time chess greats. In 1960 he became the youngest champion in world history at the age of 23, sweeping to victory at his first attempt. His extraordinary tactical ability has never been bettered, and his reputation goes from strength to strength.This absorbing book, first published in the early 1980s, is based on diaries kept by Tal's coach from their training ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD