Board, table top and strategy games Books

Do you enjoy strategy games? Then look no further than War-Chess. Charles Richardson provides a detailed look into the game of battle in this exciting book. This book is a must-read for any game enthusiast or anyone looking to learn more about the...

A thrilling account of one of the most exciting checkers tournaments of all time, featuring two of the game's greatest players. Includes detailed analysis of each game and interviews with the competitors.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

This book is a fascinating look at one of the world's most popular games - checkers. Chronicling the intense international matches between Barker and Martin, this book offers insights and strategies for players of all levels. Whether you're a seasoned...

A classic handbook on two timeless games, offering insights into strategy, tactics, and gameplay. Includes helpful tips for beginners and advanced players alike.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the...

A magazine devoted to the game of chess in Britain. Includes articles, puzzles, and tournament results.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in...

First published in 1878, The Chess Monthly quickly became the preeminent publication for serious chess players. Edited by Johannes Hermann Zukertort and Leopold Hoffer, both of whom were top-level chess players in their own right, this monthly magazine...

Le Problème du cavalier des échecs est un traité mathématique passionnant qui explore les manières de déterminer tous les parcours possibles d'un cavalier sur un échiquier. Avec plus de 413 000 solutions, cet ouvrage est une ressource essentielle pour...

This classic manual provides a comprehensive guide to the game of chess, including detailed descriptions of the board and pieces, the rules of the game, and advanced strategies for players at all levels. In addition, the book includes sections on other...

This book is a collection of games played at international chess tournaments in Breslau and Amsterdam in 1889. It includes annotations and commentary by various experts, as well as articles about the tournaments. It is a valuable resource for anyone...

This book is a collection of 36 chess problems and their solutions, designed to challenge and improve the skills of chess players. It is accompanied by diagrams to help visualize the problems. It is a valuable resource for intermediate and advanced...

The Chess Player's Chronicle was a magazine devoted to the game of chess that was published in London in the mid-19th century. It was edited by multiple editors and featured articles on everything from new chess strategies to reports on international...

Chess Education recognizes the difficulty players have in improving. Receive the best material for studying based on your level and improve your calculation and tactical skills step-by-step. The puzzles are specifically chosen based on their tactical...

Napoleon Vs. the Turk is an exciting minute-by-minute drama loosely based on the real Turk and its match against Napoleon. It was first performed at the 2006 Toronto Fringe Festival, directed by Luke Davies. 1809. Napoleon Bonaparte has invaded Austria...

Mikhail Botvinnik was the ultimate boy scout of chess- always prepared! Indeed, his advance preparation forhis key matches was feared by the greatest. It eveninvolved the radio blaring while he was playing traininggames as well as having nicotine-puffing...

All too often chess openings books consist of reams of variations and sub-variations and bracketed sub-sub-variations, with no apparent explanation for why a move is chosen or why one path deserves precedence over another. Golombek fought tenaciously...

The 1978 world chess championship in the Philippines was the most riotous of modern times. Pitting the soviet defector Korchnoi against the golden boy of the soviet establishment - Karpov - the players were not just content to hammer each other over the...

The Nimsowitsch/Larsen attack ( 1 b3) is one of the most interesting and most flexible opening systems in which the theory has not yet fully crystallised. It is, therefore, an ideal choice for the player wishing to avoid sharp theoretical duels in the...

Frank Marshall's watchwords were brilliancy and attack! For decades he was the leading USA grandmaster and he succeeded in scalping most of the world's elite during that time. Noted as a successful tournament rather than match player,...

Leonid Stein's brilliant chess career, cut tragically short in 1973, included overwhelming victories against the world's leading grandmasters, Stein not only stormed to an incredible total of three first prizes (out of four attempts) in...

Richard Reti was a formidable over the board grandmaster as shown by his victories at the splendid tournaments of Kaschau 1918, Gothenburg 1920 and Teplitz Schonau 1922. His victims included Capablanca, Alekhine and Nimzowitsch, while his elegant...

Cafferty covers the career of the brilliantly aggressive and stunningly speculative Soviet Grandmaster Boris Spassky through where he conquers Petrosian, on to the celebrated match of the century against the mercurial Bobby Fischer. Contains the very...

In 1981 - World Champion now for 6 years - Anatoly Karpov had reached the height of his powers. He was a master of sharp modern opening systems, thought swiftly and acted decisively. His play was virtually error free. Facing this juggernaut the veteran...

Jose Capablanca was a phenomenon who burst onto the chess world and took top prize in the first ever elite tournament in which he participated. This was at San Sebastian - otherwise known as Donostia - in the Basque country of Spain in 1911. Capablanca's...

A companion to Reshevsky's Best Games: Volume 1, this book contains numerous rich masterpieces from Reshevsky's middle years with wins against Botvinnik, Keres and Fischer. Most games are furnished with Reshevsky's own lucid explanations,...

Compiled by three grandmasters and two international masters this scholarly treatise explains in depth the thinking behind a defence that has been a favourite of champions such as Capablanca, Botvinnik, Petrosian and Karpov. Even Kasparov has been known...

Emanuel Lasker held the World Chess Championship for a record period from 1894-1921. During this time he dominated his contemporaries in elite events such as St Petersburg 1896, London 1899, Paris 1900 and St Petersburg again in 1914. He won numerous...

Although 9-letter words are harder to make in a Scrabble game, they can be made in the early stages of a Scrabble game when the board is fairly sparse. Two existing tiles on the Scrabble game board are necessary to ,are a 9-letter word with the 7 tiles...

This antique book contains a detailed treatise on the use of mathematics and statistics as a technique for strategy in chess and card games. A fascinating text full of interesting tips and thorough analyses of the theory behind the practical application...

""Guida Elementare Per Apprendere Il Giuoco Degli Scacchi"" ����� un libro del 1889 scritto da Amerigo Seghieri. Questo manuale fornisce una guida completa e dettagliata per imparare a giocare a scacchi, partendo dalle basi e arrivando a tecniche...

The 2007 Video Game Price Guide has been completely updated with the newest pricing information for home console systems. It contains values for over 13,000 different games and pieces of hardware. The book covers 48 video game systems which span from the...

This book includes 160 simple mate-in-one chess puzzles with solutions (all in form of diagrams). The book is suitable for both children and beginners. Please bear in mind that these are self-study activities, thus you must understand all of the...

Richard Réti (1889-1929) was both a master player and a superb endgame composer. He was also a prominent member of the hyper-modern school and author of two of the greatest chess books ever written, Masters of the Chessboard and Modern Ideas in Chess...

"First restrain, then blockade, finally destroy!" was the war cry of the celebrated 1920s writer and World Chess Championship aspirant Aron Nimzowitsch. Subsequently eclipsed by his classic My System, this pioneering work (The Blockade) has now been...

What is chess??? Many people think it’s a game for fun, while the truth is it’s a mind sport a not a body one. It’s even regarded as a science, and that’s true also, otherwise it wasn’t to be taught at schools in many...

De Witt's American Chess Manual is a comprehensive guide to the game of chess, written by Henry Chadwick and originally published in 1880. The book covers all aspects of the game, from basic rules and strategies to advanced techniques and tactics. It...

This volume provides a detailed history of the Liverpool Chess Club, one of the oldest and most prestigious chess clubs in England. Written by one of its active members in the late 19th century, the book includes a wealth of information about the club's...

Ein äußerst nützliches und lehrreiches Buch für Schachspieler allen Niveaus. Der Autor präsentiert hundert Endspielstellungen, die das Verständnis des Spiels verbessern und dabei helfen, siegreich aus solchen Situationen hervorzugehen. Die Endspiele sind...

Ce livre de problèmes d'échecs fait appel à votre logique pour résoudre des scénarios imaginatifs créés par des auteurs catalans contemporains. Chaque scénario est accompagné d'une solution et peut être résolu en environ 3 à 4 coups. Parfait pour les...

Die neueste Ausgabe der Deutschen Schachzeitung enthält die neuesten Schachnachrichten, Analysen von Turnieren und Schachstrategien. Eine unverzichtbare Lektüre für jeden Schachspieler, vom Anfänger bis zum erfahrenen Veteranen.This work has been...

A guide to the cross-opening strategy in draughts, one of the most popular board games in the world. Includes detailed analysis of gameplay and provides practical tips for starting a successful game.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

Cady's guide to popular dice and domino games provides easy-to-follow instructions for beginners and helpful strategies for more advanced players. With clear illustrations and diagrams, and a conversational tone, Cady makes these classic games accessible...

A huge amount was published about chess in the United Kingdom before the First World War. The growing popularity of chess in Victorian Britain was reflected in an increasingly competitive market of books and periodicals aimed at players from beginner...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

This instructional book is a thorough and comprehensive guide to the game of chess, written for more advanced players. It covers a variety of strategies, tactics, and openings, and includes numerous diagrams and examples to illustrate key points. A...

This comprehensive guide to the game of draughts features select games from the works of Payne and Sturges, newly arranged and revised by Reuben Roy, and with the addition of Polish Draughts. Whether you're a seasoned player or are just learning the...