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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS YEARBOOK 2024 (Hardcover): Wizards of the Coast, Farshore DUNGEONS & DRAGONS YEARBOOK 2024 (Hardcover)
Wizards of the Coast, Farshore
R385 R344 Discovery Miles 3 440 Save R41 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Take a look back at the last 12 months of Dungeons & Dragons Discover all there is to know about the latest campaigns, explore legendary locations and brush up on fearsome monsters you might meet on your adventures. With activities, interviews with awesome podcasters and streamers and more epic content, this will keep fans rolling for another twelve months.

500 Checkmate Chess Puzzles in Two Moves, Part 5 (Paperback): Charles Morphy 500 Checkmate Chess Puzzles in Two Moves, Part 5 (Paperback)
Charles Morphy
R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Schachaufgaben Fur Kids (German, Hardcover): Murray Chandler Schachaufgaben Fur Kids (German, Hardcover)
Murray Chandler
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Rewire Your Chess Brain - Endgame studies and mating problems to enhance your tactical ability (Paperback): Cyrus Lakdawala Rewire Your Chess Brain - Endgame studies and mating problems to enhance your tactical ability (Paperback)
Cyrus Lakdawala
R816 R704 Discovery Miles 7 040 Save R112 (14%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated number of moves. The starting positions in both forms rarely resemble anything found over the board in real life play. However, the solutions are invariably surprising and often quite beautiful. The best examples of both forms have often been compared to great works of art. However, these are not mere gallery pieces, lacking practical application in real life play. Solving these puzzles can be extremely challenging and will, without question, improve the "real world" tactical ability of anyone attempting to do so. Prolific chess author and coach Cyrus Lakdawala has been intrigued by studies and problems all his life. When training his students he often sets them studies and problems to solve. Many of them who have adopted this technique have seen extraordinary increases in their chess ratings. In this book Lakdawala assembles the problems and studies that are most effective to improve tactical ability. Work your way through this book and you will undoubtedly see the results in your own games.

Play the French (Paperback, 4th): John Watson Play the French (Paperback, 4th)
John Watson
R634 R566 Discovery Miles 5 660 Save R68 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The wait is over. Finally it's here...the much anticipated 4th edition of John Watson's Play the French - the must-have book for all French Defence players for over 20 years! Watson's highly acclaimed work presents a repertoire for Black in the French Defence against all of White's recognized options. Just as in previous editions, Watson often arms the reader with not just one, but a choice of two or sometimes even three choices against the main lines. He also provides a thorough grounding on the positional and tactical aspects of the opening, and outlines the typical plans for both White and Black. Watson is renowned for his creativity and expertise in the opening, and once again this edition features an abundance of innovative ideas for Black. Watson also provides an update of many other lines he considered in previous editions. 8 A French Defence repertoire for Black * State-of-the-art coverage of the key lines *Packed with new ideas and critical analysis

The Trompowsky (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Nigel Davies The Trompowsky (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Nigel Davies
R449 Discovery Miles 4 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From relative obscurity to one of White's favorite queen's pawn openings, the rise in popularity of the Trompowsky Attack over the last decade or so has been quite staggering. Even the World number one Garry Kasparov has tried his hand at this dynamic opening. The Trompowsky is an ideal weapon for club and tournament players. From as early as move two White stamps his authority on the game and gives Black difficult problems to solve. Grandmaster Nigel Davies presents readers with up-to-date coverage of this ever-expanding opening. Using model games for both White and Black, he studies the key strategies and tactics associated with the Trompowsky.

Chess Secrets: Giants of Innovation - Learn from Steinitz, Lasker, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Ivanchuk (Paperback): Craig Pritchett Chess Secrets: Giants of Innovation - Learn from Steinitz, Lasker, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Ivanchuk (Paperback)
Craig Pritchett
R508 R459 Discovery Miles 4 590 Save R49 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'Chess Secrets' is a series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess, such as strategy, attack, defence, opening play, endgames, off-board preparation and mental attitude. In each book the author chooses and deeply studies a number of great players who have excelled in such aspects of the game, greatly influenced their peers and inspired all of us. In 'Giants of Innovation', Craig Pritchett selects five chess legends whose play exemplifies outstandingly innovative attributes. Wilhelm Steinitz established the essential ground-rules for modern positional chess. Emanuel Lasker pioneered a new kind of totalA", all-out battling chess. Mikhail Botvinnik taught us how to prepare and successfully play an entire range of complex modern opening systems. Viktor Korchnoi set particularly high standards in the art of defence and counter-attack. Vassily Ivanchuk, a modern byword for ingenuity and surprise, excels by constant creation. Read this book and enhance your own skills. Understand how to inject more innovation into your own games. *An entertaining and instructive guide to innovative chess *Learn from the greats of the game *Discover how famous chess minds work

Squeeze Play (Paperback): Cyrus Lakdawala Squeeze Play (Paperback)
Cyrus Lakdawala
R633 R565 Discovery Miles 5 650 Save R68 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The hero has no advantage whatsoever but somehow manages to keep setting the opponent problems. Their opponent goes slightly astray and suddenly hero has a tiny advantage. It's not much but now that they have a little something to work with, they are in their element. They play accurately and remorselessly and make life incredibly difficult for their opponent. Suddenly, and almost imperceptibly, their advantage increases. Further tiny inaccuracies follow, hero turns the screw and bags the full point. Their opponent is left shaking their head, wondering where on earth they went wrong. This is the squeeze and the great champions have been capable of squeezing opponents to death. Jose Capablanca, Tigran Petrosian, Anatoly Karpov and, in the current era, Magnus Carlsen are legendary in this respect. How do they do it? How do they set problems in apparently sterile positions? How can they continuously manage to defeat world class opposition from positions that others would simply give up as drawn? In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala explains the mechanisms commonly used in squeeze plays. Using examples from the world's greatest strategic masters he unpicks the secrets of the squeeze.

The Slav: Move by Move (Paperback): Cyrus Lakdawala The Slav: Move by Move (Paperback)
Cyrus Lakdawala
R925 R857 Discovery Miles 8 570 Save R68 (7%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Move by Move is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, Move by Move greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved, and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala examines the universally popular Slav Defence which has been his main choice against 1 d4 for many years. Here he shares his experience and knowledge of his favourite opening, presents a repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions. *Essential guidance and training in the Slav *Includes a Slav repertoire for Black *Incorporates an ideal approach to opening study

Starting Out: Modern Benoni (Paperback): Endre Vegh Starting Out: Modern Benoni (Paperback)
Endre Vegh
R459 Discovery Miles 4 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Modern Benoni.
The Modern Benoni is one of Black's most ambitious and audacious defenses to the queen's pawn opening, and it has been used with devastating effect by such legends as Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. From the very start Black creates an exceptional imbalance in the position, one which leads to dynamic play and gives Black real chances to seize the initiative. Both players must be fearless in their approach, as hesitation in the Modern Benoni often leads to disaster!
In this user-friendly book, International Master Endre Vegh goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Modern Benoni and its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, warnings and exercises to help the improving player, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.
*User-friendly design to help readers absorb ideas
*Concentrates on the key principles of the Modern Benoni
*Ideal for the improving player

The Priciples of Political Economy (Paperback): David Ricardo The Priciples of Political Economy (Paperback)
David Ricardo
R439 Discovery Miles 4 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This landmark treatise of 1817 formulated the guiding principles behind the market economy. Author David Ricardo, with Adam Smith, founded the "classical" system of political economy, a school of thought that dominated economic policies throughout the nineteenth century and figured prominently in the theories of John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx. Its foundation of the tenets of diminishing returns and economic rent led to the doctrines known today as distribution theory and international trade theory, and the Ricardian system continues to influence and inform modern economic thought

Application of Chess Theory (Paperback, New edition): Efim Geller Application of Chess Theory (Paperback, New edition)
Efim Geller; Translated by K.P. Neat
R684 R594 Discovery Miles 5 940 Save R90 (13%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Yefim Geller has been one of the world's foremost grandmasters over the past four decades, during which time he has established a reputation as being the leading Russian authority on opening theory. In this annotated collection of his own games, Geller shows the practical benefits of a sound understanding of opening strategy.

Analyse Your Chess (Paperback): Colin Crouch Analyse Your Chess (Paperback)
Colin Crouch
R481 R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Save R46 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Leading chess author Colin Crouch believes that the key to sustained chess improvement lies in the critical analysis and assessment of your own games. Each and every game you play provides a significant learning opportunity, and this opportunity should never be squandered.In this sequel to his highly acclaimed "Why We Lose at Chess, "Crouch examines what we should do to maximize our chess results and ratings, how to turn losses into draws, and draws into wins. Here he focuses on major issues such as improving decision making, how to plan after the opening, how to maintain objectivity, improving endgame skills, the psychological aspects of the game, and much more. Read this book, analyse your chess, and get ready to improve your results!

  • An essential guide to chess improvement
  • Valuable advice on planning, strategy and tactics
  • Covers opening, middlegame and endgame play
Shahrazad - Stories unfurl for 1 or 2 players (Game): Yu Ogasawara Shahrazad - Stories unfurl for 1 or 2 players (Game)
Yu Ogasawara; Illustrated by Kotori Neiko 1
R336 R314 Discovery Miles 3 140 Save R22 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Number of Players: 1-2 Ages: 12+ Playing time: 10-20 minutes Components: 22 oversized story tiles, 2 scoring tiles A solo and cooperative tile-laying game. Players will help Shahrazad tell stories to pass another night by playing tiles featuring unique takes on iconic fairy-tales to construct the best story. Each turn players will play a single tile, then draw a tile, building a folk-tale tableau. With 24 oversized, fully illustrated tiles in a deluxe package Shahrazad is a beautiful gift package for couples, or parents and children. Placing certain story types together will grant players more points, but telling a story in the wrong order will drastically limit their options.

Playing 1.e4 e5 - A Classical Repertoire (Paperback): Nikolaos Ntirlis Playing 1.e4 e5 - A Classical Repertoire (Paperback)
Nikolaos Ntirlis
R602 Discovery Miles 6 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Play the Queen's Gambit (Paperback): Chris Ward Play the Queen's Gambit (Paperback)
Chris Ward
R453 R410 Discovery Miles 4 100 Save R43 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Few would disagree that the Queen's Gambit is one of the most important openings in chess. It has a long and distinguished history and has been played by virtually all the strongest Grandmasters: Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Anatoly Karpov, Vishy Anand--the list goes on and on! From the very beginning White develops actively, takes the initiative and strives to dominate the center. Most agree that the Queen's Gambit is White's best chance for an opening advantage after 1 d4 d5.
Despite its many advantages, some prospective Queen's Gambit players are put off by the possibility of having to learn a labyrinth of different variations. In "Play the Queen's Gambit" Chris Ward solves this problem by presenting the reader with a concise and workable repertoire, offering a solution against each of Black's possible defences, whether it's a critical major variation or a tricky sideline. Ward examines the tactical and strategic motifs for both players and arms the reader with enough information and self-assurance to begin playing the Queen's Gambit in his or her own games.
>Explains an opening favored by the world's elite
>Written by a renowned Queen's Gambit expert
>Covers all of Black's defences
>Ideal for club and tournament players

Dragon - Volume 1 (Paperback): Gawain Jones Dragon - Volume 1 (Paperback)
Gawain Jones
R599 Discovery Miles 5 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Slav and Semi-Slav (Paperback): Glenn Flear Slav and Semi-Slav (Paperback)
Glenn Flear
R498 R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Save R52 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The very closely linked Slav and Semi-Slav Defences are two of the most popular and combative openings that Black can play against the Queen's Gambit. They have provided the battleground for thousands of exciting encounters between the world's chess elite, including Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexei Shirov and Alexander Morozevich. Players of all levels are attracted to the Slav and the Semi-Slav because they are solid, dependable defenses that do, however, promise abundant possibilities for dynamic counterplay.
In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster and openings expert Glenn Flear goes back to basics, studying the essential principles of the Slav and Semi-Slav Defences and their numerous variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips and warnings to guide the improving player, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.
*User-friendly layout to help readers absorb ideas
*Concentrates on the key principles of the Slav and Semi-Slav
*Ideal for the improving player

Python Strategy (Paperback, annotated edition): Tigran Petrosian Python Strategy (Paperback, annotated edition)
Tigran Petrosian
R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Chess for Rookies - Learn to Play, Win and Enjoy (Paperback): Craig Pritchett Chess for Rookies - Learn to Play, Win and Enjoy (Paperback)
Craig Pritchett
R429 R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Save R38 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Chess is an enthralling game that provides countless hours of enjoyment for players young and old, but it's true that for the beginner it can often seem like an intimidating prospect. Have you tried your luck at learning the game but have been put off by its sheer complexity, not to mention some of the demanding books on the subject. Don't give up, there's help on the way! Chess for Rookies is a fun-to-read guide for the regular person. Assuming no prior knowledge of this famous game, Craig Pritchett takes the reader on a journey through the crucial basics of chess. Mixed with instruction and humour, this book is an ideal way to learn chess and improve your skills. Reading this book you will: *Learn how to set up the chessboard *Discover how the pieces move, and understand their strengths and weaknesses *Gain knowledge of the basic chess tactics and strategies *Realize when to attack and when to defend *Learn the basics of the opening, middlegame and endgame *Understand tricky ideas such as castling and en passant *Find descriptions of all the strange-sounding chess terms *Discover the best places to play chess, whether on the board or on your computer *Find out who's who in the chess world *Be ready to beat your friends at chess!

303 Crushing Chess Tactics (Paperback): Fred Wilson, Bruce Alberston 303 Crushing Chess Tactics (Paperback)
Fred Wilson, Bruce Alberston
R328 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R19 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Forcing Chess Moves - The Key to Better Calculation (Paperback, New and Extended 4th ed.): Charles Hertan Forcing Chess Moves - The Key to Better Calculation (Paperback, New and Extended 4th ed.)
Charles Hertan
R782 R672 Discovery Miles 6 720 Save R110 (14%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Why is it that the human brain so often refuses to consider winning chess tactics? Every chess fan marvels at the wonderful combinations with which famous masters win their games. How do they find those fantastic moves? Do they have special vision? And why do computers outwit us tactically? Forcing Chess Moves proposes a revolutionary method for finding winning moves. Charles Hertan has made an astonishing discovery: the failure to consider key moves is often due to human bias. Your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural. Its a fact of life: computers outdo us humans when it comes to tactical vision and brute force calculation. So why not learn from them? Charles Hertans radically different approach is: use COMPUTER EYES and always look for the most forcing move first. By studying forcing sequences according to Hertans method you will: Develop analytical precision; Improve your tactical vision; Overcome human bias and staleness; Enjoy the calculation of difficult positions; Win more games by recognizing moves that matter. This New and Extended Fourth Edition of Hertans award-winning modern classic includes 50 extra pages with new and instructive combinations. There is a foreword by three-time US chess champion Joel Benjamin, and a special foreword to this new edition by Swedish Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson. Charles Hertan is a FIDE master from Massachusetts with several decades of experience as a chess coach. He is the author of the bestselling Power Chess for Kids series.

Grandmaster Gambits: 1 e4 (Paperback): Richard Palliser, Simon Williams Grandmaster Gambits: 1 e4 (Paperback)
Richard Palliser, Simon Williams
R802 R751 Discovery Miles 7 510 Save R51 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Are you bored with playing it safe in the opening? Had enough of developing your pieces sensibly, aiming to control the centre and getting your king castled? Do you yearn to tear the opposition apart in the style of the great 19th century masters? Then Grandmaster Gambits 1 e4 is the book for you! The highly successful writing duo of Richard Palliser and Simon (GingerGM) Williams have teamed up again to create a repertoire based on jettisoning a pawn (and often a whole lot more) very early on. Whatever opening your opponent favours against 1 e4, the authors have a dynamic gambiteering counter which will throw them onto their own resources. * The Sicilian Defence? Attack it with the Wing Gambit. * 1...e5? Tear Black apart with the Max Lange Attack. * The French? Suffocate Black with the Advance Variation including Magnus Carlsen's souped-up version of the Milner-Barry Gambit. * The Caro-Kann? Play the Hillbilly Attack with 2 Bc4! Your opponent might laugh but they won't be laughing when you crash through on f7. Forget about playing "properly" in the opening. Open 1 e4, play the Grandmaster Gambits and rip your unprepared opponents apart!

Slay the Sicilian! (Paperback): Timothy Taylor Slay the Sicilian! (Paperback)
Timothy Taylor
R637 R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor presents an attacking repertoire for White against the most popular opening in chess - the Sicilian Defence. His repertoire is based first and foremost on the Open Sicilian, which is generally regarded as White's most aggressive and challenging response. Taylor constructs an armoury which contains a potent mix of mainline and offbeat weapons. He examines the most important games, studies in depth the main plans and tactics for both sides, and highlights key practical issues. Read this book and you will be ready to slay the Sicilian! *Presents a Sicilian repertoire for White *Covers all the main variations *Ideal for improvers, club players and tournament players

Chess Praxis: New Translation (Paperback): Aron Nimzowitsch Chess Praxis: New Translation (Paperback)
Aron Nimzowitsch
R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Chess Praxis is a superb collection of Aron Nimzowitsch's best games annotated by the great man himself, but it is even more than that. Nimzowitsch and his hypermodern ideas had a huge influence on modern chess thinking. Nimzowitsch first expounded his views in "My System." In his follow-up Chess Praxis he demonstrated and explained how his concepts worked in his own games.This is a completely new translation of Nimzowitsch's classic work, which will allow the reader to appreciate influential ideas explained in modern language

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