On 17 July we will publish two new books in hardcover: Chess Survivor is a translation from Russian, by the superb Douglas Griffin, of a classic book by Andor Lilienthal. The late Hungarian-Russian GM defeated numerous World Champions and was universally liked and respected by his peers. In this book, he annotates his best games […]
We are continuing our free-fourth-book offer – if you buy three books or more and live in the normal European Union zone (as defined by UPS – for example, they exclude some islands and remote areas) we will send you an extra book free. Please note that if you buy a Special Offer and are
Do you want to work with a small team in an independent chess-specialist publishing house 2 minutes’ walk from Glasgow Central train station? The job requires you to have strong numerical skills and for it to be easy for you to work with software such as Excel, Xero and other specialised software. It does NOT
Dear readers, you might be interested in this eloquent podcast. It is a detailed discussion about the Quality Chess book of the World Championship tournament in San Luis in 2005. The podcast is hosted by Ben Johnson, with his guest for this episode being Dr. Christopher Chabris. Their description is “A tournament book with sparkling
San Luis 2005 – A conversation between Dr. Christopher Chabris and Ben Johnson Read Post »
In Street Smart Chess, model players teach how to play against opponents of different strengths. The chapters do inevitably clash against each other. If one of the players want to create a tactical game and the other a boring game, both can’t succeed. The question is who manages best. A few days ago, David Navara
Street Smart Chess in action – Guest Post by GM Axel Smith Read Post »
Quality Chess Academy takes place in a holiday resort on Crete, a sunny Mediterranean island. For a week, you get the chance to train daily with some of the best chess trainers in the world and get inspired to continue your work at home. It can be combined with playing the Cretan Chess Tour tournaments,
Yesterday I worked on the cover of Sam’s next book, Small Steps 2 Success. As someone who has been teaching Maths and Physics for years, I know how I am supposed to draw this. But what makes sense in my former world, doesn’t mean it’s the best-looking cover. So, I would like to hear your
About a year ago, I visited Jacob in lovely Glasgow and we made together a series of videos (5 of them) where he explained briefly his theory on the “Four Types of Decisions” we make in Chess. In this article, I’d like to talk about Type of Decision #1: Automatic Decisions and how I realized,
Automatic Decisions: A way to Improve your Chess – Now! by Nikos Ntirlis Read Post »