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Speed Demon: The Fascinating Games and Tragic Life of Alexey Vyzhmanavin

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:41 pm
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by John Upham » Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:53 am

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Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:41 pm
The Caro Kann : The Easy Way

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:49 pm
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by Brendan O'Gorman » Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:17 pm

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Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:49 pm
The Chess Memory Palace

Last post by John Holden « Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:14 pm
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by John Upham » Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:11 am

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Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:14 pm
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis (Netflix adaptation)

Last post by MJMcCready « Sat Nov 11, 2023 3:22 pm
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by ben.graff » Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:51 pm
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Old chess books - any bookstore in London?

Last post by Paul Ashton « Fri Sep 29, 2023 5:45 pm
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by Souheil Marine » Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:25 am

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Fri Sep 29, 2023 5:45 pm
Zlotnik's Treasure Trove: Enjoyable Chess Training for Amateurs (1600-2200 Elo)

Last post by Christopher Kreuzer « Sat Sep 23, 2023 12:35 pm
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by John Upham » Fri Sep 22, 2023 10:54 am

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Last post by Christopher Kreuzer
Sat Sep 23, 2023 12:35 pm
Irrational Chess

Last post by IM Jack Rudd « Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:35 pm
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by John Upham » Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:14 pm

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Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:35 pm
"Off the Board Chess" by Andrew Smith

Last post by Geoff Chandler « Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:33 pm
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by Kevin Thurlow » Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:00 pm

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Last post by Geoff Chandler
Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:33 pm
300 Most Important Chess Exercises

Last post by Simon Rogers « Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:07 am
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by John Upham » Sun Jan 15, 2023 11:52 am

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Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:07 am
Blind Faith

Last post by Carl Hibbard « Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:00 am
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by John Upham » Wed Aug 24, 2022 11:46 am
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Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:00 am
The Ink War: Romanticism versus Modernity in Chess

Last post by John Upham « Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:55 am

by John Upham » Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:55 am

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Kingwalks: Paths of Glory

Last post by Richard James « Thu Apr 13, 2023 12:14 pm
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by John Upham » Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:12 pm

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Thu Apr 13, 2023 12:14 pm
Looking-up SBNs and ISBNs?

Last post by John Upham « Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:42 pm
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by John Upham » Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:54 am

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Thomas Engqvist: Chess Lessons from a Champion Coach AND local bookshops

Last post by John Upham « Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:30 am
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by David York » Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:18 pm
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Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:30 am
Kupreichik: The Maestro From Minsk

Last post by John Upham « Mon Mar 06, 2023 11:58 am

by John Upham » Mon Mar 06, 2023 11:58 am

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The Immortal Games of Capablanca

Last post by Angus French « Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:20 pm
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by John Upham » Thu Mar 02, 2023 2:03 pm

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Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:20 pm
Opening Repertoire: Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch

Last post by Paul Cooksey « Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:19 pm
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by John Upham » Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:24 pm

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Mon Feb 27, 2023 12:19 pm
Fabiano Caruana: 60 Memorable Games

Last post by John Upham « Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:50 pm

by John Upham » Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:50 pm

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Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:50 pm
Geoff Chandler question

Last post by John Upham « Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:45 am
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by John Upham » Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:47 pm

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Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:45 am
Opening Repertoire: Black Lion

Last post by John Upham « Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:31 pm

by John Upham » Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:31 pm

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Play the Barry Attack

Last post by John Upham « Thu Feb 09, 2023 2:45 pm

by John Upham » Thu Feb 09, 2023 2:45 pm

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Thu Feb 09, 2023 2:45 pm
Silman's Chess Odyssey: Cracked Grandmaster Tales, Legendary Players, and Instruction and Musings

Last post by John Upham « Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:10 am

by John Upham » Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:10 am

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How to Become a Candidate Master

Last post by Simon Rogers « Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:20 pm
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by John Upham » Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:08 pm

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Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:20 pm
The Match of All Time: The Inside Story of the legendary 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Chess Championship in Reykjavik

Last post by MJMcCready « Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:02 pm
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by John Upham » Mon Dec 26, 2022 1:03 pm

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Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:02 pm
The Exchange Sacrifice according to Tigran Petrosian

Last post by John Upham « Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:01 pm
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by John Upham » Fri Dec 23, 2022 1:13 pm

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Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:01 pm
Improve Your Chess Calculation: The Ramesh Chess Course - Volume 1

Last post by MJMcCready « Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:42 am
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by John Upham » Fri Dec 09, 2022 2:39 pm

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Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:42 am
The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

Last post by John Upham « Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:41 pm
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by John Upham » Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:58 pm

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The Dragon Sicilian: A Take-No-Prisoners Repertoire Versus 1.e4

Last post by John Upham « Sun Dec 11, 2022 1:09 pm

by John Upham » Sun Dec 11, 2022 1:09 pm

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Checkmate! Great Champions and Epic Matches From a Timeless Game

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Tue Dec 06, 2022 2:34 pm
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by Kevin Thurlow » Tue Dec 06, 2022 10:59 am

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Tue Dec 06, 2022 2:34 pm
Master Your Chess with Judit Polgar

Last post by John Upham « Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:35 am
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by John Upham » Sat Oct 29, 2022 11:55 am

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Last post by John Upham
Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:35 am
The Greatest Attacker in Chess: The Enigmatic Rashid Nezhmetdinov

Last post by Geoff Chandler « Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:39 am
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by John Upham » Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:18 pm

10 Replies

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Last post by Geoff Chandler
Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:39 am
The Silicon Road To Chess Improvement: Chess Engine Training Methods, Opening Strategies & Middlegame Techniques

Last post by Matt Mackenzie « Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:49 pm
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by John Upham » Wed Sep 21, 2022 4:01 pm

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Last post by Matt Mackenzie
Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:49 pm
United States Women’s Chess Champions, 1937–2020

Last post by John Upham « Tue Sep 13, 2022 4:22 pm

by John Upham » Tue Sep 13, 2022 4:22 pm

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On vol 2 of my great predecessors book

Last post by Carl Hibbard « Sat Sep 10, 2022 3:53 pm
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by AlanLlewellyn » Fri Sep 09, 2022 1:52 pm
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Sat Sep 10, 2022 3:53 pm
Chess for Schools (Crown House Publishing)

Last post by John Upham « Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:43 pm

by John Upham » Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:43 pm

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The Magnus Method: The Singular Skills of the World's Strongest Chess Player Uncovered and Explained

Last post by John Upham « Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:48 pm

by John Upham » Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:48 pm

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Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:48 pm
From Ukraine with Love for Chess

Last post by John Upham « Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:02 am

by John Upham » Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:02 am

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1983 Views

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Across the Battlefield: A Pawn's Journey

Last post by John Upham « Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:53 am

by John Upham » Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:53 am

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Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:53 am
The Partisan by Patrick Worrall

Last post by Kevin Thurlow « Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:19 am
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by Kevin Thurlow » Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:33 am

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Last post by Kevin Thurlow
Wed Jul 13, 2022 10:19 am
Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

Last post by John Upham « Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:02 am

by John Upham » Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:02 am

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Last post by John Upham
Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:02 am
Dynamic Defence

Last post by Jonathan Bryant « Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:28 am
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by John Upham » Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:48 am

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Last post by Jonathan Bryant
Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:28 am
"History of Lancashire Chess" by Mike Conroy

Last post by Roger de Coverly « Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:30 am
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by David Teague » Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:25 pm

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Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:30 am
Attacking Strategies for Club Players: How to Create a Deadly Attack on the Enemy King

Last post by John Upham « Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:14 pm

by John Upham » Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:14 pm

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Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:14 pm
Unbeatable!: The Art of Defense

Last post by John Upham « Thu May 26, 2022 11:37 am

by John Upham » Thu May 26, 2022 11:37 am

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Thu May 26, 2022 11:37 am
Modern Chess– From Steinitz to the 21st Century

Last post by John Upham « Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:41 am

by John Upham » Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:41 am

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Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:41 am
A Disreputable Opening Repertoire

Last post by J T Melsom « Fri Mar 04, 2022 7:25 pm
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by John Upham » Thu Feb 10, 2022 2:51 pm

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The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov Volume I: The Early Years 1921-1948

Last post by John Upham « Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:14 am

by John Upham » Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:14 am

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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:14 am
600 Modern Chess Puzzles

Last post by Simon Rogers « Thu Feb 24, 2022 1:03 am
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by John Upham » Tue Dec 28, 2021 11:05 am

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Thu Feb 24, 2022 1:03 am
Rather rare item

Last post by John Upham « Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:49 am

by John Upham » Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:49 am

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Wed Feb 23, 2022 10:49 am
Arkell's Endings

Last post by John Clarke « Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:12 pm
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by ben.graff » Wed Aug 05, 2020 8:09 am
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Last post by John Clarke
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