Board, table top and strategy games

The 100 outstanding games in this volume are Mikhail Botvinnik's own choices as the best games he played before becoming World Champion in 1948.

Leading expert Paul Booth explores the growth in popularity of board games today, and unpacks what it means to read a board game.

Is it possible to learn how to attack your opponent's king from a book?

Was macht einen Schachweltmeister aus?

As late as 1950, many chess clubs in America excluded women.

The New Chess Computer Book is a revised edition of The Chess Computer Book that contains more than 50 percent new material about chess-playing microcomputers.

This is a continuation of a series of comprehensive chronological reference works listing the results of men's chess competitions all over the world--individual and team matches.

A book that tells the story of London since the thirties through the 28 streets, stations and utililties of the Monopoly board.

'Erste deutschsprachige Ausgabe eines Klassikers

Die gute Nachricht in Bezug auf Schachendspiele ist, dass Sie nur relativ wenige Endspiele wirklich auswendig kennen müssen.

Improve your chess game the fast and easy way You never get a second chance to make a first impression?

'A terrific work that is particularly suited for those from beginner to club player'JOHN WATSON, The Week in ChessThe fully revised and updated award-winning, bestselling, classic chess book by FIDE Master and chess world-record holder, Graham Burgess.

Destroy the competition on game night with this seriously funny guide packed with handy strategy, tricks, and tips from the experts.

Improve your chess by studying the greatest games of all time, from Adolf Anderssen's 'Immortal Game' to Magnus Carlsen's world championship victories, and featuring a foreword by five-times World Champion Vishy Anand.

Want to play chess like a champ?

Adulting is hard!

Starting his reign in 1927, Alexander Alekhine dominated the world of elite chess for more than a decade.

The best, the worst, the shortest, the oddest, the longest, the most deceitful, the most memorable, the most brilliant, the dumbest--of players, games, matches, tournaments, books, ideas, etc.

A wooden spoon?

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt des Schachspiels – und entdecken Sie, wie dessen Prinzipien Ihr Leben bereichern können.

During his first years in America, William Henry Krause Pollock participated in some of the most important American chess events of the 19th century.

Written by Barry Hymer and Peter Wells, Chess Improvement: It's all in the mindset is an engaging and instructive guide that sets out how the application of growth mindset principles can accelerate chess improvement.

Professional grandmasters study the latest wrinkles of their favorite openings.

One of the greatest chess legends of all time, Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935), is best known for founding the Hypermodernism school of chess, which emerged after World War I to challenge the chess ideologies of traditional central European masters.

An illuminating profile of the world champion chess player and political activist by the acclaimed author of Searching for Bobby Fischer.

In many ways, the Najdorf Sicilian is the ideal defense against 1.

This reference work continues a comprehensive series chronicling men's chess competitions.

A visually stunning exploration of a legendary fantasy worldThe Forgotten Realms offer D&D players an endless array of secrets to uncover, foes to fight, and treasures to be taken.

Since its first publication in 1950, The Right Way to Play Chess has taught chess to generations of beginners, taking them to the standard expected of good club players.

In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue.

This is the first volume of essays published on the television series Troy: Fall of a City (BBC One and Netflix, 2018).

Are you a dove or a hawk?

Chess was invented more than 1,500 years ago, and is played in every country in the world.

The seconds tick down relentlessly toward zero just as your game approaches the critical stage.

Now anyone can play chess with this straightforward, jargon-free introduction.

The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity.

Despite the advent and explosion of videogames, boardgames--from fast-paced party games to intensely strategic titles--have in recent years become more numerous and more diverse in terms of genre, ethos and content.

Learn how to think three moves ahead Chess is a complex and challenging game-but that's what makes it so much fun.

This book describes the intense rivalry--and collaboration--of the four players who created the golden era when USSR chess players dominated the world.

Drawing on new research, this biography of William Steinitz (1836-1900), the first World Chess Champion, covers his early life and career, with a fully-sourced collection of his known games until he left London in 1882.

During a career spanning more than 50 years, J.

You have limited time to devote to chess study, and most of that goes to reviewing your openings to move 25, with all their sidelines.

This continuation of a series of comprehensive chronological reference works lists the results of men's chess competitions all over the world--individual and team matches.

A ground-breaking approach to history where YOU choose the fate of WWII - perfect for readers of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The GCHQ Puzzle Book.

Many historical chess books focus on individual 19th century masters and tournaments yet little is written covering the full scope of competitive chess through the era.

It's your move.

Improve your RPG campaign with this comprehensive and interactive guide to making the most out of your gaming experience.

'Like The Queen's Gambit, this isn't really about chess, but power' Sunday Times What does it take to make it to the top of your game?

Chess, the ancient strategy game, meets the latest, cutting-edge philosophy in this unique book.