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6 reviews
James C. Howell

International Chess Enterprises, 1997

Brilliant Intermediate Level End Game Book
Background: Currently, my ELO fluctuates between 1950 to about 2000, and I've made steady progress from about 1500 3 years ago. My initial upward surge could be attributed to a lot of tactical practice, and applying good middle game principles, and avoiding rapid chess. Most importantly, I kind of over-analyzed my losses, which really helped. Just to give you a reference point, I'd give the ...

The Art of Combination

3 reviews
Maxim V. Blokh

International Chess Enterprises, 1994

One of the Best Books of its Kind
Anyone who wishes to compile a book of combinations should use this book as his model. The author groups tactical problems by theme, rates each combination on a scale of 1-14, and gives the solutions at the end of each section. Nothing particularly difficult about that, but some writers don't have the decency to follow the above simple and fairly obvious steps. I commend the author for this ...

Secrets of Grandmaster Chess (New American Batsford Chess Library)

6 reviews
John Nunn

International Chess Enterprises, 1997

Very strong effort
I have both 'Secrets of Grandmaster Chess' and the earlier 'Secrets of Grandmaster Play' that Nunn co-authored with Griffiths. SGC has about 120 pages more than SGP. Much of this difference is spent in narrating Nunn's autobiographical and tournament details, which is itself quite readable. Some extra games and snippets of games are also given. Some of the analysis has been corrected and ...

Mastering the French (Batsford Chess Library Series) (New American Batsford Chess Library)

8 reviews
Neil McDonald, Andrew Harley

International Chess Enterprises, 1997

This book changed my chess tournament life. Period.
This review is very long, but it comes from someone with 1,500+ games' experience with the French Defense (live and on the internet). If not for this book, my chess career may have been over before it ever really got started. Let me begin by telling you a bit about my chess career before I started playing the French to provide a context. I don't think this is a digression; possibly, you will ...

Beating The Anti-King's Indians

3 reviews
Joe Gm Gallagher

Intl Chess Enterprises, 1996

A must have for any King's Indian Player
I love both sides of the King's Indian, and nothing frustrates me more than to have white avoid it with some offbeat system, such as the Torre or London. This book does an outstanding job of showing black how to handle these offbeat openings (which are showing up more and more often in tournament play).

Winning Pawn Structures

11 reviews
Alexander Baburin

International Chess Enterprises, 1997

A (redundant) review, AND correction of A.J.Goldsby I
Yes, this is a great book on the IQP. How can I add anything to the splendid reviews by Hashimm4 and A.J.Goldsby I? I can't, except to say, the book's title, "Winning Pawn Structures," is suspiciously misleading. How about something like "The Isolated Queen's Pawn: Winning Strategies"? Surely the title is a crass attempt by the publisher to increase his market of chess readers. But my REAL ...

Paul Keres: The Road to the Top

4 reviews
Paul Keres

International Chess Enterprises, 1997

Outstanding game annotations
This book contains Paul Keres' best games played in the period 1929-1950. And as one might imagine, almost all the games are against World class players. What sets this book apart from many others of its genre is the annotations. Another reviewer rightly mentioned that Keres' style of annotation is as good as Bronstein. Those who are familiar with David Bronstein's books will get the point. The ...

Attacking Technique

5 reviews
Colin Crouch

Intl Chess Enterprises, 1996

The essentials of chess attacking technique
International Master Colin Crouch has a lot of good books to his credit and 'Attacking Technique' continues that admirable trend. Weighing in at a "mere" 105 pages, one is tempted to think there simply can't be that much Chess knowledge to be had within, but this book is a poster child for the oft-repeated maxim of not judging a book by its cover. Crouch approaches the topic like an arrow would a ...

The Blockade

4 reviews
Aron Nimzowitsch

Chess Enterprises, 1983

a masterpiece
Its a pity that this book is not better known. It is truly one of the greatest books ever written on chess. It begins with the concept of blockade. This is a method of paralyzing enemy counter play, and preventing the enemy from organizing his forces. The appendix then gives the fundamental rules of strategy, in which, weak points are created or found in order to infiltrate and eventually ...

Impact of Genius: Five Hundred Years of Grandmaster Chess

4 reviews
Richard E. Fauber

International Chess Enterprises, 1992

Good bios on many players; decent game descriptions
This book is fun to read. And unlike an ordinary chessbook, this is one you actually READ, as opposed to study. The ratio of words to game annotations is unusually high. What's really great about the book is the number of relatively obscure players who receive attention. Fischer, Lasker, and Steinitz receive the most, but 45 other players get their own separate sections, in addition to the ...

Bishop Versus Knight (American Batsford Chess Library)

3 reviews
Steve Mayer

International Chess Enterprises, 1997

EXCELLENT book for intermediate level players!!
"Bishop v Knight: The Verdict" is an excellent book for intermediate level players. I am amazed at how different I look at the minor pieces now compared to how I looked at them before I ever cracked open the book. Definitely a recommendation for those that intend to take chess seriously, and that hope to reach expert or master level. Before reading this book, I always said "Bishops are ...

The Development of Chess Style

3 reviews
Max Gms Euwe, John Nunn, ...

International Chess Enterprises, 1997

A great book suitable to master and patzer alike
I have been too frugal to go buy this revised edition of The Development of Chess Style, but have thumbed through a friend's copy, and like it very much. The text has been completely rewritten in algebraic notation and the diagrams are now placed where their positions occur in the text rather than in the middle of the page as in my old edition. The portion written by Euwe has only been subtly ...

Paul Keres: The Quest for Perfection (New American Batsford Chess Library) (New American Batsford Chess ...

2 reviews
John Nunn, Paul Keres

Intl Chess Enterprises, 1997

A fitting tribute to the Crown Prince of Chess
Even in this age of 2700+ grandmasters, the games of Paul Keres retain their excitement and freshness. John Nunn has done a wonderful job of adding additional analysis to Keres's original comments, as well as giving us the later games Keres had not included in his Chess autobiography. 37 years in the Top 10 of Chess, four-time second-place winner in Candidates' Tournaments (yes, it's ...

1.Nc3 Dunst Opening

1 review
Wall

Chess Enterprises, 1995

350 games of chess
First things first. If you play 1 e4 d5 2 Nc3 against the Scandinavian, I think you ought to get this book. It has 350 games which start with 1 Nc3 (or transpose into 1 Nc3 d5 2 e4). Some are older games such as Napoleon versus De Remusat, 1804. The most recent game is from 1994. This book does not include any games which transpose into a Veresov or Blackmar or French (after 1 Nc3 d5 2 ...

The Dutch for the Attacking Player

3 reviews
Steffen Pedersen

International Chess Enterprises, 1996

Excellent repertoire book with Qe8 variation!
This book is a repertoire book centered around the Leningrad Dutch - a very aggressive (yet slightly risky for both white and black), tactical line. The specific line highlighted is as follows- 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. o-o o-o 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8. This book has three features that I really like- 1)An intro chapter discussing typical middlegame plans, tactics, and various pawn ...

Black Knights' Tango

2 reviews
Georgi Orlov

International Chess Enterprises, 1992

Super!
A well conceived book that packs a lot of information in a small package. This book explains the opening 1 d4 Nf6, 2 c4 Nc6. Orlov completely explains all White responses (and there aren't that many)giving his preferred lines. You can play through the lines in a fairly short time and really get the feel of this opening. Orlov supplies just enough prose to explain the plans and ideas. This ...

Rubinstein Complex

2 reviews
Leon Pliester

Intl Chess Enterprises, 1995

Complete Review Well Written & Presented
This book covers the 4. e3 variations of the Nimzo Indian. The Nimzo Indian is the only opening that I play with Black AND white. This book gives me all I need to play this line for both sides. You see IM Pleister tells the STORY of this variation. He has no axe to grind. He just lays it all out. Recent game references abound, the typeface is good, Diagrams are good - though as always I could ...

Practical Rook Endings

3 reviews
Edmar Mednis

Chess Enterprises, 1982

Variations or Ideas?
This book will not waste time on hundreds upon hundreds of tedious Rook and Pawn positions and variations. It will, however, give you the ideas on how to play these types of endings. Ideas are easier to memorize than variations - with the right idea, the correct variation will not be so hard to find. It even teaches how to play the "inferior" side of a rook ending. This book helped me improve ...

Mastering Tactical Ideas

2 reviews
Nikolay Minev

International Chess Enterprises, 2000

A must-have games collection for the tactically inept
As someone who is having a hard time improving my chess tactics, I found Minev's "Mastering Tactical Ideas" to be a godsend. By presenting tactical ideas from full games rather than just in "puzzle" format, Minev has created an instructive, interesting, and entertaining games collection. The book has over 200 full-length games, with just enough comments and annotations to help you understand ...

No Regrets: Fischer-Spassky 1992

3 reviews
Yasser Seirawan

International Chess Enterprises, 1993

A very honest view of the historic rematch!
GM Yasser Seirawan writes an account of the historic rematch between the suddenly appearing Bobby Fischer, and the long-obscured Boris Spassky. I love this book! Seirawan makes no apology for being a fan. He writes with honesty, but with the same child-like excitement that any Fischer fan would feel, from the preparations to the actual match itself. Most impressive to me was how the author ...

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