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The French Defence provides a good choice for players who want to create a dynamic, unbalanced situation out of the opening but baulk at the level of study required to master the ferociously complex Sicilian Defence. The…

It is hard to understate the importance of tactic ability to overall chess proficiency. Of course other elements such as a knowledge of opening play and an understanding of strategy are also important. However, it is…

The Modern Defence is an important opening that can be played by Black against absolutely any White opening system. It is an ambitious, counterattacking weapon, favoured by dynamic players. White is initially allowed to…

The Petroff Defence has traditionally been regarded as a reliable defensive mechanism to counter the aggressive 1 e4. It also has a reputation for being one of the most drawish of all openings and a choice that Black…

Winner of the Chess Journalists of America 2020 Best Instructional Book Award A winning streak in chess, says Cyrus Lakdawala, is a lot more than just the sum of its games. In this book he examines what it means when…

The Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence provides a battleground for one of the key conflicts in chess: structure versus activity. Black voluntarily accepts a weak pawn formation but in return obtains easy…

These days the move 1 d4 is often used as the precursor to quieter opening choices such as the London System, the Colle System or the Trompovsky. In this book the highly experienced chess author and coach Cyrus Lakdawala…

The Modern Defence is an opening that will appeal to player of an experimental nature. Black allows White to establish an apparently impressive position in the centre. The plan is to use this structure as a target ? it…

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and…

Denne flotte dameklokken er laget av det amerikanske klesmerke BCBG Max Azria (BCBGMAXAZRIA). Navnet til BCBG Max Azria kommer fra det franske utrykket "bon chic, bon genre". Et parisisk utrykk som betyr "god stil, god…

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and…

Cyrus Lakdawala studies his favourite Magnus Carlsen games. He examines Carlsen's skills in attack and defence, exploiting imbalances, accumulating advantages and endgame play, and shows us how we can all improve by…

Denne flotte dameklokken er laget av det amerikanske klesmerke BCBG Max Azria (BCBGMAXAZRIA). Navnet til BCBG Max Azria kommer fra det franske utrykket "bon chic, bon genre". Et parisisk utrykk som betyr "god stil, god…

Magnus Carlsen is arguably the strongest player of all time. His dominance is such that every loss comes as a shock. They remind us that even he has his weak moments. In fact, identifying the root causes of his losses…

Bent Larsen was one of the most influential chess players of the 20th century. He was a four-time Candidate for the World Championship and the first westerner to seriously challenge the Soviet Union's post-war dominance…

Denne flotte dameklokken er laget av det amerikanske klesmerke BCBG Max Azria (BCBGMAXAZRIA). Navnet til BCBG Max Azria kommer fra det franske utrykket "bon chic, bon genre". Et parisisk utrykk som betyr "god stil, god…

Cyrus Lakdawala selects and examines his favourite Tal games, from the beginning to the end of his exceptional career. Lakdawala shows how we can all improve our chess by learning from Tal's masterpieces.

IM Cyrus Lakdawala examines Bird's Opening. Using illustrative games, he explains the main positional and tactical ideas for both sides, provides answers to all the key questions and tells you everything you need to know…

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and…

2020 release, the seventh studio album by Miley Cyrus. Includes the single "Midnight Sky". Cyrus has cited Britney Spears and Metallica as musical influences on the album.  

Bobby Fischer is a legendary chess figure, and many consider him to be the greatest chess player of all time. Fischer was a child prodigy who later developed into a phenomenal force. During his peak years he dominated…

This book provides a rock solid opening repertoire for Black, using systems based on the move ...c6. The backbone of this repertoire is the Caro-Kann versus 1 e4 and the Semi-Slav (via a Slav move order) versus 1 d4. In…

Italian-American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana is the perfect role model for any aspiring player. Already a very strong grandmaster, he announced his presence as a leading contender for the world title in 2014 when he…

Ian Nepomniachtchi, challenger to Magnus Carlsen's World Championship title in 2021, is an outstanding chess talent. 'Nepo' as he is universally known is a fascinating player and this book assesses his career and…

International Master Cyrus Lakdawala examines all Anti-Sicilian lines and presents a repertoire for Black. This book tells you everything you need to know about facing the Anti-Sicilians.

Goethe once wrote, 'Everything is both simpler than we can imagine, and more complicated than we can conceive.' He could well have had chess endgames in mind. Endgames have fewer pieces on the board than middlegames but…

In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala invites the reader to join him in studying the Sveshnikov Sicilian. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the Sveshnikov Sicilian with…

This new series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and…

Cyrus Lakdawala examines Kramnik's skills in attack and defence, exploiting imbalances, dynamic elements, accumulating advantages and endgame play.

Viktor Korchnoi is a chess legend. In a career which has spanned over 60 years, he won countless grandmaster tournaments, was a four-time Soviet Champion, a multi-time World Championship Candidate, and twice fought for…

Cyrus Lakdawala studies his favourite Magnus Carlsen games. He examines Carlsen's skills in attack and defence, exploiting imbalances, accumulating advantages and endgame play, and shows us how we can all improve by…

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…

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and…

Denne flotte dameklokken er laget av det amerikanske klesmerke BCBG Max Azria (BCBGMAXAZRIA). Navnet til BCBG Max Azria kommer fra det franske utrykket "bon chic, bon genre". Et parisisk utrykk som betyr "god stil, god…

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and…

International Master Cyrus Lakdawala examines both openings in detail and provides a highly practical repertoire for White based on a mix of the Colle and the London.

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and…

The Move by Move series provides an ideal format for the keen chessplayer to improve their game. While reading you are continually challenged to answer probing questions - a method that greatly encourages the learning…

This new series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and…

Vladimir Kramnik is a giant of the chess world. He firmly secured his legendary status when he won the World Championship in 2000 by defeating the previously dominant Garry Kasparov - the only player ever to do so in a…

The first in an exciting new series featuring forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven, from world-renowned author Michael Robotham.

De største hitsa fra 2013 er samlet på doble Absolute Music 2013 - blant artistene finner vi kjentfolk som Katy Perry ("Roar"), Envy ("Am I Wrong"), Ylvis ("The Fox"), Miley Cyrus ("We Can't Stop"), Avicii ("Wake Me…

Amazons--fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world--were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians…

Det er lite igjen av Disney-prinsessa hun en gang var, og overgangen fra barnestjerne til voksen artist har definitivt fått reaksjoner. Men imageskifte og MTV-kontrovers til tross - det er først og fremst musikken som…