Biographies

This is the most complete and thorough biography of José Raúl Capablanca, one of the greatest...

Het eerste deel van Judith Polgar's schaakautobiografie vertelt het fascinerende verhaal van haar...

"This is the second of a 4-volume series on Korchnoi. Volume III is expected later this year...

The third volume of Elk and Ruby’s treatise on Viktor Korchnoi, penned by FM Hans Renette and IM...

The fourth and final volume of FM Hans Renette and IM Tibor Karolyi's treatise on the life and...

In his heyday, Samuel Reshevsky was one of the great contenders for the world title and, according...

Louis Paulsen (1833–1891) was one of the 19th century’s strongest chess players and a world...

"De Hollandse Opening in analyses en beschouwingen" Met de serie “Mijn Hollands...

‘Mastering the Sunshine State’In this book I would like to tell the story of my chess journey...

19th Century Berlin Chess BiographiesAround 1860 a wave of talented youth intensified the Berlin...

One of the most sought after chess books out there. Second-hand but in excellent condition....

A critical examination of Lasker's writings on a variety of subjects World War I, history, science,...

While today, Reginald Pryce Michell (1873-1938) is largely forgotten, he was a quiet giant of his...

In 1967, 25-year-old Rolf Martens won the Swedish Championship playing faster than anyone before....

Drawing on new research, this biography of William Steinitz (1836–1900), the first World Chess...

"Chess and Life Lessons - From the South Bronx to the White House"David MacEnulty dared to dream...

Hundreds of games, thousands of pages! For forty years Paul Keres remained one of the world’s...

Born in Bakhmut, Ukraine, and brought up in Odessa, Boris Verlinsky (1888-1950) was the first...

Who is the greatest chess player of all time, the GOAT? Who is in the top ten? Let the debate...

We all have an intuitive feeling of the stress, pressure and frustration on the path to winning a...

"A Year with the Chess Genius"Bobby Fischer, the enigmatic 11th World Chess Champion, lived in...

"His Life and Chess Games"Paul Morphy might well be the most brilliant and enigmatic chess champion...

It is not really in doubt that Bobby Fischer is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) chess...

Swedish chess legend Ulf Andersson was a positional genius with a crystal-clear style. In his...