New Releases by Raymond Keene

The dramatic World Championship match in which Vladimir Kramnik surprisingly overthrew Garry Kasparov, the highest rated chess champion in the history of the game was, thanks to the internet, followed by more chess enthusiasts than any other chess championship match in chess history. For a month the eyes of the world were focused on the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith where the two grandmasters fought out their silent duel for two million dollars in prize money and the solid silver Howard Staunton trophy crafted by Asprey and Garrard, the Queen''s jewelers. Millions of viewers around the world followed the match live on the Brain Games website, www.braingames.net and this book distills the very best of the comments made by grandmasters on the spot and the players themselves. It also gives full details of how anyone can enter for the forthcoming Brain Games World Championship qualifier with the ultimate goal of competing face to face against the new world chess champion. (5 3/4 x 8 1/4, 128 pages, color photos, diagrams, charts)

A complete step-by-step course which shows you how to play and deepen your understanding of chess.

Learn the insights, concepts and moves of the greatest combinations ever by the greatest players of all time. From Alekhine to Morphy, from Fischer to Kasparov, the incredible combinations and brilliant sacrifices of thirteen World Champions are collected here in the most insightful combinations book ever written. Packed with fascinating stratagems, fifty annotated games, and great practical advice for your own play. Following the lead and brilliance of the champions, take your game to the next level. 264 pages

A complete defense provides Black with a first move that can be played against anything.

Since winning the World Championship in 1985 Gary Kasparov has dominated world chess in an unprecedented fashion.

Describes and analyzes each game of the Gary Kasparov-Nigel Short chess match, offers profiles of both contenders, and discusses the controversial decision to break away from FIDE, the World Chess Federation

This reference guide for club and tournament players looks at every important opening. Each opening and its variations are featured together, with all the vital information needed to playing the opening with confidence. Jon Speelman and Raymond Keene are both Grandmasters, Jon having won the British Championship three times. Jon Speelman is the author of Analysing the Endgame and Endgame Preparation.

Describes the game of chess, from the basic moves to strategies for attack and defense, with chapters on the history of the game, great champions, competitions, and computer chess.