Steve Giddins Livres

Endgame expert Steve Giddins examines 50 of the finest examples of endgame play in the history of chess and covers the essential principles of winning endgame play.

Steve Giddins studies the French Winawer and its many variations. He examines instructive games, covers the most important lines and provides answers to all the key questions.

Master Steve Giddins selects and examines his favorite games from Alexander Alekhine, one of the greatest players of all time, and shows us how we can all learn and improve our chess by studying Alekhine's play.

In a sequel to the hugely successful 50 Essential Chess Lessons , Steve Giddins now presents 50 games that each illustrate an important winning method. This engaging and highly readable book is a painless way to build your personal arsenal of techniques and ideas.The games are mostly from the modern era, but with a few classic examples chosen to show key themes in as clear a way as possible. In these cases, the defender may have never seen the critical idea before, and fails to react appropriately. We then move on to more complex examples where the attacker needs to overcome stiffer resistance. Giddins repeatedly shows that despite the tactical complexity of many of these battles, the fundamental concepts can be grasped by all chess-players, and will help them navigate through apparently intimidating terrain.The many topics * Attacking weak colour complexes* The principle of two weaknesses* Choosing the right exchanges* Devastating opening preparation* Manoeuvring in 'restraint' structures* Handling must-win situations

Steve Giddins studies the English Opening and its many variations. He examines instructive games, covers the most important lines and provides answers to all the key questions.

Steve Giddins is an author acclaimed for his ability to write in down-to-earth style on fundamental chess topics. In this book he answers the questions that really matter to chess-players. His topics include many basic ideas, including some that have rarely been addressed so directly in chess literature, and thus are often misunderstood by club players. Where appropriate, the answers also address highly sophisticated concepts, providing insights gleaned from many years of experience and discussions with players and trainers of the highest level.Subjects * Playing Chess in General * The Opening * Tactics and Combinations * Planning and Strategy * Positional Play * The Endgame * Competitive Play * Training and Computers *Throughout, the ideas are backed up with examples from practical play and thought-provoking quotes from the great chess legends, thinkers and writers.

Steve Giddins selects and studies his favourite games by Aron Nimzowitsch, one of the key figures in the history of chess. Giddins demonstrates how we can all improve by learning from Nimzowitsch's masterpieces.

FIDE Master Steve Giddins selects and examines his favourite games from David Bronstein, one of the greatest and most loved chess players of all time, and shows us how we can all learn and improve our chess by studying Bronstein's masterpieces

This anthology presents the 45 most exciting of the hundreds of chess games as nominated in the column 'Just Checking' in New In Chess magazine. The games were chosen by chess greats such as Vishy Anand, Nigel Short and Vasyl Ivanchuk, all answering the question: What was the most exciting chess game you have ever seen? Besides inevitable 'usual suspects' like Kasparov-Topalov (Wijk aan Zee 1999) or the 'Immortal' Anderssen-Kieseritzky (London 1851), you'll be treated to a wide variety of lesser-known gems.

The back catalogue of New In Chess magazine is a fabulous source of chess instruction. For more than three decades every issue has been full of detailed and highly enlightening annotations by the world's best players. Acclaimed chess author Steve Giddins is firmly convinced that the study of well-annotated master games is the best way to improve. Therefore he has revisited the New in Chess vault and assembled the clearest and didactic examples. The Thrill of Skill is has chapters on attack and defence, sacrifices, material imbalances, pawn structures, endgames and various positional themes. There are masterclasses by dozens of chess legends and no fewer than eight World Champions. Together they provide the high standard of instructional material that today's club player needs.