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Books Available Now

  • Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual Chapter 1
  • Dvoretsky's Ending Manual Chapter 1
  • Tal-Botvinnik 1960 (Tal)
  • Modern Ideas in Chess (Réti)
  • Common Sense in Chess (Lasker)
  • Chess Fundamentals (Capablanca)
  • Lasker's Manual of Chess (Book 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
  • Kramnik-Kasparov London 2000 (Müller)
  • Let's Play Chess (Pandolfini)
  • Bird by Bird (Mackenzie)

Chess Evolution September 2011

  • Volume A
  • Volume C

ChessPub Opening Updates Available Now

  • d-Pawn Specials 09-2011 (London System 2.Bf4 c5) with GM Eric Prié
  • Open Sicilians 08-2011 with IM Richard Palliser
  • Nimzo & Benoni 09-2011 with GM John Emms
  • King's Indian 09-2011 with IM David Vigorito
  • 1 e4 e5 09-2011 with GM Victor Mikhalevski

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