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Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids V2 The Chess'n Math Association is proud to announce a 4th book for kids by Jeff Coakley entitled "Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids Volume 2". Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids Volume 2 is a fun and instructive workbook for children 7 to 13. Full of imaginitive drawings, it combines standard chess problems with a variety of insightful chess-related puzzles. Slightly more advanced than volume 1, its aim is to further develop a student's tactical skills. The main part of the book consists of exercise sheets with more than 1000 positions, covering basic mates and simple tactics such as forks, pins and discovered checks. There are also 100 pages of additional material with names like Lilly's Puzzlers, Switcheroos, Who's the Goof, Chess Mazes and Double Whammies. This book can be studied by itself or used as a supplement to the author's earlier works: Winning Chess Strategy For Kids and Winning Chess Exercises for Kids. Taken togeher, they make a complete course of instruction for the aspiring player. Item ID EA63 Our price $ 29.95

Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids by Jeff Coakley Winning Chess Puzzles For Kids is the perfect introduction to basic chess tactics for children ages 7 to 13. Full of imaginative drawings, this fun and instructive workbook combines standard chess problems with a variety of insightful chess-related puzzles. The main part of the book consists of exercise sheets with more than 1000 positions, covering mates in one or two moves, and simple tactics such as forks, pins, and discovered checks. There are also over 100 pages of additional material with names like Lily's Puzzlers, Combo Mombo, Kiril's Kontest, Who's The Goof, and Switcheroos, as well as word searches and chess mazes. This book can be studied by itself or used as a supplement to the author's earlier works: Winning Chess Strategy For Kids and Winning Chess Exercises For Kids. Taken together, they make a complete course of instruction for the aspiring player. Item ID EA51 Our price $ 29.95

Win Chess Strategy Kids This wonderfully entertaining book also happens to be quite effective. Everything any child will need to know about chess strategy and more is here in this book, which is well laid out and easy to follow. Part of the fun factor for kids is that the book is replete with cartoon images of chess characters to help make the learning experience more exciting. A bright and colorful cover, as well as the large workbook format and algebraic notation make this a book which will occupy your child's attention for many hours. The flexible "perfect binding" makes it easy to turn the pages and have them stay in place. Item ID EA18 Our price $ 29.95

Checkmate University Bk 1 by Michael Yip The Chess'n Math Association is proud to announce a very generous donation by Michael Yip, author of two excellent books "Checkmate University Book 1" and "Checkmate University Book 2". Mike also taught chess to youngsters for the Chess'n Math Association in the 1990's in Montreal and continued teaching when he moved to B.C. The Chess'n Math Association is the distributor of these books. Mike has decided to donate his future Royalties from these two books to the reigning B.C. grade 1 champion every year beginning in 2010. Royalties earned in 2009 will go to the winner of the 2010 B.C. grade 1 champion which is determined in the first half of 2010 provided this player represents B.C. at the Nationals of the Canadian Chess Challenge in the same year. The youngster will receive the prize in a presentation at the National event. The 2011 B.C. grade 1 champion will receive the Royalties earned in 2010 etc. The Book of Chess Exercises 1: for K-6 Children. This is the first of a pair of checkmate execise books which start complete beginners off correctly, teaching them the basics of important checkmating postions in an easy to follow, workbook-style format with lots of diagrams. There are no frills in the production of the cover or the binding, but the information and the positions inside make this volume well worth the price. Designed for children, but it is great for beginners of all ages! This is an excellent checkmating workbook which imparts essential checkmating information to beginning students of chess! Algebraic notation, 104 pages, with a separately bound, 24 page answer-key. (Published by the Chess Federation of Canada; 1999) Item ID PA39 Our price $ 9.95

Checkmate University Bk 2 by Michael Yip The Chess'n Math Association is proud to announce a very generous donation by Michael Yip, author of two excellent books "Checkmate University Book 1" and "Checkmate University Book 2". Mike also taught chess to youngsters for the Chess'n Math Association in the 1990's in Montreal and continued teaching when he moved to B.C. The Chess'n Math Association is the distributor of these books. Mike has decided to donate his future Royalties from these two books to the reigning B.C. grade 1 champion every year beginning in 2010. Royalties earned in 2009 will go to the winner of the 2010 B.C. grade 1 champion which is determined in the first half of 2010 provided this player represents B.C. at the Nationals of the Canadian Chess Challenge in the same year. The youngster will receive the prize in a presentation at the National event. The 2011 B.C. grade 1 champion will receive the Royalties earned in 2010 etc. This is a book of chess exercises suitable for children Kindergarten to Grade 6. It is meant to be a source of practice material and can be used by teachers or young children working independantly. There are 624 one-move chess exercises for developing and reinforcing the basic chess skills of Capturing Checkmating Seeing and playing elementary tactics (forks, skewers,pins and discovered attacks) The problems are arranged by subject and grouped into sets that gradually increase in difficulty. There is a 36 problem final quiz at the end of the book to assess your skill level. A separate answer book included. Children enrolled in chess courses given by Chess and Math can use this material for the Pawn level to the Bishop level. The author has sucessfully used this program for many years as an instructor for Chess and Math. Each student should have their own book so they work at their own speed. Item ID PA40 Our price $ 9.95

Winning Chess Exercises for Kids by Jeff Coakley "Winning Chess Exercises for Kids" by Jeff Coakley complements his first book "Winning Chess Strategy for Kids" which was an instant best seller and is now in its 3rd printing! "Winning Chess Exercises for Kids" is a fun and comprehensive workbook for children ages 7 to 13. Full of original material and entertaining artwork, it's the ideal study guide for developing skill at the royal game. Parents and teachers are sure to like it too. The main part of the book consists of 100 exercise sheets with 9 diagrams each. The positions include forced checkmates, combinations that win material, defensive and general strategic problems as well as endgames. The extensive solution pages give detailed analysis of both correct and incorrect moves. Important concepts are explained in clear and simple language. Although it can be used independently, this book was designed as a companion to the author's "Winning Chess Strategy for Kids". Taken together, they provide a complete and challenging course of instruction for the aspiring player. Jeff Coakley is a nationally rated chess master and one of Canada's leading coaches. He has been teaching chess to young people for 18 years, in Toronto and Halifax, as well as on the internet. Many of his students have been national champions and competed successfully in international youth events. He is also the editor of Scholar's Mate magazine and an active organizer of children's Chess tournaments. Item ID PA70 Our price $ 24.95

Browne: Stress of Chess Walter Browne is a living legend of chess, a hurricane of a player with a daredevil approach. Browne, famous for his hair-raising time-trouble duels, considers chess ‘a natural cerebral high’. ‘By competing you are a winner, no matter the result’ is his motto. At the peak of his career Browne won the US Championship six times and claimed countless national and international tournaments. A regular and successful competitor in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, his achievements as a poker player are almost as impressive. In this memoir, Walter Browne recounts his formative years, when he befriended and played Bobby Fischer in New York City, and his later life on the road, when he trotted the globe, living life to the full. Sharing colourful anecdotes about chess legends such as Tal, Karpov and Timman, and his rivals in the rough-and-tumble of American opens, Browne looks back on a rich career. He presents his best games, full of sacrifices and fireworks, in a clear style that is easily accessible for amateur players. Item ID JA269 Our price $ 37.95

Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna If only life was as straightforward as a book of chess exercises! If only someone would tap you on the shoulder every time the moment to show your tactical skills has arrived! However, the reality is that during a game you are on your own. Nobody will whisper in your ear when you have reached a position that is, in fact, a tactical puzzle and all you have to do is solve it. Emmanuel Neiman offers help. He has identified a number of signals that tell you that somewhere in the position you are looking at there is a tactical blow just waiting to be found. What you need is a way to read those signals. What you need, and what Neiman helps you to acquire, is a Chess Tactics Antenna. In this trail-blazing book, Emmanuel Neiman presents the seven main signals that help you to determine the moment you must start looking for a win. He also teaches you, with lots of instructive examples, how to interpret these signals and how to find the killer move. Item ID PA131 Our price $ 31.95

Pirc-Modern: Perfect The Pirc Defence and the Modern Defence are two naturally entwined chess openings that are both flexible and rich in strategic and tactical ideas. They feature in the repertoire of great players like Kramnik, Grischuk and Ivanchuk, and are equally popular at club level. In The Perfect Pirc-Modern, Viktor Moskalenko, a renowned propagator of dynamic play who has championed the Pirc-Modern for many years, presents and explains: the similarities and differences between the Pirc and the Modern Defence the ideas and plans that really matter the various pawn structures and how to handle them tricky transpositions: opportunities and risks a wealth of new resources in well-known lines (for both Black and White) countless novelties. Moskalenko expertly guides you through this ground-breaking opening book with the enthusiasm, the ease and the humour that characterize his style. Item ID OPIA16 Our price $ 31.95

Nick's Best Selected Chess Games of Bryon Nickoloff by Lawrence Day Canada's eccentric International Master Bryon Nickoloff was a genius at opening preparation and endgame strategy. The main reason he never became a Grandmaster was habitual time trouble with the clock. He was simply addicted to the adrenaline of time scrambles. So this book will be very educational for students of openings and endgames, but a dramatic 'cautionary tale' regarding the time-consuming search for perfection in the middlegame. "Nickoloff, with an IQ of 180, whizzed through school with no mark below 95. He was one of a select group of students picked for the city's short-lived experiment in advanced independent learning. At 15, he joined a chess club at a local YMCA. 'There were 500 people there and everyone was beating me, ' says Nickoloff. 'But six months later, 1 could beat them all. ' He became 'obsessed' with the game and would play six hours a day, study chess books and famous games for another 10 hours. ..." Dave Stonehouse, Toronto Star, November 13, 1988 "...there is such a thing as chess talent. It manifests as a sort of premature intuition. The player just naturally sees the right moves in complex or bizarre positions, or feels when the turning point in the game is at hand. ...Two Canadians have impressed this columnist as being more talented than the rest. One is Kevin Spraggett of Montreal, who has gone on to become a Grandmaster ...The other is Bryon Nickoloff of Toronto ..." Jonathan Berry, Globe and Mail, June 3, 1989 International Master Lawrence Day of Toronto is a former Canadian Champion and 13 time member of the national Olympic team. After graduating in 1971 with an honours degree in English literature from Carleton University in Ottawa, he relocated to Toronto where he thrived as a chess player, teacher and writer. For several years he was 'Resident Analyst' for Chess Canada (a commune that supported itself by producing the magazine). Later Day wrote for magazines Modern Chess Theory, En Passant, Inside Chess as well as authoring a syndicated column distributed by the Toronto Star. He is the author of two books published in England: The Grand Prix Attack (with Julian Hodgson) and The Big Clamp which later became a collector's item. Day's first tournament game with Bryon Nickoloff was in 1972; Day was the heavy favourite but it ended in a draw. Fifty tournament games later their score remained roughly balanced, the 'Nick' slightly better at 30-minute Active, Day slightly better at regulation time. Friends as well as rivals, they both loved chess! Published by the Chess'n Math Association June 2007 295 pp Item ID JA187 Our price $ 29.95

Suttles Chess on Edge V1 by Bruce Harper and Yasser Seirawan Explore the unique and confusing chess of Canadian Grandmaster Duncan Suttles In the era before computer-driven homogenization of chess styles and the instant transmission of new moves through the internet, chess players had distinctive styles, and none was more distinctive than that of Canadian Grandmaster Duncan Suttles. Few players has been as willing to take risks as Suttles, and his games combine fearlessness and creativity in a unique way. Suttles played fighting, uncompromising chess. While his ideas may not always have been objectively correct, his opponents' faced the challenge of proving that at the board. Suttles was not afraid to lose games, and he was even less afraid to lose post-mortems! In this, the first volume of a three-volume series, 100 of Suttles' games are analysed in detail. Readers of all levels of experience and ability will enjoy these games and learn from them. Item ID JA195 Our price $ 39.95

Suttles Chess on Edge V2 by Bruce Harper and Yasser Seirawan Explore the unique and confusing chess of Canadian Grandmaster Duncan Suttles In this, the second volume of a three-volume series, over 200 games of Canadian Grandmaster Duncan Suttles are analysed in depth. This volume features games which begin with the "A" category of openings, using the opening classification system popularized by the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings. Classifying Suttles' openings is no easy task. The reader will find many games described as "Unnamed Opening", which have in common only the signature first move 1.g3. The opaque intricacies of the "Suttles System" are explored in this volume, along with many epic games starting with the English Opening, which Suttles played for White and faced as Black. Many of Suttles' attacking ideas from the Closed Sicilian (coming in Volume 3) are seen here. Another important series of games for the serious student are the "Rats" (1...g6) where White foregoes an immediate attack and proceeds more positionally with 3.c4. The Strategic plans and tactics Suttles devised in this opening are as valid today as when they were played. Most of all, this volume features many hard-fought, uncompromising and confusing games by one of the most original and fearless Grandmasters to have played the Royal Game. Item ID JA196 Our price $ 39.95

Suttles Chess on Edge V3 by Bruce Harper and Yasser Seirawan Explore the unique and confusing chess of Canadian Grandmaster Duncan Suttles The third volume of a three-volume series on Canadian Grandmaster Duncan Suttles features 300 games which begin with the "B" to "E" categories of openings, using the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings opening classification system. For much of his career, Suttles played 1.e4, and in this volume examines his unique approaches to the Alekhine's, Caro-Kann, French and Sicilian Defenses. The reader will discover new possibilities in the advanced variations against the Caro-Kann and French, learn to fear the Portland Attack (although for which side might be in doubt), and will fond a gold mine of ideas in the Closed Sicilian. As Black, Suttles was an unwavering proponent of 1...g6, and devotees of this opening will find many "Rat" and Pirc Defenses, including games against some of the world's top players. Suttles didn't play favorites! He played fearless chess, and the final volume of his game collection contains its full quota of dramatic, intense struggles. Item ID JA197 Our price $ 39.95

Chess Informant #116 (Book Only) Item ID OI116N Our price $ 42.95

Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations 4th E Fourth edition (2013) Total of 3,001 combinations Hardcover, 660 pages Themes: a. Annihilation of defence b. Blockade c. Clearance d. Deflection e. Discovered attack f. Pinning g. Demolition of pawn structure h. Decoy i. Interference j. Double attack ECC4 is a completely revised and updated edition of one of the fundamental books about the art of combinational chess. In comparison to the third edition there are 292 more examples but in general about 1/3 of the previous edition is changed, not to mention again the different structure. The content represents the work of our Editorial Board of experienced grandmasters and international masters. It is always possible that some known combinations were missed; however, it should be rare example. Anyway, this is one of the reasons why different editions exist and future ones will follow. Item ID MA160 Our price $ 59.95

Chess Informant #116 (with CD) Chess Informant 116, Lighthouse edition, 2013, 340pp. Featuring: “Garry’s Choice 115” – 4th edition - exclusive column by Garry Kasparov. The 13th World champion dissects top games of modern chess/ in English “Old Wine in New Bottles” - Expert classroom by well-known author GM Mihail Marin, in English “Top Three” – exclusive, deep annotations by world top players, Dmitry Jakovenko, Sergey Rublevsky and Ernesto Inarkiev/ in English One country - Greece, textual annotations by GMs Halkias, D.Mastrovasils, A.Mastrovasilis and Kapnisis / , in English “CI Labs 116” – Eight theoretical surveys with original analyses by GM’s in English B33 Mista B47 Ivanisevic B90 Perunovic C47 D.Mastrovasilis C72 Shankland D17 Sundararajan E12 Sanikidze E39 Sumets Rising Stars – World Youth champion Dariusz Swiercz, Portrait with two exclusive annotations Guest column by BCM, annotated game by David Howell, in English Portrait of Etienne Bacrot – The best from his career so far, in Informant non-language style Games – traditional section with 200+ annotated games, Morozevich, Efimenko, Volokitin, Shankland, Bartel, Macieja, Tiviakov, Roiz, Sulskis, Berg, Rublevsky, Inarkiev, etc. / in Informant non-language style Problems column - In memoriam Milan Velimirovic Standard Informant content: Contest for the best game and novelty, Combinations, Endings, Excellent moves, Studies by Y.Afek, Tournaments report Item ID OI116CD Our price $ 59.95

French: Modern -Complete Guide For Black This book will change your view of one of the most popular chess openings of all time. The Modern French presents the ambitious black player with an innovative and reliable repertoire, based on sound strategy with a sharp sting. In their long practice as chess professionals Grandmaster Dejan Antic and International Master Branimir Maksimovic have developed many unconventional ideas in the French. Now they have teamed up to present their findings in a complete and up-to-date guide for players of all levels. The authors explain strategic concepts and attacking plans, present new concepts and reveal numerous novelties in topical main lines. They also turn various sidelines into deadly surprise weapons. The Modern French will give you a better understanding of the subtleties of this ever popular opening, while showing you how it can be used as a fighting weapon for Black. Dejan Antic is a grandmaster who was born in Serbia. He now lives and works as a trainer in Kavala, Greece. He has won many tournaments in his career, and has written a range of opening articles in Chess Informant and the New In Chess Yearbooks. International Master Branimir Maksimovic was also born in Serbia. He has worked as a chess coach for 30 years. Maksimovic has played the French Defence all his life and has gained a reputation as an expert in the opening. ISBN: 978-90-5691-399-1 Pages: 368 Item ID OFRA42 Our price $ 34.95

Nakamura Hikaru: Fighting Chess With This is the very first book to focus exclusively on Hikaru Nakamura, the greatest American chess player since the legendary Robert James Fischer. The book features a prologue penned by Lubomir Kavalek, who was none other than Bobby’s insider and supporter at the match of the century against Boris Spasski in 1972. In this book, grandmaster Karsten Müller from Hamburg and chess journalist Raymund Stolze from Berlin document the 24-year-old’s fascinating journey to the top of world chess. Interestingly, Hikaru was not a typical child prodigy, and at his first Junior World Championships didn’t even make it onto the winners’ podium. Although he won a World Cup medal aged just 13, today he creates true miracles. Item ID JA270 Our price $ 32.95

Chess Cooler Bag 600 denier nylon Fully insulated main compartment Adjustable shoulder strap Top panel chess board Chess/Checker pieces Holds 36 cans 12”w x 14”h x 9.5”d Item ID M-32 Our price $ 24.95

Catan: Explorers & Pirates (Exp.) Take your Catan game over the horizon and discover a life of island adventure with Catan: Explorers and Pirates™! The five scenarios in this set require you to master not one island but three, and the sea as well! With a wealth of new pieces, rules and options, Klaus Teuber’s masterpiece is more compelling than ever! Explore and trade with ships designed to carry settlers, cargo or adventurers. Settle new lands, battle pirates, acquire spices and locate the grand banks of Catanian fish! The Catan: Explorers and Pirates™ expansion features five scenarios and three missions. Some of the scenarios make use of the missions while others do not, allowing you to mix and match for maximum variety and replayability. Land Ho! Explore the seas of Catan and discover two new islands to expand your settlements. Once you’ve discovered an island, you must use ships to ferry settlers from one island to another and colonize distant lands. (Introductory Scenario) Pirate Lairs! In this scenario pirates prowl the seas along with your trading vessels. Pay tribute to the pirates or drive them off. Then find and capture their lairs to earn gold and Victory Points! (One Mission Scenario) Fish For Catan! The people of Catan are short of food! These are deep water fish though, so first you must find their shoals before you can catch them! The Council of Catan will reward players with Victory Points for returning fish to the island, as well as for capturing pirate lairs. Just watch out for roaming pirates, not only will they demand gold for tribute, they might also get to the fish before you do! (Two Mission Scenario) Spices For Catan! In this scenario the Council of Catan wants you to find fish and spices for the people of Catan! As before, they reward the most industrious merchant captains with victory points. Obtaining spice will require you to become friends with the mysterious inhabitants of the Spice Islands but in return they will not only trade you spices but teach you their knowledge of sailing or even pirate fighting techniques! (Two Mission Scenario) Explorers and Pirates! This lengthy and challenging scenario brings everything from the previous scenarios together! Explore new lands, capture pirate lairs, find fish and befriend the inhabitants of the spice isles! (Three Mission Scenario) Item ID UN-3069 Our price $ 49.99

Chess Mate Hand Held Chess Computer Item ID O-1075 Our price $ 14.95