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1-877-91-CHESS This week's coupon codes are "walnut8" and "passport10." See below for details... This Week at
ChessCafe.com Standing on the Feet of the Past
I'm afraid I'm going to say a few things that might disappoint you. Just a Game
I knew that it had to end, one day. We are living in a world of fugacity. The Art of Drawing
The comparison between a prearranged draw and robbery will seem too harsh to most chess players. Shatranj: A Study of the Past For the Present
Shatranj requires much more deliberation and caution in its moves. Modern Times
There is something special about hearing from the former world champion himself. The Trompowsky
Andrew Martin simplifies the theory of the Trompowsky and creates an easy-to understand repertoire. Plus, look for special holiday offers posted with each column.
 In the spirit of the holiday season, we are pleased to offer ChessCafe.com customers the opportunity to purchase the Walnut Magnetic Chess Set at a discount of $8.00 from suggested retail price. Just add the item to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code "walnut8" (without the quotes) to purchase this fine set at the amazingly low price of $16.95. This offer expires December 31, 2009.
Book Notes  Constructing an opening repertoire is one of the chess player's most difficult and time-consuming tasks. Turned off by masses of theory, many players shy away from critical lines and concentrate on trappy lines, universal systems, or variations which concede the advantage of the first move in order to get a playable position. In the DVD, 1.e4 Repertoire, Sam Collins offers another way. Discussing sound, aggressive lines, all with regular top-level support from GMs Tiviakov, Howell, Pavasovic and others, Collins breaks down each position into its key components and explains the core plans and ideas, together with enough theory to avoid any accidents and catch your opponents by surprise. With over eight levels of top-class instruction, he helps lay the foundation for a repertoire to last for your whole chess career. Video running time: 8 hours! Revolutionize Your Chess is a breakthrough in chess teaching by Former Ukrainian Champion and experienced chess coach Viktor Moskalenko. A new concept which teaches players how to develop their personal skills and presents five new basic rules for improving at chess. Moskalenko puts emphasis on the dynamic character of developing the game.
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White to Move/Solution Below | | Once they have reached a certain level most players fail to make real progress. Viktor Moskalenko
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Reviews in Brief |  Power Play 11: Defence
by Daniel King Most chess players are eager to devour a book on tactics, familiarize themselves with typical mating patterns, practice positions featuring the Greek sacrifice, or learn how to pry open files against the opponent's king. Attack is exciting! There is no shortage of materials out there to emulate Morphy or Tal, and they come with exciting titles such as Rocking the Ramparts, Fire on Board, Storming the Barricades, The Art of Attack, etc. Defense, on the other hand, gets close to zero attention, which is rather unfortunate because players often have to defend their positions over the board. Defense is a vital skill for the improving player. PowerPlay 11: Defence by GM Daniel King focuses on ways to avoid falling into defensive positions. He gets us started with ten puzzles, leaving the solutions at the end of the DVD. The idea is to first go over the main content before looking at the solutions, so that we can reassess our answers with the newly-gained knowledge. This is an excellent way to get viewers involved, treating the subject as a skill-development need. King's style of presenting is suitable for club-players of all levels. He is well-known for his engaging style and clarity of communication, one of the main reasons the Power Play series is so effective. He often stops to dissect positions, and no matter what the subject of King's DVDs, we leave enlightened with a greater understanding of positional chess. Read the full review here.
 In the spirit of the holiday season, we are pleased to offer ChessCafe.com customers the opportunity to purchase the Passport Chess Set at a discount of $10.00 from suggested retail price. Just add the item to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code "passport10" (without the quotes) to purchase this fine set at the amazingly low price of $17.95. This offer expires December 31, 2009. | | |
| | | New Catalog Additions 12/23 Revolutionize Your Chess
12/23 Chess Secrets: The Giants of Power Play (restock)
12/22 1.e4 Repertoire: Grandmaster Lines Explained for Club Players (DVD)
12/22 Accelerated Dragon (DVD - restock)
12/21 Chess Informant CD Explosion
12/21 Roman's Lab: Vol. 87, Games for the Scotch Player (DVD)
12/21 Chess Secrets: The Giants of Power Play (restock)
12/20 Foxy Openings Vol. 93: The Modern Stonewall Dutch (DVD)
12/20 Starting out: the Scandinavian (restock)
12/19 Roman's Lab: Vol. 86, Games for the Grand Prix Player (DVD)
12/19 Attack with Mikhail Tal (restock)
12/19 Art of Attack in Chess (restock)
12/18 Foxy Openings Vol. 92: The English Opening 1 c4 for the Average Player (DVD)
12/17 Roman's Lab: Vol. 85, Understanding the Concept of the Middlegame Based on Opening Strategy (DVD)
12/16 Summerville Chessboards
12/15 School of Future Champions 5: Secrets of Creative Thinking
12/14 ChessBase Magazine 133 (DVD)
12/13 Mega Database 2010 (DVD)
12/13 Big Database 2010 (DVD)
12/12 The Magic of Chess Tactics (DVD)
12/11 Foxy Openings Vol. 91: A Repertoire for Black Against Unusual Openings (DVD)
12/10 School of Future Champions 3: Secrets of Endgame Technique
12/9 Kasparov's Fighting Chess 1999-2005
12/7 Diary of a Chess Queen
12/6 Roman's Lab: Rybka's Quest for Replacing the Ruy Lopez (DVD)
12/5 Chess Exam: You vs. Bobby Fischer |
12/4 Kaissiber 35
12/3 Russian Silhouettes (New Enlarged Edition)
12/1 Win in the Opening
11/30 Zuke 'Em (Expanded Edition)
11/27 Bxh7+ (Only $12.59!)
11/24 Foxy Openings Vol. 90: The Von-Hennig Schara Gambit Easily Explained (DVD)
Puzzle Answer: 31.d6! 0-1 An elegant fork by the d-pawn, diverting the enemy pieces: 31...Qxd6 (31...Bxd6 32.Qxf6 +-) 32.a7! with the same deviation idea, winning the Nb6. Moskalenko-Novikov, Odessa 1989 (Source: Revolutionize Your Chess)
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