Books published by Everyman Chess

First Steps books are based around carefully selected instructive games which demonstrate exactly what both sides are trying to achieve. There is enough theory to enable the improving player to get to grips with the opening without feeling overwhelmed. If you want to take up a new opening, First Steps is the ideal place to start.

Richard Reti is one of the most fascinating characters in the history of chess. His new approach to chess theory was dubbed Hypermodern" and led to the development of the Reti Opening (1 Nf3).

In this book the highly experienced coach international master Andrew Martin explains the basic ideas behind all the different variations you can encounter after 1 d4 d5 2 c4. First Steps is a new opening series and is ideal for improving players who want simple and straightforward explanations.

First Steps is a new opening series and is ideal for improving players who want simple and straightforward explanations.

All Grandmasters are able to devote themselves body and soul to actually playing a game of chess, but few indeed are able to the same when analysing the games of their fellow Grandmasters. Yet it was by this method that Timman, following the teachings of Botvinnik, trained himself to become one of the finest analysts in the world - and why his annotations to this carefully selected collection of games are acknowledged to be of a depth and quality rarely seen in chess literature. Each game is critically dissected, and each claim of a mistake backed up by hard analysis. In striving for perfection, Timman seeks to discover the truth of each game; to provide not just a wonderful annotated game, but to present the definitive evaluation behind a top-class struggle between two great minds. This book, long hailed as classic, has been fully revised by Timman for this enlarged new edition. Dutch Grandmaster Jan Timman has been one of the world's leading players since the mid-1970s. His outstanding tournament record includes victories at Linares, Wijk aan Zee, Amsterdam, Tilburg and numerous other top-class events. He is also an exceptional match player, and has been a permanent fixture in the final stages of the World Championship cycle over the past 10 years.

Paraguayan grandmaster, Zenon Franco has long been a fan of Paul Keres and has now collected together 38 of his finest games, along with numerous extracts from other encounters.

First Steps is a new opening series and is ideal for improving players who want simple and straightforward explanations.

First Steps books are based around carefully selected instructive games which demonstrate exactly what both sides are trying to achieve. There is enough theory to enable the improving player to get to grips with the opening without feeling overwhelmed.

First Steps is a new opening series and is ideal for improving players who want simple and straightforward explanations.

In this book, Eric Montany presents the reader with a complete Saemisch repertoire, offering solutions against all of Black's main options and efficient methods to deal with tricky sidelines.

Brought together for the first time in one volume are three books by the titan of chess, Jose Capablanca: My Chess Career, Chess Fundamentals and A Primer of Chess.

In these two books, brought together now for the first time in one volume, John Cox and Neil McDonald provide the reader with strong and trusty repertoires with white pieces based on the popular opening moves of 1d4 and 1e4

These three titles, brought together for the first time in one volume, explain the important ideas behind every major opening, provide an understanding of the middlegame to the aspiring player and tips to all players wishing to improve their endgame play.

In this two volume book, published together for the first time, opening expert Nigel Davies produces a complete repertoire which is certainly not for the fainted-hearted: uncompromising and wild attacking ideas for both colours.

Brought together for the first time in one volume, International Master Angus Dunnington presents you with an all-new and attacking repertoire based on the move 1d4 while Grandmaster John Emms offers a new arsenal of opening weapons with which to attack your unsuspecting opponents.

An understanding of Hedgehog structures is an essential component in any chessplayer's knowledge. These structures arise when the black c-pawn is exchanged early on for the white d-pawn (as in the Sicilian Defence).

The Catalan is a solid opening system in which White combines the Queen's Gambit with a kingside fianchetto. In recent years it has become an increasingly popular choice at all levels of chess, and elite grandmasters such as Vladimir Kramnik have developed major new ideas for both White and Black.

Openings expert Junior Tay examines the Schliemann Defence and its many variations. He provides repertoire options for Black, answers all the key questions and tells you all you need to know about successfully playing the Schliemann.

In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala invites the reader to join him in studying the Sveshnikov Sicilian. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the Sveshnikov Sicilian with Black.

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.

International Master and chess coach Lorin D'Costa examines the popular Queen's Indian Defence. He highlights the typical plans and tactics for both sides, constructs a repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions.

In this book, International Master Thomas Engqvist invites readers to join him in a study of his favorite Stein games, and shows how we can all improve by learning from Stein'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

Starting Out: Open Games is a further addition to Everyman's best-selling Starting Out series. Grandmaster Glenn Flear revisits the fundamentals of Open Games, examining the key moves and plans for both sides.

Junior Tay examines the Old Indian Defense and its many variations. He provides repertoire options for Black and offers answers all the key questions. This book will tell you everything you need to know about playing the Old Indian Defense.

International Master Cyrus Lakdawala examines the French Defense, Classical Variation. He covers the key lines and tells you everything you need to know about successfully playing the Classical French.

Junior Tay examines his favourite games of Vassily Ivanchuk, one of the World's leading players for over two decades, and shows us how we can all improve by learning from Ivanchuk's masterpieces.

Cyrus Lakdawala studies his favourite Magnus Carlsen games. He examines Carlsen's skills in attack and defence, exploiting imbalances, accumulating advantages and endgame play, and shows us how we can all improve by learning from Carlsen's masterpieces.