Quality Chess Blog

At the very end of August, we will publish two new books: Fischer – Spassky 1972 by Tibor Karolyi plus Korchnoi and his Chess Grandchildren by Vladimir Barsky.

On Fischer – Spassky 1972 the title only tells part of the story – yes, there is in-depth study of the famous Reykjavik match, but Karolyi also covers the 1992 rematch. You can read an excerpt here.

Korchnoi and his Chess Grandchildren features 25 deeply annotated games from the latter stages of Korchnoi’s career. Numerous articles, photos and interviews also provide a vivid portrait of a spiky and lively character. You can read an excerpt here.

Today is the publication date of Jacob’s A Matter of Endgame Technique. This hardcover is big and beautiful. You can read an excerpt here.

Today is also the day when Nigel Short’s Winning becomes available in paperback. You can read an excerpt here.

For July & August, we are continuing our free-fourth-book offer – if you buy three books or more and live in the normal European Union zone (as defined by UPS – for example, they exclude some islands and remote areas) we will send you an extra book free.

The previous default option on the free book was The Alterman Gambit Guide – Black Gambits Volume 1. For July and August we will switch the default option to THE ALTERMAN GAMBIT GUIDE – BLACK GAMBITS VOLUME 2. But if you already have that book, or would prefer a different free book, then send us an email to salesgroup@qualitychess.co.uk with your order, asking to have it replaced with one of the following titles:

ATTACKING THE SPANISH
CARLSEN’S ASSAULT ON THE THRONE
CHAMPIONS OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM
CHESS BEHIND BARS
CUTTING EDGE 1: THE OPEN SICILIAN
CUTTING EDGE 2: SICILIAN NAJDORF 6.Be3
GRANDMASTER BATTLE MANUAL
GRANDMASTER VERSUS AMATEUR
LUTHER’S CHESS REFORMATION
REGGIO EMILIA 2007/2008
THE ALTERMAN GAMBIT GUIDE – BLACK GAMBITS VOLUME 1
THE SECRET LIFE OF BAD BISHOPS

Congratulations to our authors, GM Michael Adams and GM Nigel Short, and the rest of the English senior team! World Senior Team Champions (50+)!

GM Michael Adams, the author of Think Like a Super GM, won the gold for best individual performance in board 1.
GM Nigel Short, the author of Winning, won the gold for the best performance for board 2.
GM Mark Hebden, another player of the English team, won the gold for the best individual performance for board 3.
GM Jaan Ehlvest, the author of Grandmaster Opening Preparation, won the gold for the best individual performance for board 4 while playing for the USA team.
You can see the results of all the games here.