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Gambit Publications, Ltd is a chess publishing company founded by three top level chess players, GM's John Nunn, GM Murray Chandler, and FM Graham Burgess. They have over 140 chess books in print aimed at all levels of players.

The chess books published by Gambit are high quality, well bound, and great for both chess collectors and those that study on a regular basis. Some of their most popular books include How to Beat Your Dad at Chess, Chess Tactics for Kids, Chess for Children, Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy, Nunn's Chess Openings.

Today Gambit's books find great appeal among especially club players.

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How to Beat Your Dad at Chess - Chandler Chess Tactics for Kids - Chandler Chess for Children - Chandler
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess - Chandler
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Chess Tactics for Kids - Chandler
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Chess for Children - Chandler
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How to Beat Your Dad at Chess makes improving easy and fun, and is full of helpful explanations and practical advice on how to approach chess games with confidence and success. Chess enthusiasts of all ages and levels will find this book an instructive delight. In a simple, easy-to-understand format it explains how to bamboozle your chess opponents using commonly occurring tactical motifs. This charming book teaches the very basic moves of chess, ideal for a child who has never played before.
Learn Chess Tactics - Nunn Understanding the Leningrad Dutch - Beim The Complete Sveshnikov Sicilian - Yakovich
Learn Chess Tactics - Nunn
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Understanding the Leningrad Dutch - Beim
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The Complete Sveshnikov Sicilian - Yakovich
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Once a chess player has learned the basic rules of the game, the next step is to study tactics. The Leningrad System of the Dutch Defense is an interesting hybrid of the Dutch and the King's Indian. The Sveshnikov Variation is one of the most uncompromising lines of the Sicilian Defense.
Play the 2 c3 Sicilian - Rozentalis The Petroff - Janjgava Test Your Chess - Pedersen
Play the 2 c3 Sicilian - Rozentalis
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The Petroff - Janjgava
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Test Your Chess - Pedersen
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Many players prefer to avoid the all-or-nothing attacks of the Open Sicilian, turning instead to the positionally sound 2 c3 line. For many years, the Petroff enjoyed a steady following, with Karpov, Ivanchuk, Timan, Anand, and in particular Yusupov among its supporters at the top level. This book offers a variety of entertaining and thought-provoking exercises in fundamental chess skills. It will help players of all standards to identify strengths and pinpoint areas of their play that need more attention.
Understanding the Chess Openings - COLLINS The System: A World Champion's Approach to Chess - Berliner 101 Chess Opening Surprises - Burgess
Understanding the Chess Openings - COLLINS
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The System: A World Champion's Approach to Chess - Berliner
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101 Chess Opening Surprises - Burgess
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This major new work surveys all chess openings, providing a guide to every critical main line and featuring descriptions of the typical strategies for both sides. Hans Berliner is one of the most successful correspondence chess players of all time, and was utterly dominant in the 5th World Championship. Most chess players are fed a set of dogmatic rules about how the opening must be played.  The result:  stereotyped, unimaginative play.
Lessons in Chess Strategy - Beim Essential Chess Sacrifices - LeMoir Decision Making at the Chessboard - Eingorn
Lessons in Chess Strategy - Beim
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Essential Chess Sacrifices - LeMoir
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Decision Making at the Chessboard - Eingorn
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In each chapter there are exercises for the reader, with full solutions given. Sacrifices are an essential part of chess. Chess is a game of decisions. As well as deciding about which move to play and which plan to adopt, players must also make practical decisions about how to use their clock time and whether to use intuition rather than trying to calculate every line to a finish.
Chess Endgame Training - Rosen Creative Chess Strategy - Romero Understanding Your Chess - Rizzitano
Chess Endgame Training - Rosen
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Creative Chess Strategy - Romero
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Understanding Your Chess - Rizzitano
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This is an endgame manual with a difference. As soon as a topic has been introduced and a few basic ideas discussed, you are immediately invited to immerse yourself in the subject by solving a series of relevant positions. Spanish Grandmaster Alfonso Romero explains how creativity can be used to overcome technical obstacles on the chessboard. James Rizzitano presents lessons from his own experiences that will be most relevant to club and tournament players.
Improve Your Attacking Chess - Williams Modern Chess Analysis - Smith How to Play Dynamic Chess - Beim
Improve Your Attacking Chess - Williams
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Modern Chess Analysis - Smith
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How to Play Dynamic Chess - Beim
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Checkmating the enemy king is the ultimate goal in chess, and this book will help readers to practice their skills in this vital area. Personal computers and powerful chess software are having a profound effect on chess analysis and theory. Chess is fundamentally a dynamic game.  Each move changes the situation and the possibilities for both sides.  The scope and value of pieces can change radically during the course of a game.
   
 
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