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My Best Games in the Slav and Semi-Slav By GM Alexei Shirov
Albin’s Countergambit for Experts By GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Endgames for Experts By GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/07/chess-reviews-52.html
The Art of Bisguier Selected Games 1961-2003 By GM Arthur Bisguier and Newton Berry
A Strategic Opening Repertoire (Second Edition) By John Donaldson and Carsten Hansen
Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual (Second Edition) By GM Mark Dvoretsky
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/06/chess-reviews-51.html
The Colle System By GM Nigel Davies
The Torre Attack By GM Nigel Davies
The London System By GM Nigel Davies
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/06/chess-reviews-50.html
Back to Basics: Fundamentals By Branislav Francuski
Back to Basics: Tactics By NM Dan Heisman
The Chess Café Puzzle Book Test and Improve Your Tactical Vision By GM Karsten Mueller
...all reviewed over at: http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/06/chess-reviews-49.html
Roman’s Lab Volume 55: A Tribute to Bobby Fischer (parts 1 & 2) By GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
Roman’s Lab Volume 7: Think and Play Like a Grandmaster (parts 1 & 2) By GM Roman Dzindzichashvili
Learn Chess in 30 Minutes Chess for Absolute Beginners By GM Susan Polgar
MasterChess 6000 + Nalimov Table Base + The Ultimate Game Collection 7
...all reviewed over at: http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/06/chess-reviews-48.html
1 e4 For The Creative Attacker By GM Nigel Davies
Chess For Scoundrels By GM Nigel Davies
My Best Games With Black By GM Alexei Shirov
...all reviewed over at: http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/05/chess-reviews-46.html
Practical Endgame Play - Mastering the Basics The essential guide to endgame fundamentals
Secrets of Spectacular Chess (Second Edition)
Starting Out: The Accelerated Dragon
...are all reviewed here:
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/05/chess-reviews-45.html
The Survival Guide to Rook Endings
Jon Speelman's Chess Puzzle Book
...are both reviewed here:
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/04/chess-reviews-44.html
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/03/chess-reviews-43.html
Featuring reviews of:
Duels of the Mind by GM Raymond Keene
Hooked on Chess by Bill Hook
Forcing Chess Moves by FM Charles Hertan
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/03/chess-reviews-42.html
Featuring reviews of:
Dangerous Weapons:The Queen’s Gambit
By IM Richard Palliser, GM Glenn Flear & GM Chris Ward
Dangerous Weapons:1 e4 e5
By GM John Emms, GM Glenn Flear & IM Andrew Greet
Chess Explained:The French
By GM Viacheslav Eingorn & IM Valentin Bogdanov
Chess Explained:The Nimzo-Indian
By GM Reinaldo Vera
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/03/chess-reviews-41.html
Featuring a review of:
Starting Out: Sicilian Grand Prix Attack By GM Gawain Jones
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/02/chess-reviews-40.html
Featuring reviews of:
Secrets of Pawn Endings
byGM Karsten Muller and IM Frank Lamprecht
The Ultimate Chess Strategy Book: Volume 1
By Alfonso Romero and Amador Gonzalez de la Nava
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/02/chess-reviews-39.html
Featuring a review of:
Fritz 11
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/02/reviews-38.html
Featuring reviews of:
Beating The French Vol 1 By Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Beating The French Vol 2 By Rustam Kasimdzhanov
1.…d6 Universal By GM Nigel Davies
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/02/chess-reviews-37.html
Featuring a review of:
Chessbase Magazine 121
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/02/chess-reviews-36.html
Featuring a review of:
By Karsten Muller and Wolfgang Pajeken
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2008/01/chess-reviews-35.html
Featuring reviews of:
American Grandmaster By GM Joel Benjamin
Play The English By IM Craig Pritchett
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/12/chess-reviews-33.html
Featuring reviews of:
The Samisch King’s Indian Uncovered By GM Alexander Cherniaev and FM Eduard Prokuronov
The Complete Chess Workout By IM Richard Palliser
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/12/chess-reviews-32.html
Featuring a review of:
Chess Success: Planning After The Opening By GM Neil McDonald
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/11/chess-reviews-31.html
Featuring reviews of:
The Caro-Kann By GM Peter Wells
Winning Quickly at Chess By GM John Nunn
50 Ways to Win at Chess By FM Steve Giddins
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/11/chess-reviews-30.html
Featuring reviews of:
Sicilian Defence With 2 c3 Alapin Variation By GM Sergei Tiviakov
Power Play 5: Pawns By GM Daniel King
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/10/chess-book-reviews-29.html
Featuring reviews of:
Gambiteer II: A hard-hitting chess opening repertoire for Black By GM Nigel Davies
Chess Secrets:The Giants of Strategy By GM Neil McDonald
Practical Endgame Play - Beyond the BasicsThe definitive guide to the endgames that really matter
By GM Glenn Flear
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/09/chess-book-reviews-28.html
Featuring a review of:
Fighting the Anti-SiciliansCombating 2 c3, the Closed, the Morra Gambit and other tricky ideas
By IM Richard Palliser
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/08/chess-book-reviews-27.html
Featuring a review of:
How to Play the English Opening By GM Karpov
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/07/chess-book-reviews-26.html
Featuring reviews of:
Play 1...Nc6! By IM Christopher Wisnewski
The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess By GM John Emms
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/07/dear-readers-i-am-pleased-to-present.html
Featuring reviews of:
Improve Your Chess in Seven Days By IM Gary Lane
Transpo Tricks In Chess By GM Andrew Soltis
Play the Grunfeld By IM Yelena Dembo
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/06/chess-reviews-25.html
Featuring reviews of:
Starting Out: Sicilian Sveshnikov - By IM John Cox
Starting Out: The Colle - By IM Richard Palliser
Gambiteer 1 - A Hard-Hitting Chess Opening Repertoire For White By GM Nigel Davies
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/05/chess-reviews-24.html
Featuring reviews of:
The Pirc In Black and White - By FM James Vigus
Dangerous Weapons: The French - By IM John WatsonPlay
The Caro-Kann - By IM Jovanka Houska
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/03/chess-reviews-23.html
Featuring a review of:
Revolution In The 70s By GM Garry Kasparov
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/02/chess-reviews-22.html
Featuring reviews of:
Beating Unusual Chess Openings By IM Richard Palliser
The Philidor Files By GM Christian Bauer
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/02/chess-reviews-21.html
Featuring reviews of:
Play The Ruy Lopez By IM Andrew Greet
Everyman Chess CDs
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/01/chess-reviews-20.html
Featuring reviews of:
Beating The King’s Indian And Grunfeld By FM Tim Taylor
Boris Spassky Master of Initiative By GM Alexander Raetsky and IM Maxim Chetverik
Caro-Kann Defence Panov AttackBy GM Anatoly Karpov & IM Mikhail Podgaets Chess
Kasparov’s Fighting Chess 1999-2005 By GM Tibor Karolyi & Nick Alpin
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2006/11/chess-reviews-19.html
Featuring a review of:
Petrosian vs. The Elite by GM Ray Keene & Julian Simpole
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/12/kasparovs-fighting-chess-1993-1998-im.html
Featuring reviews of:
Kasparov’s Fighting Chess 1993-1998 by IM Tibor Karolyi & Nick Alpin
Caro-Kann Defence Advance Variation and Gambit System by Anatoly Karpov
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2006/10/chess-reviews-17.html
Featuring reviews of:
Starting Out:Chess Tactics and Checkmates by GM Chris Ward
Starting Out: Sicilain Scheveningen by IM Craig Pritchett
Starting Out: Queen’s Gambit Accepted by GM Alex Raetsky & IM Maxim Chetverik
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2006/09/discovering-chess-openings-by-gm-john.html
Featuring a review of:
Discovering Chess Openings by GM John Emms
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-reviews-15.html
Featuring a review of:
Starting Out: 1 e4! GM Neil McDonald
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2006/06/chess-reviews-14.html
Featuring a review of:
Winning Chess: Combinations by GM Yasser Seirawan
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2006/05/chess-reviews-13.html
Featuring reviews of:
The Art of Planning in Chess Move by Move by GM Neil McDonald
Starting Out: Sicilian Najdorf by IM Richard Palliser
The French Advance by Sam Collins
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2006/04/chess-reviews-12.html
Featuring a review of:
My Great Predecessors Volume 5: Korchnoi & Karpov by GM Garry Kasparov
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2006/03/devious-chess-how-to-bend-rules-and-win.html
Featuring a review of:
Devious Chess, How To Bend The Rules & Win by Amatzia Avni
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2006/03/chess-reviews-10.html
Featuring a review of:
Why Lasker Matters by GM Andrew Soltis
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/02/chess-reviews-9.html
Featuring reviews of:
Play The Nimzo-Indian by IM Edward Dearing
Dealing With D4 Deviations by FM John Cox
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/11/chess-reviews-8.html
Featuring reviews of:
The Bb5 Sicilian by IM Richard Palliser
Play 1...b6A D ynamic and Hypermodern Opening System for Black by GM Christian Bauer
Starting Out: King’s Indian Attack By GM John Emms
Starting Out: The Sicilian Dragon By IM Andrew Martin
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_archive.html
Featuring a review of:
Play 1 e4 e5! A Complete Repertoire For Black In The Open Games By GM Nigel Davies
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2005/11/chess-reviews-6.html
Featuring reviews of:
The Ruy Lopez Explained By IM Gary Lane
The Hippopotamus Rises By IM Andrew Martin
The Batsford Book of Chess Records By Yakov Damsky
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2007/11/chess-reviews-5.html
Featuring reviews of:
Starting Out: The Scotch Game by John Emms
Starting Out: Defensive Play by Angus Dunnington
Breaking Through by Susan Polgar & Paul Truong
Russians versus Fischer by Dmitry Plisetsky & Sergey Voronkov
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2005/10/chess-reviews-4.html
Featuring reviews of:
Chess For Tigers By Simon Webb
How To Choose A Chess Move By GM Andrew Soltis
Buzan’s Book Of Mental World Records By Tony Buzan and GM Raymond Keene
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2005/09/hello-folks-thanks-for-dropping-by.html
Featuring reviews of:
Ruy Lopez Exchange by Panczyk & Ilczuk
The Scotch Game Explained by Gary Lane
Italian Game and Evans Gambit by Jan Pinski
Starting Out: Slav and Semi-Slav by Glenn Flear
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2005/07/chess-reviews-2.html
Featuring reviews of:
Najdorf: Life and Games by Lissowski, Mikhalchishin & Najdorf
The Queen’s Bishop Attack Revealed by GM James Plaskett
The Sicilian Bb5 Revealed by GM Neil McDonald
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2005/06/chess-book-reviews-1.html
Featuring reviews of:
Chess For Childrenby GM Murray Chandler and Dr. Helen Milligan illustrated by Cindy McCluskey
How To Beat Your Dad At Chess by GM Murray Chandler
Chess Tactics For Kids by GM Murray Chandler
Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Chess Games Vol. 1 by GM Igor Stohl
Focus On Hocus-Pocusby Erwin Brecher PhD and Danny Roth BSc
The Modern Benoni Revealed by IM Richard Palliser