Provides a clear and comprehensive coverage of the classical variation of the French defence in chess. All the major lines of this popular opening are given in-depth and up-to-date treatment. Less fashionable ideas are covered also, leaving plenty of scope for the enterprising player to try more unconventional ideas. The author is the chess correspondent for "The Irish Press" and "The Sunday Press" and is the co-author of "The Marshall Attack".

The CLASSICAL FRENCH (Macmillan Chess Library)

Humor & Entertainment

HARDING, TIM

Puzzles & Games

Scribner Paper Fiction

Explains in detail how to use the Marshall attack, and also describes methods of defense

The Marshall Attack

Nunn, John

Collier Books

Designed for the typical amateur player who wants to improve his or her chess skills, this clear, straightforward guide provides the extra knowledge and technique that turns a losing player into a winner. The author, a well-known chess teacher and author of a dozen books on openings, coaches the reader through all the fundamentals of attacking, sacrifices, defense, positional play and choosing a move, as well as how to approach the endgame. The crucial processes of assessing the position and choosing a move are examined in depth, and there are helpful sections on how to cope with difficult positions and time-trouble. Several illustrative games, from the annals of the imaginary Midlington Chess Club, add a light touch to this expert practical guide to better chess. Tim Harding is a well-known chess author and captain of the Irish Correspondence Chess Team. He represented Ireland in the 1984 FIDE chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki.

Better Chess for Average Players

Dover Publications

Clearly written guide covers all openings: the Benko Gambit, Bird's Opening, Centre Game, Dutch Defence, Four Knights Game, King's Gambit, others. Techniques are designed to help moderate players whose games are confined to club play or by correspondence, and aid good players who want to improve in tournament or club events.

Chess Openings for the Average Player

Barden, Leonard

This updated chess classic demonstrates how to learn from your losses by recognizing the warning signs as they develop and by analyzing games gone wrong. In addition to expert analysis of each stage of the game, this guide offers insights into why players lose from good positions as well as weak ones, and how the pressures of time can be a problem. The change from traditional correspondence chess to forms of play based on email and the Internet is examined, along with the intricacies of computer chess and the ways in which practice with computers can benefit players from novice to grandmaster.To demonstrate that blunders occur at all levels of play, author Tim Harding profiles his own most instructive loss as well as similar losses by three International Masters. He also presents a fascinating analysis of the famous face-off between Gary Kasparov and IBM's chess-playing supercomputer, Deep Blue.

Why You Lose at Chess: Second Edition (Dover Chess)

Reference

Dover `

"Before you can play well" author Tim Harding notes, "you must stop playing badly." To help you from making the same mistakes over and over, this newly updated chess classic shows how to learn from your losses by recognizing the warning signs as they develop and by analysing games gone wrong. Harding offers expert analysis of each stage of the game - opening, middle, and endgame - along with insight into why players lose from good positions as well as weak ones, and how pressures of time can be a problem. For this edition, he has included new material focusing on the change from traditional correspondence chess to forms of play based on e-mail and the internet, as well as a detailed examination of the intricacies of computer chess and the ways in which practice with computers can benefit players from novice to grandmaster.... When you have finished studying this book, you will have a much greater awareness of why you lose games and will be well on the way to turning a high proportion of your losses into draws and wins. Moreover, you will enjoy your chess more as your results improve. --- excerpts from book's back cover

Why You Lose at Chess, 2nd Edition

Concepts and strategies reflecting modern opening theory are demonstrated in an overview of master openings

Openings for the Club Player (Batsford Chess Books)

B.T.BATSFORD LTD

Written by John Nunn, a British Grandmaster, and Tim Harding, co-author of two previous books on the Marshall attack, this book provides an analysis of the Marshall Attack, a popular opening variation in chess. All variations are covered including the various Anti-Marshall systems.

The Marshall Attack (Gambit Series)

Chrysalis Books

The Classical French

MacMillan Publishing Company

All chess players dream of playing a perfect game, full of precisely worked-out, spectacular combinations. This is a near-impossible task in the tournament hall, with the clock ticking, which is one reason why many players prefer to play by post, telephone, fax or e-mail. Here is the ideal introduction to the almost blunder-free world of correspondence chess. All aspects of correspondence chess are covered, by an experienced international competitor: what openings to play, how to prepare for correspondence games, how to avoid clerical errors, and how to get started in the first place.

Winning at Correspondence Chess (Batsford Chess Library)

T. Batsford Ltd.

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