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  • Chess Tactics - Vol 1

    Daily Chess Training, #1

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 1 - Daily Chess Training
    An essential part of improving at chess is tactics. Tactics occur at every level of chess but once the players become stronger the elements involved in spotting the puzzles tend to become more complex and deeper, whereas, among weaker players, elementary skewers, forks, and deadly pins are more frequent visitors. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sicilian Accelerated Dragon - 20th Anniversary Edition

    by Carsten Hansen, Peter Heine Nielsen ...
    The 20th Anniversary Edition!In 1998, the authors set out to demonstrate the viability of the Accelerated Dragon as a weapon for Black, not fearing the Maroczy Bind or any other set-up White can come up with.In the intervening year, the opening has been part of the opening repertoires of world top players such as Carlsen, Ivanchuk, and numerous other top grandmasters.Even though the original ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 1: Indian Defenses

    Winning Quickly at Chess Series, #1

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 1 - Winning Quickly at Chess Series
    Winning Fast is Fun!Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics.Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Boxset 1

    Winning Quickly at Chess Box Sets, #1

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 1 - Winning Quickly at Chess Box Sets
    Omnibus edition of volumes 1-3 in the popular Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening series.Volume 1 covers all of the Indian Defenses: Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, King's Indian, Gruenfeld Indian, and the Bogo-Indian as well as the Catalan Opening and Blumenfeld Gambit.Volume 2 covers all openings starting with 1.d4 d5, including the Queen's Gambit and Slav Defense as well as many popular ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Miniatures in the Sicilian Najdorf

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    INSTRUCTIVE NAJDORF MINIATURES "An opening book based only on miniatures? Perhaps it sounds odd at first, but it works well in the sharp Najdorf, and even in the more positional Queen's Indian Defense. As usual Carsten's theoretical coverage is thorough, and the books are not repertoire based, but gives a full examination of these topical openings. Is it limiting only to show miniatures? Maybe, ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Carlsen Variation - A New Anti-Sicilian

    Opening Hacker Files, #1

    by Carsten Hansen, Simon Wiiliams ...
    Series Book 1 - Opening Hacker Files
    Get ready to rattle your opponents from the get-go! Opening Hacker Files is a new series created for players who are interested in playing interesting chess, fun openings and have good results without having to learn endless amounts of opening theoryCarlsen Variation? In 2018, World Champion Magnus Carlsen unveiled a new Anti-Sicilian to beat Polish top grandmaster Radoslaw Wojtasczek: 1.e4 c5 2 ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Back to Basics: Openings

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Chess Openings Can Be Simple! Because of the sheer volume of variations, possible transpositions and ever-changing theory, chess openings can be overwhelming � even intimidating. This book is an introduction to understanding and playing chess openings. The author, Danish Master Carsten Hansen, stresses opening play based on comprehending opening principles as well as useful, fundamental ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Navara Gambit - An Aggressive Weapon against the Reti Opening: featuring a complete repertoire for Black against the Reti

    Opening Hacker Files, #11

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 11 - Opening Hacker Files
    Are you ready to shock your opponent on move 3?The Reti Opening is a dynamic opening invented by Richard Reti more than a century ago. It has since been featured in the repertoires of countless grandmasters and world champions, including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Garry Kasparov, Tigran Petrosian, Vassily Smyslov, and many others.The Navara Gambit takes dynamic chess into a bizarro world on ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Chiburdanidze Variation of the French Winawer

    Opening Hacker Files

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series series Opening Hacker Files
    The French Defense has once more become a viable way for Black to meet 1.e4, and against 3.Nc3, Winawer's 3...Bb4 is considered Black's strongest and most combative weapon. The Chiburdanidze Variation, 4.Qd3, allows White to immediately depart from main line theory and take Black onto turf that only White is familiar with.It was introduced into master play by then Women's World Champion Maia ... Read more

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  • Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Selected Brilliancies from Earlier Volumes

    Winning Quickly at Chess Series, #10

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 10 - Winning Quickly at Chess Series
    WINNING FAST IS FUN!This book is a representation of the previous nine volumes, picking something of the best from each of chapter in the preceding volumes, to give you an opportunity to look through the window and see if those other books are something for you.This is the book where you will see how:Kramnik as Black beat Jobava in only 15 moves.Shirov lost in 13 moves to English Grandmaster Wells ... Read more

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  • Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - vol 8: 1.e4 e5

    Winning Quickly at Chess Series, #8

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 8 - Winning Quickly at Chess Series
    WINNING FAST IS FUN!This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders.Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability.The chess opening variations ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Magnus Carlsen's Norwegian Rat

    Opening Hacker Files, #4

    by Carsten Hansen, Cyrus Lakdawala ...
    Series Book 4 - Opening Hacker Files
    A fun & tricky ambush weapon for Black against 1.e4?In this book, the authors cover the exciting 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6!? which players like Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, and other strong players have used with powerful effect to drag White players out of their comfort zones into Black's domain.The authors are pulling games from many resources, including their own experiments with ... Read more

    $9.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus