Bücher von Chris Ward

In this revolutionary book, Grandmaster Chris Ward revisits the basic principles behind the Nimzo-Indian and its many variations. Throughout this easy-to-read guide, the reader is helped along by an abundance of notes, tips and warnings from the author, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.

Four opening experts take a revolutionary look at the Benoni and the Benko. They concentrate on fresh or little-explored variations, selecting a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both White and Black.

Investigates one of the most popular openings in chess history. This work concentrates on little-explored and fun-to-play variations of the Queen's Gambit, selecting 'dangerous' options for both colours. It is suitable for ambitious and adventurous players.

These three titles, brought together for the first time in one volume, explain the important ideas behind every major opening, provide an understanding of the middlegame to the aspiring player and tips to all players wishing to improve their endgame play.

This book provides the reader with a selection of puzzles that simulate real game scenarios, offering readers a choice of tempting alternatives and requiring them to pick the best

Are you tired of constantly following the same old opening moves? Fed up with always having to keep up with modern chess theory? This book examines one of the popular and respected openings at various levels of chess: the Nimzo-Indian. It supplies the reader with ideas to revitalize his or her opening repertoire.

Here, Grandmaster Chris Ward explains the important ideas behind every major opening, unravelling among others, the secrets of the Sicilian, the mysteries of the Modern and the fundamentals of the French. He emphasises the need to understand the key elements of each opening.

In this easy-to-follow guide, renowned chess teacher Chris Ward explains the most important tactical patterns and how chess players can catch out their opponents with a variety of tricks and traps. Everything players need to know about chess tactics and checkmates is contained here.

In this book Grandmaster and renowned openings expert Chris Ward investigates unusual white tries, including three uncompromising and underrated ways of battling against the Nimzo: the Samisch, the Leningrad, and the 4 f3 variation. Each line is ideal for putting the opponent under immediate pressure from the start of the game.