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By Natalie & Leon Taylor 1. DEVELOPMENT ID Shelf Title Author Brief Description No. No. 1 1.1 Chess Made Easy C.J.S. Purdy & G. Aimed for beginners, Koshnitsky 1942, 64 pages. 2 1.2 The Game of Chess H.Golombek Advance from beginner, 1945, 255pages 3 1.3 A Guide to Chess Ed.Gerard & C. Advance from beginner Verviers 1969, 156 pages. 4 1.4 My System Aron Nimzovich Theory of chess to improve yourself 1973, 372 pages 5 1.5 Pawn Power in Chess Hans Kmoch Chess strategy using pawns. 1969, 300 pages 6 1.6 The Most Instructive Games Irving Chernev 62 annotated masterpieces of modern chess strat- of Chess Ever Played egy. 1972, 277 pages 7 1.7 The Development of Chess Dr. M. Euwe Annotated games explaining positional play, Style combination & analysis. 1968, 152pgs 8 1.8 Three Steps to Chess MasteryA.S. Suetin Examples of modern Grandmaster play to im- prove your playing strength. 1982, 188pgs 9 1.9 Grandmasters of Chess Harold C. Schonberg A history of modern chess through the lives of these great players. 1973, 302 pages 10 1.10 Grandmaster Preparation L. Polugayevsky How to prepare technically and psychologically for decisive encounters where everything is at stake. 1981, 232 pages 11 1.11 Grandmaster Performance L. Polugayevsky 64 games selected to give a clear impression of how victory is gained. 1984, 174 pages 12 1.12 Learn from the Grandmasters Raymond D. Keene A wide spectrum of games by a no. of players an- notated from different angles. 1975, 120 pgs 13 1.13 The Modern Chess Sacrifice Leonid Shamkovich ‘A thousand paths lead to delusion, but only one to the truth.’ 1980, 214 pages 14 1.14 Blunders & Brilliancies Ian Mullen and Moe Over 250 excellent exercises to asses your apti- Moss tude for brilliancy and blunder. 1990, 160pg 74 1.15 The Art of Sacrifice in Chess Rudolf Spielmann Spielmann’s classic idea is that you can win by giving up material. 1951, 195 pages ID Shelf Title Author Brief Description No. No. 75 1.16 Combinations The Heart of Irving Cherney Many outstanding combinations from over 14 Chess Grandmasters games. 1967, 240 pages. 86 1.17 Play Winning Chess Seirawan and Silman An easy to use beginners book of chess. 1995, 213 pages 87 1.18 Winning Chess Tactics Seirawan and Silman For intermediate players, about basic tactics and strategies. 1995, 248 pages 89 1.19 Win at Chess Ron Curry Includes openings to endgames, for intermediate players. 1995, 258 pages 92 1.20 Secrets of Chess Training Mark Dvoretsky Includes analysis of adjourned positions, the endgame and studies. 1991, 216 pages 93 1.21 Winning Chess Brilliancies Yasser Seirawan Includes move by move account of the best chess games for the last 25 years. 1995, 257 pages 94 1.22 Secrets of Practical Chess John Dunn Includes defending difficult positions, openings, avoiding mistakes, calculating, pressure and time trouble. 1998, 173 pages. 100 1.23 Chess Gerald Abrahams Scientific analysis, middle game tactics and strategies, opening refinements. 1971, 256 pgs 101 1.24 The Chess Mind Gerald Abrahams Focus on intuition, reasoning, calculation, imagi- nation, memory & will power. 1960, 335p 104 1.25 Improve Your Chess Now Jonathon Tisdall J.Tisdall explains a new approach to chess think- ing. 1997, 223 pages. 106 1.26 The Basis of Combination J. Du Mont Making combinations easier to understand. 1944, 213 pages 108 1.27 The Middle Game in Chess E. A. Znosko- Analysis, position evaluation, attack and defence Borovsky of middle game strategy 1949, 220pgs 114 1.28 Positional Sacrifices Niel McDonald Sacrifices; on open lines, exchanges and psychol- ogy of sacrifices. 1994, 129 pages 119 1.29 The daily Telegraph, Chess David Norwood Chess puzzles, easy to expert level. Puzzles 121 1.30 Logical Chess Move by Irving Chernev Step by step analysis of 33 games, emphasis on Move middle game. 1957, 250 pages. 123 1.31 Technique in Chess Gerald Abrahams Developing techniques and value of pieces 1961, 215 pages. 125 1.32 The Art of Mastering Chess Eduard Gufeld A complete course for beginners, 1994, 262 p. 130 1.33 Complete Chess Strategy 2 Ludek Pachman Pawn-play & the centre, 1976, 181 pages. 131 1.34 Complete Chess Strategy 3 Ludek Pachman Play on the wings, 1978, 170 pages 132 1.35 101 Winning Chess Sacri- Fred Reinfeld Pins, forks, discovered attacks & other combina- fices & Combinations tions. 1973, 252 pages. 133 1.36 The Joys of Chess Fred Reinfeld How to record moves (old version P-K4). Inc combinations & endgame studies. 1961, 288 p. 136 1.37 The Penguin Book of Chess C.Alexander Includes forks, skewers, pins, decoys & puzzles. Positions 1973, 171 pages. 137 1.38 How to Play Winning Chess Fred Reinfeld From beginning chess to sophisticated principals of advanced play. 1962, 138 pages. ID Shelf Title Author Brief Description No. No. 140 1.39 The Chess Legacy of Jose J.Capablanca Endgame strategies, pawn positions & mid- Raoul Capablanca dlegame theory. 1966, 128 pages. 142 1.40 Improve Your Game 100 Paul Lamford 100 Chess Puzzles, 1999, 127 pages. Chess Puzzles 151 1.41 Improve Your Middlegame Andrew Kinsman Read and play method with puzzles, 2000, 144 Play pages. 158 1.42 Attack and Counter attack in Fred Reinfeld Tactics and strategy of planing a chess game, Chess 1959, 154 pages. 159 1.43 Chess Problems B.P Barnes The best chess problems, 156 pages. 160 1.44 The Art of the Middle Game P.Keres & Middle game theory, 1964, 234 pages A. Kotov 163 1.45 The Times Winning Chess R.Keene Planning, strategy, cominations and traps, endgame and opening theory, 1995, 144 pages. 166 1.46 Hot to Think Ahead in Chess Horowitz & Methods and techniques of planning your entire Fred Reinfeld game, 1972, 268 pages. 167 1.47 Leonard Barden’s Chess Leonard Barden Collection of 300 best chess puzzles from Puzzle Book Leonard’s daily column. 174 1.48 The King-Hunt John Nunn & Sharpens your attacking instincts, practical tips William Cozens on how to conduct King-Hunts. 1996, 160pgs 179 1.49 Improve your Opening Play Chris Ward Read & Play method with puzzles. 2000, 143pgs (part of series see 151 1.41 above) 202 1.50 Winning with Reverse Chess William Reuter Opening,middlegame & endings are great for Strategy backward moves. 1998, 150 pages. 204 1.51 Little book of chess Usborne Similar to chess made easy 205 1.52 Find the Winning Move Gary Lane Endgame & overall improvement, theory & puz- zles 2004, 176 pages OPENINGS ID Shelf Title Author Brief Description No. No. 15 2.1 Chess Openings: Theory I.A. Horowitz Definitive study of all the important openings, with and Practice 2,660 fully analysed variations and 439 complete illus- trative games. 1964, 784 pages. 16 2.2 Chess Master vs. Chess Max Euwe and This work consists of twenty five games between mas- Amateur Walter Meiden ter and amateur. 1971, 308 pages. 17 2.3 1.P-QN4 Andrew Soltis This book has one of Arved Wasser’s favourite open- ings. 1972, 45 pages. 18 2.4 Larson’s Opening 1.P- Andrew Soltis Another trend which gives white an under standing of QN3 this unusual opening. 1972, 44pages 19 2.5 Encyclopedia of Chess A. Matanovic Grandmaster games of: 1. d4-Nf6 2. c4-e6 and Openings (E) 1. d4-Nf6 2. c4-g6 L d7-d5. 1978, 464 pages. 20 2.6 Encyclopedia of Chess A. Matanovic Grandmaster games of: 1. d4-d5 and 1. d4-Nf6 2. c4- Openings (D) g6 L d7-d5. 1977, 401 pages 21 2.7 Encyclopedia of Chess A. Matanovic Grandmaster games of: 1. e4-e6 and 1.e4-e5. 1974, 348 Openings (C) pages 22 2.8 Encyclopedia of Chess A. Matanovic Grandmaster games of: 1. e4… 1…c5, 1…e6, 1…e5 Openings (B) and 1.e4-c5. 1975, 398 pages 23 2.9 Encyclopedia of Chess A. Matanovic Grandmaster games of: 1.d4-Nf6 2.c4 and 1.d4 Nf6 2. Openings (A) c4 2…e6, 2…g6. 1979, 474 pages 24 2.10 The Sicilian Schevenin- Craig Pritchett This book covers all the important modern ideas con- gen nected with this variation. 1977, 198 pages 25 2.11 The Application of Chess Y.P. Gerller Has games that pays attention to opening plans and de- Theory velopment in middle games. 1984, 255 pg 26 2.12 Chess Openings Mike Basman Explains principals and correct play and strong posi- tions for attack and defence. 1987, 256 pgs 27 2.13 Unorthodox Openings Joel Benjamin and ‘The Good, The Bad and the Ugly’ Eric Schiller 1987, 151 pages 28 2.14 The Polish Defence Thomas Kapita- 25 annotated illustrative games to present a complete 1…b5 niak picture of the opening. 1988, 58 pages 29 2.15 Batsford Chess Openings Gary Kasparov and It is the most comprehensive, convenient and up-to- 2 Raymond Keene date book currently available. 1989, 411pg 30 2.16 How to Play the Torre At- Eric Schiller The variation is flexible and allows both posit- tack ional manoeuvring d4, Nf3 & Bg5. 1991,153pg 76 2.17 The Kings Indian Attack Norman Weinstein A brief description of the Kings Indian Attack. 1976, 47 pages. ID Shelf Title Author Brief Description No. No. 83 2.18 French: MacCutcheon and T.D. Harding The MacCutcheon and Advanced Lines in new nota- Advanced Lines tion 84 2.19 Nimzowitsch/Larsen At- Raymond Keene 1.b3 is one of the most interesting and flexible opening tack systems studied.
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    OUR HERITAGE 2020 US CHESS YEARBOOK The information in this yearbook is substantially correct and current as of December 31, 2020. For further information check the US Chess website www.uschess.org. To notify US Chess of corrections or updates, please e-mail [email protected]. U.S. CHAMPIONS 2002 Larry Christiansen • 2003 Alexander Shabalov • 2005 Hakaru WESTERN OPEN BECAME THE U.S. OPEN Nakamura • 2006 Alexander Onischuk • 2007 Alexander Shabalov • 1845-57 Charles Stanley • 1857-71 Paul Morphy • 1871-90 George H. 1939 Reuben Fine • 1940 Reuben Fine • 1941 Reuben Fine • 1942 2008 Yury Shulman • 2009 Hikaru Nakamura • 2010 Gata Kamsky • Mackenzie • 1890-91 Jackson Showalter • 1891-94 Samuel Lipchutz • Herman Steiner, Dan Yanofsky • 1943 I.A. Horowitz • 1944 Samuel 2011 Gata Kamsky • 2012 Hikaru Nakamura • 2013 Gata Kamsky • 2014 1894 Jackson Showalter • 1894-95 Albert Hodges • 1895-97 Jackson Reshevsky • 1945 Anthony Santasiere • 1946 Herman Steiner • 1947 Gata Kamsky • 2015 Hikaru Nakamura • 2016 Fabiano Caruana • 2017 Showalter • 1897-06 Harry Nelson Pillsbury • 1906-09 Jackson Isaac Kashdan • 1948 Weaver W. Adams • 1949 Albert Sandrin Jr. • 1950 Wesley So • 2018 Samuel Shankland • 2019 Hikaru Nakamura Showalter • 1909-36 Frank J. Marshall • 1936 Samuel Reshevsky • Arthur Bisguier • 1951 Larry Evans • 1952 Larry Evans • 1953 Donald 1938 Samuel Reshevsky • 1940 Samuel Reshevsky • 1942 Samuel 2020 Wesley So Byrne • 1954 Larry Evans, Arturo Pomar • 1955 Nicolas Rossolimo • Reshevsky • 1944 Arnold Denker • 1946 Samuel Reshevsky • 1948 ONLINE: COVID-19 • OCTOBER 2020 1956 Arthur Bisguier, James Sherwin • 1957 • Robert Fischer, Arthur Herman Steiner • 1951 Larry Evans • 1952 Larry Evans • 1954 Arthur Bisguier • 1958 E.