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Started 05/22/06 at 00:07:36 by GMTonyKosten
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By: cathexis
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Poll: ChessPub Book of the Year 2018
Here is the poll for the 2018 openings book of the year. I've stopped the nominations, and I've also stopped new member registration. One vote per member, but you have one hour to change your mind!<br...

Started 02/24/19 at 10:17:52 by GMTonyKosten
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Poll: ChessPub Book of the year 2019
Hi All,
Here is the book of the year poll for titles published in 2019.
Closing date is 2 August.
Best wishes,
RP

Started 07/11/20 at 21:33:54 by RoleyPoley
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Before asking for help with improvement....
Hi all!
Since 2003, chess publicans have been starting threads asking for chess improvement.  
PLEASE!
Read the previous threads before starting a new one on this topic.  
If possible, add your c...

Started 04/27/10 at 02:33:05 by Smyslov_Fan
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Game collections
My favorite type of chess books are player's game collections (especially when they are written by the players themselves).   They are my favorite because studying a great player's games is one of the...

Started 08/14/05 at 23:25:26 by Prince-Nez
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My 60 Memorable Games: Reprinted!
Something I just saw:
My 60 Memorable Games (Bobby Fischer)
# 384 pages         £14.24
# Publisher: Batsford Ltd; 1st edition (8 Dec 2008)
From the Synopsis ....The controversial alterations that we...

Started 09/06/08 at 16:32:54 by Viceroy
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By: FreeRepublic
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Organization of Opening (and other) Files
Here's an article from ChessBase on how to do it: ChessBase 18 – Tips for Beginners, Part 7: Organising databases! by Stefan Liebig 2025.03.20 (via the wayback machine because chessbase.com is missing...

Started 02/20/26 at 10:09:15 by an ordinary chessplayer
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Winning Chess Middlegames
This is the title of Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov's new book on middlegame structures. Anybody have it yet? Do you like it? Could you give a review of it? Any information is welcomed Smiley

Started 01/29/09 at 02:53:26 by Seth_Xoma
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Who is at fault?
Who is at Fault?
Computer Pairings
Player A vs. Player B
Player B won the game. However, the scoresheet submitted by the players indicated:
Player B 1 – Player A 0,
when it sh...

Started 09/28/25 at 16:37:09 by henrovsky
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By: Confused_by_Theory
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End of an era
With disappointment I noticed that Quality Chess per se does not exists any more.
Merged with New in Chess they vanished. 
What to say....money kills all...

Started 10/07/25 at 15:29:10 by rossia
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Course idea: Health and fitness for chess players
Hey Everyone, 
This isn’t a sales pitch or anything like that, so please do not ban me. 
As someone with around two decades of experience and self-study in the realms of both chess and healt...

Started 10/01/25 at 01:01:28 by BigTy
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French Chess Championships 2025
Congrats to GM Kosten, winner of the 2025 French Veteran Chess Championship! Any chance for a few commented games or positions?

Started 08/27/25 at 17:33:32 by Kerangali
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International Chess Day - July 20
Hi, a kind reminder to look out for various discounts coming on Intl Chess Day - July 20.

Started 07/15/25 at 17:38:41 by Kerangali
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Be2 vs. every sicilian
Hi friends,
does anyone know the book which recommends Be2 versus every sicilian?

Started 05/30/25 at 07:12:55 by FMCharless
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By: an ordinary chessplayer
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Reimagining 1.e4 by Nikolaos Ntirlis
Quality Chess has announced a new book titled Reimagining 1.e4 by local favorite Nikolaos Ntirlis. The publishing date is listed as 18 December 2024.
This looks like an ambitious project, with a ...

Started 12/20/24 at 22:32:17 by d-pawn
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Tv Golden Oldie
Hey chess buddies,
Is any member here old enough to remember a tv series on chess that aired c. late 50's/early 60's? It was on Sat. pm, and went out just before either Robin Hood or William Tell...

Started 01/20/25 at 16:31:19 by loquat1
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By: cathexis
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Why not play delayed morra gambit after Nf3
If you have a knight on f3 and black declines the Gambit with Nf6, then you aren't transposing to the alapin, are you? 
Sure he can play g6 but why would you be afraid of that?

Started 01/11/25 at 05:07:35 by Heuristic2025
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By: an ordinary chessplayer
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Everyman Chess
Does Everyman Chess still publish eBooks? I browsed their website today and found no way to add an eBook to my cart.

Started 10/16/24 at 16:21:04 by FreeRepublic
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Is this "Quick Chess" a proper game?
Hi, I'm a beginner chess player and have this "quick chess" game which is designed to teach chess. I was wondering if this "quick chess" would actualy make a good, balanced and playable game in itself...

Started 12/01/24 at 16:57:56 by Dave B
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By: an ordinary chessplayer
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