• Ivan Sokolov was one of the most furious attacking and creative players of his time. The author presents an overview of is his Life in Chess, full of entertaining unpublished material. He is not shy to share his opinions and promises the reader a personal roller coaster loaded with fun stories and unexpected twists. We are convinced you will enjoy the ride!
  • Find your role model. This book contains games from every single female World Champion, as well as young up and comers, top seasoned professionals, streamers, and even a section at Beth Harmon from the recent famed Queen’s Gambit hit show. This book is not just for girls and women, however. Any chess player can learn from these games and discover female chess history, both from the famous players in the past right up to the present day.
  • The distinction between strategy and tactics is one of the first things any chess player learns about, but have you ever heard about statics and dynamics before? Did you know that nearly every critical decision you take in a game of chess is governed by the rules of the so-called static/dynamic balance? If not, for the sake of your own chess development, you might want learn more about it from this very book! In ‘Supreme Chess Understanding: Statics & Dynamics’, GM Moranda meticulously explains rules governing the physics of the game, focusing in particular on the interplay between static and dynamic factors. In today’s dog-eat-dog chess world it is namely not enough to know the general principles, but rather to grasp when, how and why can these be bent… or even broken. Thanks to the knowledge gained by studying this work, navigating through the maze of positional transformations is going to become a piece of cake! The 65 carefully selected exercises are going to make your chess senses tingle with learning excitement. Apart from that, you shall also benefit from the massive amount of practical advice and psychological tips provided by the author. Finally, the book’s quiz format will make the study process not only fruitful, but above all fun!
  • Here is what has been added to this edition:
    • More accurate and extensive annotations using ChessBase and Stockfish 14.
    • Torre’s own annotations to several games have been unearthed and added.
    • Added games to give a more rounded view of Torre. Also the six games between players other than Torre that he annotated for the Mexican Championship tournament book.
    • Many more diagrams and photographs. Also more thumbnail bios of Torre’s opponents.
    • More ancillary material about Torre’s life and career: newspaper articles, pictures, anecdotes, interesting facts, opinions, trivia etc.
    • A 1927 interview with Torre, published in the Yucatán magazine Anahuac.
    • Excerpts from 64 Variaciones Sobre un Tema de Torre by Germán de la Cruz.
    • Columns and articles from newspapers in Torre’s home town of Mérida.
    • “A Clash of Opposites,” comparing and contrasting Torre with the notorious Norman Tweed Whitaker.
    • The full text of Torre’s 1926 booklet Development of Chess Ability.
    • A review of Torre x Torre, a fascinating documentary film.
    • A more extensive, more fully informed overall assessment of Torre as a player.
    The Life and Games of Carlos Torre – Gabriel Velasco & Taylor Kingston – 588 pages.

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