Publisher: New In Chess, 2010 Edition: Miscellaneous Language: English
Top chess instruction & journalism for on the beach! Summer holiday is just around the corner. Time to get away from daily worries, but not away from chess...
The New In Chess Holiday Package contains:
1. New In Chess The First 25 Years An Anthology < 1984 - 2009 > (400 pages)
Marks the 25th anniversary of the magazine's launch, New In Chess: The First 25 Years brings you an anthology of its best and most entertaining articles over the period.
From tournament reports, annotated games, interviews, historical articles, endgame analyses, and much, much more, the book offers a unique perspective on the chess of the past quarter of a century.
Here you can read inside accounts of many of the greatest chess stories of the past 25 years, including Kasparov's stunning retirement announcement in 2005, Fischer's final years in Iceland, how Kramnik took the world title from Kasparov in 2000, and how Anand took the same title from Kramnik himself, eight years later.
The many interviews in the book include no fewer than nine world champions, plus countless other leading grandmasters.
2. New In Chess Magazine 2010/4 (106 pages)
Includes a World Championship Special, Garry Kasparov's column, Bent Larsen: the will to win, Judit Polgar shines in Prague and much, much more...
3. Chess Training Pocket Book 2nd Edition (188 pages, fits in your pocket) 300 Most Important Positions & Ideas
The purpose of this book is to provide you with the 300 positions essential to becoming a strong tournament player. You want an approach to learning that gives yout he maximum results in the minimum amount of time.
The major portion of all practical chess knowledge is represented in this little book of 188 pages. And yes, this is a pocket book - a 'vade mecum' - meant to be carried with you in many contexts.
It can be productively studied in almost any situation. Even a few minutes with a single position often pay dividends, and revisiting the same position frequently will make sue it become a part of your "active" playing knowledge.
