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Gambit books by subject

Use our breakdown of Gambit books to find the Gambit book that is right for you:

General Opening Books
Specific Opening Books
Endings
Puzzles and Studies
Training, Strategy and Improvement
Beginners and Intermediate
Tactics, tactics, tactics
Games Collections and General
Improvement books endorsed by the English Chess Federation

General Opening Books
Title	Author
101 Chess Opening Traps	Steve Giddins	Keep a straight face when playing these lines
Creative Chess Opening Preparation	Viacheslav Eingorn	A Grandmaster reveals how he studies the opening
An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black	Jouni Yrjölä & Jussi Tella	A complete repertoire for Black
How to Build Your Chess Opening Repertoire	Steve Giddins	A goldmine of general advice
Mastering the Chess Openings volume 1	John Watson	A definitive guide from the guru of modern chess on 1 e4,
Mastering the Chess Openings volume 2	John Watson	Covering lines beginning 1 d4
Mastering the Chess Openings volume 3	John Watson	Covering flank openings
Play the Open Games as Black	John Emms	All lines after 1 e4 e5 except for the Ruy Lopez
The System	Hans Berliner	A novel approach to the openings
Understanding the Chess Openings	Sam Collins	A concise overview with helpful explanations covering all major openings

Title	Author
Specific Opening Books - King's Pawn Openings
Anti-Sicilians: A Guide for Black	Dorian Rogozenko	Beat those irritating White tries
Chess Explained: The c3 Sicilian	Sam Collins	One of White's most popular and poisonous ways to avoid the main lines of the Sicilian
Chess Explained: the Classical Sicilian	Alex Yermolinsky	One of the most popular and respected Sicilian systems
Chess Explained: the French	Viacheslav Eingorn & Valentin Bogdanov	Two experts explain the workings of a profound opening complex
Chess Explained: the Taimanov Sicilian	James Rizzitano	Be amazed at how quickly and easily Black can win with this opening
A Complete Guide to the Grivas Sicilian	Efstratios Grivas	A definitive guide by an opening pioneer
The Complete Sveshnikov Sicilian	Yuri Yakovich	A comprehensive guide to a dynamic opening
The English Attack	Tapani Sammalvuo	A ferocious response to the Sicilian Najdorf
French: Advance and Other Lines	Steffen Pedersen	The third and final volume of Pedersen's French Trilogy
The French: Tarrasch Variation	Steffen Pedersen	Long-awaited sequel to The Main Line French...
Grandmaster Secrets: the Caro-Kann	Peter Wells	At last, a book on the Caro!
The Main Line French: 3 Nc3	Steffen Pedersen	A must-have guide to the main lines of the French
Mastering the Najdorf	Julen Arizmendi & Javier Moreno	Everything you need to know to play the Najdorf
The Petroff	Lasha Janjgava	Boring? No way!
Play the 2 c3 Sicilian	Eduardas Rozentalis & Andrew Harley	Provides thorough and objective coverage of a key anti-Sicilian weapon
Play the Sicilian Dragon	Edward Dearing	The legendary fire-breathing opening!
The Ruy Lopez: A Guide for Black	Sverre Johnsen & Leif Johannessen	A reliable defence with more than a spark of aggression
The Sicilian Sozin	Mikhail Golubev	Detailed analysis of some ultra-sharp lines
The Taimanov Sicilian	Graham Burgess	Pays particular attention to move-order and transpositional issues

Title	Author
Specific Opening Books - Queen's Pawn Openings
The Botvinnik Semi-Slav	Steffen Pedersen	A guide through this labyrinthine opening
The Cambridge Springs	Krzysztof Panczyk & Jacek Ilczuk	A counterattacking weapon for Black against the Queen's Gambit
Chess Explained: the Meran Semi-Slav	Reinaldo Vera	The Semi-Slav immediately presents White with a 'man or mouse' decision
Chess Explained: the Modern Benoni	Zenon Franco	A perennial favourite among players looking to create winning chances with Black
Chess Explained: the Nimzo-Indian	Reinaldo Vera	The Nimzo has provided the backbone of the opening repertoire of a large portion of the world's top players over the last 80 years
Chess Explained: the Queen's Gambit Declined	James Rizzitano	An immensely solid and classical choice for Black
Chess Explained: the Queen's Indian	Peter Wells	One of the best writers in the world shows you exactly what to do
Gambit Guide to the Benko Gambit	Steffen Pedersen	Double-edged play from move three
Gambit Guide to the Bogo-Indian	Steffen Pedersen	Essential reading for Bogo players
Gambit Guide to the Modern Benoni	John Watson	A respected author presents some novel ideas in a popular opening
How to Beat 1 d4	James Rizzitano	A sound and ambitious repertoire based on the Queen's Gambit Accepted
King's Indian and Grünfeld: Fianchetto Lines	Lasha Janjgava	Key battlegrounds of modern grandmaster play
The Meran System	Steffen Pedersen	If it's good enough for Kramnik...
The Nimzo-Indian: 4 e3	Carsten Hansen	Close examination of a perennial favourite
Play the 4 f3 Nimzo-Indian	Yuri Yakovich	New ideas in an aggressive position
Play the Classical Dutch	Simon Williams	Enthusiastic instruction!
The Queen's Gambit and Catalan for Black	Lasha Janjgava	A repertoire for Black against the Queen's Pawn
The Queen's Indian	Jouni Yrjölä & Jussi Tella	A reliable opening, played by the best
The Slav	Graham Burgess	Everything you need to know about the Slav
Understanding the Grünfeld	Jonathan Rowson	An entertaining walk through this combative opening
Understanding the King's Indian	Mikhail Golubev	Meet d4 with the sharpest top-level response
Understanding the Leningrad Dutch	Valery Beim	Explains the ideas behind this ambitious opening
Win with the London System	Sverre Johnsen & Vlatko Kovacevic	Subtle move orders and new variations to use

Title	Author
Specific Opening Books - Flank Openings
Beating the Fianchetto Defences	Efstratios Grivas	How to tackle the Grünfeld, King's Indian, Benoni, Benko and Modern, with the white pieces
Chess Explained: the English Opening	Zenon Franco	Your own personal trainer in a book
The Dynamic English	Tony Kosten	A repertoire for White which will reduce your workload
Gambit Guide to the English Opening 1…e5	Carsten Hansen	An in-depth look at an important opening
The Symmetrical English	Carsten Hansen	Includes detailed coverage of the Hedgehog system

Title	Author
Endings
101 Chess Endgame Tips	Steve Giddins	Golden nuggets of endgame wisdom
Chess Endgame Training	Bernd Rosen	Sharpen yourself up!
Chess Endings Made Simple	Ian Snape	All the basics, in unforgettable style
Endgame Challenge	John Nunn	Prepare to be amazed
Fundamental Chess Endings	Karsten Müller & Frank Lamprecht	The award-winning comprehensive guide to modern endgame theory
How to Play Chess Endgames	Karsten Müller & Wolfgang Pajeken	The practical side of playing endgames
Secrets of Chess Endgame Strategy	Lars Bo Hansen	Endgame - the business!
Secrets of Pawn Endings	Karsten Müller & Frank Lamprecht	The definitive modern work on pawn endings
Secrets of Pawnless Endings	John Nunn	Not as simple as you might think
Secrets of Rook Endings	John Nunn	An expanded reissue of an endgame classic
The Survival Guide to Rook Endings	John Emms	A practical course in the most important type of chess endgame

Title	Author
Puzzles and Studies
365 Ways to Checkmate	Joe Gallagher	Plenty of mating practice
Beat the Grandmasters	Christian Kongsted	You could have beaten the top guys in these positions!
Endgame Challenge	John Nunn	Prepare to be amazed
Improve Your Attacking Chess	Simon Williams	Puzzles and advice on moving in for the kill
John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book	John Nunn	250 carefully-selected puzzles ranging from the fairly straightforward to the extremely challenging
Jon Speelman's Chess Puzzle Book	Jon Speelman	His personal selection of chess puzzles will infuriate, entertain, test and instruct
The Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time	John Emms	These 200 positions will astonish you
Perfect Your Chess	Andrei Volokitin & Vladimir Grabinsky	Learn from the training methods of a young champion
Solving in Style	John Nunn	Baffled by all those 'Mate in 3' and 'White to play and win' positions? John Nunn explains all
The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book	John Emms	1001 puzzles - plenty of bedtime reading here

Title	Author
Training, Strategy and Improvement
50 Essential Chess Lessons	Steve Giddins	Superb instruction based around 50 annotated games
50 Ways to Win at Chess	Steve Giddins	50 games that each illustrate an important winning method
101 Attacking Ideas in Chess	Joe Gallagher	More attacking ideas than most of us have in a year
101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures	John Nunn	An entertaining collection of quick knock-outs
101 Chess Questions Answered	Steve Giddins	Everything you wanted to know, but didn't know who to ask!
101 Winning Chess Strategies	Angus Dunnington	Provides an arsenal of strategic ideas
The Art of Attacking Chess	Zenon Franco	30 inspirational and instructive masterpieces
Chess for Zebras	Jonathan Rowson	Maybe, just maybe, there is something to be said for being Black?
Chess Recipes from the Grandmaster's Kitchen	Valery Beim	Not a cookbook but a series of essays on important chess techniques
Chess Self-Improvement	Zenon Franco	Know yourself, and get better!
Chess Strategy in Action	John Watson	Another award-winning Watson middlegame classic
Creative Chess Strategy	Alfonso Romero	Find the way to victory!
Decision-Making at the Chessboard	Viacheslav Eingorn	Original and thought-provoking
Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess	Drazen Marovic	The dynamic side of pawns
Essential Chess Sacrifices	David LeMoir	Sometimes it's the only way to exploit your advantage
Foundations of Chess Strategy	Lars Bo Hansen	Apply the merciless techniques of the business world to your chess
Grandmaster Chess Move by Move	John Nunn	John Nunn applies the 'Move by Move' approach to his best games
The Grandmaster's Mind	Amatzia Avni	Insights and instructive interviews
Grandmaster Secrets: Winning Quickly at Chess	John Nunn	125 of the finest short decisive grandmaster games of the modern era
How Chess Games are Won and Lost	Lars Bo Hansen	Revitalizing your thinking on the middlegame
How to Become a Deadly Chess Tactician	David LeMoir	An entertaining and instructive guide to improving your chess tactics
How to be Lucky in Chess	David LeMoir	Some people say there is no luck in chess - don't you believe it!
How to Calculate Chess Tactics	Valeri Beim	Make sure you get it right
How to Crush Your Chess Opponents	Simon Williams	30 of the most exciting attacking games of modern times
How to Defend in Chess	Colin Crouch	A classic, re-issued by Gambit
How to Play Dynamic Chess	Valeri Beim	Dynamic play can outweigh positional factors - but you need to know how to capture the moment
How to Use Computers to Improve Your Chess	Christian Kongsted	You have a very powerful tool....use it!
Improve Your Positional Chess	Carsten Hansen	Train your mind to appreciate positional subtleties
Lessons in Chess Strategy	Valeri Beim	A refreshing guide to strategic ideas
Modern Chess Analysis	Robin Smith	Exposes the strengths and limitations of the human mind
Modern Chess Planning	Efstratios Grivas	A practical training course in logical chess
The Road to Chess Improvement	Alex Yermolinsky	A respected grandmaster shares his self-improvement techniques
S.T.A.R. Chess	Paul Motwani	Instruction wrapped up in an individual package
Secrets of Attacking Chess	Mihail Marin	How to win the way we all want to win!
Secrets of Chess Defence	Mihail Marin	How to escape by the skin of your teeth, time after time
Secrets of Chess Intuition	Alexander Beliavsky & Adrian Mikhalchishin	Can intuition be learnt? The authors think so and advise on how to go about it
Secrets of Chess Transformations	Drazen Marovic	Transforming one advantage into another - when and how!
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy	John Watson	The award-winning book on chess strategy
Secrets of Positional Chess	Drazen Marovic	Winning by subtlety
Secrets of Practical Chess New Enlarged Edition	John Nunn	A Chess Olympic Gold Medal winner explains how you can dramatically improve your chess results
The Seven Deadly Chess Sins	Jonathan Rowson	How many do you commit?
Storming the Barricades	Larry Christiansen	How to build up and consummate an attack
Test Your Chess	Steffen Pedersen	Rate your own play - if you dare!
The Ultimate Chess Strategy Book, volume 1	Alfonso Romero & Amador Gonzalez de la Nava	Volume 1 covers games arising from Queen's Pawn and Flank Openings
Understanding Pawn Play in Chess	Drazen Marovic	Many players find pawns tricky to handle - this book may provide the solution
Understanding Chess Move by Move	John Nunn	A true classic - grandmaster games where every single move is explained
Understanding Your Chess	James Rizzitano	You can't improve without knowing what you are doing wrong!
Winning Chess Explained	Zenon Franco	50 games, and hundreds of ideas

Title	Author
Beginners and Intermediate
Chess College 1: Strategy	Efstratios Grivas	Entertaining and instructive
Chess College 2: Pawn Play	Efstratios Grivas	Grivas uses his own experiences to teach us
Chess College 3: Technique	Efstratios Grivas	Finishing things off neatly - don't give your opponent any hope!
Chess for Children	Murray Chandler & Helen Milligan	Teaches the basic moves of chess in a delightfully clear and simple way
64 Things You Need to Know in Chess	John Walker	Essential tips for improving your chess
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess	Murray Chandler	50 thematic checkmating patterns - a favourite course-book of chess coaches worldwide
Chess Tactics for Kids	Murray Chandler	Learn and practise the 50 most common tactical motifs
Chess Training for Budding Champions	Jesper Hall	An excellent guide for trainers and those interested in self-improvement
Learn Chess	John Nunn	An intelligently written guide for adults to learn from
Learn Chess Tactics	John Nunn	Teaches basic tactical ideas

Title	Author
Tactics, tactics, tactics
365 Ways to Checkmate	Joe Gallagher	Plenty of mating practice
Beat the Grandmasters	Christian Kongsted	You could have beaten the top guys in these positions!
Chess Tactics for Kids	Murray Chandler	Learn and practise the 50 most common tactical motifs
Essential Chess Sacrifices	David LeMoir	Sometimes it's the only way to exploit your advantage
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess	Murray Chandler	50 thematic checkmating patterns - a favourite course-book of chess coaches worldwide
How to Become a Deadly Chess Tactician	David LeMoir	An entertaining and instructive guide to improving your chess tactics
How to Calculate Chess Tactics	Valeri Beim	Make sure you get it right!
Improve Your Attacking Chess	Simon Williams	Puzzles and advice on moving in for the kill
John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book	John Nunn	250 carefully-selected puzzles ranging from the fairly straightforward to the extremely challenging
Jon Speelman's Chess Puzzle Book	Jon Speelman	His personal selection of chess puzzles will infuriate, entertain, test and instruct
Learn Chess Tactics	John Nunn	Teaches basic tactical ideas
The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book	John Emms	1001 puzzles - plenty of bedtime reading here

Title	Author
Games Collections and General
Chess Champion from China	Xie Jun	A charming autobiography from the former Women's World Champion
Chess Highlights of the 20th Century	Graham Burgess	An entertaining tour through the good old days of chess
Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games, volume 1	Igor Stohl	74 of Kasparov's best and most instructive games from 1973 to 1993, annotated in detail
Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games, volume 2	Igor Stohl	Bringing Kasparov's career up to date, and to a close
Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces	Igor Stohl	50 outstanding games analysed with scrupulous care
Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess New Edition	Vishy Anand	Games and autobiography from one of the world's top players
World Champion at the Third Attempt	Grigory Sanakoev	A world champion of correspondence chess presents some truly amazing games