If you want to begin to play chess, and to learn about the game’s culture, then this is the book for you. Translated into 18 languages – at the last count. Awarded the ‘Silver Pencil’ by the CPNB in the Netherlands: ‘Chess is a clear, informative book, of a kind the jury would like to see more of.’

‘I love this book!’ – Open Book, BBC Radio 4

Garry Kasparov challenged the world to an online game, one move per day, hosted on MSN.com. The game lasted four months and it stretched the world champion to his limits. Daniel King was the ‘moderator’ for the game, giving a daily online commentary. Afterwards, he teamed up with Garry Kasparov to write the book. Also includes a diary of Kasparov’s hectic life during the game.

‘Flicking through it we started reading and once reading we did not stop before we had reached the last page…a captivating book, a page-turner that is truly engrossing’ – New In Chess Magazine

This is the perfect opening for outwitting a routine and solid opponent. A host of English players have championed this daring system, upsetting some of the world’s greatest players. As well as providing a review of existing theory, the book contains plenty of provocative and original analysis.

A practical guide to improving your play, aimed at club players. By examining their own play, the authors try to identify the skills that a good chessplayer needs. The chapters deal with the opening; positional play and planning; tactics; calculation; and the endgame.

If you are playing with the White pieces and need a sound opening to counter Black’s Sicilian Defence, then this book will provide the answers for you.

An eye-witness account of the infamous Man v. Machine contest in New York, 1997.
Includes an exclusive mid-match interview with Garry Kasparov.

‘…a clear, lively and gripping read, both for serious chessplayers and for computer people’ - Leonard Barden (The Guardian).

‘King has produced a lively account of the match along with an informative and entertaining series of mini-essays on computers' (The Scotsman)

‘If I were to pick one short (127 page) book for the person who knows how the pieces move and wants to know, "what do I do next?" this would be it’ – Amazon review

There are 10 Golden Rules to follow. Ideas are presented in a clear and accessible way. It has been highly successful since its publication in 1995. The book continues to sell well.