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My Daily Exercise: 365 Tactical Tests to Improve Your Chess
Book review of 'My Daily Exercise' by Heinz Brunthaler.

Zugzwang - A Novel
Book review of 'Zugzwang - A Novel' by Ronan Bennett.

Chess Opening Essentials, Vol.1, The Complete 1.e4
Book review of 'Chess Opening Essentials, Vol.1, The Complete 1.e4' by Stefan Djuric, Dmitry Komarov, and Claudio Pantaleoni.

Secrets of Opening Surprises Vol.7
Book review of 'Secrets of Opening Surprises Vol.7' by Jeroen Bosch.

DGT 2010 Digital Chess Clock
Product review of 'DGT 2010' by DGT Projects. The DGT 2010 is a tournament model chess clock that provides the advanced functions expected in a digital clock. This includes the ability to program new time controls not built into the device.

King's Gambit (Paul Hoffman)
Book review of 'King's Gambit' by Paul Hoffman.

Chess Gems: 1,000 Combinations You Should Know
Book review of 'Chess Gems' by Igor Sukhin.

Chess Exam and Training Guide: Tactics
Book review of 'Chess Exam and Training Guide: Tactics' by Igor Khmelnitsky.

Chess Puzzles for the Casual Player, Volume 1
Book review of 'Chess Puzzles for the Casual Player, Volume 1' by Kevin Houston.

Engaging Pieces
Book review of 'Engaging Pieces' by Howard Goldowsky.

The Chess Team (A Novel)
Book review of 'The Chess Team (A Novel)' by James H. Sawaski.

My Great Predecessors (Part V)
Book review of 'My Great Predecessors (Part V)' by Garry Kasparov. The 13th World Chess Champion writes about Anatoly Karpov, the 12th Champion, and about Viktor Korchnoi.

The Ruy Lopez Explained
Book review of 'The Ruy Lopez Explained' by Gary Lane.

Controversial Saemisch King's Indian
Book review of 'Controversial Saemisch King's Indian' by Chris Ward.

The Best of Chess Informant - Anatoly Karpov
CD review of 'The Best of Chess Informant - Anatoly Karpov' by Chess Informant.

Garry Kasparov on Fischer : My Great Predecessors, Part IV
Book review of 'Garry Kasparov on Fischer : My Great Predecessors, Part IV' by Garry Kasparov. 'Stars of the West'. Discusses careers and analyzes games by Robert J. (Bobby) Fischer, Samuel (Sammy) Reshevsky, Miguel Najdorf, and Bent Larsen.

Winning Chess Tournaments for Juniors
Book review of 'Winning Chess Tournaments for Juniors' by Robert M. Snyder. Tournament rules; how to be successful; how to study openings, tactics, and endgames.

Unbeatable Chess Lessons for Juniors
Book review of 'Unbeatable Chess Lessons for Juniors' by Robert M. Snyder. 24 complete master level games, each move annotated. 278 diagrams.

Chess for Juniors
Book review of 'Chess for Juniors' by Robert M. Snyder. How to play chess: Basic rules; check and checkmate; opening systems; endgame strategy; tactics.

The Queen’s Bishop Attack Revealed
Book review of 'The Queen’s Bishop Attack Revealed' by James Plaskett.

Bobby Fischer Goes to War
Book review of 'Bobby Fischer Goes to War' by David Edmonds and John Eidinow. A detailed account of the 1972 Fischer - Spassky World Championship match.

Game Over - Kasparov and the Machine
Movie review of 'Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine' directed by Vikram Jayanti. Documentary about the 1997 man - machine chess match between World Champion Garry Kasparov and IBM's Deep Blue. Did IBM cheat Kasparov?

The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
Book review of 'The Immortal Game: A History of Chess' by David Shenk. Recommended for chess players who know little about the history of their favorite game, or for non-players who want to know about the game's strange attraction. If you have space for only one chess book on your bookshelf, this is an excellent choice.

The Hippopotamus Rises
Book review of 'The Hippopotamus Rises' by Andrew Martin.

DGT Easy Plus Game Timer (Digital Chess Clock)
Product review of 'Easy Plus Game Timer' by DGT Projects. The 'Easy Plus' (Easy+, Easyplus) digital clock offers basic chess clock functionality for a bargain price.

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