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Quality Chess Blog
1w ago
On April 24 we will publish three new books in hardcover. Turbo-Charge Your Tactics 1 and Turbo-Charge Your Tactics 2 are of course sister volumes, by GM Oleksiyenko and IM Grabinsky. You can read an excerpt of Turbo 1 here and an excerpt of Turbo 2 here. I was one of the proofreaders, and thoroughly ..read more
Quality Chess Blog
2w ago
Happy International Women’s Day to all the incredible women of our global society. It is a day to reflect on the progress made towards gender equality in our society, inspired by the sacrifices and struggles of countless generations of women. It is a reminder of the journey ahead to create an inclusive environment where talent ..read more
Quality Chess Blog
3w ago
We are continuing our free-fourth-book offer – if you buy three books or more and live in the normal European Union zone (as defined by UPS – for example, they exclude some islands and remote areas) we will send you an extra book free. Please note that if you buy a Special Offer and are ..read more
Quality Chess Blog
1M ago
We have two new Chess Classics on the way. On 13th March we will publish Key Elements of Chess Strategy and Key Elements of Chess Tactics, both by Georgy Lisitsin. You can read a Strategy excerpt here and you can read a Tactics excerpt here. The titles of both books tells the story, though the ..read more
Quality Chess Blog
1M ago
As of today, we have a new Quality Chess website and new blog software. With all new things, it’s normal to expect some teething problems, but we’ll get them all fixed soon and it should be better than ever. For existing website customers, you will need to create a new account. Apologies for the inconvenience ..read more
Quality Chess Blog
3M ago
Happy New Year! We are continuing our free-fourth-book offer – if you buy three books or more and live in the normal European Union zone (as defined by UPS – for example, they exclude some islands and remote areas) we will send you an extra book free. Please note that if you buy a Special ..read more
Quality Chess Blog
3M ago
On 31st January 2024 we will publish two new books in hardcover only. Boris Spassky’s Best Games 1 by Tibor Karolyi. You can read an excerpt here. And Understanding Chess Exchanges by Bagheri & Salehzadeh. You can read an excerpt here. In both cases the titles give a good idea of the contents and themes ..read more
Quality Chess Blog
4M ago
Our friends at Forward Chess have a feature where they interview an author. The latest one is an interview with Jacob. So if you want to know more about Jacob, his books and the origins of Quality Chess, click that link. The previous month featured an interview with Nikos Ntirlis. That interview also linked to ..read more
Quality Chess Blog
5M ago
Playing the English has received great reviews, but readers also pointed out some lines that should have been included in the book. So we asked author Nikos Ntirlis to produce an update and he delivered more excellent material. You can read the APPENDIX PDF at that link. The same material is also linked at the ..read more
Quality Chess Blog
6M ago
We are having a new Quality Chess website built. In fact, we have been for a long while. But maybe in the next month or so it will come alive. Our old existing website is misbehaving in one annoying way – when a customer asks for a password to be re-set (let’s say the customer ..read more