ChessWise.com ChessWise.com is the Internet's leading online chess training center. Their interactive "ChessWise Super Course" features 20 plus hours of audio lectures by top grandmasters, plus hundreds of interactive lessons. Recently, they began to offer chess eBooks, including the eBook versions of one of the most popular chess book series of all time by Grandmaster Lev Alburt. These eBooks will be coming out in mid-July, 2001 and will be available at Fictionwise.

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1. Comprehensive Chess Course Volume II: From Beginner to Tournament Player in 12 Lessons by Lev Alburt & Roman Pelts [General Nonfiction] 2. Comprehensive Chess Course Volume I: Learn Chess in 12 Lessons by Lev Alburt & Roman Pelts [General Nonfiction] 3. Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas by Lev Alburt [General Nonfiction] 4. Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player by Sam Palatnik & Lev Alburt [General Nonfiction] 5. Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player by Lev Alburt [General Nonfiction]

1. The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 3 by Maurice Ashley [Sports/Entertainment/Education] 2. The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 4 by Maurice Ashley [Sports/Entertainment/Education] 3. The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 6 by Maurice Ashley [Sports/Entertainment/Education] 4. The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 5 by Maurice Ashley [Sports/Entertainment/Education] 5. The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 7 by Maurice Ashley [Sports/Entertainment/Education]

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1	ChessWise Super Course Problem Book [Adobe Acrobat (PDF)] by ChessWise		[Available in Adobe PDF only!] This eBook features 120 carefully selected chess problems designed to improve a players tactical skills (for new players through advanced beginners). The eBook features a unique "one problem per page" layout that makes it easy for players to focus on finding the solution (the answer is on the next page). Used in conjunction with Adobe eBook Reader, users can actually save their answers within the eBook (it is recommended you try the problems several times). This eB... more info>> 1999 Words: 1000 - Reading Time: 2-4 min. Category: General Nonfiction	22 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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2	Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player [Limited MultiFormat: 2 Formats Available] by Lev Alburt		As the fifth volume in GM Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course, this book demystifies chessboard planning, giving you the practical, game-winning strategic techniques you could spend years gathering on your own. Each idea is explained and illustrated using games carefully chosen for their instructive clarity and power. 1997 Words: 34255 - Reading Time: 97-137 min. Category: General Nonfiction	9 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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3	Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player [Limited MultiFormat: 2 Formats Available] by Sam Palatnik & Lev Alburt		Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player is the third volume in Grandmaster Lev Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course Series. Endorsed by world champion Garry Kasparov as revealing "the once-secret Russian method of chess training," the first two volumes used only materials that worked well in the former U.S.S.R. Five-time U.S. chess champion GM Larry Evans calls the current book "a highly instructive primer on tactics." It contains hundreds of strikingly beautiful positions arranged by difficulty ... more info>> 2001 Words: 24382 - Reading Time: 69-97 min. Category: General Nonfiction	10 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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4	Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas [Limited MultiFormat: 2 Formats Available] by Lev Alburt		Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions & Ideas gives you the maximum results in the minimum amount of time. Each position is distilled from thousands shown to students both in Russia and the US over decades. Each holds something special and important. When you study one of these positions, you can be sure that you are acquiring an important piece of practical chess knowledge. Indeed, the major portion of all practical chess knowledge is represented in this book! It's a small bo... more info>> 1997 Words: 27044 - Reading Time: 77-108 min. Category: General Nonfiction	12 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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5	Comprehensive Chess Course Volume I: Learn Chess in 12 Lessons [Limited MultiFormat: 2 Formats Available] by Lev Alburt & Roman Pelts		Comprehensive Chess Course is primarily intended to serve as a manual for those teaching chess in schools and colleges and for parents teaching chess to their children or, for that matter, to themselves. From California to New York, this course has been employed successfully in numerous scholastic programs. Since 1986 and through two editions (plus several printings), thousands of players have purchased this course for self-study. And if letters from our readers are any guide, then thousands hav... more info>> 2001 Words: 29750 - Reading Time: 85-119 min. Category: General Nonfiction	7 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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6	Comprehensive Chess Course Volume II: From Beginner to Tournament Player in 12 Lessons [Limited MultiFormat: 2 Formats Available] by Lev Alburt & Roman Pelts		Welcome to Volume II, the second level, of our Comprehensive Chess Course. It is aimed at those students who have completed and mastered the lessons in Volume I. In addition to numerous corrections and alterations to this, the third edition, a new chapter has been added, "Moving On to Expert and Master." It addresses the concerns of many readers who want a guide for consolidating the progress made during the study of volumes I and II and concrete suggestions for advancing toward expert and maste... more info>> 2001 Words: 84620 - Reading Time: 241-338 min. Category: General Nonfiction	6 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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7	The King in Jeopardy [Limited MultiFormat: 2 Formats Available] by Lev Alburt & Sam Palatnik		The King in Jeopardy: The Best Techniques for Attack and Defense is the highly praised best-selling fourth book in Grandmaster Lev Alburt's six-volume Comprehensive Chess Course. The King in Jeopardy's predecessor, Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player, was acclaimed by legendary former Chess Life Editor Larry Parr as "the best thing ever written for achieving quick improvement in tactical play!" 1996 Words: 30714 - Reading Time: 87-122 min. Category: General Nonfiction	5 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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8	Just the Facts! Winning Endgame Knowledge [Limited MultiFormat: 2 Formats Available] by Lev Alburt		Nothing more clearly separates chess master from chess wannabe than winning endgame play. Accurate opening play can be satisfying, and combinations in the middlegame are exciting. But for most chess players, victory is the real finish line. And the endgame is the last lap of the race. Depending on whether or not you command the necessary endgame knowledge, you can spoil hours of planning, or you can enjoy the victory you've spent the whole game earning. You can even pull yourself out of the stee... more info>> 2000 Words: 25000 - Reading Time: 71-100 min. Category: General Nonfiction	4 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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9	The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 1 [Audio/Video] by Maurice Ashley		ChessWise Multimedia Series: In this series of Audio/Video chess lectures, Maurice Ashley, the first African-American Chess Grandmaster in history, explores key games from his career that led to the coveted title. This lecture features a game played by GM Ashley against chess master Danny Shapiro. A noted chess commentator for ESPN, GM Ashley's commentary is both entertaining for chess fans and instructive for players looking to improve their game. Visually, you see an animated chess board as th... more info>> 2003 Length: 0 hours, 13 minutes, 19 secs Category: Sports/Entertainment	202 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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10	The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 2 [Audio/Video] by Maurice Ashley		ChessWise Multimedia Series: In this series of Audio/Video chess lectures, Maurice Ashley, the first African-American Chess Grandmaster in history, explores key games from his career that led to the coveted title. This video features a game played by GM Ashley against International Grandmaster Alexander Shabalov, who is the current U.S. Champion and is known as a brilliant attacking player. A noted chess commentator for ESPN, GM Ashley's commentary is both entertaining for chess fans and instruc... more info>> 2003 Length: 0 hours, 15 minutes, 15 secs Category: Sports/Entertainment	14 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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11	The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 3 [Audio/Video] by Maurice Ashley		ChessWise Multimedia Audio/Video Series: Maurice Ashley, the first African-American Chess Grandmaster in history, explores key games in his career that led to the coveted title. A noted chess commentator for ESPN, this entertaining chess multimedia series provides excellent training tips as GM Ashley goes through the key games move by move. Visually, you see an animated chess board as the audio lecture plays in the background. This lecture features a game played by GM Ashley against Internationa... more info>> 2003 Length: 0 hours, 14 minutes, 52 secs Category: Sports/Entertainment	9 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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12	The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 4 [Audio/Video] by Maurice Ashley		ChessWise Multimedia Audio/Video Series: Maurice Ashley, the first African-American Chess Grandmaster in history, explores key games in his career that led to the coveted title. A noted chess commentator for ESPN, this entertaining chess multimedia series provides excellent training tips as GM Ashley goes through the key games move by move. Visually, you see an animated chess board as the audio lecture plays in the background. This lecture features a game played by GM Ashley against Internationa... more info>> 2003 Category: Sports/Entertainment	9 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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13	The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 5 [Audio/Video] by Maurice Ashley		ChessWise Multimedia Series: In this series of Audio/Video chess lectures, Maurice Ashley, the first African-American Chess Grandmaster in history, explores key games from his career that led to the coveted title. This lecture features a brilliant game played by GM Ashley against U.S. Champion, GM Patrick Wolff. A noted chess commentator for ESPN, GM Ashley's commentary is both entertaining for chess fans and instructive for players looking to improve their game. Visually, you see an animated ch... more info>> 2003 Length: 0 hours, 15 minutes, 5 secs Category: Sports/Entertainment	7 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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14	The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 6 [Audio/Video] by Maurice Ashley		ChessWise Multimedia Series: In this series of Audio/Video chess lectures, Maurice Ashley, the first African-American Chess Grandmaster in history, explores key games from his career that led to the coveted title. This lecture features a brilliant and unexpected move in the middlegame and a finish with a flourish! A noted chess commentator for ESPN, GM Ashley's commentary is both entertaining for chess fans and instructive for players looking to improve their game. Visually, you see an animated ... more info>> 2003 Category: Sports/Entertainment	8 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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15	The Road to the Chess Grandmaster Title: Part 7 [Audio/Video] by Maurice Ashley		ChessWise Multimedia Series: In this series of Audio/Video chess lectures, Maurice Ashley, the first African-American Chess Grandmaster in history, explores key games from his career that led to the coveted title. This game features an important development technique that leads to a fast and brutal attack! A noted chess commentator for ESPN, GM Ashley's commentary is both entertaining for chess fans and instructive for players looking to improve their game. Visually, you see an animated chess bo... more info>> 2003 Length: 0 hours, 9 minutes, 19 secs Category: Sports/Entertainment	7 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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16	Positional Power in Chess Series: Part 1 [Audio/Video] by Maurice Ashley		ChessWise Multimedia Series: In this series of Audio/Video chess lectures, Grandmaster Maurice Ashley explores key concepts behind playing powerful positional chess. In these lecture, GM Ashley reviews a brilliant positional blowout by former world champion Bobby Fischer. A noted chess commentator for ESPN and the first African American chess grandmaster in history, Maurice Ashley's commentary is both entertaining for chess fans and instructive for players looking to improve their game. Visually... more info>> 2003 Category: Sports/Entertainment	4 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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