Chess history

Richard Eales   Not since Murray in 1913 has there been a seriously researched history of chess which is also readable. Eales concentrates on what... [read more]

Horacio Cardo   For grades 3-6. An imagined retelling of the origins of chess. The narrator traces the game to, "a great island that has... [read more]

Marilyn Yalom   Everyone knows that the queen is the most powerful piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five... [read more]

Feng-Hsiung Hsu   Subtitled: "Building the Computer that Defeated the World Chess Champion". In nontechnical, conversational prose, Feng-hsiung Hsu, the system architect of Deep Blue, tells... [read more]

Monty Newborn, Charles E. Lieserson, Monroe Newborn   This book offers a detailed account of IBM's Deep Blue chess program, the people who created it, and its historic battles with... [read more]

National Museums of Scotland   During the winter of 183031, over 90 pieces of wonderfully carved ivory most chess pieces were found in the sand dunes at... [read more]

Colleen Schafroth   Not your typical chess history book, the author explores the history surrounding chess sets and pieces, more than the development of the... [read more]

J. C. Hallman   The Chess Artist is both an intellectual journey and first-rate travel writing dedicated to the love of chess and all of its... [read more]

Every chess-player needs a reliable defense against the Queen's Pawn Opening. The fundamental question is... [read more]