Andrew Soltis

Are you a Kasparov, a Carlsen or a Fischer? Use this book to identify your own unique chess style and discover how it aligns with the tactics of the game's greatest players. Then explore tips and tricks that help you avoid pitfalls, improve your strengths and become the best player you can be. Every chess player has a naturally individual...

An insightful new book that is perfect for newcomers to chess inspired by Netflix's Queen's Gambit. Written by one of the best chess communicators in the business, chess master and chess journalist Andy Soltis divulges practical advice and explains technical terms that chess books often overlook. From learning how to train your mind with chess information to choosing the best...

Following on from the enduring success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games, and the recently released Magnus Carlsen: 50 Memorable Games, celebrated chess writer Andrew Soltis delivers a book on Fabiano Caruana, the Grandmaster set to rival current world champion Magnus Carlsen. This book details Caruana's remarkable rise from chess...

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis brings you a foolproof guide to choosing your best next chess move, every time. There are more than 30 moves you can choose from in an average position, yet Chess Masters regularly manage to select the best moves - and they do it faster, more confidently and with less calculation than other players. This practical guide,...

A book by stalwart chess writer Andrew Soltis explores an aspect of chess that is quite common yet seldom addressed: swindling in chess. In chess, a swindle is a cunning ruse where a player in a losing position tricks their opponent, achieving a win or draw instead of the expected loss. Renowned chess writers Horowitz and Reinfeld note that swindles,...

An instructional book about the crucial questions that masters ask themselves before committing to a move. Beginners learn to ask themselves the key questions. As they improve, they ask more sophisticated questions: 'What did my opponent's last move allow me to do?', 'Where is his position weakest?', 'Should I take an irrevocable step now or wait?' For chess master players,...

Following on from the long success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games, renowned chess writer Andrew Soltis delivers a book on today's blockbuster chess player, Magnus Carlsen. At 28, Magnus Carlsen is already considered by many chess fans to be the greatest player of all time. He will defend his...