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How to Win at Chess

From first moves to checkmate
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With a fresh, contemporary new design, How to Win at Chess introduces each piece and its moves, explains key principles such as check and how to open a game, before exploring tricks such as forks, pins, and skewers. The book is packed with graded test positions... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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How to Win at Chess

This fascinating book by Grandmaster Daniel King can help improve your chess, whether you're a novice or more experienced player!

Tapping into the global surge of interest in chess, this new edition of a classic title by Grandmaster Daniel King is guaranteed to improve the play of a huge range of readers, from novice to intermediate players.

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With a fresh, contemporary new design, How to Win at Chess introduces each piece and its moves, explains key principles such as check and how to open a game, before exploring tricks such as forks, pins, and skewers.

The book is packed with graded test positions and training exercises to help young players improve their game as they progress through the book. What's more, readers can brush up on the fascinating history of chess, with features on legendary matches and the greatest players, including the world champion, Magnus Carlsen.

Chess has been revolutionised in recent years - thanks to the success of Netflix's world-beating The Queen's Gambit, the rise of chess streaming on Twitch, the desire for self-improvement during lockdown, and the global appeal of Magnus Carlsen, the youngest player ever to top the world rankings - and its newfound popularity with young and old alike shows no sign of waning.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035047406

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pan Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 100g

Pages: 64

About the Author

Daniel King is a professional chess player who has achieved the highest chess title - Grandmaster. He has written many books on chess as well as contributing articles to Britain's Independent on Sunday, Sunday Times, Guardian and Daily Telegraph. He has wide broadcasting experience including live television commentary of the World Chess Championship, and his YouTube channel, PowerPlayChess, has over 86,000 subscribers and 24 million views.

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