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t Quality Chess was founded on April 1st 2004 – an inappropriate date, we hope. Our ambition was to provide the chess public with books of the highest possible quality. � is has been ful� lled as many of our books have won prestigious prizes around the world.

� e chess people at Quality Chess are GM Jacob Aagaard, GM John Shaw, GM Colin McNab, IM Andrew Greet and Danny McGowan. In our next decade we hope to reach even greater heights.

Quality Chess

Spring and Summer 2014

“Of course I have them all!”

“I have every book by Quality Chess. It is the best publisher.”– Boris Gelfand

10 Years of Quality Chess

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GM Artur Yusupov’s groundbreaking series was recognised by the World Chess Federation as the best instructional chess books with the � rst ever Boleslavsky Medal.

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Grandmaster Preparation

� e Grandmaster Preparation seriesScottish/Danish Grandmaster and trainer of Champions, Jacob Aagaard o� ers a comprehensive training program towards the highest title in chess.

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Since our � rst titles were published in October 2004, Quality Chess has done well with the public and critics alike, winning the following Book of the Year awards: English Chess Federation: San Luis 2005 (2007), Attacking Manual 1&2 (2010), How I Beat Fischer’s Record (2013). ChessCafe: Learn from the Legends (2005), Pump Up Your Rating (2013). Association of Chess Professionals: GM Preparation: Calculation (2013). FIDE’s Boleslavsky Medal: Build Up Your Chess 1-3 (2008), Attacking Manual 1&2 (2011). ChessPublishing: GM Repertoire – Vol. 3 (2009), Vol. 2 (2010), Vol. 9 (2011), � e King’s Gambit (2013).

“I used four books from Quality Chess in my preparation for the World Championship match last year: Practical Chess Defence, � e Berlin Wall, Advanced Chess Tactics and Rook vs Two Minor Pieces. I am not sure that these books are especially suited for the match preparation; they are simply useful for anyone who wants to raise the level of their game.” – Hou Yifan, Women’s World Champion

Grandmaster Repertoire Opening BooksMiddlegame Books

� e leading series of opening books continues in 2014 with 8-10 new volumes. Among others:

Tiger Hillarp Persson� e Modern Tiger

Judit PolgarA Game of Queens

� e World’s No. 1 ranked female player for the last 25 years � nishes her trilogy on a career that took her from studying with her sisters to playing the World Championship in San Luis.

John ShawPlaying 1.e4 Volumes 1&2

Kotronias on the King’s IndianFianchetto Systems, Mar del Plata I&II

Vassilios Kotronias is one of the biggest experts on the King’s Indian. In this series he gives the most ambitious opening repertoire ever published. In 2014 we publish two volumes on the main Mar del Plata variation. More volumes will follow in 2015.

Kotronias on the King’s Indian

John Shaw

We will continue our tradition of thought-provoking middlegame books. � is year we are working on � e Grandmaster Program, Chess Structures – A Grandmaster Guide, � e Secret Life of Bad Bishops and Mating the Castled King (out April).

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Kotronias on the King’s IndianKotronias on the King’s IndianKotronias on the King’s IndianKotronias on the King’s IndianTibor KarolyiMikhail Tal’s Best Games 1-3

� e Magic of Youth (1949-1959)� e World Champion (1960-1971)

� e Invincible (1972-1992)

MayzelisChess From Scratch

For generations Russians have learned to play chess by reading this book, including Garry Kasparov. With a foreword by Mark Dvoretsky.

Parimarjan Negi1.e4

Top Indian GM and strong theoretician Parimarjan Negi gives a super-ambitious repertoire for White starting with 1.e4. � e � rst volume deals with the French, Caro-Kann and Philidor defences (out May). � e series is expected to span � ve volumes.

Boris Avrukh� e Classical Slav

� e Classical Slav provides a sound and active repertoire based on 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4. White’s early deviations from move 3 onwards are also covered. GM Boris Avrukh has had the Slav in his repertoire throughout his career and has never lost a serious game with it.

Victor MikhalevskiBeating Minor Openings

Beating Minor Openings o� ers a world-class repertoire for Black against every sensible � rst move apart from 1.d4 and 1.e4. � e most critical moves covered are 1.c4 and 1.Nf3, and against the latter Mikhalevski supplies a range of replies to suit most styles and existing repertoires.

� e French Defence III, � e Sicilian Najdorf, � e Sveshnikov Sicilian, � e Semi-Slav & Beating the Anti-Sicilians also expected out in 2014

“I of course have all the Grandmaster Repertoire books, what kind of Grandmaster doesn’t?” – British Champion GM Gawain Jones

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