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� e chess people at Quality Chess are GM Jacob Aagaard, GM John Shaw, GM Colin McNab, IM Andrew Greet and Danny McGowan. In 2015 we are hoping for our best year yet!

Quality Chess

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11 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), From GM to Top Ten (2014). 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 in 2013: 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 No. 1

“Of course I have them all!”GM Sam Shankland – US Board 1

I also have them all!

Grandmaster Repertoire Opening BooksMiddlegame Books

� e leading series of opening books continues in 2015 with 8-10 new volumes. Among others:

Tiger Hillarp Persson� e Modern Tiger

Boris GelfandPositional Decision

Making in Chess

2012 World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand describes his approach to positional chess, based on his own games and those of his great hero Akiba Rubinstein.

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 2015 we have published two volumes on the main Mar del Plata variation. More volumes will follow soon.

Kotronias on the King’s Indian

John Shaw

We will continue our tradition of thought-provoking middlegame books. � is year we have already published Python Strategy, Chess Structures – A Grandmaster Guide, Learn from the Legends (hardback only – 10th Anniversary edition) and � e Soviet Chess Primer.

We will continue our tradition of thought-provoking middlegame books. We will continue our tradition of thought-provoking middlegame books. We will continue our tradition of thought-provoking middlegame books. We will continue our tradition of thought-provoking middlegame books.

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 2&3

� e World Champion (1960-1971)� e Invincible (1972-1992)

Jacob Aagaard� inking Inside the Box

Planned to be out Summer 2015, this volume wraps up the Grandmaster Preparation series.

Parimarjan Negi1.e4

Top Indian GM and strong theoretician Parimarjan Negi gives a super-ambitious repertoire for White starting with 1.e4. � e second volume deals with the Sicilian Najdorf and is just out.� e series is expected to span � ve volumes.

Boris AvrukhGrandmaster 1A – � e Catalan

� e most famous repertoire books from the last decade, Avrukh’s 1.d4 repertoire, will be updated in four entirely reanalysed and rewritten new books, starting with � e Catalan, out Spring 2015.

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, Beating the Anti-Sicilians, � e Semi-Slav & 1.e4 vs. � e Sicilian II also expected out in 2015

“I of course have all the Grandmaster Repertoire books, what kind of Grandmaster doesn’t?” – 2013 British Champion GM Gawain Jones (England no. 3, 2670)

We will continue our tradition of thought-provoking middlegame books. We will continue our tradition of thought-provoking middlegame books.