Quality Chess
Encyclopedia
Quality Chess is a chess
publishing company, founded in 2004 by three chess players: IM Ari Ziegler, GM Jacob Aagaard
and GM John Shaw. The company is based in Glasgow
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The company focuses on quality of publications rather than quantity of books. In 2005, the book Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at Their Best by GM Mihail Marin won the ChessCafe.com
'Book of the Year' award. In 2007 San Luis 2005: How Chess Found Its Champion by Alik Gershon
and Igor Nor won the English Chess Federation
'Book of the Year 2007' award. GM Jacob Aagaard
's Attacking Manual 1 & 2 won the 2010 English Chess Federation book of the year prize.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
publishing company, founded in 2004 by three chess players: IM Ari Ziegler, GM Jacob Aagaard
Jacob Aagaard
Jacob Aagaard is a Danish-born Scottish Grandmaster of chess who won the 94th British Championship in 2007. He is Scotland's second highest ranked player as of January 2010, with an Elo rating of 2538. In 2004, he took second place in the Scottish Chess Championship. In 2005, he took first place...
and GM John Shaw. The company is based in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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The company focuses on quality of publications rather than quantity of books. In 2005, the book Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at Their Best by GM Mihail Marin won the ChessCafe.com
ChessCafe.com
ChessCafe.com is a website that publishes endgame studies, book reviews and other articles related to chess on a weekly basis. It was founded in 1996 by Hanon Russell, and is well known as a repository of articles about chess and its history....
'Book of the Year' award. In 2007 San Luis 2005: How Chess Found Its Champion by Alik Gershon
Alik Gershon
Alik Gershon is an Israeli chess grandmaster. On 21 October 2010 he set the Guinness World Record for simultaneous games after playing 523 opponents in Tel Aviv. After 18 hours and 30 minutes, he won 454 games , lost 11 and drew 58...
and Igor Nor won the English Chess Federation
English Chess Federation
The English Chess Federation is the governing chess organisation in England and is affiliated to FIDE. The ECF was formed in 2004 and was effectively a re-constitution of the extant governing body, the British Chess Federation , an organisation founded in 1904...
'Book of the Year 2007' award. GM Jacob Aagaard
Jacob Aagaard
Jacob Aagaard is a Danish-born Scottish Grandmaster of chess who won the 94th British Championship in 2007. He is Scotland's second highest ranked player as of January 2010, with an Elo rating of 2538. In 2004, he took second place in the Scottish Chess Championship. In 2005, he took first place...
's Attacking Manual 1 & 2 won the 2010 English Chess Federation book of the year prize.
Published books
- Marin, MihailMihail MarinMihail Marin is a Romanian chess Grandmaster. As of July 2011, his FIDE rating is 2548. Marin's first major success in international chess was in qualifying for the Interzonal in 1987. He has won three Romanian Championships and has played in the Chess Olympiads ten times, winning a bronze...
(2004). Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at Their Best. Quality Chess. ISBN 91-975243-2-8; - Rogozenko, Dorian (2005). Sveshnikov Reloaded. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-9-197-52435-3;
- Aagaard, JacobJacob AagaardJacob Aagaard is a Danish-born Scottish Grandmaster of chess who won the 94th British Championship in 2007. He is Scotland's second highest ranked player as of January 2010, with an Elo rating of 2538. In 2004, he took second place in the Scottish Chess Championship. In 2005, he took first place...
(2006). Practical Chess Defence. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-91-975244-4-5; - Gershon, Alik; Nor, Igor (2006). San Luis 2005: How Chess Found Its Champion. Quality Chess. ISBN 9-197-60052-0;
- Marin, MihailMihail MarinMihail Marin is a Romanian chess Grandmaster. As of July 2011, his FIDE rating is 2548. Marin's first major success in international chess was in qualifying for the Interzonal in 1987. He has won three Romanian Championships and has played in the Chess Olympiads ten times, winning a bronze...
(2007). A Spanish Opening Repertoire for Black. Quality Chess. ISBN 9197600504; - Marin, MihailMihail MarinMihail Marin is a Romanian chess Grandmaster. As of July 2011, his FIDE rating is 2548. Marin's first major success in international chess was in qualifying for the Interzonal in 1987. He has won three Romanian Championships and has played in the Chess Olympiads ten times, winning a bronze...
(2007). Beating the Open Games. Quality Chess. ISBN 9197600431; - Vigorito, David (2007). Challenging the Nimzo-Indian. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-91-976005-5-2;
- Vigorito, David (2007). Play the Semi-Slav. Quality Chess. ISBN 91-857790-1-6;
- Aagaard, JacobJacob AagaardJacob Aagaard is a Danish-born Scottish Grandmaster of chess who won the 94th British Championship in 2007. He is Scotland's second highest ranked player as of January 2010, with an Elo rating of 2538. In 2004, he took second place in the Scottish Chess Championship. In 2005, he took first place...
(2008). The Attacking Manual: Basic Principles. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-91-976004-08; - Aagaard, JacobJacob AagaardJacob Aagaard is a Danish-born Scottish Grandmaster of chess who won the 94th British Championship in 2007. He is Scotland's second highest ranked player as of January 2010, with an Elo rating of 2538. In 2004, he took second place in the Scottish Chess Championship. In 2005, he took first place...
(2010).The Attacking Manual 2: Technique and Praxis. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-91-976004-15.