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Logical Chess: Move by Move

Every Move Explained

Author Irving Chernev

Paperback

$24.95 US

Rizzoli | Batsford

5.36"W x 8.52"H x 0.69"D | 9 oz | 26 per carton

On sale Aug 11, 2026 | 256 Pages | 9781837330560

FOC Jun 15, 2026 | Catalog May 2026

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A reissue of a classic bestseller: all the same genius moves with a fresh new cover.

In this refreshed version of a much-loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move. Playing through these games and explanations gives a real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively.

Learn how to strengthen your abilities through the power of positional play, and how to appreciate the consequences of actions made or not made on the board, with this enduring bestseller from one of history’s most highly regarded chess writers, passed down from generation to generation of players as one of the greatest chess texts of all time.

Irving Chernev (1900–1981) was a Ukrainian-American prolific chess player and chess author who wrote over 20 books, including the bestselling Invitation to Chess and The Most Instructive Games of Chess Every Played.

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• Bouvet Island

• Brazil

• Brit.Virgin Is.

• Canada

• Cayman Islands

• Chile

• Colombia

• Costa Rica

• Cuba

• Curacao

• Dominica

• Dominican Rep.

• Ecuador

• El Salvador

• Falkland Islnds

• Grenada

• Guadeloupe

• Guam

• Guatemala

• Haiti

• Honduras

• India

• Jamaica

• Martinique

• Mexico

• Minor Outl.Ins.

• Nicaragua

• North Mariana

• Pakistan

• Panama

• Paraguay

• Peru

• Puerto Rico

• Saint Martin

• Samoa,American

• Sint Maarten

• St Barthelemy

• St. Lucia

• St.Chr.,Nevis

• St.Pier,Miquel.

• Suriname

• Trinidad,Tobago

• Turks&Caicos Is

• US Virgin Is.

• USA

• Uruguay

• Venezuela

• Wallis,Futuna

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• Bosnia Herzeg.

• Botswana

• Brit.Ind.Oc.Ter

• Brunei

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• Cameroon

• Cape Verde

• Centr.Afr.Rep.

• Chad

• China

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• Guyana

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• Ireland

• Isle of Man

• Israel

• Italy

• Ivory Coast

• Japan

• Jersey

• Jordan

• Kazakhstan

• Kenya

• Kiribati

• Kuwait

• Kyrgyzstan

• Laos

• Latvia

• Lebanon

• Lesotho

• Liberia

• Libya

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• Lithuania

• Luxembourg

• Macau

• Macedonia

• Madagascar

• Malawi

• Malaysia

• Maldives

• Mali

• Malta

• Marshall island

• Mauritania

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• Monaco

• Mongolia

• Montenegro

• Montserrat

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