Everyman Chess, formerly known as Cadogan Chess, is a major publisher of books and CDs about chess. "Everyman" is a registered trademark of Random House and the company headquarters is in London. Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov is their chief advisor and John Emms is the general editor, assisted by Richard Palliser. The company is now known as "Gloucester Publishers".
In addition to individual books, the company publishes some series of books. Some of their most famous series of books are:
Winning Chess series by Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan
Starting Out series by various writers, including John Emms, Chris Ward, Glenn Flear, Joe Gallagher, Richard Palliser, and John Shaw
Move by Move series by various writers, including John Emms, Steve Giddins, Adam Hunt, Colin Crouch, and Cyrus Lakdawala
My Great Predecessors series of five volumes by Garry Kasparov
Modern Chess series by Garry Kasparov
Dangerous Weapons series of books on openings
The Starting Out-series are introductory level books for average players, who have advanced beyond beginner level. These books generally contain a general strategic overview, along with notes on whether the lines are theoretical or not. John Watson has pointed out that the series' main weakness is a lack of in-depth theoretical coverage.[2] Features of the Starting Out series are bolded and graphically labeled notices with tips, warnings and notes. The wide target readership has made the Starting Out series popular. One reviewer[3] expressed concern that many titles are pushed into the Starting Out series as a way of increasing sales, when they would be better suited as a more theoretical work.
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EverymanChess, formerly known as Cadogan Chess, is a major publisher of books and CDs about chess. "Everyman" is a registered trademark of Random House...
Predecessors, part I. EverymanChess. ISBN 1-85744-330-6. OCLC 223602528. Kasparov, Garry (2003b). My Great Predecessors, part II. EverymanChess. ISBN 1-85744-342-X...
Predecessors, Vol. I. EverymanChess. p. 31. ISBN 1857443306. Kasparov, Garry (2003). My Great Predecessors, Vol. I. EverymanChess. p. 59. ISBN 1857443306...
Thinking: The Visual Dictionary of Chess Moves, Rules, Strategies and Concepts (Fireside Chess Library), EverymanChess, ISBN 1-85744-480-9 Pandolfini, Bruce...
and Games of Mikhail Tal. EverymanChess. ISBN 1-85744-202-4. Tal, Mikhail & Alexander Koblencs (2013) [1978]. Study Chess with Tal. Batsford. ISBN 978-1849941099...
1975-1985. EverymanChess. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-85744-433-9. Kasparov, Garry (2009). Modern Chess, Part Three: Kasparov vs Karpov 1986-1987. EverymanChess. p. 432...
(2007). Here are some books on chess endgames in English. Winning Chess Endings, by Yasser Seirawan, 2003, EverymanChess. ISBN 1-85744-348-9. A good introductory...
the Scandinavian. Quality Chess. ISBN 978-1-906552-55-8. Houska, Jovanka (2009). Starting Out: The Scandinavian. EverymanChess. ISBN 978-1-85744-582-4...
Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian. EverymanChess. ISBN 978-1857444230. Emms, John (2009). Starting Out: The Sicilian. EverymanChess. ISBN 978-1857445886. Ftacnik...
part I. EverymanChess. ISBN 1-85744-330-6. "St. George chess set". MarkOfWestminster.com. "French Regence chess set". Crumiller.com. "Selenus chess set"...
(1990), Play Winning Chess, Microsoft Press, ISBN 1-55615-271-X Seirawan, Yasser (2003), Winning Chess Endings, EverymanChess, ISBN 1-85744-348-9 Silman...
and Other Problem Openings. EverymanChess. Palliser, Richard (2009). Starting Out: The Trompowsky Attack. EverymanChess. ISBN 9781857445626. Pert, Richard...
ISBN 978-1-879479-73-9. Steve Giddins (2012). Greatest Ever Chess Endgames. EverymanChess. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-85744-694-4. Hooper & Whyld 1992, p. 422...
Play the London System. EverymanChess. ISBN 978-1-857-44639-5. Sedlak, Nikola (2016). Winning with the Modern London System. Chess Evolution. ISBN 978-83-944290-9-6...
Short History of Chess, McKay, ISBN 0-679-14550-8 (1981 paperback)*Emms, John (2004), Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames, EverymanChess, p. 22, ISBN 1-85744-359-4...
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