Everyman Chess, formerly known as Cadogan Chess, is a major publisher of books and CDs about

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

. "Everyman" is a registered trademark of

Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...

and the company headquarters is in London. Former

World Chess Champion The World Chess Championship is played to determine the world champion in chess. The current world champion is Magnus Carlsen of Norway, who has held the title since 2013. The first event recognized as a world championship was the 1886 match ...

Garry Kasparov Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist and commentator. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by ...

is their chief advisor and John Emms is the general editor, assisted by

Richard Palliser Richard David Palliser (born 18 September 1981) is an English chess player and chess writer who holds the title International Master. Palliser was joint British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 2006. He writes regularly for Everyman Chess who als ...

. 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 Yasser Seirawan ( ar, ياسر سيروان; born March 24, 1960) is a Syrian-born American chess grandmaster and four-time United States champion. He won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1979. Seirawan is also a published chess author an ...

* ''Starting Out'' series by various writers, including John Emms, Chris Ward,

Glenn Flear Glenn Curtis Flear (born 12 February 1959 in Leicester, England) is a British chess grandmaster now living in Montpellier, France. He is the author of several books, some on chess openings and some on the endgame. He was awarded the Intern ...

, 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 ''My Great Predecessors'' is a series of chess books written by former World Chess Champion, World Champion Garry Kasparov et al. The five volumes in the ''My Great Predecessors'' series are about the players who preceded Kasparov in being offici ...

'' series of five volumes by Garry Kasparov * ''

Modern Chess Modern chess is a chess variant played on a 9×9 board. The game was invented by Gabriel Vicente Maura in 1968. Besides the usual set of chess pieces, each player has a prime minister and an additional pawn: : The prime minister (M) combines ...

'' 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 A theory is a rational type of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking. The process of contemplative and rational thinking is often associated with such processes as observational study or research. Theories may be ...

or not. John Watson has pointed out that the series' main weakness is a lack of in-depth theoretical coverage. 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 reviewerSjakkboken for de med dårlig tid
Sverre Johnsen for Nettavisen, reviewing ''Starting Out: The Colle'' 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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Everyman Chess Website
Chess publishing companies

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