John Nunn (1) (1955–)

Author of Understanding Chess Move by Move

For other authors named John Nunn, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Dr John Nunn is one of the best-respected figures in world chess. He was among the world's leading grandmasters for nearly twenty years and won four gold medals at chess Olympiads. In 2004, 2007 and 2010, Nunn was crowned World Chess Solving Champion, ahead of many former champions. In 2011, his show more two-volume work Nunn's Chess Endings won the English Chess Federation Book of the Year Award, and was highly praised by Levon Aronian (who read both books cover to cover!) when making the award presentation. show less

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Beating the Sicilian

Nunn's Chess Endings

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Understanding Chess Move by Move (2001) 234 copies, 1 review

The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games (1998) 219 copies, 1 review

Nunn's Chess Openings (Everyman Chess Series) (1999) 109 copies

Learn Chess Tactics (2003) 75 copies

The Development of Chess Style (1968) 71 copies

Understanding Chess Endgames (2009) 68 copies

Learn Chess (2000) 68 copies

John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book (1999) 67 copies

Understanding Chess Middlegames (2011) 64 copies

Secrets of Practical Chess (Gambit chess) (1998) 60 copies

Secrets of Rook Endings (1992) 57 copies

Secrets of Practical Chess (New Enlarged Edition) (2007) 56 copies

John Nunn's Best Games 1985-1993 (1994) 56 copies

Tactical Chess Endings (1981) 54 copies

Secrets of Grandmaster Play (Macmillan Chess Library) (1987) 53 copies

1001 Deadly Checkmates (2011) 43 copies

Grandmaster Chess Move by Move: John Nunn Applies the Move by Move Approach to His Best Games (2006) 43 copies, 1 review

Secrets of Grandmaster Chess (New American Batsford Chess Library) (1997) 40 copies

John Nunn's Chess Course (2014) 38 copies

Solving in Style (1985) 36 copies

Secrets of Minor-Piece Endings (1995) 35 copies

Secrets of Pawnless Endings (Batsford Chess Library) (1994) 35 copies

The Complete Najdorf 6 Bg5 (1997) 34 copies

The Complete Pirc (The Macmillan Chess Library) (1989) 33 copies

Endgame Challenge (2003) 31 copies

The King-Hunt (1996) 28 copies

Nunn's Chess Endings Volume 2 (2010) 28 copies

Nunn's Chess Endings volume 1 (2010) 26 copies

Grandmaster Secrets: Winning Quickly at Chess (2008) 26 copies

The Main Line King's Indian (1996) 25 copies

101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures (2000) 22 copies

New Classical King's Indian (1997) 22 copies

The Ultimate Pirc: Comprehensive Coverage of an Exciting Modern Opening (1998) 22 copies, 1 review

New Ideas in the Four Knights (Batsford Chess Library) (1993) 21 copies

New Ideas in the Pirc Defence (Batsford Chess Library) (1993) 21 copies

Beating the Sicilian 3 (1995) 20 copies

Beating the Sicilian II: A Complete New Repertoire for White (1990) 19 copies

Beating the Sicilian (1984) 18 copies

Najdorf for the Tournament Player (Macmillan Chess Library) (1988) 17 copies

The Marshall Attack (The Macmillan chess library) (1989) 16 copies

The Pirc for the Tournament Player (The tournament player's repertoire of openings) (1980) 16 copies

The Classical King's Indian (The Macmillan Chess Library) (1990) 15 copies

The Benoni for the Tournament Player (1988) 15 copies

The Chess Endgame Exercise Book (2020) 12 copies

Mates esenciales I (2011) 9 copies

Chess Tactics Workbook for Kids (2019) 9 copies

Sicilian Defence: Najdorf Variation (The Tournament Player's Repertoire of Openings) (1982) 8 copies

Ajedrez de los grandes maestros jugada a jugada (2007) 6 copies

Capablanca's best games 5 copies

Chess Endgame Workbook for Kids (2019) 5 copies

Aprenda tácticas de ajedrez (2005) 4 copies

15 games of the 7th International Chess Open Tournament of Lugano (Gotthard Bank booklets) (Gotthard Bank booklets) 2 copies

Schachgeheimnisse (2004) 2 copies

Secretos de Los Finales de Piezas Menores (Spanish Edition) (2000) 2 copies

Les secrets de l'efficacité aux echecs (2008) 2 copies

APRENDA TACTICAS DE AJEDREZ (1900) 2 copies

Jose Raoul Capablanca - Frank Marshall, New York, 1918 1 copy

Cosa deve sapere il giocatore da torneo (2001) 1 copy

Capire il mediogioco. 100 lezioni per imparare a dominare la fase centrale della partita (2012) 1 copy

Think Like a Grandmaster (Batsford Chess) 1 copy

[11] Cuadernos de entrenamiento en ajedrez, vol. 11: 100 ejercicios para desarrollar su destreza (2021) 1 copy

John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book: Test and Improve Your Over-the-Board Decision-Making 1 copy

Ernst Grunfeld - Alexander Alekhine, Karlsbad, 1923 1 copy

Geza Tartakower - Savielly Tartakower, Teplitz-Schonau 1922 1 copy

1001 échec et mat: Entraînez-vous et testez votre force ! (OLIBRIS) (French Edition) (2015) 1 copy

N.C.O. (Cadogan Chess Books): Written by John Nunn, 1999 Edition, Publisher: Everyman Chess [Paperback] (1999) 1 copy

Georg Rotlewi- Akita Rubinstein, Lodz, 1907/8 1 copy

Emanuel Lasker - William Napier, Cambridge Springs, 1904 1 copy

Großmeisterschach Zug um Zug (2006) 1 copy

Capire gli scacchi mossa dopo mossa. Apertura, mediogioco e finale nella moderna partita a scacchi (2012) 1 copy

Cómo derrotar a la Defensa Siciliana. Dos grandes maestros le enseñan los métodos más dinámicos y efectivos para superar con blancas a la apertura más prestigiosa del… (2003) 1 copy

L'art des finales : 250 Etudes d'anthologie (2008) 1 copy

La moderna variante Najdorf la guía definitiva sobre el sistema de la defensa siciliana predilecto de Fischer y Kasparov (2003) 1 copy

Comprendre le milieu de partie (OLIBRIS) (French Edition) (2017) 1 copy

Aron Nimzowitsch - Siegbert Tarrasch, St Petersburg, 1914 1 copy

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Art of Attack in Chess (1963) — Editor, some editions — 300 copies, 3 reviews

The life and games of Mikhail Tal (1976) — Editor, some editions — 294 copies, 5 reviews

Paul Keres: The Road to the Top (1996) — Editor, some editions — 63 copies, 1 review

Secrets of Pawn Endings (2000) — Foreword, some editions — 60 copies

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Legal name: Nunn, John Denis Martin
Birthdate: 1955-04-25
Gender: male
Occupations: chess player
Nationality: UK
Associated Place (for map): UK

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4 reviews

reverend.baron 36 reviews

Grandmaster Chess Move by Move: John Nunn Applies the Move by Move Approach to His Best Games by John Nunn

A highly entertaining romp hosted by Nunn. While it may not be the most invaluable games collection, the analysis and style of annotation are top notch, as are all the trappings (essays, problems, etc.)

Jan 22, 2008

reverend.baron 36 reviews

Understanding Chess Move by Move by John Nunn