THE CHESS SHOP • THE BRIDGE SHOP
Open 10am - 6pm, Monday - Saturday
Tel. 020 7486 8222, Fax 020 7486 3355, email
the Chess/Bridge Shop
British Chess Magazine was established in 1881
and publishes the world's oldest chess magazine. Our headquarters
are in London's West End, located within the shop premises of Chess and Bridge Ltd, which offers a complete range of chess,
bridge, poker, backgammon, go and other games products
- open Monday-Saturday, 10am - 6pm. What we offer is nothing less
than the best chess and bridge shop in the UK! Click
here for a map showing where the shop is located.
Alternatively, you may shop here via Chess & Bridge's online shopping
cart. You can browse their complete catalogue and shop securely
online. This page takes you through the range of products on offer.
Check out the trading terms here.
The Chess / Bridge Shop is not just a shop: we provide
a pre- and post-sales support service that is second to none. You'll
find this particularly important for computer and software purchases
where the range and variety of chess-playing programs and databases
can be quite bewildering. Also, you may want advice on which chess
book to buy for a particular purpose: bear in mind that the Chess / Bridge Shop is owned and run by chess and games enthusiasts, and
they will be only too delighted to assist you in making the right
purchase. Remember: help is only a phone call or email away!
Enjoy reading through our catalogue: whether you are
a grandmaster, a keen player, a complete novice or just looking
to set off the décor of your home with a stylish chess set,
we're sure you will find the best items at a price to suit.
Here is a sample of the range of products:
CHESS SETS AND BOARDS
  there is an extensive range of top-quality wooden chess sets and boards.
Quality, weighting, design... the choice of the perfect wooden set
and board is a very individual decision.
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CHESS SOFTWARE
  Software:
The latest models are Fritz 11 (brand new in November 2007: available from stock), Rybka
(Convekta version), Rybka (ChessBase version), Junior 10
(the 2006 world champion program) and Shredder
11 (new in November 2007); these offer facilities for playing
chess via the internet as well all the famous Fritz/Junior features.
Add a DGT Electronic
Board to your set-up and you can play computer chess just
as you would in the tournament room.
Click
here to check out the software buyer's guide,
database programs and special offers, or here to see some software suitable for beginners and novices.
CHESS COMPUTERS
  there are some fantastic chess computers , including all the latest Saitek,
Mephisto and Excalibur models - for example, the desk-top Excalibur
Chess Station and the portable Kasparov Advanced Travel. Or, new in 2008, the amazing Excalibur Phantom Force, which can actually move its own pieces on a chessboard! Or, at
the top of the range, the Mephisto Exclusive, which doubles as a
splendid piece of table furniture for your living room. Click
here for a chess computer buyer's guide.
CHESS BOOKS
  A
superb range of new and second-hand books is available from the
Chess / Bridge Shop. It stocks all new English language chess titles.
And don't forget to check out BCM's chess book reviews on the web.
There is even a searchable database of reviews going back several years, so you can check the quality before you buy. There are hundreds of books to check out online: click on one of the links
below to start looking through this unparalleled range of chess books
• chess books • chess
books for beginners and novices
MAGAZINE
  The
famous British Chess Magazine, established 1881 and universally
known as BCM, is a must for every real enthusiast of the
game. Every month, for more than 127 years, top contemporary chess
writers have submitted fascinating reports on current tournaments,
historical features, and a host of other chess-related topics. If
you are interested in new chess books, the modern-day BCM is a source
without parallel - our substantial
reviews section appears every issue and covers every important
new chess book released. Leading Contributors: Ian Rogers, Lubosh Kavalek, Matthew Sadler, Jon Speelman, John Emms, Gary Lane,
Jonathan Rowson, Harriet Hunt, Ken Whyld, John Beasley, David Friedgood,
Mikhail Golubev ...
Want to subscribe? If you have never before subscribed to
BCM, you can save pounds on any of
the one-year subscription rates. If you wish to subscribe online
now, please add it to your shopping cart ... Subscribe
Online Now! We also have a large collection of bound volumes
of the magazine available to purchase. Check
the range out here.
CHESS DVDS AND VIDEOS
  Want
to enjoy some chess on a TV screen whilst relaxing in your favourite
easy chair? There is a good selection of material on DVD, including
Ray Keene's Duels of the Mind - the complete 12-programme
TV series in which the English chess grandmaster presents 12 of
the most spectacular chess games of all time - and some excellently
presented instructional videos and DVDs from 'Bad Bishop', with
top chessplayers showing you how to play the opening. Superb stuff!
Check out the range here.
MORE CHESS EQUIPMENT
  There is a vast range of equipment for chess players: clocks, plastic and
travelling sets, demo boards, scoresheets and stationery, magazine
binders... and a great 'starter pack' offer of six boxed sets and
boards, ideal for your school or local chess
club. Click here for a comprehensive
range of clocks.
BRIDGE, POKER AND CARD GAMES
  The
Bridge Shop offers everything the bridge enthusiast - beginner or
expert - could want. A wide range of playing cards, bidding boxes,
bridge tables, cloths and other bridge accessories are available.
Poker, Canasta and Patience players are also catered for. We also
hold a very extensive range of books on all card games, including
North American books not easily obtainable elsewhere. The Bridge
Shop also publishes bridge books under the name FINESSE. The world's
leading humorous bridge writer, David Bird, is the editorial advisor.
Best-selling titles include Omar Sharif Talks Bridge by Omar
Sharif and David Bird, Bridge Cardplay Made Easy by David
Bird, Bridge for Money by David Bird and Martin Hoffman,
Spot The Bridge Writer's Blunder by Danny Roth, Bridge with
Imagination by Geir Helgemo & David Bird, Having Nun,
Partner by David Bird, Over Hoffman's Shoulder by Martin
Hoffman and Marc Smith, The Magic of Bridge by David Bird
and Tim Bourke. Click here to
visit our online Bridge Shop.
Click here to visit the Poker page,
where we have a superb range of high quality Poker equipment, software
and books.
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