Anglo-Swiss GM Smokin' Joe is arguably the World's most popular openings' writer - every book of his immediately jumps to the top of the chess best-sellers' list.

His easy-going writing style combines deep analysis, born of his profound openings knowledge, with his sense of humour.

Joe spent most of his early years in Wimbledon, home of British tennis, but preferred the more sedentary sport of chess.

He moved to Switzerland when he married his Swiss wife, Corinne, and currently enjoys double nationality and plays for the Swiss national team.

Joe is one of the most successful GMs on the European open circuit, with a sharp tactical style, and openings that allow him to play for a win with the white or black pieces.

His knowledge of the King's Indian Defence is second-to-none (well, maybe second only to Gary!), and he is the obvious choice to lead subscribers through the theoretical ins-and-outs of this super popular opening.

Here is a list of his books:

Winning with the King's Gambit - Batsford 1992
Beating the Anti-Sicilians - Batsford 1994
The Saemisch King's Indian - Batsford 1995
Beating the Sicilian 3 (with Nunn) - Batsford 1996
Beating the Anti King's Indians - Batsford 1996
The Complete Najdorf Modern Lines (with Nunn) - Batsford 1998
The Trompovsky - Everyman 1998
The c3 Sicilian - Everyman 1999
Nunn's Chess Openings (NCO, with Nunn, Emms and Burgess) - Gambit/Everyman 1999
101 Attacking Ideas - Gambit 2000
The Magic of Mikhail Tal - Everyman 2001
Starting Out: the King's Indian - Everyman 2002
Starting Out: the Caro-Kann - Everyman 2002