Best Chess Books

101.
Study Chess with Tal
Study Chess with Tal 4.53 avg rating — 43 ratings
102.
Perfect Your Chess
Perfect Your Chess 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Mastering Positional Sacrifices: A Practical Guide to a Vital Skill in Chess
Mastering Positional Sacrifices: A Practical Guide to a Vital Skill in Chess 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Grandmaster Preparation: Strategic Play
Grandmaster Preparation: Strategic Play 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Grandmaster Preparation - Calculation
Grandmaster Preparation - Calculation 4.48 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Grandmaster Preparation: Endgame Play
Grandmaster Preparation: Endgame Play 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition: Key Moves and Motifs in the Middlegame
Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition: Key Moves and Motifs in the Middlegame 4.18 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Grandmaster Preparation: Positional Play
Grandmaster Preparation: Positional Play 4.66 avg rating — 53 ratings
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Fischer/Spassky: The New York Times Report on the Chess Match of the Century
Fischer/Spassky: The New York Times Report on the Chess Match of the Century 3.81 avg rating — 81 ratings
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Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games
Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games 4.35 avg rating — 156 ratings
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The Woodpecker Method
The Woodpecker Method 4.29 avg rating — 106 ratings
112.
Storming the Barricades
Storming the Barricades really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
113.
Endgame Strategy (Cadogan Chess Books)
Endgame Strategy (Cadogan Chess Books) 4.41 avg rating — 86 ratings
114.
From my chess games, 1920-1937
From my chess games, 1920-1937
by: Max Euwe
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
114.
Jeugdschaak : leerboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandse schaakbond KNSB : voor beginners, voor licht-gevorderden, voor doorzetters
Jeugdschaak : leerboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandse schaakbond KNSB : voor beginners, voor licht-gevorderden, voor doorzetters 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
114.
Paul Felix Schmidt / A Winning Formula
Paul Felix Schmidt / A Winning Formula it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
114.
Bishop V. Knight : The Verdict
Bishop V. Knight : The Verdict really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
114.
Lessons with a Grandmaster: Enhance Your Chess Strategy And Psychology With Boris Gulko
Lessons with a Grandmaster: Enhance Your Chess Strategy And Psychology With Boris Gulko 4.13 avg rating — 52 ratings
114.
Chess Evolution 1: The Fundamentals
Chess Evolution 1: The Fundamentals 4.62 avg rating — 47 ratings
114.
The Grandmaster: Magnus Carlsen and the Match That Made Chess Great Again
The Grandmaster: Magnus Carlsen and the Match That Made Chess Great Again 3.45 avg rating — 393 ratings
114.
Chess Opening Names - Volume 2: Even More Enthralling & Amazing History Behind The First Few Moves
Chess Opening Names - Volume 2: Even More Enthralling & Amazing History Behind The First Few Moves 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings
114.
More Chess & More Than Chess: A family of chess variants
More Chess & More Than Chess: A family of chess variants 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
114.
Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov, Part 1: 1973-1985
Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov, Part 1: 1973-1985 4.48 avg rating — 101 ratings
124.
How to be a Winner at Chess
How to be a Winner at Chess 3.60 avg rating — 45 ratings
124.
The Soviet Chess Primer
The Soviet Chess Primer 4.31 avg rating — 120 ratings
124.
Οι βασικές αρχές στο σκάκι
Οι βασικές αρχές στο σκάκι 3.96 avg rating — 734 ratings
127.
Chess Lessons
Chess Lessons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
127.
Everyone's Second Chess Book
Everyone's Second Chess Book 4.13 avg rating — 94 ratings
127.
Attacking Manual Volume 1
Attacking Manual Volume 1 4.26 avg rating — 50 ratings
127.
Point Count Chess: An Accurate Guide to Winning Chess
Point Count Chess: An Accurate Guide to Winning Chess 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
127.
Tal's Winning Chess Combinations
Tal's Winning Chess Combinations 4.66 avg rating — 35 ratings
127.
Γκάρι Κασπάροβ
Γκάρι Κασπάροβ 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
133.
Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins 3.88 avg rating — 3,434 ratings
133.
How I Beat Fischer's Record
How I Beat Fischer's Record 4.69 avg rating — 42 ratings
135.
The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game
The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game 3.63 avg rating — 243 ratings
135.
Mating the Castled King
Mating the Castled King 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
135.
Test Your Chess IQ: First Challenge
Test Your Chess IQ: First Challenge 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings
135.
From GM to Top Ten: Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 2
From GM to Top Ten: Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 2 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
139.
Winning Chess Middlegames: An Essential Guide to Pawn Structures
Winning Chess Middlegames: An Essential Guide to Pawn Structures 4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings
139.
Combination Challenge
Combination Challenge
by: Lou Hays
4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings
139.
A Game of Queens: Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 3
A Game of Queens: Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 3 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings
142.
The Wonderful Winawer: Strategic Ideas & Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Chess Players
The Wonderful Winawer: Strategic Ideas & Surprise Weapons for Dynamic Chess Players 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
142.
Rapid Chess Improvement
Rapid Chess Improvement 3.32 avg rating — 109 ratings
144.
The Even More Flexible French: Strategic Ideas & Powerful Weapons
The Even More Flexible French: Strategic Ideas & Powerful Weapons 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
144.
The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games .: New edn (Mammoth Books 200)
The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games .: New edn (Mammoth Books 200) 4.35 avg rating — 207 ratings
146.
Play Like A Grandmaster
Play Like A Grandmaster 4.28 avg rating — 76 ratings
146.
King's Indian Warfare
King's Indian Warfare 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
146.
My Chess Career
My Chess Career 4.19 avg rating — 63 ratings
149.
The application of chess theory (Pergamon Russian chess series)
The application of chess theory (Pergamon Russian chess series) 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings
150.
Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess
Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess 3.96 avg rating — 1,585 ratings
151.
Beating the Sicilian 3
Beating the Sicilian 3
by: John Nunn
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
152.
Winning Chess Brilliancies
Winning Chess Brilliancies 4.14 avg rating — 138 ratings
153.
My 61 Memorable Games
My 61 Memorable Games 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
153.
Winning with the King's Gambit (A Batsford chess book)
Winning with the King's Gambit (A Batsford chess book) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
153.
The Test of Time (Pergamon Russian Chess Series)
The Test of Time (Pergamon Russian Chess Series) 4.42 avg rating — 48 ratings
156.
I Was Tortured in the Pasadena Jailhouse
I Was Tortured in the Pasadena Jailhouse 4.17 avg rating — 52 ratings
157.
Chess Meets of the Century
Chess Meets of the Century 4.69 avg rating — 54 ratings
157.
Grandmaster Battle Manual
Grandmaster Battle Manual 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
159.
Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess
Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess 4.65 avg rating — 85 ratings
159.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Cadogan Chess Books)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Cadogan Chess Books) 4.54 avg rating — 71 ratings
159.
Mastering Endgame Strategy
Mastering Endgame Strategy 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings
162.
French Defence Advance Vol.1: Advance Variation Volume 1 (French Defence Advance Series)
French Defence Advance Vol.1: Advance Variation Volume 1 (French Defence Advance Series) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Mastering Opening Strategy
Mastering Opening Strategy 4.52 avg rating — 25 ratings
164.
French Defence Advance Vol.2: Advance Variation Volume 2 (French Defence Advance Series)
French Defence Advance Vol.2: Advance Variation Volume 2 (French Defence Advance Series) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
165.
World Championship: Petrosian vs. Spassky 1966
World Championship: Petrosian vs. Spassky 1966 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
166.
The Art of Sacrifice in Chess
The Art of Sacrifice in Chess 3.88 avg rating — 51 ratings
166.
Lessons with a Grandmaster II: Improve Your Tactical Vision and Dynamic Play with Boris Gulko
Lessons with a Grandmaster II: Improve Your Tactical Vision and Dynamic Play with Boris Gulko 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
166.
Tal Move by Move
Tal Move by Move 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
169.
Secrets of Attacking Chess
Secrets of Attacking Chess 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
169.
Lessons with A Grandmaster III: Strategic and Tactical Ideas in Modern Chess
Lessons with A Grandmaster III: Strategic and Tactical Ideas in Modern Chess 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
169.
Learn Chess the Right Way!: Book 1: Must-know Checkmates
Learn Chess the Right Way!: Book 1: Must-know Checkmates 4.30 avg rating — 64 ratings
172.
Advanced Chess Tactics
Advanced Chess Tactics 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
172.
Chess Strategy for Club Players
Chess Strategy for Club Players 4.05 avg rating — 60 ratings
172.
Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 2: Winning Material
Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 2: Winning Material 4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings
175.
Dynamic Chess Strategy (Pergamon Chess Books)
Dynamic Chess Strategy (Pergamon Chess Books) 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings
175.
Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 3: Mastering Defensive Techniques
Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 3: Mastering Defensive Techniques 4.52 avg rating — 23 ratings
177.
Kasparov vs. Karpov 1986-1987
Kasparov vs. Karpov 1986-1987 4.62 avg rating — 74 ratings
177.
Dynamics of Chess Strategy
Dynamics of Chess Strategy 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
177.
Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 4 Sacrifice to win
Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 4 Sacrifice to win 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
180.
Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 5: Finding Winning Moves
Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 5: Finding Winning Moves 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
181.
Chess for Dummies
Chess for Dummies 3.84 avg rating — 1,017 ratings
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The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy 4.24 avg rating — 248 ratings
181.
100 Endgames You Must Know: Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player Improved and Expanded
100 Endgames You Must Know: Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player Improved and Expanded 4.48 avg rating — 258 ratings
184.
Triangle System: Noteboom, Marshall Gambit And Other Semi-Slav Triangle Lines
Triangle System: Noteboom, Marshall Gambit And Other Semi-Slav Triangle Lines 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Practical Chess Endings: A Basic Guide to Endgame Strategy for the Beginner and the More Advanced Chess Player
Practical Chess Endings: A Basic Guide to Endgame Strategy for the Beginner and the More Advanced Chess Player 3.93 avg rating — 41 ratings
186.
Beating the Sicilian: A Grandmaster's Repertoire Vol.1
Beating the Sicilian: A Grandmaster's Repertoire Vol.1 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
186.
Chess Praxis: 21st Century Edition
Chess Praxis: 21st Century Edition 3.99 avg rating — 153 ratings
186.
Endgame Tactics: A Comprehensive Guide to the Sunny Side of Chess Endgames
Endgame Tactics: A Comprehensive Guide to the Sunny Side of Chess Endgames 4.44 avg rating — 34 ratings
189.
King's Indian: A Complete Black Repertoire
King's Indian: A Complete Black Repertoire 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
189.
One Hundred Selected Games
One Hundred Selected Games 4.32 avg rating — 90 ratings
191.
Grandmaster Performance
Grandmaster Performance 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
191.
Modern Ideas in Chess
Modern Ideas in Chess 4.28 avg rating — 102 ratings
191.
Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge
Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge 4.26 avg rating — 65 ratings
191.
Winning Chess Combinations
Winning Chess Combinations 4.38 avg rating — 72 ratings
195.
1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate
1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate 4.25 avg rating — 314 ratings
195.
How Chess Games are Won and Lost
How Chess Games are Won and Lost 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
197.
Bologan's King's Indian: A Modern Repertoire for Black
Bologan's King's Indian: A Modern Repertoire for Black 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Imagination in Chess: How To Think Creatively And Avoid Foolish Mistakes
Imagination in Chess: How To Think Creatively And Avoid Foolish Mistakes 4.26 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Bologan's Black Weapons in the Open Games: How to Play for a Win if White Avoids the Ruy Lopez
Bologan's Black Weapons in the Open Games: How to Play for a Win if White Avoids the Ruy Lopez 4.75 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Understanding Chess Middlegames
Understanding Chess Middlegames
by: John Nunn
4.07 avg rating — 88 ratings
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