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Recommended chess books
Recommended chess books








Also note that I will only include books in which I have read them in their entirety, and attempted to solve every puzzle within the book. Very few such books are released each year and I am going to include only the absolute best.

recommended chess books

I just don’t think they are as helpful or as engaging as the more modern books, and as time is limited, I think it makes the most sense to just dive into the absolute best stuff.Īlso note that I am extremely selective when it comes to what I consider to be a good book. This is the reason why old classics such as Bronstein’s famous Zurich 1953 tournament book are not on the list. This is in sharp contrast to those books that are simply a bunch of collected games with analysis. The large majority of these books include many puzzles for solving, as I believe this type of format is the most engaging for nearly every type of player. If you have a child rated above 2000+, you should buy them the books on the list and when they have time have them read the book and work on it from cover to cover.

Note that it’s exceptionally unlikely that any opening books will be included in these reviews, as these generally provide the least bang for your buck for a serious chess player, as one could simply use Chess Base software combined with the most recent games from databases instead. The only books I will review are those which I have read from cover to cover.

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I will not be including any books for beginners. Will this book be useful to an extremely talented and serious chess player in the range of 2000-2500+. Let me say first that the books are surprisingly aptly named, a rarity in the world of chess books, where every title seems to include the comic promise 'Secrets.' But logical really is the perfect description for McDonalds two books, both in terms of the explanations within the games and the overarching message of each chapter. These books are all reviewed from the point of view of: On this page I will have a link to all of my book reviews.








Recommended chess books