Below is a list of the best new chess books that have been published within the last year that would make a welcome addition to any chess player’s library. Positional Decision Making in Chess Released in February 2016 Boris Gelfand’s Positional Decision Making in Chess shows examples from his games and those of his hero …
I have been reading the book Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon, and I have found that many of his suggestions apply to chess. Chess is as much a creative endeavor as it is a mathematical one. So a book about making you more creative, has…
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Updated 12/30/15 From Intermediate to 1800 Master’s of the Chessboard Improve Your Chess Tactics 100 Endgames You Must Know From 1800-2000 Zurich 1953 My System Chess Endgame Training From 2000+ My 60 Memorable Games GMRAM Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual Test Your Chess IQ – Master Challenge Related Posts Best Chess Books of 2015 Best Books to…
The following are, in my opinion, modern chess book classics: Endgame Silman’s Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner To Master Middlegame Chess Strategy for Club Players Tactics Tune Your Chess Tactics Antenna General / Training Pump Up Your Rating
Recently a Spanish language set of four chess books by the name of el Tratado General de Ajedrez by Argentinian Chess Master Roberto Grau was recommended to me. The book has been called the Bible of Latin American Chess, and it is highly regarded among Latin American chess players. Grau’s work which is composed of 4 volumes, is…
I have an extensive chess library, and one of the main problems that I have, is that I move from book to book never finishing any I ever start. So I have decided that I will stick to the following books which are in the 1500-1600 USCF range, and I will not read any that…
New York 1924 has gone down in history as one of the most important chess tournaments of all time. Three undisputed world champions including Capablanca and Emanuel Lasker, and a briliantly annotated by future world champoin Alexander Alekhine. I have made the PGN of all of the games available here.
I have been going over My System for the past few weeks as part of the study strategy portion of my study schedule. I think the best way to go over the content of the book is to go over The Elements section going over each example carefully. Luckily I have a Chessbase file with…
