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General Opening Books
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| Title |
Author |
| 101 Chess Opening Traps |
Steve Giddins |
Keep a straight face when playing these
lines |
|
125
Chess Opening Surprises |
Graham Burgess |
An arsenal of ideas to shock and confuse
your opponents |
|
Chess Openings for Kids |
John Watson & Graham Burgess |
Explains the 50 most important opening
systems in a straightforward style |
| A Cunning Chess
Opening Repertoire for White |
Graham Burgess |
A flexible repertoire to take Black well away
from his comfort zone |
|
An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black |
Jouni Yrjölä & Jussi Tella |
A complete system for Black based on
1...d6 |
| FCO:
Fundamental Chess Openings |
Paul van der Sterren |
A new one-volume guide to all the chess
openings |
| How to Beat
the Open Games |
Sverre Johnsen |
A repertoire for Black after 1 e4 e5
(excluding the Ruy Lopez) |
| How to Build Your Chess Opening
Repertoire |
Steve Giddins |
A goldmine of general advice |
|
An Idiot-Proof Chess Opening Repertoire |
Graham Burgess |
You can hardly go wrong with this
repertoire! |
| A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire - new enlarged
edition |
Aaron Summerscale & Sverre Johnsen |
An easy-to-learn repertoire for the chessboard
assassin |
| Mastering the Chess Openings volume 1 |
John Watson |
A definitive guide from the guru of modern chess
on 1 e4 |
| Mastering the Chess Openings volume 2 |
John Watson |
Covering lines beginning 1 d4 |
| Mastering the Chess Openings volume 3 |
John Watson |
Covering flank openings |
| Mastering the Chess Openings volume 4 |
John Watson |
Draws together many themes in a wide-ranging
discussion of general opening topics |
|
Modern Chess Opening Repertoire for White |
James Rizzitano |
A repertoire based on 1 e4 using lines
currently popular with top players |
|
PCO: Practical
Chess Openings |
Martyn Kravtsiv |
The first truly modern one-volume guide
to the openings |
| Play the Open Games as Black |
John Emms |
All lines after 1 e4 e5 except for the Ruy
Lopez |
| A Rock-Solid Chess Opening Repertoire for
Black |
Viacheslav Eingorn |
Defend with a repertoire based on 1...e6 |
| A Simple Chess Opening Repertoire for
White |
Sam Collins |
Based on 1 e4 |
|
A Startling Chess Opening Repertoire – New Edition |
Chris Baker & Graham Burgess |
A repertoire of offbeat opening lines
for White based on 1 e4 |
| A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for
White |
John Watson |
Based on c4 and d4 |
| Understanding the Chess Openings |
Sam Collins |
A concise overview with helpful explanations
covering all major openings |
| Specific Opening Books - King’s Pawn
Openings |
| Title |
Author |
|
| Anti-Sicilians: A Guide for Black |
Dorian Rogozenko |
Beat those irritating White tries |
| Chess Explained: The c3 Sicilian |
Sam Collins |
One of White’s most popular and poisonous ways to
avoid the main lines of the Sicilian |
| Chess Explained: the Classical Sicilian |
Alex Yermolinsky |
One of the most popular and respected Sicilian
systems |
| Chess Explained: the French |
Viacheslav Eingorn & Valentin Bogdanov |
Two experts explain the workings of a profound
opening complex |
| Chess Explained: the Taimanov Sicilian |
James Rizzitano |
Be amazed at how quickly and easily Black can win
with this opening |
| The English Attack |
Tapani Sammalvuo |
A ferocious response to the Sicilian Najdorf |
| Grandmaster Secrets: the Caro-Kann |
Peter Wells |
At last, a book on the Caro! |
|
How to
Beat the Open Games |
Sverre Johnsen |
A repertoire for Black after 1 e4 e5
(excluding the Ruy Lopez) |
| Mastering the
Chess Openings volume 1 |
John Watson |
A definitive guide from the guru of modern chess
on 1 e4 |
|
My
Secrets in the Ruy Lopez |
Lajos Portisch |
A world-class player reveals his secrets |
| Mastering the Najdorf |
Julen Arizmendi & Javier Moreno |
Everything you need to know to play the
Najdorf |
| Play the Alekhine |
Valentin Bogdanov |
A life-long specialist explains an uncompromising
chess opening |
| Play the Najdorf Sicilian |
James Rizzitano |
A new guide to the King of Chess Openings |
|
Play the
Sicilian Dragon |
Edward Dearing |
A guide to the sharpest line of the
Sicilian |
| The Ruy Lopez: A Guide for Black |
Sverre Johnsen & Leif Johannessen |
A reliable defence with more than a spark of
aggression |
| Understanding the Marshall Attack |
David Vigorito |
A layman’s guide to the supergrandmasters’
favourite gambit |
|
Understanding the
Scandinavian |
Sergey Kasparov |
A complete defence to 1 e4 |
|
Understanding the
Sicilian |
Mikhail Golubev |
An expert guide to the most popular
chess opening |
|
Win with the
Caro-Kann |
Sverre Johnsen & Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen |
A complete repertoire against 1 e4 |
| Specific Opening Books - Queen’s Pawn
Openings |
| Title |
Author |
|
| Attack with Black |
Valery Aveskulov |
If White avoids the Benko, that’s when we hit him
with the Blumenfeld |
|
The Cambridge
Springs |
Krzysztof Panczyk & Jacek Ilczuk |
A detailed study of a combative antidote
to the Queen’s Gambit |
| Chess Explained: the Main-Line Slav |
David Vigorito |
Exploring the dynamics of an intricate and robust
opening |
| Chess Explained: the Meran Semi-Slav |
Reinaldo Vera |
The Semi-Slav immediately presents White with a
‘man or mouse’ decision |
| Chess Explained: the Modern Benoni |
Zenon Franco |
A perennial favourite among players looking to
create winning chances with Black |
| Chess Explained: the Nimzo-Indian |
Reinaldo Vera |
The Nimzo has provided the backbone of the
opening repertoire of a large portion of the world’s top players over the last
80 years |
| Chess Explained: the Queen’s Gambit Declined |
James Rizzitano |
An immensely solid and classical choice for
Black |
| Chess Explained: the Queen’s Indian |
Peter Wells |
One of the best writers in the world shows you
exactly what to do |
| A Killer Chess
Opening Repertoire - new enlarged edition |
Aaron Summerscale & Sverre Johnsen |
An easy-to-learn repertoire for the chessboard
assassin |
| King’s Indian and Grünfeld: Fianchetto
Lines |
Lasha Janjgava |
Key battlegrounds of modern grandmaster play |
| Mastering the
Chess Openings volume 2 |
John Watson |
Covering lines beginning 1 d4 |
| The
Slav |
Graham Burgess |
Everything you need to know about the Slav |
|
Understanding the Grünfeld |
Jonathan Rowson |
Explains the ideas behind one of the
most double-edged openings |
|
Understanding the
King’s Indian |
Mikhail Golubev |
An expert guide to the most dynamic
counter to 1 d4 |
| Understanding the Leningrad Dutch |
Valery Beim |
Explains the ideas behind this ambitious
opening |
| Win with the London System |
Sverre Johnsen & Vlatko Kovačević |
Subtle move orders and new variations to use |
| Win with the Stonewall Dutch |
Sverre Johnsen, Ivar Bern & Simen
Agdestein |
Rock solid or flexible - your choice! |
| Specific Opening Books - Flank Openings |
| Title |
Author |
|
| Beating the Fianchetto Defences |
Efstratios Grivas |
How to tackle the Grünfeld, King’s Indian,
Benoni, Benko and Modern, with the white pieces |
| Chess Explained: the English Opening |
Zenon Franco |
Your own personal trainer in a book |
| The Dynamic English |
Tony Kosten |
A repertoire for White which will reduce your
workload |
| Mastering the
Chess Openings volume 3 |
John Watson |
Covering flank openings |
| Endings |
| Title |
Author |
|
| 101 Chess Endgame Tips |
Steve Giddins |
Golden nuggets of endgame wisdom |
|
The
Chess Endgame Exercise Book |
John Nunn |
444 challenging exercises to extend your
endgame knowledge |
|
Chess
Endgame Workbook for Kids |
John Nunn |
Teach yourself chess endgames with these
carefully graded exercises |
|
Chess Endgames
for Kids |
Karsten Müller |
An introduction to chess endgames, and
not only for kids! |
| Endgame Challenge |
John Nunn |
Prepare to be amazed |
| Fundamental Chess Endings |
Karsten Müller & Frank Lamprecht |
The award-winning comprehensive guide to modern
endgame theory |
| How to
Play Chess Endgames |
Karsten Müller & Wolfgang Pajeken |
The practical side of playing endgames |
| Nunn’s Chess Endings volume
1, volume 2 |
John Nunn |
The skills that are most important to success in
practical endgames |
|
Rook Endgames from Morphy to Carlsen |
Valentin Bogdanov |
Learn rook endings from the games of the
world champions |
|
Secrets of Minor-Piece Endings |
John Nunn |
The final volume in John Nunn’s classic
endgame trilogy |
| Secrets of Pawn Endings |
Karsten Müller & Frank Lamprecht |
The definitive modern work on pawn endings |
| Secrets of Pawnless Endings |
John Nunn |
Not as simple as you might think |
| Secrets of Rook Endings |
John Nunn |
An expanded reissue of an endgame classic |
| The Survival Guide to Rook Endings |
John Emms |
A practical course in the most important type of
chess endgame |
| Understanding Chess Endgames |
John Nunn |
Featuring the 100 most important endgame
ideas |
|
Understanding Pawn Endgames |
Valentin Bogdanov |
A practical approach to king and pawn
endings |
|
Secrets
of Queen Endgames |
Ferenc Berkes and Tibor Karolyi |
Detailed coverage of one of the most
difficult types of endgame |
| Understanding Rook Endgames |
Karsten Müller & Yakov Konoval |
Including the latest tablebase
discoveries |
| Puzzles and Studies |
| Title |
Author |
|
| 365 Ways to Checkmate |
Joe Gallagher |
Plenty of mating practice |
| 1001 Deadly Checkmates |
John Nunn |
Checkmate ends the game... |
|
1001
Deadly Chess Puzzles |
James Rizzitano |
A wide-ranging puzzle book to test your
chess |
|
400
Chess Strategy Puzzles |
Martyn Kravtsiv |
A book of strategic puzzles to improve
your all-round play |
|
600 Modern
Chess Puzzles |
Martyn Kravtsiv |
A wide selection of puzzles from recent
games |
|
Chess Puzzles for Kids |
Murray Chandler |
100 fun puzzles to entertain and
instruct |
|
Desert Island Chess Puzzle Omnibus |
So, Adams, Nunn & Burgess |
400 puzzles selected by top players and
authors |
| Endgame Challenge |
John Nunn |
Prepare to be amazed! |
| The Gambit Book of Instructive Chess
Puzzles |
Graham Burgess |
Improve your chess with these 300 carefully
selected puzzles |
| The Giant Chess Puzzle Book |
Zenon Franco |
1001 brand new chess puzzles to challenge and
entertain players from novices to grandmasters |
| John Nunn’s Chess Puzzle Book New
Enlarged Edition |
John Nunn |
250 carefully-selected puzzles ranging from the
fairly straightforward to the extremely challenging |
| Jon Speelman’s Chess Puzzle Book |
Jon Speelman |
His personal selection of chess puzzles will
infuriate, entertain, test and instruct |
| The Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time |
John Emms |
These 200 positions will astonish you |
| Perfect Your Chess |
Andrei Volokitin & Vladimir Grabinsky |
Learn from the training methods of a young
champion |
|
Problem Chess |
Göran Forslund |
An introductory guide to the beauty and
challenge of chess problems |
| Solving in Style |
John Nunn |
Baffled by all those ‘Mate in 3’ and ‘White to
play and win’ positions? John Nunn explains all |
| The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book |
John Emms |
1001 puzzles - plenty of bedtime reading
here |
| Training, Strategy and
Improvement |
| Title |
Author |
|
| 50 Essential Chess Lessons |
Steve Giddins |
Superb instruction based around 50 annotated
games |
| 50 Ways to Win at Chess |
Steve Giddins |
50 games that each illustrate an important
winning method |
|
101
Tips to Improve Your Chess |
Tony Kosten |
A simple guide to positional chess,
aimed at club and social players |
| 101 Winning Chess Strategies |
Angus Dunnington |
Provides an arsenal of strategic ideas |
|
Applying
Logic in Chess |
Erik Kislik |
A top trainer explains how to study and
improve |
| The Art of Attacking Chess |
Zenon Franco |
30 inspirational and instructive
masterpieces |
|
The Chess Attacker’s Handbook |
Michael Song and Razvan Preotu |
Navigate the hidden paths of the
chessboard to strike attacking gold |
|
Chess for Life |
Matthew Sadler & Natasha Regan |
How to maintain your chess strength
throughout life, including several case studies |
| Chess for Zebras |
Jonathan Rowson |
Maybe, just maybe, there is something to be said
for being Black? |
|
Chess Logic
in Practice |
Erik Kislik |
How to find logical solutions to
over-the-board problems |
| Chess Recipes from the Grandmaster’s Kitchen |
Valery Beim |
Not a cookbook but a series of essays on
important chess techniques |
|
Chess
Strategy for Kids |
Thomas Engqvist |
The 50 Smart Strategies that help to win
games |
| Chess Strategy in Action |
John Watson |
Another award-winning Watson middlegame
classic |
| Decision-Making at the Chessboard |
Viacheslav Eingorn |
Original and thought-provoking |
| Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess |
Dražen Marović |
The dynamic side of pawns |
| Elements of Chess Strategy |
Alexei Kosikov |
Develop a disciplined approach to planning |
| Essential Chess Sacrifices |
David LeMoir |
Sometimes it’s the only way to exploit your
advantage |
| Grandmaster Chess Move by Move |
John Nunn |
John Nunn applies the ‘Move by Move’ approach to
his best games |
| Grandmaster Secrets: Counter-Attack! |
Zenon Franco |
A step-by-step guide to turning defence into
victory |
| Grandmaster Secrets: Winning Quickly at
Chess |
John Nunn |
125 of the finest short decisive grandmaster
games of the modern era |
| How Chess Games are Won and Lost |
Lars Bo Hansen |
Revitalizing your thinking on the middlegame |
| How to Become a Deadly Chess Tactician |
David LeMoir |
An entertaining and instructive guide to
improving your chess tactics |
| How to Calculate Chess Tactics |
Valeri Beim |
Make sure you get it right |
| How to Play Dynamic Chess |
Valeri Beim |
Dynamic play can outweigh positional factors -
but you need to know how to capture the moment |
| Improve Your Chess - by Learning from the
Champions |
Lars Bo Hansen |
A feast of the most instructive chess games of
all time - both classical and modern |
| Improve Your Positional Chess |
Carsten Hansen |
Train your mind to appreciate positional
subtleties |
| John Nunn's Chess Course |
John Nunn |
A complete chess education based on the games of World Champion Emanuel Lasker |
| The Road to Chess Improvement |
Alex Yermolinsky |
A respected grandmaster shares his
self-improvement techniques |
| S.T.A.R. Chess |
Paul Motwani |
Instruction wrapped up in an individual
package |
| Secrets of Attacking Chess |
Mihail Marin |
How to win the way we all want to win! |
| Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy |
John Watson |
The award-winning book on chess strategy |
| Secrets of Positional Chess |
Dražen Marović |
Winning by subtlety |
| Secrets of Practical Chess New Enlarged
Edition |
John Nunn |
A Chess Olympic Gold Medal winner explains how
you can dramatically improve your chess results |
| The Seven Deadly Chess Sins |
Jonathan Rowson |
How many do you commit? |
| Test Your Chess |
Steffen Pedersen |
Rate your own play - if you dare! |
| Understanding Chess Middlegames |
John Nunn |
The most useful middlegame concepts and
knowledge |
| Understanding Chess Move by Move |
John Nunn |
A true classic - grandmaster games where every
single move is explained |
| Understanding Pawn Play in Chess |
Dražen Marović |
Many players find pawns tricky to handle - this
book may provide the solution |
| Beginners and Intermediate |
| Title |
Author |
|
| Chess for Children |
Murray Chandler & Helen Milligan |
Teaches the basic moves of chess in a
delightfully clear and simple way |
|
Chess
Endgame Workbook for Kids |
John Nunn |
Teach yourself chess endgames with these
carefully graded exercises |
|
Chess Endgames
for Kids |
Karsten Müller |
An introduction to chess endgames, and
not only for kids! |
|
Chess Opening
Traps for Kids |
Graham Burgess |
100 ways to win quickly |
|
Chess Opening
Workbook for Kids |
Graham Burgess |
Improve your opening strategy and
tactics |
| Chess Openings for Kids |
John Watson & Graham Burgess |
50 Mighty Openings |
| Chess Puzzles for Kids |
Murray Chandler |
Chess puzzle super-challenge |
|
Chess
Strategy for Kids |
Thomas Engqvist |
The 50 Smart Strategies that help to win
games |
| Chess Tactics for Kids |
Murray Chandler |
Learn and practise the 50 most common tactical
motifs |
|
Chess Tactics Workbook for Kids |
John Nunn |
Teach yourself tactics with this
carefully structured assault course |
| Chess Training for Budding Champions |
Jesper Hall |
An excellent guide for trainers and those
interested in self-improvement |
|
A
Complete Chess Course |
Antonio Gude |
A comprehensive manual for those new to chess |
|
Extreme Chess
Tactics |
Yochanan Afek |
The outer limits of chess tactics |
|
Fundamental
Checkmates |
Antonio Gude |
A complete study of mating patterns and
comnbinations |
| How to
Beat Your Dad at Chess |
Murray Chandler |
50 thematic checkmating patterns - a favourite
course-book of chess coaches worldwide |
| Learn Chess |
John Nunn |
An intelligently written guide for adults to
learn from |
| Learn Chess Tactics |
John Nunn |
Teaches basic tactical ideas |
| The Most Valuable Skills in Chess |
Maurice Ashley |
An inspirational journey through the world of
chess tactics |
| Your First Chess Lessons |
Paul van der Sterren |
A concise introduction to chess for absolute beginners |
| Tactics, tactics, tactics |
| Title |
Author |
|
| 365 Ways to
Checkmate |
Joe Gallagher |
Plenty of mating practice |
| 1001 Deadly
Checkmates |
John Nunn |
Checkmate ends the game... |
|
Chess
Puzzles for
Kids |
Murray Chandler |
100 puzzles to improve your tactical
ability |
| Chess Tactics for
Kids |
Murray Chandler |
Learn and practise the 50 most common tactical
motifs |
|
Chess Tactics Workbook for Kids |
John Nunn |
Teach yourself tactics with this
carefully structured assault course |
| A Course in
Chess Tactics |
Dejan Bojkov & Vladimir Georgiev |
A step-by-step approach to mastering tactics and
combinations |
| Essential Chess
Sacrifices |
David LeMoir |
Sometimes it’s the only way to exploit your
advantage |
|
Extreme Chess
Tactics |
Yochanan Afek |
Prepare to be astonished |
|
Fundamental
Checkmates |
Antonio Gude |
A complete study of mating patterns and
comnbinations |
|
Fundamental Chess Tactics |
Antonio Gude |
A comprehensive and systematic guide to
tactical ideas |
| The Gambit Book
of Instructive Chess Puzzles |
Graham Burgess |
Improve your chess with these 300 carefully
selected puzzles |
| The Giant Chess
Puzzle Book |
Zenon Franco |
1001 brand new chess puzzles to challenge and
entertain players from novices to grandmasters |
| How to Beat Your Dad at
Chess |
Murray Chandler |
50 thematic checkmating patterns - a favourite
course-book of chess coaches worldwide |
| How to Become a
Deadly Chess Tactician |
David LeMoir |
An entertaining and instructive guide to
improving your chess tactics |
| How to Calculate
Chess Tactics |
Valeri Beim |
Make sure you get it right! |
| John Nunn’s
Chess Puzzle Book New Enlarged Edition |
John Nunn |
250 carefully-selected puzzles ranging from the
fairly straightforward to the extremely challenging |
| Jon Speelman’s
Chess Puzzle Book |
Jon Speelman |
His personal selection of chess puzzles will
infuriate, entertain, test and instruct |
| Learn Chess
Tactics |
John Nunn |
Teaches basic tactical ideas |
| The Most Valuable
Skills in Chess |
Maurice Ashley |
An inspirational journey through the world of
chess tactics |
| The Ultimate Chess
Puzzle Book |
John Emms |
1001 puzzles - plenty of bedtime reading
here |
| Games Collections and
General |
| Title |
Author |
|
|
Chess Highlights of the 20th Century (2nd edition) |
Graham Burgess |
The best chess of the 20th century in
historical context. |
| Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Chess Games, volume
1 |
Igor Stohl |
74 of Kasparov’s best and most instructive games
from 1973 to 1993, annotated in detail |
| Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Chess Games, volume
2 |
Igor Stohl |
Bringing Kasparov’s career up to date, and to a
close |
|
Instructive Chess Miniatures |
Alper Efe Ataman |
53 instructive miniature games from the
1850s to the present day |
| Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces New
Enlarged Edition |
Igor Stohl |
62 outstanding games analysed with scrupulous
care |
|
John Nunn’s
Best Games |
John Nunn |
40 complete games and many excerpts from
the period 1985-93 |
|
Magnus Carlsen’s Most Instructive Games |
Martyn Kravtsiv |
42 instructive games by the greatest
player of the 21st century |
|
The Quickest Chess Victories of All Time |
Graham Burgess |
A comprehensive collection of the
shortest decisive games in chess history |
|
Secrets of Grandmaster Chess |
John Nunn |
Covers Nunn’s career up to 1985 |
| Vishy Anand: World Chess Champion |
Vishy Anand & John Nunn |
Updated with 30 of Anand’s recent games,
annotated by John Nunn |
| World Champion at the Third Attempt |
Grigory Sanakoev |
A world champion of correspondence chess presents
some truly amazing games |
|
|
| Title |
Author |
|
| Understanding the
Chess Openings |
Sam Collins |
A concise overview with helpful explanations
covering all major openings |
| How to Beat Your Dad at
Chess |
Murray Chandler |
50 thematic checkmating patterns - a favourite
course-book of chess coaches worldwide |
| Chess Tactics for
Kids |
Murray Chandler |
Learn and practise the 50 most common tactical
motifs |
| Understanding
Chess Move by Move |
John Nunn |
A true classic - grandmaster games where every
single move is explained |
| Chess for
Children |
Murray Chandler & Helen Milligan |
Teaches the basic moves of chess in a
delightfully clear and simple way |
| 50 Essential Chess
Lessons |
Steve Giddins |
Superb instruction based around 50 annotated
games |
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