13 Best Chess Books
Goal: Find the best Chess books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best chess books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
13 Best Chess Books
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My 60 Memorable Games
Chess Tactics, Chess Strategies with Bobby Fischer
by Bobby Fischer
Also recommended by:
Life & Games of Mikhail Tal
by Mikhail Tal
My System
by Aron Nimzowitsch
Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual
by Mark Dvoretsky
Endgame Strategy
by Mikhail Shereshevsky
My Great Predecessors
Parts I-V
by Garry Kasparov
Think Like a Grandmaster
by A.A. Kotov
Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953
by David Bronstein
How to Reassess Your Chess
Chess Mastery Through Chess Imbalances
by Jeremy Silman
Also recommended by:
Grandmaster Preparation
Strategic Play
by Jacob Aagaard
Play Like a Grandmaster
by A.A. Kotov
Sources
- 1
The Top 10 Chess Books Every Chess Player Should Read - Chess.com
chess.com
- 2
The 20 best Chess Books as recommended by Grandmasters - Listudy
listudy.org
- 3
The 20 Chess Books That Helped Me To Become a Grandmaster | Rafael Leitão
rafaelleitao.com
- 4
The Best Chess Books Ever Written According to 10 Chess Masters
chessable.com
- 5
Chessable
ichess.net
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