10 Best Chess Opening Books of All Time
Our goal: Find what the internet ranks as the best Chess Opening books (instead of one person's opinion).
- Our process:
- Search for "best chess opening books" and study the top 6 articles.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
(This took a long time, but we do the research so you don't have to!)
(Updated 2022)
- 4Appears in 2 articles
- 9
Kaufman's New Repertoire for Black and White
A Complete, Sound and User-Friendly Chess Opening Repertoire
Larry Kaufmann
Appears in 2 articles - 10
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White
A complete plan of attack with 1 d4 and 2 c4
John Watson
Appears in 2 articles
Sources
- 5 Best Chess Books for Openings | Lost In Booklostinbook.com
- Top 10 Chess Opening Books of 2022 - Best Reviews Guide www.bestreviews.guide
- Best Chess Opening Books Reviewedwww.chessequipments.com
- 3 Best Chess Opening Books (2022) - Which Should You Read?www.ereads.com
- List of the best chess opening repertoire books for both white and blackchessfort.com
- Good Chess Openings Books For Beginners and Beyond - Chess.comwww.chess.com
FAQ
How was this Chess Opening books list created?
We searched for "best Chess Opening books", found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.
How many Chess Opening books are in this list?
There are 10 books in this list.
Why did you create this Chess Opening books list?
We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Chess Opening books on the internet.
