r/ChessBooks • • 10h ago

Modern Chess pgn New

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Mastering Static Play Boroljub Zlatanovic

Mastering Dynamic Play IM Boroljub Zlatanovic

Schematic Thinking in the Middlegame Boroljub Zlatanovic

Converting an Advantage - Must-Know Strategies - Part 1 Siegfried Baumegger

Converting an Advantage - Must-Know Strategies - Part 2 Siegfried Baumegger

Transforming Pawn Structures: Practical Training Course Boris Avrukh

The Art of the Positional Sacrifice GM Ioannis Papaioannou

How to Find the Right Plan GM Ioannis Papaioannou

Are none of these courses available?


r/ChessBooks • • 9h ago

Resources for learning the Open Sicilian for white?

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r/ChessBooks • • 1d ago

I am 2000 Lichess 1700 chess.com Adult player Will this one benefit me ?

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r/ChessBooks • • 2d ago

Which chess resource will you take to an island?

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You are destined to be on an island for 1 year, away from the social media and contacts. Which would be the single resource / book / online course / youtube channel etc you would like to have access to, for that one whole year? You can choose only one.


r/ChessBooks • • 2d ago

Opening Tactics: Train Both Sides or Just Your Side?

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I'm creating chess tactics books focused on specific openings.

I'm trying to decide what percentage of puzzles should be played from the opening's main color.

For example, in a Caro-Kann book, Black would solve:

  1. 50% — Equal practice for both sides
  2. 66% — Mostly Black, some White
  3. 75% — Strong focus on Black
  4. 100% — Exclusively Black

As a reader, which distribution would you prefer?


r/ChessBooks • • 4d ago

The mysterious collection

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Je vous ai posté les photos de la partie ma bibliothèque dont je me sépare. Voici la révélation du contenu à plat. Vente préféré sur le bon coin et vinted, possible sur le bon coin. Acheteur-euses en Europe prioritaire.

I’ve posted photos of the part of my library I’m parting with. Here is a flat-lay view of the contents. Sales preferred via Le Bon Coin and Vinted; Le Bon Coin is an option. Priority given to buyers in Europe.

DM OPEN - PHYSICAL COPY NOT EBOOKS - LIST IN DM


r/ChessBooks • • 4d ago

Opening book advertisement

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Reuben Fine found a novel way to advertise his chess opening book back in the day!


r/ChessBooks • • 4d ago

Finally I found her!

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r/ChessBooks • • 4d ago

Can someone recommend me a chess book?

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Hi, I'm currently stuck at 1100 ELO. Can someone recommend me a book so that I can improve?


r/ChessBooks • • 5d ago

One of the best books you can have as a 1.d4 and 2.c4 player

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1.d4 - Beat the Guerrillas: A Powerful Repertoire Against Annoying Black Sidelines by Valeri Bronznik 2011. I've found it especially useful for online blitz where you see the Budapest, Albin or Englund gambit so often.


r/ChessBooks • • 6d ago

Recommendations for a 1000 elo player?

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I’ve been playing chess for about 2 years now. I’m around 1000 elo and I’d like to study up on the game a bit more.

I’m not sure what chess book to get. There’s so many out there.

I struggle most with end games and opening tactics. I know a few openings but not all their variations. I find that I get stumped when my opponent plays a weird move that’s not normally seen during the first 4-7 moves of the opening.


r/ChessBooks • • 7d ago

Alternatives to How to Reassess Your Chess?

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r/ChessBooks • • 7d ago

What's the difference between original Shereshevsky Endgame Strategy and the new edition?

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Is there a significant difference between each version ? Chess Dojo recommend the old version for some reason, I'm wondering is there a signifcant difference.


r/ChessBooks • • 8d ago

Chess Elevation: A new imprint under Quality Chess

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r/ChessBooks • • 9d ago

Free Audible Codes US and UK

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r/ChessBooks • • 9d ago

Rec? Matches by notation, minimal/no analysis

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Greetings! I'm in the very beginnings of my chess journey and am starting to consume various literature in hopes of learning something. I've started following along over a board, but I'm a little overwhelmed with the intermix of move + analysis/narration that seems to hallmark the format.

I'm curious to know if y'all have any recommendations for books or other resources that succinctly detail complete games from first to last move, separate from, or entirely without analysis.

I'd be happy with a bound compendium of famous games.

Does this exist? Thank you for your consideration.

Edit: I realize more now that what I'm attempting to describe here is an Encyclopedia. I just found an Oxford Encyclopedia of Chess Games 1485-1884, which looks like it'll to scratch this itch. Thank you all for your feedback.


r/ChessBooks • • 10d ago

Traps on the Chessboard — Znosko-Borovsky (1938 first edition) — Ex-libris Albert Becker

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r/ChessBooks • • 11d ago

Classic chess books as narrated videos.

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Hi All,

I'm a software engineer + amateur chess player, and I've been building software that turns classic, public-domain chess books into narrated video lessons. Each video covers one chapter (or part of one) in the author's own words, and the board plays every move and highlights every square at the moment the text names it, so you can follow the book without setting up a board or decoding old descriptive notation.

What's up so far:

- Capablanca, Chess Fundamentals (complete): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCFodd99tY04

- Réti, Modern Ideas in Chess (complete): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHf5Sfy_fqKs

- Nimzowitsch, My System, ongoing. Chapter 1-3: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTZu0DCtsA-Q

If you only have a couple of minutes, this stretch shows the format best. Réti tells how, in a 1914 consultation game in Vienna, Capablanca refused the natural developing move everyone of his generation would have played, and how that game changed Réti's own thinking about the opening: https://youtu.be/FfBh3gciBM0?t=93 (about 2½ minutes, through 3:47).

Next up is the rest of *My System*, and after that Edward Lasker's *Chess Strategy*.

What would like feedback on:

- Format: Does it work to clarify the chess content? Any suggestions for improvement.

- Content: Are these the right books? Which public-domain classics would you most like to see done this way?

The channel isn't monetized and there's nothing for sale. I'll be around in the comments. Thanks!


r/ChessBooks • • 11d ago

A hard but rewarding game for chess books lover

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Je vais prochainement mettre ma bibliothèque de livres anciens d'échecs en vente et je voulais vous proposer un jeu : voici l'ensemble de la bibliothèque.

Si vous arrivez à identifier ce qui vous intéresse et que vous m'envoyez un message je vous vend l'ouvrage avant la mise en ligne. Tous les ouvrages en photos sont en jeu. :D


r/ChessBooks • • 10d ago

Livres pour débutants de 10 ans

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r/ChessBooks • • 11d ago

I wish I had this book when I was younger (elite ball knowledge); Reviews Needed!

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r/ChessBooks • • 11d ago

Looking for chess puzzle books based on games by World Champions or famous players

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I'm looking for chess puzzle books based on games by World Champions or other famous players, preferably with the puzzles organized by difficulty.

Any recommendations?


r/ChessBooks • • 12d ago

Chess: An Annotated Bibliography 1969–1988 — Andy Lusis

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Do not mind the number on the post it.

Chess: An Annotated Bibliography 1969–1988 — Andy Lusis

Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine condition. No jacket, probably as issued. First Edition. London & New York: Mansell Publishing Limited, 1991. Appears unread. Very Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp - apparently never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1991.

First Edition. This bibliography of books on chess is arranged by subject and contains 3,231 entries - many with useful annotations. Intended to continue

CHESS, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIE 1850-1968 by Douglas Betts. There are more entries for the 20-year period than Betts covered over 120 years.

From the introduction: "This bibliography includes works published between 1969 and 1988. Works published before 1969 but subsequently reprinted or appearing in new or revised editions are included [and cross referenced to Betts] All serial publications active in the stated period are included The bulk of the material included originates in either Great Britain or the United States, but there is significant representation from other parts of the world In many cases notes on the content of the item described are provided." Name index. Title index. Series index. Subject index.

Bound in the original gilt-stamped black boards. 6.75" wide by 9.75" tall. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine condition/No jacket, probably as issued. xv, 320pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.


r/ChessBooks • • 12d ago

[Kindle] 150 Chess Puzzles for Intermediate Players (Free for 4 more days

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r/ChessBooks • • 13d ago

Benjamin Franklin and Chess in Early America — Ralph K. Hagedorn

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"Playing at Chess is the most ancient and the most universal game among men, for its original is beyond the memory of history." Benjamin Franklin penned these words as an introduction to his famous essay "The Morals of Chess." Franklin's approach to the game was in distinct contrast to his predecessors, who seriously advocated all the subtle treacheries of the art of poor sportsmanship with the sole end of attaining victory. To Franklin, however, the game of chess was not mere idle amusement but a sport reflective of life itself—"for life is a kind of chess, in which we have often points to gain and competitors or adversaries to contend with"—which requires the utilization of all the finest mental and moral qualities of which man is capable.

This volume reproduces Franklin's celebrated essay and includes an analysis of everything Franklin ever had to say about chess. The second part of the book contains an extensive bibliography of chess in America to the year 1859. The two sections of the volume combine to form an essential sourcebook for the historian of American chess. https://www.pennpress.org/9781512816549/benjamin-franklin-and-chess-in-early-america/