Books on openings

General books

General

School of Chess Excellence 4: Opening Developments
by Mark Dvoretsky - $65

Winning Chess Openings by Yasser Seirawan - $48

Specific Openings

Caro-Kann
Starting Out: The Caro-Kann by Joe Gallagher - $45

Fiction - Humour

The Shadow of the Master by James Clegg - $25

Reference

The Chess Organiser's Handbook (3rd edition - incorporating the 2005 FIDE Laws of Chess) by Stewart Reuben - $45
A Parent's Guide to Chess by Dan Heisman - $30

Self-Improvement

How to Reassess your Chess by Jeremy Silman - $39
The Reassess your Chess Workbook by Jeremy Silman - $49
The Amateur's Mind by Jeremy Silman - $49
The Road to Chess Improvement by Alex Yermolinsky - $63
Play Winning Chess by Yasser Seirawan - $48
The Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess - $29
Modern Chess Self-Instructor, Book 1 by Victor Pozharsky - $24
Modern Chess Self-Instructor, Book 2 by Victor Pozharsky - $24
Modern Chess Self-Instructor, Book 3 by Victor Pozharsky - $24

Tactics

School of Chess Excellence 2: Tactical Play by Mark Dvoretsky - $65
Winning Chess Tactice by Yasser Seirawan - $48

Strategy

Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson - $69
School of Chess Excellence 3: Strategic Play by Mark Dvoretsky - $65
Winning Chess Strategies by Yasser Seirawab - $48
The Complete Book of Chess Strategy by Jeremy Silman - $47
My System: 21st Century Edition by Aron Nimzowitsch - $37
Chess Praxis: 21st Century Edition by Aron Nimzowitsch - $33

Combinations

Manual of Chess Combination 2 by Sergey Ivashchenko - $35

Books on the endgame

Books for beginners

Silman's Complete Endgame Course - $55

Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual by Mark Dvoretsky - $55
School of Chess Excellence 1 - Endgame Analysis by Mark Dvoretsky - $65
Endgame Challenge by John Nunn - $55
Fundamental Chess Endings by Karsten Mueller & Frank Lamprecht - $69
Winning Chess Endings by Yasser Seirawan - $48
Practical Endgame Play by Neil McDonald - $33
Modern Chess Self-Instructor, Book 3 by Victor Pozharsky - $24

Chess Made Easy by CJS Purdy & G Koshnitsky - $8

Chess for Children by Murray Chandler - $30
Alpha Teach Yourself Chess in 24 Hours by Susan Polgar, Paul Truong and Leslie Horvitz - $40
A Parent's Guide to Chess by Dan Heisman - $30
How to Beat your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler - $30
Chess Tactics for Kids by Murray Chandler - $30
Chess Tactics for Students by John A. Bain - $27
The Chess Tactics Workbook by Al Woolum - $21
Winning Chess Piece by Piece by Ted Nottingham, Al Lawrence and Bob Wade - $20
Manual of Chess Combinations by Sergey Ivashchenko - $35
 

Game collections

A critique of various chess books

Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors Part 1 by Garry Kasparov - $75
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors Part 2 by Garry Kasparov - $75
     Parts 3, 4 and 5 are now available ($75 each)
Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess by Vishy Anand - $50
Winning Chess Brilliancies by Yasser Seirawan - $48

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