Books on openings

General books

General

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

Winning Chess Openings by Yasser Seirawan - $48

Concise Chess Openings by Neil McDonald - $35

Mastering the Opening by Byron Jacobs - $49

Mastering the Chess Openings by John Grefe - $18

Victory in the Opening by Gary Lane - $33

Modern Chess Self-Instructor, Book 1 by Victor Pozharsky - $24

The Gambit by Mikhail Yudovich - $5

Specific Openings
Caro-Kann
Starting Out: The Caro-Kann by Joe Gallagher - $45
English
Starting Out: The English by Neil McDonald - $45
French
Starting Out: The French by Byron Jacobs - $45
French Classical by Byron Jacobs - $40
Gruenfeld
Starting Out: The Grunfeld by Jacob Aagaard - $45
King's Indian
Starting Out: The King's Indian by Joe Gallagher - $45
Nimzo-Indian
Starting Out: The Nimzo-Indian by Chris Ward - $45
Classical Nimzo-Indian by Bogdan Lalic - $45
Pirc
Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern by Joe Gallagher - $45
Queen's Gambit
Starting Out: The Queen's Gambit by John Shaw - $45
Complete Defence to Queen Pawn Openings by Eric Schiller - $35
The Semi-Slav by Matthew Sadler - $40
Winning with the Slav by Yuri Markov & Boris Schipkov - $33
Queen's Gambit Accepted - Iakov Neishtadt - $39
Scotch
Scotch 4...Qh4 The Steinitz Variation by John Hall - $20
Sicilian
Starting Out: The Sicilian by John Emms - $45
The Ultimate Closed Sicilian by Gary Lane - $39
The Grand Prix Attack by Gary Lane - $39
Easy Guide to the Najdorf by Tony Kosten - $38
Easy Guide to the Sicilian Scheveningen by Steffen Pedersen - $40
The Sveshnikov Sicilian by Mikhail Krasenkov - $39
Spanish (Ruy Lopez)
Starting Out: The Ruy Lopez by John Shaw - $45
The Open Spanish by Mikhail Krasenkov - $33
Miscellaneous
New Ideas in the Four Knights by John Nunn - $17

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
Chess Thinking by Bruce Pandolfini - $25
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
Think like a Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov - $39
Play like a Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov - $39
Rapid Chess Improvement by Michael de la Maza - $45
From Beginner to Expert in 40 Lessons by Aleksander Kostyev - $38
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
The Complete Chessplayer by Fred Reinfeld - $25

Tactics
Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic - $50
School of Chess Excellence 2: Tactical Play by Mark Dvoretsky - $65
Winning Chess Tactice by Yasser Seirawan - $48
Chess Target Practice by Bruce Pandolfini - $22

Strategy
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson - $69
Chess Strategy in Action by John Watson - $60
School of Chess Excellence 3: Strategic Play by Mark Dvoretsky - $65
Winning Chess Strategies by Yasser Seirawab - $48
Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player by Lev Alburt - $59
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
600 Combinations by Maxim Blokh - $22
Combinational Motifs by Maxim Blokh - $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
Everyone's Second Chess Book by Dan Heisman - $35
A Parent's Guide to Chess by Dan Heisman - $30
Begin Chess by Manuel Aaron - $25
How to Beat your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler - $33
Chess Tactics for Kids by Murray Chandler - $33
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
Chess Target Practice by Bruce Pandolfini - $22
From Beginner to Expert in 40 Lessons by Aleksander Kostyev - $38
The Complete Chessplayer by Fred Reinfeld - $25

Game collections

Recommended books

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