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Both of the chosen works were recommended to me, and receive exceptional reviews.

This was the most difficult category, as I've read few of the great middlegame books.

" The Art of the Middle Game " by Paul Keres and Alexander Kotov.

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" How to Reassess Your Chess " by Jeremy Silman.

Finally, for an endgame reference work there is Keres' classic " Practical Chess Endings ". For a deep insight into endgames arising from specific openings, and for a general improvement in your chess planning and understanding, " Mastering the Endgame (Volumes 1&2) " again by Shereshevsky are wonderful books. Going further: Dvoretsky's " Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual ", harder work, but the next step after you've mastered Averbakh's book. yes! For a guide to strategic endgame concepts and practical play then Shereshevsky is your man.

" Endgame Strategy " by Mikhail ShereshevskyĪverbakh's handbook covers all the basic endgame theory that every chess player should know (and it's amazing how many don't) essential.

" Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge " by Yuri Averbakh.

#Chess books list manuals#

As a general rule for openings books, avoid the reference manuals with variation upon variation and concentrate on the strategic concepts / key games / repertoire style books. Reuben Fine's " The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings " nearly made it onto the list as a general guide, but apparently many of the variations are now too dated. You'll notice there are no openings books, but only because the best ones depend on which openings you like to play. I've broken it down into 4 categories, picked 2 books from each, but also listed some other worthy contenders. This task was way way harder than I first imagined, and has also made me realise I have some 'catch-up' reading to do.

Here it is, the definitive list of the 'must-have' chess books.Ī couple of weeks ago, Ryan Emmett asked me to produce a list of the best books for an aspiring club player.