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1. DEVELOPMENT
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1 1.1 Chess Made Easy C.J.S. Purdy & G. Koshnitsky
Aimed for beginners,1942, 64 pages.
2 1.2 The Game of Chess H.Golombek Advance from beginner,1945, 255pages
3 1.3 A Guide to Chess Ed.Gerard & C. Verviers
Advance from beginner 1969, 156 pages.
4 1.4 My System Aron Nimzovich Theory of chess to improve yourself 1973, 372 pages
5 1.5 Pawn Power in Chess Hans Kmoch Chess strategy using pawns.1969, 300 pages
6 1.6 The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played
Irving Chernev 62 annotated masterpieces of modern chess strategy. 1972, 277 pages
7 1.7 The Development of Chess Style
Dr. M. Euwe Annotated games explaining positional play, combination & analysis. 1968, 152pgs
8 1.8 Three Steps to Chess MasteryA.S. Suetin Examples of modern Grandmaster play to improve your playing strength. 1982, 188pgs
9 1.9 Grandmasters of Chess Harold C. Schonberg A history of modern chess through the lives of these great players. 1973, 302 pages
10 1.10 Grandmaster Preparation L. Polugayevsky How to prepare technically and psychologically for decisive encounters where everything is at stake. 1981, 232 pages
11 1.11 Grandmaster Performance L. Polugayevsky 64 games selected to give a clear impression of how victory is gained. 1984, 174 pages
12 1.12 Learn from the Grandmasters Raymond D. Keene A wide spectrum of games by a no. of players annotated from different angles. 1975, 120 pgs
13 1.13 The Modern Chess Sacrifice Leonid Shamkovich 'A thousand paths lead to delusion, but only one to the truth.' 1980, 214 pages
14 1.14 Blunders & Brilliancies Ian Mullen and Moe Moss
Over 250 excellent exercises to asses your aptitude for brilliancy and blunder. 1990, 160pg
74 1.15 The Art of Sacrifice in Chess Rudolf Spielmann Spielmann's classic idea is that you can win by giving up material. 1951, 195 pages
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75 1.16 Combinations The Heart of Chess
Irving Cherney Many outstanding combinations from over 14 Grandmasters games. 1967, 240 pages.
86 1.17 Play Winning Chess Seirawan and Silman An easy to use beginners book of chess.1995, 213 pages
87 1.18 Winning Chess Tactics Seirawan and Silman For intermediate players, about basic tactics andstrategies. 1995, 248 pages
89 1.19 Win at Chess Ron Curry Includes openings to endgames, for intermediateplayers. 1995, 258 pages
92 1.20 Secrets of Chess Training Mark Dvoretsky Includes analysis of adjourned positions, the endgame and studies. 1991, 216 pages
93 1.21 Winning Chess Brilliancies Yasser Seirawan Includes move by move account of the best chess games for the last 25 years. 1995, 257 pages
94 1.22 Secrets of Practical Chess John Nunn Includes defending difficult positions, openings, avoiding mistakes, calculating, pressure and time trouble. 1998, 173 pages.
100 1.23 Chess Gerald Abrahams Scientific analysis, middle game tactics and strategies, opening refinements. 1971, 256 pgs
101 1.24 The Chess Mind Gerald Abrahams Focus on intuition, reasoning, calculation, imagination, memory & will power. 1960, 335p
104 1.25 Improve Your Chess Now Jonathon Tisdall J.Tisdall explains a new approach to chess thinking. 1997, 223 pages.
106 1.26 The Basis of Combination J. Du Mont Making combinations easier to understand. 1944, 213 pages
108 1.27 The Middle Game in Chess E. A. Znosko-Borovsky
Analysis, position evaluation, attack and defence of middle game strategy 1949, 220pgs
114 1.28 Positional Sacrifices Niel McDonald Sacrifices; on open lines, exchanges and psychology of sacrifices. 1994, 129 pages
119 1.29 The daily Telegraph, Chess Puzzles
David Norwood Chess puzzles, easy to expert level.
121 1.30 Logical Chess Move by Move
Irving Chernev Step by step analysis of 33 games, emphasis on middle game. 1957, 250 pages.
123 1.31 Technique in Chess Gerald Abrahams Developing techniques and value of pieces 1961, 215 pages.
125 1.32 The Art of Mastering Chess Eduard Gufeld A complete course for beginners, 1994, 262 p.
130 1.33 Complete Chess Strategy 2 Ludek Pachman Pawn-play & the centre, 1976, 181 pages.
131 1.34 Complete Chess Strategy 3 Ludek Pachman Play on the wings, 1978, 170 pages
132 1.35 101 Winning Chess Sacrifices & Combinations
Fred Reinfeld Pins, forks, discovered attacks & other combinations. 1973, 252 pages.
133 1.36 The Joys of Chess Fred Reinfeld How to record moves (old version P-K4). Inc combinations & endgame studies. 1961, 288 p.
136 1.37 The Penguin Book of Chess Positions
C.Alexander Includes forks, skewers, pins, decoys & puzzles. 1973, 171 pages.
137 1.38 How to Play Winning Chess Fred Reinfeld From beginning chess to sophisticated principals of advanced play. 1962, 138 pages.
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140 1.39 The Chess Legacy of Jose Raoul Capablanca
J.Capablanca Endgame strategies, pawn positions & middlegame theory. 1966, 128 pages.
142 1.40 Improve Your Game 100 Chess Puzzles
Paul Lamford 100 Chess Puzzles, 1999, 127 pages.
151 1.41 Improve Your Middlegame Play
Andrew Kinsman Read and play method with puzzles, 2000, 144 pages.
158 1.42 Attack and Counter attack in Chess
Fred Reinfeld Tactics and strategy of planing a chess game, 1959, 154 pages.
159 1.43 Chess Problems B.P Barnes The best chess problems, 156 pages.
160 1.44 The Art of the Middle Game P.Keres &A. Kotov Middle game theory, 1964, 234 pages
163 1.45 The Times Winning Chess R.Keene Planning, strategy, cominations and traps, endgame and opening theory, 1995, 144 pages.
166 1.46 Hot to Think Ahead in Chess Horowitz &Fred Reinfeld
Methods and techniques of planning your entire game, 1972, 268 pages.
167 1.47 Leonard Barden's Chess Puzzle Book
Leonard Barden Collection of 300 best chess puzzles from Leonard's daily column.
174 1.48 The King-Hunt John Nunn & William Cozens
Sharpens your attacking instincts, practical tips on how to conduct King-Hunts. 1996, 160pgs
179 1.49 Improve your Opening Play Chris Ward Read & Play method with puzzles. 2000, 143pgs (part of series see 151 1.41 above)
202 1.50 Winning with Reverse Chess Strategy
William Reuter Opening,middlegame & endings are great forbackward moves. 1998, 150 pages.
204 1.51 Little book of chess Usborne Similar to chess made easy205
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Find the Winning Move
Sharpen your Chess Tactics in 7 days
Gary Lane
Gary Lane
Endgame & overall improvement, theory & puzzles 2004, 176 pages
A collection of games covering all basic tactical motifs such as pins, decoys, deflections and double attacks. 2009, 224 pages
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606 puzzles for Chess Nuts
Think like a Grandmaster
Learn Chess Tactics
Perfect your chess
How to calculate chess tactics
Lasker’s Manual of Chess
Black is OK!
How to force checkmate
The logical approach to chess
Thinkers’Chess
Fred Wilson & Bruce Alberston
Alexander Kotov
John Nunn
Andrei Volokitin &Vladimir Grabinsky
Valeri Beim
Dr Emanuel Lasker
Andras Adorjan
Fred Reinfeld
Max Euwe, M Blaine, J.F.S Rumble
Stephan Gerzadowicz
606 tactical puzzles divided into 3 levels of difficulty- beginner, intermediate, tournament level. 2008, 368 pages
Explains how to approach chess thinking including the famous tree of analysis. 1995, 187 pages.
Goes through the various tactical themes (pins, forks, skewers etc). Includes plenty of puzzles. Great practice! 2004, 160 pages.
This book contains 369 chess puzzles of actual positions faced by these authors during their careers. 160 pages.
Explains how to calculate chess tactical variations and includes puzzles as well. 2006, 175 pages
This book by Lasker addresses various areas of chess including gaining advantages, exchange value of pieces , combinations, positional play, aesthetics of chess and dozens of different openings. Includes diagrams as well.1960, 349 pages.
Adorjan annotates a collection of games to convince chess players that playing with the black pieces doesn’t always mean a defensive approach and that they can win with them after all!! 1988, 165 pages.
300 practical immediate checkmates that your opponents cannot escape, selected from master play. 1947, 111 pages.
A general overview of the opening, middle game and ending. 1958, 217 pages.
Annotated games organised into different chess topics- development, exchanging, pawn play and weak squares, endings and attacks good and bad.
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Win at Chess
Winning Chess Strategies
Take my Rooks
Chess Recipes from the Grandmaster’s kitchen
HOT Chess
How to defend in chess
How to become a Candidate Master
Modern Chess Strategy
Fred Reinfeld
Yasser Seirawan
Yasser Seirawan and Nikolay Minev
Valeri Beim
Paul Motwani
Colin Crouch
Alex Dunne
Ludek Pachman. Translated and abridged by Alan S Russell.
Improve your play with 300 forceful hard-hitting combinations from master games! 1958, 120 pages.
Basic overview of chess strategy by Seirwan.1994, 257 pages.
Seirawan and Minev annotate a collection of games where the sacrifice of 2 Rooks is involved. 1991, 95 pages.
Lessons in chess strategy and thinking methods. 2002, 128 pages.
This book addresses chess thinking from different angles using master games as examples. 1996, 192 pages.
Lasker and Petrosian demonstrate from their own games the technique of defence in chess.
A wide variety of openings are discussed by the use of annotated games. The middle game, the stomping ground of the expert, and the endgame, the field of the master, are used to highlight all phases of winning.
Covers basic concepts of strategy including rules of minor and major pieces, the active King, exchanges, various kinds of pawns and the centre. 1971. 313 pages.
OPENINGS
ID No.
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Title Author Brief Description
15 2.1 Chess Openings: Theory and Practice
I.A. Horowitz Definitive study of all the important openings, with 2,660 fully analysed variations and 439 complete illustrative games. 1964, 784 pages.
16 2.2 Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur
Max Euwe and Walter Meiden
This work consists of twenty five games between master and amateur. 1971, 308 pages.
17 2.3 1.P-QN4 Andrew Soltis This book has one of Arved Wasser's favourite openings. 1972, 45 pages.
18 2.4 Larson's Opening 1.P-QN3
Andrew Soltis Another trend which gives white an under standing of this unusual opening. 1972, 44pages
19 2.5 Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (E)
A. Matanovic Grandmaster games of: 1. d4-Nf6 2. c4-e6 and 1. d4-Nf6 2. c4-g6 L d7-d5. 1978, 464 pages.
20 2.6 Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (D)
A. Matanovic Grandmaster games of: 1. d4-d5 and 1. d4-Nf6 2. c4-g6 L d7-d5. 1977, 401 pages
21 2.7 Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (C)
A. Matanovic Grandmaster games of: 1. e4-e6 and 1.e4-e5. 1974, 348 pages
22 2.8 Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (B)
A. Matanovic Grandmaster games of: 1. e4. 1.c5, 1.e6, 1.e5 and 1.e4-c5. 1975, 398 pages
23 2.9 Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (A)
A. Matanovic Grandmaster games of: 1.d4-Nf6 2.c4 and 1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 2.e6, 2.g6. 1979, 474 pages
24 2.10 The Sicilian Scheveningen
Craig Pritchett This book covers all the important modern ideas connected with this variation. 1977, 198 pages
25 2.11 The Application of Chess Theory
Y.P. Gerller Has games that pays attention to opening plans and development in middle games. 1984, 255 pg
26 2.12 Chess Openings Mike Basman Explains principals and correct play and strong positions for attack and defence. 1987, 256 pgs
27 2.13 Unorthodox Openings Joel Benjamin and Eric Schiller
'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly'1987, 151 pages
28 2.14 The Polish Defence 1.b5 Thomas Kapitaniak25 annotated illustrative games to present a complete picture of the opening. 1988, 58 pages
29 2.15 Batsford Chess Openings 2
Gary Kasparov and Raymond Keene
It is the most comprehensive, convenient and up-to-date book currently available. 1989, 411pg
30 2.16 How to Play the Torre Attack
Eric Schiller The variation is flexible and allows both posit-ional manoeuvring d4, Nf3 & Bg5. 1991,153pg
76 2.17 The Kings Indian Attack Norman Weinstein A brief description of the Kings Indian Attack.1976, 47 pages.
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83 2.18 French: MacCutcheon and Advanced Lines
T.D. Harding The MacCutcheon and Advanced Lines in new notation
84 2.19 Nimzowitsch/Larsen Attack
Raymond Keene 1.b3 is one of the most interesting and flexible opening systems studied. 1981, 130pgs
90 2.20 Play the French John L Watson This book provides a complete repertoire for black in the French Defence. 1986, 208 pages
97 2.21 Alekhine's Defence R.G. Eales and A.H. Williams
This book contains many variations of Alekhine's defence. 1973, 140 pages
102 2.22 The Sicilian Dragon Eric Schiller & Jonatham Goldman
A report on the main line (9.Bc4) of the Yugoslav Attack in the Sicilian Dragon. 1987, 134 pages
103 2.23 The Chess Players Handbook
Howard Staunton Includes a variety of openings and endings. 1994, 518 pages.
107 2.24 Modern Chess Openings R.C. Griffith & P.W. Sereant
Contains many openings. 1948, 380 pages.
115 2.25 The Scotch George Botterill & Tim Harding
Provides a complete coverage of the Scotch game. 1977, 160 pages.
117 2.26 The Complete Vienna Mikhail Tseitlin & Igor Glazkov
'The most thorough coverage given to this opening' 1995, 127 pages.
118 2.27 Play the Queen's Gambit D. Marovic Commentaries to over 150 classic games. 1991, 370 pages.
126 2.28 The French Defence Nigel Short New ideas in the French Defence, 1990, 120 pages
127 2.29 The Marshall Attack R. G.Wade & T. D. Harding
Contains comprehensive repertoire for black against the Ruy Lopez. 1974, 256 pages.
128 2.30 Grand Prix attack: f4 against the Sicilian
J. Hodgson & L. Day
The tournament players repertoire of openings 1985, 96 pages.
129 2.31 How to play the Ruy Lopez
Shaun Taulbut About the Ruy Lopez, games & positions preferred & suggested variations for black & white. 1987, 121 p.
143 2.32 Catalan Opening Echecs International
'Collection Games' series Trends book, 1995, 33 pgs.
144 2.33 English Opening Echecs International
'Collection Games' series Trends book, 1994, 33 pgs.
145 2.34 Morra Gambit Echecs International
'Collection Games' series Trends book, 1993, 33 pgs.
146 2.35 Sicilian Defence closed Variation
Echecs International
'Collection Games' series Trends book, 1996, 32 pgs.
147 2.36 Sicilian Defence Echecs International
'Game Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings' series Trends Book, 1999, 60 pages.
148 2.37 French Defence Echecs International
'Game Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings' series Trends Book, 1999, 60 pages.
149 2.38 Developments in the Alekhine Defence 1985-1987
Chris Dunworth 'Trends Book' Each chapter contains text & games,
153 2.39 Beating the Anti Sicilians Joe Gallapher Essential reading for all Sicilian players. 1994 160pgs
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The Sicilian for the Tournament Player
How to play the Sicilian Defence
Eduard Gufeld
David Levy, Kevin O’Connell
A complete guide to every variation including strategical ideas in each line. 1989, 239 pages.
Strategical and tactical ideas of the Sicilian Defence are explained through a collection of games. 1987, 133 pages.
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155 2.41 Chess Informant FIDE Grandmaster games of: 1. d4-Nf6 2. c4-e6 and 1. d4-Nf6 2. c4-g6 and 1. e4 e5 and 1. e4 36. 1986, no. 41, 403 pages.
156 2.42 Chess Informant FIDE Grandmaster games of: 1. d4-Nf6 2. c4-e6 and 1. d4-Nf6 2. c4-g6 and 1. e4 e5 and 1. e4 36. 1988, no. 46, 403 pages.
161 2.43 The Closed Sicilian (Gone missing)
V. Ravikumar Games, analysis and the best lines of the closed Sicilian variations. 1993, 130 pages.
162 2.44 The Leningrad Dutch J. Ehlvest Everything you need to know about the Leningrad Dutch, including games and analysis, 1993, 138 pages
168 2.45 Unorthodox Chess Openings
Eric Schiller Complete guide to all major unorthodox chess openings.
169 2.46 Tremds in the Queens Gambit Accepted Vol.2
Alex Baburin 'Collection Games' series Trends book, 1994, 34 pgs.
170 2.47 Trends in the Queens Gambit Declined: Tarrasch & Semi-Tarrasch
Andrew Martin 'Collection Games' series Trends book, 1992, 38 pgs.
171 2.48 Nunns' Chess Openings John Nunn Latest edition of BCO (Batsford Chess Openings) similar style. 1999, 544 pages
172 2.49 Trends in the Kings-Indian Saemisch Vol.3
Bogan Lalic Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection' 1996, 34 pages.
176 2.50 Winning with the Nimzo-Indian
Raymond Keene The Nimzo-Indian Defence is one of blacks most dynamic ways of countering 1.d4 1991, 160pgs.
177 2.51 Winning with the Schliemann
Mikhail Tseitlin The Schliemann or Jaenisch Gambit is an ideal opening against the Ruy Lopez. 1991, 155 pages.
180 2.52 Trends in the Benko Gambit Vol. 3
Glenn Flear Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection' 1996, 42 pages.
181 2.53 Trends in the Tartakower & Anti-Tartakower
Bogdan Lalic Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1995, 38 pages.
182 2.54 Trends in the Queens Gambit Declined without Tartakower & Anti-Tartakower
Bogdan Lalic Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1995, 38 pages.
183 2.55 Trends in the Leningrad Dutch
Jon Tisdall Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1992, 34 pages.
184 2.56 TN! New moves in the Grunfeld Exchange
Bogdan Lalic Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1999 42 pages.
185 2.57 Trends in the Caro-Kann4...Nd7 Vol. 2
Susan Lalic Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1995, 38 pages.
186 2.58 Trends in the Advance Caro-Kann Vol. 2
Byron Jacobs Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1994, 34 pages.
187 2.59 Trends in the French Tarrasch Vol. 2
Susan Lalic Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1994, 42 pages.
188 2.60 Trends in the French Classical Vol. 2
Susan Lalic Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1995, 38 pages.
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189 2.61 Trends in the Modern Benoni Vol. 2
David Norwood Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1992, 42 pages
190 2.62 Trends in the Czech & Schmid Benoni Vol. 2
Miron Sher Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1996, 34 pages.
191 2.63 Trends in the Bogo-Indian Vol. 2
Susan Lalic Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1996, 38 pages.
192 2.64 Trends in the Reti Vol. 2 Bob Wade & A. Gkountintas
Trends book 'Grandmaster Games collection'1996, 38 pages.
193 2.65 TN Pocket Book 1.d4 Vol. 1
Nigel Davies Trends book with Queens pawn openings, Queens Gambit, Queen's Indian, Nimzo and more! 1993,34pg
194 2.66 TN Pocket Book 1.e4 Vol.1
Les Blackstock Trends book with Caro Kann, Sicilian, French, Kings Gambit, Scotch, Pirc and more! 1993, 42 pages.
197 2.67 Grandmaster Secrets: Openings
Andrew Soltis Everything you need to know about the opening2002, 233 pages
199 2.68 Action Chess: Purdy's 24 hrs Opening Repertoire
C.J.S Purdy Opening Theory to get a playable middlegame.2000, 191 pages
201 2.69 4...Qh4 in the Scotch game
Lev Gutman Gives white initiative and attack, 2001, 272 pages
203 2.70 The Grunfeld Defence : Revealed
MichaelKhodarkovsky
Detailed variations, traps & zaps & opening theory,2003, 174 pages.
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English Attack
The Gambit
An opening repertoireFor White
How to play the opening in chess
Modern Chess Openings
Nick de Firmian
Mikhail Yudovich
Raymond Keene
Raymond Keene and David Levy
Walter Korn
Theory & games all about the English Attack against all variations of the Sicilian Defence. 2004, 256pages
A book devoted to gambit openings. Includes an insight to their history as well as 23 games from classical and modern practice of great chessmasters. 1989, 183 pages.
Opening repetoire based on 1.d4 followed by 2.c4 by White and possible replies to those moves by Black. 1984, 160 pages.
Keene and Levy explain in detail different opening variations from 1.e4 and 1.d4. 1980, 224 pages.
Detailed reference book covering all openings. 1974, 374 pages.
ENDINGS
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Title Author Brief Description
31 3.1 Basic Chess Endings Reuben Fine A very detailed book of basic chess endings.1941, 571 pages.
32 3.2 A guide to Chess Endings Max Euwe and David Hooper
This book has been set out to provide a system-atic introduction to the study of practical endings. 1965, 238 pages.
33 3.3 Rook Endings Grigory Levenfish and Vasily Smyslov
Rook endings occur more often than any other kind of endgame and as a consequence it is vital to learn and put to practice. 1989, 214 pages
34 3.4 Test Tube Chess A.J.Roycroft A comprehensive introduction of chess endings. 1972, 352 pages
106 3.5 The Art of Checkmate G. Renaud & V. Kahn
A technique of setting these mates is explained with complete games illustrated. 1955, 208 pgs
109 3.6 Manual of the Endgame J. Mieses A chess guide for beginners. 1947, 70 pages.
120 3.7 Mastering the Endgame Volume.1
MI. Shereshevsky & LM Slutsky
Plans and playing methods in endings from Sicilian, Ruy Lopez, French & open to semi open games. 1991, 248 pages.
141 3.8 Improve Your Endgame Play Glenn Flear Tips to improve your endgame, 2000, 160 pages
150 3.9 Modern Practical Endings J. Hodgson King & pawn endings -read and play method- 1993, 46 pages
175 3.10 Practical Endgame Play Neil McDonald Ideal handbook for club & tournament players, uses grandmaster games to explain principles of endgame play. 1996, 155 pages.
198 3.11 Grandmaster Secrets: Endings
Andrew Soltis Everything you need to know-endings, 2003, 214pg
200 3.12 On the Endgame C.J.S Purdy Endgame theory & games, 2003 247 pages
PLAYERS GAMES
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Title Author Brief Description
35 4.1 100 Master Games of Modern Chess
Tarakower & Du-mont
100 fully annotated master games.1954, 167 pages
36 4.2 Selected Games of Mikhail Tal
J. Hajtun A superbly annotated selection of Tal's outstanding games. 1961, 145 pages
37 4.3 Capablanca's 100 Best Games of Chess
H. Golombek Playing through a Capablanca game through close study in the art of chess. 1961, 267 pages
38 4.4 Masters of the Chess Board Richard Reti Just before Richard died he completed this sup-erb book of many grandmaster games.1965,210p
39 4.5 The Complete Games of Paul Keres
Paul Keres A collection of impeccable classic games by one of the greatest players of all time. 1969, 572 pgs
40 4.6 Selected Chess Masterpieces Svetozar Gligorich A superb collection of the finest games drawn from his series. 1970, 45 chapters
41 4.7 My Best Games of Chess 1908-1923
A. Alekhine Here is a second collection of his finest games, 120 games annotated by the master himself. 1972, 264 pages.
42 4.8 My Best Games of Chess 1924-1937
A. Alekhine Here is a second collection of his finest games, 120 games annotated by the master himself. 1972, 281 pages
43 4.9 My 60 Memorable Games Bobby Fischer He analyses his most important games showing strategic considerations and tactics. 1969, 380pg
44 4.10 The Best Games of Boris Spassky
Andrew Soltis As this book proves, much is to be learned from a study of his play. 1973, 288 pages.
45 4.11 Mikhail Tal's Best Games of Chess
P.H. Clarke The book includes fifty games played during the period 1951-60. 1972, 246 pages.
46 4.12 Spassky's 100 best games Bernard Cafferty Spassky's twenty year fight to the top is amagnificent record in this fully annotated collection of his 100 best games. 1972, 246 pgs
47 4.13 The Games of Robert J. Fischer
Robert G Wade & Kevin J. O'Connell
A superb book with many hundreds of games throughout his life. 1972, 455 pages
48 4.14 Svetozar Gligoric's Chess Career
David N. L. Levy 63 games analysed and annotated, plus a biography. 1972, 190 pages
49 4.15 Botvinnik's Best Games 1947-1970
Mikhail Botvinnik 'Chess is an art which illustrates the beauty of logic'. 1972, 232 pages
50 4.16 The Immortal Games of Capablanca
Fred Reinfield These games demonstrate Capablanca's bril-iant artistry based on intuition. 1974, 466 pages
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51 4.17 Reti's Best Games of Chess Richard Reti & H. Golombek
His games influence chess strategy, innovations, combinations and opening play. 1974, 170 pages
52 4.18 Tal's 100 Best Games 1961-1973
Bernard Cafferty A selection of his most interesting hundred games, all annotated in depth. 1975, 242 pages
53 4.19 Selected Games of Lajos Portisch
Egon Varnusz He energetically controls games, merciless punishment of opponent's mistakes and endgame techniques. 1979, 206 pages.
54 4.20 C.J.S. Purdy J. Hammond & R. Jamieson
His life, his games and his writings. 1982, 359 pages
77 4.21 45th USSR Championship Final Leninggrad 1977
R.G. Wade, L.S. Blackstock & H.C. Thomas
Many good annotated Grandmaster games.1977, 32 pages.
78 4.22 Bugojno 26th February-16th March 1978
R.G. Wade, L.S. Blackstock & H.C. Thomas
Many good annotated Grandmaster games.1978, 39 pages.
79 4.23 Niksic 1978 R.G. Wade and H.C. Thomas
Many good annotated Grandmaster games.1978, 20 pages
80 4.24 Tilburg 1978 R.G. Wade and H.C. Thomas
Many good annotated Grandmaster games.1978, 23 pages.
81 4.25 Korchnoi vs. Spassky: Chess Crisis
Raymond Keene He records the tensions of this contest explaining arguments and protests. 1956, 128pgs
82 4.26 The Moscow Challenge: Karpov-Kasparov
Raymond Keene Keene annotates the games including analysis of styles & personalities of players. 1985, 140 pgs
91 4.27 Korchnoi's 400 Best Games V. Korchnoi &G. Wade
Includes 400 interesting games from a playing career that began in 1946. 1978, 259 pages
95 4.28 Fire On BoardShirov's Best Games
Alexi Shirov Shirov tells us about himself and his games. 1997, 232 pages.
96 4.29 John Nunn's Best Games John Nunn Includes many of his games against other Grand Masters. 1995, 320 pages.
83 4.30 Fifty Great Games of Modern Chess
H. Golombek A variety of various players games 1943, 85 pgs.
99 4.31 Chess PraxisThe Praxis of my System
A. Nimzovich Illustrated by 109 games from his contests with many illustrative articles and introductory talks and 132 diagrams. 1962, 364 pages.
105 4.32 British Chess Masters Past and Present
Fred Reinfeld Great games by British Masters from 1821-1946.1947, 92 pages.
110 4.33 Kere's Best Games of Chess 1931-1940
F. Reinfeld Illustrations and notations of Kere's best games. 1946, 224 pages.
112 4.34 The Golden Treasury of Chess
I. Horowitz 'The most famous collection of chess master pieces ever published'. 1973, 186 pages.
116 4.35 The Worlds Greatest Chess Games
Graham Burgess, John Nunn & John Emms
Grandmaster's games to improve your attack, initiative, counter attack, opening and endgame play. 1998, 556 pages.
122 4.36 How Fisher Plays Chess David Levy B. Fischer's chess career from beginning to 1972. 1975, 168 pages.
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134 4.37 The Master Game J. James & L. Barden
About the players (grandmasters) & their games1979, 141 pages.
152 4.38 William Steinitz Selected Chess Games
Charles Devide William Steinitz games, 1974, 109 pages.
157 4.39 Gary Kasparov's Best Games
Raymond Keene Gary's best games, 1993,
178 4.40 Contenders for the Crown Raymond Keene Who will be the next World Chess Champion? Brilliant games by leading young GMs plus player career details. 1994, 160 pages.
195 4.41 Nigel Short World Chess Challenger
Raymond Keene Nigel Short's games and analysis, 1993, 160pgs
196 4.42 2010 Chess Oddities Alex Dunne Short games, stories, trivia and more, 2003, 215pgs
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Petrosian’s best gamesof chess, 1946-1963
From my games 1920-1937
P.H Clarke
Dr M. Euwe
A collection of Tigran Petrosian’s games from 1946-1963. 1964, 205 pages
Max Euwe’s games played from 1920 to 1937. Includes translation and introductory notes by
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Lasker’s Greatest ChessGames 1889-1914
Tarrasch’s Best Games of Chess
Jose Raul Capablanca
Tigran Petrosian- his life and games
Anatoly Karpov’s best games.
CJS Purdy’s Fine Art of Chess Annotations and Other Thoughts
Twelve Great Chess Players and Their Best Games.
How Karpov wins
The improving annotator. From Beginner to Master.
Fred Reinfeld & Reuben Fine
Fred Reinfeld
Jose Raul Capablanca
Vik. L. Vasilev
Anatoly Karpov
Ralph J Tykodi
Irving Chernev
Edmar Mednis
Dan Heisman
Fred Reinfeld. 1975, 245 pages.
Covers Lasker’s chess games from 1889-1914.1965. 165 pages
Reinfeld annotates a collection of Tarrasch’s best games from his career. 1960, 385 pages
Covers Capablanca’s World Championship matches in 1921 and 1927 against Lasker and Alekhine respectively. 1977, 81 pages.
Detailed coverage of Petrosian’s life and chess games. 1974, 247 pages.
Karpov analyses and explains his 64 best games from his quarter century as a top class player. 1996, 175 pages.
Collection of World Championship and master games annotated by Purdy. Edited by Tykodi. 1992, 177 pages.
115 memorable games of top players annotated by Chernev. 1976, 216 pages.
100 games played by Karpov which cover tactics, strategy and psychological approaches he employed to win. 1994, 383 pages.
Heisman shares a collection of his own annotated games and also shows how annotating ones own games leads to improvement.1995. 251 pages.
TOURNAMENTS
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Title Author Brief Description
55 5.1 The St. Petersberg Masters' Chess Tournament 1914
The whole of the games with notes both original and compiled from various sources. 1914, 73pgs
56 5.2 First Piatigorsky Cup Isaac Kashdan Many superb Grandmaster chess games fully annotated. 1965, 204 pages.
57 5.3 Epic Battles of the Chess Board
R. N. Coles Animated struggles, played by famous masters.1972, 173 pages.
58 5.4 Fischer vs. Spassky Reykjavik 1972
C. H. O'D. AlexanderAn account for the World Chess Championships with biographies, analysis of games. 1972,144pg
59 5.5 1975 Asian-Pacific and Australian Open Chess Championships
W. Maclean This volume of a selection of games should prove invaluable to both the amateur and the professional alike. 1976, 148 pages.
60 5.6 Karpov-Korchnoi 1978 Raymond Keene & Korchnoi's Second
32 excellent games, all annotated with the inside story of the match. 1978, 159 pages.
61 5.7 The Art of Chess Analysis Jan Timman Many brilliant games fully annotated to give you an understanding of analysis. 1980, 216 pages
85 5.8 Classical Chess Matches 1907-1913
Fred Wilson 157 games from 19 matches as reported in "The Year Book of Chess!" 1975, 227 pages.
135 5.9 Batsford's FIDE Chess Yearbook 1977/8
Kevin O'Connell International Tournaments, National Championships, FIDE events. 1978, 159 pages.
138 5.10 Fischer v Spassky Harry Golombek The World Championship match, 1973, 138p.139 5.11 Tournament Chess Murray Chandler Contains 1,700 games from 22 International
Grandmaster Tournaments. 1982, 184 pages.165
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Soviet Chess
Chess Olympiad
The World Chess Championship 1963
1987 West AustralianChess Championship
Manoeuvres in MoscowKarpov-Kasparov
Tal, Botvinnik 1960
R.G. Wade
Aleksander Matanovic
R.G Wade
Don and Marcia Heeris
Raymond Keene and David Goodman
Mikhail Tal,
Tournament Games, 1976, 288 pages.
Chess games played in the 1972 Olympiad held in Skopje. Also includes some photos. 1972, 212 pages
Coverage of the 1963 World Championship between Tigran Petrosian and Mikhail Botvinnik,1963, 218 pages Documentation of the 1987 CAWA West Australian Chess Championship- State and Reserves. The rematch of the World Chess Championship between Karpov and Kasparov in September 1985. 1985, 124 pages.
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Chess World Championship 1972. Fischer vs Spassky
Karpov & Kasparov
translated by Hanon W Russell
Larry Evans, Ken Smith
Bill Wall
Coverage of the 1960 World Championship between Tal and Botvinnik. 1996, 213 pages.Coverage of the 1972 World Chess
Championship between Fischer and Spassky. Includes diagrams to every move played. 1973, 261 pages.
The 1990 World Chess Championship.1991. 105 pages.
GENERAL
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62 6.1 The Chess Players Frances Parkinson Keyes
A novel which gives the story of the world famous chess player, Paul Morphy. 1969, 542 pg
63 6.2 The Psychology of the Chess Player
Reuben Fine Dr. Fine's searching analysis makes an absorbing book, brilliantly written. 1967, 74 pgs
64 6.3 The Laws of Chess C. J. S. Purdy An easy to use book of laws of chess (out of date) 1973, 48 pages
65 6.4 Chessmen A. E. J. Mackett Beeson
This attractive book illustrates and discusses the many different chesspieces which have been made. 1973, 96 pages.
66 6.5 Anatoly Karpov: Chess is My Life
Anatoly Karpov and Aleksander Roshal
As well as the biographical material, the book includes a large selection of Karpov's finest games and photos. 1980, 357 pages.
67 6.6 Soft Pawn Willaim R. Hartston Soft Pawn can cure anyone's addiction to hard core chess theory & introduces you to a cast of cowboys, detectives & Russian spies. 1980,90pg
68 6.7 How Purdy Won Frank Hutchings & Kevin Harrison
44 games, annotated in depth, show the develop-ment of style in correspondence chess. 1983,165
69 6.8 Kasparov Unknown (Russian text)
This book is unfortunately written in Russian, contains photos (Kasparov&Karpov) 1988, 48pg
70 6.9 The Best of Chess Life and Review Volume 1.
Bruce Pandolfini Contains history, instructions, dazzling entertainment a very good book. 1988, 598 pgs.
71 6.10 The Best of Chess Life and Review Volume 2.
Bruce Pandolfini The highlights of chess history, instruction and entertainment from Fischer. 1988, 569 pages.
72 6.11 Garry Kasparov M. Yudovich This book tells how Kasparov's chess career began and kids learning in USSR. 1988, 198 pgs
73 6.12 The Even More Complete Chess Addict
Patrick Moore If your hooked on chess, this is the Ultimate fit.1993, 347 pages.
88 6.13 The Encyclopeadia of Chess
Anna Sunnucks Apart from biographical information on over 500 leading players, in covers the history of various openings and variations.1976, 347 p.
98 6.14 The Oxford Companion to Chess
David Ilooper &Kenneth Whyld
'The single most useful chess reference book now available.' 1996, 483 pages.
111 6.15 Chess Treasury of the Air Terence Tiller Grandmaster analysis & tips. 1966, 284 pages.113 6.16 Chess and Computers David Levy How computers play chess (modern to future) 1976,
139 pages.124 6.17 Not Only Chess Graham Abrahams Different topics about chess. 1974, 264 pages.164 6.18 Master Pieces: The
Architecture of ChessGareth Williams This lovely book illustrates & discusses the many
different chess sets ever made.2000,160colour pgs173 6.19 Bobby Fischer Goes to
WarD. Edmonds &J. Eidinow
Text (no games) 'A thrilling acount on Cold War clash between two GMs. 2003, 293 pages.
214 6.20 Chess World 1946 Chess World 1946 Australian Chess World Magazine covering international chess events. 1946, 264 pages.
215 6.21 Chess World 1947 Chess World 1947 Australian Chess World Magazine covering international chess events. 1947, 288 pages.
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Chess World 1948
Chess World 1949
The brilliant touch inchess
Chess World
Chess World
Walter Korn
1948 Australian Chess World Magazine covering international chess events. 1948, 288 pages.
1949 Australian Chess World Magazine covering international chess events. 1949, 304 pages.
240 fascinating positions commented on by Walter Korn. 1966, 108 pages.
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