 | Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge (Cadogan Chess & Bridge Books) by IU. Averbakh
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £3.92 covers all the basic endgame theory that every chess player should know; essential... yes!
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 | Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual by Mark Dvoretsky
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £11.57 harder work, but the next step after you've mastered Averbakh's book
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 | Endgame Strategy (Cadogan Chess) by M.I. Shereshevskii
Buy new: £9.59 / Used from: £10.00 the best guide to strategic endgame concepts and practical play
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 | Mastering the Endgame: From the Open and Semi-open Games v. 1 (Pergamon Russian Chess) by M.I. Shereshevskii
Buy used from: £61.33 wonderful book that will improve your understanding and planning throughout the whole game
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 | Mastering the Endgame: Closed Games v. 2 (Pergamon Russian Chess) by M.I. Shereshevskii
Buy used from: £52.25 wonderful book that will improve your understanding and planning throughout the whole game
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| Practical Chess Endings (Batsford Chess Book) by Paul Keres
Buy used from: £11.95 the best endgame reference and readable guide
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| From Beginner to Expert in 40 Lessons (Batsford Chess Book) by Aleksander Kostyev
Buy used from: £2.50 shortlisted on Chess Tales
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 | Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch
Buy new: £7.54 / Used from: £4.80 highly recommended
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 | The Art of the Middle Game by Paul Keres
Buy new: £5.74 / Used from: £2.74 classic but relevant; middlegame choice on Chess Tales
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 | Modern Chess Strategy by Ludek Pachman
Buy new: £6.25 / Used from: £3.69 another classic; shortlisted on Chess Tales
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 | Understanding Chess Move by Move by John Nunn
Buy new: £9.42 / Used from: £12.38 30 great recent games; perfect for study
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 | How to Reassess Your Chess: The Complete Chess Mastery Course by Jeremy Silman
Buy used from: £27.30 controversial; fans report huge gains in rating points, but some find it unreadable
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| Secrets of Chess Tactics by Mark Dvoretsky
Buy used from: £15.98 Dvoretsky's masterpiece. Hard work; for the strongest players
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 | Think Like a Grandmaster (Algebraic Classics) by A.A. Kotov
Buy used from: £36.70 legendary middlegame book
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 | Manual of Chess by Emanuel Lasker
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £3.27 highly regarded by the Soviet Chess schools
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 | Simple Chess by Michael Stean
Buy new: £6.03 / Used from: £4.47 a 'hidden gem' still in print 30 years later
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 | International Chess Tournament 1953: Zurich
Buy new: £8.78 / Used from: £5.00 the first book on anyone's list; Bronstein's masterwork
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| My 60 Memorable Games, Selected and Fully Annotated. by Bobby Fischer
Buy used from: £6.95 Fischer's famous collection
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 | Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors: Pt. 5 (My Great Predecessors) by Garry Kasparov
Buy new: £18.06 / Used from: £14.95 Kasparov's deep study of Karpov and Korchnoi
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 | Art of Chess Analysis (Cadogan Chess Books) by Jan Timman
Buy new: £10.23 / Used from: £14.73 Timman's choice of 24 great games from the 70's
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