ELO: 1400–1800
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How Chess Games are Won and Lost
Lars Bo Hansen
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ELO: 1400–1900
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Hein Donner
Alexander Münninghoff
ELO: 2000–2200+
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Karpov's Strategic Wins 1, 1961-1985 The Making Of A Champion
Tibor Karolyi
ELO: 800–1500
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Chess Mazes 2
Bruce Alberston
ELO: 1800–2000
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The Modernized French Defense, Volume 2: Against the Tarrasch
David Miedema
ELO: -800 - 2200+
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ELO: 1800–2000
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Opening Repertoire: The Sicilian Taimanov
Nigel Davies
ELO: 1400–1600
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Point Count Chess: An Accurate Guide to Winning Chess
I. A. Horowitz
ELO: 1800–2200+
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The Italian Renaissance - II
Martyn Kravtsiv
ELO: 1400–1900
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The Greatest
Cyrus Lakdawala
ELO: 1800–2200+
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Benko Gambit
Jan Pinski
ELO: 1400–1900
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A Universal Weapon 1.d4 d6
Vladimir Barsky
ELO: 800–1000
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Super Chess Kids
Franco Zaninotto
ELO: 2000–2200+
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Grandmaster Preparation - Calculation
Jacob Aagaard
ELO: 1400–1900
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One Pawn Saves the Day: A World Champion’s Favorite Studies
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 400–1800
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Chess Skill: Elements, Measurement, Records, Trends, Learning Curves, Scientific Research, and Computer Enhancement
Howard, Robert W.
ELO: 1600–2200+
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Universal Chess Training
Wojciech Moranda
ELO: 1800–2200+
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Mastering basic rook endgames
Adrian Mikhalchishin
ELO: 1800–2200+
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Mastering Essential Rook Endgames
Adrian Mikhalchishin
ELO: 1800–2200+
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Mastering Minor Piece Endgames. Part 2
Csaba Balogh, Adrian Mikhalchishin
ELO: 1800–2200+
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Mastering Minor Piece Endgames. Part 1
Csaba Balogh, Adrian Mikhalchishin
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Mastering Typical Rook Endgames
Adrian Mikhalchishin
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Mastering Queen and Pawn Endgames
Csaba Balogh, Adrian Mikhalchishin
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