ELO: 1600–2000
0 reviews
Open Ruy Lopez
Glenn Flear
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ELO: 600–2200
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Openings, Explained
Understand the ideas, then drill the lines
ELO: 1200–1400
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Learn Chess the Right Way! Book 3: Mastering Defensive Techniques
Susan Polgar
ELO: 1200–1400
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Starting Out: The Grünfeld
Jacob Aagaard
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Learning Chess Workbook Step 3 Mix
Cor van Wijgerden
ELO: 1800–2000
0 reviews
How to Play Chess Endgames
Karsten Müller, Wolfgang Pajeken
ELO: 1800–2000
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Chess Explained: The French
Viacheslav Eingorn, Valentin Bogdanov
ELO: 2000–2200
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Beating the Queen's Gambit - Indian Style!
Renier Castellanos
ELO: 2000–2200+
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A Killer Guide to Attacking Chess
Jacob Aagaard
ELO: 1600–1800
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The Wizard of Warsaw: A Chess Biography of Szymon Winawer
Tomasz Lissowski, Grigory Bogdanovich
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
1.d4 – Beat the Guerrillas!
Valeri Bronznik
ELO: -800 - 2200+
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ELO: 1800–2200+
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The Woodpecker Method 2
Axel Smith
ELO: 1800–2000
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Analyzing the Chess Mind
Boris Gulko, Joel Sneed
ELO: 1400–1800
0 reviews
The Old Indian: Move by Move
Junior Tay
ELO: 1600–2000
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The Original Arkhangelsk
Tibor Karolyi
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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+
0 reviews
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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