ELO: 800–2200+
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ELO: 1400-2000
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The Greatest
Cyrus Lakdawala
ELO: 1800-2000
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Improve Your Chess Now - New Edition
Jonathan Tisdall
ELO: -800 - 2200+
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ELO: 2000 and above
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Opening For White According To Kramnik 1.Nf3, Volume 5
Alexander Khalifman
ELO: 2000-2200
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Squeezing the Gambits: The Benko, Budapest, Albin and Blumenfeld
Kiril Georgiev
ELO: 1800-2000
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St. Petersburg 1909
Emanuel Lasker
ELO: 1800-2000
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Timman's Triumphs
Jan Timman
ELO: 1800-2000
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Playing 1.d4 d5
Nikolaos Ntirlis
ELO: 1400-1600
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100 Chess Master Trade Secrets, From Sacrifices to Endgames
Andrew Soltis
ELO: 1400-1600
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The French Defence, Move by Move
Damian Lemos
ELO: 800-1000
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Basic Chess Openings for Kids
Charles Hertan
ELO: 1600-2000
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Zwischenzug!
Natasha Regan, Matt Ball
ELO: 1800-2000
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The Main Line French: 3.Nc3
Steffen Pedersen
ELO: 1400-2000
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Attacking 1...d5 (Volume 1)
Kiril Georgiev
ELO: 1800 and above
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Playing the Ragozin
Richard Pert
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ELO: 1400-2200
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The United States College Chess Championship: A History of the President's Cup
Alexey W. Root
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Chess Skill: Elements, Measurement, Records, Trends, Learning Curves, Scientific Research, and Computer Enhancement
Howard, Robert W.
ELO: 1600 and above
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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: 1800-2200+
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Mastering Typical Rook Endgames
Adrian Mikhalchishin
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