ELO: 800–1000
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Your Move, Grandpa! Chess for Kids
Alex Knight
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ELO: 1000–1200
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The Middle Game in Chess
Eugène Znosko-Borovsky
ELO: 1800–2000
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Curaçao 1962
Jan Timman
ELO: 1600–1800
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The Real Paul Morphy
Charles Hertan
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Magnus Wins With White
Zenón Franco
ELO: 1200–1400
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First Steps: The Modern
Cyrus Lakdawala
ELO: 0–2200+
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ELO: 1400–1900
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Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics - Modernized and improved edition
Ger van Perlo
ELO: 2000–2200+
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Defend Like Petrosian
Alexey Bezgodov
ELO: -800 - 2200+
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ELO: 1800–2000
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Mastering the Endgame, Volume 2
Mikhail Shereshevsky, L. M. Slutsky
ELO: 1800–2000
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King's Indian: A Complete Black Repertoire
Victor Bologan
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Birth of the Chess Queen: A History
Marilyn Yalom
ELO: 1200–1400
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Chess Openings: Traps And Zaps
Bruce Pandolfini
ELO: 2000–2200+
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Chess Calculation Training, Volume 2: Endgames
Romain Edouard
ELO: 1200–1400
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Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 2: Winning Material
Susan Polgar, Paul Truong
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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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Chessreads is a collection of chess book reviews written by chess players of varying strength, from beginner to master. Our goal is to help every chess player find out which books they should read based on their rating, weaknesses and ambition.
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