ELO: 1200-1400
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Glenn Flear
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ELO: 1600-1800
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Garry Kasparov
ELO: 1600-1800
1 review
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ELO: -800 - 2200+
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ELO: 1400-2000
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Nikolai Kalinichenko
ELO: 1400-2000
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ELO: 800-1200
2 reviews
Everyone's First Chess Workbook
Peter Giannatos
ELO: 1200-1400
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Susan Polgar, Paul Truong
ELO: 1800-2000
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Better Thinking, Better Chess
Joel Benjamin
ELO: 1400-2000
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Learning Chess Workbook Step 5 Mix
Cor van Wijgerden
ELO: 1800-2000
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Nikolaos Ntirlis
ELO: 2000 and above
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Marian Petrov
ELO: 800–2200
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Mauricio Flores Rios
ELO: 1800 and above
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Mikhail Tal: The Street-Fighting Years
Alexander Koblenz
ELO: 1800-2000
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Nicolas Yap
ELO: 1600-1800
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Jesus de la Villa
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ELO: 1200-2000
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Play Chess Like Bobby Fischer: Master Logical Chess Strategy Through Move-by-Move Annotated Games
J. H. Ban
ELO: 1600-2200
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Play Chess Like Garry Kasparov: Master Imbalance and Initiative, Reassess Your Strategy Move-by-Move
J. H. Ban
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
0 reviews
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
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