ELO: -800 - 2200+
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Which chess books should you read?
ELO: 800–1000
7 reviews
Simple Chess
Michael Stean
ELO: 800–1000
0 reviews
Chess for Children: How to Play the World's Most Popular Board Game
Murray Chandler, Helen Milligan
ELO: 1400–1800
6 reviews
100 Endgames You Must Know
Jesus de la Villa
ELO: 1600–2000
1 review
Improve Your Attacking Chess
Simon Williams
ELO: 1800–2000
0 reviews
The French Defense Revisited
Dragoljub Jacimovic, Boroljub Zlatanovic
ELO: 1600–1800
0 reviews
The Scandinavian for Club Players
Thomas Willemze
ELO: 1400–1800
0 reviews
The Old Indian: Move by Move
Junior Tay
ELO: 1600–1800
0 reviews
Planning: Move by Move
Zenón Franco
ELO: 1600–1800
0 reviews
Winning with the Slow (but Venomous!) Italian
Karsten Müller, Georgios Souleidis
ELO: 2000–2200+
0 reviews
Supreme Chess Understanding
Wojciech Moranda
ELO: 1800–2000
0 reviews
Small Steps to Giant Improvement
Sam Shankland
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Practical Chess Tutor – From Basics to Mastery 2
Srdan Carnic
ELO: 1600–1800
0 reviews
Ruy Lopez Main Line
Glenn Flear
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Centre-Stage and Behind the Scenes
Yuri Averbakh
ELO: 600–2200
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Openings, Explained
Understand the ideas, then drill the lines
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Chess Skill: Elements, Measurement, Records, Trends, Learning Curves, Scientific Research, and Computer Enhancement
Howard, Robert W.
ELO: 1600–2200+
0 reviews
Universal Chess Training
Wojciech Moranda
ELO: 1800–2200+
0 reviews
Mastering basic rook endgames
Adrian Mikhalchishin
ELO: 1800–2200+
0 reviews
Mastering Essential Rook Endgames
Adrian Mikhalchishin
ELO: 1800–2200+
0 reviews
Mastering Minor Piece Endgames. Part 2
Csaba Balogh, Adrian Mikhalchishin
ELO: 1800–2200+
0 reviews
Mastering Minor Piece Endgames. Part 1
Csaba Balogh, Adrian Mikhalchishin
ELO: 1900–2200+
0 reviews
Mastering Typical Rook Endgames
Adrian Mikhalchishin
ELO: 1900–2200+
0 reviews
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.
Chessreads is accompanied by a YouTube channel where we post reviews in video format, interviewing authors, and recommending reading lists for players of different ratings.