ELO: 800–1600
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Winning Chess Combinations
Yasser Seirawan
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Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time
David Edmonds
ELO: 1800–2000
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Ivan Sokolov
ELO: 1200–1400
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Learn Chess the Right Way! Book 3: Mastering Defensive Techniques
Susan Polgar
ELO: 1600–1800
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Herman Grooten
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Mikhail Tal: The Street-Fighting Years
Alexander Koblenz
ELO: 1200–1400
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Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 2: Winning Material
Susan Polgar, Paul Truong
ELO: 400–1800
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ELO: 1400–1900
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Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations, Sixth Edition
The Chess Informant Team
ELO: 1800–2000
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Chess Imbalances: A Grandmaster Guide
Mauricio Flores Rios
ELO: 1400–1900
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The King’s Indian According to Tigran Petrosian
Igor Yanvarjov
ELO: 2000–2200+
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Decision Making in Major Piece Endings
Boris Gelfand
ELO: 2000–2200+
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Opening for White According to Anand 1.e4, Volume 11
Alexander Khalifman
ELO: -800 - 2200+
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ELO: 1600–1800
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The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games
Graham Burgess, John Nunn, Wesley So, John Emms, Michael Adams
ELO: 1200–1400
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Siegbert Tarrasch
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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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Csaba Balogh, Adrian Mikhalchishin
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