ELO: 1400–1900
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Alexander Alekhine – The Russian Sphinx: Volume I (1892-1921)
Sergey Voronkov
Elk and Ruby
ELO: 1900–2200+
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The Original Arkhangelsk: Take Control of the Ruy Lopez as Black
Tibor Karolyi
ELO: 1400–1900
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Strategic Plans: 75 Modern Battles
Maxim Chetverik
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Grandmaster of Avant-Garde: The Chess Art of Galina Satonina
Galina Satonina
ELO: 800–1500
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1500 Forced Mates
Jakov Geller
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Eight Good Men: The 2020-2021 Candidates Tournament
Dorian Rogozenko
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Mikhail Tal: The Street-Fighting Years
Alexander Koblenz
ELO: -800 - 2200+
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ELO: 1400–1900
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From Boy to Man to Challenger
Cyrus Lakdawala
ELO: 1400–1900
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Oleg Pervakov's Industrial Strength Endgame Studies: A World Champion's Favorite Composers
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Mate Threats and Defense - 1000 Tactical Examples
Jakov Geller
ELO: 1400–1900
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The Complete Bogo-Indian Defense
Maxim Chetverik
ELO: 1400–1900
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One Pawn Saves the Day: A World Champion’s Favorite Studies
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Masterpieces and Dramas of the Soviet Championships: Volume II
Sergey Voronkov
ELO: 1400–1900
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Two Bishops Save the Day: A World Champion’s Favorite Studies
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 800–1500
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Check and Mate - A Beginners Guide With 2000 Examples
Anastasiya Geller
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Masterpieces and Dramas of the Soviet Championships: Volume I (1920-1937)
Sergey Voronkov
ELO: 1400–1900
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Selected Games: Peter Romanovsky
Peter Romanovsky
ELO: 1400–1900
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Smyslov on the Couch
Genna Sosonko
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Team Tal: An Inside Story
Valentin Kirillov
For any rating
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Critical Theory: A Chess Biography of Isaak Lipnitsky
Mykola Fuzik, Alexei Radchenko
ELO: 1400–1900
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Tigran Gorgiev, Maestro of Practical Studies: A World Champion’s Favorite Composers
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1900–2200+
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101 Endgame Masterclasses: Rooks and Material Imbalances
Alexander Galkin
ELO: 800–2200+
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Every position playable on a live board
ELO: 1400–1900
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Capablanca: The Great Minimalist - Volume 1
Cyrus Lakdawala
ELO: 1800–2000
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American Dream: The Best Games of Hikaru Nakamura
Cyrus Lakdawala
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Evgeny Vasiukov, Chess Champion of Moscow
Alexander Nikitin
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Nail It Like Nepo!
Zenón Franco
ELO: 1600–1800
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From Vienna to Munich to Stockholm: A Chess Biography of Rudolf Spielmann
Grigory Bogdanovich
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Hero of the Pre-War Olympiads: Grandmaster Vladimirs Petrovs
Dmitry Kryakvin
ELO: 1400–1900
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Checkmate! The Love Story of Mikhail Tal and Sally Landau
Sally Landau
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Alexander Alekhine
Sergey Voronkov
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Two Knights Save the Day: A World Champion’s Favorite Studies
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Play the King’s Indian Attack!
Cyrus Lakdawala
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
One Knight Saves the Day: A World Champion’s Favorite Studies
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1600–2000
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The Livonian Knight: Selected Games of Alvis Vitolins
Zigurds Lanka, Edvins Kengis, Janis Klovans, Janis Vitomskis
ELO: 1900–2200+
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The Creative Power of Bogoljubov Volume II
Grigory Bogdanovich
ELO: 1400–1900
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Evil-Doer
Genna Sosonko
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Magnus Wins With Black
Zenón Franco
For any rating
0 reviews
Evil-Doer, Half a Century with Viktor Korchnoi
Genna Sosonko
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move, Volume 1
Alexander Nikitin
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
One Rook Saves the Day: A World Champion’s Favorite Studies
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1800–2200
0 reviews
Hübner Year by Year: Volume I (1959-1979)
Tibor Karolyi, Hans Renette
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks
Maria Manakova
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
One Bishop Saves the Day: A World Champion’s Favorite Studies
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move, Volume 2
Alexander Nikitin
ELO: 1600–1800
0 reviews
First Grandmaster of the Soviet Union: A Chess Biography of Boris Verlinsky
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1400–1900
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The King Saves the Day: A World Champion’s Favorite Studies
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1400–1900
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The Berlin Defence: A Novel
Andy Mack
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Magnus Wins With White
Zenón Franco
ELO: 1600–2000
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Play the Mackenzie! A Sharp White Attack in the Ruy Lopez
David Gertler
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Nikolai Rezvov, from Child Burglar to Grandmaster: A World Champion's Favorite Composers
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Bishop and Knight Save the Day: A World Champion's Favorite Studies
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1900–2200+
0 reviews
The Creative Power of Bogoljubov Volume I
Grigory Bogdanovich
ELO: 1900–2200+
0 reviews
The Chess Course
Praful Zaveri
ELO: 1900–2200+
0 reviews
Yakov Vilner, First Ukrainian Chess Champion and First USSR Chess Composition Champion: A World Champion's Favorite Composers
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Pan Inspector
Mykola Fuzik
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Sergey Karjakin
Alexander Kalinin
ELO: 1600–2000
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The Original Arkhangelsk
Tibor Karolyi
ELO: 1600–1800
0 reviews
Alekhine’s Odessa Secrets: Chess, War and Revolution
Sergei Tkachenko
ELO: 1900–2200+
0 reviews
The Queen's Indian Defense Main Line 4.g3 System
Maxim Chetverik
ELO: 1900–2200+
0 reviews
101 Endgame Crimes and Punishments
Alexander Galkin
ELO: 1900–2200+
0 reviews
The Lubyanka Gambit
Sergey Grodzensky
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Masterpieces and Dramas of the Soviet Championships: Volume III
Sergey Voronkov
ELO: 1900–2200+
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Obsession: A Chess Biography of Vsevolod Rauzer
Alexander Konstantinopolsky
ELO: 1400–1900
0 reviews
Mikhail Zinar's Difficult Pawn Endings: A World Champion's Favorite Composers
Sergei Tkachenko
For any rating
0 reviews
The Rise and Fall of David Bronstein
Genna Sosonko
ELO: 1600–1800
0 reviews
The Wizard of Warsaw: A Chess Biography of Szymon Winawer
Tomasz Lissowski, Grigory Bogdanovich