Chess books that are an easy read compared to those on the endgame or the middlegame. Game collections cover games played at a specific tournament, a specific player, or in a certain opening. Most books reviewed below are very good. I never bought books I heard bad things about. They all feature rich annotations by strong players and will help you get into the mind of a Grandmaster. When someone says you need to study the classics, this is what they mean. Instead of analyzing games on your own, you can do it alongside a strong coach or author, thus gaining an insight into how strong players think.
Rating:
- 1400
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- 2200
- Lessons with a Grandmaster, Enhance Your Chess Strategy And Psychology With Boris Gulko
- Boris Gulko, Joel Sneed
Rating:
- 1400
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- 2200
- The Exchange Sacrifice according to Tigran Petrosian
- Vassilios Kotronias
Rating:
- 1400
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- 2200+
- Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess Part Two: Kasparov vs Karpov 1975-1985
- Garry Kasparov
Rating:
- 1200
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- 2000
- Korchnoi’s 400 Best Games
- Viktor Korchnoi, Robert Graham Wade, L. S. Blackstock
Rating:
- 1200
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- 2000
- The world Chess Crown Challenge: Kasparov vs Karpov, Seville 87
- David Bronstein
Rating:
- 1200
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- 2000
- The United States Chess Championship, 1845-1996
- Andrew Soltis, Gene H. McCormick













