Game Collections

  • ELO: 1600
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  • 1800
Book cover of Chess Secrets: Giants of Innovation by Craig Pritchett, chess book review
  • Chess Secrets: Giants of Innovation
  • Craig Pritchett
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  • ELO: 1600
  • -
  • 1800
Book cover of Boris Spassky's 300 Wins by Sergei Soloviev, chess book review
  • Boris Spassky’s 300 Wins
  • Sergei Soloviev
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  • ELO: 1600
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  • 1800
Book cover of Chess Champion from China by Xie Jun, chess book review
  • Chess Champion from China
  • Xie Jun
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  • ELO: 1600
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  • 1800
Book cover of The world Chess Crown Challenge: Kasparov vs Karpov, Seville 87 by David Bronstein, chess book review
  • The world Chess Crown Challenge: Kasparov vs Karpov, Seville 87
  • David Bronstein
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  • ELO: 1600
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  • 1800
Book cover of The United States Chess Championship, 1845-1996 by Andrew Soltis, Gene H. McCormick, chess book review
  • The United States Chess Championship, 1845-1996
  • Andrew Soltis, Gene H. McCormick
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  • ELO: 1600
  • -
  • 1800
Book cover of London 1980 by William Roland Hartston, Stewart Reuben, chess book review
  • London 1980
  • William Roland Hartston, Stewart Reuben
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  • ELO: 1600
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  • 1800
Book cover of Botvinnik - Petrosian: 1963 World Chess Championship Match by Mihail Botvinnik, chess book review
  • Botvinnik – Petrosian: 1963 World Chess Championship Match
  • Mihail Botvinnik
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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.