Puzzle Books

Chess books that focus on developing your problem solving skills rather than teaching theoretical knowledge. Most online resources for chess puzzles are bad, and the material handpicked by Grandmasters in books far surpasses anything available for free in both problem quality, analysis quality, and annotations, which are often nonexistent online.

Books on tactics include those that talk about how to calculate rather than focusing on problem solving. Those in the puzzles and studies section are devoted purely to problems and collections of puzzles.

Rating:
  • 1800
  • -
  • 2200
Book cover of "The Best Move" by Vlastimil Hort, Vlastimil Jansa, chess book review
  • The Best Move
  • Vlastimil Hort, Vlastimil Jansa
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1400
  • -
  • 1800
Book cover of "The Reassess Your Chess Workbook" by Jeremy Silman, chess book review
  • The Reassess Your Chess Workbook
  • Jeremy Silman
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1600
  • -
  • 2000
Book cover of "Imagination in Chess: How To Think Creatively And Avoid Foolish Mistakes" by Paata Gaprindashvili, chess book review
  • Imagination in Chess: How To Think Creatively And Avoid Foolish Mistakes
  • Paata Gaprindashvili
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1000
  • -
  • 1600
Book cover of "Learn Chess the Right Way! Book 5: Finding Winning Moves" by Susan Polgar, chess book review
  • Learn Chess the Right Way! Book 5: Finding Winning Moves
  • Susan Polgar
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1000
  • -
  • 1600
Book cover of "Learn Chess the Right Way! Book 4 Sacrifice to win" by Susan Polgar, chess book review
  • Learn Chess the Right Way! Book 4 Sacrifice to win
  • Susan Polgar
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1000
  • -
  • 1600
Book cover of "Learn Chess the Right Way! Book 3: Mastering Defensive Techniques" by Susan Polgar, chess book review
  • Learn Chess the Right Way! Book 3: Mastering Defensive Techniques
  • Susan Polgar
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1000
  • -
  • 1600
Book cover of "Learn Chess the Right Way! Book 1: Must-know Checkmates" by Susan Polgar, chess book review
  • Learn Chess the Right Way! Book 1: Must-know Checkmates
  • Susan Polgar
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1800
  • -
  • 2000
Book cover of "Combination Challenge" by Lou Hays, chess book review
  • Combination Challenge
  • Lou Hays
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1600
  • -
  • 2000
Book cover of "Test Your Chess IQ: First Challenge" by August Livshitz, chess book review
  • Test Your Chess IQ: First Challenge
  • August Livshitz
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1000
  • -
  • 1400
Book cover of "Tactics Time 2: 1001 Real Chess Tactics From Real Games" by Tim Brennan, Anthea Carson, chess book review
  • Tactics Time 2: 1001 Real Chess Tactics From Real Games
  • Tim Brennan, Anthea Carson
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1800
  • -
  • 2000
Book cover of "Reform Chess" by László Polgár, chess book review
  • Reform Chess
  • László Polgár
Coming soon
Rating:
  • 1400
  • -
  • 1800
Book cover of
  • Win at Chess
  • Fred Reinfeld
Coming soon
Load More