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        The very first steps: How to play chess ...


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Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess

For the very beginners we usually recommend two remarkable books:  Bobby Fisher Teaches Chess  and  Chess Basics by International Grandmaster Nigel Short.
These books help to learn how to set up the board, how pieces move, how to use chess notation, and contain many interesting examples

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Chess Basics
by Nigel Short


            How chess pieces move...

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Square One
by Bruce Pandolfini
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Chess for Kids
by Michael Basman
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The ABCs of Chess
by Bruce Pandolfini


            Other very useful books for beginners:

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Simple Checkmates
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Chess Fundamentals
by Jose Raul Capablanca,
World Champion in 1921-1927
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Art of the Checkmate


  • Elements of Strategy and Attack

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Art of Attack
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Attacking Chess by Josh Waitzkin
Aggressive strategies and inside moves from the U.S. Junior Chess Champion
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More Chessercizes:
Checkmate!
300 winning strategies for players of all levels

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Logical Chess:
Move By Move,
Every Move Explained
(New Algebraic Edition)
by Irving Chernev
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How to Beat Your Dad at Chess
by Murray Chandler
Variety of chess patterns
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Chess Tactics for Kids
by Murray Chandler

Middlegame exercises for beginners to intermediate players.


  • Books on Openings

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Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps
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More Chess Openings:
Traps and Zaps 2
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The Ideas Behind
the Chess Openings


  • Books on Endgames

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Pandolfini's Endgame Course
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Practical Chess Endings:
A Basic Guide to Endgame Strategy for the Beginner and the More Advanced Chess Player
by Irving Chernev



  • Books for experienced players

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My System: 21st Century Edition
by Aron Nimzowitsch

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Modern Chess Openings
by Nick Fermian



Chess Endings
Essential Knowledge

by GrandMaster
Yuri Averbakh





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Garry Kasparov described this book as his "most important achievement since winning World Champion title in 1985"

Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1

Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 2




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