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Greatest Books

The Greatest Chess Books of All Time

Here is my very unscientific list of the greatest chess books of all time:

 

Zurich 1953
David Bronstein


My System

Aaron Nimzowitch


Logical Chess: Move by Move

Irving Chernev

 
My 60 Memorable Games

Bobby Fischer


The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played

Irving Chernev


Endgame Strategy

M. Shereshevsky


Chess Fundamentals

Jose R. Capablanca


Alekhine’s Best Games of Chess

Alexander Alekhine


Modern Chess Strategy

Ludek Pachman


Masters of the Chessboard

Richard Reti


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Awards

Chesscafe’s 2012 Book of The Year Finalists

The showdown is set for the 2012 Chesscafe book of the year. The three finalists are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reassess your Chess
by Jeremy Silman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invisible Chess Moves
by Yochanan Afek &
Emmanuel Neiman

Lessons with a Grandmaster
by Boris Gulko

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Review

Chess Training Pocketbook

Welcome to the 1st chess book review on chessbookreview.net. I thought that we would start things off, with one of my favorite chess books: Lev Alburt’s Chess Training Pocket Book .The sixth book in Alburt’s Comprehensive Chess Course. Chess Training Pocketbook can be read on its own, so you do not need to own any of the Comprehensive Course books. This book provides you with 310 of the most important positions that you must know, and it is based on the Soviet school of chess. This book probably has the worst cover of any chess book, but as the saying goes “Don’t judge a book by its cover. ”

After a brief overview ofnhow to get the most out of the book, Alburt gets right into the puzzles. Each page has 4 puzzles with the next page containing the answers. This format eliminates having to flip to the back of the book, saving  the reader time. The positions are well chosen, and cover opening, tactics and endgame puzzles with a greater emphasis on tactical positions. The answers are detailed and instructional and provide the reader with a good explanation of the concepts and ideas that need to be grasped.

One of the most practical and useful  chess books I own. Highly recommended for players over 1300 USCF.