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Chess Books & Publishers, incl. Videos, CDs, & DVDsChess has the largest literature of any game on the planet. There are books for beginners and books for experts. There are opening books, middlegame books, and endgame books. Books about players and books about tournaments. Shop for books -- electronic and good old fashioned print. Links to the best reviews and reviewers.
King's Gambit (Paul Hoffman)
Book review of 'King's Gambit' by Paul Hoffman. Award Winning Chess Books
The chess books listed here have all won a prestigious Book of the Year award from at least one of the following chess book reviewers: British Chess Federation (BCF), ChessCafe.com, Fred Cramer / Chess Journalists of America (CJA). Click any title to compare prices for that particular recommendation. Chess Bibliography
What are the best chess books of all time? Here are our recommendations of chess classics. From your About Chess Guide. Chess Bibliography - Compare Prices
Compare prices for our list of recommended chess classics especially chosen for the beginning and intermediate player. Top Picks : Popular Chess Books (2007-2008)
The fifth edition of our annual look at what's hot in the world of chess books. As in previous years, we identified chess titles on two bestseller lists and weighted them according to their rank on both lists Top Picks : Popular Chess Books (2006-2007)
Top Picks : Popular Chess Books (2006-2007) • This is the fourth edition of our annual look at what's hot in the world of chess books. Chess Book Classics : Old and New
Looking for a recommendation on a chess book? We have our own list of classics, a list of Book of the Year award winners, and a few others. Chess Books to Read Without a Board (Nonfiction)
Bedtime reading, beach reading, hammock reading. Most chess books require a chess set and board to get the most out of them. Here are a selection of books, all of them nonfiction, that delve into the role chess plays as a cultural icon. Chess Books to Read Without a Board (Fiction)
Bedtime reading, beach reading, hammock reading. Most chess books require a chess set and board to get the most out of them. Here are a selection of books, most of them novels, where chess plays a central role and that can be read anywhere. Prolific Chess Writers
Like most subjects, chess has its honor roll of prolific writers. We looked at a few sources of book information and derived a list of chess writers who have produced more than their fair share of book titles. Google Print Search: chess
'How does Google Print work? When we find a book whose content contains a match for your search terms, we'll link to it in your search results. Click a book title and you'll see the page of the book that has your search terms.' • Tick 'Full view books' for a list of books that can be downloaded. Google Book Search: chess
'Full view books': Find full books available on Google books, with PDF download. Onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu
Books On-line: Search Results. Full online texts of books no longer protected by copyright; titles with the word 'chess'. Batsford Chess (Anova/Chrysalis)
Anova Books (formerly Chrysalis), UK • 'Batsford is one of the world's leading publishers of Chess Books. Within this area you will find books for every level of Chess player, from beginner to advanced.' • To find all titles, use the search or download the brochure (PDF format). Cardoza Publishing
New York, NY • 'A huge selection of titles with topics ranging from basic play to advanced strategies and theories. Our philosophy is to bring you the best quality chess books from the top authors and authorities in the chess world.' Chess Books from Europe
Needham, MA • 'Categories: Endings, equipment, game collections, great players, ...' Chess Books Online
'Features books about chess openings, middlegame, endgame and various other chess related topics.' Chess Channel
Middlesex, UK • Offers online videos which explain chess openings. The service is not free, but all videos have a sample trailer. Requires a download. • 'Watch and listen to the best chess shows ever produced – including classic videos and TV shows originally released by GM Video, and now digitally re-mastered!' Chess Informant
Belgrade, Serbia • Site of the well known chess publisher : Informant, ECO, and more. • 'The most valuable from all the important competitions in the world selected, systematized and made accessible to chess players.' Chess on DVD
Location unspecified • 'Guarantee: To Improve your chess Receive private Chess lessons from the Grand Masters for a fraction of the cost!' Chess Stars Publishing
Sofia, Bulgaria • 'Professional works aimed mostly at players of intermediate and higher level. The focus is on deep original analysis by renowned experts. In the background is a team of players headed by 14th World Champion Alexander Khalifman.' ChessArtifactsTerminal.com (CAT)
Altamonte Springs, FL • 'Established 1979. Tournament chess supplies, rare chess books and amazing chess novelties.' Chessco (Thinkers' Press)
Davenport, IA, USA • 'Thinkers' Press has been publishing chess books since 1973. Some of the earlier titles were published under the name Chessco, our retail mail order business from 1967. We have reason to believe we are the second largest mail order chess business in the United States.' Chess-Videos.com (also ChessVideos.tv)
Location unspecified • 'A community driven site where anybody can record and upload and videos of themselves playing chess or analyzing games.' DoverPublications.com
Mineola, NY • 'One of the finest lists of chess books anywhere! Books on strategy, great tournaments, games collections featuring the super stars of chess history: Alekhine, Capablanca, Lasker, Tartakower, Fischer, others.' Everyman Chess
London, England, UK • 'The world's leading chess book publisher. On this site you'll find books by some of the greatest names in chess including, Garry Kasparov, Yasser Seirawan, and John Watson' • Downloadable catalog. Fred Wilson Chess Books
New York, NY • Out of print and rare chess books, plus some books and videos by Fred himself. Gambit Publications
London, England, UK • 'A dedicated chess book publisher, whose aim is to produce a select range of quality chess books aimed at players of all levels. The company was founded by three chess players, GMs Nunn and Chandler, and FM Burgess.' Hardinge Simpole Publishing
Aylesbeare, Devon, England • 'Our mandate is to rescue from oblivion any worthwhile publication by the pen of an acknowledged master of chess writing and to give an opportunity to talented writers who have found it difficult to get into print.' McFarland Chess
Jefferson, NC, USA • 'A leading U.S. publisher of scholarly, reference and academic books. McFarland publishes books that can be found in libraries worldwide.' • Chess is listed under 'Sport & Leisure'. Moravian Chess Publishing
Olomouc, Czech Republic • Historical works, mainly reprints. Many titles are from the 19th century. New in Chess (NIC)
Online site for this well-respected magazine and book publisher. Has an index of articles from past issues. Olms Chess
Georg Olms Verlag AG, Hildesheim, Germany • Some modern books and many reprints of historical works. • Click 'Suche / Search' then use 'Titelstichwort' = schach or chess. VideoChess.net
simnet.is/hdanielsen • 'An introduction to VideoChess' • Links to other videos. John G. White Collection
The largest collection of chess literature in the world. Housed at the Cleveland Public Library. Has an online catalog. Van der Linde - Niemeijeriana Collection
The second largest collection of chess literature in the world. Housed at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB; Royal Library); The Hague. Has an online catalog. Anderson Chess Collection
State Library of Victoria, Australia. 'One of the three largest public chess collections in the world. This collection contains over 12,000 items including books, tournament reports, magazines and pamphlets.' |
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