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Chess Book ReviewsThere are more books about chess than about any other game. How do we know which books give the most value? The more books we buy online, with no opportunity to hold and browse them, the more the question becomes compelling. Fortunately, we have Book Reviews to guide us to the right titles. Some of the best chess sites on the web specialize in reviewing chess books.
Chess Book/CD/DVD Guide Reviews
Looking for one of our reviews? See our Graphic Index of reviews showing the book, CD, or DVD cover. If you just want a quick text list of the same reviews, see the associated Text Index. Chess Books for Specific Openings
There is only way to judge an opening book: by using it in competition. Some considerations have to do with the author's chess knowledge. Other considerations have more to do with technical aspects of writing and publishing. Example position from 'Chess Exam & Training Guide' by IM Khmelnitsky
(November 2005) 'How can I improve at chess?' is a question that all chess players ask constantly. What if you could take a test supervised by a world class chess player and trainer? You can! It's the format of IM Khmelnitsky's award winning book. Two Books about World Chess Championship Candidates
(October 2005) World Championship candidates are players near the world's top-10. We recently reviewed books that focus on two players -- Miguel Najdorf and Andras Adorjan -- who competed as candidates. The annotation style of the two couldn't be farther apart. Chess and the Inner City
(September 2005) While preparing a review of 'Chess for Success' by Maurice Ashley, we received a press release about Salome Thomas-EL from the America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C). What's the connection? Chess impacts children's lives positively. Opening Repertoire Books for White and Black
(August 2005) Developing your own repertoire takes a lot of knowledge about the comparative strengths and weaknesses of different opening variations, not to mention a lot of time. Here are two opening repertoire books that we recently reviewed. Two Game Collections from Batsford
(May 2005) Looking for a collection of modern games by strong players? Consider two recent titles from Batsford : 'Winning the Won Game' by IM Danny Kopec & GM Lubomir Ftacnik and 'Test Your Chess' with GM Daniel King. Tales of Two Fischers
(March 2005) We read and reviewed two recent books about Bobby Fischer. While reading interviews of people who have met Fischer, we noticed that many of them spoke of him as though he were two different people. Our conclusion: there are two Bobbys. 'Chess for Juniors' series by Robert M. Snyder
(February 2005) If you look at the list of current chess bestsellers on Amazon.com, you can't help but notice that two books by Robert M. Snyder rank first and third. We recently reviewed these books plus one more by Snyder. The Collected Works of Wilhelm Steinitz
Review of 'The Collected Works of Wilhelm Steinitz'. • Contains five ChessBase databases -- the Games of Wilhelm Steinitz, the Modern Chess Instructor, the Sixth American Chess Congress, Magazine Articles, and the Steinitz Gambit -- plus bonuses. BCM Book Reviews
Brief reviews of important new books by the British Chess Magazine. Monthly archive back to January 1998. • 'Check out the search facility to find any word, name or reference in online BCM book reviews.' Book Reviews by John Watson
Thorough book reviews by a respected chess author. Highly recommended. • From the London Chess Centre. ChessCafe Archives
'Find and download all the articles, reviews and endgame studies that have appeared here. The Archives files are stored here in PDF. Older files are stored in ASCII (Plain Text) format.' Chessville Reviews
Dozens of reviews for the average player by the average player. JeremySilman.com Book Reviews
'Dwarfs anything else on the web! Reviewers: Silman, Watson, Donaldson and Bauer.' Seagaard Chess Reviews
'Reviews of chess books, chess software, chess video and chess equipment.' Book/CD Guide Reviews : Index (1/2)
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