Recommended Chess Books for the Beginner to Advanced Chess Player

Beginner
Chess Tactics for Students
by John A Bain
Everyone's 2nd Chess Book
by NM Dan Heisman
This book is very good for the starting out player. It shows how to take notation and has hundreds tactical puzzles that will greatly improve anyone's game. Everyone's 2nd Chess Book has a lot of good tips and positions for new players. Many players can benefit from this book.


Intermediate
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played
by Irving Chernev
Chess Pocket Training Book: 300 Most Important Positions & Ideas
by Lev Alburt
Reassess Your Chess
by IM Jeremy Silman
This book describes different positions and combinations as they are used in Master games. This is a must have for any player. In this fine piece of work, many crucial chess positions examined and solved. It would be easy to gain 50 rating points after reading this book. After reading this, a person will improve dramatically. This is an excellent book for any caliber of player. Another good book is the Reassess Your Chess Workbook 3rd Edition


Advanced
Nunn's Chess Openings
by John Nunn
1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations
by Fred Reinfeld
Art of Attack in Chess
by Vladimir Vukovic
A key part of improving your game is to analyze you other games. John Nunn's book lists all of the variations and combinations of hundreds of openings and defenses. Another must have. In Reinfeld's book, there is nothing but puzzles that take a lot of thought and is most definitely an important step to becoming an expert player. This is an exceptional book. In this, you will be shown how to attack on the king and queenside and against many other positions. This is an excellent book on attack, the best most have read.


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