Best Chess Tactics Books: A Complete Guide
Last updated: August 2026 The best chess tactics book for you depends far more on your level and on how you want to train than on which book is "best"…
Book Review: Curaçao 1962 by Jan Timman
“The Russians have fixed world chess.” – Bobby Fischer after his disappointing result in Curaçao. Curaçao 1962 is Jan Timman's account of the 1962 Candidates' Tournament, the Cold War contest…
Best Grünfeld Defense Chess Books: Complete Opening Guide
Last updated: August 2026 The best Grünfeld Defense books, matched to how you want to play it: Alexander Delchev's The Safest Grünfeld Reloaded for a solid, low-maintenance repertoire, and Yaroslav…
Book Review: Kingwalks: Paths of Glory
What is Kingwalks: Paths of Glory about? Kingwalks: Paths of Glory by GM Yasser Seirawan and Bruce Harper is a collection of chess games built around one of the game's…
Best King’s Indian Defense Chess Books: Complete Opening Guide
Last updated: August 2026 The best King's Indian Defense books, matched to how you play it: Andrew Martin's First Steps: The King's Indian Defence to learn the ideas, Victor Bologan's…
Book Review: Maximize Your Chess Potential by Dan Heisman
What is Maximize Your Chess Potential! about? Maximize Your Chess Potential! by NM Dan Heisman is a collection of 164 expanded chess tips drawn from his long-running “Chess Tip of…
Best Nimzo-Indian Defense Chess Books: Complete Opening Guide
Last updated: August 2026 The best Nimzo-Indian repertoire book for Black is Playing the Nimzo-Indian by Renier Castellanos (Quality Chess), the newest complete repertoire after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3…
Book Review: Ulf – the Attacker
What is Ulf - the Attacker! about? Ulf - the Attacker! by International Master Thomas Engqvist (New in Chess) is a game collection built around an overlooked side of Swedish…
Best London System Chess Books: Complete Opening Guide
Last updated: July 2026 The best London System books for White are The London System in 12 Practical Lessons by Oscar de Prado (New in Chess), which teaches the opening…
Best 1.e4 Repertoire Books for White: Complete Opening Guide
Last updated: July 2026 The best complete 1.e4 repertoire books for White are Reimagining 1.e4 by Nikolaos Ntirlis (Quality Chess) and Keep It Simple 1.e4 - 2.0 by IM Christof…