Favourite Chess Books

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My System: The Chess Player's Strategic Battle (Hardinge Simpole chess classics)
1.  My System: The Chess Player's Strategic Battle (Hardinge Simpole chess classics) by Aron Nimzowitsch
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  "Essential reading on basic principles that every chess player should understand"
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Pawn Power in Chess (Dover Chess)
2.  Pawn Power in Chess (Dover Chess) by Hans Kmoch
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  "An ideal follow-up to My System and a genuine classic. This really focuses the mind on the importance of pawns."
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Art of Attack in Chess
3.  Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic
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  "Work through this book and your confidence will rocket. Understanding the themes and ideas in this book are meat and potatotes for any chess player."
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Fundamental Chess Endings: A New One-volume Endgame Encyclopaedia for the 21st Century
4.  Fundamental Chess Endings: A New One-volume Endgame Encyclopaedia for the 21st Century by Karsten Muller
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  "Superb, comprehensive, clearly written and a classic. If you had to choose only one reference for endings then this should be it."
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Logical Chess: Move by Move: Every Move Explained (Batsford Chess Book)
5.  Logical Chess: Move by Move: Every Move Explained (Batsford Chess Book) by Irving Chernev
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  "Explains chess move by order with no pretence: clear and lucid and ideal for new players."
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My 60 Memorable Games, Selected and Fully Annotated.
6.  My 60 Memorable Games, Selected and Fully Annotated. by Bobby Fischer
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  "No list is complete without M60MG! One of my very first chess books and now worn out!"
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Modern Chess Strategy (Dover Chess)
7.  Modern Chess Strategy (Dover Chess) by Ludek Pachman
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  "A timeless classic focusing on middlegame principles and thinking."
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The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings
8.  The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings by Reuben Fine
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  "Takes all the nonsense out of understanding the ideas behind various openings and puts them on a plate very clearly."
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