You are here: Home > Books
Books
  Advanced Manuals
  Beginners
  Comprehensive Chess Course
  Biographies
  Books for Kids
  Brands & Publishers
  Caissa Books Series
  Chess Rules
  Class E [Below 1200]
  Class D [1200-1399]
  Class C [1400-1599]
  Class B [1600-1799]
  Class A [1800-1999]
  Expert [2000-2199]
  Master [2200-2399]
  Senior Master [Above 2399]
  Computer & Internet
  Correspondence Chess
  Endgames
  Game Collections
  Improve Your Chess Series
  Improving at Chess
  Intermediate, Club Players
  Lev Alburt Learning Library
  Middlegames
  Miniatures
  Opening Traps
  Openings - Uncategorized
  Openings by Name
  Parents
  Attacking and Sacrificing
  Chess Tactics and Problem Solving
  Puzzles
  Starting Out Series
  Strategy
  Teachers & Coaches
  Tournaments
  Winning Chess Series

Chess Books

Browse inventory of more than 1000 chess titles, and take advantage of low media mail shipping rates in the US. Books are packed carefully, and we don't sell any damaged, used, or returned books as new.

Elliott Neff's list of recommended chess resources can help you select a chess book if you are not sure where to start.
Sort By:
Page of 2  
Take and Mate - Albertson
Take and Mate - 200 Chess Problems with a Twist - Albertson
Retail: $6.95
Price: $6.26 In Stock!

Take and Mate, 200 Chess Problems with a Twist by Bruce Albertson definitely sets standards running! But convention is turned on its head in this collection of 200 original problems in which every move of the white pieces requires the capture of a black piece!
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess - Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess - Bobby Fischer
Retail: $7.99
Price: $6.78 In Stock!

The all-time classic chess book... wonderful for beginners, especially children.
Chess Workbook for Children - Bardwick
Chess Workbook for Children - Bardwick
Retail: $19.95
Price: $17.96 In Stock!

Many basic chess books are seemingly written for adults but this one is wonderful for youth as young as 6 to 8 years old or as soon as they can read on their own.
How to Reassess Your Chess - Silman
How to Reassess Your Chess, Revised ed. - Silman
Retail: $24.95
Price: $19.95 (Out of Stock)

How to Reassess Your Chess offers the chess student a step-by-step course that is designed to create a marked improvement in anyone's game--Expanded 3rd Edition.
Official Rules of Chess, 5th Ed. - USCF
U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess, 5th Ed. - USCF
Retail: $18.95
Price: $17.39 In Stock!

This comprehensive rulebook is designed to be a useful reference for all chess players, especially tournament directors and chess club teachers.
Chess for Dummies 2nd Edition - Eade
Chess for Dummies 2nd Edition - Eade
Retail: $21.99
Price: $19.95 In Stock!

Proven tactical tips to strengthen your game.  Your quick and easy guide to the rules, strategies, and etiquette of chess.
Tips for Young Players - Matthew Sadler
Tips for Young Players - Matthew Sadler
Retail: $12.95
Price: $11.66 In Stock!

Best for ages 12 and older. Which openings should I play? How to I learn to spot tactics? What do I need to know about the endgame?
Teaching Chess in the 21st Century - Bardwick
Teaching Chess in the 21st Century - Bardwick
Retail: $19.95
Price: $17.96 In Stock!

A beginner chess book for teachers, chess club sponsors, or parents with young children. An elementary school teacher can use this book as a textbook to incorporate chess into a math program.
Reassess Your Chess Workbook - Silman
Reassess Your Chess Workbook - Silman
Retail: $19.95
Price: $16.16 In Stock!

In this comprehensive workbook, IM Jeremy Silman tests a player's strengths and weaknesses with 131 problems that cover openings, tactical and positional middlegames, and endgames.
Logical Chess - Move by Move - Chernev
Logical Chess - Move by Move - Chernev
Retail: $21.95
Price: $18.66 In Stock!

Every single move explained in depth!
My 60 Memorable Games 2009 Edition - Fischer
My 60 Memorable Games 2009 Edition - Fischer
Retail: $22.95
Price: $20.95 In Stock!

A rare window into the mind of a chess icon, My 60 Memorable Games is perhaps the most inspirational and influential chess book ever written.
Attacking with 1.e4 - Emms
Attacking with 1 e4 - Emms
Retail: $19.95
Price: $17.96 In Stock!

Grandmaster John Emms offers a new arsenal of opening weapons with which to attack your unsuspecting opponents.
Amateurs Mind 2nd Edition / Expanded - Silman
The Amateur's Mind 2nd Edition / Expanded - Silman
Retail: $19.95
Price: $17.96 In Stock!

"The Amateur's Mind is eminently readable and instruction-rich. Jeremy Silman never disappoints those who seriously wish to improve their game." -  Joel Benjamin, International Grandmaster, 1987 U.S. Champion
Checkmate! My first chess book. - KASPAROV
Checkmate! My first chess book. - KASPAROV
Retail: $12.95
Price: $11.66 In Stock!

Learn to play the great game of chess with none other than Gary Kasparov, the World's number one and the most famous figure in chess history as your teacher.
My Great Predecessors, Part 4 - Kasparov
My Great Predecessors, Part 4 - Kasparov
Retail: $45.00
Price: $41.00 In Stock!

Garry Kasparov is the World number one and generally regarded as the greatest chess player of all time. Here is his fourth in a series of titles proving extremely popular.
Art of Attack in Chess - Vukovic
Art of Attack in Chess - Vukovic
Retail: $24.95
Price: $22.46 In Stock!

One of the finest chess books ever written, now in the revised algebraic edition. The author expounds both the basic principles and the most complex forms of attack on the king.
The 100 Best Chess Games of the 20th Century, Ranked - Soltis
The 100 Best Chess Games of the 20th Century, Ranked - Soltis
Retail: $35.00
Price: $29.00 In Stock!

How does one determine the “best” chess games? What one may see as brilliant, another may see as simply necessary. Like some art lovers, chess fans claim that they know a good game when they see it, and that they know better from good. But “best”? How is this articulated? This book, itself a work of art, is brought together by the use of five criteria.
My Great Predecessors, Part 1 - Kasparov
My Great Predecessors, Part 1 - Kasparov
Retail: $45.00
Price: $41.00 In Stock!

Garry Kasparov analyzes the style and play of the first four recognized champions: Wilhelm Steinitz (1886-1894), Emanuel Lasker (1894-1921), Jose Capablanca (1921-1927) and Alexander Alekhine (1927-1935 and 1937-1946).
Excelling at Combinational Play - Aagaard
Excelling at Combinational Play - Aagaard
Retail: $24.95
Price: $22.46 In Stock!

Being able to solve puzzles and combinations is one of the major components of a successful chess player. But how can one improve on such an important skill? How can one acquire combinational vision?
My Great Predecessors, Part 2 - Kasparov
My Great Predecessors, Part 2 - Kasparov
Retail: $35.00
Price: $31.50 In Stock!

This magnificent compilation of chess from the mid-20th century forms the basis of the second part of Garry Kasparov's long-awaited definitive history of the World Chess Championship.
It's Your Move - Ward
It's Your Move - Ward
Retail: $19.95
Price: $17.96 In Stock!

In this highly original and instructive test-yourself book, author Chris Ward presents readers with a wide selection of 50 puzzles to solve.
My Best Games 1952-2000, Vol 2: Black - Kortchnoi
My Best Games 1952-2000, Vol 2: Black - Kortchnoi
Retail: $29.95
Price: $26.96 (Out of Stock)

GM Victor Korchnoi presents fifty of his best games with Black.
Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess, New Edition - Anand
Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess, New Edition - Anand
Retail: $24.95
Price: $22.46 In Stock!

This book features Anand's detailed and entertaining commentaries to 57 of his best games, culminating with the victory over Shirov that clinched the FIDE World Championship. Anand's renowned ability to penetrate to the heart of complex positions comes over supremely well in his notes, which will amply repay careful study.
Modern Chess: Move by Move - Crouch
Modern Chess: Move by Move - Crouch
Retail: $29.95
Price: $26.95 In Stock!

This book reflects the continuing changes in modern chess, and how you can use the lessons learned to great effect in your own games.
Basic Chess Endings - Fine
Basic Chess Endings - Fine
Retail: $24.95
Price: $21.22 In Stock!

A handy guide for the practical player, Basic Chess Endings focuses on the aspects of the ending that occur most frequently in the course of play.
Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy
Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy: Learn from Kramnik, Karpov, Petrosian, Capablanca and Nimzowitsch - McDonald
Retail: $24.95
Price: $22.46 In Stock!

A careful study of this book will help you to understand and improve in one of the most crucial elements of the game.
The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess - John Emms
The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess : Improve Your Results Now! - John Emms
Retail: $24.95
Price: $22.46 In Stock!

John Emms reveals the secrets of how to maximize potential and improve results in competitive play.
Secrets of Chess Training - Artur Yusupov
Secrets of Chess Training - Artur Yusupov, Mark Dvoretsky
Retail: $35.95
Price: $32.36 In Stock!

A five-volume series based on courses given to talented young players throughout the world.
Simple Chess - Emms
Simple Chess - mastering the basic principles - Emms
Retail: $19.95
Price: $17.96 In Stock!

Chess is an easy game to learn, but a difficult one to master.
Super Nezh - Hardcover - Pishkin
Super Nezh - Hardcover - Pishkin
Retail: $45.00
Price: $39.95 In Stock!

Rashid Nezhmetdinov was unlike most chess players. Draws were almost an accident, or at the very least, a necessary evil to prevent losing a game which had gone awry.
   
 

Chess Books F.A.Q.

Q: Chess Openings: Would you recommend (or do you sell) a book on opening moves -- both white and black. I had quit playing chess for almost 20 years ... just getting back to it and want to polish my skills. Thank you, Ben

A. With so many books on chess openings you have to narrow it down somehow. If you want to learn opening theory as well as study a few key openings, Seirawan's Winning Chess Openings classic is an easy read. Looking for the what and why of chess openings? Ideas Behind the Chess Openings offers great insight into various openings. Modern Chess Openings is a complete opening reference manual. It covers just about all known openings in depth. If you're serious about studying openings, it's good to have one of these on hand. If you're a low to intermediate player, Improve Your Opening Play will help you deal with every important chess opening and focus on the application of simple principles.
(Your shopping cart is empty)