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AttackingChess Guest Contributors is a collective author profile representing chess enthusiasts, reviewers, coaches, and community members who contribute book reviews, insights, and educational material to the site.

Articles published under this profile may come from different writers with varying backgrounds in strategy, tournament experience, chess literature, and long-term training. All submissions are edited and fact-checked by the AttackingChess editorial team to ensure quality, accuracy, and practical value for readers.

This contributor profile is designed to give a voice to many chess lovers who want to share their perspectives without maintaining individual author accounts.

Irving Chernev’s The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: An In-Depth Review

Irving Chernev’s The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: An In-Depth Review

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January 14, 2026

For any chess player dedicated to improvement, the most formidable opponent isn’t a person across the board; it’s the plateau....

Is Aagaard’s Strategic Play Overrated? A Skeptical Review

Is Aagaard’s Strategic Play Overrated? A Skeptical Review

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January 11, 2026

Another chess book lands with a thud. The cover is crisp, the title ambitious: Grandmaster Preparation – Strategic Play. For the...

My Coachless Journey with “Play 1…d6 Against Everything”: A Review for the Solo Player

My Coachless Journey with “Play 1…d6 Against Everything”: A Review for the Solo Player

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December 31, 2025

As a dedicated, self-taught chess player, I’ve spent countless hours navigating the labyrinth of opening theory. The journey of a...

Small Steps to Giant Improvement by Sam Shankland: Complete Book Review and Key Lessons

Small Steps to Giant Improvement by Sam Shankland: Complete Book Review and Key Lessons

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December 30, 2025

For any serious chess player, there comes a point when the old methods of improvement begin to fail. For years,...

Dan Heisman’s Back to Basics: Tactics – An In-Depth Chess Book Review

Dan Heisman’s Back to Basics: Tactics – An In-Depth Chess Book Review

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December 29, 2025

Every improving chess player knows the feeling. You’ve played a brilliant opening, navigated the middlegame with care, and built a...

Herman Grooten’s Attacking Chess for Club Players: A Complete Review

Herman Grooten’s Attacking Chess for Club Players: A Complete Review

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December 17, 2025

For any club player, the dream is the same: to craft a brilliant, decisive attack that leaves an opponent stunned...

Daniel Naroditsky’s “Mastering Positional Chess”: A Complete Review

Daniel Naroditsky’s “Mastering Positional Chess”: A Complete Review

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December 12, 2025

Few chess books gain new meaning with time, but Mastering Positional Chess has done exactly that. What once felt like...

Chess Book Review: Johan Hellsten’s “Mastering Chess Strategy”

Chess Book Review: Johan Hellsten’s “Mastering Chess Strategy”

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December 10, 2025

For any chess player serious about improvement, the bookshelf begins to feel like a graveyard of good intentions. We collect...

GM Ramesh’s “Improve Your Chess Calculation”: A Complete Review

GM Ramesh’s “Improve Your Chess Calculation”: A Complete Review

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December 3, 2025

If you have been following the meteoric rise of Indian chess over the last decade, you have likely heard the...

Comprehensive Review: Back to Basics: Strategy by Valeri Beim

Comprehensive Review: Back to Basics: Strategy by Valeri Beim

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December 1, 2025

Valeri Beim’s 2011 book, Back to Basics: Strategy, is a serious and methodical attempt to classify positional advantages and explain...