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Chess Books
Irving Chernev’s The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: An In-Depth Review
For any chess player dedicated to improvement, the most formidable opponent isn’t a person across the board; it’s the plateau....
Chess Books
Is Aagaard’s Strategic Play Overrated? A Skeptical Review
Another chess book lands with a thud. The cover is crisp, the title ambitious: Grandmaster Preparation – Strategic Play. For the...
Chess Books
My Coachless Journey with “Play 1…d6 Against Everything”: A Review for the Solo Player
As a dedicated, self-taught chess player, I’ve spent countless hours navigating the labyrinth of opening theory. The journey of a...
Chess Books
Small Steps to Giant Improvement by Sam Shankland: Complete Book Review and Key Lessons
For any serious chess player, there comes a point when the old methods of improvement begin to fail. For years,...
Chess Books
Dan Heisman’s Back to Basics: Tactics – An In-Depth Chess Book Review
Every improving chess player knows the feeling. You’ve played a brilliant opening, navigated the middlegame with care, and built a...
Chess Books
Herman Grooten’s Attacking Chess for Club Players: A Complete Review
For any club player, the dream is the same: to craft a brilliant, decisive attack that leaves an opponent stunned...
Chess Books
Daniel Naroditsky’s “Mastering Positional Chess”: A Complete Review
Few chess books gain new meaning with time, but Mastering Positional Chess has done exactly that. What once felt like...
Chess Books
Chess Book Review: Johan Hellsten’s “Mastering Chess Strategy”
For any chess player serious about improvement, the bookshelf begins to feel like a graveyard of good intentions. We collect...
Chess Books
GM Ramesh’s “Improve Your Chess Calculation”: A Complete Review
If you have been following the meteoric rise of Indian chess over the last decade, you have likely heard the...
Chess Books
Comprehensive Review: Back to Basics: Strategy by Valeri Beim
Valeri Beim’s 2011 book, Back to Basics: Strategy, is a serious and methodical attempt to classify positional advantages and explain...