Book Reviews

My Four-Month Journey With How to Reassess Your Chess: A Simple Review

My Four-Month Journey With How to Reassess Your Chess: A Simple Review

NM
November 18, 2025

In July 2017, I felt stuck. My blitz rating on Chess.com was 1724 and it had stayed there for months....

Is The World’s Most Instructive Amateur Game Book Worth Buying?

Is The World’s Most Instructive Amateur Game Book Worth Buying?

XB
November 17, 2025

If you’ve ever stared at a grandmaster game and thought, “Cool… but I would never reach this position,” then Dan...

100 Endgames You Must Know Review: the Most Recommended Endgame Book

100 Endgames You Must Know Review: the Most Recommended Endgame Book

XB
November 15, 2025

The practical endgame bible every improving player ends up buying. Mastering the endgame changes your chess forever. Not “maybe,” not...

Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide – Book Review

Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide – Book Review

XB
November 9, 2025

If you’ve ever reached a middlegame and frozen, unsure of what to do next, Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide is...

Amateur to IM by Jonathan Hawkins — Full Review (Is it worth buying?)

Amateur to IM by Jonathan Hawkins — Full Review (Is it worth buying?)

XB
November 7, 2025

Amateur to IM by Jonathan Hawkins is a 372-page endgame and thinking workbook that helped the author gain 400 Elo....

Does The Woodpecker Method Actually Work? Full Review with Results & Tips

Does The Woodpecker Method Actually Work? Full Review with Results & Tips

XB
November 7, 2025

Is The Woodpecker Method the key to sharper tactics and better results in chess? Discover our in-depth review of this...