Books like Chess for Dummies

12 books to read next

• The Soviet Chess Primer Ilya Maizelis 7.3 h
• The Flanders Panel Arturo Pérez-Reverte 6.7 h
• Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual Mark Dvoretsky 7.6 h
• 24 Lecciones de Ajedrez G. K. Kasparov 2.3 h
• Ajedrez Magistral Guil Russek 2.9 h
• Chess Fundamentals José Raúl Capablanca 4.5 h
• Win at Chess Fred Reinfeld 2.2 h
• Apocalypse Jervis Johnson 5.4 h
• Attack with Mikhail Tal Mikhail Tal, Iakov Damsky 3.2 h
• Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess Bruce Pandolfini 7.0 h
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess Patrick Wolff 6.7 h
• Simple Chess Michael Stean 2.4 h

How long each takes

The Soviet Chess Primer Ilya Maizelis 7.3 h The Flanders Panel Arturo Pérez-Reverte 6.7 h Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual Mark Dvoretsky 7.6 h 24 Lecciones de Ajedrez G. K. Kasparov 2.3 h Ajedrez Magistral Guil Russek 2.9 h Chess Fundamentals José Raúl Capablanca 4.5 h Win at Chess Fred Reinfeld 2.2 h Apocalypse Jervis Johnson 5.4 h Attack with Mikhail Tal Mikhail Tal, Iakov Damsky 3.2 h Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess Bruce Pandolfini 7.0 h The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess Patrick Wolff 6.7 h Simple Chess Michael Stean 2.4 h

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