Books like Chess Openings

12 books to read next

• Modern Chess Openings John Herbert White, Richard Clewin Griffith, Walter Korn, Nick de Firmian 8.4 h
• Discovering Chess Openings John Emms 3.2 h
• Batsford Chess Openings G. K. Kasparov, Raymond D. Keene 6.3 h
• Chess Openings for Dummies James Eade 7.1 h
• The Art of Defence in Chess Lev Polugaevskiĭ, Lyev Polugayevsky, Iakov Damsky 4.9 h
• Logical Chess, Move by Move Irving Chernev 4.6 h
• Chess Laszlo Polgar 20.2 h
• My 60 Memorable Games Robert J. Fischer, Bobby Fischer 7.0 h
• The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal Mihails Tāls, Mikhail Tal 9.5 h
• The Complete Book of Chess Strategy Jeremy Silman 6.6 h
• The Mammoth Book of Chess Graham Burgess 9.9 h
• Grandmaster Preparation Lev Polugaevskiĭ 4.4 h

How long each takes

Modern Chess Openings John Herbert White, Richard Clewin Griffith, Walter Korn, Nick de Firmian 8.4 h Discovering Chess Openings John Emms 3.2 h Batsford Chess Openings G. K. Kasparov, Raymond D. Keene 6.3 h Chess Openings for Dummies James Eade 7.1 h The Art of Defence in Chess Lev Polugaevskiĭ, Lyev Polugayevsky, Iakov Damsky 4.9 h Logical Chess, Move by Move Irving Chernev 4.6 h Chess Laszlo Polgar 20.2 h My 60 Memorable Games Robert J. Fischer, Bobby Fischer 7.0 h The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal Mihails Tāls, Mikhail Tal 9.5 h The Complete Book of Chess Strategy Jeremy Silman 6.6 h The Mammoth Book of Chess Graham Burgess 9.9 h Grandmaster Preparation Lev Polugaevskiĭ 4.4 h

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