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    The document provides a list of recommended books for chess players organized by USCF rating level, from beginner to expert. It notes that most books require knowledge of tactics and provides example books for ratings from 1200-1400 up to 2000 and beyond. The list includes titles focused on tactics, openings, endgames, strategy and instruction from authors such as Chernev, Silman, Fischer and Dvoretsky.

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    The document provides a list of recommended books for chess players organized by USCF rating level, from beginner to expert. It notes that most books require knowledge of tactics and provides example books for ratings from 1200-1400 up to 2000 and beyond. The list includes titles focused on tactics, openings, endgames, strategy and instruction from authors such as Chernev, Silman, Fischer and Dvoretsky.

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    What are some recommended books to help improve my game?

    Keep in mind that these books almost all require an in-depth knowledge of tactics
    before being able to put their material to good use (with the exception of the 1200-
    1400 category). With that said, the following books are organized by estimated
    minimum USCF rating level. While these rating guidelines are good for a ballpark
    estimate, take them with a grain of salt.

    1200-1400
    1) Chess Tactics for Students by John Bain

    2) Logical Chess Move by Move by Irving Chernev

    3) Back to Basics: Tactics (ChessCafe Back to Basics Chess) by Dan Heisman

    4) Winning Chess Tactics, revised (Winning Chess – Everyman Chess) by Seirawan

    5) Silman’s Complete Endgame Course by Jeremy Silman

    6) A First Book of Morphy by Del Rosario

    7a) Chess Openings for White, Explained by Lev Alburt, Roman Dzindzichashvili,
    Eugene Perelshteyn

    7b) Chess Openings for Black, Explained by Lev Alburt, Roman Dzindzichashvili, Eugene
    Perelshteyn

    8) 1001 Tactics Time! From the Games of Everyday Chess Players by Tim Brennan and
    Anthea Carson
    9) Build Up Your Chess 1: The Fundamentals, Boost Your Chess 1: The
    Fundamentals, Chess Evolution 1: The Fundamentals by Artur Yusupov

    1400-1600
    1) Modern Chess Strategy by Ludek Pachman

    2) The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Irving Chernev

    3) Chess Training Pocket Book by Lev alburt

    4) Chess Exam and Training Guide by Igor Khelmenitsky

    5) Best Lessons of a Chess Coach by Weeramantry & Eusebi

    1600-1700
    1) The Amateur’s Mind by J. Silman
    2) My Best Games of Chess, 1908 - 1937 by Alexander Alekhine

    3) Practical Chess Exercises by Ray Cheng

    4) Capablanca’s Best Chess Endings by Irving Chernev

    5) Chess Praxis by Aron Nimzowitsch

    1700-1800
    1) Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic

    2) My 60 Memorable Games by Bobby Fischer

    3) One Hundred Selected Games by Botvinnik

    4) Understanding Chess Move by Move by Nunn

    5) Build Up Your Chess 2: Beyond the Basics, Boost Your Chess 2: Beyond the
    Basics, Chess Evolution 2: Beyond the Basics by Artur Yusupov

    1800-2000
    1) How to Reassess Your Chess by J. Silman

    2) Fire On Board by Alexei Shirov

    3) Fundamental Chess Endings by Mueller

    4) Improve your Chess Now by Johnathan Tisdall

    5) Dvoretsky’s Analytical Manual by Dvoretsky

    6) Chess Strategy for Club Players by Grooten

    7) Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 by David Bronstein

    8) Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual by Dvoretsky

    9) My System by Nimzowitsch

    10) Think Like a Grandmaster by Kotov

    11) Build Up Your Chess 3: Mastery, Boost Your Chess 3: Mastery, Chess Evolution 3:
    Mastery by Artur Yusupov

    2000 and beyond 1

    1) Secrets of Chess Training by Dvoretsky & Yusupov


    2) Secrets of Positional Play by Dvoretsky & Yusupov

    3) Chess Lessons by Popov

    4) Grandmaster Preparation: Strategic Play by Aagaard

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