Chess

Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered gameboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide in homes, parks, clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments. ...more

Check & Mate
How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond
The First Move
La mossa del matto. L'Iliade di Bobby Fischer
The Last Checkmate
The Partisan
The Chess Revolution: Understanding the Power of an Ancient Game in the Digital Age
May the Best Player Win
Gagner aux échecs (même quand on débute): Maîtriser sa partie de l'ouverture jusqu'au mat
Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer
Il Mago di Riga
The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game
La diagonale Alekhine
How to Study Chess on Your Own: Creating a Plan that Works… and Sticking to it!
My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles: The Amazing True Story of One Boy’s Journey from Refugee to Chess Champion
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained New Algebraic Edition
How to Reassess Your Chess: The Complete Chess Mastery Course
The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery
Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master
My 60 Memorable Games
My System: A Treatise on Chess
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
Art of Attack in Chess
The Queen's Gambit
Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 (Dover Chess)
DVORETSKY'S ENDGAME MANUAL, 2nd Ed.
Winning Chess Tactics (Winning Chess - Everyman Chess)
The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain
Fundamental Chess Patterns by Rodolfo PardiEncyclopedia of Chess Patterns, part 1 by Rodolfo PardiA Selection of additional Chess Patterns by Rodolfo PardiThe most important Chess Pattern - Critical Squares by Rodolfo PardiFork, a common Chess Pattern by Rodolfo Pardi
Chess patterns
14 books — 1 voter
Bobby Fischer Goes to War by David EdmondsBirth of the Chess Queen by Marilyn YalomMy 60 Memorable Games by Bobby FischerTal-Botvinnik, 1960 by Mikhail TalLisa by Jesse Kraai
Best Books About Chess
59 books — 30 voters

Chess Tactics from Scratch by Martin Weteschnik365 Ways To Checkmate by Joe   GallagherTal's Winning Chess Combinations by Mikhail TalBoost Your Chess 1 by Artur YusupovPlay Like A Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov
Chess tactics Books
26 books — 4 voters
Intermezzo by Sally RooneyO Livro do Xadrez by Stefan ZweigA defesa Lujin by Vladimir NabokovA revolução do xadrez by Peter Ribeiro-Doggers
Chess
4 books — 1 voter

Dejah Thoris Vol. 1 by Amy ChuHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHypnerotomachia Poliphili by Francesco ColonnaInfinitum ciencia ficción #1 by Juan José FernándezA Prince of Dreamers by Flora Annie Steel
Living chess
46 books — 2 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Queen's Gambit by Walter TevisThe Rook by Daniel O'MalleyI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithDeath Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
[ATY 2023] Related to a Chess Piece
720 books — 100 voters


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Lewis Carroll
and a most curious country it was. There were a number of tiny little brooks running straight across it from side to side, and the ground between was divided up into squares by a number of little green hedges, that reached from brook to brook. I declare it's marked out just like a large chessboard!' Alice said at last. 'There ought to be some men moving about somewhere--and so there are!' she added in a tone of delight, and her heart began to beat quick with excitement as she went on. 'It's a gr ...more
Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

Fiona Apple
When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right ...more
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