Brian's Chess Book Recommendations

Here are my ten favorite chess books, in any category:

1. The King: Chess Pieces
by J. H. Donner, 1997

2. The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
by Mikhail Tal, 1976

3. Alexander Alekhine
by Alexander Kotov, 1975

4. Bent Larsen: Master of Attack
by Bent Larsen, 1992

5. Chess For Zebras
by Jonathan Rowson, 2005

6. Pachman's Decisive Games
by Ludek Pachman, 1975

7. Winning Pawn Structures
by Alexander Baubrin, 1998

8. Chess Tactics for Advanced Players
by Yuri Averbach, 1986

9. Planning in Chess
by Janos Flesch, 1983

10. Positional Chess Handbook
by Israel Gelfer, 1991


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