A list of good chess books for anyone who has not yet added "Master" to their chess title...(from beginner to expert)....
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If there were only 1 chess book you could reccomend what would it be ?
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the most amazing chess book:
"What it takes to become a chess master " by Andrew Soltis
Follows by:
"Tal's winning chess combinations" by Mikhail Tal
For a beginner... Complete Book of Chess Strategy by Jeremy Silman
There's no way I could only recommend just one... so I'll list 5:
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal - Just completely enjoyable!
The Soviet Chess Primer - WAY better than the "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" dreck
Zurich 1953 - Incredible collection of incredible games by incredible players!
Secrets of Pawn Endings (Muller) - Dense and "dry", but completely fascinating
My System & Chess Praxis - A bit dated, but essential reading for any serious player
Those would be my "Desert Island" choices... but I'd be tempted to sneak Kasparov's 5 Vol. "Predecessors" set into the bag too!