I own a lot of chess books, which you guys are welcome to borrow at any time to further your chess development. You will find the list below, with a short description to each book.

- My 60 Memorable Games - Bobby Fischer (Includes 60 of his most memorable games and his own insightful annotations. Notable players include Larsen, Petrosian, Keres, Benko, Gligorich, Smyslov, Tal, Spassky, Euwe, Reshevsky, Geller, Korchnoi, Botvinnik, Najdorf, Byrne, and Fine. Only 3 losses are included in the book!)

- Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual - Mark Dvoretsky (The standard and most used book on anything endgame related. Includes "Tragedies," general endgame ideas, and any combination of minor and major pieces in the endgame that one could think of.)

- Improve Your Chess Calculation - Ramesh RB (Best book on calculation out there, but extremely notation heavy and a dense book. A notable player himself, Ramesh has coached geniuses like Harikrishna, Praggnanandha, and Vishali, among others.)

- The Amateur's Mind - IM Jeremy Silman (A must for any rising club player. The book diagnoses common mistakes made by amateur's across the board, and how to avoid them. It "turns chess misconceptions into chess mastery.")

- Evaluate Like A Grandmaster - GM Eugene Perelshteyn and FM Nate Solon (Teaches you how to evaluate positions, which goes hand in hand with calculation, and why it should be evaluated that way.)

- GM RAM - IM Rashid Ziyatdinov and NM Peter Dyson (Includes all the information that GM's just "know" by heart, front to back, and is essential for any high level chess. Also includes games that must be memorized. Even just memorizing ten of these 200+ positions would greatly improve one's game.)

- Usborne Complete Book of Chess (A good book for beginners with interesting facts and must-know basic information.)

- The Usborne Guide to Playing Chess (Very similar to the previous, just a little bit older and smaller.)

- How To Win At Chess - Levy Rozman (aka Gothamchess) (A great book for complete beginners all the way up to intermediate.)

- The Chess Deck - Levy Rozman (Not technically a book, this deck of cards goes over basic information in a creative way, almost like flashcards. It includes basic tactics, strategy, openings, and endgames.)

- Practical Chess Exercises - Ray Cheng (Includes 600 exercises on tactics and strategy.)

- Comprehensive Chess Course Volume 1 - Roman Pells and GM Lev Alburt (A beginner's guide to learning chess. Old, but good, and includes Russian chess teaching strategies!)

- Winning Chess Openings - GM Yasser Seirawan and IM Jeremy Silman (About...you guessed it! Openings...)

- Winning Chess Strategy - GM Yasser Seirawan and IM Jeremy Silman (About...you guessed it! Strategy...)

- Winning Chess Tactics - GM Yasser Seirawan and IM Jeremy Silman (About...you guessed it! Tactics...)

Also know that Eddie and Aaron also have some books of their own, that I'm sure they'd be willing to let you borrow.

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