From a thread, "Can you recommend chess books to read just for enjoyment":
"Novels and other books written ABOUT chess are not really chess books. But there are chess books written for pure chess entertainment. These are books which you can dip into at random and immerse yourself in the magic of chess. There are no better books for bedside reading or to spend time at the airport. Here is a list of such books, off the top of my head. These books are not pedantic instruction or mind-numbing dry-as-gravel analysis or variation-mongering exercises, but pure chess enjoyment. Any learning you do is just bonus.
All About Chess- Al Horowitz
Fireside book of chess- Fred Reinfeld & Irvin Chernev
Chess Companion- Irvin Chernev
Oxford Companion to Chess- Hooper & Whyld
Chessboard Magic!- Irvin Chernev
Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics- Van Perlo
The Joys of Chess- Christian Hesse
The Joys of Chess- Fred Reinfeld
The Tactics of Endgames- Jano Ban
Miniature Chess Problems- Colin Russ
The (Even More) Complete Chess Addict- Fox & James
Tactical Chess Endings- John Nunn
Chess Secrets I Learned from the Masters- Edward Lasker
Best of Chess Life & Review (2 volumes)- Bruce Pandolfini (Editor)
These books are the type you can dip into at random and lose yourself in marvellous world of imaginative chess, the magic possible in chess." - knickerbocker (~72 days ago)
"Daniel Gormally's book Insanity etc . S. Reshewsky's autobiography ..." - torrubirubi (~72 days ago)
https://www.chess.com/blog/smurfo/book-review-insanity-passion-and-addiction
"Searching for Bobby Fischer (the book) ..." - Jenium (~72 days ago)
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/26/books/books-of-the-times-when-the-child-chess-genius-becomes-the-pawn.html
"I enjoyed Chess Bitch by Jennifer Shahade. But that's probably not going to be to everyone's taste. I also second the recommendation of Endgame by Frank Brady." - Penfold77 (~72 days ago)
"Bobby Fischer Goes to War - Edmonds & Eidinow (Can also listen to it free on Hoopla) ...
Bobby Fischer's Conquest of the World’s Chess Championship - Fine, Reuben ...
Grandmasters of Chess (Revised and Updated - 1981) Harold C. Schonberg" - bbrad6 (~71 days ago)
From a thread, 'Looking for a "fun" chess book':
"Andy Soltis has a book or two. Chess Lists 1 and 2 , also Chess To Enjoy, very good author. enjoyable books." - wiscmike (~62 days ago)
"Irving Chernov's The Chess Companion is a great book. I bought it 40 years ago, and I still enjoy it. https://www.amazon.com/CHESS-COMPANION-Irving-Chernev/dp/1501116657/ref=la_B000AQTHUS_1_18?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516842704&sr=1-18&refinements=p_82%3AB000AQTHUS Here is one story from it that is just great. http://www.wtharvey.com/lastrd.html" - kndreyn (~62 days ago)
From another thread (~42 days ago):
"... A good friend who use to play when he was young (as an amateur) ask me to recommend him a chess book, not with the purpose for him to learn,
but just in order to read something interesting. ..." - ganz_unten
"Maybe try:
The Big Book of World Chess Championships by Andre Schulz
http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/john-watson-book-review-115-kings-of-chess
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9030.pdf
The Genius and the Misery of Chess
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708101906/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review661.pdf
Instructive Chess Miniatures
www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Instructive_Chess_Miniatures.pdf
The Development of Chess Style by Dr. Max Euwe
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708095110/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/chestyle.txt
The Fireside Book of Chess
The Great Chess Masters and Their Games
The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine
Kings of Chess by William Winter
Golden Treasury of Chess by Francis J. Wellmuth
The Personality of Chess" - kindaspongey
"... Queen of Katwee. ..." - torrubirubi
" https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/movies/queen-of-katwe-review.html " - kindaspongey
Hi, im going on vacation and i want to hear if there are any chess books that do not require intense studying, and can be enjoyed whilst relaxing? My access to a chess board will be minimal , so anything simple will do, thx in advance!