Also, where is Capablanca's "Chess Fundamentals". Another classic of long vintage.
I think that is Karpov's favorite.I saw an interview , I don't remember where , and he was saying how much this book influenced him.
And I read something by Tal where he said he read this about once a year and got a new insight from it each time. I can’t recall where that was, but possibly in the introduction to his book on the 1960 match with Botvinnik.
Tal has studied literature, so he writes well.
The best part about a list is arguing about what's on it and what isn't
I agree. Except this list is the ultimate, final, once and for all list. That is why no one is disagreeing with it. ;-)
i know i'm not wrong and the struggle is clean
i'll keep pushing on and i'll never turn mean
there aren't very many who can see how i've tried
there's a lot that think they know but not deep down inside
you're certain to win if you push right on through
and if you never give in your dream will come true
A nice poem. Thanks.
What weird compulsion drives people to write posts where they say things like "I have settled this question for all time!" No. You haven't. You may be the Pope of your own imaginary world, but in the real world, your authority is non-existent, and nobody cares . Those are perfectly good books, of course, but there are plenty of others
Here is the thing. I make reasonable posts and no one even looks at them. If this post had a headline of "What do you think is the greatest chess book of all time?" almost no one would even look. This thread is on page 4. Maybe the longest thread I've had. It even got a response from you. I noticed threads that start with a controversial title have the most responses. So I gave it a try.
Not so, and not true.
People who know chess books say my system is utter garbage. That is certain
LOL
People who know chess books say my system is utter garbage. That is certain
I don't know about that, but THIS is utter crap...
http://chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=16
I hate to kind of adv a book of mine here, but The Secret of Chess is not bad at all.
In it you will find things, you will definitely not find in the other books.
You've written a book? Your rated 1400 on Chess.com. Isn't it hard to get people to consider your book with such a low rating? Most of them are written by Grand Masters.
I have not played a single game on chess.com until now, so I guess, when
you register, they just assign you that rating.
Oops, just check the Table of Contents of the Secret of Chess, that is freely accessible:
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Chess-Lyudmil-Tsvetkov-ebook/dp/B074M85CVV
When you see 300 positional evaluation terms, half of which completely new,
while Nimzovich, Kmoch and Silman will offer 1/3 of that at most, you might judge for
yourself.
It is precisely with those positional terms that I am able to frequently beat
Stockfish and Komodo.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/the-secret-of-chess
Interesting approach
GWTR, thank you very much!
Wow! I can't believe I'm still seeing this question asked on the forums. We have supplied the answer right here.
The greatest chess books will still be written in the future, I think that is obvious.
Also, where is Capablanca's "Chess Fundamentals". Another classic of long vintage.
Would you recommend this for beginners? Any particular edition?
I'm glad we settled this once and for all. So no one ever has to ask this question ever again. ;-)
Indeed, he missed me: https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-secret-of-chess
He will need to revise his list in 20 years' time, when the full value of the book is appreciated. 
lol , that was a really cheap but funny attempt to revive your thread.
I confess.
Indeed, he missed me: https://en.chessbase.com/post/the-secret-of-chess
He will need to revise his list in 20 years' time, when the full value of the book is appreciated.
Okay you win. I'll check back in 20 years.
This was such a fun discussion. Does anyone else have a book they think I should add?