The Greatest Chess Books Ever Written. Question Answered Once And For All

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Lyudmil_Tsvetkov

A bit outdated though.

Lyudmil_Tsvetkov

Lol, those moving pictures are fun, but I get headache.

RMChess1954

The list as given in the original post still stands. Of course I have edited the original post to add books as others have pointed them out. These are the classics and are aimed at various levels of readers. They have helped millions of players over the years. Other books may be good but don't make this list.

RMChess1954

Must be set. No new suggestions since Aug 2019.

RMChess1954

Anyone have another book they want to nominate?

ChessAuthor

Searching For Chess Perfection II by CJS Purdy was a great book. Out of print now, unfortunately, but it covered quite a bit.  

EBowie

My 60 Memorable Games --- Fischer

chessroboto

Every chess library should have a copy of the book that ends all lists of greatest chess books:

chessroboto

Author IM Alex Dunne was criticized for including his own book, “How to Become a Candidate Master“, to his own published work of the “Great Chess Books“. 
The updated and extended edition is due to be released sometime October 2020. 
What does that say about titles that get new editions over the years, like “My System” and “Dvoretsky Endgame Manual”?