About what is your level or rating?
I can tell you thins. I have heard again and again and again and again and again and again, that Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953, Bronstein, is one of the best Chess books ever and one of the favorite chess books of most people you talk to. Tal-Botvinnik 1960 is also really high up there on the list of books you hear about. But, other than Chernov's "Logical Chess, Move by Move" I don't think I've heard a book mentioned more than Zurich by Bronstein.
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If one must choose a first book from these five, my guess is that The Complete Chess Course is the place to start.
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/3706.pdf
good ideas
links pliz
Mikhail Tal has strong attack. I have one too!
The ones that started me off good were Win at Chess!/Ron Curry and The Game of Chess/Tarrasch
From your collection I'd do #2 and #4.
Who wrote the book on calculation? That may be a good one to consider.
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SeniorPatzer wrote:
Who wrote the book on calculation? That may be a good one to consider
The book on Calculation is written by JACOB AAGAARD
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FaceCrusher wrote:
About what is your level or rating?
I can tell you thins. I have heard again and again and again and again and again and again, that Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953, Bronstein, is one of the best Chess books ever and one of the favorite chess books of most people you talk to. Tal-Botvinnik 1960 is also really high up there on the list of books you hear about. But, other than Chernov's "Logical Chess, Move by Move" I don't think I've heard a book mentioned more than Zurich by Bronstein.
I am unrated in OTB but i have a 1606 in blitz ,1600 in bullet and 1548 in rapid after 25000 games.
"... Just because a book contains lots of information that you don’t know, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be extremely helpful in making you better at this point in your chess development. ..." - Dan Heisman (2001)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626180930/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman06.pdf
"... The books that are most highly thought of are not necessarily the most useful. Go with those that you find to be readable. ..." - GM Nigel Davies (2010)
"... If it’s instruction, you look for an author that addresses players at your level (buying something that’s too advanced won’t help you at all). This means that a classic book that is revered by many people might not be useful for you. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (2015)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-books-ever
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Oh sure. I would love to help share that. i am sending the links to you. check your PM.
I've read the Zurich one, and while it is definitely a great read and the analysis is incredibly extensive (Bronstein is a godly teacher and my personal favorite chess player and person of all times), it is very advanced. When I was reading it circa 12 years ago, I was probably at the 1500-1600 level, and it wasn't a very productive read, since my knowledge wasn't nearly enough to process those analyses properly. This is a book even GMs go back to every now and then - as you can imagine, it will take a lot of time and effort to get everything it offers in terms of improvement. 
There was also an amazing book by, I believe, Kotov, where he analyzed a large number of Alekhine games. Highly recommend it, if Alekhine's playstyle is to your liking - although, it is also a very advanced and complicated book.
P.S. I'm not sure if offering commercial chess book PDFs to members is in accordance with chess.com policies, so tread carefully!
MayCaesar wrote:
I've read the Zurich one, and while it is definitely a great read and the analysis is incredibly extensive (Bronstein is a godly teacher and my personal favorite chess player and person of all times), it is very advanced. ...
"... we now know that Boris Veinstein was an uncredited collaborator ..." - IM John Watson (2013)
http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/john-watson-book-review-106-zurich-1953-by-najdorf
SeniorPatzer wrote:
Who wrote the book on calculation? That may be a good one to consider.
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7281.pdf
I Just got few amazing books in PDF from somewhere.
1.Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 (David Bronstein)
2.Tal-Botvinnik 1960 (Mikhail Tal)
3.Vishy_Anand_-_My_best_games_of_chess
4.Calculation
5.The Complete Chess Course - From Beginning to Winning Chess - 21st Century Edition (2016)
Which one to start first? and if anyone needs these books tell me i will provide the links.