FIDE Trainers' Commission - List of Books in English - By Jeroen Bosch (IM & FST) | | |
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Proposed Books for Trainees | | |
N | Author | Title | Publisher | Year of Publication | | |
Surname | Name | | |
1 | Aagaard | Jacob | Attacking Chess (volumes 1 and 2) | Gambit Publications | 2010 | | |
2 | Aagaard | Jacob | Grandmaster Preparation (whole series has 4 volumes) | Quality Chess | 2012-2013 | | |
3 | Afek & Emmanuel Neiman | Yochanan | Invisible Chess Moves | New in Chess | 2011 | | |
4 | Alekhine | Alexander | New York 1924 | Russell Enterprises | 2009 | | |
5 | Bareev & Ilya Levitov | Evgeny | From London to Elista | New in Chess | 2007 | | |
6 | Beim | Valeri | Back to Basics: Strategy | Russell Enterprises | 2011 | | |
7 | Beim | Valeri | How to Play Dynamic Chess | Gambit Publications | 2004 | | |
8 | Beliavsky, Oleg Stetsko & Adrian Mikhalchishin | Alexander | Isolani Strategy: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Isolated Queen´s Pawn | Russian Chess House | 2012 | | |
9 | Bologan | Victor | Victor Bologan Selected Games 1985-2004 | Russell Enterprises | 2007 | | |
10 | Bosch | Jeroen | The Combat Simulator | New in Chess | 2006 | | |
11 | Botvinnik | Mikhail | Botvinnik-Smyslov: Three World Chess Championship Matches | New in Chess | 2009 | | |
12 | Bronstein | David | Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953 | Dover Publications | 1979 | | |
13 | Bronzik & Anatoli Terekhin | Valeri | Techniques of Positional Play | New in Chess | 2013 | | |
14 | Crouch | Colin | Magnus Force | Everyman Chess | 2013 | | |
15 | De la Villa Garcia | Jesus | 100 Endgames You Must Know | New in Chess | 2008 | | |
16 | Dvoretsky | Mark | Dvoretsky´s Analytical Manual | Edition Olms Zurich | 2008 | | |
17 | Dvoretsky | Mark | Dvoretsky´s Endgame Manual: 3rd (revised and enlarged) editon | Russell Enterprises | 2011 | | |
18 | Dvoretsky | Mark | Tragicomedy in the Endgame: Instructive Mistakes of the Masters | Russell Enterprises | 2011 | | |
19 | Dvoretsky & Arthur Yusupov | Mark | School of Chess Excellence - 4 volumes | Edition Olms Zurich | 2001-2003 | | |
20 | Dvoretsky & Arthur Yusupov | Mark | School of Future Champions - 5 volumes | Edition Olms Zurich | 2006-2009 | | |
21 | Dvoretsky & Oleg Pervakov | Mark | Studies for Practical Players | Russell Enterprises | 2009 | | |
22 | Eingorn | Viacheslav | Decision-Making at the Chessboard | Gambit Publications | 2003 | | |
23 | Evans | Larry | New Ideas In Chess | Cardoza Publishing | 2011 | | |
24 | Fischer | Robert James | My 60 Memorable Games | Batsford Chess | 2008 | | |
25 | Franco & Colin Crouch | Zenon | How to Defend in Chess: Learn from the World Champions | Gambit Publications | 2007 | | |
26 | Gaprindashvili | Paata | Critical Moments in Chess | Batsford Chess | 2010 | | |
27 | Gershon & Igor Nor | Alik | San Luis 2005 | Quality Chess | 2007 | | |
28 | Grivas | Efstratios | Chess College (1-3) | Gambit Publications | 2006 | | |
29 | Grivas | Efstratios | Modern Chess Planning | Gambit Publications | 2007 | | |
30 | Grivas | Efstratios | Practical Endgame Play - Mastering the Basics | Everyman Chess | 2008 | | |
31 | Grivas | Efstratios | Chess Analytics | Russell Enterprises | 2012 | | |
32 | Grooten | Herman | Chess Strategy for Clubplayers | New in Chess | 2009 | | |
33 | Gulko & Joel R. Sneed | Boris | Lessons with a Grandmaster (I and II) | Everyman Chess | 2011-2012 | | |
34 | Hansen | Lars Bo | Improve Your Chess: by Learning from the Champions | Gambit Publications | 2009 | | |
35 | Hawkins | Jonathan | Amateur to IM | Mongoose | 2012 | | |
36 | Hellsten | Johan | Mastering Chess Strategy series (3 volumes) | Everyman Chess | 2010-2013 | | |
37 | Karolyi | Tibor | Karpov's Strategic Wins (2 volumes; The Making of a Champion & The Prime Years) | Quality Chess | 2011 | | |
38 | Karpov | Anatoly | Anatoly Karpov: My Best Games | Edition Olms Zurich | 2007 | | |
39 | Kasparov | Garry | Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Part I 1973-1985; Part II: 1985-1993 | Everyman Chess | 2011-2013 | | |
40 | Kasparov | Garry | on Modern Chess (volumes I-IV) | Everyman Chess | 2007-2010 | | |
41 | Kasparov | Garry | on My Great Predecessors (volumes I-V) | Everyman Chess | 2003-2006 | | |
42 | Khenkin | Victor | 1000 Checkmate Combinations | Batsford Chess | 2011 | | |
43 | Kmoch | Hans | Pawn Power in Chess | Dover Publications | 1990 | | |
44 | Kortchnoi | Viktor | My Best Games (Updated and Revised Anniversary Edition) | Edition Olms Zurich | 2011 | | |
45 | Kosikov | Alexei | Elements of Chess Strategy | Gambit Publications | 2010 | | |
46 | Kotov | Alexander | Play Like a Grandmaster | Batsford Chess | 2003 | | |
47 | Kotov | Alexander | Think Like a Grandmaster | Batsford Chess | 2003 | | |
48 | Kotronias & Sotiris Logothetis | Vassilios | Carlsen's Assault on the Throne | Quality Chess | 2013 | | |
49 | Lakwadale | Cyrus | Chess Legends Move by Move (Capablanca, Kramnik, Botvinnik) | Everyman Chess | 2012-2013 | | |
50 | Larsen | Bent | Bent Larsen´s Best Games of Chess | Hardinge Simpole Publishing | 2003 | | |
51 | Lipnitsky | Isaac | Questions of Modern Chess Theory | Quality Chess | 2008 | | |
52 | Marin | Mihail | Secrets of Attacking Chess | Gambit Publications | 2005 | | |
53 | Marin | Mihail | Secrets of Chess Defence | Gambit Publications | 2003 | | |
54 | Marin | Mihail | Learn from the Legends | Quality Chess | 2006 | | |
55 | McDonald | Neil | Break the Rules | Everyman Chess | 2012 | | |
56 | Mikhalchishin & Oleg Stetsko | Adrian | Fighting Chess with Magnus Carlsen | Olms | 2011 | | |
57 | Minev | Nikolay | A Practical guide to Rook Endgames | Russell Enterprises | 2004 | | |
58 | Moskalenko | Viktor | Revolutionize Your Chess | New in Chess | 2009 | | |
59 | Muller & Frank Lamprecht | Karsten | Fundamental Chess Endings | Gambit Publications | 2001 | | |
60 | Muller & Frank Lamprecht | Karsten | Secrets of Pawn Endings | Gambit Publications | 2008 | | |
61 | Muller & Wolfgang Pajeken | Karsten | How to Play Chess Endgames | Gambit Publications | 2008 | | |
62 | Neishstadt | Yakov | Improve Your Chess Tactics | New in Chess | 2011 | | |
63 | Nimzowitsch | Aron | Chess Praxis | Quality Chess | 2007 | | |
64 | Nimzowitsch | Aron | My System | Quality Chess | 2007 | | |
65 | Nunn | John | Nunn's Chess Endings (Volumes 1 and 2) | Gambit Publications | 2010 | | |
66 | Nunn | John | Secrets of Practical Chess (new enlarged ed) | Gambit Publications | 2007 | | |
67 | Nunn | John | Understanding Chess Endgames: Key Concepts Explained | Gambit Publications | 2009 | | |
68 | Nunn | John | Understanding Chess Middlegames | Gambit Publications | 2011 | | |
69 | Polgar | Judit | Judit Polgar Teaches Chess (series) | Quality Chess | 2012-2013 | | |
70 | Psakhis | Lev | Advanced Chess Tactics | Quality Chess | 2011 | | |
71 | Reti | Richard | Modern Ideas in Chess | Russell Enterprises | 2010 | | |
72 | Rowson | Jonathan | Chess for Zebras: Thinking Differently about Black and White | Gambit Publications | 2005 | | |
73 | Rowson | Jonathan | The Seven Deadly Chess Sins | Gambit Publications | 2000 | | |
74 | Sadler | Matthew | Study Chess with Matthew Sadler | Everyman Chess | 2012 | | |
75 | Shereshevsky | Mikhail | Endgame Strategy | Cadogan Chess | 1994 | | |
76 | Shirov | Alexei | Fire on Board (volumes 1 and 2) | Everyman Chess | 1996 and 2005 | | |
77 | Silman | Jeremy | How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th edition | Siles Press | 2010 | | |
78 | Silman | Jeremy | Silman's Complete Endgame Course | Siles Press | 2007 | | |
79 | Silman | Jeremy | The Amateur's Mind | Siles Press | 1999 | | |
80 | Smith | Axel | Pump up Your Rating | Quality Chess | 2013 | | |
81 | Sokolov | Ivan | Winning Chess Middlegames | New in Chess | 2009 | | |
82 | Sokolov | Ivan | Sacrifice and Initiative in Chess | New in Chess | 2013 | | |
83 | Soltis | Andrew | Pawn Structure Chess | Batsford Chess | 2013 | | |
84 | Soltis | Andrew | How to Choose a Chess Move | Batsford Chess | 2005 | | |
85 | Soltis | Andrew | rethinking the chess pieces | Batsford Chess | 2004 | | |
86 | Soltis | Andrew | Studying Chess Made Easy | Batsford Chess | 2010 | | |
87 | Stean | Michael | Simple Chess (New Algebraic edition) | Dover Publications | 2002 | | |
88 | Stohl | Igor | Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces | Gambit Publications | 2009 | | |
89 | Suba | Mihail | Dynamic Chess Strategy: Extended & Updated Edition | New in Chess | 2010 | | |
90 | Tal | Mikhail | Tal-Botvinnik 1960 | Russell Enterprises | 2001 | | |
91 | Tal | Mikhail | The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal | Everyman Chess | 1997 | | |
92 | Tal & Alexander Koblencs | Mikhail | Study Chess with Tal | Batsford Chess | 2013 | | |
93 | Timman | Jan | Art of Chess Analysis | Cadogan Chess | 1997 | | |
94 | Timman | Jan | On the Attack | New in Chess | 2006 | | |
95 | Timman | Jan | Power Chess with Pieces | New in Chess | 2004 | | |
96 | Tukmakov | Vladimir | Modern Chess Preparation | New in Chess | 2012 | | |
87 | Tukmakov | Vladimir | Profession: Chessplayer | Russell Enterprises | 2012 | | |
98 | Uhlmann & Gerhard Schmidt | Wolfgang | Open Files: The Road into the Enemy Position | Edition Olms Zurich | 2009 | | |
99 | Van Perlo | G.C. | Endgame Tactic´s | New in Chess | 2006 | | |
100 | Van Wijgerden & Rob Brunia | Cor | Learning Chess Workbook: The Step-by-Step Method (series) | Van Wijgerden | 2004-2005 | | |
101 | Volokitin & Vladimir Grabinsky | Andrei | Perfect your Chess | Gambit Publications | 2007 | | |
102 | Vukovic | Vladimir | Art of Attack in Chess: 2008 reprint of a Classic | Everyman Chess | 2008 | | |
103 | Watson | John | Chess Strategy in Action | Gambit Publications | 2003 | | |
104 | Watson | John | Mastering the Chess Opening (Volumes 1-4) | Gambit Publications | 2006-2010 | | |
105 | Watson | John | Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy | Gambit Publications | 1998 | | |
106 | Webb | Simon | Chess for Tigers | Batsford Chess | 2005 | | |
107 | Yakovich | Yuri | Sicilian Attacks | New in Chess | 2010 | | |
108 | Yermolinsky | Alex | The Road to Chess Improvement | Gambit Publications | 1999 | | |
109 | Yusupov | Artur | Beyond the Basics (3 Volumes) | Quality Chess | 2008-2011 | | |
110 | Yusupov | Artur | Mastery (3 volumes) | Quality Chess | 2009-2012 | | |
111 | Yusupov | Artur | The Fundamental Series (3 Volumes) | Quality Chess | 2008-2011 | | |
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Proposed Books For Trainers | | |
N | Author | Title | Publisher | Year of Publication | | |
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1 | Agdestein | Simen | How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Grandmaster (prev released Wonderboy) | New in Chess | 2013 | | |
2 | Bosch, Steve Giddins | Jeroen | The Chess Instructor 2009 | New in Chess | 2008 | | |
3 | De la Villa Garcia | Jesus | 100 Endgames You Must Know | New in Chess | 2008 | | |
4 | Dvoretsky | Mark | Dvoretsky´s Endgame Manual: 3rd (revised and enlarged) editon | Russell Enterprises | 2011 | | |
5 | Dvoretsky & Arthur Yusupov | Mark | School of Future Champions - 5 volumes | Edition Olms Zurich | 2006-2009 | | |
6 | Fischer | Robert James | My 60 Memorable Games | Batsford Chess | 2008 | | |
7 | Grooten | Herman | Chess Strategy for Clubplayers | New in Chess | 2009 | | |
8 | Hendriks | Willy | Move First, Think Later | New in Chess | 2012 | | |
9 | Kasparov | Garry | Modern Chess (volumes I-IV) | Everyman Chess | 2007-2010 | | |
10 | Kasparov | Garry | My Great Predecessors (volumes I-V) | Everyman Chess | 2003-2006 | | |
11 | Marin | Mihail | Learn from the Legends | Quality Chess | 2006 | | |
12 | Muller & Frank Lamprecht | Karsten | Fundamental Chess Endings | Gambit Publications | 2001 | | |
13 | Nimzowitsch | Aron | Chess Praxis | Quality Chess | 2007 | | |
14 | Nimzowitsch | Aron | My System | Quality Chess | 2007 | | |
15 | Nunn | John | Understanding Chess Middlegames | Gambit Publications | 2011 | | |
16 | Popov | Vladimir | Chess Lessons: Achieve a Deeper Understanding of Chess | Quality Chess | 2011 | | |
17 | Romanovsky | Peter | Soviet Middlegame Technique | Quality Chess | 2013 | | |
18 | Rowson | Jonathan | Chess for Zebras: Thinking Differently about Black and White | Gambit Publications | 2005 | | |
19 | Rowson | Jonathan | The Seven Deadly Chess Sins | Gambit Publications | 2000 | | |
20 | Van Delft & Merijn van Delft | Karel | Developing Chess Talent | KVDC; www.chesstalent.com | 2010 | | |
21 | Van Wijgerden & Rob Brunia | Cor | Manual for Chess Trainers: The Step-by-Step Method (series) | Van Wijgerden | 2004-2005 | | |
22 | Watson | John | Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy | Gambit Publications | 1998 | | |
23 | Yermolinsky | Alex | The Road to Chess Improvement | Gambit Publications | 1999 | | |
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