History/Biography

Absolute Correspondence Championship of the United States Chess Federation, The
1976-2010
Alex Dunne
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Albert Beauregard Hodges
The Man Chess Made
John Hilbert, Peter Lahde
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Anand Files, The
The World Championship Story 2008-2012
Michiel Abeln
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Aron Nimzowitsch
On the Road to Chess Mastery 1886-1924
Jorn Erik Nielsen, Per Skjoldager
Reviewer: Donald K. McKim

Aron Nimzowitsch — On the Road to Chess Mastery
1886 - 1924
Jorn Erik Nielsen, Per Skjoldager
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Arthur Kaufmann: A Chess Biography, 1872-1938
Olimpiu G. Urcan, Peter Michael Braunwarth
Reviewer: John Donaldson

AVRO 1938 International Chess Tournament
Dale Brandreth, Robert Sherwood
Reviewer: John Watson

Avro 1938 International Chess Tournament
Dale Brandreth, Robert Sherwood
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Blindfold Chess
History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, World Records, and Important Games
Eliot Hearst, John Knott
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Bobby Fischer and His World
John Donaldson
Reviewer: Publisher's Description

Bobby Fischer Comes Home
The Final Years in Iceland, a Saga of Friendship and Lost Illusions
Helgi Olafsson
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Bobby Fischer Comes Home
The Final Years in Iceland, a Saga of Friendship and Lost Illusions
Helgi Olafsson
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Bobby Fischer Comes Home
The Final Years in Iceland, a Saga of Friendship and Lost Illusions
Helgi Olafsson
Reviewer: John Watson

Bobby Fischers Conquest of the World Chess Championship
The Psychology and Tactics of the Title Match
Reuben Fine
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Bogoljubow the Fate of a Chess Player
Sergei Soloviov
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Botvinnik Move by Move
Cyrus Lakdawala
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Botvinnik-Petrosian
The 1963 World Chess Championship Match
Mikhail Botvinnik
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Capablanca Move by Move
Cyrus Lakdawala
Reviewer: John Watson

Carlsens Assault on the Throne
Sotiris Logothetis, Vasilios Kotronias
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Chess Duels
My Games With The World Champions
Yasser Seirawan
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Chess for Life
Matthew Sadler, Natasha Regan
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Chess Praxis
Aron Nimzowitsch, Robert Sherwood (Translator)
Reviewer: John Watson

Chess Secrets
Giants Of Innovation
Craig Pritchett
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

De La Bourdonnais Versus Mcdonnell, 1834
Cary Utterberg
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Doeberl Cup, The
Fifty Years of Australian Chess History
Bill Egan
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Elista Diaries — Karpov vs Kamsky and Karpov vs Anand
World Chess Championship Matches
Anatoly Karpov
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Emanuel Lasker
Second World Chess Champion
Isaak Linder, Vladimir Linder
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Eminent Victorian Chess Players
Tim Harding
Reviewer: John Watson

Frank Marshall, United States Chess Champion
A Biography With 220 Games
Andy Soltis
Reviewer: Donald K. McKim

Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov
Part lll: 1993-2005
Garry Kasparov
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Genius In The Background
Nick Aplin, Tibor Karolyi
Reviewer: John Donaldson

H.E. Bird
Hans Renette
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Heroes Of Classical Chess
Learn From Carlsen, Anand, Fischer, Smyslov, and Rubinstein
Craig Pritchett
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Inside Chess (1988-2000)
Multiple Writers
Reviewer: John Donaldson, John Watson

James Mason In America
The Early Chess Career, 1867 1878
Joost van Winsen
Reviewer: John Donaldson

José Raúl Capablanca — A Chess Biography
Miguel A. Sánchez
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Joseph Henry Blackburne
A Chess Biography
Tim Harding
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 1
How I Beat Fischers Record
Judit Polgar
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 2
From GM to Top Ten
Judit Polgar
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 3
A Game of Queens
Judit Polgar
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Karlsbad 1907
International Chess Tournament
Carl Schlechter, George Marco
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

KGB Plays Chess, The
The Soviet Secret Police and the Fight for the World Chess Crown
Boris Gulko, Viktor Kortschnoi, Vladimir Popov, Yuri Felshtinsky
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein — Volume 1, The
Uncrowned King
John Donaldson, Nikolay Minev
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, The
Mikhail Tal
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Max Euwe
Fifth World Chess Champion
Isaak Linder, Vladimir Linder
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Mikhail Botvinnik
The Life and Games of a World Chess Champion
Andy Soltis
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Mikhail Tal’s Best Games 1
The Magic of Youth
Tibor Karolyi
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Morphy Move by Move
Zenon Franco
Reviewer: John Donaldson

My Best Games of Chess 1908-1937
Alexander Alekhine
Reviewer: John Donaldson

My Best Games of Chess 1908-1937
Alexander Alekhine
Reviewer: Donald K. McKim

My Best Games of Chess, 1908-1937
Alexander Alekhine
Reviewer: John Watson

My System
with The Blockade and other writings
Aron Nimzowitsch
Reviewer: John Watson

Najdorf X Najdorf
Liliana Najdorf
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Napier, the Forgotten Chessmaster
John Hilbert
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

New York 1924
Alexander Alekhine
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

On the Origin of Good Moves
A Skeptic's Guide to Getting Better at Chess
Willy Hendriks
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Pasadena 1932 International Chess Tournament
Dale Brandreth, Robert Sherwood
Reviewer: John Watson

Pasadena 1932 International Chess Tournament
by Bob Sherwood, Dale Brandreth
Dale Brandreth, Robert Sherwood
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Paul Morphy
Géza Maróczy
Reviewer: John Watson

Profession Chessplayer
Grandmaster at Work
Vladimir Tukmakov
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Saint Petersburg 1895/96
Robert Sherwood
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Samuel Lipschutz, A Life in Chess
Stephen Davies
Reviewer: John Donaldson

San Luis 2005
Alik Gershon, Igor Nor
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

San Remo 1930
International Chess Tournament
Robert Sherwood
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Smart Chip From St.Petersburg
And Other Tales of a Bygone Chess Era
Genna Sosonko
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Soviet Outcast
The Life and Games of Grigory Levenfish
Douglas Griffin, Jacob Aagaard
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Stress of Chess, The and its Infinite Finesse
My Life, Career and 101 Best Games
Walter Browne
Reviewer: John Watson

Stress of Chess, The and its Infinite Finesse
My Life, Career and 101 Best Games
Walter Browne
Reviewer: Timothy Randall

The Hague-Moscow 1948
Match/Tournament for the World Chess Championship
Max Euwe
Reviewer: Donald K. McKim

Tragic Life and Short Chess Career of James A. Leonard, 1841 1862, The
John Hilbert
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Turk, Chess Automaton, The
Gerald M. Levitt
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Vishy Anand — World Chess Champion
John Nunn, Vishy Anand
Reviewer: John Donaldson

Vishy Anand — World Chess Champion
Life and Games (3rd edition)
John Nunn, Vishy Anand
Reviewer: John Watson

World Champion At the Third Attempt
Grigory Sanakoev
Reviewer: Timothy Randall

World Champions I Knew, The
Genna Sosonko
Reviewer: Jeremy Silman

Zurich 1953
15 Contenders for the World Chess Championship
Miguel Najdorf
Reviewer: John Watson

Zurich 1953
15 Contenders for the World Chess Championship
Miguel Najdorf
Reviewer: John Donaldson