Chess books are certainly useful in many ways. It also teaches you about traps, tactics, and endgame principles.īooks about tactics teach you to be better at calculating and getting a feeling of what’s important in a certain position.īooks about chess history could be biography books or more historical books that could explain the tensions between US champion Bobby Fischer and the Soviet Union champion Boris Spasskij during The Cold War in the chess world.Īn example of biography could be a book about Kasparov’s life and his way to becoming World Chess Champion in 1985. The knowledge gives you a better standpoint at the beginning of the game and delivers you to a more stable middle game.īooks about end games teach you how to think ahead, so you can calculate your way to winning. There are different types of books that serve different types of tasks in chess.īooks about openings teach you the different openings in chess, what to avoid, and traps to lure your opponent into.

If you are smitten by chess there’s nothing better than digging deeper for more information and improving your understanding and seeing the results live at the board.

As a younger player, I swallowed every book I could come near to learn more about chess.

Chess books review