ChessDojo Recommended Books
The following books have been handpicked by the Senseis for each cohort. Below you'll see the list of books that are assigned for each rating band, split among the main recommendations, tactics books, and endgame books.
All Cohorts
0-300
300-400
400-500
500-600
600-700
700-800
800-900
900-1000
1000-1100
1100-1200
1200-1300
1300-1400
1400-1500
1500-1600Main Recommendations
Tactics
1600-1700Main Recommendations
Tactics
1700-1800Main Recommendations
Tactics
1800-1900Main Recommendations
Tactics
1900-2000Main Recommendations
Tactics
2000-2100Main Recommendations
- Alexander Alekhine - New York 1924
- Emmanuel Bricard - Strategic Chess Exercises
- Mikhail Tal - Tal-Botvinnik 1960
- Bobby Fischer - My 60 Memorable Games
- Mikhail Tal - Life & Games of Mikhail Tal
- John Nunn - Secrets of Grandmaster Chess
- Jonathan Rowson - Seven Deadly Chess Sins
- Johan Hellsten - Mastering Chess Strategy
Tactics
2100-2200Main Recommendations
- Emmanuel Bricard - Strategic Chess Exercises
- Mikhail Tal - Tal-Botvinnik 1960
- Bobby Fischer - My 60 Memorable Games
- Mikhail Tal - Life & Games of Mikhail Tal
- John Nunn - Secrets of Grandmaster Chess
- Jonathan Rowson - Seven Deadly Chess Sins
- Johan Hellsten - Mastering Chess Strategy
- Mauricio Flores Rios - Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide
Tactics
2200-2300Main Recommendations
- Mikhail Tal - Tal-Botvinnik 1960
- Bobby Fischer - My 60 Memorable Games
- Mikhail Tal - Life & Games of Mikhail Tal
- John Nunn - Secrets of Grandmaster Chess
- Jonathan Rowson - Seven Deadly Chess Sins
- Johan Hellsten - Mastering Chess Strategy
- Mauricio Flores Rios - Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide
Garry Kasparov - Test of Time
Tactics
2300-2400Main Recommendations
Tactics
2400+