List of chess books

This is a list of chess books that are used as references in articles related to chess. The list is organized by alphabetical order of the author's surname, then the author's first name, then the year of publication, then the alphabetical order of title.

As a general rule, only the original edition should be listed except when different editions bring additional encyclopedic value. Examples of exceptions include:
* When various editions are different enough to be considered as nearly a different book, for example for opening encyclopedias when each edition is completely revised and has even different authors (example: "Modern Chess Openings").
* When the book is too old to have an ID (ISBN number, OCLC number, ...) that makes it easy for the reader to find it. In that case, both the first and the last edition can be indicated (example: "My 60 Memorable Games").

Authors with five books or more have a sub-section title on their own, to increase the usability of the table of contents (see at right). When a book was written by several authors, it is listed once under the name of each author.

A

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*cite book
author=Tangborn, Eric
year=1992
title=A Fischer Favorite: The King’s Indian Attack
publisher=International Chess Enterprises
id=ISBN 1-879479-07-9
*cite book
coauthors=Donaldson, John W.
author=Tangborn, Eric
title=The Unknown Bobby Fischer
publisher=International Chess Enterprises
year=1999
id=ISBN 978-1879479852
*cite book
author=Tarrasch, Siegbert
title=The Game of Chess
year=1938
*cite book
author=Tartakower, Savielly
coauthors=du Mont, Julius
title=100 Master Games of Modern Chess
year=1975
publisher=Dover Publications
*cite book
coauthors=Harman, Ron
author=Taulbut, Shaun
title=Winning with the Scandinavian
id=ISBN 0-8050-2935-4
year=1993
publisher=Henry Holt
*cite book
author=Taulbut, Shaun
year=1996
title=Understanding the Spanish
publisher=Batsford
id=ISBN 0-7134-7433-8
*cite book
author=Taylor, Timothy
title=Bird's Opening: Detailed Coverage of an Underrated and Dynamic Choice for White
publisher=Gloucester Publishers
year=2005
id=ISBN 1-85744-402-7
*cite book
author=Tella, Jussi
coauthors=Yrjölä, Jouni
year=2001
title=An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black
publisher=Gambit
id=ISBN 1-901983-501
*cite book
coauthors=Euwe, Max
author=Timman, Jan
title=Fischer World Champion!
year=2002
id=ISBN 978-90-5691-095-2
*cite book
author=Tisdall, Jonathan
coauthors=Speelman, Jon; Wade, Robert
title=Batsford Chess Endings
year=1993
publisher=Batsford
id=ISBN 0-7134-4420-7
*cite book
author=Tseitlin, Mikhail
title=Winning with the Schliemann
year=1991
publisher=Maxwell Macmillan Chess
id=ISBN 1-85744-017-X
*cite book
author=Tseitlin, Mikhail
coauthors=Glaskov, Igor
title=The Budapest for the Tournament Player
publisher=Batsford
id=ISBN 978-0805024319
year=1992
*cite book
title=360 Brilliant and Instructive End Games
author=Troitzky, Alexey
year=1968
publisher=Dover
id=ISBN 0-486-21959-3
*cite book
author=Troitzky, Alexey
year=2006
title=Collection of Chess Studies
publisher=Ishi Press
id=ISBN 0-923891-10-2

U

*cite book
author=Unzicker, Wolfgang
title=Knaurs Neues Schachbuch für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene
publisher=Droemer Knaur
year=1975
language=German
id=ISBN 3-426-02242-7

V

*cite book
title=Flemish miniatures. 123 chess endgame studies
author=Vandecasteele, Ignace
coauthors=Missiaen, Roger; Vandiest, Julien
year=1998
id=ISBN 90-901161-2-5
*cite book
title=Flemish miniatures. 123 chess endgame studies
author=Vandiest, Julien
coauthors=Missiaen, Roger; Vandecasteele, Ignace
year=1998
id=ISBN 90-901161-2-5
*cite book
coauthors=Modr, Břetislav
author=Veselý, Jiří
title=100 let organizovaného šachu v českých zemích
publisher=Příbram
year=2005
id=ISBN 80-86595-14-05
*cite book
title=Goldene Schachzeiten: Erinnerungen
author=Vidmar, Milan
year=1960
publisher=W. de Gruyter
id=ISBN 3110020955
*cite book
title=Challenging the Nimzo-Indian
author=Vigorito, David
year=2007
publisher=Quality Chess
id=ISBN 978-91-976005-5-2
*cite book
title=Play the Semi-Slav
year=2007
author=Vigorito, David
publisher=Quality Chess
id=ISBN 91-857790-1-6
*cite book
author=de la Villa, Jesus
title=100 Endgames You Must Know
publisher=New in Chess
year=2008
id=ISBN 978-90-5691-244-4
*cite book
author=de Voogt, Alex
coauthors=Gobet, Fernand; Retschitzki, Jean
title=Moves in mind: The psychology of board games
publisher=Psychology Press
year=2004
id=ISBN 1-84169-336-7
*cite book
coauthors=Plisetsky, Dimitry
author=Voronkov, Sergey
title=Russians versus Fischer
year=2005
publisher=Everyman Chess
id=ISBN 1-85744-380-2
*cite book
author=Vuković, Vladimir
title=The Art of Attack in Chess
publisher=Pergamon Press
year=1965
id=ISBN 0-08-011196-3

W

*cite book
author=Wade, Robert
coauthors=O'Connell, Kevin J.
title=Bobby Fischer's Chess Games
year=1972
id=ISBN 0-385-08627-X
*cite book
author=Wade, Robert
coauthors=Speelman, Jon; Tisdall, Jonathan
title=Batsford Chess Endings
year=1993
publisher=Batsford
id=ISBN 0-7134-4420-7
*cite book
author=Walker, George
title=A selection of games at chess actually played by Philidor and his contemporaries
year=1835
publisher=Sherwood Gilbert & Piper
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5SUMAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=1#PPP1,M1
*cite book
author=Wall, Bill
title=Grob's Attack
publisher=Chess Enterprises
year=1988
id=ISBN 0-931462-86-X
*cite book
author=Wall, Bill
title=1.Nc3 Dunst Opening
publisher=Chess Enterprises
year=2002
id=ISBN 0-945470-48-7

Ward, Chris

:*cite book
author=Ward, Chris
year=1996
title=Endgame Play
publisher=Batsford
id=ISBN 0-7134-7920-5:*cite book
author=Ward, Chris
year=1999
title=The Queen's Gambit Accepted
publisher=Batsford
id=ISBN 0-7134-8467-5:*cite book
author=Ward, Chris
title=Unusual Queen's Gambit Declined
publisher=Everyman Chess
year=2002
id=ISBN 1-85744-218-0:*cite book
author=Ward, Chris
year=2004
title=Starting Out: Rook Endgames
publisher=Everyman Chess
id=ISBN 1-85744-374-8:*cite book
author=Ward, Chris
title=Offbeat Nimzo-Indian
publisher=Everyman Chess
year=2005
id=ISBN 1-85744-369-1

*cite book
coauthors=Grefe, John
author=Waterman, Dennis
year=1981
title=The Best of Lone Pine
publisher=R.H.M. Press
location=Great Neck, New York
id=ISBN 0-89058-049-9
*cite book
author=Watkins, John J.
year=2004
title=Across the Board: The Mathematics of Chess Problems
publisher=Princeton University Press
id=ISBN 0-691-11503-6

Watson, John

:*cite book
author=Watson, John
title=Play the French
publisher=Pergamon Press
year=1986
id=ISBN 0-08-026929-X:*cite book
author=Watson, John
coauthors=Schiller, Eric
title=The Big Book of Busts
publisher=Hypermodern Press
year=1995
id=ISBN 1-886040-13-3:*cite book
author=Watson, John
title=Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances since Nimzowitsch
publisher=Gambit
year=1998
id=ISBN 1-901983-07-2:*cite book
author=Watson, John
title=Mastering the Chess Openings, vol 1
year=2006
publisher=Gambit
id=ISBN 978-1-904600-60-2:*cite book
author=Watson, John
title=Mastering the Chess Openings, vol 2
year=2007
publisher=Gambit
id=ISBN 978-1-904600-69-5:*cite book
author=Watson, John
title=Mastering the Chess Openings, vol 3
year=2008
publisher=Gambit
id=ISBN 978-1-904600-98-5

*cite book
author=Webb, Simon
title=Chess for Tigers
publisher=Batsford
year=2005
id=ISBN 0-7134-8988-X
*cite book
author=Wells, Peter
title=Grandmaster Secrets – The Caro-Kann
publisher=Gambit Publications
year=2007
id=ISBN 978-1904600619
*cite book
author=Whitaker, Norman T.
coauthors=Hartleb, Glenn
year=1960
title=365 Selected Endings

White, John Herbert

:*cite book
author=White, John Herbert
coauthors=Griffith, Richard
title=Modern Chess Openings
edition=1st ed.
year=1911:*cite book
author=White, John Herbert
coauthors=Griffith, Richard
title=Modern Chess Openings
edition=2nd ed.
publisher=Longmans & Green
year=1913:*cite book
author=White, John Herbert
coauthors=Griffith, Richard
title=Modern Chess Openings
publisher=Longmans & Green
edition=3rd ed.
year=1916:*cite book
author=White, John Herbert
coauthors=Goldstein, Maurice Edward; Griffith, Richard; Sergeant, Philip Walsingham;
title=Modern Chess Openings
edition=4th ed.
publisher=Whitehead & Miller
year=1925:*cite book
author=White, John Herbert
coauthors=Goldstein, Maurice Edward; Griffith, Richard; Sergeant, Philip Walsingham;
title=Modern Chess Openings
edition=5th ed.
publisher=Whitehead & Miller
year=1932:*cite book
author=White, John Herbert
coauthors=Fine, Reuben; Griffith, Richard; Sergeant, Philip Walsingham;
title=Modern Chess Openings
edition=6th ed.
publisher=Whitehead & Miller
year=1939:*cite book
author=White, John Herbert
coauthors=Griffith, Richard; Korn, Walter; Sergeant, Philip Walsingham
title=Modern Chess Openings
publisher=Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons
edition=7th ed.
year=1946

*cite book
coauthors=Beasley, John D.
author=Whitworth, Timothy G.
title=Endgame Magic
publisher=Batsford
year=1996
id=ISBN 978-0713479713
*cite book
title=The Oxford Companion to Chess
coauthors=Hooper, David
author=Whyld, Kenneth
id=ISBN 0192175408
publisher=Oxford University Press
year=1984
*cite book
author=Whyld, Kenneth
year=1986
title=Guinness Chess, The Records
id=ISBN 0-85112-455-0
*cite book
author=Whyld, Kenneth
year=2006
title=Chess Christmas
id=ISBN 80-7189-559-8
*cite book
author=Wilkins, Sally
title=Sports and Games of Medieval Cultures
publisher=Greenwood Press
year=2002
id=ISBN0313317119
*cite book
author=Williams, Gareth John
year=2000
title=Master Pieces: The Architecture of Chess
id=ISBN 0670893811
*cite book
author=Wilson, Gavin
title=Crack the Frutch: How to Play the Kingston Defence
year=1989
publisher=Phnumpic Press
id=ISBN 0-9514103-0-X
*cite book
coauthors=Frolkin, Andrei
author=Wilts, Gerd
year=1991
title=Shortest Proof Games

Winter, Edward

:*cite book
author=Winter, Edward
title=World Chess Champions
publisher=Pergamon
year=1981
id=ISBN 0-08-024094-1:*cite book
author=Winter, Edward
title=Chess Explorations
publisher=Cadogan
year=1996
id=ISBN 1-85744-171-0:*cite book
author=Winter, Edward
year=1999
title=Kings, Commoners and Knaves: Further Chess Explorations
publisher=Russell Enterprises
id=ISBN 1-888690-04-6:*cite book
author=Winter, Edward
year=2003
title=A Chess Omnibus
publisher=Russell Enterprises
id=ISBN 1-888690-17-8:*cite book
author=Winter, Edward
title=Chess Facts and Fables
publisher=McFarland
year=2005
id=ISBN 978-0786423101
*cite book
author=Winter, William
title=Chess for Match Players
year=1936, 1951, 1965
publisher=Dover
*cite book
author=Wood, Gaby
title=Living Dolls: a Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life
publisher=Faber & Faber
year=2002
id=ISBN 0571178790

X

Y

*cite book
author=Yermolinsky, Alex
title=Chess Explained: The Classical Sicilian
publisher=Gambit Publications
year=2006
id=ISBN 1-904600-42-5
*cite book
coauthors=Tella, Jussi
author=Yrjölä, Jouni
year=2001
title=An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black
publisher=Gambit
id=ISBN 1-901983-501
*cite book
title=The Soviet School of Chess
coauthors=Kotov, Alexander
author=Yudovich, Mikhail
publisher=Hardinge Simpole (2002 ed.)
year=1958
id=ISBN 978-1843820079 (2002 ed.)
*cite book
author=Yudovich, Mikhail
title=Garri Kasparov
publisher=Raduga
year=1988
id=ISBN 5-05-001722-X

Z

*cite book
author=Zagororovsky, Vladimir
title=Romantic Chess Openings
year=1982
id=ISBN 0-7134-3623-9
*cite book
author=Zavodny, Zdenek
title=Let Budapestskeho gambitu 1917-1997:A51-A52
publisher=SNZZ
location=Brno
language=Czech
id=ASIN B000VLHGZK
year=1997
*cite book
author=Zelepukhin, N.P.
year=1982
title=Dictionary of Chess
publisher=French & European Pubns
id=ISBN 0-8288-2350-2
*cite book
author=von Zimmerman, Georg
title=Bughouse Chess
year=2006
publisher=Books on Demand GmbH
id=ISBN 3-833-46811-4
*cite book
author=Znosko-Borovsky, Eugene
title=How to Play Chess Endings
year=1940
*cite book
author=Znosko-Borovsky, Eugene
title=The Art of Chess Combination
publisher=Dover
year=1977
id=ISBN 0-486-20583-5

ee also

* Chess endgame literature