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Chess Books in Print at ChessCentral

ChessCentral offers the latest in printed chess book editions, both hardbound chess books and softcover chess publications, on wide ranging subjects from new chess opening books to modern renderings of historical chess tournaments. Here is your home for the best in chess book printing, whether looking one of the classic chess books or little-known printed chess opening research. You'll also find chess book reviews as ChessCentral welcomes you to its in-depth online chess KnowledgeBase, and to enjoy its excellent resources like the ChessExchange forum and our FreeChessArea for free chess articles and downloads! You'll find that ChessCentral's online chess shop provides everything needed to help you decide which chess book is best for you.

Traditional Printed Chess Books

ChessCentral carries only the highest quality chess books. These well bound books are in the traditional print format, and cover the whole of chess - biography chess books, chess opening books, chess tournament books, chess strategy books, etc. Whether you need a chess book for improving beginners or an advanced chess book on the endgame in chess, our wide selection of chess books brings something for everyone. And remember, there's nothing like holding and turning the pages of a solid chess book in print!

Building a chess library of time honored chess books is a must for every chess player. Classics like Lasker's Manual of Chess and Chess Praxis by Nimzowitsch of course, and these standard works of chess literature are yours at ChessCentral. But there are also many serious chess books about the theory of chess openings or modern chess tactics that deserve a place on your book shelf. Most chess books are written by top chess players, Grandmasters and IMs, who are experts in the chess book's subject. Classic or modern, a library of good printed chess books provides endless entertainment while helping to improve your chess game.

Chess books are specialized study material published to teach chess openings, middlegames (chess strategy and chess tactics), and chess endgames. ChessCentral supplies chess training books for beginners, the very strongest chess players, and chess club players of any level. Chess biographies and chess tournament collections are also among the chess books available at ChessCentral.

Popular Chess Books in Print

The top selling chess chess books are popular because they offer timeless chess teaching based on the accumulated chess knowledge of centuries. So even a chess opening book about a topically popular variation of (for example) the Sicilian Defense chess opening is founded still upon endless testing over decades. Chess books present a wide array of chess teaching and lessons, or chess strategy and positional understanding, or a solid grounding in chess endgame theory, or even chess puzzle books - all perfectly bound and securely shipped chess books in printed format. The best chess books give you the opportunity to study any phase of the game of chess, even while relaxing in your favorite chair.

ChessCentral's online chess shop provides the best chess books in print for any skill level of chess player, from beginner to Grandmaster. These chess books are excellent study tools and offer the chance to lift your chess play to a higher level while building a chess library and having fun! We are proud to offer the internet's top selection of quality printed and bound chess books.

Featured Chess Books in Print

Here is the most complete Bobby Fischer game collection, now made available in a fine printed chess book edition. The reader will find for the first time every one of Fischer's tournament and match games, presented with insightful explanations and chess analysis. Noted chess author GM Karsten Mueller annotates each game of the former World Chess Champion who many believe to be the greatest of all time. The nearly 1,000 annotated chess games are supplemented by crosstables of every major tournament and match in which Fischer participated, along with dozens of archival photographs and commentary which put the play of the great champion into historical perspective. Read more!

This excellent chess endgame book presents everything chess players need to know about chess endings. The softcover chess book contains over 451 training examples of all chess ending types a chess player might encounter. Many printed books about chess endgame theory can be boring and difficult, but not Endgame Challenge! Each chess diagram asks the reader to attempt the solution, and then gives a hint at the answer. Each problem is graded (easy, moderate, or difficult) and the student can keep score of his progress while going through this chess endgame book. Any chess player who knows the contents of this chess book will be better than most tournament players in the endgame phase of a chess game. Read more!

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