The collection

Every book on the shelves, searchable

Nothing is behind glass. Pull anything off the shelf, sit down, and read for as long as you like. Search the catalogue below to check a title before you come, and note the shelf code on the left when you get here.

Books in the Middlegame, Endgame, Tactics, Attack and General sections carry an indicative level, so you can filter for what will actually be useful at your rating.

795 booksShelf code shown at left

A1Grand StrategyB.SpasskyLevel 2–3–4

A2How To Attack In ChessGarry LaneLevel 3–4–5

A3The Modern Art Of AttackSmith , HallLevel 2–3

A4Practical Middlegame TipsEdward MartinLevel 2–3–4

A5The Art Of Attack In ChessV. vukovicLevel 2–3–4

A6Decisive Games In Chess HistoryLudek PachmanLevel 2–3

A7The King HuntJohn Nunn & Willian CozensLevel 3–4–5

C1Garry Kasparov : My GamesGarry KasparovClassics

C10Marshall'S Best Games Of ChessFrank J. MarshallClassics

C100Kasparov Vs Karpov 1990Garry KasparovClassics

C101Kasparov And Deep BlueBruce PandolfiniClassics

C102How Kasparov Changed The World Of ChessMikhail KhodarovskyClassics

C103Spassky'S 100 Best GamesBernard CaffertyClassics

C104Ribon Spassky : 300 WinsSemko Semkov , Olga KrylovaClassics

C105Complete Games Of Mikhail Tal 1935-59M.ThomasClassics

C106Complete Games Of Mikhail Tal 1960-66M.ThomasClassics

C107Complete Games Of Mikhial Tal 1967-73M.ThomasClassics

C108Mikhail Tal Games 1949-62Sergei Soloviev , Olga KrylovaClassics

C109Mikhail Tal Games 1963-72Sergei Soloviev , Olga KrylovaClassics

C11Blackburne'S Chess GamesJoseph Henry BlackburneClassics

C110Mihkhial Tal Games 1973-81Sergei Soloviev , Olga KrylovaClassics

C111Mikhial Tal Games 1982-92Alexander KhalifmanClassics

C112The Magic Of Mikhial TalJoe GallagharClassics

C113Tal'S 100 Best GamesBernard CaffertyClassics

C114Tal'S Winning Chess CombinationsMikhail Tal & Victor KhenkinClassics

C115How Karpov WinsEdmar MednisClassics

C116Karpov The Open Games In ActionV.KalininClassics

C117Karpov The Closed Opening In ActionAnatoly KarpovClassics

C118Karpov The The Semi Open Game In ActionV.KalininClassics

C119Karpov The Semi Closed Opening In ActionAnatoly KarpovClassics

C12My Best Games Of Chess 1935-57P.H.ClarkeClassics

C120Anatoly Karpov : Chess Is My LifeAnatoly Karpov And Alexander RoshalClassics

C121Selected Games Of Lajos PortrichEgon VarnuszClassics

C122Paul Keres Chess MasterclassY. NeishtadtClassics

C123Emanuel Lasker The life of a Chess MasterDr. J. HannakClassics

C124Harry Nelson PillsburyJacques N. PopeClassics

C125The Potter MemorialKen MessereClassics

C126Lessons From My GamesReuben FineClassics

C127Aron Nimzowitsch : A Complete ReappraisalRaymond KeeneClassics

C128Power ChessPaul KeresClassics

C129Grandmaster PerformanceL. PollugaveskyClassics

C13Petrosian'S Best Games 1946-63P.H. ClarkeClassics

C130How To Learn From Your DefeatsA.KarpovClassics

C131The Chess Games Of Adolph AnderrsonSid PickardClassics

C132Chess Instructions Move By MoveL.AbranovClassics

C133Impact Of GenuisR.E. FauberClassics

C134Grandmaster PreparationL. PollugaveskyClassics

C135The Golden Treasury Of ChessA L HorowitzClassics

C136Masters Of The Chess BoardRetiClassics

C137Hypermodern ChessAron NimzowitchClassics

C138Chess KaleidoscopeA.KarpovClassics

C139Modern Grandmaster ChessAndrew KarklinsClassics

C14Keres Best Games Of ChessKeres/ReinfeldClassics

C140World Championship: The Return Match Botvinnik vs Smyslov 1958M. BotvinnikClassics

C141The Games of Viktor KupreichikGene McCormickClassics

C142Fischer vs Spassky The Chess Match of the CenturyGM Svetozar GligoricClassics

C143Learn from the GrandmastersRaymond KeeneClassics

C144Chess Move by MoveL.Abramov, B.CaffertyClassics

C145Chess PraxisAron NimzowitchClassics

C146The Anand FilesMichiel AbelnClassics

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