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Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered gameboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide in homes, parks, clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments. ...more

Most Read This Week Tagged "Chess"

Check & Mate
The Last Checkmate
How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond
The First Move
May the Best Player Win
Black & White: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Fischer
The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game
The Chess Revolution: Understanding the Power of an Ancient Game in the Digital Age
La mossa del matto. L'Iliade di Bobby Fischer
La diagonale Alekhine
Il Mago di Riga
The Partisan
How to Study Chess on Your Own: Creating a Plan that Works… and Sticking to it!
Gagner aux échecs (même quand on débute): Maîtriser sa partie de l'ouverture jusqu'au mat

Chess Books

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained New Algebraic Edition
How to Reassess Your Chess: The Complete Chess Mastery Course
The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery
Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master
My 60 Memorable Games
My System: A Treatise on Chess
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
Art of Attack in Chess
The Queen's Gambit
Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
Winning Chess Tactics (Winning Chess - Everyman Chess)
100 Endgames You Must Know: Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player Improved and Expanded
DVORETSKY'S ENDGAME MANUAL, 2nd Ed.
Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 (Dover Chess)
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Lists

Chess Tactics from Scratch by Martin Weteschnik365 Ways To Checkmate by Joe GallagherTal's Winning Chess Combinations by Mikhail TalBoost Your Chess 1 by Artur YusupovPlay Like A Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov
Chess tactics Books
26 books — 4 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Queen's Gambit by Walter TevisThe Rook by Daniel O'MalleyI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithDeath Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
[ATY 2023] Related to a Chess Piece
720 books — 101 voters

Splintered by A.G. HowardHeartless by Marissa MeyerUnhinged by A.G. HowardEnsnared by A.G. HowardAlice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
YA in Wonderland
61 books — 136 voters
Check & Mate by Ali HazelwoodQueen of the Tiles by Hanna AlkafThe First Move by Jenny IrelandGame On by Laura SilvermanPerpetual Check by Rich Wallace
YA Board & Card Games
15 books — 3 voters

Fundamental Chess Patterns by Rodolfo PardiEncyclopedia of Chess Patterns, part 1 by Rodolfo PardiA Selection of additional Chess Patterns by Rodolfo PardiThe most important Chess Pattern - Critical Squares by Rodolfo PardiFork, a common Chess Pattern by Rodolfo Pardi
Chess patterns
14 books — 1 voter
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollChess Story by Stefan ZweigThe Eight by Katherine NevilleThe Queen's Gambit by Walter TevisThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Chess-themed Fiction
106 books — 140 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Chess”

Zenna Henderson
“ If God wanted humans to play chess, he would have made us black or white. ”
― Zenna Henderson
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Kristi Maxwell
“ Living together/ is one move closer/ to living apart ”
― Kristi Maxwell
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Videos Tagged “Chess”

Thou Shalt Not Covet by Robert E. Kearns
Thou Shalt Not Covet by Robert E. Kearns
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LET THE GAME BEGIN - BOOK TRAILER
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Groups Tagged "Chess"

Battlefield Chess The battlefield is the 64 square chess board and this group is for anyone who wants to dominate …more
2 members, last active 10 months ago
Aqui estão listados os livros de xadrez clássicos, básicos e de nicho para ajudar-lhe na sua jor…more
1 member, last active 2 years ago
MCC - MetroWest Chess Club This group is to provide a means of sharing the opinions of MCC members among themselves.
2 members, last active 2 years ago
Underground Knowledge — A discussion group This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
25,014 members, last active 7 hours ago

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