FIDE Trainers' Commission - List of Books in English - By Jeroen Bosch (IM & FST)
Proposed Books for Trainees
Author N Title Publisher Year of Publication Surname Name 1 Aagaard Jacob Excelling at Chess (5 volumes) Everyman Chess 2001 2 Alekhine Alexander New York 1924 Russell Enterprises 2009 3 Averbakh Yury Chess Tactics for Advanced Players Labate Chess 2008 4 Bareev& Ilya Levitov Evgeny From London to Elista New in Chess 2007 5 Beim Valeri Lessons in Chess Strategy Gambit Publications 2003 6 Beim Valeri How to Play Dynamic Chess Gambit Publications 2004 7 Beliavsky & Adrian Mikhalchishin Alexander Winning Endgame Strategy Batsford Chess 2000 8 Beliavsky & Adrian Mikhalchishin Alexander Secrets of Chess Intuition Gambit Publications 2002 9 Bologan Victor Victor Bologan Selected Games 1985-2004 Russell Enterprises 2007 10 Bosch Jeroen The Combat Simulator New in Chess 2006 11 Bosch, Steve Giddins Jeroen The Chess Instructor 2009 New in Chess 2008 12 Botvinnik Mikhail Botvinnik vs Bronstein Moscow 1951 Edition Olms Zurich 2004 13 Botvinnik Mikhail Botvinnik-Smyslov: Three World Chess Championship Matches New in Chess 2009 14 Bronstein David Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953 Dover Publications 1979 15 Bronstein & Tom Furstenberg David The Sorcerer's Apprentice New in Chess 2009 16 Christiansen Larry Storming the Barricades Gambit Publications 2000 17 De la Villa Garcia Jesus 100 Endgames You Must Know New in Chess 2008 18 Dorfman Iossif The Method in Chess Sarl 2001 19 Dvoretsky Mark Dvoretsky´s Endgame Manual Russell Enterprises 2006 20 Dvoretsky & Oleg Pervakov Mark Studies for Practical Players Russell Enterprises 2009 21 Dvoretsky & Arthur Yusupov Mark School of Future Champions - 5 volumes Edition Olms Zurich 2006-2009 22 Dvoretsky & Arthur Yusupov Mark School of Chess Excellence - 4 volumes Edition Olms Zurich 2001-2003 23 Dvoretsky Mark Dvoretsky´s Analytical Manual Edition Olms Zurich 2008 24 Eingorn Viacheslav Decision-Making at the Chessboard Gambit Publications 2003 25 Emms John The Survival Guide to Rook Endings Gambit Publications 2008 26 Emms John The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess Everyman Chess 2007 27 Fischer Robert James My 60 Memorable Games Batsford Chess 2008 28 Flear Glenn Practical Endgame Play - Beyond the Basics Everyman Chess 2007 29 Franco Zenon Chess Self-Improvement Gambit Publications 2005 30 Franco & Colin Crouch Zenon How to Defend in Chess: Learn from the World Champions Gambit Publications 2007 31 Gelfand Boris My Most Memorable Games Edition Olms Zurich 2005 32 Gershon & Igor Nor Alik San Luis 2005 Quality Chess 2007 33 Grivas Efstratios Modern Chess Planning Gambit Publications 2007 34 Grivas Efstratios Chess College (1-3) Gambit Publications 2006 35 Grivas Efstratios Practical Endgame Play - Mastering the Basics Everyman Chess 2008 36 Grooten Herman Chess Strategy for Clubplayers New in Chess 2009 37 Hansen Carsten Improve Your Positional Chess Gambit Publications 2004 38 Hansen Lars Bo Improve Your Chess: by Learning from the Champions Gambit Publications 2009 39 Hansen Lars Bo Foundations of Chess Strategy Gambit Publications 2005 40 Hertan Charles Forcing Chess Moves: The Key to Better Calculation New in Chess 2008 41 Karolyi Tibor Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov New in Chess 2007 42 Karpov Anatoly Anatoly Karpov: My Best Games Edition Olms Zurich 2007 43 Kasparov Garry on My Great Predecessors (volumes I-V) Everyman Chess 2003-2006 44 Kasparov Garry on Modern Chess (volumes I-III) Everyman Chess 2007-2009 45 King Daniel Test Your Chess with Daniel King Batsford Chess 2004 46 Kmoch Hans Pawn Power in Chess Dover Publications 1990 47 Kortchnoi Viktor My Best Games (vol 1 and 2) Edition Olms Zurich 2001 48 Kotov Alexander Think Like a Grandmaster Batsford Chess 2003 49 Kotov Alexander Play Like a Grandmaster Batsford Chess 2003 50 Larsen Bent Bent Larsen´s Best Games of Chess Hardinge Simpole Publishing 2003 51 Lipnitsky Isaac Questions of Modern Chess Theory Quality Chess 2008 52 Lund Esben Rook vs Two Minor Pieces Quality Chess 2005 53 Marovic Drazen Secrets of Chess Transformations Gambit Publications 2004 54 Marin Mihail Learn from the Legends Quality Chess 2006 55 Marin Mihail Secrets of Chess Defence Gambit Publications 2003 56 Marin Mihail Secrets of Attacking Chess Gambit Publications 2005 57 Marin & Yuri Garrett Mihail Reggio Emilia 2007/2008 Quality Chess 2009 58 Minev Nikolay A Practical guide to Rook Endgames Russell Enterprises 2004 59 Moskalenko Viktor Revolutionize Your Chess New in Chess 2009 60 Muller & Frank Lamprecht Karsten Secrets of Pawn Endings Gambit Publications 2008 61 Muller & Wolfgang Pajeken Karsten How to Play Chess Endgames Gambit Publications 2008 62 Muller & Frank Lamprecht Karsten Fundamental Chess Endings Gambit Publications 2001 63 Munninghoff Alexander Euwe, Max - The Biography New in Chess 2001 64 Nimzowitsch Aron My System Quality Chess 2007 65 Nimzowitsch Aron Chess Praxis Quality Chess 2007 66 Nunn John Secrets of Practical Chess (new enlarged ed) Gambit Publications 2007 67 Nunn John Grandmaster Chess Move by Move Gambit Publications 2005 68 Nunn John Understanding Chess Move by Move Gambit Publications 2001 69 Nunn John Understanding Chess Endgames: Key Concepts Explained Gambit Publications 2009 70 Pritchett Craig Heroes of Classical Chess Everyman Chess 2009 71 Romero Alfonso Creative Chess Strategy Gambit Publications 2003 72 Rowson Jonathan The Seven Deadly Chess Sins Gambit Publications 2000 73 Rowson Jonathan Chess for Zebras: Thinking Differently about Black and White Gambit Publications 2005 74 Shereshevsky Mikhail Endgame Strategy Cadogan Chess 1994 75 Shirov Alexei Fire on Board (volumes 1 and 2) Everyman Chess 1996 and 2005 76 Silman Jeremy The Amateur's Mind Siles Press 1999 77 Silman Jeremy Silman's Complete Endgame Course Siles Press 2007 78 Sokolov Ivan Winning Chess Middlegames New in Chess 2009 79 Soltis Andrew rethinking the chess pieces Batsford Chess 2004 80 Soltis Andrew How to Choose a Chess Move Batsford Chess 2005 81 Stean Michael Simple Chess (New Algebraic edition) Dover Publications 2002 82 Stohl Igor Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces Gambit Publications 2009 83 Tal Mikhail Tal-Botvinnik 1960 Russell Enterprises 2001 84 Tal Mikhail The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal Everyman Chess 1997 85 Timman & Max Euwe Jan Fischer World Champion! New in Chess 2009 86 Timman Jan Curacao 1962 New in Chess 2005 87 Timman Jan On the Attack New in Chess 2006 88 Timman Jan Power Chess with Pieces New in Chess 2004 89 Timman Jan Art of Chess Analysis Cadogan Chess 1997 90 Uhlmann & Gerhard Schmidt Wolfgang Open Files: The Road into the Enemy Position Edition Olms Zurich 2009 91 Van Perlo G.C. Endgame Tactic´s New in Chess 2006 92 Van Wijgerden & Rob Brunia Cor Manual for Chess Trainers: The Step-by-Step Method (series) Van Wijgerden 2004-2005 93 Van Wijgerden & Rob Brunia Cor Learning Chess Workbook: The Step-by-Step Method (series) Van Wijgerden 2004-2005 94 Volokitin & Vladimir Grabinsky Andrei Perfect your Chess Gambit Publications 2007 95 Vukovic Vladimir Art of Attack in Chess: 2008 reprint of a Classic Everyman Chess 2008 96 Watson John Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy Gambit Publications 1998 97 Watson John Chess Strategy in Action Gambit Publications 2003 98 Webb Simon Chess for Tigers Batsford Chess 2005 99 Yermolinsky Alex The Road to Chess Improvement Gambit Publications 1999 100 Yusupov Artur Build up Your Chess (3 volumes) Quality Chess 2008-2009
Proposed Books for Trainers
Author N Title Publisher Year of Publication Surname Name 1 Agdestein Simen Wonderboy New in Chess 2004 2 Bosch, Steve Giddins Jeroen The Chess Instructor 2009 New in Chess 2008 3 De la Villa Garcia Jesus 100 Endgames You Must Know New in Chess 2008 4 Dvoretsky Mark Dvoretsky´s Endgame Manual Russell Enterprises 2006 5 Dvoretsky & Arthur Yusupov Mark School of Future Champions - 5 volumes Edition Olms Zurich 2006-2009 6 Fischer Robert James My 60 Memorable Games Batsford Chess 2008 7 Grooten Herman Chess Strategy for Clubplayers New in Chess 2009 8 Kasparov Garry My Great Predecessors (volumes I-V) Everyman Chess 2003-2006 9 Kasparov Garry Modern Chess (volumes I-III) Everyman Chess 2007-2009 10 Marin Mihail Learn from the Legends Quality Chess 2006 11 Muller & Frank Lamprecht Karsten Fundamental Chess Endings Gambit Publications 2001 12 Nimzowitsch Aron My System Quality Chess 2007 13 Nimzowitsch Aron Chess Praxis Quality Chess 2007 14 Nunn John Secrets of Practical Chess (new enlarged ed) Gambit Publications 2007 15 Rowson Jonathan The Seven Deadly Chess Sins Gambit Publications 2000 16 Rowson Jonathan Chess for Zebras: Thinking Differently about Black and White Gambit Publications 2005 17 Van Delft & Merijn van Delft Karel Developing Chess Talent KVDC; www.chesstalent.com 2010 18 Van Wijgerden & Rob Brunia Cor Manual for Chess Trainers: The Step-by-Step Method (series) Van Wijgerden 2004-2005 19 Watson John Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy Gambit Publications 1998 20 Yermolinsky Alex The Road to Chess Improvement Gambit Publications 1999