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The Booksellers’ Gambit: Chess Books

Curated by

Sam Drew

Mr B’s is home to several keen chess players. We’re not necessarily any good, but we’re definitely keen; if you listen carefully outside the staff room you will sometimes hear the gentle tap tap of a chess game in progress. And because we’re booksellers, we also like to read about chess, whether that be fantastic novels that hinge on the action of a chess board, biographies of grandmasters, or strategy guides.  Here is a curated list of some of our favorites, as well as useful introductory guides for children and beginners.

Get 15% off when you buy all the books on the list

All books on this list £180.34 £153.28

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  • Batsford’s Modern Chess Openings
    Nick de Firmian
    £22.95
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  • How to Swindle in Chess
    Andrew Soltis
    £16.99
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  • Bluffer’s Guide to Chess
    Boris Starling
    £7.99
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  • The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book
    John Emms
    £16.99
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  • How Life Imitates Chess
    Garry Kasparov
    £10.99
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  • Chess for Kids
    Richard James
    £7.99
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  • Chess for Children
    Murray Chandler, Helen Milligan
    £12.50
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  • Check Mates
    Stewart Foster
    £6.99
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  • A Chess Story
    Stefan Zweig, Alexander Starritt, Petra Borner
    £10.00
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  • Chess
    Hugh Patterson, Nigel Davies, Flame Tree Studio
    £9.99
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  • How to Reassess Your Chess
    Jeremy Silman
    £28.99
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  • The Moves that Matter
    Jonathan Rowson
    £10.99
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  • The Queen’s Gambit
    Walter Tevis
    £8.99
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  • Chessboxer
    Stephen Davies
    £7.99
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