EP 72 | The Best Chess Books Ever Written ft. Ben Johnson (Perpetual Chess)

The Dojo debates what the best books written about chess are! The concensus best books are:1. My Sixty Memorable Games, Fischer. https://amzn.to/3xFfhNb2. Test of Time, Kasparov. https://amzn.to/3YmqJsB3. New York 1924, Alekhine. https://amzn.to/3E1OcXZ4. Tal Botvinnik 1960. https://amzn.to/3K7oC7O5. My Great Predecessors, Kasparov. https://amzn.to/3xqYWLy6. My System/Chess Praxis, Nimzovitch. https://amzn.to/3HYnroj7. Grandmaster Preparation, Polugayevsky. https://amzn.to/3Yt4Fwh8. The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games, Burgess. https://amzn.to/40RHPQK9. Endgame Strategy, Shereshevsky. https://amzn.to/3jZN68o10. Art of Attack, Vukovic. https://amzn.to/3Yt53uJ Ben's books that didn't make the final list:1. Simple Chess, Stean. https://amzn.to/3XtzT5s2. How I beat Fischer's Record, Polgar. https://amzn.to/3xmvhmX3. Think Like a Super-GM, Adams. https://amzn.to/3YwGAot4. Capablanca's Best Chess Endings, Chernev. https://amzn.to/3xiJmlo5. Mastering Chess Strategy, Hellsten. https://amzn.to/3ly1Aww6. First Book of Morphy, Rosario. https://amzn.to/3YQDTxI7. Most Instructive Games, Chernev. https://amzn.to/3IpHQV28. Seven Deadly Chess Sins, Rowson. https://amzn.to/3K7kR1X David's books that didn't make the final list:1. My Life and Games, Tal. https://amzn.to/3xst4Gp2. Child of Change, Kasparov. https://amzn.to/3E5W8ay3. My Best Games, Alehkine. https://amzn.to/3jZORT24. Modern Ideas in Chess, Reti. https://amzn.to/3I0DwKh Kostya's books that didn't make the final list:1. School of Chess Excellence, Dvoretsky. https://amzn.to/3I2RFqx2. Grandmaster Preparation, Aagaard. https://amzn.to/3ltjyA93. Understanding Chess Move by Move, Nunn. https://amzn.to/3Ik0cGJ4. Under the Surface, Markos. https://amzn.to/3XzdkMu5. Positional Decision Making, Gelfand. https://amzn.to/3jSvqvo6. Pump up your Rating, Smith. https://amzn.to/3ImVU1d Jesse's books that didn't make the final list:1. Encyclopedia of Chess Endings, Kalinichenko. https://amzn.to/3lyusoy2. The Best Move, Hort and Jansa. https://amzn.to/3xkqWjY3. Perfect Your Chess, https://amzn.to/3K6mwEY Interested in improving? Check out the all-new Dojo Training Program - https://chessdojo.shop/training Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive Follow ChessDojo here:Website: https://chessdojo.shopTwitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojoliveDiscord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HDTwitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojoPatreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/