Chess Biographies
Here is a list of some of the best chess biographies and autobiographies of chess masters.
Chess in the Fast Lane, by Bill and Michael Adams, 1996
Development of a Grandmaster, by Bill and Michael Adams, 1991
Adolf Albin in America: A European Chess Master’s Sojourn, 1893-1895, by Olimpiu Urcan, 2008
Alexander Alekhine, by S. Akhpatelov and S. Gordon
Alekhine’s Best Games of Chess, 1908-1923, by Alexander Alekhine, 2008
Alekhine’s Best Games of Chess, 1924-1937, by Alexander Alekhine, 2009
Alekhine’s Best Games of Chess, 1938-1945, by C.H.O’D. Alexander, 1949, 1974
Testament d’Alekhine, by A. Baratz, 1972
Alexander Alekhine, by Dimitrije Bjelica, 1993
The Games of Alexander Alekhine, by R. Caparros and P. Lahde, 1992
Dr. Aljechin, by F. Chalupetzky, 1928
226 Korotkih Partii Aleksandra Alekina, by V. Charushin, 1992
Alekhine: My Struggle, by V. Chashchikhin, 1992
Alexander Alekhine – Master of Attack, by M. Chetvenik and A. Raetsky, 2004
Alekhine in Europe and Asia, by Donaldson, Minev, and Seirawan, 1993
Alekhine in the Americas, by Donaldson, Minev, and Seirawan, 1993
Complete Games of Alekhine, vol 1-3, by Fiala and Kalendovsky, 1992, 1996, 1998
Alexander Alekhine – the Lone King, by Filatov and Smirin
Aljechin, der Grosste by A. Foldeak and E. Varnusz, 1994
Alexander Aljechin – Genius der Kombinationen, by W. Haas
Alexander Alekhine The Great Combination Master, by J. Hay, 2013
Alexander Alekhine The informal games 1931-1933, by J. Kalendovsky, 1992
Shakhmatnoe Nasledie A.A. Alekina, by A. Kotov, vol 1-2, 1953, 1958
Aleksandar Alekhin, by Alexander Kotov, 1973
Aleksandar Aljehin (1892-1946), by Klement and Petrovic, 1974, 1977
75 parties d’Alekhine, by J. Le Monnier, 1973
Alekhine, by V. Linder and I. Linder, 1992
Alexander Alekhine The Executioner, by Bob Long, 2011
The Chess Giants of the World: Alekhine, by D. Lovas, 2010
A. Alekhine: Agony of a Chess Genius, by Pablo Moran, 1972, 1989, 2010
Chess Genius Alekhine, by Mueller and Pawelczak, 1953
Alexander Alekhine and correspondence chess, by C. Pagni, 1996
300 Select Games of Alekhine, by Panov, 1954
Aljechins Besuche in der Schweiz 1921-1934, by T. Presiuso, 1991
The Unknown Alekhine 1905-1914, by Fred Reinfeld, 1949
100 Instructive Games of Alekhine, by Fred Reinfeld, 1959
Aleksandr Alekhin, by Y. Shaburov, 1992
Alexander Alekhine’s Chess Games, 1902-1946, Skinner and Verhoeven 1988
Alexander Alekhine’s Chess Games, 1902-1922, by Soloviov, 2002
Best Games of C.H.O’D. Alexander, by Golombek and Hartston, 1976
Chess, My Life, by Rab Nawaz Khan Alizai, 1976
My Life in Chess, by Vishy Anand and Devangshu Datta, 2007
Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess, by Vishy Anand, 1998
Vishy Anand – World Chess Champion, by Vishy Anand and John Nunn, 2012
Vishy Anand: Chess Super-Talent, by Norwood, 1995
The Life and Games of Frank Ross Anderson, by John Donaldson, 2009
Adolph Anderssens Schachpartien, by Gustav Neumann, 1866
The chess Games of Adolph Anderssen, by Sid Pickard, 1996
Chess for Success, by Maurice Ashley, 2005
Uncompromising Chess, by Alexander Belyavsky, 1998
American Grandmaster, by Joel Benjamin, 2007
Joel Benjamin, by Haines and Eric Schiller, 1998
Pal Benko: My Life, Games, and Compositions, by Pal Benko and Jeremy Silman, 2003
Chess History and Reminiscences, by Henry Bird, 1893
The Art of Bisguier, by Arthur Bisguier, 2008
Mr. Blackburne’s Game of Chess, by Henry Blackburne and J. Graham, 1899
The Chess Career of E.D. Bogoljubow, by Jack Spence, 1971
Bogoljubow: The Fate of a Chess Player, by Sergei Soloviov, 2004
Isaac Boleslavsky – Selected Games, by Jimmy Adams, 1988
Victor Bologan Selected Games, 1985-2004, by Victor Bologan, 2007
Botvinnik, Campeon del Mundo, by Aguilera, 1948
100 Selected Games, by Mikhail Botvinnik, 1960
15 Games and Their Stories, by Mikhail Botvinnik, 1982
Achieving the aim, Mikhail Botvinnik, 1981
Best Games, 1947-70, by Mikhail Botvinnik, 1972
Botvinnik’s 100 Best Games, by Mikhail Botvinnik, 1960
Botvinnik’s Best Games, Volume 1, 1925-1941, by Mikhail Botvinnik, 2000
Botvinnik’s Best Games, Volume 2, 1942-1956, by Mikhail Botvinnik, 2000
Half a Century of Chess, by Mikhail Botvinnik, 1996
Selected Games: 1967-70, by Mikhail Botvinnik, 1981
Botvinnik: Move by Move, by Cyrus Lakdawala
Botvinnik the Invincible, by Fred Reinfeld, 1946
Mikhail Botvinnik’s Games, by Soloviov, 2000, 2001
Mikhail Botvinnik: The Life and Games of a World Chess Champion, by Andy Soltis, 2014
Secret Notes, by David Bronstein and Sergey Voronkov, 2007
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, by David Bronstein, 1995
David Bronstein: Chess Improviser, by Boris Vainstein, 1983
The Stress of Chess – and Its Infinite Finesse, by Walter Browne, 2012
Amos Burn: A Chess Biography, by Richard Forster, 2004
Esteban Canal, by Zichichi, 1991
Jose Capablanca, by Akhpatelov and Gordon
Jose Raul Capablanca, by Babasakis and Kourkounakis, 2005
Capablanca, by D. Bjelica, 1993
The Unknown Capablanca, by D. Brandreth and D. Hooper, 1975, 1993
My Chess Career, by Jose Capablanca, 1966
The Games of Jose Raul Capablanca, by Caparros, 1991, 1994
Capablanca, by Chalupetzky and Toth, 1943
Capabanca’s Best Chess Ending, by Irving Chernev, 1978, 1982
Asi Jugaba Capablanca, by J. Daubar, 1988, 1990
Capablanca – A Primer of Checkmate, by Francisco Del Rosario, 2010
Het Schaakphenomeen Jose Raoul Capablanca, by Euwe and Prins, 1949
Capablanca in the United Kingdom (1911-1920), by V. Fiala, 2006
Gent Nostra Capablanca, by M. Fontrodona, 1988
Glorias del Tablero “Capablanca” by J. Gelabert, 1923, 1924
Weltgeschichte des Schachs: Capablanca, by Gilchrist and Hooper, 1963
Capablanca’s Hundred Best Games of Chess, by Harry Golombek, 1947, 1978, 2004
Capablancas Verlustpartien, by F. Goerschen, 1976
J.R. Capablanca, by Horberg and Westberg, 1965
Jose Raul Capablanca, by Alexander Khalifman, 2004
20 Partien Capablanca’s, by B. Kagan 1915
Capablanca move by move, by C. Lakdawala, 2012
Jose Raul Capablanca: Third World Chess Champion, by Isaak Linder, 2013
Jose Raul Capablanca The Mouthpiece, by Bob Long, 2011
The Greats of the World: Capablanca, by D. Lovas, 2006
Jose Raul Capablanca, by McBrewster, Miller, and Vandome, 2009
Partidas Clasicas de Capablanca, by Monasterio and Stahlberg, 1943
Kapablanka, by V. Panov, 1959, 1970, 1973
Trofei di Capablanca, by L. Penco 1954
Capablanca, by S. Petrovic, 1974
The Immortal Games of Capablanca, by Fred Reinfeld, 1942, 1970, 1974, 1990
Capablanca, Leyenda y Realidad, by M. Sanchez, 1978
Jose Raul Capablanca, by G. Siwek, 2007
Kapablanca Vstrechi c Rossiey, by A. Sizonenko, 1988
Jose Raul Capablanca: A Chess Biography, by Miguel Snchez, 2014
Capablanca, vol 1-2, by Varnusz, 1997
A Brief Review of the Chess Record of Jose Raul Capablanca, by D. Welles, 1911
J.R. Capablanca, vol 1-2, by E. Varnusz, 1997
Jose Raul Capablanca Avtportret genia, by S. Voronkov, 2006
Capablancas Forlustpartier, by J. Westman, 1963
Capablanca: A Compendium of Games, Notes, Articles…, by Edward Winter, 1989
Kh. R. Kapablanka Opyt kharakteristiki, by E.A. Znosko-Borovsky, 1911
How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World, by Agdestein, 2004
Wonderboy: Magnus Carlsen, by Simen Agdestein, 2004
Magnus Force, by Colin Crouch, 2013
Fighting Chess with Magnus Carlsen, by Mikhalchishin and Stetsko, 2012
Charousek’s Games of Chess, by Sergeant, 1989
Chess Comet Charousek, by Victor Charuchin, 1997
Mikhail Chigorin: The Creative Chess Genius, by Jimmy Adams, 1987
Mikhail Chigorin: Selected Games, by Bogoljubow and Couch, 1987
Mikhail Chigorin (Russian), by Vasiukov
Mikhail Chigorin (Russian), by Yudovich, 1985
Billy Colias Midwest Master, by Schiler, Rantala, Watson, Warren
Colle’s Chess Masterpieces, by Fred Reinfeld, 1984
My Seven Chess Prodigies, by John Collins, 1974
Surviving Changi: E.E. Colman: A Chess Biography, by Olimpiu Urcan and Kevin Tan, 2007
John Curdo’s Chess Career, by John Curdo, 1988
My Best Games, 1929-1976, by Arnold Denker, 1981
The Bobby Fischer I Knew and Other Stories, by Denker and Parr, 1995
Emil Josef Diemer 1908-1990, by Alan Dommett, 2003
The King – Chess Pieces, by Jan Donner, 2006
My 100 Best Games, by Dreev, 2007
The Chess Biography of Marcel Duchamp, by Blastimil Fiala, 2002
The Complete Games of Oldrich Duras, by J. Kalendovsky
From My Chess Games, 1920-37, by Max Euwe, 1975
Max Euwe: The Biography, by Alexandr Munninghoff, 2001
Julius Finn: A Chess Master’s Life in American, 1871-1931, by Olimpiu Urcan, 2009
Lessons from my Games, by Reuben Fine, 1958
Reuben Fine, by Woodger, 2004
Bobby Fischer: His Approach to Chess, by Agur, 1996
Bobby Fischer, by Harry Benson, 2011
Bobby Fischer, Bjelica, 1992
Bobby Fischer: The Wandering King, by Bohm and Kees, 2004
Profile of a Prodigy, by Frank Brady, 1969 and 1973
Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall, by Frank Brady, 2011
The Games of Bobby Fischer, by Burger, 1975
Bobby Fischer vs. The Rest of the World, by Brad Darrach, 1975
Bobby Fischer: The $5,000,000 Comeback, by Davies, Levitt, and Pein, 1992
A Legend on the Road, by John Donaldson, 1994
The Unknown Bobby Fischer, by Donaldson and Tanborn, 1999
Bobby Fischer Goes to War, by David Edmonds and John Eidnow, 2004
Bobby Fischer – the Greatest?, by Max Euwe, 2011
Fischer – World Champion, by Max Euwe 2002
Bobby Fischer’s Conquest of the World Championship, by Reuben Fine, 1973
My 60 Memorable Games, by Bobby Fischer, 1969
Finding Bobby Fischer, by Geuzendam, 1994
744 Games of Bobby Fischer, Golubev and Gutsait
Bobby Fischer – From Chess Genius to Legend, by Eduard Gufeld, 2002
Bobby Fischer: Complete Games of the American World Chess champion, by Lou Hays, 1992, 1995
How Fischer Plays Chess, by Levy, 1975
How to Beat Bobby Fischer, by Edmar Mednis, 1974
Bobby Fischer: The Career and Complete Games, by Mueller, 2009
The Games of Robert J. Fischer, by O’Connell and Wade, 1972
Bobby Fischer Comes Home, by Olafsson, 2012
The Russians vs. Fischer, by Plisetsky and Voronkov, 1994
A Psychobiography of Bobby Fischer, by Ponterotto, 2012
Bobby Fischer, 1-3, by Smyslov and Tal and Yudasin
Bobby Fischer Rediscoverd, by Andy Soltis, 2003
The Greatest Secret of Bobby Fischer, by Nenad Stankovic, 2012
Bobby Fischer Games from 1955, by Tartajubow, 1972
Grandmaster Flohr, by Baturnsky, 1985
Salo Flohr – Master of Tactics, by Jimmy Adams, 1985
Thomas Frere and the Brotherhood of Chess, by Martin Hillyer, 2013
Semen Furman (Russian), by Anatoly Karpov, 1988
My Most Memorable Games, by Boris Gelfand, 2005
Grandmaster Geller, by Damsky
Best Games (Russian), by Gipslis, 1987
I Play Against Pieces, by Svetozar Gligoric, 1983
Svetozar Gligoric: Collected Games, by Leach, 1988
The Chess of Gligoric: 1945-1970, by David Levy, 1972
The Games of Greco, by Greco and Hoffman, 1900
Chess: The Search for Mona Lisa, by Eduard Gufeld, 2001
My Life in Chess, by Eduard Gufeld, 1993
Albert Beauregard Hodges: The Man Chess Made, by John Hilbert and Peter Lahde, 2013
Chess Gladiator, by Asa Hoffmann, 1996
Hooked on Chess: A Memoir, by Bill Hook, 2007
Silver Queen – The Glamour and Shadow of Success, by Maria Ivanka, 2002
David Janowski (Russian) by Plisetsky and Voronkov, 1987
Mir Sultan Kan, by Coles, 1977
The Games of Anatoly Karpov, By Adams, Levy, and O’Connell, 1974
K is for Karpov, by Jimmy Adams
Karpov on Karpov: Memoirs of a Chess World Champion, by Anatoly Karpov, 1992
My 300 Best Games, by Anatoly Karpov, 1997
My Best Games, by Anatoly Karpov, 1978, 2007
Chess is My Life, by Anatoly Karpov and Roshal, 1980
Karpov’s Collected Games, 1961-1974, by David Levy, 1975
Anatoly Karpov’s Games as World Champion, 1975-78, by Levy and O’Connell, 1978
The Best of Karpov, by Markland, 1975
How Karpov Wins, by Edmar Mednis, 1994
Isaac Kashdan, American Chess Grandmaster, by Peter Lahde, 2009
Kasparov’s Fighting Chess, 1993-1998, by Aplin and Karolyi, 2006
Kasparov’s Fighting Chess, 1999-2005, by Aplin and Karolyi, 2006
Child of Change, by Garry Kasparov, 1987
Fighting Chess: My Games and Career, by Garry Kasparov, 1983
Garry Kasparov: New World Champion, by Garry Kasparov 1986
Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov, by Garry Kasprov, 2013
The Test of Time, by Garry Kasparov, 1987
Garry Kasparov’s Best Games, by Raymond Keene, 1993
A New Era: How Garry Kasparov Changed the World, 1997
Kasparov: the Test of Time, by Neat, 1986
Garry Kasparov’s Greatest Chess Games, vol 1-2, by Stohl, 2005, 2006
Garry Kasparov’s Fighting Chess, by Bob Wade, 1995
Garry Kasparov, by Yudovich, 1988
Mortal Games: The Turbulnet Genius of Garry Kasparov. By Fred Waitzkin, 2013
Arthur Kaufmann: A Chess Bography, 1872-1938, by Olimpiu Urcan and Peter Braunwarth, 2012
Emil Kemeny – A Life in Chess, by John Hilbert, 2013
100 Games, by Paul Keres, 1966
Chess as I Play It, by Paul Keres
Grandmaster of Chess, by Paul Keres, 1965
The Road to the Top, by Paul Keres, 1996
Paul Keres Chess Master Class, by Neishtadt, 1983
Keres’s Best Games of Chess, 1931-1938, by Fred Reinfeld, 1941
Paul Keres’ Best Games, vol 1-2, by Varnusz, 1987, 1990
Khalifman: Life & Games, by Gennady Nesis, 2000
Portrait of a Chess Player – Alexander Khalifman, by Ionov
Khalifman: Life and Games, by Gennady Nesis, 2000
Best Games, by Kholmov, 1982
Chessnicdotes I and II, by George Koltanowski, 1978, 1981
In the Dark, by George Koltanowski, 1985
Adventures of a Chess Master, by George Koltanowski and Milton Finkelstein, 2011
Korchnoi’s 400 Best Games, by Blacktock, Korchnoi, and Wade, 1978
Persona Non Grata, by Cavallaro and Korchnoi, 1981
Chess is My Life, by Viktor Korchnoi, 1978, 2005
My Best Games, by Viktor Korchnoi, 2011
Viktor Korchnoi’s Best Games, by Viktor Korchnoi, 1977
Korchnoi’s Chess Games, by Levy and O’Connell, 1979
Diary of a Chess Queen, by Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2009
How I Became a Grandmaster at Age 14, by Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2001
Kotov, by Malkin, 1984
Kramnik – My Life and Games, by Damsky and Kramnik, 2001
The Games of Viktor Kupreichik, by McCormick 1986
Bent Larsen – The Figher, by Brondum, 1978
50 Best Games, by Bent Larsen
Bent Larsen’s Best Games of Chess: Fighting Chess, by Bent Larsen 2014
My Best Games of Chess, by Bent Larsen, 2003
Chess Secrets I Learned from the Masters, by Edward Lasker, 1951
Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood, by Edward Lasker, 1942
Lasker’s Greatest Games 1889-1914, by Reuben Fine and Fred Reinfeld, 1963
Emanuel Lasker, Biographie eines Schachweltmeisters, by J. Hannak, 1952
Emanuel Lasker: the Life of a Chess Master, by J. Hannak, 1952
Emanuel Lasker: Games 1889-1903, by Alexander Khalifman
Emanuel Lasker: Games 1904-1940, by Alexander Khalifman, 1998
Das Schachgenie Lasker, by Isaak and Vladimir Linder, 1991, 2010
Emanuel Lasker: Second World Chess Champion, by Isaak Linder, 2013
Why Lasker Matters, by Andrew Soltis, 2005
Lasker’s Games, 1889-1914, by Fred Reinfeld, 1963
Emanuel Lasker Games, by Soloviov
Lasker, by Vainstein, 1984
Emanuel Lasker, 1889-1907, by Varnusz, 1998
Emanuel Lasker, by Whyld, 1976
The Chess Games of David Lees, by David Lees, 1993
The Tragic Life and Short Chess Career of James A. Leonard, 1841-1862, by Hilbert and Winter, 2005
Select Games and Memoirs, by Levenfish, 1967
Sam Loyd the Puzzle King, by Sid Pickard 1996
Ljubomir Ljubojevic, by Milan Bjelajac, 2011
Young Marshall, by John Hilbert
Marshall’s Best Games, by Frank Marshall, 1960
Marshall’s Chess Swindles, by Frank Marshall, 1914
My 50 Years of Chess, by Frank Marshall, 2002
Frank Marshall, United States Chess Champion: A Biography with 220 Games, by Soltis 1994
James Mason in America: The Early Chess Career, 1867-1878, by Joost Van Winsen, 2010
Henrique Mecking: Latin Chess Genius, by Gordon, 1993
Vladas Mikenas, by Dvorkovitch
Vladas Mikenas (Russian), by Vladas Mikenas, 1987
Tony Miles: ‘It’s Only Me’, by Tony Miles and Lawton, 2003
Milan Momic – Alabama’s First Chess Master, by Bobby Edwards, 1997
Paul Morphy: A Modern Perspective, by Valeri Beim, 2005, 2013
A First Book of Morphy, by Del Rosario, 2004
The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of Paul Morphy the Chess Champion, by Frederick Edge, 1859
Paul Morphy (Russian), by Fiekutura, 1980
The Chess and Genius of Paul Morphy, by Max Lange, 1974
Paul Morphy: Skizze aus der schachwelt, by Max Lange, 1881
Paul Morphy: The Pride and Sorrow of Chess, by David Lawson, 1976, 2010
Morphy’s Games of Chess, by Johann Loewenthal, 1860
Paul Morphy: A Collection of His Games With Detailed Notes, by Geza Maroczy, 1909
Morphy’s Games of Chess, by Philip Sergeant, 1957
Morphy Gleanings, by Philip Sergeant, 1931
The Unknown Morphy, by Philip Sergeant, 1973
Morphy, by Petrovic, 1971
Morphy’s Chess Masterpieces, by Fred Reinfeld, 1974
Paul Morphy and the Evolution of Chess Theory, by Macon Shibut, 2004
The Genius of Paul Morphy, by Chris Ward, 1997
My 75 year chess career: An autobiography of my life, by Walter Muir, 1997
Najdorf: Fife and Games, by Lissowski and Mikhalchishin and Najdorf, 2005
Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura, by Karsten Muller, 2013
Napier: The Forgotten Chessmaster, by John Hilbert, 1997
Nezmetdinov’s Best Games of Chess, by Nezmetdinov, 2000
Nezhmetdinov, by Pishkin, 2000
Super Nezh: Chess Assassin, by Alex Pishkin, 1985
Nimzovich: A Reappraisal, by Raymond Keene, 1999
Nimzovich, My System, by Aron Nimzovich 1930
Nimzovich the Hypermodern, by Fred Reinfeld, 1948
Aron Nimzowitsch: On the Road to Chess Mastery, 1886-1924, by Nielsen and Skjoldager, 2012
Aron Nimzowitsch 1928-1935: Annotated Games & Essays, by Rudolf Reinhardt, 2013
Aron Nimzowitsch: Master of Planning, by Raymond Keene, 1974, 1999
Checkmate in Prague: The Memoirs of a Grandmaster, by Ludek Pachman, 1975
Vasilin Panov (Russian), by Vasilin Panov, 1986
Louis Paulsen, by Paulussen, 1982
Wolfgang Pauly: Challenge of a Legazy, by Marian Stere, 2001
Petrosian’s Best Games of Chess, 1946-1963, by Clarke, 2002
Tigran Petrosian – World Champion, by O’Kelly, 1973
Petrosian’s Legacy, by Tigran Petrosian, 1990
The Games of Tigran Petrosian, by Shekhtman, 1991
Petrosian the Powerful, by Soltis and Smith, 1990
Tigran Petrosian: His Life and Games, by Viktor Vasiliev and Michael Basman, 1974
Vladmirs Petrovs: A Chessplayer’s Story, by Andris Fride, 2004
The Life of Philidor, by George Allen, 1863
Harry Nelson Pillsbury – A Genius Ahead of His Time, by Cherniaev, 2006
Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American Chess Champion, by Jacques Pope, 1996
Pillsbury’s Chess Career, by Sergeant and Watts, 1966
Pillsbury the Extraordinary by Soltis and Smith, 1990
Chess Memoirs: The Chess Career of a Physician and Lasker Pupil, by Joseph Platz, 1979
Judit Polgar: The Princess of Chess, by Tibor Karolyi, 2004
How I Beat Fischer’s Record, by Judit Polgar, 2012
The Polgar Sisters: Training or Genius?, by Cathy Forbes, 1992
Queens of the King’s Game, by Polgar 1997
Breaking Through, by Susan Polgar and Truong, 2005
William H.K. Pollock: A Chess Biography, by John Hilbert and Olimpiu Urcan, 2014
Pollock Memories: A Collection of Chess Games, Problems, Etc, by Mrs. F.F. Rowland, 1899
Grandmaster Lajos Portisch, by Gelenczei, 1968
Selected Games of Lajos Portisch, by Varnusz, 1979
C.J.S. Purdy – His Life, His Games, and His Writings, Hammond and Jamieson, 1982
C.J.S. Purdy’s Annotations and Other Thoughts, by C.J.S. Purdy, 2004
How Purdy won – The Correspondence Chess Career of a World Champion, by Purdy 1988
Vladimir Ragozin (Russian), by Vladimir Ragozin, 1984
My Chess, by Hans Ree, 2013
The Human Comedy of Chess, by Hans Ree, 1999
Samuel Reshevsky: A Compendium of 1,768 Games, by Stephen Gordon, 1997
Reshevsky’s Best Games of Chess, by Samuel Reshevsky, 1948
Reti’s Best Games, by Golemek and Reti, 1997
Chess Child: The Story of Ray Robson, America’s Youngest Grandmaster, by Gary Robson, 2013
Peter Romanovsky (Russian), by Peter Romanovsky, 1984
The Life and Games of Rubinstein, vol 1 and 2, by Donaldson and Minev, 2006
Akiba Rubinstein: The Later Years, by Donaldson and Minev, 1995
Rubinstein’s Chess Masterpieces, by Hans Kmoch and Akiba Rubinstein, 1941, 1960
Rubinstein, by Razuvaev, 1995
64 Master Lessons: Autobiography of Sergey Rublevsky, 2007
Schlechter’s Chess Games, by Tom Crain, 1998
Carl Schlechter: Life & Times of the Austrian Chess Wizard, by Warren Goldman, 1994
The Games of Yasser Seirawan, by McCambridge, 1984
Chess Duels: My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser Seirawan, 2010
Chess Bitch: Women In The Ultimate Intellectual Sport, by Jennifer Shahade, 2005
Walter Penn Shipley: Philadelphia’s Friend of Chess, by Hilbert, 2003
Shirov, Fire on Board, by Shirov, 1997, 2005
Shirov’s 100 Wins, by Soloviov, 2003
Nigel Short: World Chess Challenger, by Raymond Keene, 1993
Nigel Short’s Best Games, by Raymond Keene, 1993
Nigel Short’s Chess Skills, by Nigel Short, 1989
V Poickckh Garmonii (In Search of Harmony), by Vasily Smyslov, 1979
125 Selected Games, by Vasily Smyslov, 1983
My Best Games of Chess, 1935-1957, by Vasily Smyslov, 1972
Selected Games, by Vasily Smyslov, 1952
Sokolov’s Best Games, by Sokolov, 1997
100 Games of Spassky, by Cafferty, 1974
Boris Spassky, Master of Tactics (1949-1972), by Cafferty, 1991
Boris Spassky – Master of Initiative, by Chetvenik & Raetsky, 2006
Boris Spassky, by Krogius
Boris Spassky’s 300 Wins, by Soloviov, 1998
Boris Spassky, by Andy Soltis, 1969
Spassky’s Best Games, by Andy Soltis, 1973
Grand Strategy: 60 Games of Boris Spassky, by Jan van Reek, 2002
Best Chess Games, 1970-1980, by Jonathan Speelman 1982
Jon Speelman’s Best Games, by Jon Speelman 1997
Rudolf Spielmann, by Ehn, 1996
Rudolf Spielmann – Master of Invention, by Neil McDonald, 2006
The Chess Career of Rudolf Spielmann, by Jack Spence, 1961, 1969
Howard Staunton, The English World Chess Champion, by Raymond Keene and Coles, 1975
Howard Staunton, by David Levy, 1975
Leonid Stein: Master of Risk Strategy, by Eduard Gufeld, 2000
Leonid Stein: Master of Attack, by Raymond Keene, 1988
Leonid Stein, by Postma, 1985
Leonid Stein, by Rattmann, 1985
William Steinitz – Selected Chess Games, by Devide and Hooper, 1974
The Steinitz Papers, by Kurt Landsberger, 2002
William Steinitz, Chess Champion: A Biography of the Bohemian Caesar, by Kurt Landsberger, 1993
Steinitz, by Neishstadt, 2000
Selected Chess Games, by William Steinitz, 1974
The Games of Wilhelm Steinitz – First World Chess Champion, by Sid Pickard, 1995
Alexei Suetin (Russian) by Alexei Suetin, 1987
My Best Games of Chess, by Laszlo Szabo, 1986
Taimanov’s Selected Games, by Mark Taimanov, 1995
Tal’s 100 Best Games: 1961-1973, by Cafferty, 1975
Mikhail Tal – Tactical Games, by Chetvenik and Raetsky, 2004
Mikhail Tal, Master of the Sacrifice (1951-1950), by Clarke, 1991
Mikhail Tal’s Best Games of Chess, by Clarke, 1973
Tal – Master of Attack, by Damsky and Tal, 1997
The Magic of Tal, by Joe Gallagher, 2000
Selected Games of Mikhail Tal, by Haijtun, 1961
The Magic Tactics of Mikhail Tal: Learn from the Legend, by Muller and Stulze, 2012
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, by Mikhail Tal, 1997
Tal, 1949-1962, by Alexander Khalifman, 1994
Chess Games 1968-1973, by Mikhail Tal
Chess Games 1974-1979, by Mikhail Tal
Study Chess with Mikhail Tal, by Koblenz and Tal, 1981, 2013
Tal the Magnificent, by Andy Soltis, 1990
Complete Games of Mikhail Tal, by Hilary Thomas, 1979, 1980, 1981
50 Selected Games of Tal, by Bob Wade
Siegbert Tarrasch Lehrmeister der Schachwelt, by Brinckmann, 1963
Tarrasch’s Best Games of Chess, by Fred Reinfeld, 1960
300 Selected Games, by Siegbert Tarrasch, 1968
My Best Games: 1905-1954, by Saveily Tartakower, 1985
The Chess Career of Richard Teichmann, 1892-1924, by Jack Spence, 1970
Jan Timman Studies and Games, by Jan Timman, 1996
Timman’s Selected Games, by Jan Timman, 1996
The Life and Games of Carlos Torre, by Velasco, 2000
Searching for Bobby Fischer, by Fred Waitzkin, 1988
Shady Side: The Life and Crimes of Norman Tweed Whitaker, Chess Master, by John Hilbert, 2000
Wolff!, by Patrick Wolff, 1993
Chess Champion from China, by Xie Jun, 1998
101 of my Games, by Frederick Yates
Alexander Zaitsev, by Alexander Zaitsev, 1986
Elmars Zemgalis: Grandmaster Without the Title, by John Donaldson, 2001