Exploring Free Chess Books: Your Ultimate Resource Repository
Delve into a treasure trove of free chess resources with our comprehensive repository of online books. From tactical masterpieces to strategic insights, discover a wealth of knowledge curated to elevate your chess game.
Unleash a Library of Chess Knowledge: Exploring the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a digital goldmine for chess enthusiasts! Explore a vast collection of free chess books, from timeless classics to modern strategy guides. Utilize their search function to find specific titles or browse by category to discover hidden gems.
Internet Archive - The Internet Archive is a vast digital library offering free access to millions of books, websites, videos, and other cultural artifacts.
Treasure Hunt for Free Chess Books: Google Books to the Rescue!
Did you know Google offers a treasure trove of free chess books in the public domain? Search for titles by strategy, tactics, openings, or endgames and download PDFs for convenient offline study.
Google Search of Books in Public Domain
(These Books are still Here, just enter Captcha on Googles site and download starts for some or click "Ebook - Free" Button for others)
(Click link to Download PDF Version of Book)
Strategy and Instruction Books
Build a Chess Mastermind: Foundational Strategy & Instruction Books
Sharpen your strategic thinking and chess fundamentals with this collection of free books! Explore core chess concepts, tactics, and opening principles to develop a well-rounded understanding of the game.
- The Complete Guide to Chess Master: Chess Tactics, Chess Openings and Chess Strategies - 144 pg
- Chess Praxis - By Howard Staunton
- The Chess Tournament - By Howard Staunton
- The Chess-player's Companion -By Howard Staunton
- The Modern Chess Instructor - By William Steinitz
- Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess - By Joeseph henry Blackburne
- The Laws and Practice of Chess -By Howard Staunton, Robert B. Wormald, Robert Bownas
- Chess Strategy - By Eduard Lasker
- Chess Studies Comprising 1000 Games - By George Walker
- Laskers Chess Magazine Vol 2 - By Emanuel Lasker
- Analysis of the game of Chess - Philidor
- The Book of Chess - By Howard Staunton
- The American Chess Players Handbook - By Howard Staunton
Chess Player Books
Learn from the Legends: Explore Books Featuring Games of Chess Masters
Immerse yourself in the games of chess greats! This section curates books featuring games played by legendary figures like Morphy and Marshall. Analyze their moves, strategies, and thought processes to elevate your own chess skills.
Morphys Games of Chess - By Paul Charles Morphy, Johann Löwenthal
Marshals Chess Swindles - By Frank J Marshal (Over 125 Tourn. and Match Games)
Chess Opening Books
Chart Your Chess Course: Free Books to Conquer Chess Openings
Unravel the mysteries of chess openings with free books dedicated to this crucial game phase. Learn about popular openings, strategic concepts, and how to develop a strong opening repertoire to gain an early advantage.
- Chess Openings -By Frank James Marshall
- Modern Chess Openings - By Griffith and White (Pretty old book of openings but FREE)
- The Chess Openings considered critically and practically - By Henry Bird
- Chess Openings For Beginners - By Cunningham
- Positions in the Chess Openings most Freq. Played - Thomas Long
- Chess Players Compendium (Practical Guide to Openings) - By William Cook
- Synopsis of the Chess Openings - By William Cook
- Chess Openings - By Fredrick Longman
- The Chess Openings - By Ginsburg
- Jaenisch's Chess Preceptor - Jaenisch and Valker
- The Chess Openings (Notable positions and problems) - By Bird
Chess Endgame Books
Mastering the Final Frontier: Free Books to Dominate Chess Endgames
Don't let your winning positions slip away! Delve into free endgame books to refine your skills in converting advantages and securing victories. Learn essential endgame principles and practice key techniques.
- Chess Endings - By Freebourough
- Chess Symposium - By Halpern (100 Endgame Studies)
- Select Chess Endgames from Actual Play - By Freebourough
Chess Problem Books (Tactics Books)
Sharpen Your Chess Vision: Free Tactics Books to Boost Your Game
Chess tactics are the heart and soul of the game. Hone your tactical skills with free problem books packed with puzzles and exercises. Test your pattern recognition, calculation abilities, and develop the sharp eye of a chess master.
- A Selection of Popular Two Move Chess Problems - Brownson (100 problems)
- A Collection of 200 Chess Problems - By Francis Healey
- Chess Problems - By Pierce (Hundreds of Problems)
(Page of Internet Archive Downloads, Free Chessable Tactics Courses , ETC)
Chess Tournament Books
Learn from the Best: Analyze Classic Games with Free Tournament Books
Step back in time and witness the brilliance of chess masters in action. Explore free tournament books that showcase historical chess battles, allowing you to analyze the games of legends and uncover valuable strategic insights.
- International Masters Tournament Manhattan Chess Club 1918 - (Marshall and Capablanca present)
- London Intern. Tourn. 1883 (Bird and Winawer present)
- The Hastings Chess Tourn. 1885
- The Monte Carlo Tourn 1903 - (Tarrasch, Marshall, and Maroczy)
Want to delve deeper? Explore even more chess resources on the Blog! Many of our sidebar topics offer links to additional chess books and shorter PDFs at the top of each page. Discover a wealth of chess knowledge to supplement your learning journey.
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Burn produced the staggering 33...Qg4!!, leaving his queen en prise to three different White pieces. However, if 34.Bxg4 or hxg4, Black wins with 34...Bxd2. If 34.Qxg5+, Qxg5 35.Rxg5+ Kh6, Black wins a piece and the game. MacDonald instead tried 34.Rxg4 Nf3+ 35.Kg2 Nxd2 36.Rxg5+ Kh6 37.h4 Nxb3 38.Rf5 Nxa5 and Burn won in 11 more moves.
