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kindaspongey

"... 'Chess Fundamentals' ... does not deal so minutely as this book will with the things that beginners need to know. ..." - from Capablanca's A Primer of Chess
"... To become a grandmaster is very difficult and can take quite a long time! Referring to my nine books: they are simply the beginning of the journey. To go beyond this, you need to look at Jacob Aagaard’s books, Mark Dvoretsky’s books and solve many exercises, analyse your games, study classic games, modern games, have an opening repertoire and so on. Basically, it is hard work, but at least a lot of good material exists. My books are intending to build a foundation for a grandmaster, but much more work is needed. It takes a lot more than just reading books to become a grandmaster I am afraid." - GM Artur Yusupov (2013)
https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/QandAwithArturYusupovQualityChessAugust2013.pdf
"... If it’s instruction, you look for an author that addresses players at your level (buying something that’s too advanced won’t help you at all). This means that a classic book that is revered by many people might not be useful for you. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (2015)
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-books-ever

"... 'Chess Fundamentals' ... does not deal so minutely as this book will with the things that beginners need to know. ..." - from Capablanca's A Primer of Chess "... To become a grandmaster is very difficult and can take quite a long time! Referring to my nine books: they are simply the beginning of the journey. To go beyond this, you need to look at Jacob Aagaard’s books, Mark Dvoretsky’s books and solve many exercises, analyse your games, study classic games, modern games, have an opening repertoire and so on. Basically, it is hard work, but at least a lot of good material exists. My books are intending to build a foundation for a grandmaster, but much more work is needed. It takes a lot more than just reading books to become a grandmaster I am afraid." - GM Artur Yusupov (2013) https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/QandAwithArturYusupovQualityChessAugust2013.pdf "... If it’s instruction, you look for an author that addresses players at your level (buying something that’s too advanced won’t help you at all). This means that a classic book that is revered by many people might not be useful for you. ..." - IM Jeremy Silman (2015) https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-books-ever
LastIterator

@coledavis said ^

No, there is another book by Capablanca for beginners; but Chess Fundamentals is not for beginners.

Capablanca, José Raúl (1935). A Primer of Chess. London: G. Bell & Sons.

Capablanca, José Raúl (2016). A Primer of Chess. Algebraic notation edition. London: Everyman Chess.

@coledavis said [^](/forum/redirect/post/IP68ekEY) > No, there is another book by Capablanca for beginners; but Chess Fundamentals is not for beginners. `Capablanca, José Raúl (1935). A Primer of Chess. London: G. Bell & Sons.` `Capablanca, José Raúl (2016). A Primer of Chess. Algebraic notation edition. London: Everyman Chess.`
RamblinDave

@LastIterator said ^

See here
https://rafaelleitao.com/chess-books-grandmaster/

This is probably as close to the ultimate answer to this FAQ as it gets.

Really? I guess it's useful if you take it with the caveat that it's not meant to be a definitive list. As he says:

They are not the best books ever written but those who helped me most on this journey. I think this list can be useful to chess enthusiasts for two main reasons:
1- To understand the way forward and what types of books are most important in the formation of a chess player;
2- To find similar, up to date, works or read the same books – some are classics and timeless in value."

There are 4 opening books on the list, all of them about three decades old, which simply by the nature of opening books I'm not sure anyone would suggest as "must read" today!

Also, to be clear, he doesn't say these are "all the 20 books that he studied to become a grandmaster", still less that they're the only twenty that anyone else needs, just that of all the books that he's studied, these are the 20 that he considers to have been most helpful or influential to him in particular.

The Chess Dojo coaches have quite good lists of recommended books, too:
https://www.chessdojo.shop/recommendations

@LastIterator said [^](/forum/redirect/post/qPB3I6yb) > > See here > > https://rafaelleitao.com/chess-books-grandmaster/ > > This is probably as close to the ultimate answer to this FAQ as it gets. Really? I guess it's useful if you take it with the caveat that it's not meant to be a definitive list. As he says: > They are not the best books ever written but those who helped me most on this journey. I think this list can be useful to chess enthusiasts for two main reasons: > 1- To understand the way forward and what **types** of books are most important in the formation of a chess player; > 2- To find **similar, up to date, works** or read the same books – **some** are classics and timeless in value." There are 4 opening books on the list, all of them about three decades old, which simply by the nature of opening books I'm not sure anyone would suggest as "must read" today! Also, to be clear, he doesn't say these are "all the 20 books that he studied to become a grandmaster", still less that they're the only twenty that anyone else needs, just that of all the books that he's studied, these are the 20 that he considers to have been most helpful or influential to him in particular. The Chess Dojo coaches have quite good lists of recommended books, too: https://www.chessdojo.shop/recommendations
LastIterator

@RamblinDave said ^

...quite good lists...

More or less the usual suspects.

@RamblinDave said [^](/forum/redirect/post/TVZrfRgq) > ...quite good lists... More or less the usual suspects.