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/3xFfhNb
2. Test of Time, Kasparov. https://amzn.to/3YmqJsB
3. New York 1924, Alekhine. https://amzn.to/3E1OcXZ
4. Tal Botvinnik 1960. https://amzn.to/3K7oC7O
5. My Great Predecessors, Kasparov. https://amzn.to/3xqYWLy
6. My System/Chess Praxis, Nimzovitch. https://amzn.to/3HYnroj
7. Grandmaster Preparation, Polugayevsky. https://amzn.to/3Yt4Fwh
8. The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games, Burgess. https://amzn.to/40RHPQK
9. Endgame Strategy, Shereshevsky. https://amzn.to/3jZN68o
10. 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/3XtzT5s
2. How I beat Fischer's Record, Polgar. https://amzn.to/3xmvhmX
3. Think Like a Super-GM, Adams. https://amzn.to/3YwGAot
4. Capablanca's Best Chess Endings, Chernev. https://amzn.to/3xiJmlo
5. Mastering Chess Strategy, Hellsten. https://amzn.to/3ly1Aww
6. First Book of Morphy, Rosario. https://amzn.to/3YQDTxI
7. Most Instructive Games, Chernev. https://amzn.to/3IpHQV2
8. 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/3xst4Gp
2. Child of Change, Kasparov. https://amzn.to/3E5W8ay
3. My Best Games, Alehkine. https://amzn.to/3jZORT2
4. 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/3I2RFqx
2. Grandmaster Preparation, Aagaard. https://amzn.to/3ltjyA9
3. Understanding Chess Move by Move, Nunn. https://amzn.to/3Ik0cGJ
4. Under the Surface, Markos. https://amzn.to/3XzdkMu
5. Positional Decision Making, Gelfand. https://amzn.to/3jSvqvo
6. 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/3lyusoy
2. The Best Move, Hort and Jansa. https://amzn.to/3xkqWjY
3. Perfect Your Chess, https://amzn.to/3K6mwEY
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