Books recommended by Yasser Seirawan

If I should name three favourite chess books it would be [...] The third book is Bronstein’s opus on Zurich 1953.

>What are your five favourite chess books? [...]David Bronstein’s Zurich Candidates[...]

>But for you, what book has given you the most? Without doubt Zurich 53 by Bronstein! That’s a totally unique book. Not only are the ideas described with words and not simply variations, but it was also unprecedented for a player at his level, number 2 or 3 in the world, to reveal his ideas like that, with great sincerity. It’s a deep and honest book.

I love old tournament books. Two most obvious examples are Bronstein’s Zurich Interzonal 1953 and Tal’s book on his match vs Botvinnik.

I just finished reading book on the Candidate Tournament in Zurich 1953 by Bronstein — great book!

>What books have you read that helped you to become stronger? I have read classics like Fischer's My 60 memorable games

>What are your five favourite chess books? Bobby Fischer’s My 60 Memorable Games

Here are some books I really like: "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby Fischer...

The book that I was trying to model my book after was "My 60 Memorable Games". I mean that book is a classic. He gets straight to the point. He goes straight to the game and gives you all those, sometimes nifty, psychological descriptions or explanations of why he did this, or did that.

I read ‘My 60 Memorable Games’ and I think it’s a good book. The comments are not too long, but relatively exact. There are some inaccuracies, but not many, especially for that time.

I love old tournament books. Two most obvious examples are Bronstein’s Zurich Interzonal 1953 and Tal’s book on his match vs Botvinnik.

>What are your five favourite chess books? Two works by Tal, My Life and Games and the 1960 World Championship Match

>What is your favourite chess book? Life & Games of Mikhail Tal.

My copy of this book is in complete tatters! All the pages are falling out, just because it has been read so many times!

>What are your five favourite chess books? Two works by Tal, My Life and Games and the 1960 World Championship Match

>What books have you read that helped you to become stronger? I have read classics like Fischer's My 60 memorable games or games of Mikhail Tal

>What are your five favourite chess books? [...] Richard Réti’s Masters of the Chessboard.