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My System
by Aron Nimzowitsch • 1925
The 1925 manifesto that taught chess players to control the center without touching it.
4.19
1k+
My System Summary
My System 89%
The 1925 manifesto that taught chess players to control the center without touching it.
by Aron Nimzowitsch 1925
4.19
1k+ ratings
Winning Chess Strategies
by Yasser Seirawan • 1994
Turn chess into a science: squeeze space, target weaknesses, and trade into a winning endgame.
4.17
507
Winning Chess Strategies Summary
Winning Chess Strategies 89%
Turn chess into a science: squeeze space, target weaknesses, and trade into a winning endgame.
by Yasser Seirawan 1994
4.17
507 ratings
Modern Chess Openings
by Nick de Firmian • 1972
Every chess opening you will face, with the moves, traps, and plans that make them work.
4.08
568
Modern Chess Openings Summary
Modern Chess Openings 89%
Every chess opening you will face, with the moves, traps, and plans that make them work.
by Nick de Firmian 1972
4.08
568 ratings
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1
by Garry Kasparov • 2003
A world champion dissects the six minds who built modern chess, and what they reveal about winning.
4.39
474
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1 Summary
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1 89%
A world champion dissects the six minds who built modern chess, and what they reveal about winning.
by Garry Kasparov 2003
4.39
474 ratings
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
by Mikhail Tal • 1978
Won the world chess crown at 23. Lost it a year later. His body was breaking.
4.50
765
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal Summary
The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal 89%
Won the world chess crown at 23. Lost it a year later. His body was breaking.
by Mikhail Tal 1978
4.50
765 ratings
How to Win at Chess
by Levy Rozman • 2023
Forget opening theory: master the endgame, spot tactics, and use one checklist to win.
4.37
2k+
How to Win at Chess Summary
How to Win at Chess 89%
Forget opening theory: master the endgame, spot tactics, and use one checklist to win.
by Levy Rozman 2023
4.37
2k+ ratings
Soviet Chess Primer
by Ilya Maizelis • 1936
The Soviet primer that turns beginners into players who calculate combinations and win endgames.
4.33
132
Soviet Chess Primer Summary
Soviet Chess Primer 88%
The Soviet primer that turns beginners into players who calculate combinations and win endgames.
by Ilya Maizelis 1936
4.33
132 ratings
Learn Chess
by John Nunn • 2000
Grandmaster's system for spotting tactics, building strategy, outthinking opponents at every phase.
3.72
172
Learn Chess Summary
Learn Chess 88%
Grandmaster's system for spotting tactics, building strategy, outthinking opponents at every phase.
by John Nunn 2000
3.72
172 ratings
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
by Bobby Fischer • 1966
Fischer's chess primer skips openings entirely, drilling nothing but the patterns that finish games.
4.02
7k+
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess Summary
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess 88%
Fischer's chess primer skips openings entirely, drilling nothing but the patterns that finish games.
by Bobby Fischer 1966
4.02
7k+ ratings
How to Reassess Your Chess
by Jeremy Silman • 1993
Find the hidden imbalance, build a plan around it, and stop playing aimless moves.
4.35
1k+
How to Reassess Your Chess Summary
How to Reassess Your Chess 88%
Find the hidden imbalance, build a plan around it, and stop playing aimless moves.
by Jeremy Silman 1993
4.35
1k+ ratings
Think Like A Grandmaster
by Alexander Kotov • 1970
How grandmasters actually think: a systematic method for analyzing every possibility once only.
4.12
380
Think Like A Grandmaster Summary
Think Like A Grandmaster 88%
How grandmasters actually think: a systematic method for analyzing every possibility once only.
by Alexander Kotov 1970
4.12
380 ratings
Chess Training Pocket Book
by Lev Alburt • 1997
Most chess knowledge never wins a game. These 300 positions will.
4.28
105
Chess Training Pocket Book Summary
Chess Training Pocket Book 88%
Most chess knowledge never wins a game. These 300 positions will.
by Lev Alburt 1997
4.28
105 ratings
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll • 1871
Alice falls into a wonderland of vanishing cats, living cards, and a queen who collects heads.
4.06
614k+
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass Summary
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 88%
Alice falls into a wonderland of vanishing cats, living cards, and a queen who collects heads.
by Lewis Carroll 1871
4.06
614k+ ratings
How To Beat Anyone At Chess
by Ethan Moore • 2015
From piece power to pawn promotion, the complete chess foundation for seeing three moves ahead.
3.77
182
How To Beat Anyone At Chess Summary
How To Beat Anyone At Chess 88%
From piece power to pawn promotion, the complete chess foundation for seeing three moves ahead.
by Ethan Moore 2015
3.77
182 ratings
1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations
by Fred Reinfeld • 1955
1001 sacrifices and combinations that train you to see the hidden knockout in any position.
4.25
316
1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations Summary
1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations 88%
1001 sacrifices and combinations that train you to see the hidden knockout in any position.
by Fred Reinfeld 1955
4.25
316 ratings
Game Changer
by Matthew Sadler • 2019
From scratch, AlphaZero taught itself chess in nine hours and played like a Romantic-era genius.
4.21
289
Game Changer Summary
Game Changer 88%
From scratch, AlphaZero taught itself chess in nine hours and played like a Romantic-era genius.
by Matthew Sadler 2019
4.21
289 ratings
The Woodpecker Method
by Axel Smith • 2018
A puzzle set you repeat faster and faster until your subconscious does the calculating for you.
4.32
128
The Woodpecker Method Summary
The Woodpecker Method 88%
A puzzle set you repeat faster and faster until your subconscious does the calculating for you.
by Axel Smith 2018
4.32
128 ratings
The Seven Deadly Chess Sins
by Jonathan Rowson • 2000
Seven mental traps that cost you chess games, and the psychological habits that disarm them.
4.35
168
The Seven Deadly Chess Sins Summary
The Seven Deadly Chess Sins 88%
Seven mental traps that cost you chess games, and the psychological habits that disarm them.
by Jonathan Rowson 2000
4.35
168 ratings
Improve Your Chess Calculation
by Ramesh RB • 2022
The secret isn't more puzzles. It's a system for seeing further and calculating deeper.
4.08
13
Improve Your Chess Calculation Summary
Improve Your Chess Calculation 87%
The secret isn't more puzzles. It's a system for seeing further and calculating deeper.
by Ramesh RB 2022
4.08
13 ratings
Chess Story
by Stefan Zweig • 1942
A Nazi survivor challenges the world chess champion, risking the madness the game once caused.
4.26
179k+
Chess Story Summary
Chess Story 87%
A Nazi survivor challenges the world chess champion, risking the madness the game once caused.
by Stefan Zweig 1942
4.26
179k+ ratings
Deep Thinking
by Garry Kasparov • 2017
Beaten by Deep Blue, Kasparov argues the best moves come from humans and machines thinking together.
3.88
4k+
Deep Thinking Summary
Deep Thinking 87%
Beaten by Deep Blue, Kasparov argues the best moves come from humans and machines thinking together.
by Garry Kasparov 2017
3.88
4k+ ratings
Dark Squares
by Danny Rensch • 2025
How a cult survivor built Chess.com, then faced the scandal that almost destroyed it.
4.37
716
Dark Squares Summary
Dark Squares 87%
How a cult survivor built Chess.com, then faced the scandal that almost destroyed it.
by Danny Rensch 2025
4.37
716 ratings
The Queen's Gambit
by Walter Tevis • 1983
An orphan discovers chess and tranquilizers. One makes her a champion, the other could destroy her.
4.18
139k+
The Queen's Gambit Summary
The Queen's Gambit 86%
An orphan discovers chess and tranquilizers. One makes her a champion, the other could destroy her.
by Walter Tevis 1983
4.18
139k+ ratings
The Missing Piece
by Shel Silverstein • 1976
A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.
4.28
32k+
The Missing Piece Summary
The Missing Piece 86%
A circle rolls with a gap and sings, certain the absent shape will make it whole.
by Shel Silverstein 1976
4.28
32k+ ratings
Flatland
by Edwin A. Abbott • 1884
A square's two-dimensional world is upended when a sphere reveals a third dimension.
3.81
78k+
Flatland Summary
Flatland 86%
A square's two-dimensional world is upended when a sphere reveals a third dimension.
by Edwin A. Abbott 1884
3.81
78k+ ratings
Finite and Infinite Games
by James P. Carse • 1986
Everything you do is a game. Knowing which kind you're in changes who you become.
3.73
8k+
Finite and Infinite Games Summary
Finite and Infinite Games 86%
Everything you do is a game. Knowing which kind you're in changes who you become.
by James P. Carse 1986
3.73
8k+ ratings
How Life Imitates Chess
by Garry Kasparov • 2001
The decisions that win chess matches also win markets. A grandmaster translates the playbook.
3.81
3k+
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess 86%
The decisions that win chess matches also win markets. A grandmaster translates the playbook.
by Garry Kasparov 2001
3.81
3k+ ratings
Bring Up Genius!
by László Polgár • 1989
A father set out to prove genius is taught. His three daughters all became chess grandmasters.
4.05
758
Bring Up Genius! Summary
Bring Up Genius! 86%
A father set out to prove genius is taught. His three daughters all became chess grandmasters.
by László Polgár 1989
4.05
758 ratings
The Man Who Was Thursday
by G.K. Chesterton • 1908
A poet-spy joins an anarchist council where the president has been expecting him.
3.82
47k+
The Man Who Was Thursday Summary
The Man Who Was Thursday 86%
A poet-spy joins an anarchist council where the president has been expecting him.
by G.K. Chesterton 1908
3.82
47k+ ratings
Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney • 2024
Two grieving brothers in Ireland fall into consuming age-gap affairs while their own bond fractures.
3.79
386k+
Intermezzo Summary
Intermezzo 85%
Two grieving brothers in Ireland fall into consuming age-gap affairs while their own bond fractures.
by Sally Rooney 2024
3.79
386k+ ratings
Nostalgia
by Mircea Cărtărescu • 1989
A gambler defies death, a lover unravels, and a child's dream reveals hidden worlds in Bucharest.
4.20
5k+
Nostalgia Summary
Nostalgia 85%
A gambler defies death, a lover unravels, and a child's dream reveals hidden worlds in Bucharest.
by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989
4.20
5k+ ratings
Le Rivage des Syrtes
by Julien Gracq • 1951
On a dead sea, a restless young officer guards a war three centuries silent.
4.01
2k+
Le Rivage des Syrtes Summary
Le Rivage des Syrtes 85%
On a dead sea, a restless young officer guards a war three centuries silent.
by Julien Gracq 1951
4.01
2k+ ratings
Sylvie and Bruno
by Lewis Carroll • 1889
When schemers depose a fairy king, his daughter and son resist with only their compassion.
3.39
1k+
Sylvie and Bruno Summary
Sylvie and Bruno 85%
When schemers depose a fairy king, his daughter and son resist with only their compassion.
by Lewis Carroll 1889
3.39
1k+ ratings
WaR
by Will.i.am • 2018
Centuries-old wizards, time-traveling robots, and a lonely teen coder fight for the key to creation.
3.34
332
WaR Summary
WaR 85%
Centuries-old wizards, time-traveling robots, and a lonely teen coder fight for the key to creation.
by Will.i.am 2018
3.34
332 ratings
Check & Mate
by Ali Hazelwood • 2023
A former chess prodigy beats the world champion, then joins his club out of family necessity.
3.94
371k+
Check & Mate Summary
Check & Mate 85%
A former chess prodigy beats the world champion, then joins his club out of family necessity.
by Ali Hazelwood 2023
3.94
371k+ ratings
The Player of Games
by Iain M. Banks • 1988
A jaded utopian game prodigy travels to a cutthroat empire where a tournament crowns the ruler.
4.28
81k+
The Player of Games Summary
The Player of Games 85%
A jaded utopian game prodigy travels to a cutthroat empire where a tournament crowns the ruler.
by Iain M. Banks 1988
4.28
81k+ ratings
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal • 2005
Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.
4.08
3k+
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue 85%
Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.
by René Daumal 2005
4.08
3k+ ratings
Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of the Little Prince
by Pierre Lassus • 2014
Beneath the fable, a secret self-portrait: his wife in the rose, his despair in the desert.
3.31
51
Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of the Little Prince Summary
Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of the Little Prince 85%
Beneath the fable, a secret self-portrait: his wife in the rose, his despair in the desert.
by Pierre Lassus 2014
3.31
51 ratings
El hombre que calculaba
by Malba Tahan • 1938
A calculating prodigy arrives in medieval Baghdad and solves puzzles of camels, bread, and love.
4.10
7k+
El hombre que calculaba Summary
El hombre que calculaba 85%
A calculating prodigy arrives in medieval Baghdad and solves puzzles of camels, bread, and love.
by Malba Tahan 1938
4.10
7k+ ratings
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1877
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
4.03
43k+
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Summary
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 85%
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877
4.03
43k+ ratings
The Foundation Pit
by Andrei Platonov • 1994
A fired thinker digs a bottomless pit for a Soviet utopia that devours its builders.
3.78
7k+
The Foundation Pit Summary
The Foundation Pit 85%
A fired thinker digs a bottomless pit for a Soviet utopia that devours its builders.
by Andrei Platonov 1994
3.78
7k+ ratings
The Book of Mirdad
by Mikhail Naimy • 1948
When the Ark's silent servant speaks, his words promise to flood the world, or save it.
4.30
3k+
The Book of Mirdad Summary
The Book of Mirdad 85%
When the Ark's silent servant speaks, his words promise to flood the world, or save it.
by Mikhail Naimy 1948
4.30
3k+ ratings
Unboxed
by Gordon Calleja • 2022
Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.
3.46
13
Unboxed Summary
Unboxed 85%
Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.
by Gordon Calleja 2022
3.46
13 ratings
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
4.09
88
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 85%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
All Things are Possible
by Lev Shestov • 1905
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
4.09
314
All Things are Possible Summary
All Things are Possible 85%
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
by Lev Shestov 1905
4.09
314 ratings
Prisoner's Dilemma
by William Poundstone • 1992
A Hungarian polymath invented game theory. The Cold War turned his thought experiment real.
3.92
2k+
Prisoner's Dilemma Summary
Prisoner's Dilemma 85%
A Hungarian polymath invented game theory. The Cold War turned his thought experiment real.
by William Poundstone 1992
3.92
2k+ ratings
The Library of Babel
by Jorge Luis Borges • 1941
An infinite library holds every book ever possible. One aging librarian still searches for meaning.
4.30
12k+
The Library of Babel Summary
The Library of Babel 85%
An infinite library holds every book ever possible. One aging librarian still searches for meaning.
by Jorge Luis Borges 1941
4.30
12k+ ratings
Arguably
by Christopher Hitchens • 2011
Tyranny, religion, empire, sentimentality: what remains after clarity and history have their say.
4.20
10k+
Arguably Summary
Arguably 85%
Tyranny, religion, empire, sentimentality: what remains after clarity and history have their say.
by Christopher Hitchens 2011
4.20
10k+ ratings
Die Physiker
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt • 1962
Feigning madness, three physicists hide a world-ending discovery from spies who share their asylum.
3.89
44k+
Die Physiker Summary
Die Physiker 85%
Feigning madness, three physicists hide a world-ending discovery from spies who share their asylum.
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 1962
3.89
44k+ ratings
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 85%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
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