Thirteenth Annual
ChessCafe.com
Book of the Year

It is Time to Vote

Round One

It is time to begin the first round of voting for the ChessCafe.com 2012 Book of the Year. Voting in this round will remain open until January 7, when the three highest vote-getters will advance to round two.

Round two will then be open for voting from January 9 until January 21. The title then receiving the highest number of votes will be the ChessCafe.com 2012 Book of the Year. The winner will be announced January 23, 2013.

Email your nomination to info@chesscafe.com

First Round Nominees to Date

Amateur to IM by Jonathan Hawkins

Aron Nimzowitsch, 1886-1924 by Per Skjoldager and Jørn Erik Nielsen

Chess Tactics from Scratch by Martin Weteschnik

Eminent Victorian Chess Players by Tim Harding

Grandmaster Preparation: Calculation by Jacob Aagaard

How I Beat Fischer's Record by Judit Polgar

Lessons with a Grandmaster II by Boris Gulko and Dr. Joel R. Sneed

Mayhem in the Morra by Marc Esserman

Move First, Think Later by Willy Hendriks

Play the French (4th Ed.) by John Watson

The Russian Endgame Handbook by Ilya Rabinovich

Sicilian Taimanov: Move by Move by John Emms

Tactics Time! 1001 Chess Tactics from the Games of Everyday Chess Players by Tim Brennan

What It Takes to Become a Chess Master by Andy Soltis

Previous ChessCafe.com Book of the Year Winners

2011
Invisible Chess Moves
by Yochanan Afek & Emmanuel Neiman
New In Chess

2010
Chess Duels
by Yasser Seirawan
Everyman Chess

2009
Chess Strategy for Club Players
by Herman Grooten
New In Chess

2008
Forcing Chess Moves
by Charles Hertan
New In Chess

2007
Silman's Complete Endgame Course
by Jeremy Silman
Siles Press

2006
Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics
by G.C. Van Perlo
New In Chess

2005
Learn from the Legends
by Mihail Marin
Quality Chess

2004
Pal Benko: My Life, Games and Compositions
by Pal Benko & Jeremy Silman
Siles Press

2003
Chess Strategy in Action
by John Watson
Gambit Publications

2002
Excelling at Chess
by Jacob Aagaard
Everyman Chess

2001
Understanding Chess Move by Move
by John Nunn
Gambit Publications

2000
Shady Side: The Life and Crimes of Norman Tweed Whitaker
by John S. Hilbert
Caissa Editions

Purchases from our
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Chess Duels
by Yasser Seirawan

Chess Strategy for
Club Players
by Herman Grooten

Silman's Complete
Endgame Course
by Jeremy Silman

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