John Emms

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1. Garry Kasparov

   Author of Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1, Garry Kasparov on Fischer: Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 4 (My Great Predecessors), Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 2

2. Andrew Soltis

   Author of Pawn Structure Chess, How to Choose a Chess Move (Batsford Chess Books), Rethinking the Chess Pieces

3. Jacob Aagaard

   Author of Excelling at Chess (Everyman Chess), Excelling at Positional Chess (Everyman Chess), Easy Guide to the Panov-Botvinnik Attack

4. Neil McDonald

   Author of Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy: Learn from Kramnik, Karpov, Petrosian, Capablanca and Nimzowitsch (Everyman Chess), Starting Out: Dutch Defence (Starting Out - Everyman Chess), Starting Out: 1 e4: A Reliable Repertoire for the Improving Player (Starting Out - Everyman Chess)

5. John L. Watson

   Author of Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy, Mastering the Chess Openings: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Modern Chess Openings, Volume 1, Play the French, 3rd (Cadogan Chess Books)

6. Valeri Beim

   Author of How to Calculate Chess Tactics, Lessons in Chess Strategy, Chess Recipes from the Grandmaster's Kitchen

7. Mark Dvoretsky

   Author of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, Secrets of Chess Training (Batsford Chess Books), Strategic Play: School of Chess Excellence 3 (Progress in Chess, Volume 9)

8. Max Euwe

   Author of Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur, The Middlegame - Book I : Static Features (Algebraic Edition), The Middlegame, Book 2: Dynamic & Subjective Features (Algebraic Edition) (Bk. 2)

9. John Emms

   Author of Starting Out: The Sicilian (Starting Out - Everyman Chess), Attacking with 1e4 (Everyman Chess), Survival Guide to Rook Endings

10. Irving Chernev

    Author of The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy, Capablanca's Best Chess Endings, Combinations: The Heart of Chess

11. John Nunn

    Author of Understanding Chess Move by Move, Nunn's Chess Openings (Everyman Chess Series), Secrets of Practical Chess (New Enlarged Edition)

12. Richard Palliser

    Author of The Complete Chess Workout: Train your brain with 1200 puzzles! (Everyman Chess), Beating Unusual Chess Openings: Dealing With the English, Reti, King's Indian Attack and Other Annoying Systems (Everyman Chess), Starting Out: Closed Sicilian (Starting Out - Everyman Chess)

13. Jeremy Silman

    Author of How to Reassess Your Chess: The Complete Chess-Mastery Course(Exp. 3rd Edition), The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions into Chess Mastery, The Reassess Your Chess Workbook

14. Viktor Korchnoi

    Author of My Best Games, 1952-2000 (Volume 1 : Games with White), Practical Rook Endings (Progress in Chess)

15. Boris Avrukh

    Author of 1.d4 (Grandmaster Repertoire) (v. 1), Grandmaster Repertoire 2: 1.d4

16. Mihail Marin

    Author of Learn from the Legends: Chess Champions at Their Best, Secrets of Attacking Chess

17. Karsten Müller

    Author of Fundamental Chess Endings, Secrets of Pawn Endings

18. David Bronshtein

    Author of Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953, 200 Open Games (Chess)

19. Mikhail Tal

    Author of Life & Games of Mikhail Tal, Tal-Botvinnik, 1960

20. Alexei Shirov

    Author of Fire On Board: Shirov's Best Games, Fire on Board, part 2: 1997-2004