Max Euwe (1901–1981)

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1. Max Euwe

   Author of Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur, Judgment and Planning in Chess, The Development of Chess Style

2. Alexander Alekhine

   Author of My Best Games of Chess 1908-1923, My Best Games of Chess 1924-1937, Book of the Nottingham International Chess Tournament

3. Irving Chernev

   Author of Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained New Algebraic Edition, Practical Chess Endings, 1000 Best Short Games of Chess

4. Reuben Fine

   Author of Ideas Behind the Chess Openings: Algebraic Edition (Chess), Basic Chess Endings, The World's Great Chess Games

5. Aron Nimzovich

   Author of My System, Chess Praxis, Carlsbad International Chess Tournament 1929 (Dover Books on Chess)

6. Paul Keres

   Author of The Art of the Middle Game, Practical Chess Endings, Paul Keres: The Road to the Top

7. Mikhail Tal

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

8. 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

9. 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 3 (My Great Predecessors)

10. Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

    Author of How Not to Play Chess, The Middle Game in Chess, How to Play Chess Endings

11. David Bronshtein

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

12. Samuel Reshevsky

    Author of Art of Positional Play (Chess), Piatigorsky Cup

13. Hans Kmoch

    Author of Pawn Power in Chess, Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces: 100 Selected Games

14. Emanuel Lasker

    Author of Lasker's Manual of Chess, Common Sense in Chess, The International Chess Congress St. Petersburg 1909

15. Fred Reinfeld

    Author of One Thousand and One Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations, The Immortal Games of Capablanca

16. Bobby Fischer

    Author of My 60 Memorable Games, Bobby Fischer's Chess Games

17. Alexei Shirov

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

18. Alexander Kotov

    Author of Think Like a Grandmaster, The Soviet School of Chess

19. John L. Watson

    Author of Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy, Chess Strategy in Action

20. Savielly Tartakower

    Author of 500 Master Games of Chess (3 Books in 1 Volume), My Best Games of Chess 1905-1954 (Two Volumes Bound As One)