Harry Golombek (1911–1995)

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1. 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

2. Reuben Fine

   Author of Ideas Behind the Chess Openings: Algebraic Edition (Chess), Basic Chess Endings, Psychology of the Chess Player

3. Irving Chernev

   Author of Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained New Algebraic Edition, The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy, Practical Chess Endings

4. David Bronshtein

   Author of Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953, 200 Open Games (Chess), Bronstein On the King's Indian

5. Mikhail Tal

   Author of Life & Games of Mikhail Tal, Tal-Botvinnik, 1960, Montreal 1979: Tournament of Stars (Russian Chess)

6. Max Euwe

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7. Yuri Averbakh

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8. Samuel Reshevsky

   Author of Art of Positional Play (Chess), Best Games of Chess

9. Larry Evans

   Author of How to Open a Chess Game, Chess Catechism, Modern Chess Brilliancies: 101 Games Selected and Annotated

10. Bernard Cafferty

    Author of Spassky's 100 best games, Tal's 100 Best Games

11. Vasily V. Smyslov

    Author of My Best Games of Chess: 1935-1957, Smyslov's 125 Selected Games

12. Emanuel Lasker

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

13. John L. Watson

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

14. Gerald Abrahams

    Author of The Chess Mind, Technique in Chess

15. Edward Lasker

    Author of Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood, Chess Secrets I Have Learned from the Masters

16. Paul Keres

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

17. Edmar Mednis

    Author of How Karpov Wins

18. Mark Taimanow

    Author of Taimanov's Selected Games

19. John W. Collins

    Author of Maxims of Chess

20. Mikhail Botvinnik

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