Garry Kasparov

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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. Mark Dvoretsky

   Author of Secrets of Chess Training (Batsford Chess Books), Opening Preparation, Training for the Tournament Player

3. John L. Watson

   Author of Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy, Mastering the Chess Openings: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Modern Chess Openings, Volume 1, Chess Strategy in Action

4. Alexander Alekhine

   Author of My Best Games of Chess 1924-1937, 107 Great Chess Battles, 1939-1945 (Dover Books on Chess), Book of the Nottingham International Chess Tournament

5. Alexander Kotov

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

6. Paul Keres

   Author of The Art of the Middle Game, Practical Chess Endings, Paul Keres: The Quest for Perfection (New American Batsford Chess Library)

7. Mikhail Botvinnik

   Author of Botvinnik: 100 Selected Games, Botvinnik's Best Games: Volume 1, 1925 - 1941, Half a Century of Chess

8. David Bronshtein

   Author of Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953, 200 Open Games (Chess), Modern Chess Self-Tutor

9. Mikhail Tal

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

10. John Nunn

    Author of Understanding Chess Move by Move, Secrets of Practical Chess (New Enlarged Edition), John Nunn's Best Games 1985-1993 (Openings)

11. Aron Nimzovich

    Author of My System, Chess Praxis, The Blockade

12. Viktor Korchnoi

    Author of Chess is My Life, My Best Games, 1952-2000 (Volume 1 : Games with White), My Best Games, Vol. 2: Games with Black

13. Reuben Fine

    Author of Basic Chess Endings, The World's Great Chess Games, Psychology of the Chess Player

14. Karsten Müller

    Author of Fundamental Chess Endings, Secrets of Pawn Endings, Bobby Fischer: The Career and Complete Games of the American World Chess Champion

15. 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, Capablanca's Best Chess Endings

16. Andrew Soltis

    Author of Pawn Structure Chess, The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win (Chess), Soviet Chess 1917-1991

17. Alexei Shirov

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

18. Raymond Keene

    Author of Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal, Learn From the Grandmasters: New Algebraic Edition, Petrosian vs the Elite: 71 Victories by the Master of Manoeuvre 1946-1983

19. Max Euwe

    Author of Judgment and Planning in Chess, A Guide to Chess Endings, The Development of Chess Style

20. Hans Kmoch

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