Edmar Mednis (1937–2002)

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1. Edmar Mednis

   Author of How To Play Good Opening Moves (Chess), How to Beat Bobby Fischer, How Karpov Wins

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, The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy, The Fireside Book of Chess

4. Andrew Soltis

   Author of Pawn Structure Chess, The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win (Chess), The Art of Defense in Chess

5. Ludek Pachman

   Author of Complete Chess Strategy: Principles of Pawn Play and the Center, Modern Chess Tactics: Pieces and Pawns in Action, Decisive Games in Chess History (Dover Books on Chess)

6. Paul Keres

   Author of The Art of the Middle Game, Practical Chess Endings, Keres' Best Games of Chess 1931-1948

7. Aron Nimzovich

   Author of Chess Praxis, The Blockade, Carlsbad International Chess Tournament 1929 (Dover Books on Chess)

8. John Nunn

   Author of Understanding Chess Move by Move, Secrets of Practical Chess (New Enlarged Edition), Tactical Chess Endings

9. Fred Reinfeld

   Author of The Immortal Games of Capablanca, Hypermodern Chess: As Developed in the Games of Its Greatest Exponent, Aron Nimzovich, Lasker's Greatest Chess Games, 1889-1914

10. Max Euwe

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

11. Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

    Author of The Art of Chess Combination, The Middle Game in Chess, How to Play Chess Endings

12. Lev Alburt

    Author of Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas, Second Edition, Test & Improve Your Chess, Winning Chess Endgames: Just the Facts!, Second Edition

13. Bruce Pandolfini

    Author of Chess Openings: Traps And Zaps (Fireside Chess Library), Weapons of Chess: An Omnibus of Chess Strategies (Fireside Chess Library), Pandolfini's Endgame Course: Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher (Fireside Chess Library

14. Raymond Keene

    Author of Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal, Learn From the Grandmasters: New Algebraic Edition

15. Aleksandr Aleksandrovitch Kotov

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

16. Garry Kasparov

    Author of Fighting Chess: My Games and Career, Unlimited Challenge, New World Chess Champion: All the Championship Games With Annotations (Pergamon Russian Chess Series)

17. 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, Essential Chess Endings Explained Move By Move

18. Samuel Reshevsky

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

19. Mikhail Tal

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

20. Anatoly Karpov

    Author of My Best Games, Anatoly Karpov's Best Games (Batsford Chess Library), Find the Right Plan with Anatoly Karpov