John Nunn

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1. 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

2. John Nunn

   Author of Understanding Chess Move by Move, Secrets of Grandmaster Play (Macmillan Chess Library), John Nunn's Best Games 1985-1993 (Openings)

3. 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

4. Mark Dvoretsky

   Author of Secrets of Chess Training (Batsford Chess Books), Training for the Tournament Player, Technique for the Tournament Player (Batsford Chess Library)

5. 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

6. Alexander Alekhine

   Author of New York 1924, 107 Great Chess Battles, 1939-1945 (Dover Books on Chess), Book of the Nottingham International Chess Tournament

7. Andrew Soltis

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

8. Lev Polugaevsky

   Author of Grandmaster Preparation (Pergamon Russian Chess), Art of Defence in Chess, Grandmaster Performance (Pergamon Russian Chess Series)

9. Mikhail Tal

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

10. 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

11. Max Euwe

    Author of Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur, The Development of Chess Style, The Middlegame - Book I : Static Features (Algebraic Edition)

12. Karsten Müller

    Author of Fundamental Chess Endings, Secrets of Pawn Endings, How to Play Chess Endgames

13. Aron Nimzovich

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

14. Alexander Kotov

    Author of Think Like a Grandmaster, The Soviet School of Chess, Play Like A Grandmaster (Batsford Chess Book)

15. Vladimir Vuković

    Author of Art of Attack in Chess, The chess sacrifice: technique, art and risk in sacrificial chess;

16. David Bronshtein

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

17. Jon Speelman

    Author of Analysing the Endgame: Practical Endings Studied in Depth (Tournament Player's Collection), Endgame Preparation: Advanced Analysis of Important Areas, Jon Speelman's Best Games

18. Paul Keres

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

19. Jacob Aagaard

    Author of Excelling at Chess (Everyman Chess), Meeting 1d4 (Everyman Chess), The Attacking Manual: Basic Principles

20. Jonathan Rowson

    Author of The Seven Deadly Chess Sins, Chess for Zebras: Thinking Differently about Black and White