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Winners of 'Book of the Year' Awards

(Last update October 2012) Looking for a good chess book? How about a great chess book? The books listed below have all won a prestigious Book of the Year award from at least one of the following chess book reviewers.

British Chess Federation (BCF), English Chess Federation (ECF); awarded in October for the current year
ChessCafe.com; awarded in February for the previous year
Fred Cramer; joint award with Chess Journalists of America (CJA) 2002-2007; no award 2008?; awarded in August for the current year
Guardian News (guardian.co.uk); awarded in November for the current year

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Aagaard, Jacob • Excelling at Chess • ChessCafe Award 2002
Aagaard, Jacob • Attacking Manual • ECF Award 2010, Guardian Award 2010
Anand, Vishy • My Best Games of Chess • BCF Award 1998
Bareev, Evgeny and Ilya Levitov • From London to Elista • ECF Award 2008
Brady, Frank • Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall • 2011 Cramer Awards (joint)
Bronstein, David and Tom Furstenberg • The Sorcerer's Apprentice (revised edition) • BCF Award 1996, Guardian Award 2009
Burgess, Graham • The Mammoth Book of Chess • BCF Award 1997
Dean, George with Maxine Brady • Chess Masterpieces: One Thousand Years of Extraordinary Chess Sets • 2011 Cramer Awards (joint)
Denker, Arnold • The Bobby Fischer I Knew & Other Stories • Cramer Award 1996
Dvoretsky, Mark • Secrets of Chess Training • BCF Award 1991
Gershon, Alik and Igor Nor • San Luis 2005 • ECF Award 2007
Grooten, Herman • Chess Strategy for Club Players • ChessCafe Award 2009
Hearst, Eliot and John Knott • Blindfold Chess • Cramer Award 2009
Hertan, Charles • Forcing Chess Moves • ChessCafe Award 2008
Hilbert, John • Essays in American Chess History • Cramer Award 2002
Hilbert, John • Napier: The forgotten chessmaster • Cramer Award 1998
Hilbert, John • Shady Side: The Life and Crimes of Norman Tweed Whitaker • ChessCafe Award 2000
Hilbert, John • Young Marshall • Cramer Award 2003
Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld • The Oxford Companion to Chess • BCF Award 1993
Karolyi, Tibor and Nick Aplin • Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov • Guardian Award 2007
Kasparov, Garry • My Great Predecessors, Part I • BCF Award 2003
Kasparov, Garry • Kasparov on Fischer : My Great Predecessors, Part IV • BCF Award 2005
Kasparov, Garry • Modern Chess, Part 2 – Kasparov vs Karpov 1975-1985 • ECF Award 2009, Guardian Award 2008
Khmelnitsky, Igor • Chess Exam and Training Guide • Cramer Award 2005
Korchnoi, Victor • My Best Games (Games With White) • BCF Award 2001
Marin, Mihail • Learn from the Legends • ChessCafe Award 2005
Muller, Karsten and Frank Lamprecht • Fundamental Chess Endings • BCF Award 2002
Neiman, Emmanuel and Yochanan Afek • Invisible Chess Moves • ChessCafe Award 2011
Nunn, John • John Nunn's Best Games • BCF Award 1995
Nunn, John • Nunn's Chess Endings, Volumes 1&2 • ECF Award 2011
Nunn, John • Understanding Chess Move by Move • ChessCafe Award 2001
Nunn, John and Peter Griffiths • Secrets of Grandmaster Play • BCF Award 1988
Sadler, Matthew • Queen's Gambit Declined • BCF Award 2000
Schultz, Don • Chessdon • Cramer Award 2000 (memoirs)
Seirawan, Yasser • Chess Duels • ChessCafe Award 2010, Cramer Award 2010
Silman, Jeremy • How to Reassess Your Chess, 4th edition • Guardian Award 2011
Silman, Jeremy • Silman's Complete Endgame Course • ChessCafe Award 2007
Silman, Jeremy and Pal Benko • Pal Benko : My Life, Games, and Compositions • BCF Award 2004, ChessCafe Award 2004, Cramer Award 2004
Skinner, Leonard M. and Robert G. P. Verhoeven • Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, 1902-1946 • Cramer Award 1998
Soltis, Andrew • Frank Marshall, United States Chess Champion • BCF Award 1994
Soltis, Andrew • Soviet Chess 1917-1991 • Cramer Award 2000 (historical)
Soltis, Andrew • Why Lasker Matters • Cramer Award 2006
Stohl, Igor • Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces • Cramer Award 2001
van Perlo, G.C. • Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics • ChessCafe Award 2006, ECF Award 2006
Watson, John • Chess Strategy in Action • ChessCafe Award 2003
Watson, John • Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy (Advances Since Nimzowitsch) • BCF Award 1999, Cramer Award 1999
Weinreb, Michael • The Kings of New York • Cramer Award 2007
Winter, Edward • Capablanca : A Compendium • BCF Award 1989
Yermolinsky, Alex • The Road to Chess Improvement • Cramer Award 2000 (instructional)

Award Winning Chess Books
Winners of 'Book of the Year' Awards
(Last update October 2012) Looking for a good chess book? How about a great chess book? The books listed below have all won a prestigious Book of the Year award from at least one of the following chess book reviewers. British Chess Federation (BCF), English Chess Federation (ECF); awarded in October for the current year ChessCafe.com; awarded in February for the previous year Fred Cramer; joint award with Chess Journalists of America (CJA) 2002-2007; no award 2008?; awarded in August for the current year Guardian News (guardian.co.uk); awarded in November for the current year * Aagaard, Jacob • Excelling at Chess • ChessCafe Award 2002 Aagaard, Jacob • Attacking Manual • ECF Award 2010, Guardian Award 2010 Anand, Vishy • My Best Games of Chess • BCF Award 1998 Bareev, Evgeny and Ilya Levitov • From London to Elista • ECF Award 2008 Brady, Frank • Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall • 2011 Cramer Awards (joint) Bronstein, David and Tom Furstenberg • The Sorcerer's Apprentice (revised edition) • BCF Award 1996, Guardian Award 2009 Burgess, Graham • The Mammoth Book of Chess • BCF Award 1997 Dean, George with Maxine Brady • Chess Masterpieces: One Thousand Years of Extraordinary Chess Sets • 2011 Cramer Awards (joint) Denker, Arnold • The Bobby Fischer I Knew & Other Stories • Cramer Award 1996 Dvoretsky, Mark • Secrets of Chess Training • BCF Award 1991 Gershon, Alik and Igor Nor • San Luis 2005 • ECF Award 2007 Grooten, Herman • Chess Strategy for Club Players • ChessCafe Award 2009 Hearst, Eliot and John Knott • Blindfold Chess • Cramer Award 2009 Hertan, Charles • Forcing Chess Moves • ChessCafe Award 2008 Hilbert, John • Essays in American Chess History • Cramer Award 2002 Hilbert, John • Napier: The forgotten chessmaster • Cramer Award 1998 Hilbert, John • Shady Side: The Life and Crimes of Norman Tweed Whitaker • ChessCafe Award 2000 Hilbert, John • Young Marshall • Cramer Award 2003 Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld • The Oxford Companion to Chess • BCF Award 1993 Karolyi, Tibor and Nick Aplin • Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov • Guardian Award 2007 Kasparov, Garry • My Great Predecessors, Part I • BCF Award 2003 Kasparov, Garry • Kasparov on Fischer : My Great Predecessors, Part IV • BCF Award 2005 Kasparov, Garry • Modern Chess, Part 2 – Kasparov vs Karpov 1975-1985 • ECF Award 2009, Guardian Award 2008 Khmelnitsky, Igor • Chess Exam and Training Guide • Cramer Award 2005 Korchnoi, Victor • My Best Games (Games With White) • BCF Award 2001 Marin, Mihail • Learn from the Legends • ChessCafe Award 2005 Muller, Karsten and Frank Lamprecht • Fundamental Chess Endings • BCF Award 2002 Neiman, Emmanuel and Yochanan Afek • Invisible Chess Moves • ChessCafe Award 2011 Nunn, John • John Nunn's Best Games • BCF Award 1995 Nunn, John • Nunn's Chess Endings, Volumes 1&2 • ECF Award 2011 Nunn, John • Understanding Chess Move by Move • ChessCafe Award 2001 Nunn, John and Peter Griffiths • Secrets of Grandmaster Play • BCF Award 1988 Sadler, Matthew • Queen's Gambit Declined • BCF Award 2000 Schultz, Don • Chessdon • Cramer Award 2000 (memoirs) Seirawan, Yasser • Chess Duels • ChessCafe Award 2010, Cramer Award 2010 Silman, Jeremy • How to Reassess Your Chess, 4th edition • Guardian Award 2011 Silman, Jeremy • Silman's Complete Endgame Course • ChessCafe Award 2007 Silman, Jeremy and Pal Benko • Pal Benko : My Life, Games, and Compositions • BCF Award 2004, ChessCafe Award 2004, Cramer Award 2004 Skinner, Leonard M. and Robert G. P. Verhoeven • Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, 1902-1946 • Cramer Award 1998 Soltis, Andrew • Frank Marshall, United States Chess Champion • BCF Award 1994 Soltis, Andrew • Soviet Chess 1917-1991 • Cramer Award 2000 (historical) Soltis, Andrew • Why Lasker Matters • Cramer Award 2006 Stohl, Igor • Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces • Cramer Award 2001 van Perlo, G.C. • Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics • ChessCafe Award 2006, ECF Award 2006 Watson, John • Chess Strategy in Action • ChessCafe Award 2003 Watson, John • Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy (Advances Since Nimzowitsch) • BCF Award 1999, Cramer Award 1999 Weinreb, Michael • The Kings of New York • Cramer Award 2007 Winter, Edward • Capablanca : A Compendium • BCF Award 1989 Yermolinsky, Alex • The Road to Chess Improvement** • Cramer Award 2000 (instructional)