Re: Chess books?
Here's a rough list of equivalent books, in my opinion:
HPFAP: My System, Nimzovitch
SSHE: Reassess Your Chess, Silman
TOP: Think Like a Grandmaster, Kotov
GSIH: Winning Chess series, Seirawan & Silman
Lots of other good books, especially focusing on different phases of the game:
Opening: MCO, Ideas Behind the Openings (Fine).
Middlegame: 5334 Problems... (Laszlo Polgar), Art of Attack in Chess (Vukovic).
Endgame: Basic Chess Endings (Fine), Guide to Chess Endings (Euwe).
Games Collections: My 60 Memorable Games (Fischer), The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played (Chernev).
I've been away from chess for a couple of years, so I'm unsure about some of the newer publications. Kasparov was writing a series of books focusing on each previous world champion, which I'm sure will be top quality. His book on Karpov is bound to be full of insight for a more advanced chess player.
I've heard that there have been more books printed on chess than any other individual subject, but this is probably due to the number of books printed on the different opening variations. Go with the recommendations of the great players, and you probably won't go too wrong.
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