10 Must Have Intermediate Chess Books
You’ve learned the basics of chess—piece movement, simple tactics, and maybe a few opening ideas—but now you’re looking to go from beginner to intermediate. You may have gone from 100 ELO to 1000 ELO but are getting stuck. The jump from beginner to intermediate can feel like a steep climb, full of complex positions, tricky calculations, and big blunders, but the books on this list will guide you toward improvement.