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Books About Chess

Bedtime reading, beach reading, hammock reading. Most chess books require a chess set and board to get the most out of them. Here are a selection of books, most of them novels, that can be read anywhere and where chess plays a central role.
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Chess Story
Chess Story
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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J.K. Rowling
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
3
Umberto Eco
The Luzhin Defense (Vladimir Nabokov)
The Luzhin Defense
4
Vladimir Nabokov
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
5
Lewis Carroll
The Eight
The Eight
6
The Queen's Gambit (Walter Tevis)
The Queen's Gambit
7
Walter Tevis
The Flanders Panel (Arturo Perez-Reverte)
The Flanders Panel
8
Arturo Perez-Reverte
The Luneburg Variation (Paolo Maurensig)
The Luneburg Variation
9
Paolo Maurensig
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
10
Vladimir Nabokov
The Pawn (Steven James)
The Pawn
11
Steven James
Checkmate (Malorie Blackman)
Checkmate
12
Malorie Blackman
Checkmate (Dorothy Dunnett)
Checkmate
13
Dorothy Dunnett
Checkmate (Steven James)
Checkmate
14
Steven James
The Secrets of the Chess Machine (Robert Lohr)
The Secrets of the Chess Machine
15
Robert Lohr
Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal (Chris Colfer)
Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal
16
Chris Colfer
This Duchess of Mine (Elosia James)
This Duchess of Mine
17
Elosia James
The Queen of Katwe (Tim Crothers)
The Queen of Katwe
18
Tim Crothers
The Looking Glass Wars (Frank Beddor)
The Looking Glass Wars
19
Frank Beddor
Fish in a Tree (Lynda Mullaly Hunt)
Fish in a Tree
20
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
The Chess Garden (Brooks Hansen)
The Chess Garden
21
Brooks Hansen
Grandmaster (David Klass)
Grandmaster
22
David Klass
Gambit (Rex Stout)
Gambit
23
Rex Stout
The Squares of the City (John Brunner)
The Squares of the City
24
John Brunner
To Be or Not to Be (Ryan North)
To Be or Not to Be
25
Ryan North
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (Bobby Fischer)
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
26
Bobby Fischer
Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall (Frank Brady)
Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall
27
Frank Brady
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
28
Amy Tan
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
29
Mark Haddon
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