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24 books recommended for fans of The Woodpecker Method by Axel Smith, tied together by themes of Chess and Games & Activities.

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The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess — John Emms

The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

The Inner Game of Chess How to Calculate and Win — Andrew Soltis

The Inner Game of Chess How to Calculate and Win

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part Two — Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part Two

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

A Complete Guide to Benoni Systems and Structures — Alexander Raetsky

A Complete Guide to Benoni Systems and Structures

Alexander Raetsky

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

The Penguin Book of Chess Positions — Conel Hugh O’Donel Alexander

The Penguin Book of Chess Positions — Conel Hugh O’Donel Alexander

Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Chess Basics — David Levens

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

500 Master Games of Chess — Dr. S. Tartakower

500 Master Games of Chess

Dr. S. Tartakower

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Bobby Fischer Profile of a Prodigy

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Silman’s Chess Odyssey Cracked Grandmaster Tales, Legendary Players, and Instruction and Musings — Jeremy Silman

Silman’s Chess Odyssey Cracked Grandmaster Tales, Legendary Players, and Instruction and Musings

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Chess Endings Essential Knowledge — I︠U︡riĭ Averbakh

Chess Endings Essential Knowledge

I︠U︡riĭ Averbakh

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

The Ultimate Dragon — Eduard Gufeld

The Ultimate Dragon

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

The Elshad System — Igor Nemtsev

The Elshad System

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Caro-Kann Defence — Alekseĭ Stepanovich Suėtin

Caro-Kann Defence

Alekseĭ Stepanovich Suėtin

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Modern Chess Strategy — Luděk Pachman

Modern Chess Strategy

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Fabiano Caruana: 60 Memorable Games — Andrew Soltis

Fabiano Caruana: 60 Memorable Games

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016 — Gino Di Felice

Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

The Game of Chess — Harry Golombek

The Game of Chess

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Dutch Defence New and Forgotten Ideas — Nikolay Minev

Dutch Defence New and Forgotten Ideas

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Triple Exclam!!! the Life and Games of Emory Tate, Chess Warrior — Maurice Ashley

Triple Exclam!!! the Life and Games of Emory Tate, Chess Warrior

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

It’s Your Move — Rudolf Teschner

It’s Your Move

Rudolf Teschner

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Keep It Simple 1. D4 A Solid and Straightforward Chess Opening Repertoire for White — Christof Sielecki

Keep It Simple 1. D4 A Solid and Straightforward Chess Opening Repertoire for White

Christof Sielecki

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Chess Basics The Quickest Way to Learn to Play (and Win) — Nigel Short

Chess Basics The Quickest Way to Learn to Play (and Win)

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Vienna Game — Gary Lane

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

Build Up Your Chess 1 — Artur Yusupov

Build Up Your Chess 1

Themes: Chess • Games & Activities

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