Answers.Body: <p>Almost, every book of chess is about chess theory. There are millions!</p>
  <p>One fantastic collection is Yusupov Complete Series: <a href="https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/13/195/yusupov_complete_series_in_hardcover/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/13/195/yusupov_complete_series_in_hardcover/</a></p>
  <p>Arthur Yusupov is one of the greatest chess players of all time. Moreover, this collection won several prizes for its high quality.</p>
  <p>My advise would be to start with book#1: <em><strong>Build up your Chess 1.</strong></em></p>
  <p>The same collection is available on Chessable that is a website that uses a very friendly format.  Also, you can access it in any part of the world immediately. Additionally, <a href="http://www.chessable.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">www.chessable.com</a> gives you a 30 day trial: <a href="https://www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-1-build-up-your-chess/course/19145/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-1-build-up-your-chess/course/19145/</a></p>
  <p>I have returned several books that I did not like without a problem.</p>
  <p>If you prefer the classic format, the editorial of Yusupov gives you an exceprt. You can find it in this link: <a href="https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Build-up-Your-Chess-1-exceprt.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Build-up-Your-Chess-1-exceprt.pdf</a></p>
  <p><a href="https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/2/16/build_up_your_chess_1_-_artur_yusupov/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/2/16/build_up_your_chess_1_-_artur_yusupov/</a></p>
  <p>Good luck in your chess journey!</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/7HEMw.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/7HEMw.jpg" alt="Yusupov: Build-up-Your-Chess-1" /></a></p>
  
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Body: <p>as stated in the title I am looking for structured textbooks on chess. I have followed chess.com lessons and I have a rough idea of tactics (forks, pins, skewers, sacrifices, etc) but I feel like I am missing something.</p>
  <p>Is there any book that seriously expose the theory of chess, like an academic text would do?</p>
  
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  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-06)
  
  as stated in the title I am looking for structured textbooks on chess. I have followed chess.com lessons and I have a rough idea of tactics (forks, pins, skewers, sacrifices, etc) but I feel like I am missing something.
  
  Is there any book that seriously expose the theory of chess, like an academic text would do?
  
  **Tags:** theory, books, mathematics, recommendations, reference-request
  
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  > **username_1**: Possibly Relevant:  (1) [Where can one find a complete chess curriculum?](https://chess.stackexchange.com/q/39875/26335), (2) [Books that explain fundamental chess concepts](https://chess.stackexchange.com/q/41104/26335)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2023-03-24. Score: 2
  
  Almost, every book of chess is about chess theory. There are millions!
  
  One fantastic collection is Yusupov Complete Series: <https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/13/195/yusupov_complete_series_in_hardcover/>
  
  Arthur Yusupov is one of the greatest chess players of all time. Moreover, this collection won several prizes for its high quality.
  
  My advise would be to start with book#1: ***Build up your Chess 1.***
  
  The same collection is available on Chessable that is a website that uses a very friendly format. Also, you can access it in any part of the world immediately. Additionally, [www.chessable.com](http://www.chessable.com) gives you a 30 day trial: <https://www.chessable.com/the-fundamentals-1-build-up-your-chess/course/19145/>
  
  I have returned several books that I did not like without a problem.
  
  If you prefer the classic format, the editorial of Yusupov gives you an exceprt. You can find it in this link: <https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/Build-up-Your-Chess-1-exceprt.pdf>
  
  <https://www.qualitychess.co.uk/products/2/16/build_up_your_chess_1_-_artur_yusupov/>
  
  Good luck in your chess journey!
  
  [![Yusupov: Build-up-Your-Chess-1](https://i.sstatic.net/7HEMw.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/7HEMw.jpg)
  
  
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