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If there is any chess book you have something to say about, regardless of whether it's already on the site or already reviewed, consider joining our team of guest reviewers!

Your writing skills or chess skills are not important. What is important is that you give your own, subjective opinion on a book, so that the readers can see what reading it was like for someone at your level.

Our Guest Reviewers

Our list of guest reviewers includes players from beginner to GM level. The goal is to have opinions of players of varying experience and rating. Players without an official FIDE/USCF/ECF rating are welcome too.

GM Mauricio Flores Rios (2529 FIDE) - Mauricio Flores Rios is a Chilean-American Grandmaster. His tournament successes include winning the Chilean championship three times, in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and winning the Montcada Open in 2013 ahead of 20 GMs. He is an accomplished author, who has written Chess Structures, one of the best received books of all time and Chess Imbalances. He runs the chess learning platform Chessmind.

FM Milan Jocev (2250 FIDE) - Milan is a FIDE master and a chess coach who likes sharing his knowledge and strives to be less of a coward on the chess board. He runs a YouTube channel where he covers a range of instructive topics.

David Menčik (1900 FIDE) - David is a chess player and chess coach from Serbia. He holds a masters in Philosophy and is on his way to earning a PhD. He has been playing chess for 15 years and is rated 1900 FIDE. David has been coaching for 5 years and has worked with 200 students from all over the world.

Vlatko Lovrinić (1850 FIDE)- Vlatko is a 1850 FIDE rated player, a national chess arbiter and an oral surgeon. He is a well read chess player with a vast collection of chess books.

Elliot Golan (USCF 781)- Elliot is an adult improver that began his chess study in late 2024. In his first year of study, he competed in 13 tournaments and, as the stereotypical adult beginner, devotes way too much time to opening study and far too much money on chess books.

Can anyone write reviews?

Technically, yes, but there are requirements for the reviews to be published on Chessreads. Firstly, you mustn’t use AI for writing the review, and you must be civil. Secondly, each review should answer key questions a potential reader may have, such as difficulty and quality of annotations. The rest is up to you.

How do I submit a review?

Email me at stjepan@chessreads.com. Make sure to include the following:

• A short biography, a couple of sentences about yourself
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