Truly great books, but not for beginners. If you're ambitious rated 1700 or so, these are the best. Beginners should look at the workbooks from "Chess Steps".

Truly great books, but not for beginners. If you're ambitious rated 1700 or so, these are the best. Beginners should look at the workbooks from "Chess Steps". Cheap and very good too. After Step 5 you can switch to Yusupov.