AnantaRecommended chess gear
Boards, clocks and books we would use ourselves, for home, clubs and tournaments.
Links go to Amazon India.
Boards and pieces
Tournament roll-up board with weighted piecesThe standard at clubs and tournaments; light to carry.See on Amazon
Wooden folding chess setA good-looking board for home that stores its own pieces.See on Amazon
Magnetic travel setSmall and the pieces stay put: for trains and holidays.See on Amazon
Clocks
Digital chess clock with incrementNeeded for rapid and blitz with increment, as in real tournaments.See on Amazon
Books
Logical Chess: Move by Move, by Irving ChernevEvery move of 33 games explained in plain words. A classic first book.See on Amazon
Bobby Fischer Teaches ChessHundreds of simple puzzles that build checkmate patterns.See on Amazon
My System, by Aron NimzowitschThe classic on positional chess, for stronger club players.See on Amazon
Silman's Complete Endgame Course, by Jeremy SilmanEndgames ordered by rating, so you learn what you need next.See on Amazon
100 Endgames You Must Know, by Jesús de la VillaThe essential endgame positions every player should know.See on Amazon
For tournaments
Chess scorebookRecord your games to review them later in Ananta.See on Amazon