diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 8b9b16e470c..aa33a0274f4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ PGOBENCH = ./$(EXE) bench
 ### Object files
 OBJS = benchmark.o bitbase.o bitboard.o endgame.o evaluate.o main.o \
 	material.o misc.o movegen.o movepick.o pawns.o position.o psqt.o \
-	search.o thread.o timeman.o tt.o uci.o ucioption.o syzygy/tbprobe.o
+	search.o thread.o timeman.o tt.o uci.o ucioption.o book.o \
+	syzygy/tbprobe.o
 
 ### Establish the operating system name
 KERNEL = $(shell uname -s)
diff --git a/src/book.cpp b/src/book.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8278efffe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/book.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/*
+  Stockfish, a UCI chess playing engine derived from Glaurung 2.1
+  Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tord Romstad (Glaurung author)
+  Copyright (C) 2008-2015 Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Tord Romstad
+  Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Gary Linscott, Tord Romstad
+
+  Stockfish is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  Stockfish is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "misc.h"
+#include "book.h"
+#include "movegen.h"
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <iostream>
+
+Book Books;
+
+Book::Book()
+{
+    max_book_ply = 400;
+    NumBookEntries = 0;
+    BookEntries = nullptr;
+}
+
+Book::~Book()
+{
+    if (BookEntries != nullptr)
+        delete[] BookEntries;
+}
+
+void Book::init(const std::string& filename)
+{
+    if (filename.length() == 0) return;
+    const char *fnam = filename.c_str();
+
+    if (strcmp(fnam, "<empty>") == 0)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    FILE *fpt = fopen(fnam, "rb");
+    if (fpt == NULL)
+    {
+        sync_cout << "info string Could not open " << filename << sync_endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (BookEntries != nullptr)
+    {
+        free(BookEntries);
+        BookEntries = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    fseek(fpt, 0L, SEEK_END);
+    int filesize = ftell(fpt);
+    fseek(fpt, 0L, SEEK_SET);
+
+    NumBookEntries = filesize / sizeof(BookEntry);
+    BookEntries = new BookEntry[NumBookEntries];
+
+    size_t nRead = fread(BookEntries, 1, filesize, fpt);
+    fclose(fpt);
+
+    if (nRead != 1)
+    {
+        free(BookEntries);
+        BookEntries = nullptr;
+        sync_cout << "info string Could not read " << filename << sync_endl;
+        return;
+    }
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < NumBookEntries; i++)
+        byteswap_bookentry(&BookEntries[i]);
+
+    sync_cout << "info string Book loaded: " << filename << " (" << NumBookEntries << " entries)" << sync_endl;
+}
+
+void Book::set_max_ply(int new_max_ply)
+{
+    max_book_ply = new_max_ply;
+}
+
+Move Book::probe_root(Position& pos)
+{
+    if (BookEntries != nullptr && pos.game_ply() < max_book_ply)
+    {
+        int count = 0;
+        size_t index = find_first_entry(pos.key(), count);
+        if (count > 0)
+        {
+            PRNG rng(now());
+            Move move = reconstruct_move(BookEntries[index + rng.rand<unsigned>() % count].move);
+
+            // Add 'special move' flags and verify it is legal
+            for (const auto& m : MoveList<LEGAL>(pos))
+            {
+                if (move == (m.move & (~(3 << 14))))  //  compare with MoveType (bit 14-15)  masked out
+                    return m;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return MOVE_NONE;
+}
+
+void Book::probe(Position& pos, std::vector<Move>& bookmoves)
+{
+    if (BookEntries != nullptr && pos.game_ply() < max_book_ply)
+    {
+        int count = 0;
+        size_t index = find_first_entry(pos.key(), count);
+        if (count > 0)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                bookmoves.push_back(Move(BookEntries[index + i].move));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+Move Book::reconstruct_move(uint16_t book_move)
+{
+    Move move = Move(book_move);
+
+    int pt = (move >> 12) & 7;
+    if (pt)
+        return make<PROMOTION>(from_sq(move), to_sq(move), PieceType(pt + 1));
+
+    return move;
+}
+
+size_t Book::find_first_entry(uint64_t key, int& index_count)
+{
+    size_t start = 0;
+    size_t end = NumBookEntries;
+
+    for (;;)
+    {
+        size_t mid = (end + start) / 2;
+
+        if (BookEntries[mid].key < key)
+            start = mid;
+        else
+        {
+            if (BookEntries[mid].key > key)
+                end = mid;
+            else
+            {
+                start = std::max(mid - 4, (size_t)0);
+                end = std::min(mid + 4, NumBookEntries);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (end - start < 9)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    for (size_t i = start; i < end; i++)
+    {
+        if (key == BookEntries[i].key)
+        {
+            while ((i > 0) && (key == BookEntries[i - 1].key))
+                i--;
+            index_count = 1;
+            end = i;
+            while ((++end < NumBookEntries) && (key == BookEntries[end].key))
+                index_count++;
+            return i;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void Book::byteswap_bookentry(BookEntry *be)
+{
+    be->key = number<uint64_t, BigEndian>(&be->key);
+    be->move = number<uint16_t, BigEndian>(&be->move);
+    be->weight = number<uint16_t, BigEndian>(&be->weight);
+    be->score = number<uint32_t, BigEndian>(&be->score);
+}
diff --git a/src/book.h b/src/book.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9225d0b1bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/book.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+  Stockfish, a UCI chess playing engine derived from Glaurung 2.1
+  Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tord Romstad (Glaurung author)
+  Copyright (C) 2008-2015 Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Tord Romstad
+  Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Gary Linscott, Tord Romstad
+
+  Stockfish is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  Stockfish is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef BOOK_H_INCLUDED
+#define BOOK_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include "position.h"
+#include <vector>
+
+class Book
+{
+    typedef struct {
+        uint64_t key;
+        uint16_t move;
+        uint16_t weight;
+        uint32_t score;
+    } BookEntry;
+public:
+    Book();
+    ~Book();
+    void init(const std::string& filename);
+    void set_max_ply(int new_max_ply);
+	Move probe_root(Position& pos);
+	void probe(Position& pos, std::vector<Move>& bookmoves);
+private:
+    size_t find_first_entry(uint64_t key, int& index_count);
+    Move reconstruct_move(uint16_t book_move);
+    size_t NumBookEntries;
+    BookEntry *BookEntries;
+    void byteswap_bookentry(BookEntry *be);
+    int max_book_ply;
+};
+
+extern Book Books;
+
+#endif // #ifndef BOOK_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a093b5bf0a2..03782eb3c88 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "tt.h"
 #include "uci.h"
 #include "syzygy/tbprobe.h"
+#include "book.h"
 
 namespace PSQT {
   void init();
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   Search::init();
   Pawns::init();
   Threads.set(Options["Threads"]);
+  Books.init(Options["BookFile"]);
   Search::clear(); // After threads are up
 
   UCI::loop(argc, argv);
diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 3cba486796b..c355a7968fe 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <ostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <cstring>   // For std::memset and std::memcpy
 
 #include "types.h"
 
@@ -111,4 +112,33 @@ namespace WinProcGroup {
   void bindThisThread(size_t idx);
 }
 
+enum { BigEndian, LittleEndian };
+template<typename T, int Half = sizeof(T) / 2, int End = sizeof(T) - 1>
+inline void swap_endian(T& x)
+{
+    static_assert(std::is_unsigned<T>::value, "Argument of swap_endian not unsigned");
+
+    uint8_t tmp, *c = (uint8_t*)&x;
+    for (int i = 0; i < Half; ++i)
+        tmp = c[i], c[i] = c[End - i], c[End - i] = tmp;
+}
+template<> inline void swap_endian<uint8_t>(uint8_t&) {}
+
+template<typename T, int LE> T number(void* addr)
+{
+    static const union { uint32_t i; char c[4]; } Le = { 0x01020304 };
+    static const bool IsLittleEndian = (Le.c[0] == 4);
+
+    T v;
+
+    if ((uintptr_t)addr & (alignof(T) - 1)) // Unaligned pointer (very rare)
+        std::memcpy(&v, addr, sizeof(T));
+    else
+        v = *((T*)addr);
+
+    if (LE != IsLittleEndian)
+        swap_endian(v);
+    return v;
+}
+
 #endif // #ifndef MISC_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 756b2d5769f..f5c4b4528bc 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
 
+#include "book.h"
 #include "evaluate.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "movegen.h"
@@ -216,11 +217,24 @@ void MainThread::search() {
   }
   else
   {
-      for (Thread* th : Threads)
-          if (th != this)
-              th->start_searching();
+      Move bookMove = MOVE_NONE;
+
+      if (!Limits.infinite && !Limits.mate)
+          bookMove = Books.probe_root(rootPos);
+
+      if (bookMove && std::count(rootMoves.begin(), rootMoves.end(), bookMove))
+      {
+          for (Thread* th : Threads)
+              std::swap(th->rootMoves[0], *std::find(th->rootMoves.begin(), th->rootMoves.end(), bookMove));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+          for (Thread* th : Threads)
+              if (th != this)
+                  th->start_searching();
 
-      Thread::search(); // Let's start searching!
+          Thread::search(); // Let's start searching!
+      }
   }
 
   // When we reach the maximum depth, we can arrive here without a raise of
@@ -884,6 +898,10 @@ namespace {
                                       contHist,
                                       countermove,
                                       ss->killers);
+
+    std::vector<Move> bookMoves;
+    Books.probe(pos, bookMoves);
+
     value = bestValue; // Workaround a bogus 'uninitialized' warning under gcc
 
     skipQuiets = false;
@@ -907,6 +925,9 @@ namespace {
                                   thisThread->rootMoves.begin() + thisThread->pvLast, move))
           continue;
 
+      if (bookMoves.size() && !std::count(bookMoves.begin(), bookMoves.end(), move & (~(3 << 14))))
+          continue;
+
       ss->moveCount = ++moveCount;
 
       if (rootNode && thisThread == Threads.main() && Time.elapsed() > 3000)
diff --git a/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp b/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
index 60979a56874..bbf6e0ce225 100644
--- a/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
+++ b/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ namespace {
 
 constexpr int TBPIECES = 7; // Max number of supported pieces
 
-enum { BigEndian, LittleEndian };
 enum TBType { KEY, WDL, DTZ }; // Used as template parameter
 
 // Each table has a set of flags: all of them refer to DTZ tables, the last one to WDL tables
@@ -90,34 +89,6 @@ constexpr Value WDL_to_value[] = {
     VALUE_MATE - MAX_PLY - 1
 };
 
-template<typename T, int Half = sizeof(T) / 2, int End = sizeof(T) - 1>
-inline void swap_endian(T& x)
-{
-    static_assert(std::is_unsigned<T>::value, "Argument of swap_endian not unsigned");
-
-    uint8_t tmp, *c = (uint8_t*)&x;
-    for (int i = 0; i < Half; ++i)
-        tmp = c[i], c[i] = c[End - i], c[End - i] = tmp;
-}
-template<> inline void swap_endian<uint8_t>(uint8_t&) {}
-
-template<typename T, int LE> T number(void* addr)
-{
-    static const union { uint32_t i; char c[4]; } Le = { 0x01020304 };
-    static const bool IsLittleEndian = (Le.c[0] == 4);
-
-    T v;
-
-    if ((uintptr_t)addr & (alignof(T) - 1)) // Unaligned pointer (very rare)
-        std::memcpy(&v, addr, sizeof(T));
-    else
-        v = *((T*)addr);
-
-    if (LE != IsLittleEndian)
-        swap_endian(v);
-    return v;
-}
-
 // DTZ tables don't store valid scores for moves that reset the rule50 counter
 // like captures and pawn moves but we can easily recover the correct dtz of the
 // previous move if we know the position's WDL score.
diff --git a/src/ucioption.cpp b/src/ucioption.cpp
index 1c6ef777257..e7d0ed2acfa 100644
--- a/src/ucioption.cpp
+++ b/src/ucioption.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "tt.h"
 #include "uci.h"
 #include "syzygy/tbprobe.h"
+#include "book.h"
 
 using std::string;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ void on_hash_size(const Option& o) { TT.resize(o); }
 void on_logger(const Option& o) { start_logger(o); }
 void on_threads(const Option& o) { Threads.set(o); }
 void on_tb_path(const Option& o) { Tablebases::init(o); }
+void on_book_file(const Option& o) { Books.init(o); }
+void on_book_depth(const Option& o) { Books.set_max_ply(o); }
 
 
 /// Our case insensitive less() function as required by UCI protocol
@@ -77,6 +80,8 @@ void init(OptionsMap& o) {
   o["SyzygyProbeDepth"]      << Option(1, 1, 100);
   o["Syzygy50MoveRule"]      << Option(true);
   o["SyzygyProbeLimit"]      << Option(7, 0, 7);
+  o["BookFile"]              << Option("<empty>", on_book_file);
+  o["BookDepth"]             << Option(400, 1, 400, on_book_depth);
 }